Maynard out?

[WarsopPie]

Right.
There are too many different factors to pin this season's disappointments on a playing style, which has brought us success.

We don't have enough consistently high-performing players. We've asked about 5 players to carry us. SM hasn't instilled a match-winning mentality and doesn't seem to have one himself.

If the play-offs are a flop, I believe SM will go and Gagliardi and co will have to try to deal with the squad problem as well as finding a replacement for SM.

He'll have his work cut out because 2 of our 6 high-performing players will either leave or become 38.
I don't think it is playing style which has held back Tsaroulla, Grant, Palmer, Gordon, Macari, McDonald, Edwards etc. It's either they're just not good enough, don't have the mentality or SM can't get the best out of them.

Your assuming we are have cemented out play off position already.
Still two games too play I personally believe we will miss out after getting done by Donny at home and failing to win at Harrogate as they?ll just kick us off the park.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

In until the season is finished and review from there, regardless of promotion or not.

If we are promoted and Maynard is kept on, he should be properly supported with additions to the backroom staff. I am confident in our recruitment to support Maynard effectively in the summer to build on what we already have.

If Maynard is to go, I personally would not go back in for Williams.

[BCnotts18]

Between the start of August and the end of December 2023, LW won 10 games at home, picking up 30 out of a possible 39 points, with his last game being a 5-0 battering of Morecambe, in which we played some of the best football I've ever seen at Meadow lane. If it wasn't for our very good home form last season, we would've almost certainly been in a relegation fight.

In the 13 months since then, in which we've actually played matches, SM has won 12 games at home and picked up 42 points out of a possible 96, with nearly every single performance being some of the most insipid stuff I've ever seen at Meadow lane.

I don't even know why it's a question, SM should've been gone months ago, never mind now.

Should say 43 out of 96. Sorry SM...

[bufordpie]

Out at the end of the season. He does not have a winning mentality, plays not to lose ( unsuccessfully)

[the_anticlough]

Your assuming we are have cemented out play off position already.
Still two games too play I personally believe we will miss out after getting done by Donny at home and failing to win at Harrogate as they?ll just kick us off the park.

Not assuming, but the table is very looking good right?

And if we don't make it? No disaster, we only lose that slender 25% chance and say bye-bye to the Head Coach on Monday, May 5th, press conference at 2:00pm

What doesn't seem to be really factored in is that the Bros will have had to build a completely new team to fight for promotion - a minimum of 3 years seems fair enough for that.

Saying Bass, Platt, Bedeau and Jatta are keepers (plus JJ - the only squad member from NL, and he was only at the very end of that), we're going to have to find another 7 players to play with them

We let one go btw. Balders will have his 2nd promotion in 3 years on his CV as a regular at RCB for Bradford. Would he have been better there this season than Macari, McDonald, Johnson etc. ? You bet. Anyway, that went sour but he was one at the level required, as he's proven this season

[Elite_Pie]

Ridiculous to have this poll before the season's ended when we're still in a playoff spot.

I must admit I would have left this poll until the season had ended, but after 44 games I'm pretty sure my opinion wouldn't change:

If we fail to make the playoffs - OUT.
If we lose in the playoffs - OUT
If we win the playoffs - OUT.

It seems incredibly harsh to get rid of a manager who got you promoted, but since day one I have seen Stuart Maynard as a 'nearly' man. A fair bit to like, but I am convinced something is missing. Even with the injuries we have suffered (loads of other clubs have had them as well) I think we should be doing better than we are. For once we have a squad that is balanced and talented compared to most, but we are conceding points to lesser teams far too often, especially at Meadow Lane. Thank you for your efforts Stuart, you gave it everything and did your best and I would wish you all the best for the future.

But in order to continue our upward curve, I hope your future isn't at Notts County.

[Glad2BeAPie]

Out at the end of the season. He does not have a winning mentality,
plays not to lose ( unsuccessfully)

What about the games we've won then Einstein

[KeepTheMagpieFlyingH]

He wont be sacked..his contract will be left to run down.

Where he?s came from and the reassurance the club must have given him to leave it behind have lumbered us for a while longer

[Bohinen]

He wont be sacked..his contract will be left to run down.

Where he?s came from and the reassurance the club must have given him to leave it behind have lumbered us for a while longer

Bad news for those of us who don't buy green bananas. The thing is, many (most?) of us have known since day one that he would eventually be relieved of his duties. It truly was a shocking appointment. It's nothing to celebrate when someone loses their job and, in fairness, maybe he could do a job at a lesser team. You know, one that people are not saying is historically the biggest in League 2. Wealdstone to Notts was too big a step up.

[forwardmagpie]

I must admit I would have left this poll until the season had ended, but after 44 games I'm pretty sure my opinion wouldn't change:

If we fail to make the playoffs - OUT.
If we lose in the playoffs - OUT
If we win the playoffs - OUT.

It seems incredibly harsh to get rid of a manager who got you promoted, but since day one I have seen Stuart Maynard as a 'nearly' man. A fair bit to like, but I am convinced something is missing. Even with the injuries we have suffered (loads of other clubs have had them as well) I think we should be doing better than we are. For once we have a squad that is balanced and talented compared to most, but we are conceding points to lesser teams far too often, especially at Meadow Lane. Thank you for your efforts Stuart, you gave it everything and did your best and I would wish you all the best for the future.

But in order to continue our upward curve, I hope your future isn't at Notts County.

My view as well