Quote Originally Posted by matt_magpie View Post
If memory serves me right when Ardley walked in after Nolan, Kewell and Chettle, we had played 20 odd league games, had won 3 (all Kewell) , we had won 9 by then end of the season, I think anyone can deduce even if Ardley could have done better most of the damage was already done or do we just ignore the facts?
How can most of the damage be done- when we were 7 points above Macclesfield when Ardley came in ?? Not only that Notts players and manager were getting PAID, where macclesfields were not

Ardley first 12 games was his downfall, in that period he ended up 8 points from safety, and lost the key match to Macclesfield

It is true, when he was allowed to bring in many of his own players in January he improved, but not enough to keep us up.