Sheffield Pie

The club should release the list of 22 registered players soon. By my count (I could be wrong!) we've got 23, excluding Reynolds, the two keepers and six U21s. Presumably Macari would not be named. To fit in Flint or any other outfield free agent we'd need to leave out someone else I think.

Our toughest game so far. Would be delighted with a point, even though that would mean slipping a few places further down the table. For us to get a point or even three I think everything would need to click - we manage to not concede first, Tsaroulla, Roberts and Mustafa are at their creative best, the midfield chip in with a goal (Finneran's turn maybe), Kanu strikes up an instant partnership with Smyth or Grant. Need to be competitive for 90 minutes.

Just caught up with the fact that Tom Iorpenda has gone to Swansea for a package worth up to £1m. He's a great prospect but that just shows how difficult the market is and how well Notts do to attract (and replace) talent.

Another sensible move by Notts. Obviously waited to see if anybody would take him but had a mutual deal ready to sign. People will speculate it was costly, as there's this notion that Roos was on big money. But that seemed to start out as something one person claimed and it eventually became a 'fact'. So I'm sceptical. Will we bring in a third keeper when we get the chance, as an extra back-up? I kind of miss the days when an outfield player occasionally took the gloves and performed theatrical heroics. Anyone remember Darren Davis in the County Cup at Forest? He was a better keeper than a full back.

Relieved it's over for now - in the next window we'll probably have speculation about Ness and Tsaroulla if they continue their good form. Squad depth looks much stronger. Also, despite the injuries, I'd argue that most of our first choice XI are fit. I've got high hopes for Sanders, and Campbell looked promising (and we spent money on him). Wishing the best for the others in their recovery but not sure many of them will be able to force their way into the team.

Glad it's sorted and without any acrimony (public at least) from Jodi, Pato or the owners. The fans at Donny last night seemed to give the team and staff a really good reception at the end which for some reason felt especially great to see.

Fifteenth signing! Plus Muir turning pro. Surely there will be some movement out. Jodi if someone meets the asking price. Guess we're stuck with Roos. Browne, Muir and Ndlovu are loanable. Starting to wonder if Palmer's injury is career threatening (hope not).

Confident we can win this one. Patto was obviously pretty cross with Saturday's first half, and will be looking for a a 90 minute performance. I'll be buying a £25 monthly video pass in expectation of some good performances and results in September. Good value for six games.

In Patto we trust! We've got 28 outfield players but he possibly only had 16 available, just enough to fill the bench. No worries, second half - 77 percent possession! Over 10,500 home fans - down a lot on the Leicester game obviouslty but last season our first five home games all attracted around 8.500 home fans so a decent increase year on year.

Dennis injured (hamstring I think). That's good news. Finneran from Newcastle straight into the Notts team. Good signing. Our midfield is stretched though - Robbo injured again, Sanders and Campbell injured in training, Palmer's gone missing. Unlucky or something else?

Get this one done please! Strikers are so hard to come by, EFL2 Young Player of the Season is as near to "proven" as Notts are going to get with their model and budget so would be great if it happened.

Still just me predicting play-offs. You can get 9-1 on that. EFL1 looks strong on paper but as we Notts fans know, clubs don't always perform as well in reality - cluseless, stubborn managers, demoralised clique filled squads, interfering owners. There's nothing like that holding Notts back so we could rise above quite a few teams this season. Monday morning optimism!

Well done Notts, not many would have us down as unbeaten after three games. We are decent. We have plenty of winners in our squad (last season's survivors and some other clubs' POTS winners signed). Cooper is awesome. Patto is a top young coach.

Get in! Smashing them now. They've actually had more bookings than us.. Hope it's not too early. Grant on now. EDIT spoke too soon ...

Ten players out! Campbell, Acquah and Sanders have all picked up knocks already, to add to Enoru, Platt, Macari, McDonald, Browne (?) and the mysterious JJ and Palmer.

Sneaky feeling we could get something. Our first two results are more impressive than theirs in my view. They did after all concede three at Reading and Gillingham are pretty poor. Need to take our chances, time for the strikers to get off the mark.

Yes I've not included ones we didn't pay a fee for but sold on - notably Crowley as you say, also Nemane and Dennis, plus small amounts for Kellan Gordon and a few others. Record looks even more impressive with them added.

Wootton - absolutely right, corrected that. JJ - was on a four year contract at Coventry but can;t find mention of a fee anywhere.

According to Transfermarkt Notts have paid a fee for 24 players under the current owners (out of 135 arrivals). Five of them were signed this summer. Of the other 19 here are my judgements - open to debate and correction! I'm a bit hazy on some of the earlier ones. Pretty good overall. People always dwell on the duds. 3 sold at a profit: Macaulay Langstaff, Alassana Jatta, Alex Bass. 8 current assets: Lewis Macari, Conor Grant, Lucas Ness, Rod McDonald, Beck-Ray Enoru, James Belshaw, Lee Ndlovu, Luke Browne. 5 did a job for us: Kyle Wootton, Dion Kelly-Evans, Joel Taylor, Kairo Mitchell, Sam Austin. 3 duds: Junior Morias, Will Jarvis, Maï Traoré.

As well as injuries, suspensions come into it. Bedeau has a habit of picking up cards for dissent. Gibbons will get cards for his aggressive style. McDonald will be the backup for those three for a few months at least given long term injuries, which is a great option to have. Baker will have to really shine in EFL Trophy games to get a look in. It's incredible how Ness has come on - he just needs to keep doing it. He got a big chunk of the blame (though it was well spread around) when we lost 0-4 at Cambridge, and he gave the penalty away early on at Chesterfield. Since that moment he's been a revelation but that's just five competitive games, albeit very high profile ones. Browne is an intriguing one, he has been thrown into midfield a few times but there's so much competition there now - could we afford to loan him out?

Ten years and a world away. Leigh Curtis reporting. Dongda He on the bench.

Everyone was on it, subs included. Cal was fouled quite a bit early on - I think that;s what caused MP to have a go at their bench and why Slocombe was booked - and he was a bit subdued after that. We had 39 touches in their box and 16 shots but only two on target which underlines what everyone's saying about a striker. Not sure if Palmer, Platt or some of the others will get back into this side. I think Sanders is the only one guaranteed to get straight in. But overall awesome, just want that first win to keep the momentum going.

Great performance in front of a full house. We look stronger than last season in some respects, some of the new players are clearly an upgrade. Also Tsaroulla and Ness just keep getting better.

Michael Woods in 2010/11. I had a season ticket but have zero recollection of him. Looks like he only played in the FA Cup early rounds.

Where's he going to go? No one's offered him a lucrative 3 year deal for a fee to Notts or he wouldn't be here. Notts probably don't want to sell him to an EFL1 club. Would a championship club take a gamble on him? He doesn't seem to be on Salford's shopping list. Not York's either minus Maynard. Hopefully all parties will see sense and strike a deal.