Chris Hogg had no intention of leaving Newcastle United when he received a phone call from an old friend out of the blue. Within a week, his resignation had been accepted and he swapped life in the North East for a fresh start in Milton Keynes alongside Liam Manning.
The future management duo had come through the ranks as players at Ipswich Town, and became close friends during coaching stints at Portman Road a decade later. Manning was appointed as MK Dons manager after Russell Martin's departure on the eve of the League One season, and there was one obvious choice for the role of assistant manager.
Hogg told ChronicleLive: "We played away at Liverpool with the under-23s, and that evening I got a phone call. By the end of that week, I'm arriving in Milton Keynes and getting unveiled with Liam as part of the management team.
