TOWN striker Andy Shepherd's long awaited hearing concerning his 84 day suspension, imposed after his sending off at Darlaston last December, was heard in Worcester on Tuesday.

Representatives from the Worcester, Birm-ingham and Hereford-shire FAs, plus personnel from the FA headquarters in Soho, heard the details surrounding Shepherd's dismissal and concluded that the ban be reduced to 21 days with the 11 days that the player has already served, deducted from this amount.

This means that Shepherd is now suspended for just 10 days with effect from August 13, 2001.