Notts County First team 24/25

[the_anticlough]

But that approach led to us conceding an embarrassing number of goals. I agree that we should maintain our identity as an attacking team that takes the game to the opposition, not a negative one that plays for the point, but we have to do something to address our frailty at the back. To a certain extent it is about personnel - and we've already made improvements there - but it's also about the system. Plus, we managed to play attacking, exciting football with a solid back four away at Newport, so it can be done.

Those are fair points.

I like our latest signing being described as an excellent 'one-v-one' defender. It also tells us what they've been looking for. With Jones, Nemane, that's what we need. And what many were saying last summer. It didn't happen.

Ditto, with the formation. If we have a guiding approach/philosophy, I'm sure it doesn't say we must play a back 3. Great attacking football can be play with a back 4, of course. We've seen it all our lives. Two things there though A) you need FBs who can overlap, play good football and get forward, B ) I don't think our fans should expect a back 4, or start demanding it, SM is more likely to prepare and start with a back 3. He's already shown he's more willing to change formation than LW, between and within games.

[durhampie]

Those are fair points.

I like our latest signing being described as an excellent 'one-v-one' defender. It also tells us what they've been looking for. With Jones, Nemane, that's what we need. And what many were saying last summer. It didn't happen.

Ditto, with the formation. If we have a guiding approach/philosophy, I'm sure it doesn't say we must play a back 3. Great attacking football can be play with a back 4, of course. We've seen it all our lives. Two things there though A) you need FBs who can overlap, play good football and get forward, B ) I don't think our fans should expect a back 4, or start demanding it, SM is more likely to prepare and start with a back 3. He's already shown he's more willing to change formation than LW, between and within games.

To be honest we have no idea if our new signings will turn out to be any better than the previous bunch. We will only know when they put on the shirt and play in competitive games. It wasnt that long ago when some were raving about the signings of Randall, Morias and Stone, they all turned out to be crap..... Plus, we have a coach who doesn't always seem switched on..

[ThaiPie]

To be honest we have no idea if our new signings will turn out to be any better than the previous bunch. We will only know when they put on the shirt and play in competitive games. It wasnt that long ago when some were raving about the signings of Randall, Morias and Stone, they all turned out to be crap..... Plus, we have a coach who doesn't always seem switched on..

Fair point. But when the first League team is announced, we want our strongest eleven on the pitch, (accepting that there may be tweaks for home/away or the opposition.
Me personally, just put the strongest team out regardless.

[queenslandpie]

To be honest we have no idea if our new signings will turn out to be any better than the previous bunch. We will only know when they put on the shirt and play in competitive games. It wasnt that long ago when some were raving about the signings of Randall, Morias and Stone, they all turned out to be crap..... Plus, we have a coach who doesn't always seem switched on..

I cant remember a single person "raving" about those signings Morias and Randall were seen as squad fillers, Stone not so and turned out to be under par but I cannot remember any raving at all.

[matt_magpie]

I cant remember a single person "raving" about those signings Morias and Randall were seen as squad fillers, Stone not so and turned out to be under par but I cannot remember any raving at all.

No I would say on Morias and Randall most were sceptical and as you alluded to with Stone we were hoping maybe he could a be a steady number 1, Durham loves to massage the facts 😂