Luke Williams' animal antics: from wrestling deer to chasing them off training pitch

Luke Williams, the manager of Notts County, made a humorous comment about his press coverage after a video was posted on the club's social media platforms showing him chasing a deer away from the training ground. The players were apparently impressed with their manager's agility and persistence.

The Magpies are gearing up for their last league match of the National League season, which will be against York City at Meadow Lane this weekend. They hope to carry their momentum into the play-offs, following Wrexham's title-winning victory over Boreham Wood last Saturday.

During preparations, a deer found its way onto the training pitch and ran around as the cameras rolled. In the video, the Notts head coach can be seen trying to catch the animal, while his players applauded his efforts. Eventually, the deer left the training ground, leaving Williams out of breath.

"Yeah, I have just about got my breath back - it's actually not my first rodeo with this kind of situation," Williams revealed when asked about the situation.

"My good friend David Coles a goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers and a real amazing guy, he is a real animal lover as well, and we actually found a deer caught in the net behind the goal that catches the ball when you do finishing practice.

"On that occasion I had to actually wrestle the deer to the ground because the net was caught around the antlers, and he gave my good friend David a right good kick just below the knee - it put him in hospital I think."

Recognised for his strategic influence on the current group of Notts players, Williams was present to investigate further the brilliance that orchestrated the departure of the deer from the training ground - acknowledged by some of the Magpies team.

"It was actually a milder version when the deer was already free - myself and the staff I am not sure on the video if you can see the staff, we make a brilliant press, I think Ruben (Rodrigues) and Sam Austin are quite impressed with the way we pressed the deer and kept him in one corner and force him off the training pitch.

"I was really happy with the staff, we have everything clipped up in the meeting to show all the angles of the press and the energy was brilliant."

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