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The Sun
22-05-2025
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Notts County manager Stuart Maynard SACKED just days after League Two play-off semi-final heartache
NOTTS COUNTY have sacked manager Stuart Maynard. The Magpies reached the League Two play-offs but were beaten by AFC Wimbledon in the semi-finals. Notts County were one of the favourites to win promotion before the start of the season and that was the aim of the club's owners, Chris and Alex Reedtz. The pair released a joint statement announcing their reason for sacking Maynard. It reads: 'After being unable to achieve our aim of winning promotion this season, we share the disappointment felt by everyone connected with the club. 'While football is a game of fine margins, and Stuart undoubtedly faced numerous challenges over the course of the campaign, neither results nor performances reached the levels we believe the team was capable of - particularly during the defining period towards the end. "Stuart leaves with our very best wishes and gratitude for his considerable commitment and dedication to the role. 'In the near future we will provide a comprehensive update to supporters, offering more of our own reflections on the 2024-25 campaign while also outlining our approach to next season and beyond. 'Alongside our recently-appointed Head of Football, Roberto Gagliardi, our work is well underway to identify the correct coaching team and new signings to join us on these important next steps of our journey. 'We are highly optimistic about the club's future and remain as committed as ever to helping Notts County achieve its immense potential.' Maynard, 44, joined County in January 2024, finishing 14th last season before guiding the club to the play-offs. He won 28 of his 73 matches in charge but fell short against AFC Wimbledon, losing 2-0 on aggregate. Following that defeat Maynard revealed he was "confident" he would keep his job.
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Notts County manager Stuart Maynard SACKED just days after League Two play-off semi-final heartache
NOTTS COUNTY have sacked manager Stuart Maynard. The Magpies reached the League Two play-offs but were beaten by 1 Notts County have sacked manager Stuart Maynard Credit: Reuters Notts County were one of the favourites to win promotion before the start of the season and that was the aim of the club's owners, Chris and Alex Reedtz. The pair released a joint statement announcing their reason for sacking Maynard. It reads: 'After being unable to achieve our aim of winning promotion this season, we share the disappointment felt by everyone connected with the club. 'While football is a game of fine margins, and Stuart undoubtedly faced numerous challenges over the course of the campaign, neither results nor performances reached the levels we believe the team was capable of - particularly during the defining period towards the end. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL "Stuart leaves with our very best wishes and gratitude for his considerable commitment and dedication to the role. 'In the near future we will provide a comprehensive update to supporters, offering more of our own reflections on the 2024-25 campaign while also outlining our approach to next season and beyond. 'Alongside our recently-appointed Head of Football, Roberto Gagliardi, our work is well underway to identify the correct coaching team and new signings to join us on these important next steps of our journey. 'We are highly optimistic about the club's future and remain as committed as ever to helping Notts County achieve its immense potential.' Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Maynard, 44, joined County in January 2024, finishing 14th last season before guiding the club to the play-offs. He won 28 of his 73 matches in charge but fell short against AFC Wimbledon , losing 2-0 on aggregate. Former Premier League club closing in on return to EFL despite finishing 23 POINTS behind play-off opponents Following that defeat Maynard revealed he was "confident" he would keep his job.
BBC News
22-05-2025
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- BBC News
Notts County sack head coach Maynard
Notts County have sacked head coach Stuart Maynard after he failed to guide them to promotion from League 44-year-old's 16 months in charge of the Magpies have come to an end five days after the club had their season ended in the play-off semi-finals by AFC their second-leg defeat at Plough Lane, Maynard had said he was "confident" about keeping his job under mounting regular season had ended two weeks earlier to the sound of boos from supporters at Meadow Lane as the Magpies were beaten by League Two champions Doncaster was a game the East Midlands club needed to win to have any chance of snatching an automatic promotion spot on the final ended up finishing sixth in the table, with a woeful run of just one win from their final eight matches – including the play-offs - costing them dearly in their bid for promotion to League One. More to follow.
BBC News
20-05-2025
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- BBC News
McGoldrick contract offer confirmed by Notts County
Prolific veteran striker David McGoldrick has been offered a new deal to remain at Notts County beyond the 37-year-old was said to be in head coach Stuart Maynard's "plans for next season", but the tabling of a contract offer has now been March, McGoldrick told BBC Radio Nottingham that he hoped his performances would earn him another deal at Meadow was Notts' second highest scorer with 17 goals as the Magpies finished sixth in the table, taking his tally to 30 goals in 76 appearances since he returned to his boyhood club for a third spell in the summer of meant the former Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest and Derby County forward missed their season-ending play-off semi-final second-leg defeat by AFC Wimbledon on Saturday."He is incredible, we want him to be at the club," Maynard said of McGoldrick after Saturday's loss at Plough Lane. McGoldrick is the only out-of-contract Notts player to be offered a new deal after the side missed out on promotion from League Sam Austin, who featured 28 times in the 2024-25 season, is among a quartet of the Magpies' promotion-winning National League side who have been let captain Kyle Cameron and Adam Chicksen - two players that spent much of the past season out on loan - as well as goalkeeper Sam Slocombe were all part of the side that returned Notts to the English Football League two years ago."While it's sad to be saying farewell to four players who were such important figures in our 2022-23 promotion season, they leave us with many fantastic memories," the club said in a statement on its website, midfielder Charlie Whitaker, goalkeeper Tyler Miller and defender Robbie Cundy have also been released.
BBC News
17-05-2025
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- BBC News
Maynard 'confident' on future - but will Notts boss stay on?
Notts County head coach Stuart Maynard does not doubt that he will keep his job despite the Magpies missing out on promotion from League 1-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon in the second leg of their play-off semi-final at Plough Lane, which was a repeat of the result in the opening tie at Meadow Lane a week earlier, was Notts' sixth loss in eight games to finish the side had ended the regular season to the sounds of boos earlier in May when beaten by League Two champions Doncaster Rovers at Meadow Lane. It was a game they needed to win to have any chance of snatching automatic promotion on the final two defeats over two legs of the play-off semi-finals did not generate jeers, but the 44-year-old will be under pressure after failing to get them up in two attempts in his 16 months at the asked by BBC Radio Nottingham if he expected to have a third shot at getting Notts promoted, Maynard replied: "Yeah, I'm confident." Former Notts County striker Mark Stallard says the club's hierarchy "have a decision to make" about the future of Maynard – who only moved into full-time management with Notts in January last year when he left non-league side Wealdstone to replace National League promotion-winning Notts boss Luke his first few months in the job at Meadow Lane, the five wins and 11 losses Notts suffered in the 19 games he oversaw last term had sections of Notts supporters calling for him to leave with banners of 'Maynard Out' appearing in the crowd.A sixth-place finish and play-off semi-final exit in his first full season is an improvement, but Stallard points out that the head coach continues to divide supporters."When you are at a club like Notts, where the ambitions are clear, of course there are going to be questions asked," Stallard said."We know there is a split in the fan base – Maynard in, Maynard out."But whatever happens, at board level that is a decision that needs to be made quickly and be made public to unify the fans."If Stuart is the man and they believe he is the man that can achieve the promotion and they are going to give him next season, then get that out there. Say that and back him wholeheartedly." McGoldrick remains in Notts' 'plans' Notts' season-ending defeat at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday shows that backing needs to come in the form of summer transfers, says said the Magpies were "left with a bare cupboard" after leading scorers Alassana Jatta and David McGoldrick missed the tie through suspension and injury was an injury that had put McGoldrick's time with his boyhood club in doubt, with his contract expiring in the it was confirmed after the game that the former Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United and Ipswich Town forward will be offered a new deal for next season."Didzy is in my plans for next season," Maynard said."He is incredible, we want him to be at the club. Between all of us we just wanted to make sure we got the play-offs out of the way so we could sit down and plan for next season." A third successive season in League Two is what Notts will prepare for.'Could have, should have, but didn't' is how the Magpies' campaign can be summed up in one could have - and many Notts fans might argue that they should have - been promoted automatically, having been in contention for a top-three finish until the final day of a campaign that they started among the favourites to go asked to reflect on the campaign, Maynard admitted that "of course it's a missed opportunity"."We were there all the way until the last day of the season," he said."And if you look at some of the performances, it probably wasn't quite good enough and we dropped points in certain games. And if you look at refereeing decisions over the course of the season those points, realistically another seven points, and we are automatically promoted."We know how close we were, but we also know how far away we were as well." Dons defeat 'highlighted' shortcomings More than a few times during the season, Maynard lamented that his side did not get the results that performances game left the former telecommunications engineer more exasperated than their 1-0 play-off first-leg defeat by AFC Grant had a late goalbound effort cleared by Josh Neufville, having been repeatedly denied by goalkeeper Owen Goodman before that, while Jodi Jones hit the post in a game that also included two unsuccessful penalty appeals by the Magpies, who ended up finishing with 10 men after leading scorer Jatta was sent off in stoppage could have, should have, but crucially didn't get the result at Meadow Lane that the London club did and went on to complete a 2-0 aggregate win with a untroubled victory that could have been more convincing at Plough said their latest defeat has "highlighted" Notts' shortcomings."Wimbledon, all over the pitch, were better than Notts," he said."They had answers to whatever potential problem Notts looked to create and they fully deserve their place in the play-off final."For Notts, it's time to learn and to make decisions and get a united front for next season where they have to have a real go."They have seen the level over two seasons in League Two, they have seen what it takes and have to kick on."
