Warnock's Visit to The Lane

[slack_pie]

I know many clubs are making the move towards the head-coach model rather than having an old-school manager, and while I get all that from a long-term continuity perspective, it makes me a bit sad that we might not see another manager like Warnock at the Lane. What a character - the kind of man you'd run through brick walls for. I'd love him to come out of retirement and give it one more shot at Notts.

[jackal2]

I know many clubs are making the move towards the head-coach model rather than having an old-school manager, and while I get all that from a long-term continuity perspective, it makes me a bit sad that we might not see another manager like Warnock at the Lane. What a character - the kind of man you'd run through brick walls for. I'd love him to come out of retirement and give it one more shot at Notts.

My heart thinks that, but my head says no, let Neil Warnock's achievements stand as they are, because he owes us nothing. It was a special moment in time and often when you try to re-create those moments it doesn't work and undermines the memory. Nobody would have thought when Warnock walked through the door in 1989 that he would take us from near the bottom of Division 3 to Division 1 in two-and-a-half years. It shows how quickly a disappointing situation can turn into a great one. That speed of success can surely never be repeated, but the opportunity is there for someone to write a new chapter of success in our history. I think the potential is there because we have some very good players for the level we're at, but we need a manager or head coach to exploit it with a couple of key additions and the right tactical approach. Can that be Luke Williams? Far too early to say.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

My heart thinks that, but my head says no, let Neil Warnock's achievements stand as they are, because he owes us nothing. It was a special moment in time and often when you try to re-create those moments it doesn't work and undermines the memory. Nobody would have thought when Warnock walked through the door in 1989 that he would take us from near the bottom of Division 3 to Division 1 in two-and-a-half years. It shows how quickly a disappointing situation can turn into a great one. That speed of success can surely never be repeated, but the opportunity is there for someone to write a new chapter of success in our history. I think the potential is there because we have some very good players for the level we're at, but we need a manager or head coach to exploit it with a couple of key additions and the right tactical approach. Can that be Luke Williams? Far too early to say.

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I’m sure we would all be delighted if Neil Warnock came out of retirement and took Notts back to the football league or even to league one which is our natural level. It’s romantic in that respect for Notts fans and of course the heart will always say yes.

However the head says Neil Warnock should remain cemented as part of that really successful and exciting part of our long history. He has nothing to prove to any of us, no unfinished business here. His work was done and some hence him being a club legend.

Like Forest over the river they longed for someone to take them back to the premier league. Along came a man called Steve Cooper and a new generation of players that have carried the clubs history but have also made their own piece of history.

That is what we must do as a club create a new piece of history and get back a part of our identity for so long being the worlds oldest football league club. That new piece of history includes everyone from the owners to the kit man. Obviously the fans as well. Time will tell whether the current owners and current manager will be part of it.