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[TSANHO]

So...starting 11...

People seem to be going for this 4-2-3-1 at the minute, not sure why seeing as Ardley has never used it, so I’m going for a 4-3-3!

.....................Slocombe......

Brindley..Rawlinson..Lacey..Mccory

Reeves.........Doyle.........Rodrigues

Roberts.......Wootton.......Enzio

Or, in a 4-2-3-1....

...................Slocombe.......

Brindley..Rawlinson....Lacey....Mccory

................Reeves.....Doyle......

.......Roberts.....Sloth........Rodrigues...

......................Wootton....

Only concern is a lack of fire power up front really but we have some strength in depth now for other positions.

[KCNotts]

Motherwell had high hopes for him, that was until he decided to go AWOL. Turns out he decided to take a holiday, without telling the club, he was missing for weeks. Having spoken to Leeds fans it seems the boy has talent, but 'only when he can be bothered' Btw he's 28, so he's definitely not a promising young player, he should be in his footballing peak. I sincerely hope i'm wrong, but i have a terrible feeling about this signing. Leeds paid 600k for him, but if he couldn't motivate himself to play for them in the Championship, it will be tough to motivate him for Notts in the National League.

Last Chance Saloon for him then. If he fails in the Conference, his career is pretty much over. He clearly has talent though and I think we are entitled to be excited about this one. Maybe our ownership will motivate him a little.

[KCNotts]

So...starting 11...

People seem to be going for this 4-2-3-1 at the minute, not sure why seeing as Ardley has never used it, so I’m going for a 4-3-3!

.....................Slocombe......

Brindley..Rawlinson..Lacey..Mccory

Reeves.........Doyle.........Rodrigues

Roberts.......Wootton.......Enzio

Or, in a 4-2-3-1....

...................Slocombe.......

Brindley..Rawlinson....Lacey....Mccory

................Reeves.....Doyle......

.......Roberts.....Sloth........Rodrigues...

......................Wootton....

Only concern is a lack of fire power up front really but we have some strength in depth now for other positions.

Looks decent. We need a LB, some competition on the wings, a striker and probably a young CB on loan again.

[Elite_Pie]

Last Chance Saloon for him then. If he fails in the Conference, his career is pretty much over. He clearly has talent though and I think we are entitled to be excited about this one. Maybe our ownership will motivate him a little.

Yep, hopefully he'll realise that if he fails here the only way is downwards. It seems the ability is there, but the attitude has been questionable.

[Kyle95]

Last Chance Saloon for him then. If he fails in the Conference, his career is pretty much over. He clearly has talent though and I think we are entitled to be excited about this one. Maybe our ownership will motivate him a little.

Oh you're entitled to feel excited about it for sure, it's hard not to be optimistic when you see the pedigree he has on paper. As i said i sincerely hope i'm wrong, and he goes on to play a big part in our promotion push.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Motherwell had high hopes for him, that was until he decided to go AWOL. Turns out he decided to take a holiday, without telling the club, he was missing for weeks. Having spoken to Leeds fans it seems the boy has talent, but 'only when he can be bothered' Btw he's 28, so he's definitely not a promising young player, he should be in his footballing peak. I sincerely hope i'm wrong, but i have a terrible feeling about this signing. Leeds paid 600k for him, but if he couldn't motivate himself to play for them in the Championship, it will be tough to motivate him for Notts in the National League.

Ardley seems to chat to the players before they sign, I'm going to assume he's meticulously researched him and spoken to relevant people. Sometimes, things don't always work out but I have faith that Ardley has done his research

[jackal2]

Last Chance Saloon for him then. If he fails in the Conference, his career is pretty much over. He clearly has talent though and I think we are entitled to be excited about this one. Maybe our ownership will motivate him a little.

I hope that's the case!

On paper, this one rings alarm bells. The lad gets several international appearances for a good European national side in his early years but then his career drifts so much that Motherwell release him without barely an appearance to his name, and with 'Well fans on social media saying stuff like this:

https://twitter.com/21Maxwell/status...85629879037954

The name of the league might be Scottish Premier, but the standard outside of Celtic and Rangers is little better than League Two/Conference level these days, as illustrated by Kristian Dennis signing for St Mirren, so if Sloth was considered a passenger at Motherwell then you have to wonder how this will pan out?

I think it's fair comment based on the evidence to say something has gone badly wrong with this lad's career, and if it's his attitude then you hope he's looked in the mirror and knows it's got to change big time.

Like you say, Last Chance Saloon - time to roll your sleeves up, Casper. One thing I'll guarantee - Notts fans will give a chance to any player who puts in 100% effort, so start from there and the rest will follow.

[kill_the_drum]

It’s signing players like this that I’m glad we have Doyle and JOB.
I can’t see them allowing anyone to have an inflated ego. And making a huge assumption it sounds like that has been this guys stumbling block.
Let’s hope we get this guy playing to his potential.

[jackal2]

Motherwell manager's parting words on Sloth: https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2020/...es-motherwell/

“Sometimes in football, things don’t work out for any number of reasons,” manager Stephen Robinson said.

“But Casper has been professional throughout his time here and has continued to apply himself.

“His presence has also helped push on younger players in his position to excel. We wish him well for the future.”


Professional and applied himself - not something a manager usually says about a player with a fundamentally bad attitude. Makes you wonder what went wrong if he's got the ability.

[Elite_Pie]

Professional and applied himself - not something a manager usually says about a player with a fundamentally bad attitude. Makes you wonder what went wrong if he's got the ability.

Conversely, how many times do you hear a manager describe a departing player as "he had ability, but was bone idle and a bit of a prima donna".