TWTD understands that James Hollman will be announced as Town's new goalkeeper-coach in the next few days. The 30-year-old has already taken up his post and was with the squad during last week's training camp at Loughborough.

Hollman was a Town youth player alongside Richard Wright, before moving into non-league football with Kings Lynn, while also coaching at the Town academy alongside Bryan Klug, now the Blues' first team coach, and working with keepers like Lewis Price.

The Canterbury-born stopper subsequently moved on Norwich where he spent seven years, having been recruited by Sammy Morgan, then with the Canaries, but now the education officer at Town's academy.

Andy Rhodes parted company with the Blues last month "by mutual consent", while former keeper-coach Malcolm Webster, now with Southampton, had been linked with the role.

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