piedestrian

I think it's 50/50 for me personally. We're a very dogged team that MP has got firing when we think we're onto a loss, but injuries are likely to slow momentum at any given time. Say if Belshaw gets injured (as is the epidemic across League 2), it could be catastrophic. I'm dying to see Palmer, Jatta and Luker back, but seemingly from what Patto says, we're not gonna know for a while which I think could invigorate us. I did like Bennetts and Tangen last match and I'd love them to play where Grant and Hall play because, and I'll try to be nice, they're a total detriment to scoring. I'm obviously vying for a automatic prom because I've gone and booked a hol over the playoff dates 😅

See you in August guys ;)

I mean he loved his time here, I think if we were in League One, it'd be nailed on, but alas. I think he'll get the offers from all over, Peterborough, Eredivisie, MLS, Liga Nos midtablers. (and just to add, his agents/management company is based in Netherlands). However, if he's still out of contract say by Feb, a cheeky 18 month contract surely could be an option.

I thought that too with his celebration. If Jatta does go, it wouldn't be a suprise if we got another 10/9 hybrid. Jatta would, I think, justify a big fee. 800k or more to be precise.

It's not a marquee signing, but one that could provide we have different game plans and allows us to rest players in matches leading up to the crunch part of the season. I don't know what this takes us up to in terms of registered players, but personally, I'd like to see one more AM brought in.

Well he's gone to Sligo Rovers.

Barnsley are laughing at us at this point. Taking Didzy, loaning us Cotter and not picking up the phone when we'd like to return him without a receipt.

Jalal Abdullai from Elfsborg is doing the rounds. Farfetched imo, also quite a similar player to Jatta - who's been mentioned quite a bit about going to Bradford.

He's their number one, the guy playing today has played 3 games this season. It's more likely he's not playing because he's already singing for us but waiting on the club to get a replacement in.

Beck-Ray Enoru from Tamworth is doing the rounds. Rapid and direct, but still a bit raw. Strangely a left sided attacking player and might suggest a change in formation if we do sign him?

Not the recalling I was hoping for but https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tottenham-hotspur-consider-recalling-tyrese-175500869.html

Happy to see him in. Obviously doesn't count towards the senior team registration places and with Rodders and Platt expiring in the summer, gives us time (like Jatta) to bed him in and get him up to speed.

I mean its gonna be a stop gap and is likely to instill a confidence in the defence that he can catch a cross. I think it's a win win really. If Notts get Belshaw, he's likely number 1 until we get a new keeper if we go up - kind of how Slocombe panned out. If Notts get a loan, say the Palace lad Goodman, we'll have a keeper who got Wimbledon promoted for the latter half of the season and significantly increases our chances of doing the same.

Guardian reporting we're gonna be getting Belshaw soon which I'm happy with.

Cook from Bradford and a farfetched Mullins from Wrexham are the two I've seen, but both are nowhere near the Radar's type of player.

I think it's a weaker league this season, and now is surely a good time to really go for it. It's fairly obvious what we need to really solidify and build on what's obviously a weaker (more technical and creative debt) team this time around, but with a more motivational manager. I'd argue that MP isn't any better than SM as I'm really looking for consistancy and good, prolific attacking play and not the dross I've witnessed vs Accrington. They have different strengths and MP can talk the talk and change the game a bit with his game management, but I'm yet to be enamoured by his style of play. SM played a more attractive style of play, but became very easy to read and the style of play was monotonous when we weren't winning. I think the one that will be the deciding factor is a consistant approach from RM again. Gagliardi effectively has hampered any effect from MP on getting them to play attractive football, but hopefully, we'll see a new few faces and say bye to a couple of ones who've yet to make the grade.

Apart from the GK, CM and AM question marks we've been having for months, I walked away with a new, more worrying question of my faith of MP yesterday. He's shown that he can make subs, but hasn't shown tactical nouse to change up games by offering variants of play styles. Yesterday's sluggish, lethargic long ball either shows he's really overperforming with the players at his disposal or that this was his version of football all along and just took a while to migrate away from Maynardball. I'm happy to see what happens because with a new three (in those positions) and a new striker (maybe on loan, under 21's perchance) then I'd like to see what happens. I have more faith in RM and the bro's than I do the players and the manager at this rate, so unless we have a terrible transfer window, I'm not rushing to panic just yet.

In all fairness, he had an opportunity and wasn't any better than Ness, Rod, Bedeau, Platt and Macari so I can see why he's gone back. Unfortunately, it's the position we're incredibly flush with. All the best to him.

These are some hot takes: Jones is cooked. I'd accept almost any bid for him - the AM test was a complete failure, he's roughly got one move which is to get down the left and turn 180 and try to pull a foul. It will sound disengenous, but I thank him for his service and we can move on. We largely have a squad of "squad players" - Tsaroulla, Bennets, Gordon, Platt, Norburn are all maginal impact players that do a job - we, as obvious as it will be day in 12 hours, are missing vast amounts of creativity. Ness as a forward screams to me that it's either a calcultated effort to shout to the board to back him, or MP isn't tactically brilliant as his pre/post assessments normally suggest he could be. Jan is a massive crossroads - Given MP is probs on a 1 year and will likely be dismissed if we don't go up, will the board back him with all that on the table? His brand of football isn't beautiful (although my life supporting Notts is now tainted with Williamsball syndrome) and this is the first match apart from early doors that I've walked away thinking is it actually MP that's at fault.

I think it's all about creativity. I've mentioned previously that our main creative outlets as a team lie in our attacking midfielder and wing backs. With our wing backs, I've found myself wanting to change style because we've not seen that consistency like we did with Nemane and Jones previously. Playing WB's also leaves us more vulnerable and exposed to threaded passes around the back. Our WB's, and this might be a tad harsh, have all shown that they are more squad players at this level and nothing short of the occasional 7 out of 10 performance. It’s also slightly odd we’re putting so much pressure on this working as everyone and their dog knows that Dennis, Jatta and Grant aren’t gonna get to the ball first on any cross, inverted wing back or not. I think it’d take less weight and probably criticism of Grant as well if we played a 4-2-3-1, because he can press while (both normal and inverted) wingers can be more creative and attacking. I’d really like us to mix it up, because I could literally write a scouting report for the next 20 teams we face as it’s blindingly obvious.

Two different goalkeeper coaches and still the same issue prevails with Roos, which tells you he won't learn or become any more comfortable with aerial balls. We really missed a trick only signing one goalkeeper, but my theory is the board already saw what mess Gag brought in with Roos - you wouldn't want another "seasoned" goalkeeper with massive flaws on a big wage. Just happy that it's now a priority as alluded to by Montague, which will mean that Griffiths and Perott will likely be shipped out on loan to get some experience.

Well I'd hesitate to say that he's not a top league player. He was only playing in England's 5th tier until recently. I see you've just mentioned that he's been released - I hope he finds a good base for himself, but obviously would love him back here.

A very well curated and meticulously thought about. I'd love a few players off here, the more mysterious, the better. One player mentioned is Rio Clegg at Radcliffe which from one clip I've seen looks raw but a decent prospect.

I don't want to poo-poo your idea but he'll be on nothing short of 5-10k a week, which means we'll be no way near.

People have commented on the fact that Montague has been a little too honest with this and, although it's great transparency for fans as we want to see that from the club, it's gonna hyper inflate new goalkeeper costs and show to clubs that might want to bid on Jatta/Dennis, now is the time if they've got the resource. If those bids come in or never transpire, the players, manager and fans will never really know if they're going or staying.