As I have said before, there are other ways of raising revenue so that the club can compete with other clubs at this level.

The brothers can still remain as majority shareholders, but allow further investment from a third party. This could either be by allocating new shares or by a loan to the club.

I think the message from the club was okay, but it didn’t really say much. It felt like they were trying to keep things open about Jatta and didn’t talk enough about the players we actually need. It sounds like Jatta wanted to leave, and maybe that’s why the club didn’t go ahead with the extension. That could be why they said he had a back problem, even if it wasn’t that serious.

I don’t think the club would have been that bothered unless someone was really trying to sign him. It feels like they only acted because something was going on behind the scenes. It also seems like the message was just to calm down the fans who’ve been causing trouble. It doesn’t really help the rest of us understand what’s going on.

The club’s message was pretty normal, but it shows they’re trying to make Notts strong for the future. Some people might not like the bit about the owners not putting money in, but I think it’s a good thing. It means we won’t have big debts later on if the Reedtz brothers ever leave. We’ve had owners before who spent badly and got us into trouble, even taken to court. That’s why I get annoyed when fans moan about the club having a proper plan. It’s not something that changes every season, it’s meant to help us in the long run.

It's not good business sense for owners to keep pumping money into the club, because that's not sustainable. The Reedtz have done it long enough to see other streams help bring in the revenue needed to continue, which is smart. This doesn't mean our owners won't invest; it just means we are trying to lessen this approach while other areas of the club bring in the money we need to spend.

For me, it's unrealistic to expect Notts to just automatically fly up the divisions and to expect our owners to bankroll the club indefinitely.

Again, this isn't to say our owners won't put money in when it's needed, because that is what business-minded people do. The main thing is that they don't have to constantly put in the money needed, at their cost and eventually at the cost of finding a new owner. The Reedtz look very committed to Notts County; nothing suggests to me that they are looking to sell.

I don't think they would be investing in these areas outside of the club if this were the case, even if it meant they wanted to sell in two-years time.

The Alassana Jatta news is good news, and most likely the cause of the issue with him being ruled out of the Bromley home game. We just need to move on from that and focus on trying to climb the league.

The owners gave a decent statement. I do think they could have gone into more detail, though. It would’ve helped to confirm if any more bids came in for Alassana Jatta, and explain what the club actually did to sort the situation. Triggering his extension seems the most likely reason for the back spasm injury, which came at the worst time when we really needed him.

I imagine this is the club’s way of trying to calm some of the concerns around the rumours and the lack of clear updates. It doesn’t really offer much, though. The message feels quite shallow and full of corporate language. I think they could’ve shared more, especially about what they’re actually working on behind the scenes.

i think the statements always tend to be standard and routine, but that does not mean the club should not release them. i would actually like to hear from jason palmer like we did with jason turner, a regular update gave fans something to be optimistic about. palmer tends to get a lot of credit for things at least by the club, without any communication with us and i am sure hes a busy person but his report with us fans should be of high importance.

i am glad jatta has extended, i do think he will be gone before the end of his deal but provided we get good money for him it will be fine.