Two of our former players have gone back to their roots as they embark on a coaching career.

Simon Davies and Matthew Etherington joined us in a ‘double swoop’ from Peterborough United back in 2000.

The pair joined forces back at Posh in January and have just completed the season as Under-18s manager and coach respectively.

Simon, now 39, broke through in 2000/01, earned a call into the full Wales squad, scored in our League Cup semi-final win against Chelsea in 2002 and played in the final. He made 147 appearances before leaving for Everton in 2005. After two seasons at Goodison, he spent the rest of his career at Fulham, reaching the Europa League Final in 2010 before retiring in 2013 with 436 career appearances to his name.

Now 37, Matthew played 51 times for us before departing for West Ham in 2003. He enjoyed six-year spells at the Hammers and then Stoke, playing for both in FA Cup Finals (2006, 2011) before retiring in 2014 with 494 career appearances under his belt.

Matt joined Posh as Under-18s manager in July, 2018, with Simon joining his friend and former team-mate in a coaching role in January.