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@NottsTastic @JIMBO The toughest targets to get will depend on the fee needed to get certain players. I imagine after his stellar season in Ireland and St Pats' resurgence under Stephen Kenny, it'll take a decent fee to prize away Brandon Kavanagh. Harvey Vale has been Chelsea U21 captain and so I imagine that'll be difficult, especially as he had a good loan spell in League 1 last season. On the flip side, Ellis Taylor is possible because Harrogate could do with a bit of money and Taylor is good enough to step up to a top end League 2 side. Jack Holmes would most likely be available for loan, as will Dylan Duffy. Jacob Mendy and Anthony Forde haven't had the game time they would have probably wanted and I imagine they could be tempted away. I would like us to spend a bit of money in January and look at young talent available and not try and go down the player resurrection route. For every Jodi Jones, there's a Charlie Colkett.

First things first, yes the subs were poor. Maynard should have spaced the subs out and not subbed on 4 players at once and yes we needed to make the subs. If we made no subs today and lost on Tuesday because the players are knackered, Maynard gets stick. If we make subs now, lose the game (even though Posh were all over us) and then lose Tuesday, Maynard gets stick. He can't win in any situation. The truth is Posh were all over us and it was going to be inevitable, subs or not. I didn't expect us to control it against them but we were hanging on. Also, Bass' pass out to them for their third isn't about him following the tactics. It's just common sense. He had a good game but a complete brainfart at that moment. I do have issues with bits of Maynard's management. I don't think we build-up and play at a quick enough intensity enough (check my tweets from Newport and Alfreton). Some substitution decisions are questionable. Sometimes the inverted wing-backs don't work (Newport for example, but they did today because the first two goals came from our wing-backs crossing from their inverted sides). However, the calls for sacking him are stupidly annoying. I get people are annoyed. I'm frustrated (not overly because the goals were coming, subs or not) but he's got 2 and a half years left on his contract, a decimated squad (the 18 we had is nearly the strongest we can put out at the moment) and he'll be given January because our owners see the bigger picture.

I will look into the Scandinavian and Dutch market for more players @NottsCountyKev. Scandinavia is an area I've looked for strikers and found Taylor Silverholt (Helsingborg) and Sævar Atli Magnússon (Lyngby)

Kyle Dempsey is an interesting one and someone I can find fitting in at Notts. He's not been a regular starter this season. He could come in and play in the 10 or out wide, or a deeper midfield role. These were Dempsey's stats for Bolton in 2023/24 PLD 41 (24 starts) Assists 6 Accurate passes - 676 Chances created - 27 Passes into final third - 115 Accurate long balls - 26 Dispossessed - 13 Tackles won - 27 Recoveries - 101 Ground duels won - 67/142 (47.2%) Aerial duels won - 58/105 (55.2%) Reece Cole is a more natural centre mid and whilst he hasn't made many appearances and would be available, we are rather stocked in that position, especially with Edwards and Robbo to come back. Kyle Joseph would be a great signing, however he has started most games for Blackpool this season and is their top scorer.

I'm going to add more to the transfer cauldron pot of ingredients. I'd say we need two strikers (one for the here and now and one for the future), two wingers and an attacking midfielder

Ben Doherty and Brandon Kavanagh definitely. Both have played that wing back role before and Doherty has played left-back in a back four as well. Jacob Mendy as well, very athletic, strong and is well balanced in attack and defence. He's also played under Maynard before

With Jodi Jones injured (albeit coming back in just over a month) and Nick and Kellan being the only available options out wide, with Sam Austin filling in on a few occasions and Josh Martin looking like he will be on his way in January. It is obvious that Notts need creativity and pace from out wide. Notts missed out on a wide player on deadline day in August as well. With this I have compiled a list of players for us to potentially look at in January. Zero assists may look bad on the stats but Ellis Taylor has been vital for Harrogate this season in creating chances and has a decent expected assists (Xa). He had an excellent game against Doncaster. Jack Holmes has had most of his minutes from the bench and even then they have been within the final 20 minutes of games. Jacob Mendy and Anthony Forde haven't had the minutes at Wrexham and the former especially, could be a great signing. Dylan Duffy played a l lot of games for Lincoln last season but hasn't had that chance this season, with off the pitch issues taking effect. Matt Ward has started well at Woking after being released by Ipswich in the summer. Stanley Mills had a good loan spell with Oxford last season, before it was cut short due to injury. Harvey Vale had a move abroad that broke down this summer, but he had a good loan spell at Bristol Rovers. He is very versatile and has good technical ability. Brandon Kavanagh is the best winger in the League of Ireland and had a wonderful season this year, with him being heavily involved in St Pats' resurgence to 3rd under Stephen Kenny. Ronan Boyce and Ben Doherty are two of the best full-backs in Ireland and offer their fair share going forward, with Doherty being perfect for the wing-back role with his attacking and defensive balance. Ed McCarthy was a standout or Galway in their first season back in the Premier Division and Warren Davis has shown promise for Drogs. Shea Kearney is one of the hot prospects in Northern Ireland and can play further forward in a natural winger role or a little deeper. He can also cover in centre mid. All stats are taken from Fotmob. Some stats are over different periods. Some stats are not available via Fotmob which includes Shea Kearney and Matt Ward. Their stats can be found via Sofascore here. Shea Kearney stats and ratings | Sofascore WWW.SOFASCORE.COM Shea Kearney profile player page. Goals, matches, stats, player ratings and more. Matt Ward stats and ratings | Sofascore WWW.SOFASCORE.COM Matt Ward profile player page. Goals, matches, stats, player ratings and more. Ellis Taylor - 2024/25 season Harvey Vale - 2023/24 season loan spell at Bristol Rovers Dylan Duffy - 2023/24 season Ben Doherty - 2024 League of Ireland season Brandon Kavanagh - 2024 League of Ireland season Ronan Boyce - 2024 League of Ireland season Jacob Mendy - 2023/24 season Anthony Forde - 2023/24 season Stanley Mills - 2023/24 loan spell at Oxford United Jack Holmes - 2024/25 season Ed McCarthy - 2024 League of Ireland season Warren Davis - 2024 League of Ireland season

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Where do I start? Firstly, Stuart is absolutely correct when he says we weren't good enough. We got into some decent positions on occasions but our decision making let us down in the final 3rd. At one point in the first half, we played out of Crewe's press really well but we didn't create anything from it once we got into the final third. Another chance we got was when Tsaroulla took on 2 or 3 players with his shot deflected with Crewe's defender heading it out for a corner. Our game plan was working a bit. It was looking like a nailed on 0-0. We weren't creating much and Crewe were working hard and pressing, but they kept over hitting their crosses, whenever they got into a decent position. Then they broke from a corner. I originally thought Austin had a headstart on Shilow Tracey but it's equal and Tracey's pace gets him there before Austin or Abbott. I don't know why no one takes a booking on half way or before he even gets to the ball. If we lost 1-0 to this goal and we played how we did, then I could say it was a poor performance in a game that was lacking intensity and quality. The truth is the game was lacking in quality and intensity throughout. The Donny game felt like a genuine top League 2 clash. This was a genuine summary of the lack of quality in the division this year. Notts were 3rd and Crewe 5th before kick-off and it wouldn't have been surprising if no one had looked at the table before the game and wondered if these two were 11th and 12th. The quality compared to the top 3 last year is massive. Gordon and Didzy replaced Ness and Scott at half time. May I add, Lucas Ness was having a good game and had kept Omar Bogle quiet in the first half, winning the majority of his aerial duels. We started the 2nd half well with Jev playing a good through ball to Austin who cut in and shot, rather than taking a touch and hitting it at Filip Marschall's near post instead, which I think was the better option. Then the penalty, oh my lord, the penalty. The whole away end and supporters of other football clubs on Twitter are still flabbergasted as to how this was given. Omar Bogle slips on the ball. He slips and continues to try and play on, protecting the ball with Ryan Cooney (the penalty taker) the only one who appeals. Then again, Cooney was acting proper weird all game. Goading the Notts fans in the 2nd half even before the penalty and then unprovoked, celebrating in front of Alex Bass after he scored. He then put a video on Twitter as to why. Alex Bass has like an interaction with him that lasts 2 seconds and then he walks off. I don't know what he might have said in less than 5 seconds to make Cooney act like he did but some players are like that I guess. A Gills fan on Twitter also said he's got a bit of an ego. The game was dead after that. We were still in the game at 1-0 even though we weren't playing that great but that daft decision killed the game. You may as well have blew the whistle after the 62nd minute because the game was over. Macari had a chance late on where he didn't connect properly with the ball and Marschall made a save from a header (can't remember who headed it). We really need to hang on in there till January so we can get some reinforcements in. It's like waiting for the weather to be decent before launching the Normandy landings. These injuries are destroying us. It's not that the squad depth is poor again. It isn't. It's just our depth is all injured. Grant, Edwards and Robertson. Didzy and Scott have both just come back and Jones and Crowley are crucial starters.

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