Got to imagine they're already lining up replacements ready to go. They're clever people so probably waiting until this review to say it's not working and cut the compensation down
Got to imagine they're already lining up replacements ready to go. They're clever people so probably waiting until this review to say it's not working and cut the compensation down
They didn't have anybody ready to go when Burchnall left, nor when Williams left, which is not necessarily a bad thing, it's more important that you make the right appointment than a swift one that turns out to be a dud, but it never ceases to amaze me how people have to pretend these relatively young and inexperienced-in-life owners - who apparently have a rich family to fall back on if they make any big mistakes with their business toys - are somehow blessed with super powers to do everything just right and precise at every turn. I fear we're setting these guys up for an almighty fall. They're no different to all other owners, taking a gamble on something that has way too many variables to be certain of anything, long term strategy or not. All that sets the good one's apart from the bad are those that have the dosh to paper over the cracks when it goes t!ts up or a lot of luck and very often both.
Last edited by upthemaggies; 25-03-2024 at 10:10 AM.
The OP must belive everything he's told
The difference between the current owners and many of the previous owners is not that they don't make mistakes, but that they don't make rash and emotive decisions. They have yet to learn to make consistently good decisions and clearly had a fair share of luck that Luke, who probably by any metric was head and shoulders above what ever else may have been available. The sort of luck that RT had with Cotterill.
This current period is an interesting test for their mettle and commitment and one they've not really had to deal with at Notts thus far but a measured and considered response increases their chances of getting it right, or at least, of not getting it wrong (again).
I thought the Notts job was always going to be a great one for the person who follows Williams’ replacement. LW was charismatic, successful and respected by players and fans alike (from very early on) - and was always going to be a tough act to follow. As SM has demonstrated. Personally, I’d like to see us go for Scott Lindsey at the end of the season (even if we have a very bad track record when it comes to recruiting from Crawley, to put it mildly).
When the Reedtz bros sacked Ardley, they talked about metrics other than the results being a deciding factor. Unfortunately, there are no metrics in SM’s favour - I haven’t seen many xGs for our matches under Maynard, but I can’t imagine we’ve outperformed any teams other than Newport and Bradford. In other words, we’ve got what we deserved in pretty much all of the games.