King Luke to Swansea

[Chicken Balti Pie]

If you're still in the Championship three seasons from now LW will have been sacked. Very few clubs don't sack managers if they haven't moved forwards after three seasons.

Especially those owned by hedge funds

[Notts78]

I’m surprised Carl Martin hasn’t appeared on there. Learning his trade off his Brother at Southampton like LW did both play the same style etc.

They are not brothers.

[1955pie]

Apologies if this has been posted before
LW statement to the Swansea site. Many references to Notts.
I want to bring goals, a lot of goals, and I have a fairly good track record with that.

“We need to be mean as well. A one-dimensional team is okay, but a real team is a team that attacks with the same vigour with which they defend.

“It’s going to be a tall order; we have to strive for something fantastic, and we begin that task now.

“At Notts County we managed to score the most goals in the country last season, and we conceded the fourth least.


“I like my teams to try to attack a lot and to try to score a lot. At my previous club, we had a great season and managed to get over the line somehow in the play-offs.

“I think the play-off campaign showed a side to the team that I love, which is the character, the relentless feeling that you won’t lose.

“This is something I want to bring here to try to create plenty of chances to score and try to be mean defensively as well.

“The only thing I can promise is that I’m going to work very, very hard. There’s no way that I’m going to take for granted the position I have at a club like this.


“I’m going to work and I’m going to give all the energy I have – that’s the promise to the supporters.

“Only a club of this magnitude with this quality could pull me away from an amazing job.

“I am in a place now that is so incredible, it was irresistible.”

[1955pie]

My take on LWs’ Swansea statement is either he has had a Damascene conversion to the idea of a mean defence or he wasn’t confident that Notts were going to come up with the goods.

[Magic_Michu]

If you're still in the Championship three seasons from now LW will have been sacked. Very few clubs don't sack managers if they haven't moved forwards after three seasons.

True… the average lifespan of a manager is 18 months 😳

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Agree but it is hard to see Langstaff playing for Notts next season isn't it. And McGoldrick will be 37 by then. We may well end up being quite solid at the back next season and a bit power puff up front if the signings we will need to make do not produce in some areas. Weird.

Although Scott is out of contract, I'd like to think he'd also be there and at one point in goals to mins was more prolific than Langstaff last year

[jackal2]

Although Scott is out of contract, I'd like to think he'd also be there and at one point in goals to mins was more prolific than Langstaff last year

So would I. It worries me that we haven't got Scott signed up yet. Yes, he's yet to make a return from injury and prove his fitness, but for me he's the most underrated player on our books. He's been over-shadowed by the exceptional goal-scoring of Macauley Langstaff, but he's a striker of serious quality for this level who would gain even more importance if a bid came in for Macauley that we couldn't refuse. I'd take the risk on giving Cedwyn a fresh 2.5-year contract right now, because I'm sure other clubs will be aware of his talents.

[MapperleyMagpie]

Well it's the morning after. Has anyone else woke up with a deep sense of loss, like losing someone you really care about? It's weird but he connected with us like no previous manager since Warnock has. Good luck Luke , We move on, fingers crossed stronger than before .

[since41]

Yeah my emotions now it's settled are one of sadness more than owt but it's over now, over to Jimbo for the time being.

[the_anticlough]

Well it's the morning after. Has anyone else woke up with a deep sense of loss, like losing someone you really care about? It's weird but he connected with us like no previous manager since Warnock has. Good luck Luke , We move on, fingers crossed stronger than before .

Yes, depressed.
Waited decades to see positive attacking football, which should be the norm not a rarity. As I've said, who else is going to play 3-1-5-1? Apart from Swansea now