He has been player coach at York but is now working in Durham so West will provide a useful opportunity.
Messrs Stabler and Painter may also welcome some coaching input. Greg Dougall has taken a step back after years of loyal service, and taking on a new job on Teesside, while Stu Whitehead is now coaching at Mowden.
Emmerson is still only 29 so he wouldn't be the oldest member of the back row!
It is though an area where West are strong with the indefatigable Player of the Year Tim Sawyer and the still very young trio of Rudd, Tones and Hodgson.