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Bees chairman Greg Dyke was delighted with the appointment, commenting : "We had a long list of possibles and interviewed a number of them and we were unanimous in choosing Leroy. We were impressed by his knowledge of the game, his enthusiasm for attractive football and his overall attitude. We were keen to appoint another young manager on his way up and asked several experienced people about Leroy and got nothing back but praise for a bright, young manager."
Back to Bristol City and the Robins are set to sign another of Gary Johnson's old players as they look to bring in Yeovil goalkeeper Chris Weale. The 24-year old is currently recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament though and City are looking to see how he recovers from that injury before making a move. Ex-Robins goalkeeper Steve Phillips, who was released by the Ashton Gate club at the end of the season, prompting the move for Weale, could link up with League Two side Swindon Town. Phillips asking his agent to get in touch with the Wiltshire outfit who are looking to sign a new glovesman after the departure of both Rhys Evans and Matty Bulman. Striker Marcus Stewart could also be going through the exit gates at Ashton Gate, the ex-Sunderland striker has a year left to run on his current contract but has already been told by chairman Steve Lansdown that his future lies away from Bristol.
It's certainly busy times at Huish Park with a new managerial appointment, and players moving in and out left, right and centre from Yeovil. Left-back Michael Rose, signed from then Conference club Hereford United in 2004, who was released by Yeovil at the start of May, has now joined Stockport County on a two-year contract. Hatters boss Jim Gannon snapping up the 23-year old who spent three months on loan at Scunthorpe last season. Meanwhile the Glovers have appointed John Milton as their football general manager, Milton having worked with new Yeovil boss Russell Slade at Grimsby recently.
Australian Pedj Bojic has signed a new one-year contract with Northampton Town, subject to him obtaining an extended visa. The 22-year old defender has impressed since signing for the Cobblers from Sydney Olympic at the end of June 2004, and is the second Town player to recently commit his future to the Sixfields outfit, following goalkeeper Lee Harper last week. New Nottingham Forest boss Colin Calderwood has brought David Kerslake with him from Northampton Town, Kerslake was reverse team manager for the Cobblers and rejoins Calderwood as his assistant manager at the City Ground.
Bournemouth have signed yet another player up on a new one-year deal, talismanic striker Steve Fletcher inking his fifth twelve-month contract in a row with the Cherries. The 33-year old joined the Dorset club way back in 1992 from Hartlepool and has made almost 500 starting appearances now at the Fitness First Stadium, scoring 101 goals in the process. Swansea's Leon Britton is to undergo an operation on his groin next week to cure a long-standing problem, the diminutive midfielder is expected to back for the start of next season though. Carlisle-born Jonny Brain, released by Port Vale at the end of last season, has become the second goalkeeper to join Macclesfield in the close season, Brain joining ex-Manchester United glovesman Tommy Lee in linking up with the Silkmen recently.
Gillingham are ploughing ahead with their plans to build a new stadium, despite reportedly being in debt to the Bank of Scotland to the tune of a staggering £10 million pounds, an astonishing amount of money owing for a now League One club. A site has still to be chosen for the project yet though, although chairman Paul Scally insists that a location will be named within the next year. Brighton meanwhile have won a court case against John Catt, a local resident, who challenged the planning application for additional seats at the Seagulls' Withdean Stadium. The High Court throwing out a claim by Mr Catt that Albion should have submitted an Enviromental Impact Assessment along with their planning application for the new seats.