John Sheridan lining up a new Paul Mitchell so Chesterfield can find diamonds in the rough

The Chesterfield boss recalls fondly how well the club's scouting system worked during his first spell, when Mitchell - now at Championship promotion chasers Sheffield United - was in charge of talent spotting.

And he's already made strides towards finding and bringing a new chief scout to the club, as well as a goalkeeping coach.

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"I want to work similar to the way I worked when I was last here," he said.

"A goalkeeper coach, recruitment, chief scout, whatever you want to call it, I think that needs to be in place.

"I don't think it'll happen this season, I've spoken to people, I think they're comfortable, just need to get everything cleared.

"There'll be a couple in the backroom staff, I think it's important I get it in place, make sure they're definitely coming in.

"It's 90 per cent so far.

"I've got to make sure we're properly prepared for next season.

"They're all coming in for one reason, to make us better, so I'll do that."

Sheridan says his recruiter will have involvement with a new 'development squad' which will help to bring youngsters through to the first team.