Macca new captain

[1955pie]

Flipping it would mean Bournemouth and Luton are the two worst run clubs, finishing around 30 places higher than where their gates say they should be, which would make no sense whatsoever.

Man Utd have just won the FA Cup and qualified for the Europa League but their fans aren't happy. Most people will understand why that is, because they're the number 1 supported club and expect their league position to closely reflect that.
Nobody was in massive shock either that the club with the lowest support, FGR, have dropped back into the NL.

So yes, Notts should be upper L1 and if the current owners can't achieve that, or at least get close to it, then they can be added to our list of failures, regardless of how 'nice' they are.

Their are some very sad, unhappy people on this board.
Have you not enjoyed the football of the last 2 or 3 seasons? It is miles and miles better than most of the dross I have had to watch over the decades.
As for last season, it was not the owners fault (nor SM's) that LW walked out on us mid season. That was absolutely the worst possible time to go.
And what about all the off the field ventures. Sound system, complete revamp on the pitch (with undersoil heating possibilities), The Nest with its' potential to considerably improve the clubs' finances.
These things are gradually moving the club forward to help provide a more enjoyable experience for "most" fans.
Slowly, slowly catchee monkey. The results will come.
If you want to look at badly run clubs, just look at their pitches, toilet facilities, refreshments etc. I am sure Durham could rattle off a very long list in no time at all.
I think we at Notts County have got something to be proud of.

[northpie1862]

Their are some very sad, unhappy people on this board.
Have you not enjoyed the football of the last 2 or 3 seasons? It is miles and miles better than most of the dross I have had to watch over the decades.
As for last season, it was not the owners fault (nor SM's) that LW walked out on us mid season. That was absolutely the worst possible time to go.
And what about all the off the field ventures. Sound system, complete revamp on the pitch (with undersoil heating possibilities), The Nest with its' potential to considerably improve the clubs' finances.
These things are gradually moving the club forward to help provide a more enjoyable experience for "most" fans.
Slowly, slowly catchee monkey. The results will come.
If you want to look at badly run clubs, just look at their pitches, toilet facilities, refreshments etc. I am sure Durham could rattle off a very long list in no time at all.
I think we at Notts County have got something to be proud of.

Having spent about 4 days on this board im yet to understand why some continue to support notts, if its as bleak as they make out why do they bother 😂

Also dont start mentioning all the FACTS about how much we’ve progressed off the pitch, you’ll get shot down , apparently it all means nothing because we had a bad patch of games this year…

[Bohinen]

Having spent about 4 days on this board im yet to understand why some continue to support notts, if its as bleak as they make out why do they bother 😂

Also dont start mentioning all the FACTS about how much we’ve progressed off the pitch, you’ll get shot down , apparently it all means nothing because we had a bad patch of games this year…

What was your previous user name?

[upthemaggies]

Their are some very sad, unhappy people on this board.
Have you not enjoyed the football of the last 2 or 3 seasons? It is miles and miles better than most of the dross I have had to watch over the decades.
As for last season, it was not the owners fault (nor SM's) that LW walked out on us mid season. That was absolutely the worst possible time to go.
And what about all the off the field ventures. Sound system, complete revamp on the pitch (with undersoil heating possibilities), The Nest with its' potential to considerably improve the clubs' finances.
These things are gradually moving the club forward to help provide a more enjoyable experience for "most" fans.
Slowly, slowly catchee monkey. The results will come.
If you want to look at badly run clubs, just look at their pitches, toilet facilities, refreshments etc. I am sure Durham could rattle off a very long list in no time at all.
I think we at Notts County have got something to be proud of.

I'd guess a fair percentage would happily swap the improvements to Meadow Lane since 1992 for facilities similar to what Luton still have, had it meant staying in the top three tiers since then whilst playing a more direct style of football and owned by people with a less than ethical business track records, given the choice.

I've no doubt also that if the club had gone bust in 2019 and started all over again in a new makeshift 5k capacity ground on the outskirts, struggling to get out of tier 8, some would be saying they've never enjoyed going to Notts more and that it's much more pleasant visiting friendly little towns and villages that nobody had previously heard of than going to Millwall or Leeds.

It's a matter of fact unfortunately that we are still pretty much at our lowest point in history and the gap between us and our nearest rivals is as wide as its' ever been, to the point that we've now got a generation of fans who don't even care about or understand that rivalry. We have finished lower than last season, but barely. The lowest we've ever finished is 97th, so we've just finished a mere 15 places above our own all-time rock bottom.

[queenslandpie]

I'd guess a fair percentage would happily swap the improvements to Meadow Lane since 1992 for facilities similar to what Luton still have, had it meant staying in the top three tiers since then whilst playing a more direct style of football and owned by people with a less than ethical business track records, given the choice.

I've no doubt also that if the club had gone bust in 2019 and started all over again in a new makeshift 5k capacity ground on the outskirts, struggling to get out of tier 8, some would be saying they've never enjoyed going to Notts more and that it's much more pleasant visiting friendly little towns and villages that nobody had previously heard of than going to Millwall or Leeds.

It's a matter of fact unfortunately that we are still pretty much at our lowest point in history and the gap between us and our nearest rivals is as wide as its' ever been, to the point that we've now got a generation of fans who don't even care about or understand that rivalry. We have finished lower than last season, but barely. The lowest we've ever finished is 97th, so we've just finished a mere 15 places above our own all-time rock bottom.

That is a hugely negative outlook.

I mean glass could be half full.

Our last 2 managers head hunted.
Leagues top scorer.
Leagues top assist maker.
Major improvements all around the club and ground.
Best players all under contract.
No longer non league.
Made loads of quality 'value' signings in recent years with new approach.

Granted awful defence last year but a general feeling of optimism and hope ( for most) and a good chance we will seriously challenge this season with strong seasons that we are fixing the Achilles heal.

We were in a far far worse position under Hardy and a far far far worse position under the trust with little to no hope. Munto nearly took the club under and then we got taken over by Ray Trew who put his Mrs in charge and between the 2 of them they demonstrated how not to run a football club.

[Old_pie]

We have finished lower than last season

What are you on? It's been a while since we've finished mid-table in the 4th tier.

[1955pie]

I'd guess a fair percentage would happily swap the improvements to Meadow Lane since 1992 for facilities similar to what Luton still have, had it meant staying in the top three tiers since then whilst playing a more direct style of football and owned by people with a less than ethical business track records, given the choice.

I've no doubt also that if the club had gone bust in 2019 and started all over again in a new makeshift 5k capacity ground on the outskirts, struggling to get out of tier 8, some would be saying they've never enjoyed going to Notts more and that it's much more pleasant visiting friendly little towns and villages that nobody had previously heard of than going to Millwall or Leeds.

It's a matter of fact unfortunately that we are still pretty much at our lowest point in history and the gap between us and our nearest rivals is as wide as its' ever been, to the point that we've now got a generation of fans who don't even care about or understand that rivalry. We have finished lower than last season, but barely. The lowest we've ever finished is 97th, so we've just finished a mere 15 places above our own all-time rock bottom.

I will ask you again UTM.
Have you not enjoyed the football of the last 2 or 3 seasons?

[nw6pie]

I will ask you again UTM.
Have you not enjoyed the football of the last 2 or 3 seasons?

I’m not sure UTM actually goes to games from what he’s posted in the past.

[upthemaggies]

I’m not sure UTM actually goes to games from what he’s posted in the past.

I'm not able to attend these days unfortunately, though the games I have watched on the TV have mostly been entertaining enough, but I've never been a fan the passing game, much preferred the Warnock, Allardyce, Allen approach.

[durhampie]

Their are some very sad, unhappy people on this board.
Have you not enjoyed the football of the last 2 or 3 seasons? It is miles and miles better than most of the dross I have had to watch over the decades.
As for last season, it was not the owners fault (nor SM's) that LW walked out on us mid season. That was absolutely the worst possible time to go.
And what about all the off the field ventures. Sound system, complete revamp on the pitch (with undersoil heating possibilities), The Nest with its' potential to considerably improve the clubs' finances.
These things are gradually moving the club forward to help provide a more enjoyable experience for "most" fans.
Slowly, slowly catchee monkey. The results will come.
If you want to look at badly run clubs, just look at their pitches, toilet facilities, refreshments etc. I am sure Durham could rattle off a very long list in no time at all.
I think we at Notts County have got something to be proud of.

We are very privileged to have such a great ground. If you have had the misfortune to visit some of the sh*tholes that i have visited over the years then you will appreciate more what we have.. Barrow. Halifax, Bromley, Aldershot, York, Portsmouth where there was a clear plastic sheet for the door on the ladies loo...There was one ground where there was a tree growing through the roof of the gents toilet...