Loughborough Echo

Ex-Forest ace joins the backroom at Dynamo

- By JAMES KENDRICK

FORMER Nottingham Forest player Lewis McGugan has joined Loughborou­gh Dynamo as their first team assistant manager.

The former Nottingham Forest, Watford and Sheffield Wednesday man has joined Head Coach Brad Munn’s backroom staff and in the dug out for Saturday’s game against Spalding United.

McGugan (33) played 202 times for Nottingham Forest scoring 40 goals and he helped them gain automatic promotion from League One in 2008.

McGugan also made appearance­s for the England Under 17’s and Under 19’s.

Loughborou­gh Dynamo Head Coach Brad Munn is delighted to be bringing Lewis to the club and he can’t wait to work with him.

“I’m delighted to bring Lewis McGugan to the club for a number of reasons. He is someone who I can trust but also someone who I have a lot of respect for off the pitch.

“His playing career instantly earns him the respect needed and his experience at top level football will hopefully have the desired effect on a squad which on the whole is a young one.

“Hopefully we can create a partnershi­p that will help progress this set of players as much as possible to be successful in and off the pitch.

“I’m sure everyone around the club shares the welcome I extend to him and I look forward to him getting started.”

As a player Lewis McGugan was a midfielder who was known as a dead ball specialist. He retired from profession­al football in 2018 and has since had some time out.

Loughborou­gh Dynamo CoChairmen Darren Rodgers and Ian Beech said: “We are delighted to have appointed Lewis McGugan as our new Assistant Manager. Lewis is someone who has and vast experience in the profession­al game and we believe that will be an asset to us as we move forward.

“We look forward to working with Lewis and seeing his partnershi­p with Brad Munn develop and we wholeheart­edly welcome Lewis to the club.”

 ?? ?? Curtis Burrows scoring the penalty to make it 1-0 to Loughborou­gh Dynamo on Saturday. Turn to page 62 for the full match report. Picture by Philip Devine.
Curtis Burrows scoring the penalty to make it 1-0 to Loughborou­gh Dynamo on Saturday. Turn to page 62 for the full match report. Picture by Philip Devine.
 ?? ?? Loughborou­gh Dynamo’s new assistant manager Lewis McGugan. Picture by James Kendrick.
Loughborou­gh Dynamo’s new assistant manager Lewis McGugan. Picture by James Kendrick.

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