DANNY Cowley has backed Danny Scopes to succeed as Concord Rangers boss.

Scopes was appointed as the National League South club’s manager in the summer and the Beach Boys have made an impressive start to the campaign.

Cowley, a former FitzWimarc School teacher, and Scopes were in joint charge at the Aspect Arena between 2007 and 2012.

And the current Lincoln City chief admits he, along with brother Nicky, still keeps a keen eye on Concord’s results.

Cowley, who led the Beach Boys from the Essex Senior League to the National League South during a trophy-laden spell at the helm, said: “Danny and I speak a lot and I know Nicky and him worked on some restarts together in the summer.

“We owe him an awful lot and without him we definitely wouldn’t be where we are now.

“Danny is exactly what Concord need and he understands the DNA of the club.

“He’s signed young hungry players and it’s just a really good fit.

“Concord is still the first result I look for after our games.”

Since leaving the Beach Boys in 2015, Cowley has continued to shine in the dugout.

The 40-year-old departed the Aspect Arena and took over at Braintree Town, where he led the Iron to their highest-ever finish of third place in the National League.

As a result, Braintree bagged a play-off place but suffered a 2-1 defeat, on aggregate, to Grimsby Town.

Following a solitary season in charge at Cressing Road, the Cowley brothers moved onto Lincoln.

They oversaw the Imps’ promotion back to the Football League in their first term at the helm, while Lincoln also became the first non-league club in more than a century to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

The Cowleys have since gone onto also lift the EFL Trophy in Lincoln’s first ever contest at Wembley Stadium.

And the success continued with Lincoln being crowned the League Two champions last season.

Cowley’s side have made an impressive start to the campaign and also consigned Southend United to a 4-0 defeat at the weekend.