Penney said, "It will be great if I can have the team that I had at Darlington. It is unfortunate for Tommy, but Martin and Andy have a good working relationship with me. They know what I want and they can come in and hopefully we can hit the ground running."
Alan Hardy sung the praises of outgoing Tommy Wright and Mark Crossley when he told the Oldham Chronicle, "Tommy was a terrific assistant to John Sheridan for the last three seasons and Mark was a great character to have about the place and also had good coaching skills. We are grateful for the work both have done for the club and wish them well with whatever they do in the future."