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Positive news about Lewis Macari that he may only be out for 6 to 8 weeks instead of the rest of the season. It's great that Edwards is in contention for Saturday's match.

Will be interesting to see the team that Stuart will pick for the game against Accrington. My team would be. Bass, McDonald, Platt, Bedeau Austin, Abbott, Palmer, Tsaroulla, Jones, McGoldrick, Jatta. Subs, Grant, Slocombe, Johnson, Whitaker, Jarvis, Hinchy, Martin. I would put Jodi in the number 10 role, & the three new players would be on the bench. I would call that a very strong team & bench.

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Don't take things too seriously @Piethagoram Have a sense of humour. I thought this thread was for a laugh or two? You started this topic so have a laugh on your precious Labour government.

It's certainly looking like it's going to be an exciting 2nd part of the season in the Premier League with an unfancied team doing so well. I think it is good for the City that Forest are doing well this season. Of course it has been a long time coming. I do think their success will benefit Notts too with more business for the Nest.

To be honest Wrexham, Cardiff, Swansea & Newport should join the Welsh Premier League. It would certainly benefit the other Welsh Clubs & those four clubs would have a much better chance of playing in Europe too.

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@Chris. I do like the idea of informing members if the site goes down. I kept checking to see if the site had come back on line, but became concerned that it hadn't after several hours. It would also be helpful to have an email that the site is back online.. As far as new members are concerned, I would suggest that a provisional membership be granted at first, because there does appear that many new members never contribute, then fall by the way side. Once a set number of contributions have been achieved, say five, or ten, the membership becomes permanent. To those who say a temporary membership may put people off, I say I don't think it would. The PON site is unique amongst available forums & all of us represent & contribute to that uniqueness every single day. I'm sure there are people out there that want to join & contribute to the site for that very reason. They just need a nudge & plenty of encouragement.

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@ChrisThere are a few candidates for the number 10 position. The most creative player that we know of is Jodi Jones. Would he be as influential as him being on the wings? Not sure about that. We have the new player Whitaker who has played in an attacking Midfield role as well as attacker for Everton, but he will need time to bed in. Abbott has been tried in that position but he is a loanee, so we need someone permanent in that role There is Grant, Brown & Edwards but I'm not sure that they are creative players, especially compared to Dan & Ruben. We will just have to see how Stuart solves this conundrum on Saturday when the team is picked.

Did Dan decide to leave because he saw that Notts are prepared to let go their best players for a price such as Macca, & Aaron instead of keeping players like them to build a side that could win a league? Also, it certainly looks like Notts are not prepared to pay the high wages that a player like Crowley may have asked for, when Notts were hoping to extend his contract.

Don't get me wrong, I am upbeat about our promotion chances despite Crowley going to MK Dons. I accept that the Club is bigger than just one player. Players come and go, we know that. I have seen it happen hundreds of times over the years I have been supporting Notts. But I was struck by something that was said in 2023 where someone said that every Notts player has their price. I think it was from senior management. Langstaff, Nemane & Crowley have come & gone, bought on the cheap or on a free, then sold for a profit. My concern is this. If a good offer came in for Jodi next week would the owners sell? I think they would if the price was right. The three players we have brought in one for an undisclosed fee, one on a free, & the other one loan. Will the two that are permanent be developed into good players then sold on in a few years time? Is that the type of Club that we are going to be, because it very much looks like it to me. I think it could be a positive thing to ensure that the club pays it's own way & doesn't rely on it's owners to keep financing the club like we see at other clubs. But can the club climb the league pyramid doing it this way? It certainly isn't going to be done quickly like we see with Wrexham who appear to have a different model for success.

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Very surprised at the move. Don't think it will work out as a good move but I might be wrong. Why didn't he go to a league 1 or a Championship Club. He's good enough in my opinion. Must be a good deal he's negotiated.

I think it's very dissapointing he's gone. I don't think he's bettered himself by going to MK. The players we've signed are going to have to get used to our system & players. It may take several games for them to bed in. I'd maybe put Jodi in the number 10 role for now. Going forward we have Grant, & Edwards that can play behind Jatta, however they are both a different kind of player compared to Dan. Maybe Whitaker can take on the role that Crowley had, but as I've said, he may take several games to get used to the system, & get to know the players around him.

So Dan Crowley has gone. He's been sold to MK Dons for an undisclosed fee They have been after him for a while, now they have their man. I think that Notts still have a chance of getting promotion, but it's going to be harder. I think they should have kept him till the season's end. I'm sure that there will be much discussion among Notts fans about this transfer and the implications of it.