I would imagine the owners have invested a lot of time and resource in identifying what they want as a head coach. They would have approached IB and I would assume MR was IB's choice.
I have every faith in the footballing identity the owners are trying to instil in this club and I would like to see IB given the chance to fulfill what he was originally brought in to do.
I hope he stays, clears the air with the players today, gets a result this evening and then goes on to improve performances and results until the end of the season. If he manages that then it shows he has the ability and man management skills to be successful for Notts in the future. If he walks I will be a little disappointed but not only that he could end up suffering by association.
Ian needs to stay and ride it out. if he does that and shows signs that he has the ability to improve things on the pitch then I'm sure he will win over the respect of players and fans alike.
Going by his record before he joined Notts, he'll be well used to losing and it sounds as though his last club didn't have any expectations of improving, so it might be a bit of shock if he's taking any notice of social media. With no fans in the stands, he may still be blissfully unaware of the anger and frustration. His interviews so far haven't suggested that he's feeling the pressure, though he did sound quite down on Saturday. I'll feel sorry for him if we're still struggling when fans are allowed back in, but not as sorry as I feel for the club.
I've said before Swale, we need a DOF to take the pressure off a man who is new-ish to management. Burchinall calls himself Head Coach, if that's ok with him then a DOF can assume the role of manager, though what the differences are I've no idea, and who is subordinate to who?
Yeah what this club really needs is one of the usual candidates that we've had for years and led us to non league football, someone that knows the level, not someone that's coached at a much higher standard.
As for red or green L plate on his back, I presume Ardley came with one of those too? Considering Notts were only the 2nd team he managed and the first he'd ever managed in non league?
Why can't Notts fans be a bit more accepting of something different FFS, it's like Sid complaining about Boucaud wearing gloves, "these foreigners just don't know this league!" when he was born in f*cking London.
The game has moved on from the days of Jack Wheeler running on to the pitch with a cold bucket of water and a sponge when someone was injured, it's about time some of our fans did.