Fozzy

If the lad is better than Bird, then I have no complaints about his signing and we probably do need another centre half in all honesty. I'm struggling to see now where we can really improve massively on this squad (for this level), especially when JOB returns. I think it is now just a case of keeping everyone fit and finding the right midfield balance.

After having to suffer Duffy for the last few years, I must admit that I do quite like Turner but it is nicer to have a half decent keeper in Slocombe. Booty should be the best signing, but for some reason or other Ardley doesn't start him that often. Given where we are though, I'm not complaining.

From where we were in July to where we are now, I don't think any Notts fan can be disappointed with the progress we have made, I would be a little happier if we could win a few more away games (starting against Chesterfield) but overall, we are doing OK and should hopefully have a steady season and push on next year. This league is so tight and competitive though with there only being 4 points between 4th and 14th. There are some half decent sides in it and you have the likes of Chesterfield still struggling, which so easily could have been us. Overall, I'm happy at the moment that Ardley appears to be getting the best of the players, but I'm also a realist and know that we won't go up.

That's probably because people easily remember the goals and forget that Yates did all the horrible hard graft.

Permanent: Jon Stead (Only player to give a flying **** at times during his stay) Loan: Louis Laing (First stint in League 1)

Well, the penultimate paragraph is definitely true. Nobody believes a word he says anymore and the pure hatred for the man coming from social media has now reached epidemic proportions.

For it to be a meaningful protest it will have to be a sizeable percentage of the fan base. Hardy isn't going to be bothered by a couple of hundred people camped outside of Meadow Lane, we would have to be talking over four figures. Even then he probably won't be there, it would only get his attention if everybody descended onto his beloved golf course.

Smurthwaite, as at least we would know what we're getting. Would you rather be bitten by a snake or a spider?

Listen to music. Would you rather the club be bought and a hotel built where the Kop is, or enter administration?

Mel Brooks once said to hope for the best, but expect the worst. I've been expecting the worst for weeks and if it turns out better then I will be relieved, but still got that nagging pain that it is all going to end in tears.

Gained a stay of execution for another month, the torture goes on!

Well, we'll find out tomorrow one way or the other. If the bill is paid then we'll know that the takeover is close to completion, if we're forced into administration then we're up that well known creek.

Nope, I have some grass I need to watch grow instead.

Totally Agree @Chris, it will either be Hemmings or Dennis that leaves and not both. Personally I think it will be Hemmings as he must be on a fair whack and probably more than Dennis. Dennis is a goalscorer and that is what we need, hopefully he will realise this and give it everything as he didn't feature that much for Grimsby when on loan. Stick him alongside a big target man and he will score plenty, put him with Hemmings and I'm not so sure.

Lucky