WISBECH Town player-manager Gary Setchell has confirmed that he is leaving the club to become joint manager of Lynn FC with Kevin Boon. Setchell, 34, has agreed to join the newly-formed King s Lynn side and this has now been confirmed on the Wisbech Town FC website.

WISBECH Town player-manager Gary Setchell has confirmed that he is leaving the club to become joint manger of Lynn FC with Kevin Boon.

Setchell, 34, has agreed to join the newly-formed King's Lynn side and this has been confirmed on the Wisbech Town FC website.

Setchell has become a hugely popular figure at Wisbech, having steered them from relegation contenders last season to a team who are now on the fringes of the top 10. He was expected to take Wisbech into their new ground next year.

But the move to the Fenmen's arch rivals would not go down well in Wisbech.

Larham said: "Gary told me in the past he would not be leaving Wisbech for some time because he has a job to do here, but I've heard that he's been offered a massive budget at Lynn to go and buy players.

"It's highly likely that he will take half of the team with him."

It has not yet been confirmed which league Lynn FC will play in next season, but is expected they will join the Ridgeons First Division.

Former Wisbech managers Roy McManus and Dick Creasey are currently not connected to clubs and both would be hotly tipped to replace Setchell.

Assistant manager Ross McNeil would also been seen as a possible replacement.

Setchell had two playing spells at The Walks - helping Lynn win the Southern League, Eastern Division title in 2004 under Boon and Darren Bloodworth and the Southern League Cup in 2005.

Setchell has been manager of Wisbech for 421 days.

This makes him the longest serving Wisbech manager since Creasey, who left the Fenmen in May 2007 and had been manager for 878 days.