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Sorry @Fan of Big ToneΒ I can't let this nonsense go unchallenged

@RobbieΒ "As for London, it doesn't matter who started ULEZ, Khan has expanded it all over Greater London now,"

The current government made gov't funding to TfL (Transport for London) CONDITIONAL on expansion of ULEZ

So it's a central government decision, imposed on the Mayor of London.Β 

Congratulations to Ipswich who achieved back to back promotions after being promoted to the Premier League today.

Just a reminder that Notts did the same thing between 1989 & 1991.

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  • @Wheelbarrow repair man

    We were talking about the American connection seeping into English Football.

    I didn't know much about who owned Ipswich, but I did some digging and learned that Ipswich is part owned by an American Equity fund, that took a Β£105 million stake in the club a few years ago

    Ipswich became one of the richest clubs in league one, then in the Championship.

    No wonder they have achieved back to back promotions, and no doubt other Clubs like American owned Wrexham will follow.

    Is this good for Football? Many people say it is, but I disagree.Β I don't like the way our game is going.

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    @Robbie

    It will be interesting to see how long American Owners stick around if their club doesn't hit the Targets they set. Take Wrexham the Ultimate Target is the Premier League but by when ? 2026/2027 is the fastest they can get there providing of course, they are Promoted in successiveΒ  years and aren't hit by losing Major players through injury or all manner of Problems which may hit the Club. It was said that if Wrexham hadn't been promoted then Phil Parkinson would lose his job. What Head Coach would want to work under those Conditions and such Pressure?

    What if Ipswich come straight back down again? Will their American Part Owners want to keep putting money into the Club? In hope of a Return to the Premiership or just cut their losses and go andΒ  Invest Elsewhere?

    @Wheelbarrow repair man

    Most teams that are promoted to the PLΒ  on the whole, come straightΒ  back down again.

    Just look who's in the bottom 3 this year, & I would bet on two of those clubs getting promoted straight back next season if all three are relegated, (Sheffield U are already relegated)

    It takes several seasons to get established in the PL like Brentford, Brighton, Bournemouth, & Fulham have, so it will still be very hard for Ipswich to survive next season.

    Will the owners be patient and stick it out, being a private equity Company?

    The jury is out on that one

Macca spoke to East Midlands News and gave some hope to Notts fans that he will stay.

I for one hope he stays. He wants to get to League I, & so do we.

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  • @Wheelbarrow repair man

    I agree. If a high offer came in Notts would have to let him go, because it's important that we have to have a balanced side for all the reasons we have discussed.

    Hopefully a good percentage of that money would go toward strengthening the side. If it's going to happen, I'd rather it be sooner rather than later.

    We already have excellent strikers and attacking midfielders at the club, so although losing Macca would be a big blow, we would still have a great attacking unit even without himΒ 

    I think he probably will. He very likely has a minimum fee release clause in his contract, so if a really big bid comes in it would trigger it. And it's a short career. However, it's summer and the market is full of strikers who are proven at a higher level and available on a free transfer. If you look at it that way, why should a Championship club pay a seven-figure fee for a player who's never played higher than League Two?

    He definitely deserves a stab at playing in a higher division. I just hope it's with us.

    I was always more hopeful he'd stay, because I too think there's a very limited number of clubs who could afford him and realistically want him. In my opinion I think most Championship clubs would view him as a risky signing as he'd be jumping up two levels. And in League 1, a lot of clubs would love him but not many could afford him.

    I've always thought Macca is very happy here and the interview just confirms that for me, I'm even more hopeful he'll be around next season too!

Experienced defender released by Barrow. Good in the air. George Ray. Could be a good fit for Notts.

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  • I’d be so tempted by Aaron Hayden, if it wasn’t for his awful injury record. Is it just bad luck? I’d look into a bit cos he’s scored 19 goals for Wrexham in about 80 games which for a CB is insane. Most of them would’ve been headers too, and that’s an area where we struggle.

    If we’re looking for a JO'B replacement, Luke Young would be a very good option. Played lots of games, very experienced, although he actually reminds me of Michael Doyle more…

    Chris Con-Clarke of Altrincham looks ready to step up a level, not sure he’s needed but if Jodi went I’d go straight in for him.

    And I’ve been watching the Bunch of Amateurs series which follows Dorking, Harrison Male is definitely a terrific shot stopper but I agree his smaller size does mean he’s not that commanding of his area. He's good on the ball too as Dorking always try to play out from the back. If I had to liken him to a well-known keeper I’d say he reminds me of Jordan Pickford.

Nice to see Boston United back in the National league.

They have beaten Brackley Town 2:1 in the National League North playoff final.

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2023-24 retained list

Under contract

Sam Slocombe

Tiernan Brooks

Kyle Cameron

Lewis Macari

Lucien Mahovo

Adam Chicksen

Jodi Jones

Aaron Nemane

Matt Palmer

Scott Robertson

Dan Crowley

Sam Austin

James Sanderson

Macaulay Langstaff

David McGoldrick

Junior Morias

Alassana Jatta

Option taken to extend contract

Cedwyn Scott

Out of contract, offered new deal

Geraldo Bajrami

Under contract, available for transfer

Aidan Stone

Connell Rawlinson

Will Randall

Out of contract, released

Aden Baldwin

Richard Brindley

Tobi Adebayo

Jim O’Brien

John Bostock

Luther Munakandafa

Loan, returning to parent club

Luca Ashby-Hammond

Jaden Warner

Charlie Colkett

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"KINGSTONIAN are facing extinction after being forced from their home by Chelsea".

"The non-league side sold their Kingsmeadow ground to AFC Wimbledon in 2003 for a reported fee of Β£2.5 million".

"The Dons played at the stadium for several years and won promotion back to the EFL before selling the ground toΒ ChelseaΒ in 2017".

"Wimbledon had ground shared with Kingstonian during that period but Chelsea kicked The K's out of their home to allow their women's team to play there".

"That forced Kingstonian to ground share with other non league clubs including Leatherhead, Corinthians, Tooting & Mitcham and Raynes Park Vale, where they currently play matches".

"The result has been dwindling attendances and growing dissatisfaction amongst the fanbase, as well as relegation from the Isthmian Premier Division this season after 15 years in the division".

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/27638575/kingstonian-chelsea-afc-wimbledon/

This a very sad situation. One of the big six PL clubs being indirectly involved with a non league club maybe being forced out of existence.

Would be a good option for LCB

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

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  • @Wheelbarrow repair manΒ where did I say you weren't entitled to an opinion? Of course you are... even if it is wrong (joking ????).

    You make a good point re Scott, Macca and Jatta. They were all signed when we had no Head Coach and I would like to know the reasons for that and find out if that is closer to the way we operate, or if it was a case of needs must. As they have all proved to be good signings I don't think it is great evidence that the system doesn't work though, at least for strikers.Β 

    I don't think LW and SM brought in their own coaching staff, they came in as heads of Management Teams which were appointed as a group rather than as several individual appointments (certainly SM did).Β  Now they may have been able to say 'I'm not coming unless these come with me', but I doubt either of them were in such a strong negotiating position.Β  That said, I wouldn't have been surprised if LW had left his team here, if we had just employed SM on his own.Β  Β The owners are all about stability and sustainable growth (not in the financial sense, but in the sense of avoiding the house of cards scenario), and so it makes sense to recruit a coaching team that works well together rather than to try and get a group of individuals, especially mid season.Β  I think they do what keeps things on an as even keel as they can.Β 

    At the end of the day we will never know the true facts behind our recruitment system, but I would say over the time the brothers have been in charge we have had far more success than failure, Defenders are an issue, but that is possibly more to do with not identifying the right data or requirements for a L2 defender rather than incompetence or a failure of the whole system. I suspect our defensive needs now are very different to what we needed in the NL, and we miscalculated what attributes we needed and how well our existing defenders would cope.Β  Maybe we found last season too easy and we didn't appreciate the step up in level?Β  Who knows, I certainly don't.Β 

    18 minutes ago, Robbie said:

    @Wheelbarrow repair manΒ @Ohh Tommy Johnson

    We all have our own opinions and there is nothing wrong with that, that's why opinion brings debate, and debate is good because decisions are made on different opinions.

    At Notts there will be different opinions on the Notts board & the coaching team will have different opinions too, especially about players.

    We do know that the coaches, the recruiters & the board will have their opinions on which players to sign, but the final say will be down to the Reedtz brothers. They have the cash.

    That last sentence is interesting... I think they 'control the cash' as I there seems to be much more available than their personal wealth would indicate.Β  They head up a consortium don't they... do we know who is in the consortium? I don't think we do, but I suspect there are some seriously wealthy people there. I would love to know, but if we did, we may find the prices we pay being inflated somewhat!!

    @Ohh Tommy Johnson

    Perhaps I misunderstoodΒ 

    I guess if you can't believe those involved in the process explaining how it works, Then You Can't Form Any Opinion On The Topic.

    Didn't Stuart Maynard bring two brothers with him from Wealdstone who were part of his Coaching Staff? And the people who worked with Luke Williams who came with him to the Lane then went with him to Swansea. People they know and are mates of the Head Coach. There are coaches appointed by the Brothers still at the Lane ie the Goalkeeping coach and Academy Coach but both LW and SM have brought in people they've worked with and Trust.

    @Wheelbarrow repair manΒ I think you brought up an important point.

    The attention was all about Luke Williams & Stuart Maynard as the Head Coaches when they were recruited, but is it really the case that the club looked at the whole Coaching team under those Head Coaches too before setting them on?

    So in essence, was it a package deal in both cases, Head Coach & his team?

    If that's the case, it may explain why DOB might not have been considered for a Coaching role within the Club.

    So my question would be, who takes over temporary charge if Maynard and his team were to leave early next season due to poor results?

    Can't immediately think of anyone now.

For someone like myself, who has been left waiting for MRI scanner appointments over the past few years, this is good news for the people of Nottingham

The lack of investment in the NHS has left waiting lists for MRI scans at unacceptable levels

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It would seem that Jim O'Brien has played his Last Game for Notts down the Lane. At 36 it seems Jim as decided to hang up his Boots. Ever since the guy walked through the door at Notts he's given his all and fought like a Warrior and played his part in getting the Magpies back into the Football League. He's spilt blood for the Club remember the Horrific gash he got on his Leg? When a an opposing players studs ripped open a wound on his leg. Remember how he stood up for his fellow players againstΒ  Alan Hardy and his non payment of wages?Β  Fans and fellow Players and the Managers he's played under since his arrival in 2019 owe the Guy a Massive Thankyou. I would ask Chris and Alex find a position within the Club for this Notts Legend to continue his huge positive influence at the Lane.

I thought after Notts Wembley Victory Jim may have decided to hang up his boots then, but being the Guy he is he's stayed on and helped the Magpies secure and consolidate their place in League 2. Jim you're a Hero and a Notts Legend.Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β JIM O'BRIEN HE'S ONE OF OUR OWN.

The Biggest Question at Notts is will Macca leave the Lane in the Off Season? It seems that he's Happy here at Notts and doesn't want to leave and it's been stated that Notts don't need to sell. Unless of course aΒ  Bid comes in that is to big for Notts turn down. So let's say that Bid comes in and Macca leaves. Who do the Magpies have in reserve? Cedwyn Scott Alassana Jatta David McGoldrick and Junior Morias.Β  Lets take a look at the Magpies Fire Power.

Cedwyn Scott coming back from a long Term injury and is expected to take over the role of Macca and start scoring goals from the very start of Next Season. The Problem isΒ  it's going to take Ceds time to settle and get back in his scoring groove and the Notts playing System and gaining back his confidence in front of Goal. I believe Stuart Maynard could have done more for the Striker by giving him more minutes in the Last two games of Notts season. Even if it was only the first 45 minutes and had taken him off at half time after playing him along side Macca and Not replacing him. Don't expect 20+ goals from Ceds this coming season 10-15 may be all we can hope for.

Alassana Jatta Big Big Big things are expected from this guy and in his Short time at the Lane he's impressed 5 goals and 1 assist, however since he's been injured very little communication regarding his injury has come from the Club.Β  And the question must be Why? It seems very strange. Providing every thing is Hunky Dory lets hope he can carry on in his scoring vein and hit the 20 goal target but don't be surprised if he doesn't, that will depend on how he handles the Pressure put on him should Macca leave.

David McGoldrick. Didzy I would think will be very disappointed with his season at Notts even though he hit the back of the net 12 times. After a Stella season at Derby scoring 22 goals in the League above Notts last year muchΒ  the same goal wise was hoped for this season, it would seem as with other Notts players his form dropped off after the departure of Luke Williams, plus he may have played with an injury and Fatigue may have also played a part in his dip in form. If he can get into double figures next season it will be a Bonus.

Junior Morias injury seems to have played a big part of his time at the Lane and only 1 goal to show in his 8 appearances means he's way down the Pecking order at Notts he'll either be sold or loaned out during next season.Β 

    Good assessment of the present situation @Wheelbarrow repair man

    Much will depend if we can keep Jodi Jones, Dan Crowley & Aaron Nemane because they have contributed in such a big way with the number of assists and goals they have scored themselves.

    As we have discussed, for Strikers to get their goals they need a good conveyor belt of assists coming their way & they come in abundance from those three players.

    So in a way, the Notts goals are dependent upon having good suppliers and those three are so important to us.

    Notts should do all they can to get those three to stay for at least another season & if they do, I believe Notts will score loads of goals next season irrespective whether Macaulay stays or not.

    If Scott hasn't lost much since his injury, if Jatta is fit and Didzy has had a good summer's rest and is firing on all cylinders again, they will get the service that they need to score many goals themselves.

    We have six attacking players there that could easily score 60 to 70 odd goals between them, not including goals from other team members. And we could still have Macca too.

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    we could do with a bit of fire power in midfield but we still have dan crowley and jodi jones who can score. sam austin is someone who can popup at the right time. defensively, it would be nice to have a few able scorers at the back. if kyle cameron can chip in next season it might redeem him amongst some fans. goals is something the club needs to look at but defensively is the most crucial area as is the goal itself.

The L2 line-up for next season is almost complete, with two exceptions:

One of Doncaster, Crewe, Crawley and the franchise will be departing to League One. If we're competing for promotion next season, I'd rather have the franchise out of the way; however, I'd much prefer them to be exiting the league in the other direction. Doncaster are the form team, but is also a good away day for us.

From the Bananarama Conference, either Solihull or Bromley will be joining the Football League for the first time. Both have ex-Notts players on board (Myles Weston at Bromley, Joss Labadie at Solihull). Personally I'd prefer Solihull as we can bring the song back, and because Bromley are always horrible to play against.

Who do you want to join us and why?

Back in the Championship and @super_ramΒ will be celebrating and hoping they’re playing Forest next season.

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  • 18 hours ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

    YES WELL DONE DERBY COUNTY Like to think my Dear Old Dad was looking down at the Lads who have taken the RAMS BACK TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.Β 

    Celebrate this Great Occasion super_ram Notts Fans celebrated last season Now it's your turn. If you drink have one for me!

    Thank youΒ  @Wheelbarrow repair man.I'm certainly savouring the moment.My wish now is for my first team to consolidate their place in the Championship .Secondly I hope Stuart Maynard gets the backing of the Notts fans and the owners and manages to sort out the Notts frailties.It would be very nice if I could join in celebrating a Notts County promotion this time next year.Good luck.

    i am pleased for derby, they deserved to go up and its just a shame that portsmouth was just so good this season because it could have been a interesting title race between both teams. derby did well to get back up after dropping off a bit but it is always nice see a good team doing well.

    congratulationsΒ @super_ram.

So we now know the retained list, those players that Notts will be keeping, but I wonder what the plans will be for every individual on that retained list.

Will all of those players be in the running to be considered for the first team squad or will some of those players be loaned out or even sold?

We know the players that have been retained and will have their names already on the shortlist to be in the team.

I believe those players could be :-

Langstaff, Jones, Crowley, Nemane, Palmer, Robertson, Macari, Jatta, +1 new goalie, & 2 new defenders

Subs from, Bajrami, Sanderson, Mahovo, Austin, Brooks, Cameron, & Scott/ McGoldrick

Then additionally there is Chicksen, Slocombe, Morias, Stone, Rawlinson & Randall.

Three are available for transfer, if they are not transferred, will they be loaned out or not. Will Morias, Chicksen or Slocombe be loaned out or sold or kept as squad players?

Of course, this is all dependent on whether we retain, Langstaff, Jones and Crowley.

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  • @Wheelbarrow repair man

    Listening to the forum tonight. A question was asked about any offers for our players and the answer was no there hadn't beenΒ 

    I would have liked to have heard a definitive they are not for sale answer which didn't happen.

    If the players are being allowed to go if the right offer comes, I would much rather things be settled quickly rather than letting things drag on, then having to look for replacements close to the start of the next season.

    I only see Cameron & Chicksen as squad players and not first choices for the first team.Β 

    I think Slocombe & Morias could do a job for a non league team either on loan or transfer.

    I agree Brooks should be second choice and we need an experienced keeper.

    I would go for two strong, tall, & experienced centre backs, a tough ball winning defensive midfielder & a wingback that's as good in defence as in attack.Β 

    @Wheelbarrow repair man

    If you didn't listen to it tonight.

    The first hour of the forum was a question and answer session with questions that were read out to the panel by the host from written questions by fans, during the 2nd part, which again lasted about an hour, the panel took questions from the audience.

    The questions from the audience during the 2nd part of tonight's forum were not pre arranged but off the cuff.

    All in all I think it was a worthwhile 2 hours of listening. I particularly liked the second half because the panel were challenged more than the first half.

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I used to love watching live top grade English football on the TV. I also used to listen to commentary on Radio 5 live too.

But now I don't have any inclination to watch or listen to matches in the modern Premier league at all.

I just find it boring and predictable, with the same teams vying for the major trophies season after season.

Can we really call it a Premier league when there are actually three leagues within it. There is the top six, the middle eight, & the bottom six.

Of course we have some competitiveness within each of those leagues when those teams are playing each within those mini leagues.

Unfortunately, there is such a massive difference between the top six & the bottom six in money terms, which equates to buying power, that it is just like an old first division team playing a third division team back in the old days.

The vast majority of the time, a team that has been promoted, is big odds to go straight down again. You only have to look at this year's Premier League to see the promoted clubs propping up the rest.

The days of a side getting promoted then winning the Premier League will never be repeated because each year the disparity between the top six and the rest of the football pyramid gets bigger & bigger.

I don't like the direction ourΒ  beautiful game is going where a small number of clubs will always share the big trophies.

Something needs to change otherwise Football will not be anywhere near what the founding teams like Notts County wanted the Football League to be.

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  • This is now getting ridiculous. They ban FA Cup replays because the big clubs say they have too many fixtures, now the big Clubs want an extra league match played in the USA to make even more money.

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    I don’t watch any premier league games anymore and I couldn’t even tell you who is currently top, that is how little interest I now have in it.Β 
    Football started going wrong back in the early 80s when the football league gave in to some clubs threats to breakaway unless they got to keep all home receipts. That just meant that the big clubs got a whole lot bigger and the gap started to widen. Then a few years later they broke away anyway and formed the premier league and widened the gap even more. Then along comes the ever expanding Champions League and that makes the gap insurmountable.

    They won’t be content until they’re all in a European super league with no relegation or promotion, practically having their cake and eating it

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It's MatchdayΒ 

Notts County Women host Lincoln City at Meadow lane this afternoon, Kick off 2 pm.

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  • I'm guessing Loughborough gets first pick of the students. I was told Notts don't pay anything, I don't know if any other teams do, although I can't imagine it would be much given the small crowds.

    I agree with you regarding ML although I suppose it must cost quite a lot to open the stadium and the more games, the worse the pitch becomes. I notice there have been several Forest U21 games planned at ML and then switched, so wonder if we've asked for that.

    16 minutes ago, Simon Clark said:

    I noticed for the last game of the season, Northampton v Notts is at Sixfields. Seems like they're doing the same as us, giving them the final game at the main stadium.

    It's going to be tough to get a result there, big difference in level in this league.

    Hope Notts can survive this season and build again for next season.

Is anyone else frustrated that they don't want to seem spectators? It's really difficult finding out when games are taking place, and almost impossible to do so any earlier than the morning of the game.

Unless, of course, I'm missing something and one of you kind people can help me...

It would be great to give them some support from time to time.

I believe we have an attacking unit for the ages, why do I say that, because we have seen them in action all season and they have thrilled and entertained us in virtually every game this year.

And they have delivered too. Ninety six goals in all competitions.

We know their names, and they have etched themselves a placeΒ  into Magpie folk law.

Dan Crowley, David McGoldrick, Jodi Jones, Macaulay Langstaff & Aaron Nemane & lately joined by Alasana Jatta & Cedwyn Scott waiting in the wingsΒ 

If we can keep hold of all these players, we should build our team around them including Scott Robertson & Matty Palmer.

If we can add three new defenders, a midfielder and a goalkeeper, that could make a very strong team for next season.

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  • 2 hours ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

    Another thing @RobbieΒ do you think that all of the Notts team coming back to defend tend to get in each others way? And could that also be a reason why Notts have given away 17 penalties this season?

    I believe the biggest problem was that the defence was simply not good enough at this level, such as being too slow, unable to perform under pressure & lacking ball skills to cope with opponents at this level.

    If a player is not quick enough either on the ground or mentally, they are more likely to make mistakes or foul in pressure situations. Note that these players made less errors in the National League because that was their ceiling level.

    There was another important factor too, The Wingbacks that were great going forward were not so good at defending, then our attacking midfielders weren't very good either.

    That may have been the reason why defenders, wingbacks, & midfielders got in the way of each other resulting in big mistakes being made and why penalties were conceded too.

    When Notts played in the NL, those same mistakes did happen but not at the same frequency we've seen this season.

    1 hour ago, Robbie said:

    @Ohh Tommy Johnson

    There are many reasons why strikers miss chances.

    The ball is bobbling about when they kick the ball, their shot is blocked, the keeper makes a great save, the striker is impeded by a defender but no foul is given, the striker doesn't get the service, the striker is injured or not fit, the opposing defence is too good or too physical.

    There are lots of other reasons such as where the striker is told to play.

    All we need to know is that Macaulay got the golden boot and beat all the strikers in the sides that were promoted.

    I wouldn't describe Macaulay wasteful at all. His positives far outweigh any negatives

    There is a certain striker that cost over Β£100 million, Erling Haaland and he misses lots of chances too.

    So I don't see a problem here.

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    Don't get me wrong, nor do I!Β  You can be both wasteful and a great striker, in fact maybe it is part of what defines a great striker - if a lesser striker misses a few they may not continue getting into those places to put the next chance away.Β  I wonder what Kane, Lineker or Rooney's stats look like.Β  It wouldn't surprise me to see they missed a load of chances too. I do disagree with the analysis that teams up the pyramid will look at the stats and think 'he is wasteful', they are much more likely to think 'he can improve even more, maybe be the next Vardy',

    I also don't think it will be a disaster if he did leave as the money would be handy, the fact that it will show Notts can enhance your career (along with Rodriguez and Wootton), which will allow us to attract better players who are ambitious, and I think Scott being more clinical will do us just fine along with Jatta,Β Β 

    @Ohh Tommy Johnson

    I agree that it won't be a disaster if he leaves. We have the strikers that could easily bag 20 goals a season without Macaulay.

    Using the proceeds of his transfer fee or even just part of it, to build the defensive part of the Notts squad, would give big dividends if used wisely.

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