FORMER Portsmouth and Irish international Mark Kelly is the new number two at Salisbury.

Whites boss Nick Holmes has acted fast to find an assistant following Tommy Killick's decision to move on down to Poole Town as manager.

Kelly is no stranger to Salisbury. He coached their youth team players last season in between working at the AFC Bournemouth Academy.

"Tom did a superb job and has been with me all the time I've been at Salisbury," said Holmes. "We complemented each other well and he'll be a hard act to follow, but Mark has worked closely with me and Tom and knows the ropes here.

"So, when Tom said he was leaving, I got straight on to Mark, who will still be able to combine the job of assistant manager with his work in the Bournemouth Academy."

John Robson says he is determined to bounce straight back into football management after parting company with Bashley on Tuesday night.

A statement from Bashley suggested that travelling to and from his home in Petersfield for matches and training had become a problem for Robson, but the Durham-born coach said: "Some of my best years were at Worthing and that's a lot further down the road from my place."

Robson said he was disappointed to be leaving his young Bashley team who he said were: "Moving in the right direction."

They fell out of the Dr Martens promotion issue towards the end of the season when Robson said they lacked the mental strength see the job through after selling inspirational skipper Aaron Cook to Salisbury.

"My favourite time with players is pre-season and I didn't get the chance to work with the Bashley lads until I got the job in October," he said. "That was too late and that's why I want to get back into a new job as soon as possible."