Familiar feeling for Coleman

John Coleman has walked back into Accrington after two years away and admits very little has changed at the League Two club.

Stanley went back to Coleman when they were choosing a successor to James Beattie last month, ensuring their previous boss returned to the club he managed between 1999 and 2012. Spells with Rochdale, Southport and Sligo Rovers followed before Coleman decided to test the old adage about never going back. However, after two wins out of two, the 51-year-old appears to be thriving at the Store First Stadium once again. "Not a great deal has changed, to be honest," he said. "We're working hard behind the scenes to keep the club afloat, we've got a good squad of players but it's very, very similar to when I was last here." Stanley chairman Peter Marsden had complained about the club stagnating prior to the appointment of Coleman and his assistant Jimmy Bell. Marsden believed the duo's return would inject an excitement and belief around Accrington because they understand the club's uniqueness. That is a sentiment which Coleman concurs with. "We understand the mentality of the football club and what it means," Coleman added. "There's not had to be any bedding-in time and we've hit the ground running. "We said from day one that we didn't want to be little old Accrington, we want to compete. We don't want to feel sorry for ourselves. "We know our restrictions but we know we've got good people around the club, we've got a good set of players who've got good character and who are capable of matching anyone on our day. "We've just got to try and make it our day as much as we can."