A different slant

I think SM reports through RM, Joe Palmer looks after everything else bar footballing matters

Perhaps LW in terms of the Swansea "settlement" agreed not to come to poach any Notts players?

I am surprised that there was no other interest other than Millwall in Macca?

 

@Piethagoram

Regarding  Swansea agreeing Not to poach any Notts Players, Wouldn't that be Illegal?  There could have been a Gentleman's Agreement in Place. However I Still Can't See That Being A Reason for Swansea Not Pursuing Macca or Jodi, as any Verbal Agreement wouldn't Stand Up in any sort of Legal Proceedings.

Derby Sunderland Birmingham Swansea Wrexham were all Rumoured to be after Macca at one time or another. Sunderland were a Very Strong Contender to take Macca back to the North East. Birmingham were also a Strong Possibility at One time. The Interest of Derby Swansea and Wrexham was perhaps mere Wishful Thinking. I'll be Honest with you I thought the Millwall Offer came Out Of The Blue. But then again maybe Not because when it became Knowledge the Lions were interested in Macca, the Deal was quickly Done and Dusted. So it would seem the Move had been in the Works for a Fair Time and the Appointment of Macca as Club Captain was only a Ruse to Keep Fans Happy, I mean Why make a Guy Club Captain Only to Sell Him?

It may have been (and this is Only My Opinion) the Deal was concluded  early on but was kept from the Notts Fans, for Fear of the Effect it may have had on  Season Ticket Sales. I Don't Know I'm only Guessing.

I can't imagine that the owners would tell any coach they have to play exclusively one style regardless.

There is a philosophy of playing from the back, getting the ball wide, and playing a style of football which is good to watch. However, one failing with LW is that he didn't revert to a Plan B when that didn't work.

Possible a problem with SM in his short period so far is that he reverted to Plan B, C and D maybe a but too quickly and too often but I am happy to put that down to trying too hard to sort out a leaky defence and missing the bigger picture.

We don't know what the deal with Macca was as both clubs have reported 'undisclosed' but bear in mind Al-Hamadi went from Wimbledon to Ipswich - a better team, challenging for PL promotion - for £1m and he is only 21 so has years to get better and produce a profit when they sell him. 

I believe @Piethagoram is spot on. Stuart Maynard will oversee Richard Montague and Joe Palmer will kick-start the process of bringing in new players. Montague appears to be deeply involved with player analytics, for both current squad members and potential signings. From the videos we’ve seen, when a new player arrives, Maynard gives them a tour and familiarises them with his vision. However, the financial and contractual aspects are not something a head coach would typically handle. The philosophy has its advantages, and so far, it hasn’t been a bad model. At our level, a few signings might not hit the mark. Over time, this should hopefully decrease. Yet, @Fan of Big Tone is correct, if a player underperforms, it’s more down to who recommended their signing. Maynard can only coach and motivate players, so not all blame lies with him in this scenario.

The board may request that we try to play 'pretty football', but I don't think it will be enforced. We started last season off well, playing some good football and to the mid-point, we were scraping results. You can only make suggestions to a manager/head coach on how the team performs, but the main thing is getting the results.

Although, I do think playing good football is better than winning ugly.

Notts will have a vision of what they will expect and want to see under Stuart Maynard, but his approach and focus will be more on training and match preparation. Getting to the point of handling tactics, with the vast majority of demanding tasks falling on other peoples shoulders.

Managers like more control, whereas coaches enjoy getting stuck in with training and motivating the squad.

I would suspect that Richard Montague is more involved with many aspects of the day-to-day operations, and not just the recruitment. Just behind Joe Palmer and responding to the Reedtz brothers.

Although, I think the Reedtz are more over watchers and quite happy to allow their staff to run the club.

An interesting question and the more you think about it, the more questions you have. I think the buck stops with SM. It's his job to pick the right personnel to fit into the system. The system comes from the top down though. So is SM allowed to change systems or style of play? Hmmmmm. Oh man, I'm not going that rabbit hole, it's bed time........

@Dripsey3

Good Night Sleep Well.

The problem last season was letting in 35 to 40 more goals than we should have done.

If we hadn't have let them goals in, Notts would have either won the league or would have at least come third & got promoted.

There is no question that Notts had the best attacking midfield & strike force in the League, but unfortunately, the worse defence.

Notts have now fixed that problem on paper, & with Matt Palmer back, we should get automatic promotion on paper, or at the VERY least, a playoff spot.

The recruiters have done their job, now it's up to Maynard to do the work he's paid for to get Notts into successful working unit.

There are no excuses now for Stuart, he has to deliver otherwise his job will be in jeopardy.