Now that Notts are going to appoint a new Head Coach in the near future, is it time for the owners to give that Head Coach, whoever that person may be, total control over the Notts style of play?

In other words, should Notts change their style of play from game to game depending on the opposition & conditions such as state of the pitch & the weather or should Notts continue playing possession based football  every match regardless?

No. Why throw out the baby with the bathwater?

When Ray Trew was in charge and we were getting through a manager a month, there were a lot of complaints that our philosophy changed with every manager and our squad ended up in a mess. The idea was to define a rough concept of how we would play and then sign players that fit it. The brothers have put it into action and it has paid off.

Of course you still have to be pragmatic, go direct at times and assert yourself physically depending on the conditions. We were more direct under Maynard than under Williams.

Possession based football is only effective if a team uses the ball effectively. Too many times this season the opposition was very effective with their tactics against us.

Too many times Notts came up against sides that employed a combination of high pressing, counter-attacking, and exploiting spaces behind the Notts defensive line especially at Meadow Lane.

Notts just found it hard to deal with & there didn't seem to be a plan B or C to counteract it. On the few occasions Notts went direct, & this was few & far between, it was successful.

Notts did have some success from dead ball situations such as Corners, but it was never a big part of the Notts game, as the team preferred to create chances from open play.

When Notts are playing well & play with slick passing movement it is a joy to watch, but if it is not working or our best players are unavailable there has to be an alternative plan.

Having 75% of the play at plough lane & getting outplayed in our final match  is not a good look. Sometimes you have to win or try to win by a smash & grab like we did at Carlisle in October.

I haven’t got a problem with possession based football per se but I would like all the possession to have an end product, too many times we see lots of possession but not getting any balls into the box to cause problems, I would like to see them play with a little more tempo and hurt teams quickly.

People were constantly saying we couldn't get promoted from the NL playing passing football until we did, with a record points tally to boot. We just have to be fast, accurate and get behind the opposition. Sadly, we often lacked the confidence and quality to do that.

That's not to say we shouldn't adapt to the conditions and opposition, but every team should do that. But all too often our options were restricted by the players we had available.

Yes, to possession based football.... As Howard Wilkinson used to say, you having nothing to fear, provided you keep hold of the ball

Total control, no. The problem with that is a manager goes and you need to replace the entire squad to match the new guy's needs.

I like the stability we have but think it needs to be tweaked.

Teams seem more comfortable playing against possession now. Look at Forest over this season plus Palace and Spurs in their recent cup finals.

They let the opponents have as much of the ball as they want in areas it doesn't hurt them. They keep their shape instead of chasing shadows and by doing that, the gaps don't open up for those killer passes. 

I thought Maynard brough out more long balls to mix it up but it felt a little more hopeful than planned. I like possession, but the ball needs to move quickly, a bit more first touch, and players need to move instead of standing like statues.

One frustration, Jatta standing beyond the last defender  on Notts goal kicks...and then we play it short...duh...

There are two ways to look at it.

Possession-based football as a good attacking, well-structured team, or one that uses possession as a means to maximise the amount of points picked up when their squad isn't as polished as others. Personally, there's nothing wrong with either, but you have to accept limitations and that reflects on a healthier level of expectations. To some level of degree, we suit both of these.

As it's just a means of how to get the best out of the squad. Playing 'pretty' football, you need to play with the desire to run and take on players. That level of creativity is important with the overall goal of being quality, not just in control, but with how to punish teams. I think we are over halfway to achieving this, as I would like to think Jodi Jones with his confidence back and Will Jarvis coming into the XI would most certainly give us wing backs who aren't afraid to run into space. Defensively, I think we are one solid defender away from being completed at the back. I believe that Lucas Ness and Lewis Macari will effectively strengthen this area, with Rod McDonald perfectly suited for rotation.

I do think Notts needs more attacking options if we are to be the complete possession-based team.

The thing is, now we have sacked Stuart Maynard and said our goal is promotion, we can't really fall back on possession-based football that is aimed at making the most of a team that needs to strike when a chance comes. We need another striker, a solid attacking midfielder, and one more creative outlet in the centre of the park to go alongside Matt Palmer and Scott Robertson.

Weak teams can become effective by making the most out of a system which suits the players, but comes with a lack of star power/quality.

I just want to see Notts treat Meadow Lane as a place where we must win, and be competitive away from home. Yet, I am not sure "promotion" will just accept possession-based football, with a lack of quality on goal. We need to become more clinical for this to work out, with a fair level of depth. The right signings could breed confidence, as would the right head coach appointment.

Pretty football is great, but you need to be creative. Players must want the ball, willing to make runs or draw players off them. I think our work ethic and stamina in games really needs to be boosted more than we need to see improvements in quality. The only exception would be clear goalscorers, as they make all the difference in football.

I see no reason to change the style of play, I fully believe you can get promoted playing whatever style you want as long as you recruit both players and coaches that can do it! We have assembled a squad that has a lot technically very good footballers whose skills are better suited to spending more time on the ball than off it.

I don’t think the style was the sole reason we didn’t get promoted, we were just far to lack-lustre and safe at times this season. I’ve seen lots of teams in League 2 play direct football and it be pretty useless, of course it can be effective if done right, but lots of teams in the division play this way and are worse off because of it.

I totally agree there has to be touch of pragmatism, if the pitch is truly awful then I would expect any half decent coach to tell the team to take less risks playing it out from the back. And you can still play possession based football and play direct balls, they just need to partnered with a good attacking run.

I fully believe we can get promoted playing this style of football, this season we’ve been pretty average and still finished 6th!