Maynard GONE [Official]

[jackal2]

I'll be relieved if it is LW, but not over confident that he will get us up.

Getting out of League two isn't a given for anyone. Salford have hit a major barrier at this level after motoring through the non-league. I'm not sure how long it would take Luke Williams to get us promoted, but I'm confident that I would be excited and entertained by the way we play in most games, which I perhaps took a little bit for granted when he was here previously. A year and a half of watching Maynardball (not to mention Ardleyball and Burchball in previous years) has heightened my appreciation of the entertainment value Williams' team provided, even when we lost.

It's all about whether the returning manager is the right man for the job. If we re-hire LW, it should be because he's the best candidate, not because he managed here previously.

Absolutely true. If the club has someone in mind who they believe could match or surpass Williams in terms of entertainment and results, then by all means run with that candidate.

[Med Pie]

Mourinho went back to Chelsea and won another Premier League title. Rodgers went back to Celtic and has so far won 4 out of 5 trophies (may be 5 out of 6 after today.) Zidane went back to Madrid and won another title and UCL... I can probably do more if I think about it.

In short, it can go either way.

As an aside, Callum McGregor missed his penalty in the shoot out.

[kill_the_drum]

When he was first appointed i would like to think that most of us expected him to be a ready made replacement due to the similarity of styles between the 2 clubs. It soon became very clear that wasnt going to be the case. He was like a fish out of water and clearly had no idea what he was doing. He had our support early on, but that very quickly changed when it became crystal clear we had appointed a Muppet. He had no idea how to counteract opposition managers tactics, He had no idea as to when to make a substitution and i feel the best thing as just happened to him by being sacked.. Hopefully he will learn a great deal from his experience at Notts, and go on to be a good manager..

Doesn?t answer my question but good to know you hope the muppet goes on to be a good manager.
Regarding SM, I don?t see how a manager that makes the playoffs with a team that (reportedly) had the 12th highest budget and sold its best players, can be classed as a muppet or a fish out of water.
Stay classy Durham!

[Could'vebeenacontender]

Stuart Maynard is a good man but it was a flawed appointment really
Durham uses hard language but it's true that Maynard was somewhat overawed to be managing full time senior pros, especially people like Didzy who had played at the top level
There's an old idea that everyone is eventually promoted above their level of competence which isn't far from the truth
From what I hear some of the senior players tried (unsuccessfully) to get Stuart to vary his tactics during the season just finished
I hope he learns from his time here
In any job a good leader will take feedback and advice from senior people in his team

[Notts_fan_Ken]

As an aside, Callum McGregor missed his penalty in the shoot out.

Yep, I felt for him. It was his first cup final defeat, but he has played in 14! I'm sure he'll bounce back.

[Boomerangpie]

Regardless of his choice of starting XIs, reactive substitutions and overall conservative nature it is hard to take any fan seriously who disparagingly calls a head coach or manager a muppet, a clown an idiot etc from the comfort and safety of their season ticket seat, away terrace or comfy sofa in front of the television. It?s not only needlessly rude, it is also really embarrassing when you think where the comments are coming from.

Fan aka fanatics, passionate supporters not qualified professional coaches of football

[durhampie]

Regardless of his choice of starting XIs, reactive substitutions and overall conservative nature it is hard to take any fan seriously who disparagingly calls a head coach or manager a muppet, a clown an idiot etc from the comfort and safety of their season ticket seat, away terrace or comfy sofa in front of the television. It?s not only needlessly rude, it is also really embarrassing when you think where the comments are coming from.

Fan aka fanatics, passionate supporters not qualified professional coaches of football

It took you 5 days to think of that one.. Cretin..

[upthemaggies]

Laddo telling other posters how they ought to behave.

[magpie_mania]

Laddo telling other posters how they ought to behave.

Makes a change from the usual ones telling us what we should think, or what we know!

[upthemaggies]

Makes a change from the usual ones telling us what we should think, or what we know!

Nobody is doing that, you'd have to be of an extremely fragile mind to believe otherwise and that would be your problem. Feeling uncomfortable at having your own sense of everything is being taken care of by a higher power challenged is not being told what to think.