Hykeham Tigers Football Club will appoint Chris Elliott to be their next manager. The 29-year-old, who led Plough Skellingthorpe to the title several seasons ago with a passing game that made the club many friends, has signed a three-year deal at Hykeham, the BBC reports.
The Hykeham club will pay up to £5 million to Plough in compensation for Elliott, who has emerged over the last couple of days as the club's favoured manager from a pack that included one-time boss Johnno, Saxilbys Ryan Beaumont, the sacked Crows manager Kris Nelson and former Trinidad and Tobago Captain Daniel Daubney.
Elliott had initially turned down the opportunity to speak to Hykeham about the opportunity, which opened up after the Fen Laner's released club legend Darren Giovannetti – who was in his second season at Hykeham as manager – on May 16 following a season deemed inadequate by the club's Polish owners, Sturtonzi Sports Group.
Elliott dismissed Hykeham's initial approach by SSG maintained their interest in the Englishman, despite some claims - notably from Inter Milan chairman - that Giovannetti had been re-offered the job. Prior to his success at Plough, Elliott had managed Jerusalem and led them to league glory too.
Hykeham Tigers fans will be keen to see an end to the managerial merry-go-round at their club, as Elliott becomes the fourth manager in the last three years.
