King Luke to Swansea

[MapperleyMagpie]

I’m a Swansea fan… my mate works alongside the first team at the club.

We have plenty of so called, insider info people here at Notts but often they know very little.

[jackal2]

I too wish him well, but I have a nagging feeling he will come knocking at our door in the future. By all accounts joining an unstable club, with a fan base not much bigger than ours, a poor side, manic owners. I think IB MARK TWO is on the cards. GOOD LUCK LUKE

If he wanted to come back at some point I certainly wouldn't turn him down. Football's an entertainment sport and his teams certainly produce that.

[MapperleyMagpie]

If he wanted to come back at some point I certainly wouldn't turn him down. Football's an entertainment sport and his teams certainly produce that.

Absolutely agree Jackal, so would I.

[crazyfists]

It's time to move on now, yes at times it was beautiful but when you love something, sometimes you have to set it free. I'm more interested in who the next manager will be and who are we going to get to the club in January especially defence and midfield. That Norwich lad is still meant to be on his way. One thing is guaranteed, with a stable and well run club like ours, they'll be some good candidates wanting to be our manager. Thanks Luke but bye, time to move on.

[the_anticlough]

Something which should bother us is that the new coach will the 20th man in charge dating back to Munto

20 managers in 15 years, IB and LWs departures contribute to that, seems like you've got to be mediocre to have a long tenure (NA needs a long service award for his 2+ years), be above or below par and you're on your way

With each player at his peak, where would this team of fairly recent managers sit in the pyramid?

...........Crossley
Nicol Curle Short Moniz
....Sheridan Ince Nolan
McParland Kewell Kiwomya

[PedroTheFisherman66]

If he wanted to come back at some point I certainly wouldn't turn him down. Football's an entertainment sport and his teams certainly produce that.

Shouldnt we afford Burchnall the same luxury.?

[crazyfists]

Shouldnt we afford Burchnall the same luxury.?

Ha ha no thanks!

[MapperleyMagpie]

Shouldnt we afford Burchnall the same luxury.?

Absolutely not! Not on the same par as Luke and his football wasn't as exciting. Added to that his personality wasn't easy to warm too and he got us knocked out if the playoffs knowing full well it made not a jot of difference to him as he was off.

[jackal2]

Shouldn't we afford Burchnall the same luxury.?

I'm not one of those who resents IB, but the circumstances of his departure felt different, and frankly his football wasn't as entertaining as the Luke Williams brand. As a fan, I feel much more warmth towards Luke.

With Williams I can understand the financial and family incentives for his move, and the attractiveness of Swansea as a comparatively big club.

In contrast, I thought IB's move to Forest Green was a strange one, not least for his career, because they're a smaller club than Notts and it was always highly likely that League One would be their absolute ceiling even if they could stay there, which they didn't. If he'd have left for a club like, say, Sheffield Wednesday, it would have been understandable, but not an artificially-inflated village team in Gloucestershire!

[the_anticlough]

It's time to move on now, yes at times it was beautiful but when you love something, sometimes you have to set it free. I'm more interested in who the next manager will be and who are we going to get to the club in January especially defence and midfield.

My dream would be that our analyst Joao Alves is another Jose Mourinho, who also started in video analysis.
The acknowledged best coach in the NBA, Eric Spoelstra also started in the video room. Nobody will understand the system more than Alves...

Nonsense and a complete fantasy I know, but it's a gut punch when you lose the best manager we've had in many a year.