Clark was the outstanding candidate for King's Lynn Town job, says chairman

King’s Lynn Town chairman Stephen Cleeve says that Simon Clark was the outstanding candidate during the selection process for a new manager at The Walks.

Clark was unveiled as Lynn's boss on Wednesday with another former Linnet, Sam Gaughran, announced as his number two after linking up with the player who he coached during his youth team days at Peterborough United.

“There were people working in the Premier League in coaching roles who applied for the job here," said Cleeve.

"There was a high calibre of candidate from all walks of life, from the Premier League down.

“I had some from America, some from Spain, some from Asia and a few up the road. but Simon Clark was the outstanding candidate. I've been talking to him every day for the last month."

Cleeve revealed that there were a number of outstanding qualities which made Clark stand out from other interested parties.

“His knowledge of players is fantastic, his coaching ability is very good. Tactically, he is excellent,” said Cleeve.

“He has had management experience and gone away from working at Worksop and Stamford to join a professional club and then work his way up from development level at Charlton.

“He even managed the first team at Charlton for a few weeks on a caretaker basis. Then he went to Notts County and worked with the Under-23s and a little bit with the first team so he has a lot of attributes.

“The coaching aspect is key for me, otherwise we can’t bring players through. He has a track record of doing that. He worked with a player at Charlton who is now in the Premier League at Burnley.”