PETE GLANVILLE may be taking a step back from the coaching

side at Cinderford, but he is confident the men taking over can

build on the club's promotion to National Two.

Glanville's new title at the club is director of rugby

operations, overseeing the goings on at Dockham Road both on

and off the field, while Mark Cornwell, Phil Greenaway and Andy

Deacon take care of the playing side.

His aim for this season is to see the club consolidate its

position in National Two, and hasn't ruled out a push for

National One status in the near future.

The former Gloucester flanker points to the host of signings

through the door over the summer - including Rob Fidler, who

turned out for Bath firsts last season, Tim Stevenson and Neil

Bayliss, plus ex-Gloucester lock Richard Ward's appointment as

second team manager, as evidence of this.

Add to those Paul and Dave Knight, ex-Mounts Bay back-row

Adam Nicholls, Gloucestershire back-row Adam Nicholls,

scrum-half Pat O'Grady and lock Chris Jones and it's clear the

club is refusing to settle for just staying in the division

this season.

Glanville said: "We will approach every game next season

like our lives depended on it.

"That's the only way you can do it when you've gone up a

league.

"The signings we've made show that we want not only to stay

in this league but push up the table.

"There's no reason why we can't be pushing for National

One."

Glanville refused to commit to a definite plan for the next

few years at Cinderford, just saying that the club will look to

continue to build and develop, and that his new position gives

him the key role in that.

His decision to take a back seat where the rugby is

concerned is born out of the coaching talent at the club's

disposal.

"I will still be out on the training field when I can, he

said.

"But we've had a look at it and decided to use the skills at

our disposal.

"Mark Cornwell and Phil Greenaway are coaching alongside

some of the best in the country on a daily basis - including

Dean Ryan, Bryan Redpath and Denis Betts.

"It just makes more sense for them to be in control of that

side of it.

"But we will sit down very often and talk about where the

club is going, what type of rugby we want to play and how we

will achieve that.

"We've brought this club to National Two and we want to take

it further."

Cinderford continue their pre-season with the visit of

Newport to Dockham Road on Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm.

* IN today's Citizen, it was reported that Pete Glanville

had left Cinderford. This is not the case and we apologise for

any inconvenience this may have caused.