If we don’t win promotion…….

[Fan of Big Tone 𝕏 @mainstandpie]

Do you think the brothers will stick with Maynard or look elsewhere?

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

I think the Reedtz brothers will stick by Maynard whether Notts are promoted or not. If Notts maintain reasonable form right up untill the end.

Notts have been very unfortunate with having so many injuries this season & if Notts don't achieve promotion they won't hold that failure against him.

The only caveat to that would be maintaining good & reasonable form right up until the end. If Notts falter & finish up mid table without even achieving a play off place things could be different for him.

A mid table finish wouldn't be regarded as progress from last season. Update till now, there has been a marked progress.

[Fan of Big Tone 𝕏 @mainstandpie]

I would hope they stick with him, we need stability, I believe Maynard has been unlucky with injuries to key players. 

If we do go up, the close season would be interesting we would need to strengthen the squad to be able to compete and hopefully consolidate our position.

[Scotty]

1 hour ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Do you think the brothers will stick with Maynard or look elsewhere?

what an irrelevant post, sorry, but this serves no purpose than give an opportunity for Maynard haters to vent their spleen.

[Fan of Big Tone 𝕏 @mainstandpie]

4 minutes ago, Scotty said:

what an irrelevant post, sorry, but this serves no purpose than give an opportunity for Maynard haters to vent their spleen.

@Scotty I’m not sure it will do that, I think we are all grown up enough on here to debate things sensibly. You could say that about any subject, it’s a discussion forum, some people will think he should be kept others will think opposite, as long as it doesn’t get nasty there’s nothing wrong with differing opinions.

[menzinho]

It’s interesting how Chris and Alex analyse football, the league table for them is just a small part of it, where as to us fans it’s everything. They look and dig a lot deeper and I’m always intrigued by their own table which they say gives another perspective on how well a team is performing and will likely perform in the future. Ultimately, I guess, this is how Stuart Maynard will be judged. It’ll never happen but I’d like to see that table, my guess is it’ll be similar to an XG table but use a lot of additional data too.

For those interested in terms of XG, in that table (the one I use from footballxg.com) we are currently 3rd on 56 Points. We are underperforming our XG by 7, so we should’ve probably scored more goals. But also, we are over-performing when it comes to XGA (expected goals against) which is also 7, that just confirms Bass is really good basically!

Anyway, back on topic! Unless we have a bad run and drop out of the play-offs by a considerable margin, I don’t think Stuart Maynard will be replaced because, albeit through some frustrating performances at the minute, we are better off than last season. And I do think performances can only get better again, hopefully Tranmere was a bit of a wake-up call.

I do think we need at least one more first team coach though, and maybe that’s where the Bros and Stuart will work together to strengthen us (a tough act to follow on from Matt Saunders who has completed football tactics).

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I don’t see why the Reedtz family would want to part ways with Stuart Maynard. Although I was critical of him after the Salford game, I believe the team showed great determination, they have his support, and Maynard really stepped up. For me, it’s important to see him learning and, despite some disappointing performances, he is doing a good job.

Given that his assistant and senior coach left during the season, I think he managed to stay focused on what mattered and has not shied away from his responsibilities at the club. He has my support, and I can admit when I’m wrong. However, I believe that securing a playoff spot is crucial for many fans. This team is good enough for promotion, but we have quite a few injury-prone players, and many of them provide the quality and creativity needed in tough situations.

I hope he gets more time to prove himself, but I also think it’s important to bring in more quality players, especially in key areas like the striker's department.