Ex-Notts Player Signs For...

[SwalePie]

Dan Gosling to Westfield FC of the 11th tier.

[the_anticlough]

Dan Gosling to Westfield FC of the 11th tier.

It could've been Dan Gosling joins Westlife for all I care.

I think this proves that our recruitment takes too many wild punts. I'm all for the risk v reward thing, but I think they need to rein in the parameters of who gets brought in and given pitch time for us. He played in about 15% of our L2 games last season.

[kill_the_drum]

It could've been Dan Gosling joins Westlife for all I care.

I think this proves that our recruitment takes too many wild punts. I'm all for the risk v reward thing, but I think they need to rein in the parameters of who gets brought in and given pitch time for us. He played in about 15% of our L2 games last season.

Minutes on pitch won’t be anything like 15%
Gosling was emergency cover for Palmer. The options would have been very limited.

[caj85]

It could've been Dan Gosling joins Westlife for all I care.

I think this proves that our recruitment takes too many wild punts. I'm all for the risk v reward thing, but I think they need to rein in the parameters of who gets brought in and given pitch time for us. He played in about 15% of our L2 games last season.

Not sure this means anything towards how recruitment process.

Gosling retired and became a u21 coach after us, but Westfield seem to be owned by someone with deep pockets that has lured another ex prem player, so isn't a case of finding his true level.

[keldsyke]

It could've been Dan Gosling joins Westlife for all I care.

I think this proves that our recruitment takes too many wild punts. I'm all for the risk v reward thing, but I think they need to rein in the parameters of who gets brought in and given pitch time for us. He played in about 15% of our L2 games last season.

Ah our ‘Lucky Dip’ recruitment process as I call it, but we have a more advanced system the ‘pin a tail on a donkey’ system used to sign Morias. Or close our eyes, hands over ears and the problem will go away system for our back line coming into League 2.

[slack_pie]

Minutes on pitch won’t be anything like 15%
Gosling was emergency cover for Palmer. The options would have been very limited.

Exactly. We needed an emergency stop-gap between Palmer getting injured and the January transfer window opening, when we signed Robbo. Not many players out there who would be willing to play a bit-part role for six weeks or so.

I was surprised at how poor he was given the career he's had though.

[the_anticlough]

Ah our ‘Lucky Dip’ recruitment process as I call it, but we have a more advanced system the ‘pin a tail on a donkey’ system used to sign Morias. Or close our eyes, hands over ears and the problem will go away system for our back line coming into League 2.

I've got more time for your posts about recruitment than I had at the start of the year.
We can be sure that there's a lot thinking behind the strategy, but let's hope they're learning the lessons along the way.
Acquisitions like Gosling can only be evaluated on the results. And there are always options. When we go for the likes of Gosling, Arter, Tipton, Morais, and they fail, they have to go down on the wrong side of the balance sheet for recruitment.

I'm sure every fan wants all at the club to be accountable, even if they have been with the bros from the start. Montague still has a lot of credit in the bank, but the crucial Head Coach hire is still a 'wait and see' situation. We're all behind them and their success, but the model will only work if there's accountability all round.

[slack_pie]

I've got more time for your posts about recruitment than I had at the start of the year.
We can be sure that there's a lot thinking behind the strategy, but let's hope they're learning the lessons along the way.
Acquisitions like Gosling can only be evaluated on the results. And there are always options. When we go for the likes of Gosling, Arter, Tipton, Morais, and they fail, they have to go down on the wrong side of the balance sheet for recruitment.

I'm sure every fan wants all at the club to be accountable, even if they have been with the bros from the start. Montague still has a lot of credit in the bank, but the crucial Head Coach hire is still a 'wait and see' situation. We're all behind them and their success, but the model will only work if there's accountability all round.

No club gets recruitment right all the time. Yes, we've dropped a few clangers, but the fact is our recruitment hasn't been this good in many years.

I agree that the whole recruitment policy is underpinned by the head coach, and the jury is still very much out on that one. It's either a masterstroke or a somewhat arrogant attempt to go against conventional wisdom. Time will tell, but I trust the bros long-term strategy of incremental improvement on and off the pitch to play out as planned. For all their ideological tunnel vision, they've shown that they can be ruthless and proactive when needed. They've also shown that they can learn from mistakes, as our two signings so far have shown.

I believe we're in good hands.

[SmiffyPie]

Our radar recruiting system uses the Lottery computer and is based loosely on their number selection. We enter a known name to see performance data, availability and value or select a Lucky Dip.

[upthemaggies]

No club gets recruitment right all the time. Yes, we've dropped a few clangers, but the fact is our recruitment hasn't been this good in many years.

I agree that the whole recruitment policy is underpinned by the head coach, and the jury is still very much out on that one. It's either a masterstroke or a somewhat arrogant attempt to go against conventional wisdom. Time will tell....

Man Utd have shown that you can spend more money on players than anybody else over several seasons, but if you don't have the right man in charge then you will still fail to reach your target.
The season before last I was fed up of hearing Spurs fans griping, now they seem relatively content despite losing Kane because they have a manager they can all get behind.
We literally need Maynard to be the next Allardyce, there's no other example of a Notts manager starting so badly and coming good. This game being what it is, you can't rule that out with certainty, but I think we got very lucky with LW and asking for lightning to strike twice in quick succession is a big ask of the gods.