"Tranmere will never be able to compete with Liverpool and Everton. They're like big liners like the Queen Mary, but I see Tranmere as a Deadly Submarine" - Johnny King (Tranmere legend)
Staff
When I joined the club, I decided to do a complete overhaul of the backroom team to help us reach our potential after two unsuccessful seasons in the National League. To start with, I got rid of all the current staff team with only Andy Parkinson (the Under 18's manager) staying on.
Then the hard work began. Recruiting for every single staff role is hard work let me tell you. My aim was to build a balanced staff team with a staff member able to cover every aspect of training and I was pleased with the people we were able to bring in.
Coaching Team
We made five additions in terms of the coaching staff. Former West Ham reserves manager
Nick Haycock joins as assistant manager whilst
Jason Blake, formerly of Burnley, will head up our youth development program. This is an important job as I'm looking to use our young players in the first team wherever possible.
Jack Robinson will be in charge of coaching the goalkeepers, having previously been at Manchester United.
Nick Harvey is our new fitness coach, with
Ryan Semple completing our coaching team.
Recruitment Team
Pedro Pereira joins the club as Director of Football. It'll be interesting to see how we can work together as I've never worked with one before.
Tommy Miller heads up our scouting team, with
Josst Volmer and
Peter Mead in support.
Kelvin Herd is in charge of our Data Analysis department.
Medical Team
We have a really good medical team at the club now.
Matt Radcliffe, who was previously at Manchester United, joins us as Head Physio with
Luke Anthony in support.
Neal Lattimore heads up our Sports Science department, supported by
Taylor Lovelock.
Following the complete overhaul of the staff team, we now have the best backroom team in the league and a base on which to build as we climb higher up the leagues.