Quote Originally Posted by SmiffyPie View Post
Good post. Most of those spraying vitriol would have a real hissy fit if the tables were turned. For what it's worth I think SM is out of his comfort zone through lack of experience and I don't think he can pull it round now but I can see he is trying all combinations to try and get things to work, it's not his fault he walked into a mess. People want to lay blame, then lay it fairly; the Bros, the recruiting, LW, and SM all have a share of the blame.
In what way did he walk into a ‘mess’? The defence could probably have been described as that, but in many ways he came into a situation vastly superior to that which most new Notts managers find.

How was it any more of a mess than what Mike Williamson, Nigel Adkins, Graham Alexander or Steve Cotterill found at their clubs and have still managed to improve their club’s results in a short period of time?