Luton Town announce Wycombe Wanderers boss Matt Bloomfield as new head coach

Last week, the Hatters hierarchy and Rob Edwards brought their partnership to a mutual end with the club struggling towards the bottom of the Championship table.

They have moved swiftly to secure the services of League One's manager of the season thus far with Bloomfield having transformed Wycombe into promotion contenders.

However, the performances of the Chairboys have subsequently led to them losing their manager with Bloomfield choosing to pen a three-and-a-half-year contract at Kenilworth Road.

Luton thankful for Wycombe "co-operation"

Commenting on the appointment, CEO Gary Sweet showed his gratitude to Wycombe, telling the club's official website: "Before anything else, I would like to thank Wycombe for their co-operation in ensuring a swift and smooth transition. It may be flattering to be on the receiving end, it's never pleasant, but we have made sure that we've gone above and beyond to compensate Wycombe to secure his services, along with his trusted coaching team.

"Over the years in which we as a club have risen up the EFL, we encountered Matt at every step as a respected captain of his team, and together they have always shared our hunger and desire to improve and get to the next level.

"Since returning to Wycombe as manager we have been hugely impressed with his work in leading them back towards the top of League One, and especially in how they have done it in such an entertaining way, forging a reputation for front-footed attacking football.

"We identified Matt's personal and team-building qualities as the outstanding candidate to fit in with the culture we have long established here at Luton Town, and I'm sure every supporter will join me in welcoming him, along with Richard, Lee and Ben to Kenilworth Road."

Bloomfield added: "It's a genuine honour and a privilege to be here, to be appointed as manager of this incredible club. I'm really, really proud. It's been a busy few days, a very busy weekend but I've met the recruitment team, met Gary and spent some time with the board.

"The fact that they're all Luton supporters and that they care so much about their football club shone through, and the fact that they had a real big desire for me to join our football club also shone through, so I'm incredibly proud and very, very happy to be here.

"That made me feel very comfortable and very wanted, which is huge for me. I want to work with people who care and fans who also care - and they certainly do here. I want to work with people who want the best for their football club, and that's more than evident with Gary, the chairman and the board of directors.

"That feeling that they gave me and the feeling of being wanted, how much research they've done into me and the football team that we've produced at Colchester and Wycombe, and the knowledge base of what I stand for, who I am and what we've tried to produce in our football team left me in no uncertain times that this was the right move at the right time."

What is Bloomfield taking on at Luton?

Bloomfield is leaving a club in Wycombe that sits in second position in the League One table having accumulated 51 points from their 25 matches.

In sharp contrast, Luton are in 20th place in the Championship standings on the back of four successive defeats.

The 40-year-old's first game in charge will be the home fixture against Preston North End on January 18.

Written by

Darren Plant