What is going on Brothers Reedtz ?

[laddo]

We thought Ray Trew was bad for running his mouth and over promising then Alan Hardy came along.....

[KCNotts]

Could be, but Greg Abbott's return must have set the alarm bells ringing in a lot of heads. Of course, I have no idea what Abbott does or doesn't bring to the club, he could be a real asset for all I know, but from an outsider's point of view that smacked of desperation and results so far would indicate that the gut feeling was spot on.

It's a worry for me now that we'll look back upon Abbott's return in the year's to come as the moment that should have told us what was coming next, in the same way Thompson's return in 2006 was a sign post to further decline and struggle.

A run of good results would change perceptions, but right now, it's not looking good at all.

Abbott's appointment was absolutely mental. It made no sense. Ardley has never worked with him before and did not know him on a personal level. I can only assume it was a Jason Turner appointment?!

Either way, it is obvious that Abbott had a hand in the signings of Knowles and Chicksen at least. This detracts somewhat from what we were led to believe about our new considered transfer policy built on stats from Football Radar. It also seems as though those signings were a bit panicky. Why were we having to rely on recommendations from our new assistant so late in the window? Just how many players did we miss out on over the Summer? Especially when it had been glaringly obvious that we needed a striker and LB.

[magpie_mania]

Abbott's appointment was absolutely mental. It made no sense. Ardley has never worked with him before and did not know him on a personal level. I can only assume it was a Jason Turner appointment?!

Either way, it is obvious that Abbott had a hand in the signings of Knowles and Chicksen at least. This detracts somewhat from what we were led to believe about our new considered transfer policy built on stats from Football Radar. It also seems as though those signings were a bit panicky. Why were we having to rely on recommendations from our new assistant so late in the window? Just how many players did we miss out on over the Summer? Especially when it had been glaringly obvious that we needed a striker and LB.

'Why were we having to rely on recommendations from our new assistant'

How do you know that?

[BigFatPie]

Abbott's appointment was absolutely mental. It made no sense. Ardley has never worked with him before and did not know him on a personal level. I can only assume it was a Jason Turner appointment?!

Either way, it is obvious that Abbott had a hand in the signings of Knowles and Chicksen at least. This detracts somewhat from what we were led to believe about our new considered transfer policy built on stats from Football Radar. It also seems as though those signings were a bit panicky. Why were we having to rely on recommendations from our new assistant so late in the window? Just how many players did we miss out on over the Summer? Especially when it had been glaringly obvious that we needed a striker and LB.

Can’t argue with any of that. It looks as if we have a poorer squad than last season. Why that is, is anyone’s guess.

[KCNotts]

'Why were we having to rely on recommendations from our new assistant'

How do you know that?

He basically admitted it! Abbott worked with Knowles at Mansfield and Ardley said that Chicksen was brought in on Abbott's recommendation.

I would have preferred us to go after targets that had been identified throughout the course of last season. Not last minute panics identified by a clown.

[nw6pie]

It’s been a frustrating start to the season for fans and club alike.

We have been hit with COVID more than most clubs in the division. But after a preseason that was a comparative dream to last season’s nightmare (with fantastic facilities and all the signings made well in advance of the opening fixture), does anyone find it remotely acceptable that we’re one point better off than at the same stage last season? Even more concerning is the generally poor level of performance - 90 good minutes split between the three home games and an awful lot of dross away.

I don’t expect the owners to say publicly that it’s not good enough, but I do expect Ardley to be telling the players that privately, and I do expect the owners to be telling Ardley that privately, too.

My only hope is that if things don’t improve and they do decide to pull the trigger, they already have someone in mind to replace Ardley. We don’t need another lottery of waiting to see who’s going to apply and does a mean PowerPoint presentation.

[upthemaggies]

We have been hit with COVID more than most clubs in the division. .

Not sure Notts can use that as an excuse. We're one of eleven clubs who have played 7 league games, including sides that sit 2nd, 5th and 7th.
Seven clubs have played one game more, including the leaders. five clubs have played two games more.

[nw6pie]

Not sure Notts can use that as an excuse. We're one of eleven clubs who have played 7 league games, including sides that sit 2nd, 5th and 7th.
Seven clubs have played one game more, including the leaders. five clubs have played two games more.

I don’t mean the postponed games, though only playing once in a month isn’t great for momentum. We had seven players test positive for COVID, with some of them apparently being quite badly hit by it. Wes Thomas had COVID and now has something else, which isn’t helping us either.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

It’s been a frustrating start to the season for fans and club alike.

We have been hit with COVID more than most clubs in the division. But after a preseason that was a comparative dream to last season’s nightmare (with fantastic facilities and all the signings made well in advance of the opening fixture), does anyone find it remotely acceptable that we’re one point better off than at the same stage last season? Even more concerning is the generally poor level of performance - 90 good minutes split between the three home games and an awful lot of dross away.

I don’t expect the owners to say publicly that it’s not good enough, but I do expect Ardley to be telling the players that privately, and I do expect the owners to be telling Ardley that privately, too.

My only hope is that if things don’t improve and they do decide to pull the trigger, they already have someone in mind to replace Ardley. We don’t need another lottery of waiting to see who’s going to apply and does a mean PowerPoint presentation.

For me the best owners are like good referees not seen and not heard. We don’t want anymore types that make it about them. Likewise if a manager leaves then a better one should already be lined up.

You’ve hit the nail on the head in that the owners don’t need to come out and publicly and say anything. The manager is the media man and public face of the club and is accountable and responsible for what happens on the field.

I don’t think it’s acceptable that we are only one point better off than this time last season, either not with the teams we have played so far and we should be kicking on from last season.

Likewise I don’t think it’s unreasonable to demand better certainly away from home and actually go out and give teams a game and create enough chances to win a game. Today we should have been talking about Slocombes save of the season that got us all three points and how we had built on our early lead and killed them off because we had scored again and gone 2-0 up. Then it would not have mattered about one player making a mistake at the death.

Performances like we are putting in away from home at the moment leave me wondering just how low has this club got to sink in the football pyramid before we can actually put out a side that competes on a regular basis? Performances that leave you thinking afterwards we really gave them a game and asked questions of their defence and keeper regardless of the result.

[magpie_mania]

Absolutely true. I get sick of the small minority of attention-seeking fans who think that the owners should not only 100% share their view but act on it too. I'm sure the Reedtz Brothers have their own ideas about what they expect from the manager and when, and it's their prerogative to make those decisions.

The communication from the club in recent times has been very good. If they've got news to tell us they let us know pretty quickly through various media, and if there's nothing to report they say nothing, as opposed to certain past owners who began to love the limelight and making 'big' announcements whether there was any justification or not.

Agreed.