Jamie Fullarton

[Lullapie]

He was an utterly ludicrous appointment for us rather than an awful manager, so we don't really know how bad he is. He did an ok job at Halifax, winning more games than he lost. However, the abiding memory for Notts fans will always be him ending up flat on his arse when trying to control the ball in the technical area! That was the biggest cheer he ever got, and I must admit to joining in, but on a human level I did feel a bit bad about it later. Back then, Ray Trew deserved the jeers rather than Jamie Fullarton.

You're semi-correct about the appointment in my opinion.

Fullarton WAS a grown up when he was offered and accepted the job. He also applied for it in the first place (unless Ray just grabbed him off the street and made him take the job). Both parties were culpable for different reasons. Fullarton should have acknowledged his own limitations and not taken the role, even though he had been offered it. I feel no sadness towards him, in fact I think he was a fool with a huge ego.

On Trew's part, we will never know exactly why he offered the job to Fullarton. It could have been to save a few quid or there could have been other reasons - we will never know, but it was a monumental balls up.

However I see Fullarton's appointment in a different way. There are many football club owners who have appointed managers who they feel have the experience and therefore have a good chance of doing the job well. After a few months, the manager fails and gets the sack. I think Trew was trying something different and took a punt on an untried manager. He soon realised it wasn't working.

Trew wasn't the first and won't be the last. In fact there seems to be a move towards appointing managers who DON'T have a successful record, but instead have the 'qualification'. Again, I feel this is of detriment to English football and personality in the game. Most of these 'qualified' coaches have little or no personality and it is reflected in the type of football their teams play.

[upthemaggies]

On Trew's part, we will never know exactly why he offered the job to Fullarton. It could have been to save a few quid or there could have been other reasons - we will never know, but it was a monumental balls up.
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Pretty sure it was his wife who made that decision, I was under the strong impression that she was basically running the club by that stage with Rodwell gone and Ray no longer caring anymore having become thoroughly deflated with his last real attempt to reignite the club with the Ladbrokes deal and his appointment of Moniz failing to halt the slide after we'd dropped back into tier 4.

[laddo]

Very shady behaviour to be cheering someone falling over.

I felt horribly embarrassed for him that evening, poor guy. As most people recognise all Trews fault not Fullartons. Never seen the Lane with as bad a toxic environment than during his tenure.

[countygump]

Never seen the Lane with as bad a toxic environment than during his tenure.

Wait till they let the fans back in at the end of this season and the beginning of next. If we start badly, you might just see a repeat of it.

[upthemaggies]

Wait till they let the fans back in at the end of this season and the beginning of next. If we start badly, you might just see a repeat of it.

I do wonder what the average gate would be if fans were still allowed in and how often we'd be dipping below 4k.
Last season's average was a reasonably decent 5,210 with only two gates below 4,000.

Under Trew the lowest average was 4,877 with 6 gates below 4k. We'd probably be close to that post Munto low by now.

[SwalePie]

I do wonder what the average gate would be if fans were still allowed in and how often we'd be dipping below 4k.
Last season's average was a reasonably decent 5,210 with only two gates below 4,000.

Under Trew the lowest average was 4,877 with 6 gates below 4k. We'd probably be close to that post Munto low by now.

Which would by most accounts be considered good going in the National League compared to where we were then

[Elite_Pie]

Very shady behaviour to be cheering someone falling over.

In that case, I would suggest that the vast majority of Notts fans in Meadow Lane that day showed very, very shady behaviour. With hindsight, it was down to the sheer anger and frustration at the situation we were in rather than anything against Fullarton.


It's what football fans the length and breadth of the country always do, but a few oddballs see it as 'only on NCM', or 'only at NCFC'.

[ForeignLegion]

In that case, I would suggest that the vast majority of Notts fans in Meadow Lane that day showed very, very shady behaviour. With hindsight, it was down to the sheer anger and frustration at the situation we were in rather than anything against Fullarton.


It's what football fans the length and breadth of the country always do, but a few oddballs see it as 'only on NCM', or 'only at NCFC'.

I think it's ironic that I'm seen as an oddball in this particular asylum.

[ForeignLegion]

Shady? Disgusting, cringeworthy and embarrassing would be more apt. Not the first bloke learning/plying his trade at NCFC to be humiliated by the Meadow Lane crowd and then gone on to better things. I hope he is able to return one day and stick two fingers up.

[Freeman25]

Shady? Disgusting, cringeworthy and embarrassing would be more apt. Not the first bloke learning/plying his trade at NCFC to be humiliated by the Meadow Lane crowd and then gone on to better things. I hope he is able to return one day and stick two fingers up.

Gone on to what better things? Walsall technical director? Fullarton was an arrogant lying tw*t and a sh*te football manager regardless of whatever the Trews did so he deserved every bit of stick he got. He turned the best attacking side we'd had since Munto into a team that had 1 shot per 3 games, wouldn't speak to any players under the age of 25 and tried to force a fan favourite out of the club for no apparent reason.