I would have taken the bus from Clifton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Smith_(footballer,_born_2001)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Érico_Sousa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavan_Holohan

We've had some news on the striker front today. Firstly, Eli Sam has cancelled his contract to pursue opportunities elsewhere. By the sounds of it, we won't be seeing him in England again. I can't say I really blame him given the lack of minutes here. He was really unlucky to get injured just as the goals were flowing this season though. All the best to him, shame we didn't quite get the best out of him. 

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/elisha-sam-departs-010622/

And the new arrival is Macauley Langstaff from Gateshead, who scored 32 goals last season. Sounds a similar type of player to Kristian Dennis from what I've heard. It's good to see us signing promising players on their way up, just hope he's more Cal Roberts than Sean Canham. 

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/macaulay-langstaff-signs-010622/

We're back on the merry-go-round and need a new manager. As Michael Doyle is also rumoured to be off too FGR, we'll need a whole new management team. Who would you like to see take over?

The current bookies' favourite appears to be Bromley's Andy Woodman. Not sure how I feel about that. Boreham Wood's Luke Garrard is also among the favourites. I'd have thrown Pete Wild's name in the ring, but Barrow appointed him yesterday.

Possible dream team pairing for the Meadow Lane hotseat..... Tidsdale and Tidsdale........ 

Should be Tisdale and Tisdale... 

Also been reported that Michael Doyle will join him.

I can understand why he’s gone, a L1 club that’s well backed and even if he does get sacked, he’ll still probably be able to get a FL job. I don't begrudge him moving but I’d have preferred him to stay, just to see if he was capable of addressing our weaknesses. I think we’d have learnt a lot more next season in terms of knowing whether IB was capable of taking us up. Now I guess we’ll never know.

How do you feel about the news?

Gone to Southend.... Looked very useful against us.... Would have been an ideal replacement for Cal Roberts who i reckon will be moving on...... 

https://theathletic.com/2978880/2021/11/26/inside-notts-countys-rebuild-under-reedtz-brothers-and-burchnall-this-is-a-historic-club-with-a-modern-vision/

Grimsby's winner was off side

From what I can find these are the players who will be out of contract next month...

Wootton

Chicksen

Lacey

Brindley

Kelly-Evans

Sam

Brooks

Not that many for once. Strong rumours that Pompey are very keen on Wootton, it’s been widely predicted that he won’t be here next season and I have to agree. Assuming he won't re-sign, I think I'd want to keep the rest. However that would mean we would already have 19 contracted players going into next season. Part of me is a bit worried about a potential play-off hang-over and there wouldn't be much room for new recruitments to freshen up the squad. Equally I think it would be daft to get rid of good players for this level, it just means that the recruitment would have to be spot on given we would only be adding a few players.

What do you think? Who would you want to keep for next season?????

Play-off eliminator - The Mariners (H)

Team: Grimsby Town

Date: 23/05/2022

Where: Fortress Meadow Lane

Monday night is the big night! So it's time it had its own thread

How do you think we'll do? What team should we put out? And have you got your tickets yet? I've already reserved a place in my armchair

I'm feeling encouraged by our strong home form. Grimsby are on an unbeaten run away from home, but over the season as a whole they were only the ninth best away team with 30 points from 22 games. They also appeared to lose some momentum once their play-off place was secure. But the play-offs are completely different to league games, so none of that counts any more. At least we can rest assured that we'll be taking the opposition very seriously, which was somewhat lacking in the odd game this season.

Not happy with the club capping the number of away tickets at 2,000, I don't ever remember us doing that before and it could well end up with away fans in the home ends, all for the sake of keeping the JS stand half empty.