New Manager?

[slowdive1]

I think he's done a good job after how last panned out. We've been thereabouts all season so I'd be really surprised if they stuck with him after last season only to let him go after this one. They strike me as quite smart cookies and he seems to be a good fit for them.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

For those who want SM out, who do they want in? Names please, not ?someone who will shout on the touchline.?

[marshall55]

Not critical at all, but i bet you I'm not wrong and Stuart will be here next season which I'm actually in favor of.

[Old_pie]

Nah, improved our league position, made some money, no doubt they'll be happy.

The Bros may have a number of reasons for owning a football club but to make them some money certainly isn't one of them. Plenty of easier ways to do that.

[matt_magpie]

I?m totally 50-50 I think attacking wise he?s been given a harsh hand to say that he least. As for options , Williamsons the obvious answer but seeing him interviewed over the years I can?t see he motivating anyone.

I can remember under IB seeing Wealdstone smashing for us ironically for a half and I thought that?s the best I?ve seen in the league, was it?l down to SM, the Saunders? But attacking wise it was really good.

[DoddingtonPie]

For those who want SM out, who do they want in? Names please, not ?someone who will shout on the touchline.?

A couple of guys called Chris and Alex Reedzt?. worth a punt?

[SmiffyPie]

Both games could and should have been won. Against Ches, game should have been done at HT. Today is another game we should have won.

True on both accounts so let's start a thread that calls for those responsible to get the chop... let's call it "Players Who Miss Sitters Out".

[LeftPeg_Pie]

I?m totally 50-50 I think attacking wise he?s been given a harsh hand to say that he least. As for options , Williamsons the obvious answer but seeing him interviewed over the years I can?t see he motivating anyone.

I can remember under IB seeing Wealdstone smashing for us ironically for a half and I thought that?s the best I?ve seen in the league, was it?l down to SM, the Saunders? But attacking wise it was really good.

One promotion and one play-off semi final defeat (8-1) on agg. 5 wins in 25 for Carlisle.

At this moment in time, I would not be unhappy to see Maynard here next season. In 8 games, that might change. I am genuinely amazed to be saying that after his first 5 games in charge.

[the_anticlough]

One promotion and one play-off semi final defeat (8-1) on agg. 5 wins in 25 for Carlisle.

At this moment in time, I would not be unhappy to see Maynard here next season. In 8 games, that might change. I am genuinely amazed to be saying that after his first 5 games in charge.

Me too,
It'd be a dream to go up. But, at worst, I'd like a competitive two-legged play-off battle, ending in triumph hopefully. The last time we had that was against Coventry in 2018

We're entering the depths of a promotion run-in so threads like this are nuts. If we want to be ridiculous, why not wait til the eve of a Wembley play-off final after we'd stormed through the semis and sack him then?

I want results to speak for themselves. Let's see where the next 8 games take us

[LeftPeg_Pie]

Me too,
It'd be a dream to go up. But, at worst, I'd like a competitive two-legged play-off battle, ending in triumph hopefully. The last time we had that was against Coventry in 2018

We're entering the depths of a promotion run-in so threads like this are nuts. If we want to be ridiculous, why not wait til the eve of a Wembley play-off final after we'd stormed through the semis and sack him then?

I want results to speak for themselves. Let's see where the next 8 games take us

Agree. I think nailing opinions/expectations at the beginning of the season is an odd an pointless thing to do in football as football is such a moving feast.

Given last season, if we would have been offered 6th with 8 to go, everyone on here would have snapped your hand off. After Salford away, the same. After 25 points from 30 post-Salford, there is frustration around which, to an extent, I get.

Maynard is a good coach. There are some parts he can be critiqued on, he certainly is not the finished article, but he is not at the stage of his career to be so. People do not like them, but if you look at it statistically, on probably 95% of the metrics we are one of, if not the best teams in the league; defensively, offensively, in and out of possession. All that does not happen by chance.

With us being sixth, we are slightly underperforming when compared with those metrics. So, you dig into the disconnect.

Our biggest issue is converting our chances. AJ has 20 but could conceivably have 30 or beyond. Didzy has 14 and could have at least 20. You take Jodi and his output out of the equation (14 league appearances all season) and the sale of Crowley (a goal contribution ever other game in his time at Notts), with even one of those in consistently, we would be in the Top 3. With both, I think we would be top.

As it stands, the pivotal moment of the season was selling DC and not bringing someone in with more experience a the top end of the pitch as Whitaker, Traore and to a slightly lesser extent Jarvis can be put into the gamble category with regards hitting the ground running.