Assistant manager Ben Turner has left the Robins to take up a role as first team coach at League One club Forest Green Rovers.

Ben joined the club in the summer, initially as a player before eventually becoming assistant manager to Jamie Ward in September.

He announced his retirement from playing due to injury in October, and has now been handed the opportunity to make the move back into the professional game.

An undisclosed fee has been agreed for Ben’s services and we wish him well in his new role and thank him for his contribution at the Microlise New Manor Ground.

Player-boss Ward said: “I’d like to say thank you to Ben. We’ve got a good partnership and the door will always remain open to him and we wish him all the best as it’s an opportunity that you can’t turn down when you’re looking to advance in your coaching career so good luck to him.”