Fgr

[laddo]

Of course there is no guarantee that the gates will hold up if we continue to tread water as a failed playoff side but play attractive football the gates will slowly erode for certain. But that is very different to the annual predictions of drastic drops in home support since relegation to the NL was confirmed. It just hasn't happened, not even close tbh.

As has been mentioned by a few previously play good passing football, score plenty of goals, win lots of games all at home and people will pay to see it.

[Elite_Pie]

Of course there is no guarantee that the gates will hold up if we continue to tread water as a failed playoff side but play attractive football the gates will slowly erode for certain. But that is very different to the annual predictions of drastic drops in home support since relegation to the NL was confirmed. It just hasn't happened, not even close tbh.

I always laughed at predictions that said "We will struggle to get 2,000 in non-league", because I know Notts fans are made of much sterner stuff than that. Style of play isn't top of the list for many of us, just give us a club to support and we'll do it.

[jackal2]

I always laughed at predictions that said "We will struggle to get 2,000 in non-league", because I know Notts fans are made of much sterner stuff than that. Style of play isn't top of the list for many of us, just give us a club to support and we'll do it.

To quote Al Davis: "Just win, baby!"

[countygump]

I always laughed at predictions that said "We will struggle to get 2,000 in non-league", because I know Notts fans are made of much sterner stuff than that. Style of play isn't top of the list for many of us, just give us a club to support and we'll do it.

Give us a club that looks like it could well be in the shakedown for automatic, and even more will do it.

[KintoreMagpie]

[QUOTE=upthemaggies;40046719]The average gate this past season will probably persuade the owners to go with an IB clone. I expect they will have convinced themselves that what they've done so far in implementing their plan has worked - that their favoured style of football (presumably the style F.C. Copenhagen had the most success with when they were growing up) is bringing the fans flocking back to ML following the despair of relegation under Hardy and that the only thing left to do now is to improve the results by just a small percentage in order to achieve promotion.

I generally only make an annual pilgrimage to ML so I am sure there are others best placed to comment, but if you are right with the above statement then I fear our stay in the NL will continue for some time to come. The game I saw was, no doubt, entertaining, but it was apparent to me that Notts needed to have some battlers to augment the undoubted talent that was already there. IB’s answer in the games that followed was to bring in Frank Vincent which seemed to work quite well to begin with, but Frank finished the season out of the team and, clearly, out of favour. Unless there is some valid reason for his continued absence I hope the new manager, in addition to doing what I said in my previous post, gives him another chance. No problem with the new manager promoting attractive football provided he recruits the nous to prevent the sorts of collapses we saw away from the Lane at Halifax, Chesterfield, Stockport, Torquay and Aldershot. Do that and I think we will be challenging for automatic promotion next season.

[Hoppie]

No problem with the new manager promoting attractive football provided he recruits the nous to prevent the sorts of collapses we saw away from the Lane at Halifax, Chesterfield, Stockport, Torquay and Aldershot. Do that and I think we will be challenging for automatic promotion next season.

Think you forgot Grimsby! And Woking.

[laddo]

I always laughed at predictions that said "We will struggle to get 2,000 in non-league", because I know Notts fans are made of much sterner stuff than that. Style of play isn't top of the list for many of us, just give us a club to support and we'll do it.

The struggle to get 2,000 was clearly the most laughable and my favourite.

Any long established lower league side with a long history of ups and mainly downs naturally build up a fanbase, a hardcore that will watch come rain or shine. Many of us have been through enough with Notts not to be declaring that they will "no longer watch this dross" next season.

Al Davies was right with that famous quote. We won a lot of games and scored a lot of goals at home, and the continually impressive crowds reflected it.

[upthemaggies]

If this wasn't a done deal before the Grimsby game, perhaps that "Eliminator Round" exit has encouraged the FGR owner to think again.
Who wouldn't be having second thoughts about Burch after that display in a situation where tactical awareness and the ability to motivate, organise and manage is put to a proper test. I'd imagine that everybody learned a lot more about Burch on Monday night than in several months of run of the mill fixtures. The FGR owner will not be an exception.

[Elite_Pie]

If this wasn't a done deal before the Grimsby game, perhaps that "Eliminator Round" exit has encouraged the FGR owner to think again.
Who wouldn't be having second thoughts about Burch after that display in a situation where tactical awareness and the ability to motivate, organise and manage is put to a proper test. I'd imagine that everybody learned a lot more about Burch on Monday night than in several months of run of the mill fixtures. The FGR owner will not be an exception.

I see the possible departure of Burchnall in the same way as I see the definite departure of Lacey. Both of them had qualities to admire, but in my opinion both of them seem part of the problem.

The problem is style over substance.

[durhampie]

I see the possible departure of Burchnall in the same way as I see the definite departure of Lacey. Both of them had qualities to admire, but in my opinion both of them seem part of the problem.

The problem is style over substance.

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