Harford recalls Kinnear call that echoes Sheehan’s return to coach ex-Town team-mates

Alan Sheehan on his return to Luton as first-team coach
Alan Sheehan on his return to Luton as first-team coach. Photo by Liam Smith

Mick Harford says he’s been in Alan Sheehan’s shoes as player becoming a coach of former team-mates, but believes Luton’s new first-team trainer will have a long and successful career.

The Irishman returned to Town last week as the newest recruit to boss Nathan Jones’ backroom staff, almost two years after leaving to carry on playing.

Spells at Northampton and Oldham included a split role as a coach, so his four successful years as a popular Hatter made him an ideal candidate to join the staff after hanging up his boots. 

Alan Sheehan celebrates scoring a stunning free-kick against Cardiff
Alan Sheehan celebrates scoring a stunning free-kick against Cardiff. Photo by Liam Smith

Sheehan was Jones’ first signing as Luton boss in 2016, so he played alongside the likes of Danny Hylton, Luke Berry, James Shea, Glen Rea, Sonny Bradley, Dan Potts, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu and Harry Cornick.

He’s now coaching them, and Harford – who returned to work at the same time after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer – remembers being in a similar position once he stopped playing while at Wimbledon. 

“I got into coaching through Joe Kinnear and I owe Joe a really big debt,” said the 62-year-old of his transition to the backroom at the Dons before the pair joined the Hatters. 

“I retired during the season and my last game was for Wimbledon against Astoni Villa and I had a problem with my Achilles. I was 38-and-a-half-years-old and it was either an operation or retire. 

“I just didn’t want to have another operation at that age, when I was coming up to 39 years old. Joe said to me, ‘we’ll put you in charge of the under-21s.’

Mick Harford applauds the Hatters faithful after returning from his cancer treatment. Photo by Liam Smith

“I went straight into a role and, with the majority of the lads, the day before I was training with them and then, all of a sudden, I was their coach. 

“It is a difficult process and is something you have to deal with. You’re not itheir friend anymore but you want to help them as much as you can, you want to help them and make them better. You want to work hard with them and improve them, but you have to be strong with them. 

“But if you have a structure and a belief with what they believe in, it makes it a lot easier. That was my philosophy and I know Alan, he’s a clever guy. 

“A lot of the lads won’t know Alan, but they’ll know he’ll work hard, will do the right things and I’m 100 per cent certain that he’ll have a long career in coaching and be successful. Hopefully, he’ll be successful here first.”

Harford is renowned for his eye for scouting and recruiting players, but asked if he’d scouted Sheehan as a coach, the assistant manager said: “Nathan brought up the idea of bringing Alan back a few weeks ago and we all believed it was a good idea because, firstly, he knew the football club.

“He knew the ins and outs of it and he’s part of our success over the last few years and hopefully we can go on and be successful with him. 

Alan Sheehan watches from dugout for the first time as Luton coach. Photo by Liam Smith

“Scouting coaches, I’ve never really done that but what we do is look for good characters, good people, hard-working people and we believe Alan is one of those.

“We’re absolutely delighted to have Alan back. When we knew he was coming available. He retired only a couple of days ago and we saw an opportunity for Alan to come back Ito the football club. 

“He knows the club inside out. Myself and Paul (Hart) are getting on a little bit and Nathan thought it would be best to bring a younger coach in. 

“He’s perfect for the role. He’s very enthusiastic and he fits the bill really well. I think it’s a great appointment.”

Berry, who scored on his return from injury in Sunday’s 4-0 FA Cup win over Harrogate, said of Sheehan, his former team-mate: “He was a real top player and you can see he’s going to be a top coach. He’s got a great demeanour about him and he talks well. 

“He’s only been in the club for a week, but you can see he’ll put more of a stamp on it and take more sessions and they’ll be really good.” 

And the midfielder says there’s nothing strange about Sheehan now in the dugout, saying: “He’s got that aura about him. He used to take some meetings with us and he speaks well, not like me.” 

While Harford stepped back from his duties at the end of last year to undergo a 12-week course of radiotherapy, Luton also brought back another fan favourite into the coaching fold, with the appointment of Alan McCormack as an academy coach. 

The midfielder was part of the back-to-back promotion-winning team that got Town back to the Championship, but retired from playing after leaving Southend at the end of last term. 

He’s now coaching under-13s lead coach and assisting with older groups up to the Under-21s.  

After a 19-year playing career spanning more than 500 matches, Harford said of McCormack’s appointment: “It’s the right thing to do in my opinion. They (him and Sheehan) were role models when they were here. They were disciplined, they were hard working and a big part of the structure at this football club. 

“They believe in and know what we’re trying to do here, so bringing them back was a bit of no-brainer and I’m sure they’ll go on to be successful coaches in the future.” 

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