Rebuilding Notts County's Defence

[BCnotts18]

https://x.com/OffTheLineBlog/status/...677800328?s=20

Decent article about who we need to sign, keep and release regarding our defence. Although the thought of having Aiden Stone potentially starting next season is terrifying.

Harrison Male seems a decent shout to me, especially if Dorking get relegated, although not exactly experienced at league two level.

[SmiffyPie]

I did read it through but I lost real interest when he says keep KC as a left back (OK, he states in a back 4, but still). On the bench maybe.

[Notts78]

https://x.com/OffTheLineBlog/status/...677800328?s=20

Decent article about who we need to sign, keep and release regarding our defence. Although the thought of having Aiden Stone potentially starting next season is terrifying.

Harrison Male seems a decent shout to me, especially if Dorking get relegated, although not exactly experienced at league two level.

Why are we looking to replace NL level defenders with, well, NL defenders? Harrison Male is in a side that has conceded over 70 goals, so why on Earth would we think he’s an improvement?
I’d rather we got players released from L1/L2 and if fortunate enough one from the Championship.

[durhampie]

https://x.com/OffTheLineBlog/status/...677800328?s=20

Decent article about who we need to sign, keep and release regarding our defence. Although the thought of having Aiden Stone potentially starting next season is terrifying.

Harrison Male seems a decent shout to me, especially if Dorking get relegated, although not exactly experienced at league two level.

We dont need anymore none league defenders... We have seen what they can do..

[MarcusCole]

Gave up when he said to keep Baldwin, that guy has not situational awareness and so gifts goals to the opposition.

[WarsopPie]

Gave up when i saw he said keep Chicksen tbh.

[legs77]

Who out of defenders are out of contract ?

Baldwin ?
Chicksen ?

[TSANHO]

Who out of defenders are out of contract ?

Baldwin ?
Chicksen ?

Chicksen and probably Macari are the only ones I’d keep of our defence given a choice. Baldwin is far too error prone, and Cameron try as he might just isn’t a Lg2 CB. Decent backups for the bench maybe but certainly not first 11 standard. The rest aren’t even up for debate really….but don’t they all have longer contracts?

That was the worst bit of the summer recruitment, handing contracts out to players out of loyalty who just weren’t good enough to step up. That could restrict any rebuild this summer unless we can shift some out somehow.

[Old_pie]

That was the worst bit of the summer recruitment, handing contracts out to players out of loyalty who just weren’t good enough to step up. That could restrict any rebuild this summer unless we can shift some out somehow.

It indeed was not good but waiting to see if we were EFL or NL would not have been helpful either.

[Wollat11]

It indeed was not good but waiting to see if we were EFL or NL would not have been helpful either.

Surely by the summer window we were EFL. So no excuses. It will be difficult to unload deadwood and, budget allowing, may have accept to pay a number of non-combatants, or, if the budget does not stretch to that, still have them in the playing squad. Not ideal, but a legacy from MW. We need a lot more physicality, tenacity and athleticism at the back, that's been glaringly obvious all season but was obvious last season also against the stronger more physical teams, particularly Wrexham.