Behind every great manager is a great group of backroom staff, and that is no different at Notts County.
While Luke Williams and his Magpies squad receive large amounts of plaudits for their performances on the pitch this season, the Notts boss was keen to highlight the work off it that has contributed to them sitting five points clear at the National League summit.
When taking the Meadow Lane hot seat last summer, he was joined by his assistant Ryan Harley, with the pair having crossed paths during their times at both Brighton and Swindon.
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With the core group of the background staff remaining from the previous season under Ian Burchnall, Williams added to his staff in his early tenure, with George Lawtey who he worked with at Bristol City and MK Dons, appointed alongside Joao Alves as first team assistant to help provide video analysis and tactical input that has gone hand in hand since his arrival.
His team also consists of Tom Weal, Craig Heiden, Ian Hutton, Lewis Saleem, and Jane Jackson, with Williams quick to express his gratitude for all of those working hard behind the scenes in their preparations for another long away trip to Yeovil this weekend, insisting that working under him does come with its difficulties.
"They're epic, incredible," said the Magpies boss on the importance of his staff in his side's five consecutive wins in the National League.
"I think it's fair to say it's probably not easy to work in my staff because the expectations are high and sometimes the timescales you are given are unrealistic but the work still gets done.
"And that work gets done to a high standard, and it gets done without any type of complaint - it's hard to speak more highly of that group of backroom staff, every single one of them.
"I am very grateful for what they have done but I have to keep them going as well and they have to understand, which they do, that we have to keep going every minute of every day to try and compete at this level in this season."
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