Maynard out?

[Med Pie]

I have this unique idea, you may not accept this, but, let?s get behind the manager and the team next Saturday, you never know, we might win, I also realise this will upset a lot of the haters, the ones who are football geniuses.

Given their turgid performances at the Lane recently, they've enjoyed far more support than they deserve in the opinion of many.

[legs77]

https://x.com/ichymray1/status/19214...x_w0M7rFA&s=19

I know and lot of people don't value stats in football, but when the stats and performances are consistently as bad as this, im not sure what else there is to say.

Yes, yesterday's performance was a little better and we didn't deserve to lose, but if it wasn't for the countless inept performances, especially at home, over the last few months, we wouldn't even be in the play offs in the first place. I really hope, if we are to lose next weekend, the next post after the full time announcement is SM's departure.

We will be genuine relegation candidates next season if he's still in charge come August.

I have another stat for you over the WHOLE SEASON and that is we finished 6th.

Those are cherry picked stats anybody can do that.

[theadissey]

We’re in the top 4 for most attacking stats and top 2 defensively. However, if you look at our recent form, we’re sitting around 20th, with no sign of improvement. In effect, the club is run by statisticians who, for better or worse, will focus more on analysis, trends, and data than on the frustrations voiced in supporter forums. Despite the hard work, the favourable midseason streak, and solid summer moves to shore up the back line, this season will still be viewed as an underperformance. Yes, the players may feel jaded and slightly disheartened, especially under a manager who comes across as a laid-back, easygoing teacher coasting through terms, but ultimately, he is the one accountable for how we’re performing across the league. People will say that they won't sack, but they did with Ardley once they had a better alternative, and my guess is that will be the case after next week's 2-1 loss at Wimbledon.

[Davy500]

We?re in the top 4 for most attacking stats and top 2 defensively. However, if you look at our recent form, we?re sitting around 20th, with no sign of improvement. In effect, the club is run by statisticians who, for better or worse, will focus more on analysis, trends, and data than on the frustrations voiced in supporter forums. Despite the hard work, the favourable midseason streak, and solid summer moves to shore up the back line, this season will still be viewed as an underperformance. Yes, the players may feel jaded and slightly disheartened, especially under a manager who comes across as a laid-back, easygoing teacher coasting through terms, but ultimately, he is the one accountable for how we?re performing across the league. People will say that they won't sack, but they did with Ardley once they had a better alternative, and my guess is that will be the case after next week's 2-1 loss at Wimbledon.

Well its debatable whether Burchnall was better than Ardley

[forwardmagpie]

This "let's get behind the team and manager" has to be the most utterly boring and annoying phrase used on here. I'm sure we'll all be behind the team and manager on Saturday FFS. We all want to win and get promoted, but some of us see Maynard as the big problem. That doesn't mean we want him to fail, just that we don't see him as the future. So to 'get behind' him do I have to lie? Do I have to say that we are going up? Do I have to say that Stuart Maynard is great? Will that make me a really good supporter like you?

Only a complete f@ckwit would see it like that.

A sensible response and exactly how I see things.

I desperately want us to win next Saturday but don?t think Maynard is the right fit. I think he picked the wrong side and could have made changes earlier.

[Since71]

Well its debatable whether Burchnall was better than Ardley

For those still giving Maynard the benefit of the doubt. What level of clueless negative football are you prepared to accept??? Nothing sums the man up more than his insistence on making substitutions on 70 minutes. Irrespective of the state of the game
or how individuals are playing he makes his pre planned changes at that time. He is not a manager. Managers manage within the game. Both pro active and reactive. He has made his plan in the week and has no idea how to change it within the game itself. Out of his depth
We don't even any longer control possession. I know this has been a big step up for him but he simply has failed, even if by some miracle we still go up the football on show is dire
Come on The Bros, don't let him kill any more of the momentum the club had built over the last 5 years

[marky]

It's best all round really for Maynard to leave in the summer, if we don't go up I can see it turning nasty towards him next season if/when we lose a home game and he's a likeable bloke so he doesn't deserve that.

[Wedgie_pie]

He should go even if we are promoted..My view is it will be the players that get us up not Maynard...

[noelfindorv2]

For me, he goes in the Summer. But as a fan, it's easy to say that, The Brothers hold the purse strings and will be looking at a 2 year(ish) payoff.

[Canuckpie]

So all season i've sat on the fence and read posts here about Maynards coaching ability or lack of it, it would appear that many fans feel he's not up to the task and a more experienced manager/coach would have got us Automatic promotion this season. All this despite losing the league's leading scorer before the season started being without the PFA player of the year through injury most of the season, losing an influential midfielder in January all Maynard's fault I guess. Now lets look at the division's experienced Manager/coaches, Paul Cook,Mark Hughes,Dan Cowley,Simon Weaver,Michael Flynn, Lee Bell,David Artell,Andy Woodman and Graham Alexander all vastly experienced and all finishing below the Magpies in the league this season. Maynard has kept the Magpies in a play off position for allmost the full season and might still achieve promotion this season so please consider these facts before you call for his head like him or not he's by no means the worst manager in the division.