Darlington have today signed striker Declan Howe from Cleethorpes on loan until the end of the season.

Declan, who is 24, has scored 16 times for Cleethorpes in the NPL East this season, including a hat-trick against Lincoln United. He started his career at Scunthorpe and then went to Doncaster before a spell coaching in USA. On his return, he played for Staveley in season 2021-22 in the Northern Counties East League, where he had a scoring ratio of a goal every two games.

Declan spoke to the official website -- you can listen to his interview here:

And here's Alun on the deal

Everyone at Darlington Fc would like to wish Declan every success during his stay with us. He goes into the squad for Tuesday night's game at Farsley.