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GREGOR ROBERTSON: Stu is a perfect fit for Notts!

If you are reading these pages, you will no doubt know, as well as me, the reason why Notts County came calling for Wealdstone boss Stuart Maynard.

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Gregor Robertson
28 January 2024

GREGOR ROBERTSON:

Gregor ROBERTSON
FOOTBALLER TURNED JOURNALIST

Stu Maynard had managed 139 games, all with the same club. Since replacing the man he assisted, Dean Brennan, in 2019, Wealdstone recorded finishes of 19th, 16th and 13th in the National League.
When Maynard joined Notts County last week, he left the Stones in the same position, 13th, after 25 games.
Success is relative, of course. Wealdstone’s 16th-place finish in 2021-22 was the club’s highest in 35 years. They were, and still are, the last truly part-time team in Non-League’s top tier. They were punching well above their weight. But still, o...

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