Mark Robins now 1/5.  Looks likely he will be the new man in charge.

44 minutes ago, Elite_pie said:

Mark Robins now 1/5.  Looks likely he will be the new man in charge.

Scrub that - Kevin Nolan in from nowhere to 8/11, Robins out to evens.  Very confusing.

Okay, okay.... Don't shoot me down folks!

IF we don't get an experienced manager, lets please not blame Alan Hardy or judge him on his optimistic attitude. Why not?

He probably had the best intentions to bring in experienced, however this comment came before the take over and not long after John Sheridan had departed. There was probably little knowledge of whom would be attracted to the club and consider the way this great club has been ran over the past several seasons (and even before that) - nobody should expect us to get a world class manager.

These guys simply don't exist in the lower tiers, what you find are capable managers of the silk of Martin Allen and the likes.

Now MA could have been a good solution to bring back the stability we need, however he's got his own challenge now. I really don't think a great deal of experienced managers would be looking to come here, the turmoil and all the negatives vibes would put most off alone.

I think its important we get behind whoever does accept the challenge, plus we keep in mind that AH has placed a considerable amount of investment into purchasing the club. Whereas I'm not convinced Nolan would be the right manager to lead us forward, I would do my all and utmost to back the club.

Really AH is bound to want to stay in this division, he has no reason to appoint someone on the cheap and some of the messages I've seen on social media should take a moment to refine who we actually are right now.

LET'S GET BEHIND THE CLUB, give them our full support and support each other as fans. We really need to move on now!

my interest has been restored, the gloom seems to be giving fans a new hope. lets get behind the club. coyp!

Sounds like it's a very small market @Elite_pie. I'd be happy with Flitcroft or Robins, both have turned struggling teams around. Jackett is great but wouldn't come. There's been a lot of movement on Kevin Nolan over the last couple of hours but I'm not sure it's him as AH has already stressed the need for experience. He would be given the benefit of the doubt though. What choice have we got?

Nolan's a novice, would be a Trew style punt. 

41 minutes ago, ScaffPie said:

Nolan's a novice, would be a Trew style punt. 

We really need to see, perhaps AH is a better judge of character? We simply don't know and although I do agree it would be the that style of gamble.

The clubs in this position whereby we don't have the best or even average attraction (in fact its a terrible place to be looking for a new manager), this all stems down to the years of the lack of stability and turmoil at the club. Nobody will be 100% happy, it's the nature of supporting Notts County.

I'll leave it to Hardy, we've tried most of the options - complete rookie (Fullarton /Kiwomya), 'outside the box' (Moniz), and safe pair of hands (Sheridan).  None of them have lasted.  We never seem to get that 'new manager' rush of points that most other clubs seem to get, let's hope that Hardy has the Midas touch.

1 hour ago, notts-joe said:

We really need to see, perhaps AH is a better judge of character? We simply don't know and although I do agree it would be the that style of gamble.

The clubs in this position whereby we don't have the best or even average attraction (in fact its a terrible place to be looking for a new manager), this all stems down to the years of the lack of stability and turmoil at the club. Nobody will be 100% happy, it's the nature of supporting Notts County.

If it was June, I'd roll with the appointment but with what's at stake, its just not the right time. 

Sorry@notts-joe I didn't intend to quote you, I meant to mention you. 

No worries @ScaffPie, it reached me none the less. COYP

like @Elite_pie said , I'll just leave it to AH,  trust his judgement and give the necessary support , I don't know what's best to be honest but would probably go for experience , one thing I do know he'll have a massive challenge on his hands , coyp 

@Elite_pie I read the mad board a lot and you seem to like a bit of a flutter. 

Is it possible the bookies are moving runners into the betting to take easy money from punters to cover a well backed runner?

A odds on favourite for the next 12-18 hours would surely stagnate the market!

20 minutes ago, ScaffPie said:

@Elite_pie I read the mad board a lot and you seem to like a bit of a flutter. 

Is it possible the bookies are moving runners into the betting to take easy money from punters to cover a well backed runner?

A odds on favourite for the next 12-18 hours would surely stagnate the market!

"Is it possible the bookies are moving runners into the betting to take easy money from punters"?   Definitely.  It's a very small market so the usual list of has beens, never will be, current players, former players etc will always be quoted in the hope of attracting a few quid from those who think they are 'in the know'.  The bookies are very wary of inside info being used to make a killing, so if Alan Hardy fancied a bet I'm sure his stakes would be subject to strict limits.  I must admit that when I saw Mark Robins suddenly move to 1/5 that he was likely to get the job, but it's all up in the air again now.

Nolan's a novice, would be a Trew style punt. 

Colin slater says he heard that Nolan thinks the job is his!

For those interested check out BBC Nottingham sport on Facebook, they did a live video with Uncle Colin and he spoke about the different options available and gave his thoughts