Maynard GONE [Official]

[Med Pie]

How about a shock return for Big Sam?

After the way he ditched us last time, no thanks.

[irishpete]

[QUOTE=KCNotts;40710851]Brian Priske... Surely it couldn't be?
He has only ever lasted 2 years at each club & less at Feyernoord who got rid due to inconsistency

[Rincewind_rooftrouser]

Very relieved the club has seen sense but it also seems like a sad end to a really deflating waste of a season.

Not our most obvious 'sacking' but absolutely necessary. It feels like he was hung out to dry a bit by the club with the silence around the Saunders? departure, the lack of replacements and (another) disastrous January window but he remained professional and dignified even though there were times when he probably could?ve said more. That said the squad is capable of far better in spite of its weaknesses and there was no sign he would turn things around next year.
Providing we get it right this time you?d hope there?s less chance of key players wanting to move on.

It?s been said by some posters that the club wrote the season off in January & that?s probably true. If so, it worries me a bit that this is a trend ? if something throws a spanner in the works mid season again are we just going to keep on the same course and take the easy option or actually fill short term gaps which might not figure in the long term picture?

[the_anticlough]

It?s been said by some posters that the club wrote the season off in January & that?s probably true

It isn't true. They said the goal was promotion and I believe them.
They might not have put all their chips in or gone about it particularly well, but I don't doubt their intention.

[ncfcog]

Personally I think the owners have been extremely astute regarding this. Not providing coaching support after the other brothers were shown the door, knowing there was still an outside chance of promotion but let it pan out. If we go up then take another look at the coaching set up, if we don't then Maynard has done enough to sack himself given the resources at his disposal.

Also, Another season in a much weaker L2, even More so than this one, a chance to build again but with stronger building blocks in place, should be a shoe in for auto's next season if recruit properly so gates will be maintained etc. . . or, promoted by the skin of our teeth, possibility of struggling next season, win even less games than this season, crowds start to drop etc.

No panic, just calm, measured and assured decision making in protecting their overall investment.

[Bushwacka]

Brian Priske... Surely it couldn't be?
He has only ever lasted 2 years at each club & less at Feyernoord who got rid due to inconsistency

He's only last 2 years at clubs cos he kept getting bigger jobs (apart from Feyenoord). He won the Danish league in his first season. He won the league 2 years running at Sparta Prague. They finished 16 points off the top this year, after he left.

Absolutely not a chance in hell he's coming here.

[Notts_fan_Ken]

How about a shock return for Big Sam?

I never boo our own team/managers, but I'd make an exception for him if he came back.

[legs77]

Personally I think the owners have been extremely astute regarding this. Not providing coaching support after the other brothers were shown the door, knowing there was still an outside chance of promotion but let it pan out. If we go up then take another look at the coaching set up, if we don't then Maynard has done enough to sack himself given the resources at his disposal.

Also, Another season in a much weaker L2, even More so than this one, a chance to build again but with stronger building blocks in place, should be a shoe in for auto's next season if recruit properly so gates will be maintained etc. . . or, promoted by the skin of our teeth, possibility of struggling next season, win even less games than this season, crowds start to drop etc.

No panic, just calm, measured and assured decision making in protecting their overall investment.

I wouldnt call letting our most creative attacking midfielder go plus not replacimg him and leaving the head coach with no help as astute.

[northpie1862]

I wouldnt call letting our most creative attacking midfielder go plus not replacimg him and leaving the head coach with no help as astute.

In the context of what ncfcog is speaking about it makes sense, why replace a load of coaches if in 4 months you are going to get rid anyway. Why keep DC who is stinking the place out when you can get 400k to use in the summer. Replacing any player in Jan at this level is hard never mind someone of that quality (the owners picked DC out of nowhere on a free 2 summers before btw).

I appreciate some of these decisions are massively big picture, but if we go up next season then there can be no argument.

[Scamps]

Your just going round in circles im afraid it takes time and patience to get it right ,your lot appear to be short of both theres no magic wand anyway a lot of you have got what you wanted i think you should have given him longer but hey ho