James Rowe is the new AFC Fylde manager. His appointment comes just a couple of days after Jim Bentley quit.
“James is a manager who has been on our radar for some time as his results at both Gloucester and Chesterfield were outstanding," said Chairman David Haythornthwaite.
“Over the last four days, we have had several meetings with James both face to face, and in my case, as I am away on business, over teams. We have all been struck by James’s openness, burning ambition and desire to win.
“We have done our due diligence on James, and while it is clear he is no shrinking violet, we are confident that James will bring winning mentality to the Club, which we all want."
Nick Chadwick has now left Fylde.
"James felt he needed a clean sheet of paper, and we respected this decision. I want to put on record my sincere thanks to Nick, who like Jim Bentley, is a true gentleman and someone we wish every success to in the future.”
“James will meet up with the team tomorrow and take his first training session in preparation for the game at Kidderminster this Saturday.”