Player of the season race - 1/4 season mark

As a complement to the other thread, I thought I'd ask who you have as the best performers so far at the quarter season mark...

Here's my Top 5 to kick things off

1) Lucas Ness

The obvious choice I think. Ever-present in the league and has hardly put a foot wrong. The display at Huddersfield has to be the best individual performance in a single game so far. His best position is in the centre, but to accommodate mcDonald he's done really well at RCB. We shouldn't forget he played in the play-offs there and pushed JJ for MoM in the Wembley final from RCB. His 1-on-1 defending is consistently strong and it's a bonus to have his aerial prowess as a wide defender. His passing and ball control is absolutely fine and under-rated I think. It'll be interesting to see what interest there is in the January window. If he stays fit, I can't see his form dropping as he's just a class act - teams in the Championship and top of L1 with defensive weaknesses are bound to be interested.

2) Jacob Bedeau

He's playing better in L1 than he did in L2 last season (although his first season was better than that). He looks completely at home at this level and could easily play for a team around the top. I'd say he's gotten better and better over these 12 games as well and is even catching up with Ness. Nobody's gotten the better of him and that includes the Fernandez guy at Huddersfield who's said to be the best player in the league. I bet Bedeau has been the toughest opponent he's faced so far. JB has also gotten off the mark with his first goal for the club. It looks like he'll add a few more in the league because his confidence is growing all the time.

3) Nick Tsaroulla

Another who looks perfectly at home at the higher level. I'd say he's been much more consistent this season than last year and puts in a strong performance week and after week. He's been good in all three thirds of the pitch, especially in the middle third where he's shown that he can retain and use the ball well even when tightly marked and harried.

4) Ishe Samuels-Smith

Played fewer league games (8 with 4 as sub) but it's not just the stellar showing at Mansfield, he's been good in most of his games. Maybe if he was a Tottenham loanee instead of Chelsea, more fans would have positive from the start. What a combination of talents he has - can surge forward all game long but is a superb one-on-one defender as well. Enjoy him while we can, he's going to go far

5) Ollie Cooper

Showed the way in our first 8 games. Great pressing, tidy on the ball and got 4 goals.

honorable mentions - Connor Grant, his best season at Notts so far. Mr. Belshaw pretty steady as well

Very interested to see who others pick out and in what order....

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