Maynard out?

[SwalePie]

There is a lot SM could, for instance. Get them to move the ball quicker, Get the keeper to release the ball quicker instead of waiting until everyone is back, Get players to move into space when we have the ball, Get more players to want the ball from throwing's, Be more proactive with the subs, instead of waiting to see what the opposition does every game, Play players in their best position.. All basic stuff that we dont do.. This is why he has to go.

Throw-ins, they're called bl**dy throw-ins. Ahem. Sorry Durham.

[durhampie]

Durhampie, this list is impossible to argue with. Only thing is, every manager in the world will have said they want these things. Some players can do these things and some can't.

Its not rocket science to notice when players are not moving into space, or cant be arsed to receive the ball from a throwing. These are little things that should be sorted during training sessions. But they happen every week, so it would seem they dont get addressed. Like everything else, nothing ever gets done..

[durhampie]

Throw-ins, they're called bl**dy throw-ins. Ahem. Sorry Durham.

Sorry Swale, I will try to remember next time.

[SwalePie]

Sorry Swale, I will try to remember next time.

I should think so

[matt_magpie]

There is a lot SM could, for instance. Get them to move the ball quicker, Get the keeper to release the ball quicker instead of waiting until everyone is back, Get players to move into space when we have the ball, Get more players to want the ball from throwing's, Be more proactive with the subs, instead of waiting to see what the opposition does every game, Play players in their best position.. All basic stuff that we dont do.. This is why he has to go.

I?m sure he?s telling the players to move the ball quicker but sometimes players are just not at it and especially at this level, as with throw-ins, players have to want it.

I?m not so hung up on the subs as because of injuries I?d say our bench has been mainly weak all season. There?s been no one I?ve been crying out very often to bring on even though I?ve been crying out to take some off, I think his hands have been tied at times.

Theres obviously better managers out there but can we get them and will they do a good job at Notts?
I think he will go if we drop out the playoffs, if we lose in the playoffs I?m not so sure but I think it will feel for the best if he did go if that happened.

[Boomerangpie]

We?ve always been so good at throw-ins??.said absolutely nobody?..ever

[Mud Pie]

Having read through this post just a few points.
1. We do not have a strong squad.
2. We have been ravaged by injuries to key players, crucially, midfield and right side defensive players.
3. Apart from Abbott the midfield has been weak all season.
4. LW was on a poor run when he left. Had he stayed he would undoubtably have got more out of the squad.
5. It is ridiculous to refer to the NL promotion season and compare it to where we are now.
6. SM can only work with what he has been given and has available (but see #4).
7. SM seems to be carrying all the blame when the blame (if that is the right word at this point in time) should be shared equally across the board. (see #6). January window last season and again this season saw us in a strong (ish) league position but obviously about to falter because of inadequacies in specific areas of the pitch. Both occasions nothing immediately effective was done (defence last season, midfield this year (attacking and holding)).
8. The Bros took the gamble with SM and it's not working out. There is a good manager in there but it is a couple of seasons (and more experience) away. He should not have been allowed to throw himself under the NCFC Supporters bus.
9. Recruitment this season has not addressed our short-term needs and I am yet to be convinced of the long-term benefits of any that have come in.
10. This league has been there for the taking and we have failed to take if for the sake of two strong players in the middle and one player able to adequately cover for AJ and DM.
11. DM, AJ, Platt, Bedeau, Abbott, MP (just) and Bass have been the bedrock of this season. The other positions have injured players and players not up to it. To have been where we have been is a credit to that bedrock.

I have given SM the benefit of the doubt and hopefully tempered any criticism I may have had by a few of the points above but he can't take us where we want to got as it stands.
The question underlying everything though is where do the Bros want us to go?

Edit:
I do get the sustainability/finance thing and congratulate the Bros. But if we are to accept those constraints then why are we bitching about this season? Everything eventually is down to affordability?

thoughtful post. I'd say if our injury situation had panned out differently (including Palmer who's been a major disappointment for me this season), and SM had been able to develop a consistent style of play, we might have been singing a very different tune. As it is:

8. the smart way to bring on inexperienced managers is usually to pair them with an experienced assistant or DOF - not to sack their assistants and leave him on his Jacks. I keep coming back to that poster, The Pie Man (sorry if incorrect) who said the club basically hung SM out to dry.

[Mud Pie]

We?ve always been so good at throw-ins??.said absolutely nobody?..ever

so true. We need to expand the role of our set-piece specialist/gk coach

[Russ_OTF]

Out at the end of the season. No matter what the outcome is.

I've been reluctant to jump on the bandwagon but he just doesn't have it. It's been dire at times this season. Our position is more down to the moments if individual quality rather than the management I feel.

He's not been helped much by the awful January window or having his coaching team replaced. So the board have made mistakes there also. Set him up to fail really.

[irishpete]

Its not rocket science to notice when players are not moving into space, or cant be arsed to receive the ball from a throwing. These are little things that should be sorted during training sessions. But they happen every week, so it would seem they dont get addressed. Like everything else, nothing ever gets done..

Traore moved into space numerous times on Monday playing on the last man. What did we do? Ignore pass it side ways. Go through the "system". Can't think outside "the box" might up set the rhythm of play. Looks like it's gonna prove costly.