IB the story so far ......

[Killerkline]

Yes the play offs are increasingly decided by poor official decisions, this has hit Notts hard, nothing more so than the Coventry play off farce, that destroyed nolan and hardy, and to a lesser extent more recently against Torquay, when there first goal was offside., meaning we should have gone through

This is why i am a big believer in VAR for play off matches, to much is at stake, and the futures of clubs can be defined by these decisions

The Coventry games are ones I often look back on. Of course to lose due to horrendous officiating is a bitter pill to swallow. But, another aspect I consider, did the defeat begin the revealing of Nolan and Hardy’s true capabilities?

[Davy500]

The Coventry games are ones I often look back on. Of course to lose due to horrendous officiating is a bitter pill to swallow. But, another aspect I consider, did the defeat begin the revealing of Nolan and Hardy’s true capabilities?

Hardy lost it after this point, started spending big over the summer, sacked Nolan and Kewell and spent even more that he could not afford

All he had to do was stick with Nolan,and be a little more patient, but he was determined after the play off defeat, that notts were going to get promoted, no matter what, threw all his money at players and managers that sadly did not work out, till basically he ran out of cash

Shame Hardy never invested some of that money in the January transfer window, when we were in the top 3, then promotion would have been his, but the loss of yates( Grants goals dried up ) and bennett injured ( later played in the championship) was the real reason notts results tapered off in the second half of the season,

[Killerkline]

Hardy lost it after this point, started spending big over the summer, sacked Nolan and Kewell and spent even more that he could not afford

All he had to do was stick with Nolan,and be a little more patient, but he was determined after the play off defeat, that notts were going to get promoted, no matter what, threw all his money at players and managers that sadly did not work out, till basically he ran out of cash

Shame Hardy never invested some of that money in the January transfer window, when we were in the top 3, then promotion would have been his, but the loss of yates( Grants goals dried up ) and bennett injured ( later played in the championship) was the real reason notts results tapered off in the second half of the season,

Agree re Hardy. He demonstrated he was completely out of his depth. Not just financially, but his inability to manage a football club.

In terms of Nolan. I would have given him time to turn the situation around. However, he contributed to our demise with a very poor preseason and the way he conducted himself.

With both individuals, more so Hardy, promotion with these pair in charge could have been even worse than what actually happened.

Anyway, I’m slipping down that path that has been covered many times already.