🗓️Pre-Season Friendlies 2024/25

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Originally Posted by durhampie

I have no idea whether any of the new signings are any good or not. And i have certainly not labelled any of them crap as you say. Like i have said, i have never heard of any of them, and i fail to see how many are saying that we have a better defence than last seasons. We wont know that until we begin playing competitive games..

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Well, we couldnt have a worse defence could we?? I seriously doubt we will see the same level of incompetence, play acting and lack of awareness shown by last seasons buffoons

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Originally Posted by OldRoadsider

Well, we couldnt have a worse defence could we?? I seriously doubt we will see the same level of incompetence, play acting and lack of awareness shown by last seasons buffoons

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I hope you are right, but time will tell...

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Originally Posted by OldRoadsider

Well, we couldnt have a worse defence could we?? I seriously doubt we will see the same level of incompetence, play acting and lack of awareness shown by last seasons buffoons

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I'm confident that we will be better at the back than last season
Not sure about one or two being definite upgrades but we'll see soon enough

Pleased to see Jatta score a quick brace last night v Wealdstone.
He certainly has goalscoring abilities and potential if we can keep the supply line players.

Interesting that Wealdstone are the bookies favourites to finish bottom of The National League table and Barnet favourites for the title.

A similar article reference a super computer prediction for Lge 2 (in the Bradford Telegraph & Argus) predicted Notts to finish 8th with Fleetwood , Port Vale and Cheltenham as automatically promoted.
Bradford City 4th and Accrington Stanley 5th ????

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Originally Posted by durhampie

I have no idea whether any of the new signings are any good or not. And i have certainly not labelled any of them crap as you say. Like i have said, i have never heard of any of them, and i fail to see how many are saying that we have a better defence than last seasons. We wont know that until we begin playing competitive games..

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One of the easiest way to get a gauge is their fans reactions to them leaving and I would say all the signings had mostly positive remarks to how they played last season.

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Originally Posted by SinceSept1959

Seems there's something amiss with Sanderson.
Made a promising start v Shrewsbury in the FA Cup and made the bench under LW and JOB.
He was amongst the substitutes at Alfreton but was one of two who didn't get any game minutes.
Either not rated by Maynard or other issues ??

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Yeah, that's kinda my opinion and not mentioned by Maynard at all.if that's the case we are short another player. We are very light going into the season - 2 coming back from long term injuries, 1 who hardly started at all last year, 2 promoted from youth. We definitely need 2/3 more decent pros , a CB, a midfielder enforcer, a striker

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Originally Posted by MapperleyMagpie

Yeah, that's kinda my opinion and not mentioned by Maynard at all.if that's the case we are short another player. We are very light going into the season - 2 coming back from long term injuries, 1 who hardly started at all last year, 2 promoted from youth. We definitely need 2/3 more decent pros , a CB, a midfielder enforcer, a striker

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My guess he’s got a knock and you don’t usually get managers commenting on youth players with knocks.

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Originally Posted by matt_magpie

One of the easiest way to get a gauge is their fans reactions to them leaving and I would say all the signings had mostly positive remarks to how they played last season.

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Thats utter rubbish, how many times over the years when we have signed so-called good players only for them to completely flop

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Originally Posted by durhampie

Thats utter rubbish, how many times over the years when we have signed so-called good players only for them to completely flop

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Like who? And so-called by who?
If I am seeing really positive comments regarding players that played this level last season whilst it’s not a guarantee their going to perform in a Notts’s shirt at this level it’s as close to a guarantee you’re going to get.

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Originally Posted by matt_magpie

Like who? And so-called by who?
If I am seeing really positive comments regarding players that played this level last season whilst it’s not a guarantee their going to perform in a Notts’s shirt at this level it’s as close to a guarantee you’re going to get.

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Tony Hackworth