Blair Adams: 'Notts County players have let three managers down'

Notts County defender Blair Adams has criticised himself and the entire team for letting three managers down this season.

The Magpies began the season with Ricardo Moniz and, despite some promising early results, the team went off the boil, resulting in the Dutchman’s sacking.

Rookie Jamie Fullarton was next at the helm and, similarly to Moniz, a couple of decent results at the start of his tenure were followed by a horrendous run of form.

He was next to walk before Mark Cooper stepped in on a short-term deal until the end of the season but, despite marked improvements which helped Notts steer clear of relegation, he still saw two 5-0 defeats and one 4-0 loss under his tenure.

Following the 5-0 defeat against Carlisle United, a game which Cooper said he had to get something from to see his contract extended, the ex-Swindon boss decided to leave Meadow Lane, with non-league Forest Green Rovers said to be his next destination.

Adams said: "Obviously I am disappointed. We should be at least in the top half of the table, but we were nowhere near it. It was the last game of the season and Mark Cooper has had 10 games in charge and we've not done enough for him.

"It wasn't just him that we let down but Ricardo Moniz and Jamie Fullarton. It hasn't been good enough for them and we have let them all down.

"I've missed a large chunk of the campaign to be fair, but I am not excluding myself. None of us have been good enough."

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