Quote Originally Posted by Davy500 View Post
And yes at the time , IB would not have been aware of scot and langstaff, so a higher division, more cash on a 3 year deal, would make absolute sense
But it still has not ansered the question, is LW a great manager, or has he just benefied from great players, and an excellent off the field set up, would LW have done so well with the team we had last year, possible but not likely
I think the answer is it’s way too early to tell.
What I do think is staring us in the face is we have incredible owners.
They have dismantled everything that was wrong at Notts and rebuilt from the foundations. Nothing is reactionary, nothing is knee jerk. Everything seems considered and measured.
They have a blueprint on the style of football and the type of personnel they want, so we now have a club/business that is in an environment of stability and consistency. If someone leaves, we replace them with someone who slots in, without having to disrupt too much.
It’s pretty incredible that we had a player as good as Cal Roberts leave us and we haven’t missed him one bit. Ardley and IB aren’t remembered favourably by many but I think they’ve played their part in rebuilding our foundation. IB came into a club that was in a better place than when Ardley came in and likewise for LW.
My gut feeling is we’d still be in this league if LW had got the job at the time NA or IB got it.