Maynard GONE [Official]

[Chicken Balti Pie]

What actually went wrong for Maynard?

We got ourselves into the top 3, but then over the final dozen games or so, with players coming back from injury, we proceeded to throw away a pole position over a run-in that wasn't so hard really.

Yes, our squad was flawed and unbalanced but the competition was no great shakes either - the importance of the games should have dragged out better performances from the likes of Macari, Palmer, Grant, Jatta, Traore etc etc.

What was it? Fear and nerves? Overcomplicating things with tactics and team changes? Poor team spirit? Just plain old poor leadership? Bad training and preparation? Poor instructions to the players?

I suppose it doesn't matter, we have a chance at a new start now. But we should've done significantly better than we did and it's a curiosity as to exactly why we/he/they blew it so badly

I think his first season here blinkered him. I think LW knew the squad early on wasn't up to the challenge of defending in league 2 so went for the "you score 4, we'll score 5" mentality. Maynard came in and thought he could plug the leaks and keep the goals coming but the reality was, you couldn't do that.

Going into this season, he's thinking "can't be too aggressive, we might concede" rather than thinking that we have a keeper and defenders worthy of the name this year so unleash our attack. Basically, he was playing not to lose which invariably means you will lose

[tied_up_in_notts]

I really can't see the point in appointing someone like Priske at Notts, even if it was possible. As soon as he started showing any signs of success here he would be linked with every Championship and Premier League vacancy that crops up and would be gone before long leaving us back where we started. I couldn't see it being a very stable situation for the club.

[cjpieman]

I really can't see the point in appointing someone like Priske at Notts, even if it was possible. As soon as he started showing any signs of success here he would be linked with every Championship and Premier League vacancy that crops up and would be gone before long leaving us back where we started. I couldn't see it being a very stable situation for the club.

If he got us promoted to league one first would you care ?

[Notts_fan_Ken]

But he didn't end the season at Feyenoord, he was sacked in February, so it's not that unrealistic.

It's completely unrealistic.

[Bohinen]

It's completely unrealistic.

Thanks, but I'll be the judge of whether I consider it realistic, mate.

[WarsopPie]

Good.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news...tuart-maynard/

Better send those "managing minutes" t shirts back to the supplier!

[matt_magpie]

What actually went wrong for Maynard?

We got ourselves into the top 3, but then over the final dozen games or so, with players coming back from injury, we proceeded to throw away a pole position over a run-in that wasn't so hard really.

Yes, our squad was flawed and unbalanced but the competition was no great shakes either - the importance of the games should have dragged out better performances from the likes of Macari, Palmer, Grant, Jatta, Traore etc etc.

What was it? Fear and nerves? Overcomplicating things with tactics and team changes? Poor team spirit? Just plain old poor leadership? Bad training and preparation? Poor instructions to the players?

I suppose it doesn't matter, we have a chance at a new start now. But we should've done significantly better than we did and it's a curiosity as to exactly why we/he/they blew it so badly

My personal view is Crowley was always going to be a massive loss long term, JJ never got match fit and other players ran out of steam playing so many games bother mentally and physically.

[irishpete]

But he didn't end the season at Feyenoord, he was sacked in February, so it's not that unrealistic.

Sacked for inconsistent performances. Perfect swap

[Bohinen]

Sacked for inconsistent performances. Perfect swap

Not quite the same though, this man has managed 257 games with a win percentage of 57%. And that's not non-league games.

But like people say, there's very little chance he would take the job, I get that. But he has been seen at Notts, and the others have not, except Williams, of course.

[SmiffyPie]

I'll make a case for why he failed in the closing weeks of the season; He had a team of players consisting of Bass, Platt, Bedeau, Abbott and McGoldrick who were capable of putting in 90 minutes of good steady productive play, the rest were inconsistant (at best) and a liability and distraction for the team as a whole.