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[upthemaggies]

Just added fire to the whole unfashionable tag as well!

Pavis and Trew made the same mistake.
Hardy was the only chairman who got that side of things right. Sadly not in others but there's a lesson to be learned here.

I hope the current owners don't fall into the trap of whinging to the converted, it achieves nothing other than leaving existing supporters with the feeling they're backing a lost cause.

[BigFatPie]

Pavis and Trew made the same mistake.
Hardy was the only chairman who got that side of things right. Sadly not in others but there's a lesson to be learned here.

I hope the current owners don't fall into the trap of whinging to the converted, it achieves nothing other than leaving existing supporters with the feeling they're backing a lost cause.

I remember Pavis moaning about the first home crowd of 90/91 because amongst other reasons, we’d had ‘a new sprinkler system’ put in.

That’s why I give Hardy a bit more credit than some others, fair play to the bloke, he certainly got the crowds up. Even if playing fortunes went down.

[upthemaggies]

I remember Pavis moaning about the first home crowd of 90/91 because amongst other reasons, we’d had ‘a new sprinkler system’ put in.

That’s why I give Hardy a bit more credit than some others, fair play to the bloke, he certainly got the crowds up. Even if playing fortunes went down.

The worst quote I've come across was Jack Dunnett in September 1974, he was appealing for gates of 14,000 on a day we got 10k v West Brom in tier 2, he said "'We will survive, but it may mean we will drop down to the Fourth Division by selling - and that is why I want our supporters to be warned.' Needless to say the next four gates were lower than any that season before he made the statement.

[i961pie]

The worst quote I've come across was Jack Dunnett in September 1974, he was appealing for gates of 14,000 on a day we got 10k v West Brom in tier 2, he said "'We will survive, but it may mean we will drop down to the Fourth Division by selling - and that is why I want our supporters to be warned.' Needless to say the next four gates were lower than any that season before he made the statement.

I must admit I was a stay away fan through from 1978 to about 92, A lot happened in my personal life and I fell out and lost interest in football, I stopped going and packed up playing. I didn't see Notts in their best years so can't be accused of being a glory hunter.
A workmate convinced me to go to the Notts/Spurs cup game when we won 3-0 and I started to take an interest again and became a regular during the Alladyce reign. Not a lot to shout about though the last 20 odd years.

[upthemaggies]

I must admit I was a stay away fan through from 1978 to about 92, A lot happened in my personal life and I fell out and lost interest in football, I stopped going and packed up playing. I didn't see Notts in their best years so can't be accused of being a glory hunter.
A workmate convinced me to go to the Notts/Spurs cup game when we won 3-0 and I started to take an interest again and became a regular during the Alladyce reign. Not a lot to shout about though the last 20 odd years.

I reckon a fair percentage will say the 1969-77 period was more enjoyable than 1980-92, I was too young for the former but all things considered there's a good case to be made that the 1970s was the best time to be a Notts fan this side of the Lawton era. For football in general it was definitely the case.