Anthony Stokes joins Englishman Harry Forrester at Iranian club Tractor Sazi

Stokes, formerly of Hibernian and Celtic, was a free agent andhad been training with St Mirren under his old managerAlan Stubbs, but now he's decided Iranian football is the thing for him. Most recently he spent an unsuccessful short spell with Greek sideApollon Smyrni.The 29-year-old hadreportedly been offered a short-term contract to play for the Buddies, but instead he has opted for a more lucrative deal to play in the Middle East under Toshack. The ex-Real Madrid manager took the Tractor Sazi job in early June.English midfielder Harry Forrester also made the surprise switch to join Toshack in Iran on Thursday - just aday after being released by Rangers. With it, the 27-year-old becomesthe first Englishman to sign for an Iranian club since 2015, following in the footsteps of Hackney's Korede Aiyegbusi, whojoined Meshki Pooshan.Boyhooddreams fulfilled for both players,FFTcan only assume.Tractor Sazi finished the 2017/18 season 10thin the 16-team Persian Gulf League.See also...Watford send free replica shirts to fans who attended all 19 Premier League away games last seasonFlamengo's Diego helped an 11-year-old with cystic fibrosis be a matchday mascot In Other News...