King Luke to Swansea

[tommopie8]

It won't be anyone from the national league, no one has gone ahead and pulled up any trees in the weakest national league for quite a while. I would think it would be a premier league coach, championship assistant wanting to try their hand at first team coaching or an international hire. Wouldn't surprise me if they did what they did with Burchnall, wrote this season off and let them bed in to start next year. I suspect though this time around, we will have quite a few interested parties

Sod that - we're around the play-offs and if we manage to keep Langstaff through January which will be no given when Williams leaves then we have just over 20 games of him with us left at the club realistically.

If we get a Cotterill type until the end of the season who has proven success and can strengthen with some smart loans then perhaps we can squeak up through the playoffs.

We'll be a lot more attractive to managers and Langstaff if we're a League One club and the only chance I'd say of seeing him play for us next season.

[upthemaggies]

Hopefully the owners learned their lesson with Ardley and Burchnall not to employ any more bland boring insipid dullards. LW had something about him, character. That's what you need in a manager.

[magpie_mania]

Hopefully the owners learned their lesson with Ardley and Burchnall not to employ any more bland boring insipid dullards. LW had something about him, character. That's what you need in a manager.

Steve Thompson? He had character.

[magpie_mania]

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.

Can't agree there that he got us knocked out of the play-off - the incredibly stupid foul by the on-loan Forest player did that. It would have made a difference to him as he would have had a promotion on his CV if we had gone on to win the final.

I know some will come back and say that we wouldn't have won a final anyway, but no-one knows. You can't say that play-offs are a lottery while at the same time saying that there's no way we would have won.

Williams was a clear step-up but I think that Burchnall played his part and laid a solid foundation.

I wouldn't want him back as head-coach, but possibly as assistant.

[Magpike]

Luke Garrard for me. No sauce just a hunch.

I agree, of all the interviews I have seen with opposition managers, this other Luke I think is the man for us

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Can't agree there that he got us knocked out of the play-off - the incredibly stupid foul by the on-loan Forest player did that. It would have made a difference to him as he would have had a promotion on his CV if we had gone on to win the final.

I know some will come back and say that we wouldn't have won a final anyway, but no-one knows. You can't say that play-offs are a lottery while at the same time saying that there's no way we would have won.

Williams was a clear step-up but I think that Burchnall played his part and laid a solid foundation.

I wouldn't want him back as head-coach, but possibly as assistant.

I think IB gets a lot of unnecessary stick because of that. He was a very good coach, again, wouldn't go back but I think people don't understand that LW had it easier thanks to IB

[Kyle95]

I agree, of all the interviews I have seen with opposition managers, this other Luke I think is the man for us

I'm a huge fan of Garrard, but he doesn't fit our philosophy at all. The recruitment team have been signing technical possession based players for the last 24 months. If we want an experienced promotion winner who fits our way, i'd be looking at either Paul Cook, or Karl Robinson.

[Notts78]

I'm a huge fan of Garrard, but he doesn't fit our philosophy at all. The recruitment team have been signing technical possession based players for the last 24 months. If we want an experienced promotion winner who fits our way, i'd be looking at either Paul Cook, or Karl Robinson.

**** that. Paul Cook is tip end.

[Lullapie]

Steve Thompson? He had character.

I was waiting for someone to say that.

[Lullapie]

Friday is nearly over - well it is here in New Zealand.