 He went on to coach Oman at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.He later worked as chief scout at Stoke City, and was credited with the discovery of England international goalkeeper Ben Foster.He was appointed chief scout at the Britannia Stadium in 2000 by director of football John Rudge, but left to scout for Watford in June 2005, only to return to the "Potters" by 2008.