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New Manager at Daisy Hill

North West Counties League First Division North club Daisy Hill have appointed Lee Hill as their new manager.

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Hill has served the club previously over a number of years, both as a player and as a member of the management team. He first joined the club as a first team player in 2006 and played at various stages from 2006 to 2014, in between numerous tours of Afghanistan over a 22-year career in the Army. He then returned to the club in the summer of 2021 as assistant manager to Leighton Mills for the 2021/22 season, helping the team to their joint highest ever league finish (8th) and the highest points total for over 20 years, as well as narrowly losing in the final of the Bolton Hospital Cup. He also played in a number of games during the season. He then moved up into the Pitching In Northern Premier League Division One West in season 2022/23 with Clitheroe, working closely with highly regarded coach Kyle Hall, and again having success by helping the team achieve their furthest ever run in the Emirates FA Cup and playing a role in the team later achieving a place in the play-offs. He then moved again during the season to Radcliffe FC in the NPL Premier Division, again working with Kyle Hall, as well as Bobby Grant and Colin Hendry where they helped Radcliffe win their first trophy in 15 years, lifting the Manchester Premier Cup and again achieving the club's highest ever league finish. Hill is a strength and conditioning coach, a qualified personal trainer and a high performance coach with FA coaching and scouting badges. He has also previously had spells coaching at Step 5 club Newark Flowserve in the Midland League Premier Division. He has brought in Tom Brown as his assistant to form a close knit management team. Brown brings a wealth of coaching experience as he holds a UEFA B coaching license and has been coaching at Blackburn Rovers academy for a number of years. Away from coaching, Brown has a fantastic playing pedigree, spending a number of seasons in the NPL representing FC United of Manchester, Radcliffe, Colne and more recently Daisy Hill. Daisy Hill supporters will be pleased to hear that Brown will also be back lacing his boots up again as a player, as well as being part of the management team. Hill said: "Myself and Tom are delighted to be returning to Daisy Hill in a management capacity, and believe we can help restore the club back to where it should be. "Daisy Hill is our local club and we have both been involved here in the past, so we understand the club and are fully on board with the ethos of getting back to being a community based club, playing good honest football that gives local players a chance to play at this level. Browny and myself have already started planning for the new season, as there will likely be a lot of changes, with lads from last season potentially deciding to leave the club. "So identifying players who we think can fit the way we want to play early is crucial, as we look to rebuild the team and re-establish Daisy Hill as a solid mid-table side in the short term, with lads who are proud to wear the shirt and give 100% every time they step onto the pitch". Ian Templeman

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