MANAGER John Snape will offer Nick Smith a face-to-face meeting on Saturday to outline his proposals for Worcester City.

Ex-Bromyard Town boss and Archdales assistant Smith revealed he would be prepared to plough £300 per week into City’s playing budget for the rest of the season, increasing to £500 per week in 2019-20 in exchange for a place on Snape's backroom staff.

Smith claimed the offer had been given short shrift by his hometown club and criticised City’s recruitment this season.

His comments sparked a backlash from some supporters on social media and while Snape was unhappy with the matter being played out in public, he vowed to hear out what Smith has in mind.

“I haven’t had in-depth talks with Nick on this proposal but would be quite happy to meet him at the next home game to listen to what he has to say in detail,” said Snape.

“In the meantime, we will do some investigation behind the scenes to see how viable and beneficial this might be to the club.

“I’m very disappointed this has played out in the Worcester News, I would like to think I am very approachable after games win, lose or draw and I am always around.

"I think we have better things to talk about and would not want this to take anything away from the good work the new board has done.

"There is a feelgood factor around the club despite a couple of disappointing results, that side of things has drastically improved and there is some fantastic work going on behind the scenes to protect to future of Worcester City.

“Nick’s offer has been brought to light, it has to be taken seriously and I will investigate.

“The only way that can be done properly is to invite Nick down to Saturday’s game and have a one-on-one chat with him to see whether there is anything in this in terms of any involvement."

Smith accused City’s management of having “tunnel vision” over the recruitment of ex-academy players and argued they should go “back to basics” by bringing in talent from lower levels.

Addressing the criticism, Snape said: “If Nick is a fan he is entitled to his opinion.

“Like I would say to any supporter, I am about after games and am happy for opinions to be voiced in the right way.

“There is a lot of passion at the club, a lot of people want us to do well and maybe sometimes comments get taken out of context.

“I am working with the squad we have. In my defence, the likes of Josh Willis, Liam Lockett, Jordan Harrison, James Baldwin and even George Forsyth are at an age where they are developing.

“Hopefully we can help them to push on over the next two or three years and they can be the kind of players who give us sustainability and a platform for wherever our search for a new ground takes us.”