Originally Posted by
Frigiliana Pie 1
I wouldn’t agree that there was a consistent decline until this century. There were various crises in 1958-9, 1965-6 and 1986, but Notts were able to recover from all of these to the extent of reaching the First Division in 1982 and 1991. Admittedly we were playing second fiddle to Forest since about 1957, but we were still a relatively successful, soundly based (most of the time) club.
I would argue that the decline truly began with the botched Scardino takeover in 2001 (which led to administration for a long period and then stagnation under the Trust) and was massively exacerbated by the Munto episode. We don’t seem to have had a sound financial basis since Derek Pavis was Chairman. The problems certainly began long before Ray Trew.