Quote Originally Posted by magpie_mania View Post
I did feel somewhat sorry for Pavis. He put together a great set-up and some really exciting times. His redevelopment of ML was incredible, especially when he did 3 sides of the ground in one close season. He had his faults of course but I do think we are much better for having him.
Both Dunnett and Pavis deserved far better support for their efforts, but both were up against Fword with Brian Clough, the peak of hooliganism and a low in attendances across football in general. At least Pavis did eventually come to the realisiation that it was a mistake to moan about the gates. In August 1994, after the new main stand had been built, he wrote....
"If we can get a successful team together, hopefully people will flock to Meadow Lane to use our excellent facilities but if they don't, you won't hear any complaints from me. I’ve never been so 'low' as I was in April when only 6,318 turned up to see our important clash with Tranmere Rovers. I couldn't believe it when the attendance figure was shown to me and I even suggested to Neal [Hook] that he should go back and check it. That's all in the past, though, and I've promised myself that I won't complain about small crowds anymore. It's a free country and people will come to Meadow Lane if they want to."