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, ...