King Luke to Swansea

[irishpete]

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It would be hilarious if he does go, they ship loads of goals that sees them go down and we meet in league 1 🤣 sadly, it'll be Burchnall all over again as their board will pull the trigger.

Or gets sacked quicker than Rooney at Birmingham. They aren't going to have the patience for him to implement his style, especially if they lose 2 or 3 straight away

[TedBovisPie]

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Or gets sacked quicker than Rooney at Birmingham. They aren't going to have the patience for him to implement his style, especially if they lose 2 or 3 straight away

That thought crossed my mind as well, takes time to implement his style.

[Magic_Michu]

That thought crossed my mind as well, takes time to implement his style.

Implement his style!? 🤣

We’ve been playing his style for the last 2 seasons while he was our assistant to Russell Martin… we have Matt Grimes who is programmed to play ‘his style’. Swansea have been playing this style of football for over a decade.

[Kent Magpie]

So ‘the project’ and working for the future means nothing now, not surprised in the slightest. Thank you for a wonderful season Luke, all the best, but you’re no different from anyone else….more fool me.

Hope Swansea get relegated and you realise, again, how good you had it at Notts.

Why would he be any different? I think it's bonkers to think he would be. He is a professional coach, not a fan (of any particular club). He's ambitious, we're ambitious and the arrangement worked well to both of our advantages. Now he is going to bigger and better things (and near his family), and good luck to him. We are in a better position than we were too and will be a more attractive proposition as a result, particularly as our last 2 managers were poached by clubs a couple of tiers above us.

I hope our next arrangement is as profitable, but I'll be under no illusions, it is a transactional business arrangement and no more. Once one party or the other believe that the opportunities elsewhere are better the arrangement will end and we will move on again.

Having watched my company screw over hundreds of people at my old site, who loyally worked all hours during the pandemic, I won't criticise anyone for taking an opportunity if it arises. Notts wouldn't blink twice in sacking him if results went against us, so this is just the other side of the coin.

[the_anticlough]

it is a transactional business arrangement and no more

I don't think football fans devote entire lifetimes, limitless time and money, run the full gamut of emotions for transactional business arrangements.....it's much more of a visceral experience so when someone important walks out mid-contract I think it's much more fun and rewarding to be as petty as possible

[Elite_Pie]

I don't think football fans devote entire lifetimes, limitless time and money, run the full gamut of emotions for transactional business arrangements.....it's much more of a visceral experience so when someone important walks out mid-contract I think it's much more fun and rewarding to be as petty as possible

Yep, as I said before Eastcoastultra syndrome!

Like the vast majority on here I am a Notts County fan. Always have been, always will be. It's different for managers and players, they are on a career path. All I ask is that when part of that career path is spent at Meadow Lane they give 100% to the cause. Luke Williams did exactly that, so he goes with my sincere thanks and best wishes.

[Kent Magpie]

This, exactly. Really well put.

[Notts78]

Yep, as I said before Eastcoastultra syndrome!

Like the vast majority on here I am a Notts County fan. Always have been, always will be. It's different for managers and players, they are on a career path. All I ask is that when part of that career path is spent at Meadow Lane they give 100% to the cause. Luke Williams did exactly that, so he goes with my sincere thanks and best wishes.

Exactly. I don’t buy in to this loyalty crap that some cling too. Like you, whilst any player or coach is with us, if they give 100%, then that’s enough for me.
I wonder if those who are disappointed with this will be if it turns out that the compensation for his services are fairly significant?
Tho Bros have shown that they have a good eye for unknowns to become saleable assets.
In terms of the timing, there really isn’t a good time for a change of manager. Footballers, unlike fans, will just get on with it. It won’t affect our transfer targets. The proof is in the pudding with Macca signing whilst we were managerless…
We are club on the up… on and off the pitch. This happening is chalk n cheese to what we are used to. My gut is that we will see more of this over the coming years, folk won’t make sense of our biggest assets leaving when the price is right. It’s inevitable.

[Elite_Pie]

If Macca goes, I would feel the same way. I would thank him for his massive contribution and wish him all the best at his next club*.

* Unless his next club is Forest, then I'd hope he never scores again!

[JoePass]

Why would he be any different? I think it's bonkers to think he would be. He is a professional coach, not a fan (of any particular club). He's ambitious, we're ambitious and the arrangement worked well to both of our advantages. Now he is going to bigger and better things (and near his family), and good luck to him. We are in a better position than we were too and will be a more attractive proposition as a result, particularly as our last 2 managers were poached by clubs a couple of tiers above us.

I hope our next arrangement is as profitable, but I'll be under no illusions, it is a transactional business arrangement and no more. Once one party or the other believe that the opportunities elsewhere are better the arrangement will end and we will move on again.

Having watched my company screw over hundreds of people at my old site, who loyally worked all hours during the pandemic, I won't criticise anyone for taking an opportunity if it arises. Notts wouldn't blink twice in sacking him if results went against us, so this is just the other side of the coin.

Thank for I didn’t work for your company, we are not all like that, loyalty sometimes reaps rewards