Sheffield Pie

Going for proven players all the time would just be like the Wrexham approach. Pay a lot of money to slot in proven players in and bully your way up the leagues. The Notts approach to signings, if I've understood it correctly, is pretty much the opposite, it's to look for hidden value (or at least strong potential value, e.g. Langstaff wasn't exactly hidden when we bought him). More sustainable i.e. you don't need bottomless funds, you actually get some money back from sales. It also means there will be some duds, but that doesn't matter so long as a few work out. So far it's been a massive success if you compare Notts' transfer income over the last five years (well into 7 figures) with the ten years before that (zero).

Good luck to him but could we not have done better? I'd argue Notts are in the top 50 or so clubs in the country in terms of fan base, profile, history. Not a huge boast. Take the Premier league clubs out of that equation as that's really a world league with very few English managers, same goes for the top clubs in the championship. So we should be able to attract one of the top 25-30 English coaches. Is Martin Paterson one of them?

Since Jimmy Sirrel we've had dozens of managers. How many had any success? Four achieved a promotion. Walker (RIP) won an Anglo-Italian cup. Barnwell entertained for a season. Can't complain too much if we get a good one back.

Pre-match fish and chips. Depending on where we've parked and what's open, maybe Trent Fish Bar or Bridgford Fish Bar. Or if we're on the train, Carringtons. Chinese meal afterwards if we feel like a special celebration.

In the 80s I stood on the wooden terrace at back of County Road, then after the ground was rebuilt, sat in Block Z. Then in the Kop when we got it back. Don't make it as often now but when I go I sit in the main stand, towards the Kop end. Looking back it's great that we have the Kop. Not sure who deserves the credit - was it the Trust? I mean the credit for the Kop being for home fans, not for building the stand.

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I think the squad limit is 22, not counting keepers, loanees and U21s. That would put us on 17 right now? So not room for loads more. Could do with farming out a couple on season long loans again if that means they don't count towards the total.