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Local football: Former Loughborough Dynamo boss Tommy Brookbanks takes top job at Coalville

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Former Loughborough Dynamo manager Tommy Brookbanks has been confirmed as the new boss at Coalville Town. 

Brookbanks will be joined at Owen Street by his assistant, Mark Harvey, first-team coach Lee Morris and goalkeeping coach Jason McGuire. 

Brookbanks finally called it a day at Dynamo despite his side romping to a 6-3 victory over Kidsgrove Athletic in the FA Trophy preliminary round on Saturday. 

Following a dramatic couple of weeks for Dynamo off the field, Harvey had told the players before the weekend's game it was likely to be his and Brookbanks' last at the club.

Brookbanks and his staff had resigned two weeks ago following a dispute with then-chairman Vaughan Williams over eight weeks' unpaid wages but continued to take charge as a show of support to the club. 

Williams has since relinquished control of the club to former long-standing chairman Frank Fall, with the legal proceedings of the takeover ongoing and expected to take a substantial amount of time. 

Dynamo signed off the Brookbanks era in style, as a Luke Smithson hat-trick, a brace from Nathan Watson and a goal for Bradley Munn secured victory in a topsy-turvy contest. 

Ten miles down the road, Jimmy Gray and assistant Andy Turner had left their roles in charge of fellow Evo-Stik Division One South side Coalville within an hour of the Ravens' 4-1 preliminary round defeat at Mickleover Sports. 

Gray spent less than five weeks in charge at Owen Street, taking over the reins following the departure of Adam Stevens, who stood down after eight years at the helm. 

The move comes after a poor start to the season which has seen Coalville win just three out of the 11 games since Gray's appointment, culminating in Saturday's defeat. 

The Ravens were 4-0 down inside the hour and the only semblance of positivity came when Jermaine Clark added a consolation five minutes from time. 

Barwell were in Premier Division action as an Anthony Carney double gave the Canaries a 2-1 victory at home to Blyth Spartans.

Local football: Former Loughborough Dynamo boss Tommy Brookbanks takes top job at Coalville


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