Former Birmingham and Coventry man quits as leading Portsmouth Academy coach

The 53-year-old is stepping down from his role as lead professional development phase (PDP) coach at the season’s end.

Daish, who last week informed the club’s youngsters of his decision, has spent almost five years at Fratton Park.

Academy boss Greg Miller has already lost Sean O’Driscoll this season, who served a three-month notice before departing in December.

He has since worked as assistant manager at Weymouth and is presently employed in Bournemouth’s Academy.

Now former Hawks joint-manager Daish has also quit Fratton Park.

The ex-Republic of Ireland international is a well-respected figure within Pompey’s Academy, having arrived in the summer of 2017.

It represented a return home for the retired central defender, who hails from Leigh Park and began his footballing career with the Blues, making three appearances.

The former Oak Park School pupil later represented Cambridge United, Birmingham and Coventry.

Daish entered management at the end of his playing days, working alongside Mick Jenkins at the Hawks for four years, before spending time at Welling, Ebbsfleet and Nuneaton Town.

He recently oversaw Pompey’s Hampshire Senior Cup progress, with a youthful side losing out in the quarter-finals at Farnborough last month.

Daish’s assistant, James Barlow, was last month appointed as O’Driscoll’s replacement as Academy head of coaching.

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