DAVID Hockaday believes that Swindon Town must have a clear plan for the future before appointing their next manager.

The former club legend said that he was not surprised to see owner Lee Power part company with head coach Luke Williams yesterday, but feels that changes were inevitable.

However, before new man is brought in to the County Ground, the former Leeds United head coach insists a clear vision of how to get Town out of League Two must be set out.

“When a team gets relegated you have to look at four things,” said Hockaday, who is running his David Hockaday Football Academy at the Swindome at the Webbswood Stadium.

“You look at the owner, the recruitment, the players and the coaching staff.

“Lee (Power) is the owner and I can’t see him going anywhere unless some comes in and buys the club.

“The recruitment wasn’t good enough. I thought in January they just went out and brought players in for the sake of it, and the recruitment ties in with the players.

“But the team have been relegated so you have to look at the coaching staff.

“I don’t wish anybody ill, but the results have not been good enough and the coaches have to take their share of the blame.

“To move forward, you have to have a plan, a clear one, because getting out of League Two is not going to be easy.

“Lee has to decide whether he feels comfortable with an experienced manager who has some character.

“Or, does he look to bring in someone with less experience – someone he could mould.

“Ideally, they would know the club and know how to get out of League Two.”

Hockaday feels that the first thing Town must do is decide what type of players they want to have at the club and he believes that experience won’t necessarily breed success.

“I know lots of experienced players, but they are not winners,” the former Forest Green Rovers boss said.

“I know lots of players who don’t have a lot of experience, but are winners.

“What the club needs, are winners.

“Then there is (director of football) Tim Sherwood. Does he decide he wants to do it and be 100 per cent committed?

“If he does decide that, then that would be fantastic because I rate him very highly.

“However, what he can’t be is 40, 50 or 60 per cent committed because that doesn’t do anybody any favours.

“It is going to be very interesting to see what happens next.

“Do I want it? I’m very happy doing what I’m doing (with his Academy).

“I have a great bunch of boys who are all buying into what I want to do.”

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