Former Bristol Rovers manager Ben Garner has been appointed head coach of League Two side Colchester United as he takes charge of his fourth club in just over three years.
Garner was dismissed by League One Charlton Athletic in December after taking the job at The Valley in the summer following a successful season with Swindon Town where he guided the Robins into the League Two play-offs only to lose to Port Vale in the semi-finals after a penalty shootout.
That was in the wake of his challenging spell at the Gas in which he took over from Graham Coughlan in December, 2019 and was tasked with reducing the wage bill and age of the first-team squad during the start of the pandemic, but results were not of the required level.
