Rob Edwards has revealed that he is determined to prove his worth as a manager in the Championship after being handed over the reins at Luton Town yesterday.
Edwards was drafted in as Nathan Jones' successor following the 49-year-old's decision to move to Southampton earlier this month.
The former Forest Green Rovers boss experienced a brief spell in charge of Luton's arch-rivals Watford earlier this year.
Despite the fact that the Hornets only lost two of the 1o league games that they participated in with Edwards at the helm, they decided to part ways with the 39-year-old in September and draft in Slaven Bilic as his replacement.
Currently 10th in the Championship standings, Luton will be hoping to push on when the season resumes next month.
Edwards will oversee his first competitive game in charge of the Hatters when they take on Middlesbrough on December 10th.
After being officially announced as Luton's new manager, Edwards has revealed that he is aiming to demonstrate that he is capable of being a successful manager at this level.
Speaking to Luton's official website about whether he feels he has a point to prove, Edwards said: "I think we all do.
"When I say we, I think managers and head coaches in general always have something to prove, whether that is to yourself, your own pride and wanting to do well but we’re all competitive and we all want to win.
"You’re continuously trying to improve, trying to get better and move forward, so I think that is always the case.
"It doesn’t matter whether you have just won a league title and you’re going into a new league, it’s always something else.
"You’re always trying to prove yourself.
"10 games in the league is a short period of time, it hurts your pride and you want to get back out there and you want to show people."
The Verdict
Edwards was simply not given enough time to implement his ideas at Watford and thus it is hardly a surprise that he has admitted that his pride was hurt.
Having earned another opportunity to work in the Championship, it will be interesting to see whether Edwards will be able to get the best out of Luton's players in the coming months.
By securing positive results on a regular basis when the season resumes, Luton will remain in contention for a play-off place.
With the transfer window set to open in January, Edwards may be tempted to stamp his own authority on the club's squad by drafting in some fresh faces as he looks to take the Hatters to new heights.