📝 New Manager [Luke Williams Appointed]

[nw6pie]

Or a coach at West Ham

As long as it’s not Kevin Nolan, great.

We need someone who can keep the things IB got right - attempting to play passing football, sometimes succeeding - and improve on the things he got wrong - more intensity, more aggression, more defensive solidity.

Of course, the new head coach will be dependent upon the recruitment team not signing a bunch of lightweight players again as well. Three obvious keywords for Richard Montague and co when looking at new signings: bigger, faster, stronger.

And when they’re looking at stats, here are two areas we always seem to overlook: possession won; and passes made under pressure. Rodri topped both of those in the Premier League this season, so we’re just looking for a level five version of him. Easy!

[laddo]

I wonder how long it will take Forest Green fans to tire of the tippy tappy no urgency football from a coach that's won nothing?

Ooooo don't be so salty Bob. He's moved up the leagues and made some extra £££.

Attendances were actually very good under IB at the Lane. Must have been all those wins and all those goals.

[laddo]

As long as they stay in L1, then his job will be done. Strange as it may seem, he'll prob be under a lot less pressure at FGR.

Yeah probably due to small fish in big pond although lots of pressure if he's in a relegation battle which no doubt the bookies will expect.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

Yeah probably due to small fish in big pond although lots of pressure if he's in a relegation battle which no doubt the bookies will expect.

IB came back to England and effectively put himself in the shop window by being our head coach for 14 months and has moved on to a League One club. Maybe he would have gone to a league club had we not come in for him?

With FGR being in League One there are some big and long standing clubs in there like Sheff Wed, Derby, Portsmouth, Bolton, Ipswich, Charlton. So he will be doing the same in that league whatever happens with FGR whether they get relegated or not. If they play good football he will get noticed so FGR will also be a stepping stone, and why not. Football is a cut-throat and ruthless industry. When your stock is high or you play a fashionable style of football to other clubs you've got to take advantage of that.

[Evesham Pie]

It will be interesting to see whether he tries to take any of the current squad with him. Maybe Woots on a free, or RR for £? Hopefully not Palmer or Cameron though.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

It will be interesting to see whether he tries to take any of the current squad with him. Maybe Woots on a free, or RR for £? Hopefully not Palmer or Cameron though.

This is the thing it provides a pathway for some of the players you've mentioned and others to LG1. Although with RR and Roberts they still have a year so have FGR got the ££?

[SaltySeaDog]

This is the thing it provides a pathway for some of the players you've mentioned and others to LG1. Although with RR and Roberts they still have a year so have FGR got the ££?

Exactly. Will we inadvertently become a feeder club for FGR


Only joking boys. Easy

[St Kitts Magpie]

It will be interesting to see whether he tries to take any of the current squad with him. Maybe Woots on a free, or RR for £? Hopefully not Palmer or Cameron though.

Was thinking the same thing. In many ways , a more sensible move for players too. Take Wootton for example, If he moves to Pompey as rumoured, big pressure to perform, but go to FG and a different story and he will still be a league one player.

[SaltySeaDog]

IB came back to England and effectively put himself in the shop window by being our head coach for 14 months and has moved on to a League One club. Maybe he would have gone to a league club had we not come in for him?

With FGR being in League One there are some big and long standing clubs in there like Sheff Wed, Derby, Portsmouth, Bolton, Ipswich, Charlton. So he will be doing the same in that league whatever happens with FGR whether they get relegated or not. If they play good football he will get noticed so FGR will also be a stepping stone, and why not. Football is a cut-throat and ruthless industry. When your stock is high or you play a fashionable style of football to other clubs you've got to take advantage of that.

Don't blame him really.

To get an offer two leagues higher, and a probable pay rise, surely most people would jump at the chance if it came to them.


It will be an intriguing summer for the owners and management team. Head coach gone, top players with a year left on their contracts, key players out of contract. I'm sure they must have prepared for these events to happen though, as it fits with their model of improving players, and selling them on.

It's all a bit new though eh? Not sacking managers every season. Not offloading half the squad, and bringing in a truck load every pre-season, and maybe, just maybe, actually getting some compo money for our manager, and possibly for a player or two.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

From the bottom of the club statement.

“As with players, we are constantly monitoring head coaches and managers who we feel may be of interest to us in the future.

“As a result we have a ready-made shortlist of exciting potential replacements, with whom we look forward to discussing the role in due course.

“We would also like to take this opportunity to assure supporters that today’s news does not hinder our player recruitment plans for the coming campaign.

“Negotiations are progressing well with a number of targets and we expect to bring you some good news on this front soon.”

That part of the statement made me think we might have been looking to swap anyway? Anyone else with that thought? Perhaps we were going to pull the trigger and got a brucey bonus of compensation from it