Accrington Stanley wait on Beattie coach offer

10:05am Friday 9th November 2012 in Sport

ACCRINGTON Stanley are waiting to find out whether James Beattie will accept an offer to become the club’s new player-coach.

The Lancashire Telegraph understands that Reds boss Leam Richardson has held talks with Beattie about the possible role, with the duo friends since their days together as youngsters at Blackburn Rovers.

Richardson was appointed as Stanley’s permanent manager last week and is looking to add to his backroom staff.

He is also eager to bring in a striker and has looked at possible loan options.

Beattie, 34, has been a free agent since leaving League One side Sheffield United in the summer.

Finances could yet be a stumbling block but the Reds may find out as soon as today if Beattie will accept their offer.

Comments(1)

Accy Phil says...
2:18pm Fri 9 Nov 12

Potentially this is a brilliant deal for Accy, they are in need of a target man and Beattie could be an impact sub. I think terms may be a problem, but Beattie should look at the bigger picture if he wants to go into coaching/managment.

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