TROUBLED Hereford United striker Steve Piearce has returned to his former club Halesowen Town on a month's loan.

Piearce has been banished from Edgar Street by Director of Football Graham Turner until he gets his fitness sorted out, having started only nine games in a season-and-a-half at the club because of persistent injury problems.

The 24-year-old scored 60 goals in 89 games for the Yeltz before joining the Bulls in the summer of 1999.

Piearce had originally agreed a loan deal with Tamworth, but this fell through after Tamworth boss Paul Hendrie was sacked.