I'm very disappointed with this. While I can understand it given our form over the past few months and the ridiculous start to the season, I feel Kevin Nolan had earned at least a bit more time to turn it around.

Ultimately, with the personnel we've got at the back, I don't see things improving, new manager or not. And with all the money we've spent, that's a sign of bad planning. Now I'm concerned that our lack of a permanent manager will make it more difficult to sign the players we badly need...

@DangerousSausage I agree, I'm disappointed to see him go so early on. Who knows what would of happened next? Who knows what will happen? Maybe if he's given time he might of done a job. But we will never know. 

4 hours ago, Natty said:

The time had come, and I think Hardy has made the right decision. However, I don't think its as simple as bringing in a new manager. We still need a centre half, a left back, and a ball winning central midfielder.

Perfect analysis from @Natty

As others have said, the man who puts up the money makes the decisions, I respect that, is it the right one?, time will tell. Let's hope so

I think it was the wrong decision to make when you are asking for fans to continue giving their backing and sticky together, AH has removed comments on Twitter about backing Nolan just like he did after the third goal went passed Fitzsimons against Yeovil was it?

He should have been given time.

He fixed Notts in little to no time when Alan Hardy first took over, Notts looked lost and certain for relegation that season. He transformed the club and narrowly missed out on promotion. I wonder if Hardy would have sacked Kevin Nolan if we sat bottom of League One?

Given the opportunity to use the loan market, I think things would have been fine.

If AH has sacked Nolan to try and guaranteed promotion this season, then I think I could understand but if the hopes survival I am sure KN would have achieved this.

Disappointed but not surprised.  I would have given him a minimum of ten games to see if he could sort things given what he has achieved previously, but this is another example of the "I want it now" society we seem to live in these days.  I suspect Hardy's liking for social media has made him think that an abusive minority are really the majority.  This thread alone suggests otherwise.  I've seen a 'points per game' table on another website which shows that of the 24 managers we've had since 1995, Nolan is in fourth place!  Sacking is the easy bit, replacing with someone better is a lot more difficult.  Over to you Mr Hardy.

Rubbish, I have to change my username now and I might not like the next manager.

I understand why he's gone but I think he should have been given longer, it's not like he was on borrowed time. He did well previously and should have been given every opportunity to turn things around. I'm not becoming KingChettle or KingBowyer. Fu#k that.

@KingKev I agree, he should of been given more time but can understand why the change was made. Unfortunately its the players that have cost him. 

A run of poor form with a good squad leaking goals at the back.

I too would have given Kevin Nolan time to use the emergency loan, maybe Hardy wasn't prepared to give him more money? This could explain the quick decision to get rid in the hope that whoever comes in would be happy to work with the existing squad. I am disappointed by the lack of faith of some fans and Notts.

I think Alan Hardy had a knee jerk reaction to losing to Lincoln City.

There seems to be more going off, I don't know what but it seems like there's a revolt in the Notts camp. I am hearing certain players didn't like the way Kevin Nolan made them train, but it seemed to be very professional and more focused on a higher level.

It's all speculation but I'm annoyed with the sacking.

I think it makes more sense when you reflect on what Alan Hardy has said.

This doesn't mean I agree, as I do feel he deserved more time and would have turned things around. However, on the basis of the direction the club has been heading in the last 8 months, it's not been the same as when Kevin Nolan first took over. Only the main strikers gave hope of promotion, deep down I think we all knew that this would be a push considering how early into the Hardy era we are.

Thanks for all you have done Kevin, I wish you well with you future.

I don't know how to feel about this, I get it; we're bottom and we've spent a lot of money at our level for this season. However Nolan did very well last season to get a squad that in my opinion was (loanees aside) a pretty average L2 squad, into the play-offs.

I think at the close of the season in some behind the scenes meeting something must have been said about trying to change to the style of play. I know it wasn't great to watch at times but Nolan got system that worked for the players. Big guys upfront, a bit skill out wide, 2 battlers in CM that provided the back 4 with protection and a style that revolved around getting the ball up the pitch quickly, getting the ball into the box, pressing the opposition and winning the 50-50 balls.

In the space of 3 months we've bought in technically good footballers and tried to change the style of play to pretty football with a manager who all his career has played this direct and physical style of play. Somethings got to give and a guess it's easier to get rid of Nolan then revert back to our old ways with players that don't really now fit this system.

But WHY did we change something that fundamentally worked for us? A system that got us into the play-offs. Had we signed the likes that fitted that system in the summer we probably would have started the season with a better points return.

If we're so intent on playing on the floor football, you need a proven manger that gets results that way or we could be in for a long slog of a season...

Edited August 27, 20188 yr by menzinho

Having reflected a bit, to me it seems there must've been something else going on with KN. The interviews he has given this season were strange, it was like he was nervous or a bit lost, which is not how he was last season. Perhaps these rumours of drinking a lot have some truth, perhaps not, but it doesn't fit right with me that we sacked a manager after 5 games purely based on those 5 games with what he achieved last season and the season before. 

@Super_Danny_Allsopp 32 points from a possible 84 since 1st January, name another L2 club that purportedly spent 300k+ in the summer and the team still looks unbalanced