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Let me point out this is just a Hypothetical situation. A What If, it doesn't mean I want Stuart Maynard Sacked, I was just Interested to know what Fans would want if such a Situation Arose. Luke Williams did deliver what Notts Fans wanted in the Short Time he was at the Club, that is a Return to the EFL and I wanted to learn PON Members Feelings Regarding a Return of the Guy who did that. The Great Jimmy Sirrel also left Notts for the Managers Position at Sheffield United, but Returned to the Lane and Gained Legendry Status. I wonder how many Notts Fans didn't want him to Return?

This may come across to some PON Members as Not Really Fair and For It To Happen many different things need to Drop into Place. But Just Supposing. If things Don't Work Out for Stuart Maynard at Meadow Lane and he loses his Job And if Things Don't Work Out for Luke Williams at Swansea and he loses his Job Would You my Fellow PON Members Like to See Luke Back In The Notts Dug Out ?

@Robbie You Ain't Wrong Fella. Stuart hasn't Got any Excuses Now, It's his Team and with them He'll Either Sink Or Swim.

If that is the Case @Robbie, I don't understand why they bought him. Why pay money for a Player with Macca's Goal Scoring Talent only to leave him on The Bench. Loan him Out? Now there's an Idea, if he's not doing well at the Den. They can always loan back out to Notts, where he'll score Goals and Get his Confidence Back.

I would hope by Now @Robbie Stuart Maynard is fully aware of that, if Notts do get off to a Poor Start I just hope the Owners Don't keep hold of him Hoping things will get Better, before bringing in a New Coach. But lets Not be to Negative hopefully 4 more Senior Players will be Recruited to Bring the Squad up to Full Strength and Stuart can Mould them into League 2 Champions. Who knows?

@Robbie You're Not Wrong regarding the Fact that Macca had many talented Players around him at Notts. And that is what Millwall need to Do, Feed Him and the Goals will Come. The thing is will Macca's new Club change their style of play just for him? Macca I think we have to Adapt to their Style and that may take time, and if he Doesn't Perform well how long will it be before the Fans start getting on his Back? I know Macca says he Doesn't Set Himself Goal Targets during a Season. The thing is will the Lions Head Coach expect a certain amount of Goals from Him? I think as a bare Minimum they'll expect him to get into Double Figures and look to him getting 15-20 goals all Told. I really hope Macca succeeds but Only Time Will Tell.

As @Fan of Big Tone as stated Maynard shouldn't be solely responsible if Notts Fail this season, but that's how it will go. I fully Agree with Him the Recruitment Team must shoulder some of the Blame, But Stuart Maynard is the Head Coach and will be used as a Scapegoat should things go wrong at the Lane it will be Him and Not Richard Montague Notts Head of Recruitment who will Lose his Job.

@Robbie That is the Main Problem Macca is going to have, establishing himself as Regular Starter for Millwall, and the way he'll Do That is by Scoring Goals. However if Millwall want Macca to Score Goals (and that's why they bought him) They are going to have to Play to his Strengths. How many times in the Past have we seen Strikers arrive with a Fanfare at a New Club only to Fail Miserably because his New Team didn't Play to his Strengths. Maybe It was Part of the Deal, that if Macca failed at Millwall, Notts Could Buy Him Back?

Some of the Money should be invested in making the Fans Match Day Experience/Comfort better. I Don't know about the Ladies but the Gents Toilets could do with an Up Grade. Like Hand Dryers that work. And @Robbie has said the ground needs to be improved to bring it back to full Capacity. He'll tell what he'd like to see, it's just I remember him saying something along those lines.

@RetroPie It is True that young players are going to be Sold ,but I I Don't understand why the Club doesn't also want to get some benefit from this Young Talent before they're either Released or Sold On. by being given the opportunity to play in the First team. If they play a number of Games for the first team, then Notts can ask for a bigger Transfer Fee than a Young Player who is always Loaned out each season.

Half A Million A Year, That's Crazy !! No Wonder their Pitch is like a Ploughed Field, there doesn't seem to be enough Money about to Invest in a Decent Playing Surface.

@Robbie I Honestly think it will be the latter part of your Comment. you only have to look at Lucien Mahovo, I read the article on the PON site and in it, it was stated While we're very Keen to see Graduates like Lucien go on and Establish Themselves in our First team...? So a 5 or 6 minute appearance in the last Match of the Season is Considered a Player as Established Themselves in the Notts First Team. Really? Who ever quoted that should be an MP because they sound as Honest as one. Let's get One Thing Straight the Notts Academy Players are Not There To Progress into the Notts First team, their just there to see how Much Notts Can Sell Them For In The Future and That Is My Honest Opinion.

You Know That @Robbie and it appears most Fans on this thread who have seen Ryley Play Know That. The thing is does He who run's the The First team (and I'm Not Talking Stuart Maynard here) Know that? Like I've said Before Ryley is a promising young Talent. He's played in all the Preseason Games so far this Season a few more Preseason games and perhaps an appearance off the Bench in a couple of Games, this Will go down in his Notts Portfolio to be badgered about to Clubs higher in the Football Pyramid until a Club is willing to pay an Undisclosed Fee for him and then it's So Long Notts. And yet another Promising Young Player disappears into the Sun Set, without playing for the Magpies Long Enough to be of any Benefit to the First team. James Sanderson will probably Go The Same Way.

I believe towards the End of Last Season, because the Notts Squad was Paper thin certain Players had to play carrying an Injury and I think John was one of these, he had to play on which affected his Play. The loss of Luke Williams has it's been stated was a Big Loss to John, but also the Loss of Matty Palmer as his Midfield Partner also had a Negative affect on him as well.

It would seem an Awful lot of PON Members commenting on this Thread are in Favour of Giving Academy Players a Chance at getting into the Notts Senior Squad and it would seem Most agree it won't Happen. Do You Know What Gentle men I Would Love To Debate This With Richard Montague, and I'm Sure Many Of You Would Like To Do The Same. So if anybody at the Club ever Visits PON tell the Head Of Recruitment lets have a Chat.

My Old Mum used to say People Take Me has They Find Me, And If They Don't Like It They Needn't Come Again. And you're Right Each to their Own

@Chris The Connections between the Club and the Lambs was told to me and it was like somebody had said this and somebody else said That and by the time I heard about the Story it had probably been Told and Retold Quite a Few Times with things added to it along the way. That's why I said before I didn't think the Club would associate with a Gang of Thugs. White shirts before 1891 could that have something To Do with the Lambs nickname? After all Lambs wool is White, in a Majority of Cases.

@Robbie So the Club are charging Fans an Entrance Fee to go into the Nest on Matchday? I seemed to have missed that announcement. Like you I may have to Pick and Choose my Matches this season, there's a Chance our Family are going to Move so Football will have to take a back seat. At Least for this season.

I Thought John might have Retired when Notts let him Go and then Gone Into Coaching. The Experience he has would Greatly Benefit a National League Side and in that League, he may be able to Cut his Teeth on Eventually becoming a Head Coach. And in Luke Williams he does have an Excellent Tutor. But what ever he Decides either carrying on Playing or Coaching I Do Wish John All The Best.

@Chris That's Strange but when you mentioned the Fact about Sheep/Lambs being used to keep the Grass down at Meadow Lane. I got a vague recollection of someone telling me that many years ago. Reading Facts from other members it's Funny how long forgotten memories Suddenly Resurface.

@KingMaynard Are you Married? Most women of my Wife's era are very house proud everything needs have it's place and everything needs to be in it's Place. It was how she was Brought up and her Mother and Grandmother were the same. It wasn't that my Friends House was Messy anyway I Just Think It's a Female Thing. Am I Right Fellas?

@CliftonMagpie I Guess that's what it was like back then. As a Kid I soon got over the Disappointment and forgot about it. If I hadn't have found the Letter stuck in the rollers of the Draw, it never would have crossed my mind again. When I found the Letter I thought I'd share it with the Rest of the PON Membership and compared to what @Robbie and his Daughter went through my disappointment pales into insignificance compared to the Horror they saw.

@Chris @Fan of Big Tone Chee I Wonder Who He'll Pick ? It Will Be One Hell Of A Tough Decision For Him????

As this site is Mainly about Notts County and other Football matters (stories on other matters do come up) I thought I'd move off the Footy angle and ask As This Happened To You? The other week the Wife and I were expecting visitors, they were coming round for a meal a few drinks and Pleasant Conversation. However before this came about the Wife goes into Cleaning Mode, everywhere needs to be Cleaned Polished and Hoovered the house must be Pristine, all surfaces scrubbed and Sink and Taps Polished to a shine that hurts your eyes and of course I had to help not only with the Cleaning but the meal as well, washing and preparing the Veg and finally what seems like hours of hard work everything is Ready. Our Friends who we've known for over 20 years come round and an Enjoyable Evening is Had By All. Of course the return invitation arrives a Few Weeks Later. We arrive at our Friends Door to bet Met and Welcomed by the Lady of the House. Do come in she says then Adds You'll have to Excuse the Mess. And the First Words Out Of My Wife's Mouth? That's Ok Don't Worry About It. And I'm Like What the ....

@liampie I have indeed watched Notts live with my Sons. The First time I brought my Eldest to Meadow Lane was with Tickets given to his School by the Club. In my Younger Days I did go and watch Derby at the Old Baseball Ground and even on one (just one mind) occasion I went to the City Ground and watched Forest get thumped 3-0 by Arsenal the year the Gunners did the Double, 70/71? I think it was.