I am really wondered why people are so obsessed with Craigh Mackail-Smith? I mean, any other player he would be getting slated by now for not having made a decision but the thing that annoys me the most is how people are making him to sound to be like our next masirah. He is a very good player, who is perhaps too good for league two but come on, get real people.

If he don't sign for us, watch him end up being plagued by abuse either at games against us or via the twitter trolls.

Can anyone explain it? Why do some fans obsess?

It's all about optimism mate, fans just want to see Notts do well and much of it depends how the news is handled.

If the media hype up a story, it naturally happens. I'm not saying this is the case now, yet fans just want to see someone scoring regularly and that gives them hope for a good season. I don't think it's as such a problem, I just think we need to avoid any disappointment - as if he don't sign we simply just move on. I don't think he will myself but you make a valid point about him not having signalled his desire to settle down.

He may be waiting for higher or better offers.

It does my head in if I am honest, some just go over the top with whoever is linked or rumoured to be signing.

I cannot explain why some fans do it either.

its the hype in my opinion, if rumours was kept to a minimum there would not be a big response but when many get behind it. it just attracts that side of things, its not really a problem. 

I wouldn't say its just a sports thing, you get it with phones and all sorts. Its just something to be accepted, people react differently and some really want our glory days back.

Pre-season boredom combined with the thirst for instant information that is typical of the internet age.

 

It's up to CMS what he does, he doesn't owe us anything. Apparently he turned our offer down. Hopefully we've assembled a team where a number of players can contrinute goals, rather than being dependent on one star striker.

It's up to CMS what he does, he doesn't owe us anything. Apparently he turned our offer down. Hopefully we've assembled a team where a number of players can contrinute goals, rather than being dependent on one star striker.

We have put in a counter offer supposedly, I wonder if @RayTrew or @erindoors can confirm this.

I have asked myself, countless times. The answer? I do not know.

All folks are different and I guess we have to accept that some will be like that. Hmmm

It happens much worse at the higher level of football, believe me.

People obsesses over many different things, signings, formation, managers, grass, the rugby club. CMS is just one of many!

Its just fans craving success on the field, after the last few seasons you can hardy blame them.
 

Pre-season boredom combined with the thirst for instant information that is typical of the internet age.

 

It's up to CMS what he does, he doesn't owe us anything. Apparently he turned our offer down. Hopefully we've assembled a team where a number of players can contrinute goals, rather than being dependent on one star striker.

Well said, I do not think we should focus around a star striker either.