Give the manager more time

[jackal2]

Some great posts and concerns
Recruitment recruitment recruitment
Whatever decision making process has been used since Wembley has failed to address our defending and goalkeeper.
Will the club please sort this out. Simples.
A major overhaul is required in the close season.
In the meantime inconsistencies will inevitably continue unless
players return to their effective roles
( changing these roles gives them an excuse for not performing )
I think SM and his coaching team would benefit from help and advice from an experienced mentor as suggested by others
This requires leadership from the top and a coming together of all concerned to restore the feel good factor and the dignity of the club.
This will demonstrate that our long term support is cherished.
COYP

Recruitment-wise what we desperately need in the full-back, centre-half and midfield positions are some aggressive ball-winning destroyers who love doing the dirty side of the game. Yes, they'll need to be capable of promptly passing the ball five or ten yards to one of our more creative players once they've won it, but their primary job is to stop the opposition. Scott Robertson, Lewis Macari and Jim O'Brien are probably the best we've got at present. Most of our central defenders should be prosecuted under the Trade Descriptions Act.

The current squad is over-balanced towards creative players. Too many of them don't have the appetite or in some cases the ability to be effective when we're not in possession. At the moment we're a nice team to play against, evidenced by the number of goals opponents score against us despite relatively meagre possession.

As someone who grew up watching Notts in the Warnock and Allardyce eras I really, really HATE seeing a Notts County team look like soft touches. That certainly is not an identity the club should want. A football team can be good in and out of possession if you get the right mix of players, like Nigel Clough has done at Mansfield. For every player like Jodi Jones or Dan Crowley who can beat an opponent or play a wonderful defence-splitting pass, you need another one who can stop the opposition's best players doing the same.