2 new inbounds this week?

[ForeignLegion]

Exactly. Looks good for them if relegation is avoided, if it isn't, then it ain't their fault and they go back to where they came from. Barcelona hopefully.

[Mark_Ross]

It could also have the opposite effect.They could see it as a chance to become a hero? Hard I know,but it's there to grasp,especially if it is on loan

Any players joining us now are either:

(1) Suicide cases boarding the Titanic

(2) Good players who fancy themselves as saviours / heroes / etc.

[McCullochisGod]

Must be bloody hard to convince anyone to come. Anyone who's good enough to get us out of this mess will most likely want to avoid us like the plague.

Exactly and all the half decent players will have clubs. Massive week eh...!!! Twitters a wonderful thing....

[nw6pie]

Must be bloody hard to convince anyone to come. Anyone who's good enough to get us out of this mess will most likely want to avoid us like the plague.

It was interesting earlier this season when Joey Barton recalled a young kid from FC United of Manchester because they were losing all of the time and he considered it bad for the player’s development. You could argue a relegation scrap is “character-building” for a rookie, but there is the counter-argument that losing (like winning) becomes a habit.

I guess it comes down to Neal Ardley’s contacts and reputation. Has he forged a decent enough reputation in the game to be trusted with players if we’re looking for loans? Or, as seems to be more and more the case, does he have a good agent who has good players on his books he can send his way?

We keep hoping new players will be our salvation, but we also have to expect more from the current batch of 30-odd. If they can play like they did against Bury, why not every week? I know it’s clutching at straws, but it may be all we have to cling to. Let’s hope we fluke a result at Yeovil, because February is looking particularly daunting (Lincoln, FGR, Mansfield, Newport and Tranmere).

[Big Bob]

Must be bloody hard to convince anyone to come. Anyone who's good enough to get us out of this mess will most likely want to avoid us like the plague.

If the money is right they'll play for anyone

[slack_pie]

If the money is right they'll play for anyone

True. We could, and probably should, add in relegation release clauses and big survival bonuses.

[McCullochisGod]

If the money is right they'll play for anyone

Of course they will if nobody else wants them?

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Must be bloody hard to convince anyone to come. Anyone who's good enough to get us out of this mess will most likely want to avoid us like the plague.

Could help in a strange way. We need players who want to fight, anyone willing to jump into a relegation battle you'd think has a battling spirit so it at least narrows the target list to players we need? Look at the new keeper, he seemed to positively relish the fight in his interview. O'Brien comes across as a fighter and the way he plays and was shouting certainly shows he's up for the fight. We have the quality players, we need fighters beside them and our position might just help us in that regard

[Notts78]

It’s a conundrum for any player. If it’s a loan deal then getting ‘games under your belt’ is better than playing reserve or U23 football. If we get relegated they still end up at there parent club.
For players like O’Brien who sign contracts, in this case for 18 months, he knows he will be getting paid for those 18 months, so does it really matter what League he is in? Yes I am sure his preference is to play as high as possible. Did it stop Adam Rooney going from Scottish Prem to English none League? Has it stopped Green leaving Lincoln to play in the Conference? Notts will be an attractive proposition whilst we pay decent cash out.
3m is not sustainable, but nor is a 35+ playing squad.
So players looking at our position should be shifted on, players looking to play for NCFC should be seriously considered.

[Pietastic]

What turned it round with the Great Escape? We were utter sh**te then before we became great. Not sure it was influx of players but rather we reached a tipping point and began to win win win.