Plymouth bid 750k for Jatta

[Notts78]

The thing with this rumour is that Plymouth seem to always be rumoured to be after Notts players, yet never stump anything up.
I can?t remember but was it Macca last January that they were rumoured to be interested?

[Canuckpie]

I think it's a case of Plymouth putting feelers out, apparently Burnley are interested in Morgan Whittaker and Plymouth value him at 5M. If they sell him Jatta would be an ideal replacement for them.. I don't see it happening but if they sell Whittaker and meet the Magpies valuation " who knows".

[slack_pie]

Seems like Plymouth were just another underachieving lower-league side a few years ago. What happened to them? Rich owners?

[Wollat11]

Well the issue is this. He's 26 years old, so not a youngster, big money would be on offer for both club and player, it's a bird in the hand situation for both. No surprise at all that an offer may have been tabled. In fact I would have been surprised by the absence of an offer. I think the model is financially driven with promotion, if it happens, being an incidental bonus. Hope he stays, love watching him play.

[irishpete]

I think the way he got his 1st at Cheltenham showed why a lot of clubs would be interested in him. Big & gangly with pace & will chase a cause. I actually think he could get even better at Notts & boost his value even more.
The players at Notts need to remember that they are here to suit a certain style that not many clubs will play. ML the prime example

[SmiffyPie]

You're completely off your rocker if you think 13th would be acceptable.

I was being sarcastic with that comment (aimed at those happy to be low achievers).

[M0ufMk3]

If this rumour is true, it shows that the model really is working. The recruitment and the style we play. We are not a Championship club but the style we play is one you will see at many of the clubs at that level.
If this happens we are 2m plus in payments received in the last 1/2 season. This has rarely happened at Notts (the odd player in the 90s and one or two since).
I don?t think we are a club that does something without a plan. Notts will only sell if a plan is in place.
Jatta came in to essentially replace Macca who replaced Woots.
Crowley replaced to some degree Ruben.

Two out of those had not set the world alight at previous clubs and Macca had never done at the level we played, yet here we are talking about them as indispensable.
We have recovered from every star player that has left? there is nothing to suggest that we won?t find another gem.
Don?t believe those that pour scorn on recruitment, especially with young players. These will come with a risk but also the most potential. Abbott and Macari are 2 players that have developed a huge amount since being at Notts.

And this is sort of the point.

I don't want Jatta to go either (let's get out there early). But...

As I interpret the strategy, it is not to get promotion but it is to get sustainable promotion where, once we go up we have the funds to bring our squad up to the standard required to stay up. The experts within the club will have a clearer idea than us who can make the step up and who will need to be replaced, and how much it will cost. And it won't necessarily be our most effective players who are most able to take the step up. I'd say that Jatta will be able to make the step up but the point/strategy is not about Jatta, it is about the funds he will generate on sale to grow the team and the finances. "And so it goes" as Billy Pilgrim would say

I'd watch and support Notts whether we're at Wembley or Ebbsfleet, but on the whole I'd rather be doing a Brentford.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

If Notts are holding out for £1m and they get offered that, as many have already have said, that is an awful lot of money.

We are definitely a striker short as it stands. If Jatta were to go, bringing in two new forwards in January would be a gamble.

I have no doubts Radar have lists for all positions and options for all eventualities at whatever time of the season. Our strike rate for recruitment has has generally been very good so that all provides plenty of hope.

With all that said, I still think bringing in two strikers, who would have to play a good number of minutes between now and the end of the season, is a gamble.

If Jatta were to go, I would expect some very solid investment at the top end of the pitch before the end of the window on players with a bit of pedigree. Nothing marquee or silly, but if Jatta went and was to be replaced by players of a similar profile to Whitaker and Jarvis, I would be disappointed.

That is not to say I do not rate younger players with less experience, or Jarvis and Whitaker specifically. I am a firm believer in the Radar model and giving young players the opportunity, time and space to develop with us and have regularly argued this. But I do not think it is unjustified to expect solid investment should Jatta go.

What also gives me hope of a good replacement(s) is that Radar do not specially sign young players from academies. In the summer we needed strengthening at the back; Bass, Platt, Bedeau, McDonald, Tsaroulla, Gordon and Cundy (with the jury being out on the last two). All decent ages with good experience at our level, not kids.

It is not our money and that skews our thinking. Unless we get an offer of over £1m, I would stick.

[jonnyt1]

Snap there bloody hands off. This is how our model works just like Brentford.

[CamPie]

Bleating? Not wanting to lose our main striker is bleating ffs!

So maybe bleating is the wrong word and no-one wants to lose our main striker but everyone has a price whatever the position we are in the league and time of season. If you read the comments on this thread you may understand what I was saying - to me there is always overreaction to these rumours as it seems Notts supporters are finding it hard to grasp that, for once, we are a well run club and will always be able to manage following these setbacks - e.g. Roberts leaving, Wootton leaving, Ruben, Macca, Nemane and I'm sure we will cope post Crowley. So why wouldn't we cope if Jatta leaves. It doesn't mean we definitely won't get promoted, we may still get promoted but with s**t loads more money in the bank. I'd expect significantly over ?1 million to tempt us though.