usually its the agent(s) who make things difficult because they obviously make more money by the players joining a new club. sometimes they can get good money from renewals but the more a player earns, the more an agent can request for their services. its the players decision, but some agents can be very negative. i dont know who represents jodi jones or dan crowley, i trust them to make a sensible decision once they feel comfortable knowing where notts are heading.

i agree with @Piethagoram, the club is probably keeping an open dialogue with them regarding contract extensions.

as for the statement, i appreciate it but i am not worried. i like the transparency that comes with the club informing us, even if it is written as a pr statement in case people complain.

The board can only try to bring in players. Free agents are hard to sign when you have a strong squad, as everyone wants to play. When fees are involved, it always becomes a struggle to bring in players closer to the deadline. From this, I gather that the club will only sell for the right price and sign players who fit our budget. If we had signed five players who wouldn't play, people would still complain.

On 02/09/2024 at 07:09, Piethagoram said:

I would not be surprised if the Board are trying to extend Dan's and Jodi's contracts, like they did with Ruben. The players "hold the cards". The trade off is to achieve promotion if it is to be at the price of losing them for free, like indeed with Ruben's scenario

I agree, I'll be seriously impressed if we manage to re-sign both of them midway through this season. I'm sure we'll try but I can't see it happing personally, I think they'll want to see what other offers they could get. Assuming they have another good season they'll pretty much have the pick of any League 1 club... I think we'll need to be in League 1 too if we want them both to stick around.

There’s a rumour that Mansfield made a deadline day offer of £400,000 for Crowley, not sure how true it is but it wouldn’t surprise me.

If we are going for promotion in January I think we may well tempt them to stay with the right contract offer, otherwise we’ll probably lose one or more likely both.

That's a good point. I agree that the club is simply informing us of their efforts, and I don't take that for granted. The club is making progress, and I'm sure that if the board thinks it's necessary, they will consider bringing in new players during the next transfer window.

It's best to share the statement before any unrest, so I commend the club for thinking ahead and potentially preventing disappointment.

I was thinking the same thing. It's better to address any potential negativity proactively. While the club shouldn't always do this, we've started the season quite well, so I believe addressing this issue is beneficial. The board's statement provides insight into their thoughts, and most fans will appreciate it.

I think the board just wanted to reassure fans that they had tried everything in their power to retain players, I am not so sure that the club would have looked to bring in many more faces than they ended up doing. It's likely that Jevani Brown was a last minute target, but prior to his incident Portsmouth were pursuing his signature. So, I wouldn't class it as a negative decision to look to bring someone of that quality in, but I do believe he was behind other targets.

The club might be talking to the players about contract extensions. Good players will always be wanted by other clubs, so it's good that Notts County fought off bids. Even if Notts accepted a bid, there's no guarantee that either the player or the club would want to move. As for Mansfield Town, why would Dan Crowley want to join them? Being in League One isn't a good enough reason. They'll soon hit their limit and struggle to be higher than mid-table.

Notts County did the right thing. The team should not get too excited or upset about things on social media that are not important.

I think it's important to tell the fans that the club tried their best to sign new players. We were able to keep two of our most important players. I don't think the rumours about them being unhappy are true. Maybe they are injured, or maybe the manager decided not to play them against Accrington.

As routine statements go, I am not sure it was needed, but I do acknowledge that being clear and insightful is a very good aspect of the club. The worry of losing players should mostly settle until the new year. We just have to see what happens.

I think the club did well to reassure fans and keep them informed. I don’t think many clubs do that, and I hope Notts continues.