Maynard out?

[Elite_Pie]

My thoughts were and still are, we needed to hang on in the play off spots giving time for JJ to get match fit. I believe that JJ is about coming into form so we are better equipped now than we have been all season...a fully fit JJ is the difference weve needed all season to lift us above mediocrity.If we excel then Maynard keeps his job , no questions asked.Surely even the haters can't hate if he gets us promotion!!!...but they will....!x

Hating Maynard seems to be getting confused with not having confidence in Maynard.

Two very different things.

[maddogslater]

Move over matt, I'll sit next to you

[marky]

I don't think any Notts fan truly "hates Maynard" I'd actually find that a bit sad as he's clearly a nice likeable bloke, certainly when you compare him to some of the numptys like Mills, Fullarton and Kewell.

[slack_pie]

I don't get to as many games as I'd like to, but I left the Harrogate game wondering whether us fans (including myself) have been too harsh on Maynard. We're guaranteed playoffs, despite our awful injury record. We've progressed since last season, and this will be our best finish since 2017/18. I know the home form is not good enough, and that's important, but I are we demanding too much of Maynard and the club? This is only our second season back in the league.

I'm also not sure the bros will want a change of coach, because of the reasons I mentioned above. It would be pretty unusual to sack a coach after a playoff campaign, unless you have by far the biggest budget in the league and expect nothing less than automatic promotion.

I'm torn. We need to be better at home, and we need to give fans more reasons to get excited. Plus I'm not sure Maynard is a genuine leader or winner. But still, getting rid after what has been a decent season overall is a difficult decision. You have to be certain that whoever you are bringing in will do better.

[i961pie]

I can't see the Brothers sacking Maynard whether we get promotion of not. They will see it as a steady forward progression on last season and I would be very surprised if he isn't in charge come August.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Hating Maynard seems to be getting confused with not having confidence in Maynard.

Two very different things.

Surely even those with no confidence in Maynard can now now start having confidence in him if he gets us promotion!!!...but they won't....!x

[1955pie]

Absolutely this.
We don't compare as a home support to those across the river.
It's in us for sure, if we could harvest the animosity directed at Dan Crowley and MK Dons and turn that energy into vocal support every other week I'm convinced we would get some extra points each season.

The away support is consistently good, more of us need to get vocal and keep it positive, whatever the circumstances. COYP

^^ This ^^

[1955pie]

I have always found this a really interesting argument - do the crowd get the players going? Or do the players get the crowd going? (In response to the initial comments - I do think ML can be quiet at times).

I 10000000% understand and agree that a loud, consistent and positive crowd is of great support for the players but I am firmly of the opinion that it is not the fans responsibility to get the team going, or make them put a performance in.

A professional football team should be doing this week in, week out without the influence from fans. That professional pride, drive, motivation and everything else should be there whether ML is rocking, silent or empty.

Notts at home have not hit the heights we expect, but I do not think for a second the players are not filled with pride, passion, desire, professionalism etc etc we all demand.

The fans obviously help when they are loud, but it is not our responsibility to make them perform. Again, I understand the emotional attachment we have with Notts and to an extent agree that football is not like the majority of transactional entertainment industries, but simply put:

Should people paying to watch people being paid to do their job be responsible for their output? No. Certainly not responsible.

Do you not believe in the concept of 12th man?
Why do clubs on the whole get more points playing at home than away?
Answer:- Backing from the fans.
Otherwise there would be little advantage other than familiarity with the surroundings.
Some people dont just sit on their seat, they sit on their hands.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

Do you not believe in the concept of 12th man?
Why do clubs on the whole get more points playing at home than away?
Answer:- Backing from the fans.
Otherwise there would be little advantage other than familiarity with the surroundings.
Some people dont just sit on their seat, they sit on their hands.

My opening sentence or two show that I completely understand and agree that a home fan base being loud, encouraging and consistent is a massive help.

My issue is with it being the fans responsibility to drag a performance out of the team if it?s flat. It is not our responsibility.

The benefits of a good crowd are obvious and not lost on me. But is it our responsibility? No.

[Since71]

As well as being a season ticket holder I've watched Notts away 13 times this season, so I feel I have a reasonable perspective. The away support is superb and I genuinely believe it lifts the players. That and home teams being more attack minded have enabled us to have a great away record.
However at home, the Kop is generally in good voice prior to matches but becomes muted when we struggle to break teams down.
If you want ML rocking then the conductor needs to raise the tempo, something he seems reluctant to do.