Nicky Southall praises contribution of coach John Yems at Gillingham
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Gillingham first team coach Nicky Southall has spoken of his
delight at the input they are receiving from experienced coach John
Yems.
Yems (pictured), who was assistant manager at Exeter and has
also held management roles at Crawley, Torquay and Grays, has been
helping out the Gills on a non-contract basis for a number of
weeks.
It is an arrangement that Southall is hoping the club can make
permanent.
"He is another voice for us," said 39-year-old Southall.
"We have quite a large squad and for the manager and I to get
around everyone and give them the attention you want is difficult
because of the lack of numbers on the management side."
Sussex-based Yems has coached at numerous clubs, including
Fulham and Millwall and was manager at Grays before being sacked in
2007. He spent time as assistant to Paul Buckle, at Exeter, and
later assisted Torquay in their player recruitment.
"He is very hungry and keen and hopefully we can get something
sorted out in the near future to bring him on board with us,"
Southall said.
"At the moment he is seeing how we are, we are seeing how he is.
The boys have taken to him well and he knows a few of them from
before.
"He is a great guy and we can trust him and he knows a lot of
people in the game, he is well respected."
Tuesday, January 17 2012
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