📝 Kouhyar Signs

[Carlton_Pie]

Let us say you are correct and all the brothers do is buy on the cheap, they haven't half done bad with this strategy so far. !
Secured promotion from the National league after consistently being in the play offs. Challenging for a promotion spot in the first season back in the football league and then securing a promotion chasing play off spot. So if the narrative is they buy cheap and we are crap i think league campaigns might just blow your theory out of the water !!
PS does anyone on here know how much the wage bill is ? I'm convinced it isn't chirpy chirpy cheap cheap, as suggested by some !

It won't be a top budget for the division and why would we want it to be?

[The_Pie_Man]

Ah yes, the *no divine right for success* fallacy rears its ugly head again. If we do not demand success, what is the bloody point? Put 11 black and white traffic cones out and have done with it!

*Here you go Notts, take my £25 every week, but it does not matter what you do with it, we are merely here to make up the numbers - spaff it up the wall for all I care!*

With that attitude, you might as well go and watch a bunch of kids kick it round the park!!

Jesus wept.

[nw6pie]

Some interesting thoughts on Notts’ latest signings from NTT20:

Oliver Norburn (CM)- [Blackpool - Notts County] - Free

A captain almost everywhere he’s been, the experienced Ollie Norburn drops below League One for the first time in seven years to join Notts County. Norburn was injured at the back end of last season while on loan at Wigan, so he may take a while to get going at Meadow Lane, but he almost certainly has all the pedigree, quality, and character to play a huge role next season.

That could be important. In big moments, especially at the back end of 2024/25, County have looked in desperate need of a big character such as Norburn. He could make a real impact.

Maziar Kouhyar (LW) - [York - Notts County] - Free

It may be something of a surprise to see Kouhyar, 27, return to the EFL. Last seen in these parts with Walsall in 2018/19, he dropped down into non-league after his career was blighted by injury. But… we think we like this one.

Kouhyar ranks highly in the National League North/South for progressive runs, penalty-box entries, dribbles, pass accuracy and goal contributions. He started 35 games in 24/25, scoring 12 league goals and putting on 6 assists. Those injuries look to be behind him, and he gives County a creative outlet out wide.

Kouhyar is a great age. He’s got a great backstory. He’ll have the bit between his teeth. And, because he’s an Afghanistan international, County now have enough players to postpone games due to international call-ups if they want to next season.

[Med Pie]

An injury prone, national league player, how could it possibly go wrong.

[KCNotts]

Some interesting thoughts on Notts’ latest signings from NTT20:

Oliver Norburn (CM)- [Blackpool - Notts County] - Free

A captain almost everywhere he’s been, the experienced Ollie Norburn drops below League One for the first time in seven years to join Notts County. Norburn was injured at the back end of last season while on loan at Wigan, so he may take a while to get going at Meadow Lane, but he almost certainly has all the pedigree, quality, and character to play a huge role next season.

That could be important. In big moments, especially at the back end of 2024/25, County have looked in desperate need of a big character such as Norburn. He could make a real impact.

Maziar Kouhyar (LW) - [York - Notts County] - Free

It may be something of a surprise to see Kouhyar, 27, return to the EFL. Last seen in these parts with Walsall in 2018/19, he dropped down into non-league after his career was blighted by injury. But… we think we like this one.

Kouhyar ranks highly in the National League North/South for progressive runs, penalty-box entries, dribbles, pass accuracy and goal contributions. He started 35 games in 24/25, scoring 12 league goals and putting on 6 assists. Those injuries look to be behind him, and he gives County a creative outlet out wide.

Kouhyar is a great age. He’s got a great backstory. He’ll have the bit between his teeth. And, because he’s an Afghanistan international, County now have enough players to postpone games due to international call-ups if they want to next season.

What is NTT20? Forgive my ignorance. I think in this case the facts speak for themselves. The man is 27 and has just been released by York after being sent to the conference North on loan twice.

I wish Kouyar all the very best and hope he proves me wrong...but would MKDongs, Walsall, Bristol Rovers or Chesterfield have made this signing? Absolutely not. Bringing someone in so we get games postponed during internationals is a very weak argument.

[marky]

What is NTT20? Forgive my ignorance. I think in this case the facts speak for themselves. The man is 27 and has just been released by York after being sent to the conference North on loan twice.

I wish Kouyar all the very best and hope he proves me wrong...but would MKDongs, Walsall, Bristol Rovers or Chesterfield have made this signing? Absolutely not. Bringing someone in so we get games postponed during internationals is a very weak argument.

Not the Top 20 is a podcast by two blokes who have quite a lot of in depth football knowledge about all clubs below the Premier League.

[slack_pie]

It's a bit weird releasing someone like Austin, who has proven to be adequate and reliable across a number of different positions at this level, and then sign a player with this profile. If Austin isn't good enough to move the club forward (which despite his qualities, I agree that he isn't), why are we signing players released by other NL teams?

I'd get it if he were 19, but at 27, how much is he likely to improve? If we want to get promoted, we need players good enough to play in L1.

I don't want to write the guy off before he's kicked a ball, but this sort of signing is just so Notts. A sort of gamble.

[Boomerangpie]

Wow! That is quite some fallout from an admittedly uninspiring and a little bizarre looking signing.

Talk of leaving the division the wrong way is some leap in my books. After all it is mid June so far too early to draw conclusions on our summer transfer business.

So far signings from Huddersfield, Blackpool/Wigan, Carlisle and York/Kidderminster.

[Boomerangpie]

You think the bros are untouchable or what?
The bottom line is what happens on the football pitch. They didn't purchase the nest or paddles courts. They took on a football club. That's what everybody sees, looks for. Do they buy cheap beer for the nest or cheap Chinese rackets for the paddle courts? Yes a nice side project but on the pitch is what counts Majority of the fan base not bothered about them. No point having the nest & the fan base down at home games
If you?re going to sell your best players & replace with cheap options & results dip, fans are going to start to voice their concern at the owners.

Not untouchable but they have done a very impressive job to date.

When you say the owners did not purchase the Nest or Paddle courts, then who did?

[marky]

Not untouchable but they have done a very impressive job to date.

When you say the owners did not purchase the Nest or Paddle courts, then who did?

He means they purchased the football club first and then a few years later have chosen to invest in Padel courts and then the Nest.

[Boomerangpie]

He means they purchased the football club first and then a few years later have chosen to invest in Padel courts and then the Nest.

Right, yes they did.

With Padel being the fastest growing sport in the UK it was a no brainer to build the facility especially especially when it was only used for car parking behind the Kop.

When the industrial unit directly behind the Derek Pavis became available to purchase if you own the adjacent football club you just buy it. Don?t even think about. Huge marriage value with that purchase and improves the match day experience for fans just like the improved F&B outlets for people in The Kop.

I have not seen the numbers but I would to see the P&Ls for both

[SmiffyPie]

Right, yes they did.

With Padel being the fastest growing sport in the UK it was a no brainer to build the facility especially especially when it was only used for car parking behind the Kop.

When the industrial unit directly behind the Derek Pavis became available to purchase if you own the adjacent football club you just buy it. Don?t even think about. Huge marriage value with that purchase and improves the match day experience for fans just like the improved F&B outlets for people in The Kop.

I have not seen the numbers but I would to see the P&Ls for both

Using the land/building was a no-brainer really and the costs involved must be very close to be recouped if not already achieved. I don't think money has been diverted from players budgets to infrastructure, we have a budget for the season and no matter what, we stay within that budget (negative IMO when for the price of a couple of pints we could be in L1 now (pints was a joke)).

[legs77]

Yep, I imagine a few Leicester fans were complaining when they signed Jamie Vardy in 2012 from Fleetwood, who had just been promoted to the football league.
Leicester had already signed Manchester United duo Ritchie de Laet and Matthew James to their squad. Whatever happened to them.

Vardy was a player on the up and for ?1m he was a gamble who payed off.

This is a bloke released by York City a league below us totally different.

[durhampie]

Vardy was a player on the up and for ?1m he was a gamble who payed off.

This is a bloke released by York City a league below us totally different.

He will be nothing other than a bench warmer for the better signings that we shall hopefully soon be signing..

[legs77]

He will be nothing other than a bench warmer for the better signings that we shall hopefully soon be signing..

So waste of resources then ?!

Our roles have reversed im going enjoy telling you he wasnt good enough later in the season 🤣🤣🤣🤣