‘I’m very happy with how the recruitment has been going’

“He didn’t take much persuading as he sees this as a great opportunity to be part of the project to take the club forward again.

“I know he is very excited to get started and it also proves again that we can attract the right type of player to Stockport.

“He’s another piece of the jigsaw and, ability-wise, I think he’s as good as anything on his day.

“The same goes for Glenn Rule, I know him very well and he always leaves everything out on the pitch.

“He works very hard and knows full well how difficult it is playing in this division, so it is good to have someone with that past experience in the team.

“They’ll both join the rest of the lads on Saturday when everyone comes back for pre-season so I’m looking forward to seeing the team in action.”