Oldham have announced Dewsbury Celtic Head Coach Brendan Sheridan as Head Coach Matt Diskin’s new assistant.
He led Celtic to promotion from NCL Division Three in 2019 via the playoffs. They beat Heworth in the final and then went on a tour of Australia.
Sheridan told the club website: “Matthew took me through a full interview process. He sent me a video of an Oldham game and asked me to identify aspects of the performance in which improvements could be made on both attack and defence.
“I then met Matthew and Chris (chairman Chris Hamilton) separately for a scrum-down in which we discussed things like structures, criteria and, in Matthew’s case, what he expected of everyone. He will leave no stone unturned, that’s for sure.
“We had to make sure we were all facing the same direction and breathing the same air — that’s very important.
“A few days after the interview Matthew rang me and offered me the job and I told him there and then I was thrilled and delighted to accept.”
Diskin added: “Brendan has done a fantastic job at Celtic. He deserves a chance in the pro game and I’m really pleased for him.
“We went through an intense interview process because I was conscious of the fact that I had known him a long time and I didn’t want to fall into the trap of appointing him just because I knew him.
“He ticked things outside the box and he showed great attention to detail. I’m sure he will be a great member of staff whom I will lean on heavily.
“He is steeped in the local rugby league scene in Dewsbury and he’ll be able to use his experience and contacts in the amateur game to pick out lads who want it and who just need and deserve a chance.”