Jepson, who, like Cooper, signed a two-year deal at the weekend, told the local press, "I’m delighted to still be at Gillingham. I’ve had a good feeling about the club since I first came here.
"But I wasn’t going to stay just for the sake of it. When I spoke to Neale I could see he was very similar to me in the way he thinks. I will give him 110 per cent."
Jepson was touted as a possible managerial candidate himself, but his role as assistant is vitally important, particularly in the next week or two, where he will have a major say in which players stay and which will be released.