'My relationship with the fans will never waiver' - Matt Bloomfield on Wycombe exit
Former Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has said his relationship with the Chairboys fans will ‘never waiver’ following his sudden and dramatic exit from the club.
The 40-year-old departed the Adams Park side on January 14 to join Championship outfit Luton Town on a three-year contract, just days after guiding the Buckinghamshire club to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
He leaves the side that he spent just a little over 21 years at across two spells with 52 wins from his 108 games in charge.
Prior to that, he played 558 times for Wycombe, scoring 40 goals.
Speaking to BBC Radio 3 Counties, Bloomfield said: “My message is of absolute gratitude for their support of me as I practically spent my whole adult life [at Wycombe], barring four months as the manager of Colchester.
“I joined the club as a teenager in 2003 and it will always hold a special place in my heart because of how long I spent there and my relationship with the fans will never waiver.
“But there are many things that go on in football and sometimes, circumstances present themselves where decisions need to be made.
“I hope the fans know my loyalty to the football club over the number of years I was there.”
On his move to Luton, he added: “This was an incredible opportunity that was presented to me by a board who believed in me, and they absolutely made it clear that they believed in me, and I felt extremely welcome and wanted.
“It was very warming.”
His first game in charge will be at home to Preston North End on Saturday, before he is back in the Thames Valley, as the Hatters will face Oxford United on January 21.
Speaking to the EFL 72 podcast, he added: "There are some parallels in terms of what the supporters expect, what this club stands for - hard work, integrity, loyalty," Bloomfield said.
"Every club is different, you need to learn every club. That individuality is what makes football in this country so special but can I see some parallels? Yes.
"That's one of the things that attracted me to Luton and Luton to me, reciprocally."
