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“Ainsworth enjoyed a record-breaking, history-making decade in charge of the Chairboys, and moves to Loftus Road along with assistant manager Richard Dobson and analyst Josh Hart, bringing to an end his near 14-year association with the Blues after arriving initially as a player on loan from the Loftus Road outfit.

Ainsworth, widely renowned as the Wanderers’ greatest ever manager, became captain of Gary Waddock’s Wanderers before taking up a player-coach role and then becoming Waddock’s successor as manager in September 2012, going on to steer the club to safety from relegation in his first two seasons in charge before embarking on two promotion-winning campaigns, three trips to Wembley Stadium and a succession of cup adventures to achieve legend status at Wycombe Wanderers.

His finest hour came under the arch at Wembley in July 2020, guiding the club to the Championship for the first time in its history, and he leaves having just achieved the Blues’ best ever winning run in the third tier, collecting victories in nine of their last 12 matches.

Dobson has served as assistant manager throughout Ainsworth’s tenure at Adams Park, arriving initially to head up the club’s youth department in 2007 before stepping up to first-team duties in 2011. As a management team, they oversaw 550 matches in all competitions.

Comment from chairman Rob Couhig, plus Gareth Ainsworth and Matt Bloomfield, will follow throughout the week.”

Very good 👍👍

Hang on, we're announcing deal length?

What has happened to this club!!!

Blimming heck, are Bolton specifically trying to ruck us up this season

Not talking about the Doc, but has there ever been a week where there's been such rage on here, and such different views?

Any gentle questioning about evidence, or suchlike being met like they'd admitted they were a Tory from Col Utd who quite likes Joey Barton.

It’s very much a gut feeling issue. So calls for evidence are bound to land badly - we’re not handing in dissertations here.

The blithe dismissal of concerns about the Danuard operation bemuse me in much the same way that their backers clearly find the reaction of the Bloom Club a bit OTT.

One thing it does lay to bed is the old rot about Gasroom cliques and not being able to have one’s say. It’s been a feisty couple of days but all views are here.

Expect that to change if we go for Dean Holden

Also, my reading of the situation is that MB and DR were on very different pages with regards to recruitment and that ultimately created an impasse. If that was the case, it's not about 'fighting to keep' the manager.

What's wrong with what they said?

"The Club is naturally disappointed with Matt’s decision to leave in the middle of the season. However, we respect his decision to pursue this new chapter in his career. He leaves with the gratitude and best wishes of everyone at Wycombe Wanderers, and we thank him for his service to the club."

"The dominant lads on the gasroom were spot on saying i was pushed out"