Jim Bentley was Morecambe boss from May 2011 to October 2019, having previously spent nine years with the club as a playerAFC Fylde manager Jim Bentley is to undergo heart bypass surgery. The 44-year-old former Morecambe boss, who has been in charge at the National League side since October 2019, will be "sidelined for a while", according to the club. He will also need rehabilitation after his operation and it is not known when he will return to work. "At the start of the year I had some chest pains whilst doing a bit of training," he told the club website. Bentley was the longest-serving manager in the four divisions of English football when he left League Two Morecambe for Fylde late last October after more than nine years.

Source: BBC July 03, 2020 18:56 UTC