Championship

Long-term? It’s eight games these days!

by
The LeaguePaper Team
26 August 2018

Shaun Derry

GOING UP: Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth celebrates promotion last season and, inset, Justin Edinburgh
PICTURE: Action Images

I ‘M really good friends with Justin Edinburgh, the former Spurs defender who is now managing Leyton Orient.
Before I got into management, I asked him about having short, medium and long-term plans. He just laughed.
He said ‘Short-term is four games. Medium-term is six games. Long-term is eight games. That is where we are these days’.
He’s right, of course. Just look at Nick Daws, who was sacked by Scunthorpe this week. It&rsq...

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