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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.

Luton have bulked up around the front line so if we make a competitive, incentive-based offer we'd likely get him. Same with Iorpenda who's stalling on a new offer and contract runs out next season (they've also brought in around the AM/Winger positions). If we don't get em now, we might get em in Jan depending on if they get in or not.

I don't think Langstaff would be a Patto player. Sure he's intelligent, but he's more of a poacher, more akin to the likes of Inzaghi etc but Patto has a reliance on strong players. I'd guess that Acquah is more of the striker that Patto wants to start.

The terrible thing about this is his agent. He is seemingly brandishing him around all the time in the faint hope he'll sign for another big European club. I like Jatta - I think he's intelligent and technical but isn't the big bastard many people want, probs including Patto. There will be another striker or two if the club goes all Jarvis and gets Mai back to a Scandinavian club, I just have no idea what players they could be.

Unless Jatta or Ndlovu are sold, I doubt we'd need four strikers unless we're shifting our formation. I'd hope for Mellon personally over Acquah. If we sign Acquah, it kind of guarantee's that Jatta is staying and Ndlovu is back up.

To add the meltdown of other forums to this one, Emile Acquah has been heavily rumoured.

Michael Mellon from Burnley being mentioned.

Sam Curtis and Darius Lipsiuc mentioned for us. Don't know enough about either to say what they're like or if they'd fit straight in to the squad. Age suggests not directly first team.

@ARLukomski excellent work with the doc!

We look most frail in the AM roles which I'm sure is priority to this summer. Roberts will be a squad player as I believe Grant will be if he's not moved on. I can't see Jones play there as it was tried and ultimately classed as a failure early last season. Optimistic though, strong start so far.

Well I'm off to it using the pretext of missing the playoffs and needing my Notts fix. Just no-one mention to my partner about the many great coffee shops, bakeries and a nice beach jaunt if the weather is nice...

Haha that's all I've heard/read so far. I think it'll be a couple of "mutual terminations" next week, and then the fun can really begin!

Quite similar to when we signed Bishop, Ravenhill and Davies who were all the majority players (and captains) of respective clubs.

I've been thinking of going to Aarhus for a little while so I'll have to give this a look. Hopefully timings and cost work in my favour.

In terms of rumours, apparently we're in talks with Max Sanders from Crewe.

From a Cambridge fan "Gibbo is a good signing for Notts. We would've kept him but he wanted to move closer to home for his young kids. Played most of his earlier career as a FB but excelled with us last few months as a wide CB, overlapping and getting I think 6 goals and 6 assists. Last season was by far his best with us - he struggled a bit at times in league one but was still a useful back up even then. All Cambridge fans will wish him well I'm sure."

Abbott is still 20 as well and won't count to the registration numbers. If they're willing to give him another shot at League 1, we'll be front of the queue. Spurs have a couple who we could continue our great lineage of loans. Akhamrich who bagged 6 in 19 for Brizzle Rovers is a similar player to Luker, Olusesi looks to be a very good creative midfielder, Matthew Craig who got some decent Notts lineage (grandad is Ron Still) and is a Scotland under 21 and lastly Melia who's got a ROI cap and experience at St Patricks.