Sack him, save our season

[Jampie]

Was promotion what the owners promised this season (that's not a rhetorical question, I genuinely don't know)? I thought it was more controlled growth that the Brothers were after.

Therefore if promotion wasn't expected from the owners and the club finish in a stronger position financially and higher up the table than last season, then Maynard has been a resounding success.

Many calling for his head are missing the point. They need to look at the fact that he is only the 'Head Coach'. He can't bring in the players he wants, he just has to work with what he's been dealt with.

The beauty of this structure is that if a manager leaves or is sacked, the plan can carry on without a big 'sale' of all of the players he brought in and a new load of players replacing them. That is the heartbreaking situation Notts (and many other clubs) were in for years. I'd say boom and bust, but we didn't get a lot of the 'boom'.

The downside is that if the club goes through a bad patch of results, then the drama queens call for the coach to be sacked whereas realistically there isn't much the Head Coach can do about it.

I agree with all of this really.

Re: your first line, the owners have never promised promotion in any particular season, and in their first interview clearly stated that you can never guarantee it so they would never set it as an expectation.

[nw6pie]

I agree with all of this really.

Re: your first line, the owners have never promised promotion in any particular season, and in their first interview clearly stated that you can never guarantee it so they would never set it as an expectation.

At the last fans forum, the owners and Montague did talk about gaining promotion this season (maybe it was my imagination, but SM seemed to shift uncomfortably whenever this was stated as a target). However, given that the January transfer window left us weaker without a ready-made replacement for Dan Crowley, it’s also hard to argue that the owners were that serious about promotion.

Arguably the most important thing we need to assess at the end of this season is why we’ve been blighted by so many long-term injuries. Is it impact injuries? Or something more preventable due to conditioning? When we look at our list of injuries where players have been out for at least a month - Didzy, Robertson, Austin, Jones, Ness, Macdonald, Grant, Edwards, Gordon, Macari - you do have to cut the head coach a bit of slack.

[Jampie]

At the last fans forum, the owners and Montague did talk about gaining promotion this season (maybe it was my imagination, but SM seemed to shift uncomfortably whenever this was stated as a target). However, given that the January transfer window left us weaker without a ready-made replacement for Dan Crowley, it’s also hard to argue that the owners were that serious about promotion.

Arguably the most important thing we need to assess at the end of this season is why we’ve been blighted by so many long-term injuries. Is it impact injuries? Or something more preventable due to conditioning? When we look at our list of injuries where players have been out for at least a month - Didzy, Robertson, Austin, Jones, Ness, Macdonald, Grant, Edwards, Gordon, Macari - you do have to cut the head coach a bit of slack.

I mean, there's a difference between a promotion goal and an expectation. Agree about injuries. WTH is going on?