No that's not answered the question. How do you go from performing well and being unlucky in a play off semi final, then have a full summer with expensive exciting additions thanks to the chairman. Same impressive squad with 2 big signings and then start the season so horribly with no wins and 14 goals conceded in just 5 games.
How bad was that summer/pre-season for Notts.
As for your question, I didn't know much about Ardley at all tbh when Hardy appointed him. I expected an upturn in form no doubt, especially with the additions in January. At that point I expected aurvival.
However at the time of his appointment us fans thought all the problems were on field little did we know of the huge problems off field.
In hindsight how it ended didn't really surprise me. We looked relegation quality under Nolan, under Kewell bar three wins on trot that quickly disappeared and under Ardley. The Macclesfield home defeat was when I left the ground thinking we are f%#ked and so it proved.