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Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by Nagpie on March 24, 2021, 8:33 pm

Seemed a genuine, nice bloke so I wish him well for his future.

Maybe the brothers have already approached Mr M after hearing he has too much time on his hands and could do a better job

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by NZ FRED on March 24, 2021, 9:44 pm, in reply to "Neal Ardley gone!"

I am sorry to see him go but I think the time is right. We are struggling and he seems to have hit a brick wall with the players. Motivation is struggling, tactics are struggling and I think the players have lost some respect for him. When listening to interviews he is really down and none of the players speak about him. I think they need to give us a boost and get a playing stle that keeps us in the hunt for a playoff place and hopefully some momentum to go on and win it. They must have someone in place as they do not want applications for the job. Not Doyle but would be happy for him to be on the coaching staff. A Very nice chap who has been a model employee through the bad days at the club. Good luck and best wishes for the future Neal.

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by swedish pie on March 25, 2021, 6:17 am, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

I did not see this coming.
Yes, performancewise we have struggled for quite some time.
I think that the dice was thrown a few months back by the owners and it took them this time to secure
the services of a new manager.
Thank you, Neal.

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by Nagpie on March 25, 2021, 11:34 am, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

Burchnall & Ross take over being in charge.

Onwards & upwards, you pies!

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by JessPorlock on March 25, 2021, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

On one hand it does make me think that the owners will not tolerate mediocrity and nothing less than promotion is good enough which is good but then unless they put in and invest big time as Torquay and mansfield we always will have to go up with the also-rans and hope to win play-offs

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by NZ FRED on March 25, 2021, 9:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

They have backed the manager well ex with about 40 players that he wanted, how is that not investing? They have payed for all the covid tests etc, how is that not investing in the future? Mansfield did not invest much to go back to the league they just hit a purple patch at the end of the season which any club is capable of. The new man on the face of it as a good record for a young manager so we will have to work with him and hope he can sort things out. The leagues up there are a bit hit and miss but surely better than league 1 or non league. What do you reckon Swedish. We can do it with the duo in charge.
Cmon Notts lets start by trouncing Hornchurch.

Regards from a very Sunny NZ
NZ FRED

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by swedish pie on March 26, 2021, 8:33 am, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

NZ FRED we have a new manager at the helm of our club.
He is a very important person for all of us, methinks.
The inflow of players lately reminds me of what happened jus before Nolan, or was it Derry, got the boot.

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by NZ FRED on March 26, 2021, 9:25 am, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

yes Swedish a new man and we need to get behind him from the start. My question to you was, do you know anything about him and what is the standard of football up in the north of the world.
Regards
NZ FRED

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by swedish pie on March 26, 2021, 1:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

Not much of him personally.
I know of Östersund obviously.
They made quite a surge up the Swedish league system a few years back.
It was under Graham Potter.
The Swedish top teams could likely have a decent life in The Championship.
3 or 4 could qualify.

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by M64 on March 26, 2021, 2:01 pm, in reply to "Neal Ardley gone!"

DISGRACEFUL.

After 57 seasons, he's probably in the top 6 managers we have had.

I thought we had struck lucky with the brothers, now I am having my doubts. They may know about football statistics, they clearly do not know about Notts County.

When they've long gone, we'll still be here.

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by M64 on March 26, 2021, 2:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

NZ Fred,

The Swedish league is ranked 22nd in Europe bu UEFA in 2019, 2 behind the Scottish Prem.

I think that says it all.

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by swedish pie on March 26, 2021, 8:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

What about the Norwegian league, Maggie?

Re: Neal Ardley gone!

Posted by NZ FRED on March 26, 2021, 9:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Neal Ardley gone!"

Thanks for the info chaps. We will never know what might of been but in the end we were worse off at the end of his tenure than when he started.After that time frame we should have expected some progress but for the life of me I can't see where. I think in the end it was a rift amongst the players and Neal not wanting/able to sort it out. An extremely likeable chap and a good ambassador for the club but any progress on the pitch was minimal i'm afraid. Well off to play myself now and just promoted to manager so will see how I end up, Ardley or Burchnall.
Regards from a very sunny NZ
NZ FRED

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