Huddersfield man Steve Marsella has put talk of a reunion with Terry Butcher at Newport County firmly on the back burner in order to focus on Grimsby Town’s Wembley promotion mission.

The 48-year-old from Fartown is goalkeeping coach for the Mariners, who face Bristol Rovers in Sunday’s Conference play-off final aiming to regain the Football League place they lost in 2010.

Marsella also scouts for Town’s Championship rivals Bolton Wanderers, having made his name working alongside former England captain Butcher at Inverness Caledonian Thistle up in Scotland.

The former Town academy coach was responsible for taking a string of English players to the Highlands club, who have just qualified for the Europa League and reached the Scottish Cup final.

Marsella followed Butcher to Hibernian in November 2014, and is now being tipped to link up with him at Newport, who appointed the ex-Ipswich Town and Glasgow Rangers defender as manager last month.

But his priority is ensuring Grimsby keeper James McKeown is fully prepared for the big match with Bristol Rovers and supporting Mariners manager Paul Hurst and his assistant Chris Doig, whose side finished third in the table.

It’s a second coaching spell at Blundell Park for Marsella, who was Elgin City keeper when they gained Scottish League status in 2000 and has also worked at Barnsley, Notts County, QPR, Crewe Alexandra and Brentford.

“Grimsby are a smashing club and Paul Hurst and Chris Doig have done a great job on a small budget,” said former All Saints pupil Marsella, who has been working there since leaving Hibs in September.

“I knew Paul from the scouting circuit and I know the Conference well from watching many matches over the years.

“He said he was working without a goalkeeping coach, and it went from there.

“Neil Lennon (Bolton’s manager) knows me from my time in Scotland and asked me to do some scouting for him, which is something I really enjoy, and it’s been great to be able to combine the two roles.”

Marsella first worked with Butcher at Brentford in 2007 and added: “There are obviously suggestions I could go to Newport, and it may be that it happens, but at this stage, I’m working for Grimsby and Bolton.

“Wembley trips always catch the imagination of the fans, and we’ll be taking plenty down there, and for myself, it’s a first trip to the stadium as a coach.

“We’ll be training at Barnet the day before then having a look around Wembley during the evening, so the players will get a feel for the place, which is important.

“Then it’s down to business against Bristol Rovers, who are a good side but one we feel we can get the better of.”