Maynard GONE [Official]

[matt_magpie]

I'd be happy with Buckingham. He has experience at a higher level and a promotion under his belt. Would be a change but still within the similar style we play.

If it were up to me, I'd go for either Evatt or Brennan, although the latter would take some compensation. I think we'd get promoted next season with either of those in charge. Both big personalities and serial winners. Can't see either happening though.

If Alves gets the job I'll be lost for words. Don't do it Notts!

100% agree with all that and it will be 100% not Alves.

[LaxtonLad]

I'll have a tenner on Alves.My neighbour's son's friend's dad overheard two milkmen talking about it - and they go to Portugal on holiday!

[Bohinen]

I'll have a tenner on Alves.My neighbour's son's friend's dad overheard two milkmen talking about it - and they go to Portugal on holiday!

The thing is, someone's had more than a tenner on it, judging by the odds, which have now, mercifully, drifted to 4/6. You can see the logic, he's already in place so the cheap option, he would be appointed and working for another Football Radar man as DoF, and they may be mates already. Of course, he is part of the problem, not the solution, but not everyone will see it that way.

[the_anticlough]

I hope that now SM is gone we can actually hear from assistant coaches again in interviews. Alves did one on his appointment but that was it.

It's not about the club, because Ross, Doyle and Harley all did them. Having to listen to SM only for 16 months, was, to borrow a word, frustrating.

Btw there's no chance Alves gets this, he will go back to his old role or something under Gagliardi I reckon.

[Could'vebeenacontender]

I hope that now SM is gone we can actually hear from assistant coaches again in interviews. Alves did one on his appointment but that was it.

It's not about the club, because Ross, Doyle and Harley all did them. Having to listen to SM only for 16 months, was, to borrow a word, frustrating.

Btw there's no chance Alves gets this, he will go back to his old role or something under Gagliardi I reckon.

An interesting subtext on assistant coaches being interviewed is what happened with the Saunders brothers that led to the bust up
One of their gripes was that they and the manager had no say in which players were coming in
The club view was that they knew this when they were appointed so they should just get on with it

We recruited well in some cases, Abbott, Bass, Platty and Bedeu for example but poorly in many others. Apart from Jarvis (when he fancies it) who else has done well?
Others have said that Maynard lost some of his best players, Macca, Dan, Nemane plus Robertson & JJ for most of the season through injury
My fear is that whoever is coming in will have to work under the same conditions and see players coming in that he doesn't want or need

[the_anticlough]

An interesting subtext on assistant coaches being interviewed is what happened with the Saunders brothers that led to the bust up
One of their gripes was that they and the manager had no say in which players were coming in
The club view was that they knew this when they were appointed so they should just get on with it

First time I've heard or read that.
If true, it's poor form to kick off about something that was made clear from the start. The model and division of labour makes perfect sense and coaches should concentrate on coaching what they have in front of them.
Our recruitment over the last 5 years is light years ahead of the 5 years before, that had us relegated to non-league in the end.

[KCNotts]

An interesting subtext on assistant coaches being interviewed is what happened with the Saunders brothers that led to the bust up
One of their gripes was that they and the manager had no say in which players were coming in
The club view was that they knew this when they were appointed so they should just get on with it

We recruited well in some cases, Abbott, Bass, Platty and Bedeu for example but poorly in many others. Apart from Jarvis (when he fancies it) who else has done well?
Others have said that Maynard lost some of his best players, Macca, Dan, Nemane plus Robertson & JJ for most of the season through injury
My fear is that whoever is coming in will have to work under the same conditions and see players coming in that he doesn't want or need

Didn't Saunders in his Interview say that they were watching Jarvis and Whitaker when at Wealdstone and they were their recommendations to the board? I'm not sure it's true that the head coach has no say. Williams brought in Baldwin for example. The manager is on the transfer panel from what I gathered.

In fact, IMO it's because the manager has got involved that we have signed some duffers! We should just leave it to the radar.

[jacobncfc]

An interesting subtext on assistant coaches being interviewed is what happened with the Saunders brothers that led to the bust up
One of their gripes was that they and the manager had no say in which players were coming in
The club view was that they knew this when they were appointed so they should just get on with it

We recruited well in some cases, Abbott, Bass, Platty and Bedeu for example but poorly in many others. Apart from Jarvis (when he fancies it) who else has done well?
Others have said that Maynard lost some of his best players, Macca, Dan, Nemane plus Robertson & JJ for most of the season through injury
My fear is that whoever is coming in will have to work under the same conditions and see players coming in that he doesn't want or need

Saunders tried to take credit for basically every signing we made in that interview he did after leaving, bloke cannot have it both ways. I have some sympathy for Maynard, but it took five minutes of listening to Saunders to be pretty convinced he is an absolute chancer.

[since41]

An interesting subtext on assistant coaches being interviewed is what happened with the Saunders brothers that led to the bust up
One of their gripes was that they and the manager had no say in which players were coming in
The club view was that they knew this when they were appointed so they should just get on with it

We recruited well in some cases, Abbott, Bass, Platty and Bedeu for example but poorly in many others. Apart from Jarvis (when he fancies it) who else has done well?
Others have said that Maynard lost some of his best players, Macca, Dan, Nemane plus Robertson & JJ for most of the season through injury
My fear is that whoever is coming in will have to work under the same conditions and see players coming in that he doesn't want or need

Which is why a lot of Managers/ Coaches don't apply and or turn us down they want their own players, style and tactics.

[the_anticlough]

Which is why a lot of Managers/ Coaches don't apply and or turn us down they want their own players, style and tactics.

I wonder if recruitment, contracts is covered when they do their coaching badges. If not, they shouldn't ever have control over this.

Style? The owners want to play entertaining, attacking, skill/possession based football I think. Not too much to ask and hard to argue against
Tactics? I think as long as the above is met, a coach is free to do it his way