Joe Hutchinson has returned to City to take up a role as head of talent identification.
Joe returns having spent the past two-and-a-half years as head of recruitment at Grimsby Town. He had also worked at Hull City and the Football Association before his initial three-year spell with the Imps
This appointment follows the departure of Marc Tracy, City’s chief scout and loans manager, who has taken up a role at Luton Town.
“Firstly, I would like to thank Marc Tracy for his commitment, dedication and contribution across his seven years at Lincoln City,” said Jez George.
“Marc is unique. He lives and breathes football, loves being at games and knows everyone in football. He leaves with our blessing and our gratitude for his relentless hard work over such a long period of time. Luton Town is his club, having been born there and grown up supporting them, so this opportunity was impossible for him to turn down.
“Marc will always be welcome at Lincoln City and friendships don’t end when people move clubs, so I am sure we will see him at the LNER Stadium in the future.”
Moving on to Joe, Jez confirmed we ‘moved quickly’ to get the right man back into the building.
‘Identifying a like-for-like replacement for Marc is impossible, so instead we have moved quickly to secure someone that we know, and who knows us and how we work, with a different skillset but hugely talented in identifying players.
“We have kept in touch with Joe since his departure, seen him develop within his role as head of recruitment at Grimsby Town and are delighted that we have been able to bring him back to add his expertise to our existing recruitment team.
“Joe was instrumental in recruiting the squad that reached the League One play-off final, including the likes of Brennan Johnson and Morgan Rogers, and I really look forward to working with him again. This is a really exciting appointment, and we welcome Joe back to Lincoln City.”
When Mark Kennedy left the club, rumours circulated that there may have been disagreements between him and some staff who left, Joe being one and Ross Burbeary being another. There is little doubt that if Joe did leave a challenging working environment under Kennedy, he returns to a far better place.
‘Finally, I should stress that we have created robust structures and processes that are not solely dependent on any individual across the whole football department, particularly in recruitment, so nothing will change in the short-term,” add Jez. “We have already planned for this transfer window so we are continuing to meet and speak with targets in what will be a seamless transition.”
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