‘I used to be a BT engineer for 19 years – I give up in order that I may handle Notts County’
One EFL boss has come from a background not too many managers will be capable to evaluate to.
Stuart Maynard just lately took cost of League Two promotion hopefuls Notts County after they misplaced their supervisor Luke Williams to Championship facet Swansea City firstly of the 12 months. While some folks may dream of breaking into the Football League after leaving their safe full-time job, Maynard has made that dream a actuality.
Having plied his commerce as a semi-professional footballer, Maynard took a task at fifth-tier Wealdstone after two years of being an assistant on the National League facet. However, it wasn’t till former team-mate Dean Brennan was sacked he was provided the prospect to handle the group quickly.
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He quickly discovered himself answerable for the facet – the one catch being he nonetheless had his full time job at BT as an engineer. Upon receiving the decision to supervisor Notts County, Maynard made the choice to go away Wealdstone and ditch his job with the telecoms firm for the chance of a lifetime.
And, chatting with The Non-League Paper, Maynard revealed he was sat in his BT van when he bought the decision to take the helm over in Nottingham.
He mentioned: “My supervisor at BT has been sensible with it and dealt with all the pieces rather well. He understood what it meant to me and recognised that this was an unbelievable alternative. I feel they’re as excited for me as I’m to get began.
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“I had 19 good years at BT openreach, and it’s a tough decision to leave a job you’ve been in for so long. But when a club like Notts County comes calling it stops being a tough decision and becomes a really easy one.”
Notts County are searching for a second successive promotion after arising by means of the play-offs from the National League final season. Both County and fellow former non-league facet Wrexham are presently neck-and-neck in direction of the highest of the desk.
