Beattie and Monk were together at Southampton as youngsters and the Swans boss has been keen to bring him to the Liberty for some time to join his backroom staff – something he has now secured as he prepares his squad for the new season.<\/p>\n
Beattie has previously been in management at Accrington Stanley and was linked with the vacant Newport County job but missed out to another former England international Terry Butcher<\/p>\n
James will come in as a first-team coach alongside Kristian O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Leary and Alan Curtis, but will be given specific responsibility to work on a technical level with our attacking players,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Monk.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve known James for a long time. He is intelligent, has a great knowledge of the game from his experiences as a player, coach and manager; plus he thinks about the game in the same way as myself.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He has some bright ideas and, despite already having a fantastic knowledge of the game, he is still looking to learn at every opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m constantly trying to create and improve all areas of the first-team environment with young, talented and up-and-coming staff. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not just the playing squad, but the backroom staff as well.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153James fits that criteria perfectly and with the experience he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gained over the years, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure the players will benefit greatly by tapping into his knowledge.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
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