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Considering this model of running a football club is far from unique and a growing trend , there will be a few traditional managers dissapointed then . It also does not it is a bad way of doing things .

The money they have spent on transfer fees and presumably wages does not suggest that the intention is to be an academy with a football club attached. It feels like their intention is to invest very significant resources in both. TBH I still don't fully understand their motivations for this level of investment on a club of our size but it will certainly be an interesting road. I can't quite decide in truth whether it is a welcome one.

Hartridge is out for the rest of the season

This is the first time in 16 years we've had a new manager come in externally, as opposed to promoting internally (yes I include MB in that category). For that reason alone it's an exciting moment to see what new ideas MD can bring to the club. I wish him all the best - there is quite a high level of pressure on him to finish the job that has been started this year. Equally, very few new Managers/Head Coaches get to walk into a club in such a strong position.

If we’re going to be an academy with a football club attached, then this type of appointment was absolutely inevitable. You need all the teams in the set up playing the same style of football. You can’t have a manager putting his own stamp on the style if that’s not the style that’s been played through all the age groups.

We've come to get an idea of how the Lomtadze regime will operate, the appointment of a relatively young coach with vast experience in the academies of bigger clubs always seemed like a distinct possibility. In that sense getting hot under the collar over established names at this level seemed a bit pointless. Personally I think we need the right sort of coach for the management structure in place, bringing Schumacher in might have got some fans' juices going but he might not be right for the setup Dan Rice is overseeing.

Welcome to Wycombe Wanderers Mike, time to write yourself into WWFC history!

Quite, you have to have everyone at the club on the same page.

Just watched a few press conferences he has done while holding the reins at Sunderland. Comes across well.

We've all got to get behind him and the whole regime for the rest of the season and beyond.

Less of the data driven bashing, please. I'm not a fan of it's influence on "the beautiful game", but it appears to be where it's going, and i'm glad to see wycombe giving it a go. Whatever they're doing has got us to second in the league and it's February, so it's working. For the first time ever, we have serious cash backing the club. There is no way we could really compete before against Birmingham and Wrexham - but this transfer window we've spent more money than in nearly a decade on transfer fees. We stand a great chance.

Fingers crossed on Kone staying to get us up this season. We need you. COYB!!

We've brought in a few big name "exciting" managers (alright head coach now) in the past like Smith and Adams and we still try and fight the bad memories off now.

So let's hope this is one of those ones that doesn't get anyone pumped but turns out to be pure genius.