i have read that martin allen is supposedly now interested in coming back, i just wondered if anyone would welcome an ex manager? i know some on social media are asking for charlie mcparland to be given a chance also.

plus kevin nolan is linked which seems to be a no for many of the pon community.

I think the rule of the theme is that ex managers should not go back, it very rarely works out and even the best managers fail to replicate what they achieved previously. It ruins their legacy and Kevin Nolan, Charlie McParland and Martin Allen are no different.

The only possible reason to reappointment, would be a decent track record achieved elsewhere at this moment.....All fail Piethagoram's rule of thumb test

i think the only ex manager suitable and good enough to make a return personally at this stage and it would never happen but neil warnock would be a person who could do well with notts.

I wouldn't want anyone, I hugely admired the antics of Martin Allen and he's very much the king of returning.

I know he once told me after we played his team the first time that he wouldn't return, however I am certain that has all changed now and people can read this - then claim he never said this to me but it's 100% the truth. The conversation was witnessed by some fans I was travelling with and he told some of them more than what i asked, yet I still wouldn't go back to him.

We need someone new, fresh ideas and experience of knowing how to build a good League Two team.

I think shows how stupid some Notts fan be, they have a jerk reaction to poor form and then the next minute they want the same person they wanted out back. I can't help but feel embarrassed by some act.

I think theres only a few that i wouldn't mind back but really its not a good idea to get them back. Fans will only compare each time they were in charge and not like it if it doesn't go as well as last time.

I’d have Martin Allen back in a flash, but on a short term deal. He’s at his best getting in amongst it at the wrong end of a table. It goes pear shaped for him after he’s done that. He came close to keeping Chesterfield up, but as usual, it’s going now. Get him in, keep us up, get a long term replacement then. 

Really expect someone different though. Hurst I’d expect.

I don't really know who we should get if it was an ex-manager. 

I don't think there's any ex manager that I feel would do a good job that would come back, we have had some rubbish over the years and all due respect to Mad Dog and Kevin Nolan but they have had their chance.

Time to move on and find someone who can do the job.

I think the rule of the thumb is never to reappoint someone who failed or left your club for another, you just end up spoiling the positive memories.

Wouldnt want the majority of ex managers back.

No, he was okay but his antics masked the fact that he's average and I would be concerned about how many times he's left a club or been relegated with one.

I don't want any back, not even Kevin Nolan. He's had his time and he failed to get the players going, I do feel the sacking was harsh but why give him another go at the same job? We have hopefully moved on.

The thing about a previous manager coming back is their established connects with having worked with the club before, I am not against but I would prefer someone new. I do feel a clean slate is required to move forward.

I just think the right manager is whoever can help us finish as high as possible whilst keeping away from the bottom two places.

Sam Allardyce or Neil Warnock could do a job for us!

Seriously though, no. There are very few managers I'd want back anyway. A couple of years ago I might have said Russell Slade, but his time as Notts manager was so long ago and he's picked up so much experience since then he'd have been like a new appointment. His star has been on the wane recently though.

Can see the logic behind Martin Allen, but no. It's time to look to the future.

I am pleased that the next manager isn't a former one, I think this would have been a step backwards and a new manager breathes a fresh start for everyone [fans included].

2 hours ago, DangerousSausage said:

Sam Allardyce or Neil Warnock could do a job for us!

Seriously though, no. There are very few managers I'd want back anyway. A couple of years ago I might have said Russell Slade, but his time as Notts manager was so long ago and he's picked up so much experience since then he'd have been like a new appointment. His star has been on the wane recently though.

Can see the logic behind Martin Allen, but no. It's time to look to the future.

Russell Slade could have done a job.

It depends if he stays interested and focused, a good manager on his day but he's one of those that lasts only a few seasons before they get the chop. Still it's a risk worth taking, thankfully Neil Ardley seems a better long term solution to build a team around.

I thought Alan Hardy may have gone down the route of looking for a manager that would please the fans, an easy to do this would have been to appoint a former manager or ex player.

I am glad Shaun Derry, Martin Allen and Kevin Nolan didn't land the job.