Former Newcastle United coach Alan Thompson has joined the backroom staff at Lee Clark's Blackpool.
Clark has moved swiftly to bring in Thompson as first team coach at Bloomfield Road after bringing him to the North-West seaside club from Birmingham City.
Thompson, who has signed a rolling one year contract, said: "We've known each other for a long time and hopefully that relationship will rub off on the rest of the players."
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