You bring up a good point @menzinho Notts could have held Luke to his contract or at least insisted he see the season out first. Even though we did have defensive problems under Luke, the team was still playing with a lot more confidence than they are now and Luke was a great leader, who could inspire and motivate players above their level.

Notts could still have been a good bet for making the top 7 too, and at that time, no club would have liked to face us in the playoffs.

Of course the bird has flown and Notts need to decide whether to stick with Stuart as Head Coach or make changes,, I prefer the latter now.

Well it's begun after the Shoddy Performance today there are  a lot of Magpie Fans Threatening Not to Renew Their Season Tickets for Next Season, if Maynard is still at the Helm down the Lane for the Start of Next Season. It may be a Trickle at First but It could Turn into a Flood. I sincerely hope the Brothers and anyone else who had a Hand in Hiring Stuart Maynard realise their Mistake, and have the Honour to admit it and put their Mistake Right.  

8 minutes ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

Well it's begun after the Shoddy Performance today there are  a lot of Magpie Fans Threatening Not to Renew Their Season Tickets for Next Season, if Maynard is still at the Helm down the Lane for the Start of Next Season. It may be a Trickle at First but It could Turn into a Flood. I sincerely hope the Brothers and anyone else who had a Hand in Hiring Stuart Maynard realise their Mistake, and have the Honour to admit it and put their Mistake Right.  

We are getting absolutely clobbered on X and Facebook.

Footage of the Swindon goals being shared. 

Not a good day for us. 

But things will get better they always do. 

The right recruitment for next season will make things right.

I think I stated a little while ago that if he isn’t removed the club will lose fans and it will cost them with lack of season ticket revenue. Unless he is removed, I can see next season starting with at least 3000 fewer Notts fans in the stands.
He has to go after Monday’s game, there is no longer any point in prolonging his (and our) suffering. He won’t walk as he’ll want a pay off, but he definitely has to go before next weekend.

It has become that bad, that me and my lad have decided that we’re going to spend Monday with my wife and have an enjoyable family day out rather than suffer the purgatory of watching this Notts side.

 

That's why @Fozzy the Notts players need to give their absolute all for the club for the last remaining 6 games of the season. They need to gain back some pride and ensure the club finishes on a high, so that the fans will be encouraged to renew those season tickets.

 

Reading your words Fozzy  the Sad Truth is you're Absolutely Right. Why prolong the Fans agony of having to watch a Head Coach who's out of his Depth, he must realise himself he's Not Up To The Job he can say that he gave it a go and he failed, but that's Life and he should learn from his Mistake. And Robbie we all know the Notts players should give their all the Trouble is Do They Know That? From what I can gather the Magpies were already beaten by Half Time at Swindon and That Should Never Be The Case of any Professional Footballer. I must admit a Day out with the Family Monday does sound more Appealing than watching Notts Go Through the Motions of another Defeat.

Unfortunately @Robbie, I think the players want him gone also, so have down tools until he has been sacked. The mistakes they’re now making are almost too stupid not to be staged.

I get what you are saying  @Fozzy and many will feel the same, but in all my years of supporting Notts and seeing the ups as well as the downs, and there has been plenty of the downs,

 I have celebrated when Notts have done well and continued to support them the same through the ups as well as the downs.

I'm sure that there will still be a bumper Bank Holiday attendance on Sunday to give the lads support. Mk Dons will bring a quite a few to the game too, so there should be a good atmosphere.

The Club has given us great entertainment over the last couple of years, and now they need all the support we can give them to help them to turn things around and just try to finish the season with some encouraging results, even though it may already have been decided that changes will be made in the close season.

It's a vital game today for Stuart Maynard and the team.

If MK Dons win today it would be a sixth straight home defeat for Notts which would be a very unwelcome record in our Club's history.

Will this be Maynard's last match in charge of Notts?

No matter what the result, I'm sure the Reedtz brothers will stick with him.

I hope that we see a bumper bank holiday crowd at the Lane today to cheer our team on to a vital win.

 

I have no faith in Stuart Maynard. There I said it. If SM is in charge next season, we'll be rock bottom by October. The obvious choice to replace him doesn't have a job at the moment. Drum roll please......John Coleman. JC will whip the squad into shape. We'll be solid at the back and decent going forward. He'll have us challenging for promotion. We need to snap him up before someone else does. Sorry SM, you are a nice guy but completely out of your depth. 

1 hour ago, Dripsey3 said:

I have no faith in Stuart Maynard. There I said it. If SM is in charge next season, we'll be rock bottom by October. The obvious choice to replace him doesn't have a job at the moment. Drum roll please......John Coleman. JC will whip the squad into shape. We'll be solid at the back and decent going forward. He'll have us challenging for promotion. We need to snap him up before someone else does. Sorry SM, you are a nice guy but completely out of your depth. 

I've got a feeling now that the brothers will stick with Maynard if the last 5 games have positive outcomes.

He will have a stay of execution after today’s result, but unless we beat Harrogate at the weekend he should go ASAP. Notts still don’t have a home win in 2024 which is a shocking statistic and we are in a worst state now than we were when he took over. 
We cannot risk him being in charge at the start of next season, it will cripple the club financially. 9 points out of 42 is the only statistic that needs examining, not the odd decent performance.

@Fozzy

The defence is letting Notts down, 2 defensive errors again today. Maynard cannot be blamed for that.

We have to give Maynard credit for his team selection today and his substitutions.

Don't you think the team were playing for Stuart today because the majority of comments on social media say that the players are by the evidence of what we saw today?

Remember, Williams couldn't fix the defensive problems and he had a lot of say at the beginning of the season regarding recruitment. He didn't fix the problems although he has plenty of opportunity to do so. Then he skidaddled to Swansea and they are not setting the Championship alight either.

I think the owners will keep Stuart and allow him to work with the recruiters to get the right players in. 

In his press conference he hinted that work is already in progress to do just that.

 

 

4 hours ago, Dripsey3 said:

IThe obvious choice to replace him doesn't have a job at the moment. Drum roll please......John Coleman. JC will whip the squad into shape. We'll be solid at the back and decent going forward. He'll have us challenging for promotion. We need to snap him up before someone else does. 

I don't think he's suitable. He got the sack from Accrington a few weeks ago.

Yes @Robbiedefensive errors again, but why are they making more now than they were under LW? 
We are playing more negative football than we were under Luke, but rather than improve the defence by it he’s had a detrimental effect on the attack.

inescapable fact, we are a worse team under Maynard and results have shown it.

@Fozzy Just checked the statistics of Williams and Maynard's last 14 matches, goals conceded and scored.

Williams 14 matches 24 goals conceded.

Maynard 14 matches 27 conceded.

Goals conceded very similar.

No one was clamouring for Williams to be sacked and he had more than enough time to sort things out.

Williams 14 matches,  scored 27

Maynard 14 matches, scored 20

Goals scored  not much difference too.

This squad only knows how to attack, it's what Luke preached.

Very hard to get a team to play differently.. Luke couldn't do it.

At least Maynard has tried to make changes but individual mistakes have cost Notts.