Former Mansfield Town midfieder takes up new mananagement role at Hucknall Town
Hucknall Town has announced the appointment of Jonathan D’Laryea and Rudy Funk as new joint-first team managers with immediate effect.
D’Laryea s a former professional player with spells at Manchester City and Mansfield Town FC and his management career includes periods at Harrowby United, Newark & Sherwood United with coaching positions held at AFC Mansfield and Long Eaton United.
Funk has had several promotion successes at steps four and five, including Teversal, Rainworth, Scarborough Athletic, AFC Mansfield.
He has also managed at Eastwood Town, Long Eaton United and Pickering Town.
Joining the coaching squad will be goalkeeper coach, Graeme Rodger who has held similar positions at AFC Mansfield and Loughborough Students.
In a statement on the club website, the club said: “All three will commence immediately on planning for the forthcoming season and will meet the playing squad early next week.
"We welcome all three to the club and wish them every success for the forthcoming season.”
The new management team replaces the previous team of manager Tris Whitman, assistant manager Aaron Large, coach Louis Minney and physio Marcus Verney, who all left the club at the end of April to join Ilkeston Town, having guided the Yellows to an impressive eighth place finish in United Counties League Premier Division North last season, as well as winning the Nottinghamshire FA Senior Cup.
In a separate decision Darren Jubb also decided to step down from his first-team duties coaching duties at the end of last season, bringing to an end a decade of involvement with the club, while club captain Aaron Short also announced his retirement after the final home game last month.