⚽Match Thread vs. Dagenham & Redbridge FC 03.09.22 [NL]

[ThaiPie]

If I think he was a donkey, then he was a donkey. That's my opinion of him, didn't rate him. Your entitled to yours of him.

It's easy to call names irishpete and seems childish of you.
You could argue he's the best striker Notts County have had in the past ten tears!

[magpie_mania]

It's easy to call names irishpete and seems childish of you.
You could argue he's the best striker Notts County have had in the past ten tears!

I would argue that. None of our strikers have got near 19 in a season since Lee Hughes got 30. Stead and Hemmings both managed 14 and Dennis imo was never really given the chance but I think he might have scored more than 14

[countygump]

First look at Sat's goals. Videod off someone's tv but..................




https://twitter.com/i/status/1566380556069257218

[BanjoPie]

Anagram of Irish Pete is: ****er Pie.

[upthemaggies]

First look at Sat's goals. Videod off someone's tv but..................




https://twitter.com/i/status/1566380556069257218

My god, imagine their manager going through that defensive horror show with them this morning. That is absolutely shocking

You've got to have somebody in the right place who can finish these gifts off though, credit to our boys for putting them away.

[kill_the_drum]

It's easy to call names irishpete and seems childish of you.
You could argue he's the best striker Notts County have had in the past ten tears!

If he was a donkey then I don’t know what words you could use to describe the majority of our strikers in the last 25 years. 3rd top goalscorer last season doesn’t qualify for donkey status in my opinion.
In Langstaff we’ve found an out and out goalscorer who, I really hope, will become a club legend.
I wish Wootton a successful career but onwards and hopefully upwards!

[countygump]

[countygump]

12 mins here.

[laddo]

If he was a donkey then I don’t know what words you could use to describe the majority of our strikers in the last 25 years. 3rd top goalscorer last season doesn’t qualify for donkey status in my opinion.
In Langstaff we’ve found an out and out goalscorer who, I really hope, will become a club legend.
I wish Wootton a successful career but onwards and hopefully upwards!

It's a very good point well made.

[laddo]

Some great memories Cal left us with, but it just highlights the deficiencies in other recruitment areas. Also (these are estimates) I’m guessing Cal was here 3 years? I don’t know what we got for him but if you divide 3 years wages into that did we make anything? Considering he spent a lot of time out injured (unproductive) was he a success?

Yes he was. Every other player we have had at Notts bar Roberts, we've signed paid wages and received nothing for so all cost us salaries and bonuses. A few recently we've paid money for, I assume from the sale of Roberts.

So all of these have cost us considerable sums, with nothing coming back in . Nada.

Roberts was bought for a 5 figure fee , we paid wages and then sold for considerably more 6 figure fee. Therefore the significant difference in those two figures pays for all or a large proportion of his wages. That has to be viewed as a success. IMO you can have a successful recruitment of a player or players without achieving promotion during their time if you sell them for more than you paid. Especially if the total received in transfer fees outstrips the fees paid. Money in the bank to repeat.

If the Roberts sale paid for Langstaff and we sell Langstaff for more than we signed him for and better yet more than we sold Roberts for then it's successful recruitment.

What you don't want to do is what happened with Enzio and Dennis, pay huge sums, pay big wages and let both leave on a free. Repeat that one too many times and you are going to be in big financial trouble, unable to pay the milk bill and likely to end your tenure in charge at the club.

Personally I would happily take the risk of punts on hungry younger players than signing les risky older journeymen with no sell on potential and likely career in decline.