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Exeter coach Butterfield set for role at Southampton

‘s first-team coach Danny Butterfield is set to leave the and take up a coaching role at .

Butterfield, 36, initially joined Exeter in 2013 as a player, before appointed him as a player-coach last May.

However, after just over a year in his role as first-team coach in Devon, Butterfield is returning to his former club Southampton, after Exeter have played on September 29th.

Despite being excited to challenge himself at a club, Butterfield also admitted it will be hard to leave the club that gave him his first coaching role.

He said: “The club, especially the manager, are very brave in giving people an opportunity to fulfill their potential and I’m truly grateful for that.

“I’m grateful to Tis (Paul ) for the opportunity he has given me at and to make the transition from a player to a coach a very smooth one.

And as well as being sad to leave behind Tisdale, a man who gave him such a great opportunity, Butterfield will also miss the rest of the staff behind the scenes.

He said: ““I have enjoyed my time here and I will still look out for Exeter City’s results. I will stay in touch, with Tis and everyone who works for the club.”

“I’m leaving behind people who I enjoy coming to work with every day in Mel (Gwinnett), Steve (Perryman), Matt (Oakley), Marcus (Flitcroft), Lou (Pring) and the physio Ade (Saunderson) and Jess (Preece).

“But, it is a career choice, and I have made the decision and I’m looking forward to it.”

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