When given a chance to play, he's done well and has found his own form in recent weeks. It's good to see a young lad like him doing well, as he's telling Neal Ardley that he can be a first team player.

Would you give him the nod on a more regular basis?

Edited March 9, 20205 yr by CliftonMagpie

Good player who just needs to be managed a little better by Neal Ardley, has he looks like the type of player who needs to be playing regularly to find his form. Some players like that but he's done well this season when given a chance.

I've always said the lad just needed time.

He's a good player, when he works hard he's worth a place over Mitch Rose any day of the week in my mind.

Defensively he's quite good, but it's what he does with the ball which solves some of the issues within our midfield. Besides, he's got goals in him and Mitch Rose misses goals my dad could even score now.  

I couldn't answer that myself @JIMBO , but the very fact you're asking that question is testament to the way he's forced himself into contention after it had looked like he was on his way out. Cracking stuff and just what you want to see in a player.

Yesterday he did very well, worked hard from the word go and for me was the man of the match.

He works better alongside Jim O'Brien in my eyes.

That experience and partnership brings the best out of him I feel.

I have always liked the prospect of Tom Crawford, my display picture here has been of him since his performance in the League Cup against Middlesbrough where he put in a very good performance. I feel he's underused by us and throw in which would be difficult but as a regular player who starts, he looks like the real deal.

Edited March 9, 20205 yr by CliftonMagpie

i hope he can take this chance and keep working hard, hes made a difference and could keep mitch rose out of the side which i feel would benefit the whole team, even if its just whilst rose picks his own form up.

Hes doing well.

I knew he was young but I didn't realise he's only 20. I thought he was a couple of years older! Definitely one for the future, he's worked hard for his chance having had little involvement at the start of the season it now feels like he's got a big role to play in the run in.

Charlie Slater mentioned on the commentary that his contract is up in the summer but he's someone I'd like to see stay. I think he'll only improve and with Doyle and O'Brien in their 30's, whilst they're great role model's for him, they'll need replacing sooner rather than later...

Edited March 9, 20205 yr by menzinho

He needs to continue to improve over the final set of games, if he does, give him 2 a two year deal.

Crawford looks to be a very good player.

I'm glad that he's proving himself, Notts needs that. He should be above Rose in the pecking order right now.

One bad performance the keyboard warriors at the club will be ripping into him, he's a good player but he's very young still. Notts needs to be pushing him as a replacement and get him bulking up a bit.

He would be an amazing player if he could deal with the physical side better.

Good player, he's still very young and has done everything right to put himself back into the jigsaw of squad selection.

He's very good when he manages to find the net, his confidence is lifted and he's like two players instead of one. I do feel he needs to apply himself as he has been, sometimes he gets lost but Michael Doyle helps him a lot.

On 08/03/2020 at 21:04, DangerousSausage said:

I couldn't answer that myself @JIMBO , but the very fact you're asking that question is testament to the way he's forced himself into contention after it had looked like he was on his way out. Cracking stuff and just what you want to see in a player.

He's came into the first team's contention at the right time for me, I'd replace Rose for Crawford right now.

Question is will Neal Ardley go for form on the pitch or his favourites in training?

I don’t think anyone other than a core of about 4 or 5 players can guarantee a regular place in any starting 11. Crawford has made massive strides and with another season under his belt should make a good player for us.

At the moment I feel he deserves to be in the squad, based on his form. Rose has been poor most of the season, you can't play O'Brien and Doyle together, it just limits things.

Neal Ardley & the squad are doing well at the moment.

I think he has settled well into the squad rotation, he looked good and did well. I would like to see the club build around these young players.

One of the players who have stepped up, if the players around him do well, he looks like a promising talent. Those few poor performances seems squad related to me with experience he may lift those around him.

This is what you want to read and learn, young players finding form and coming good.

No one will be given a chance to play at the moment.

I like what i've seen of Tom so far, he's a hard worker.  Shame the season has had to end.

Biggest test for him will be to pick his form up from where he's left it.