3 hours ago, allardyces tash said:

This was a chance for the club to quietly shut the door on the rumours, but instead they’ve left it wide open. I rate Jatta highly, but I only want players here who are fully committed.

maybe martin paterson wants to use it to put pressure on the club by making fans more vocal about needing a striker or additional players?

im not saying he has done this, but its a possibility.

since he wants players to come in, playing down the serious nature of the potential loss of jatta in the transfer window. it leaves it open, i do agree the door should have been shut.

question is, if he said there had been interest in jatta but the injury was real, how likely would you have confidence in the position being addressed? we sold alex bass, and so far have not seen any investment in the squad outside the loan market.

kelle roos could improve but what some fans are like,they wont accept him because the club sold someone far better and the comparison is huge. i just feel underwhelmed by some of this season's decisions.

Although there's Not been any thing Official, it would seem Jatta as played his last game in a Notts Shirt. And further signings seem unlikely as the Transfer Window is Rapidly drawing to it's end. This time last season there was an air of Confidence around the Lane, this term it's simply Meh with the Major worry (due to the lack of inspired signings) of a Relegation Battle. As the saying goes the Sound of Silence is Deafening, come out from the Lane. With No Communication forthcoming You have to wonder just what The Hell Is Happening at the Club? The Current Atmosphere is Not unlike times past, when there is a Major Announcement on the Horizon and if that Is The Case the only thing I can think about Are the Brothers thinking of Selling the Club? The money they've Spent on the Notts Infrastructure, would be Tempting to any would be New Purchaser or are they hoping to Entice a New Major Investor ? The Longer the Silence the More Worrying things will Become.

Actually I'm struggling with Paterson, " let's just say he's not my cup of tea" however if he can do the business and get the team winning and climbing the league table I'm ok with that. I just find it hard for a self proclaimed "Honest person" to continually avoid or skirt around the very few direct questions asked in those pre match interviews.

25 minutes ago, canuckpie said:

Actually I'm struggling with Paterson,

I'm struggling a little too, especially after his latest interview where he appeared to roll back on his desire to want the club to bring in a few more quality players. Was he instructed to toe the party line?

Martin Paterson has said that being head coach of Notts County is a very good job to have in football. I think it’s a job he would very much like to keep. So maybe he doesn’t deep down agree with everything that’s being done at moment, but is a price worth paying to keep a top job at this level.

@Robbie, Personally, I find him very much a mixture of a political careerist (saying all the right things) and that of a new Linkedin/football man hybrid (I'm looking at you Jake Humphreys).

He been a little bit flippant, a little bit emotive, a lot of waffle with a lot of buzz words thrown in to boot.

He's halfway in my full assessment countdown, but apart from Shrewsbury - which we didn't look totally commanding - it's been slim pickings for positives.

On 27/08/2025 at 18:13, DangerousSausage said:

I don't think the club are in a position to dispel the rumours @Ash. I can't read AJ's mind, but in his shoes most of us would have our heads turned if a bigger club came in for us and offered to double our wages. But at the same time, he won't want to burn his bridges with Notts in case nothing happens.

As for his agent, Notts have no control over what he says and does. He'll want Jatta to be sold for a fee as it would make him money.

Ideally there would be a statement that he's going nowhere, but that would mean the player ruling out a big move and the club ruling out a big fee this window. Clearly either the player or the club (or both) wants the move to happen if the conditions are right.

I get what you're saying, and I do think the club could do a bit more sometimes. But now that Jatta is back in the team, and Paterson said they had a chat during the week, I think things are sorted. If the agent is still causing trouble, the club can report it. Agents have to follow the rules set by the people in charge. They’re not allowed to be sneaky or break the rules.

Agents can't break the rules, but they're employed by players, not clubs. An agent isn't breaking the rules by trying to get a move for his client, and the player will hardly complain either if he gets a glamour move and a big pay rise out of it. It's part of the game unfortunately and there's only so much the club can do.

I don't think he'll go in this window now though. Either no bid has come in, or the club would only give a move the green light if a player came in to replace him (and that deal's fallen through).

@DangerousSausage If it turns out that Alassana Jatta missed the game because his agent was trying to push through a move after a bid was turned down, and the back spasm was just made up to help with that, then both Jatta and his agent should be fined by the FA.

It would be hard to prove, of course, but if that’s what happened, it’s not fair on the club or the fans. His agent doesn’t seem very clever if that’s the way he’s going about things.

2 hours ago, DangerousSausage said:

Agents can't break the rules, but they're employed by players, not clubs. An agent isn't breaking the rules by trying to get a move for his client, and the player will hardly complain either if he gets a glamour move and a big pay rise out of it. It's part of the game unfortunately and there's only so much the club can do.

If the injury was fake, then the agent would be doing something wrong. I’m not saying it definitely was, but if it was made up, that’s not fair.

We don’t know for sure, but if it wasn’t Notts who said he was injured and it turns out to be a lie, then someone should look into it.

Things like this can make people lose trust, even if it’s hard to prove. It could still be possible to find out the truth.

If it’s all sorted now, maybe the best thing is to keep an eye on the agent and hope Jatta listens more to his team mates who want the best for him.

@KingofCounty, I think lots of fans believe it was the agent’s idea and that Jatta wasn’t really injured. It sounds a bit dodgy to me. His agent has been saying silly stuff, like blaming the club because Jatta didn’t go to Germany. That’s just being childish.

He’s meant to be a proper professional, and most agents wouldn’t get mixed up in things like that. It’s not a good look.

Just look at what’s happened with Alexander Isak at Newcastle. There have been rumours that his agent tried to push him into a move, though it’s only talk at this stage. Still, it doesn’t look great for either of them. If that sort of thing happened in League Two, it would be even worse. Isak’s case is more extreme, with reports saying he threatened not to train. That kind of behaviour doesn’t help anyone and makes the situation messy.

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On 30/08/2025 at 05:39, canuckpie said:

Actually I'm struggling with Paterson, " let's just say he's not my cup of tea" however if he can do the business and get the team winning and climbing the league table I'm ok with that. I just find it hard for a self proclaimed "Honest person" to continually avoid or skirt around the very few direct questions asked in those pre match interviews.

i think he will only be honest in areas that wont put his neck on the line, so in terms of the players but even his comments after tranmere baffled me a little. just a few strange ways he worded things, and gave praise in areas that did not match my own eyes. i still like him, and believe he will open where possible.