"Younger players around him will benefit from his presence and although we've got Jim in midfield we haven't really had an organiser and leader from the back.
"He'll need a little bit of time to settle in. He's not exactly rusty, but it's a while since he played any competitive football. "Hopefully, Matt can come in and kick-start the last quarter of the season for us."
Elliott will make his debut for the club tonight against Walsall.