Jimmy Quinn has spoken about new assistant manager Alan Lewer.

"I'm delighted to have Alan on board," Quinn told cambridgeunited.com.

"He knows the Conference very well, he has a huge knowledge of players and he's scouted for me in the past, and he's vastly experienced as a coach and assistant manager."

Lewer (51) played for Bournemouth, Woking and Aldershot and brings a wealth of experience of football at both league and non-league levels, having previously assisted at Woking, Chester (twice), Doncaster, Boston, and managed at Nuneaton Borough, Telford and Forest Green Rovers.

Most recently 51-year-old Lewer was assistant to John Hollins at Crawley until October 2006, and finished the season involved in scouting and player recruitment at Grays Athletic.

Quinn is confident that his new assistant has a lot to offer Cambridge United: "He was assistant manager at Boston and Chester - two teams who got promoted out of the Conference into the Football League - so he's got the experience and he knows this league and the players.

"I've known him for years and the Chairman knows him very well, and he's had a lot of success as an assistant," he commented.

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