Notts County

[AucklandRover]

The gods of football are not sentimental.
Notts Co. - founder members of the Football League, officially the world's oldest club, and favourites for promotion at the start of this season - relegated to the National League. It doesn't seem that long since they were in the equivalent of the PL.
It must send a shiver down the spine of fans everywhere.

[Despair]

I would be inclined to and tend to look at it this way;
They are simply ‘settling back’ into the kind of ethos from which they emerged.
I recall going on their ground many many decades ago and they were a far cry from their over the river near neighbours!
Quite a few of whom (screaming arrogance and flaunting their ‘status’ caveman fashion) were gatecrashing the game.
We had a few pints with some of the County supporters who were very much of the shrug of the shoulder ‘what will be will be.

They are now a little more distanced from the circus that is top flight football.
Not such a bad thing.

[seventwo]

I heard that they've had 36 managers since 1991 (was it?) when they were in the top flight.