[turkeydinner]

Macclesfield Town are delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Yates as new first-team manager. Mark joins the Football Club from National League Solihull Moors and has signed a three-year deal with the Silkmen.

48-year-old Yates joins after an incredible season with Solihull Moors, which saw him pull off a great escape after arriving with the club adrift at the bottom of the National League in November.

Yates, who as a player enjoyed a career with the likes of Burnley and Birmingham, has also had successful spells in charge of Kidderminster, Cheltenham and Crawley is excited about his new position.

https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/mark-yates-a...wn-manager

[Devongone]

Macclesfield can look forward to joining Chesterfield in non-league next season. No money, Askey gone to Shrewsbury, lost most of their team except Danny Whitaker, teetered along the edge of a financial cliff all last season, and now they've got Mark Yates whose pudding sounds as though is being somewhat over-egged taking over in a pretty impossible position.

He seems a decent bloke who was a whole-hearted player, but he's a good bet for the sack as are Silkmen for a very quick return to the wilderness.

[themaclad]

The potting shed is open and Yates has gone through the door