I honestly thought Ardley would make a significant difference and quickly but clearly the spine of the team is just not there. Instead of players like Stead passing on some positivity, the players heads drop immediately they go one down.
Everything now depends on who the management team can bring in during January. It needs to be loan players because any quality at this level will have been snapped up by now.
I could not rate Notts' survival chances higher than 50 /50. Lose on Wednesday and that tips nearer 30 / 70.