When Warne was given the head coach job in April, the club described it as a "significant appointment", with the 52-year-old signing a four-year-deal.

Warne has won four promotions from League One, three with Rotherham and one when in charge at Derby County during the 2023-24 season, but he was relieved of his duties at Pride Park in February 2025.

He said the way the club is being run by Kuwaiti businessman and entrepreneur Fahad Al Ghanim has impressed him.

"The actual organisation behind the scenes is really good," he added.

"Neil [Hart] the chief executive really impressed me and everyone works really closely."

"The recruiters and my staff are all within a tennis ball of each other, so it's really cohesive.

"When I interviewed for the job, I wasn't too sure that I was suited to the 'MK-way' because it's been very much 'keep the ball, keep the ball' but they said they haven't really got a way at the moment as we need to get back to winning."

Despite a tough 2024-25 campaign Warne said the target for the coming season is promotion to League One.

"Everyone feels...