KARL Duguid is "completely cool" with former Colchester United team-mate Kem Izzet replacing him as Stanway Rovers manager.

Duguid is staying at the club and will now be assistant boss.

However, the club confirmed this afternoon that Izzet will be taking the reins as first-team manager of the Thurlow Nunn League side.

Duguid welcomes the development and says he is looking forward to working with his old U's team-mate.

“I’m absolutely fine with this plan and had been planning to bring Kem to the club anyway," he said.

“We’ve always had a vision and always wanted to work together, ever since we were both at Colchester.

“We didn’t know when it would happen or at which club, but it’s something we’d spoken about both back then and also when we were together at Needham.

“Now we’ve got this opportunity and it’s so exciting, to be able to try and implement the ideas we’ve got."

Izzet has just parted company with Market Needham and and captained them to Suffolk Premier Cup success on Monday evening, defeating Lowestoft Town 3-2.

He joined the Suffolk club in the summer of 2013 after playing 13 seasons professionally for Colchester.

He previously made over 400 league appearances for the U's, between 2001 and 2013.

Duguid replaced Angelo Harrop midway through last season and guided The Hawthorns club to a sixth-place finish in the Thurlow Nunn League.

To complete a hat-trick of announcements, Michael Pulford is taking over as director of football at Stanway.