New Manager?

[legs77]

Walsall currently the only team in the division without a win in the last 6, despite being top, maybe sums this league up right now.

Since late January Walsall's PPG has been 0.92, the joint 2nd worst in that time. They could well drop out, but over the last 12 (quarter of the season), Colchester, Bradford, Port Vale, Doncaster, Grimsby and Wimbledon (in that order) have all picked up more points than us. Over the last 6 we are 20th.

We will most likely see an up-turn in form for Notts at some point, but it's a question of whether or not it will come too late and - if an up-turn does come - will we be able to sustain it under increasing levels of pressure/jeopardy. This was always the main concern with Maynard, he has no experience as a manager of this sort of situation.

Stats can be twisted anyway you want them to be the only stat that really matters is where we sit after 46 games.

You are right Maynard doesn?t have any experience of this as a head coach but neither did Luke Williams and it turned out well for him and us.

Imo a season isn?t really defined on whether we go up or not it?s whether we think we have made progress and can push on next season but that?s a decision for the owners, you could sack him bring in somebody with a few promotions on their cv and they are a complete disaster.

[upthemaggies]

You are right Maynard doesn?t have any experience of this as a head coach but neither did Luke Williams and it turned out well for him and us.

LW seemed to be seriously struggling mentally at the end of the promotion season and the team very nearly lost its' nerve. Notts fell over the finishing line, nobody can say we powered through it. That probably was due to his lack of experience, and that was tier 5 not tier 4. We obviously fully deserved to go up with the points amassed, but came very close to losing it under pressure.

We might yet stumble over the line again this season and credit has to go to Maynard if we do, but with our gates, supposedly the best owners ever and the relatively poor competition of this division, Notts should be in the driving seat. Instead we're looking over our shoulder still worrying we might not even secure a play off place.

[legs77]

LW seemed to be seriously struggling mentally at the end of the promotion season and the team very nearly lost its' nerve. Notts fell over the finishing line, nobody can say we powered through it. That probably was due to his lack of experience, and that was tier 5 not tier 4. We obviously fully deserved to go up with the points amassed, but came very close to losing it under pressure.

We might yet stumble over the line again this season and credit has to go to Maynard if we do, but with our gates, supposedly the best owners ever and the relatively poor competition of this division, Notts should be in the driving seat. Instead we're looking over our shoulder still worrying we might not even secure a play off place.

You seem to be putting in some sly digs in here firstly our owners have done what they said from the start no 5 years plans or yapping on SM and they do have a proper plan.

As for Williams struggling maybe he was maybe he wasn?t but nerves get to everyone he got us over the line and made the brave decision of subbing a keeper people say it?s easy but in the heat of the battle it isn?t that easy as not many do it he did and it worked.

I don?t go along with this we should be in the driving seat it is entitled talk the only teams who deserve it are the top 3 after 46 games no such thing as a weak league either if everyone is beating everyone that is what fans should want an open division no a boring shut out.

I agree we might not get in the play offs yet it?s very possible people need to remember where we were 5 years ago at Swindon that should humble people, I see so,e saying our ?natural? level is league one no such thing either you are where you deserve to be.