John Doolan joins Hibs as First Team Coach

Hibs have announced that John Doolan will officially join the club as first team coach on Monday.

Liverpool-born Doolan, 42, was previously under-18s coach at Wigan Athletic and has extensive experience from spells with the Academies at both Everton and Liverpool.

Stubbs welcomed the appointment and believes Doolan will strengthen his backroom staff.

Stubbs told the Hibernian website: “I’m thrilled to be able to bring John to Hibernian – he is a quality coach with an excellent pedigree.

“I’ve known him for a long time and I completely trust his judgement. He will be able to implement fresh ideas to improve our squad and his appointment is a real coup for Hibernian.”