Quote Originally Posted by slack_pie View Post
I know many clubs are making the move towards the head-coach model rather than having an old-school manager, and while I get all that from a long-term continuity perspective, it makes me a bit sad that we might not see another manager like Warnock at the Lane. What a character - the kind of man you'd run through brick walls for. I'd love him to come out of retirement and give it one more shot at Notts.
My heart thinks that, but my head says no, let Neil Warnock's achievements stand as they are, because he owes us nothing. It was a special moment in time and often when you try to re-create those moments it doesn't work and undermines the memory. Nobody would have thought when Warnock walked through the door in 1989 that he would take us from near the bottom of Division 3 to Division 1 in two-and-a-half years. It shows how quickly a disappointing situation can turn into a great one. That speed of success can surely never be repeated, but the opportunity is there for someone to write a new chapter of success in our history. I think the potential is there because we have some very good players for the level we're at, but we need a manager or head coach to exploit it with a couple of key additions and the right tactical approach. Can that be Luke Williams? Far too early to say.