ROSSENDALE United player-manager Phil Eastwood has been appointed as Preston North End’s technical youth development officer.
Eastwood joins the Championship side after the club took advantage of a new allocation of funding from the Football League.
The Stags boss will be charged with improving the skills of the very young players in the club’s centre of excellence.
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