as discussed on our forum<\/a> – from last weekend’s win against Bristol City and rumours have circulated since that he could be on his way out of the Swansea.com Stadium after a matter of months since arriving from MK Dons with Martin.<\/p>\nAfter Football League World broke the news earlier this afternoon, the club confirmed that Williams has left the club with immediate effect citing “personal reasons” for his departure.<\/p>\n
Williams has long been recognised as a key part of his backroom staff; he himself has considerable experience having managed Swindon Town and Bristol City’s U23 team.<\/p>\n
His replacement looks likely to be Technical Development coach Matt Gill who is set to step up to be Martin’s second in command until the end of the season.<\/p>\n
The Swans official statement read: “Everyone at Swansea City would like to wish Luke all the best for the future and thank him for his hard work while at the club+”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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