Another Turf Moor departure

Last updated : 13 July 2006 By Tony Scholes

Dean has been with the club for a number of years within the Football in the Community Scheme where he first assisted Bob Oates and then replacing him when he moved on to Sunderland. Besides being in charge of that he also heads up the team running the Leisure Centre based behind the Longside at Turf Moor.

Dean is moving on though, and is filling one of the gaps at Deepdale following all the resignations last week. He won't be working on their Community Scheme but will be heading up their Centre of Excellence and will carry the title Director of Youth.

Preston manager Paul Simpson said: “He is an ‘A' Licence coach who has done an absolutely superb job at Burnley in running and building up their Football in the Community Department. I know that Dean is delighted to get the opportunity and he is looking forward to getting started.”

Dean will have a familiar face working with him, that of Jamie Hoyland who has been coaching within the Centre of Excellence, alongside Andy Farrell with the Under 16 team. Jamie is currently working for Mitre, but will join North End on a full time basis and will team up again with their manager, he was Simpson's assistant when the new Preston boss was in charge at Rochdale.

He said of Hoyland: “It isn't a case of a job for my mate, I believe he is the right man for the job. He's a fully qualified ‘A' Licence coach who has worked with a variety of age groups. He was head of the Halifax School of Excellence and did the same job at Rochdale before becoming my assistant.”