Burchnall parting message

[laddo]

In a Notts sense, just above the drop zone.

Thank you. In a Notts sense is a new phrase to me but I already like it but best with me. 5th midtable
8th Just above drop zone
So I'm going to presume 10th must be relegated?

On to your question.

I wouldn't be happy with 8th, I didn't think we would finish 8th or below. Can it be a failure or does it have to be a big failure*

* In a Notts sense.

[laddo]

Ardley may have been 6th when sacked, correct me if i am wrong, but did,nt IB start on a bad sequence of matches , took him about 8 matches to win anything , i we dropped to 10th or 11th , then recovered later to finish 5th.....

I think you need to check your facts Davy before , have a look at IBs first 8 games

[upthemaggies]

I think you need to check your facts Davy before , have a look at IBs first 8 games

Burch's First 8 League games

Tue 30/Mar/2021 ALDERSHOT L 0-1
Fri 02/Apr/2021 WREXHAM W 1-0
Mon 05/Apr/2021 woking W 4-2
Sat 10/Apr/2021 hartlepool united L 0-2
Tue 13/Apr/2021 solihull moors L 1-2
Sat 17/Apr/2021 EASTLEIGH L 0-1
Sat 24/Apr/2021 torquay united D 2-2
Tue 27/Apr/2021 eastleigh L 0-2

Dropped from 6th to 10th.

[Elite_Pie]

Thank you. In a Notts sense is a new phrase to me but I already like it but best with me. 5th midtable
8th Just above drop zone
So I'm going to presume 10th must be relegated?

This really is hard work, and I can't make it any clearer without drawing pictures. I've explained in detail that in my opinion there is no way we should finish below half the teams in this division. Apart from us there are 22 other teams, so 22 becomes 11. Am I going to fast for you? On that basis 5th is mid-table, 8th is just above the drop zone so in a Notts sense 10th would be equivalent to a relegation season. If you want to compare us as equals with Dover Athletic, this won't make any sense to you because in a literal sense 10th obviously wouldn't mean relegation. I prefer to think we have a bit more chance than Dover Athletic.

On to your question.

I wouldn't be happy with 8th, I didn't think we would finish 8th or below.

It took a while, but I think we're getting there. So 8th is definitely above mid-table, but you wouldn't be happy with it. So you are obviously looking at what Notts can reasonably expect rather than what an average NL team can expect.

That's exactly what 'IN A NOTTS SENSE' means!

[countygump]

[Elite_Pie]

If that was a caption competition, he's thinking "Sh!t, what have I done? The top row of their stand wouldn't be a quarter of the way up where I used to be".

[Warnocks Legends]

Tbh sinophile it's only a handful of people at most on here, nah bother.
I still would like confirmation as to whether Warnock Legends really meant IB should have been sacked in April, with a month to go of the season whilst sat in the playoffs? It may have been a typo, but tbh I hope it wasn't because that would be an absolute doozy

As I mentioned on another thread I don't really understand why anyone would be delighted (or devastated) with his exit. He's not been good enough to be gutted and he's not finished mid table or been any worse than the previous manager at this level for Notts. But I will take what I can get and just be glad nobody as labelled him "worst Notts manager ever"!

Sorry Laddo, I forgot you were the complete oracle on Notts County and that your opinion is almost certainly more important than mine! He should of been sacked months ago when it was very clear hex would not get us promoted. There is your answer.

[countygump]

If that was a caption competition, he's thinking "Sh!t, what have I done? The top row of their stand wouldn't be a quarter of the way up where I used to be".

Mine would be:

''Nice, but where's the rest of the stadium''.

[the_anticlough]

Caption: Where the f ook am I? Where's Nailsworth anyway?

[Warnocks Legends]

Absolutely. He had a win ratio of 51%, better than Sirrel. Apart from Cotteril you have to go back decades to find a better %. Furthermore, I cannot recall a home game I have not been entertained when he has been in charge, unlike with his his predecessor where I was losing the will to live.

A 51% win ratio against wealdstone, Maidenhead, Barnet etc. Please do not soil the legacy of Notts greatest ever manager by claiming Burchnall was even fit to lace his boots. What do you honestly think Burchnalls win ratio would have been in the top division and championship like Jimmy was most of his time.