There was mixed reaction as Swindon Town confirm their new first team head coach ready for the 2022/23 League Two campaign.
The Robins have promoted assistant manager Scott Lindsey to head coach following the departure of Ben Garner to Charlton Athletic.
The 50-year-old signed a three-year contract with the fourth tier outfit. Lindsey moved to the Robins with Garner in July 2021, reaching the playoffs in their first season.
BREAKING 🤝 | Swindon Town Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Lindsey as our new First-Team Head Coach.
Welcome to SN1, Scott!#STFC 🔴⚪️https://t.co/N8BwQFtbk2 pic.twitter.com/PmU8WAh5sV
— Swindon Town FC (@Official_STFC) June 20, 2022
Swindon Town Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Lindsey as our new First-Team Head Coach.
Following a thorough and diligent search, Lindsey emerged as the ideal candidate to lead the Reds forward.
Highly-regarded and respected by everyone who has worked under him, Lindsey offers Town some crucial continuity having served as Assistant Manager under former Head Coach Ben Garner last season.
As a result, Lindsey already knows the current squad inside out, he has close working relationships with those currently inside the club and is fully on board with our preferred way of playing.
Lindsey was instrumental in instilling the brand of football that spearheaded Town’s success last year, and his promotion to Head Coach will ensure there isn’t any change in direction to the way the team will look to play.
Furthermore, Lindsey is in lockstep with Technical Director Sandro Di Michele’s philosophies and vision when it comes to recruitment and the direction the club wants to head in.
Having reached the EFL Sky Bet League Two Playoffs in 2021-22 and with a strong core in place, the club felt it was crucial to keep some level of continuity in place in order to give the team the best possible chance of competing for promotion in 2022-23.
Lindsey brings that quality in abundance, and he also boasts a proven track record when it comes to spotting talent and developing it, with current Town player Ellis Iandolo the perfect example having been brought to SN1 by Lindsey in 2015.
With a passion for the club and the local area, Lindsey ticks all of the boxes and we feel strongly he is the perfect man to lead Swindon Town into an exciting new era.
Sandro Di Michele, Town’s Technical Director, said: “We have a clear philosophy on how we want this football club to operate and over the last 12 months Scott Lindsey has played a key role in shaping that.
“Scott clearly believes in a possession based, attacking brand of football and he fully supports our data lead recruitment strategy.
“He is hugely respected by the players and has been integral to their development. All these factors made Scott the standout choice and I’m incredibly excited for the future of Swindon Town Football Club with Scott as Head Coach.”
Following his appointment, Scott Lindsey expressed his delight at getting the opportunity to manage the club.
The New Gaffer means business #STFC 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/BUxLeIqGZD
— Swindon Town FC (@Official_STFC) June 20, 2022
“It means a lot to me to be the Head Coach of this fantastic football club,” he said.
“There’s some great people behind the scenes working here, and you only had to look at last season to see how well supported this club is, averaging nearly 10,000 people every week, which is amazing for this standard of football.
“Away from home the following was just incredible, so to be Head Coach of this club with that kind of following is just fantastic and I’m really looking forward to it.
“The club wanted some continuity going forward and they don’t want to go too far away from how we play, so that was an important factor.
“It is big for me and my family. I worked here back in 2015 as the Youth Coach, I then came back with Ben (Garner) as the Assistant Manager last year and my family have really embraced it. My children all go in the Town End for most home games, and try to get to a lot of the away games too, so it is a really proud moment for me.”
Swindon Town CEO, Rob Angus, said: “We’re really pleased that Scott has agreed to become Head Coach of our club, providing continuity, and he is someone who can develop and improve our players, and more importantly, believes in the way we like to play.
“He has fully bought into our football strategy. He knows our club inside and out and I am sure with Scott at the helm we have a great future ahead of us.”
LINDSEY’S CAREER:
Senior career
-1991 – Goole Town
1991–1992 – Stafford Rangers
1992–1993 – Burton Albion
1993–1994 – Sutton Coldfield Town
1993–1994 – Tamworth
1993–1994 – Bridlington Town
1994–1995 – Gillingham
1995–1997 – Dover Athletic
1997–1998 – Sittingbourne
1998 – Ashford Town (Kent)
1998–1999 – Canvey Island
1999–2001 – Gravesend & Northfleet
2001–2002 – Welling United
2002–2006 – Folkestone Invicta
2005–2006 – Maidstone United
2007–2008 – Sittingbourne
2008–2009 – Folkestone Invicta
2013–2014 – Tamworth
Teams managed
2010 – Lincoln City (caretaker)
2013–2014 – Tamworth (assistant)
2014–2016 – Swindon Town U18
2016–2019 – Forest Green Rovers (assistant)
2019–2021 – Chatham Town
2021–2022 – Swindon Town (Assistant Manager)
2022- Swindon Town
As mentioned, there was mixed reaction as Swindon Town confirm their new first team head coach…
@SamJord01: Jesus Christ
@beckylawrence11: This was not worth the long wait
@beckylawrence11: @Official_STFC I wonder how many people turned us down to end up making him manager?
@SmthLeon: WOOOOOOO WHAT AN APPOINTMENT
@ajclerck: Will happily get behind him, but was it really worth it waiting this long just to fall back on an assistant coach?
@roblockyear90: This is a shambles to be honest
@Millsy_01: Didn’t see this appointment coming but makes complete sense to me. Good luck Scott.
@MartinCrook1208: Congratulations! He is highly regarded ,knows the club and players so the work has started. Has my backing. Will try to ignore the self entitlement/rudeness of some fans who will never be happy. Unless it was Klopp and even then probably. Good luck and promotion please 🔴⚪️ #stfc
@Kirkjdr6: Glad to know the players are behind this appointment, unlike a some of our fans. Wishing you every success Scott.
@h_theduck: Well I sincerely hope he’s a big success for us. Onwards and upwards.
@Monde_music: Welcome to SN1? This was always going to split fans, don’t try and pull the wool over their eyes by insinuating this is a person new to the club
@pieman80: Good appointment – now let’s get pre season up and away 🔴⚪️
@archstfcc: definitely not my first choice, either way might be surprised by his performance just got to wait and see.
@jack_stagg: That is such a lee power move
@joe_sellars23: Hopefully he has a good enough relationship with Payne and Egbo for them to put pen to paper
@GeorgePBishop8: Get in there, on with recruitment now. All the best Scott.
@Eighty6Red: Complete backing required, if the fans are behind the manager and team from the start it will be a hell of a lot easier. May not be people’s first choice, but surely you want the club to do well so let’s back him from the off! Best of luck Scott!
@steveclements25: Ok, give him a chance. Was part of coaching team that got us into the play-offs last season. Knows the club and more importantly knows the players that are still here. All the best Scott. 🔴⚪️⚽️
@JosefSeymour: He will get my full support. Has shown loyalty would have been easy to bugger off with Garner. SCOTT LINDSEY’S BARMY ARMY
@neilmcc87: Linked with the likes of Carrick, Mason, Delaney, Campbell etc and we end up with bloody Ben Garner’s assistant. Piss poor that Swindon 💩
@Sw1ndonTownFC: That’s it that seals the deal. I’ve been a Swindon season ticket holder since 1928. This is the worst managerial appointment in history. I’m off to support Port Vale who appoint decent managers
@swindonrich: Well, obviously good luck to him and I hope he does great, but all that time taken just to appoint the assistant?! Feels like it will either be inspired or a disaster, hope it’s the former.
@daniecain66: Shocking appointment backwards move if I have ever seen one 😡😡
@JimmyTheAnvil77: This is a bloody joke! Cheap option again! Not happy! This has made my mind up not to renew my ST! Took this long to appoint someone who was already employed by the club! Joke.
@MarcelNimani: Wow!!! From SCEFL management to League 2 management within one year/ What a great story 👏
@ArchieT40248406: HMS piss the league is already sinking
@stfc_jack: are u fuckin serious
— Rory (@_roryhalliday) June 20, 2022
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