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I do think that there's gonna be a shift or an exodus of loans at some point. Macari, Palmer and Enoru (who i completely forget is here) look likely to never appear this season.

they stop the season now and I'd be satisfied. we've found the winning formula with campbell and acquah looking like they'll come in and compete soon. i do think that we do need a better bench forward than Ndlovu. Acquah should be that replacement we'd need when Smythe gets tired.

Guy Branston, terrible player, even worse head of transfers or whatever he was. I had a hatred for Garry Thompson for being utterly useless. I didn't enjoy Alan Smith whilst he was here as he was immobile, but that's not his fault, more the manager who played him. People tend to say Caskey is the worst, mainly because he just didn't use the obvious talent he had. For me, because he's just a horrid human, it goes to Tom Williams.

Back four of Ness, Rod, Bedeau and storm boelo should keep them at bay!

As much as it pains me to say, I think Roberts looked poor again and doesn't offer as much as Grant does in this sort of set up

Finneran for me Clive. Delightful under pressure, him and Robbo are a great combination. A young Frenkie De Jong.

The Altrincham game will be a fomer Notts XI vs Notts County. The have Hinchy, Tom Crawford, Kristian Dennis, Kane Hemmings and Jimmy Knowles. FC United players include Adam Le Fondre and Andre Wisdom.

I think this is now the beginning of the pressure for ol' Patto. He's getting jumpy in terms of becoming more defensive, less press orientated and trying different players. We need to stick to a team because without it, players become uncommon with player relationships, bad players relationships lead to errors and errors lead to defeats. I wonder if League 1 is a bit of a sensitive scar for Patto? Although I can't see it, we need something out of these next three games or there will be a calling for Martin's head - especially when someone so revered and known for their attacking, creative style at Notts, waits in the wings and unattached.

I think we'll see Beck Ray, Platt and Macari omitted.

Platt was sat behind me in Pavis yesterday and looks to be in good condition. From what I understand he's in rehabilitation training now which is nearish the end of his injury process.

More rumouring in the mill - Donnell McNeilly and/or Grady McDonnell apparently linked from Forest. Also Rory Finneran from Newcastle. Suggests that Robbo is out given the need for a DM in Finneran/McDonnell...

Very good prospect, really like the vibe of a rapid, nimble, athletic striker. Contract expires next summer, so maybe there's potential there for a big Jan signing full of incentives if he performs well. Talking of athletic strikers, Iwunze does fit the bill of someone if personally give a chance to if this fails.

Rumour is Robbo now injured.

I mean, I get it. To play in a Paterson team, we have to be hard, physical and well drilled. But at the same time we're getting decimated from injuries during training. Jatta and Jones had sizeable chunks out of last season, and now Sanders, Acquah and Campbell are all out via training injuries with two games gone... feels like we can do something more with physio's or match conditioners. I'm sure we already have these at the club, but when they made a big song and dance about Dr Rhodes joining and then he left, we've not heard to much about that side of it at the club.

I think Grant was a part exchange for Nemane.

Bagged twice at the weekend in a win of Brizzle Rovers

If it goes ahead, it's pretty much assured that Jones is off.

I think that we'll be a first choice for loans for many clubs (maybe bar Man Utd with Aljofree last season), but given that Luker looks to be given a shot in the first team, Iorpenda potentially on the move to Derby and Hall's been mentioned on being loaned to a championship club, we are showing that we're a club that can really educate and bring a player up levels. I look forward to seeing some young uns back up what we've got.

We're looking incredibly thin. I think we need two AM's, a LWB (maybe two if Jones leaves) and RWB, probs another CM and a GK if Roos leaves.

Robertson and Grant out short term. Sanders out for 3 months. Jones and Palmer out for assessments (might be selling them). Rod out til Sept and Enoru is still trying to get back from hospitalisation. It's looking a bit ropey...

Gone to a team that's average attendance is short of 2k and who's owner buys and gets teams relegated (Spezia and Sønderjyske). We got a "fair value" which doesn't say a million but doesn't say 200k so coffers could go along way to replenishing (and binning off) certain players.

I suppose O' Reilly is a great acquisition (even if on loan) as we deseperately need a lot of new creative blood, but I think we're about to lose Jones and Jatta. Depending on what we do with Roos and his huge wages is another conundrum we're faced with. We still are missing depth at WB (if we're sticking with this formation) also with no definitive RWB (Tsar likely to move across to LWB if Jones goes).

I suppose it's why the brothers are so good that although their market is quantitative data, they also rely on qualitative data and subjective consensus. We all know how much at risk he puts the team under, especially defence.

The Roos departure could potentially be our best bit of business in the last decade if true.

Looked good against Viborg, looked poor against Forest. Ironically the best striker against Forest was Iwunze.