Along with 'give him more time' comes the citing of Alex Feguson and his slow start at Man United. They gave him more time so SM, Fullarton or whoever should get more time and they will inevitably turn it round. Of course, SAF had already broken the Celtic/Rangers stanglehold of Scottish football and even won a European trophy at Aberdeen, whereas SM took Wealdstone to 13th in the NL.

Someone told me we did have time to let things drift, but you have to say, if we didn't have the points on the board, relegation would be a distinct possibility. I was also told that saying downward momentum is hard to reverse was a cliche, but it is also a fact as we well know from our recent history.

Notts need to salvage what they can from this situation. Robertson may have been a decent signing and next season we get Palmer back. But slipping to 20th or so (not far to go) would destroy confidence in the club and put us at risk of a poor start next year. The Warnock boat has sailed but at least get a competent League 2 manager in to stabilise things.