Crowley to Mansfield/MK Dons rumours

[Mud Pie]

I think we'll score less and concede less than last season, but I don't know how many either way. Therefore, my first tentative judgements will start at 3pm tomorrow.

not a betting man, but that sounds like a cert!

A couple of posters have said they're waiting for 10 games to really see. I'd kind of agree with that for enough reality to judge and trend, but I'm also looking for SM's Notts to become clear, and hope we'll have a much better idea of that after our first home game.

[matt_magpie]

I wouldn't either. It seems you have to be either an apologist or bedwetter, but I'm more of a fence setter because I haven't seen a single game yet. I think we'll score less and concede less than last season, but I don't know how many either way. Therefore, my first tentative judgements will start at 3pm tomorrow.

That’s the thing though the so called apologists aren’t waxing lyrical about the signings or spouting about promotion but can understand most the transfer business and also would prefer to have all the signings in now but accept it’s reality. There’s very few clubs whos transfer business is done now, ours though is aspirated by 3 or 4 injuries and imagine we’re not the only ones on that either.

[queenslandpie]

That’s the thing though the so called apologists aren’t waxing lyrical about the signings or spouting about promotion but can understand most the transfer business and also would prefer to have all the signings in now but accept it’s reality. There’s very few clubs whos transfer business is done now, ours though is aspirated by 3 or 4 injuries and imagine we’re not the only ones on that either.

Well you are correct.

The older I get the more I am able to not worry about things I cannot control. It's a bit frustrating as it stands the transfer / player situation but at every step you have to remember we have our best owners in many a year. If Trew or Hardy was in charge I would be more concerned. Not sure we will have what it takes to mount a top 3 challenge but there you go.

[drillerpie]

We scored 89 goals but conceded 86 goals last season. Historically you can get automatic promotion scoring 20 less goals providing you concede less than one goal a game or about a goal a game on average. That's going to be key this season bringing that 86 goals down by a good 30 or more which will offset the loss of Macca's 28 goals.

Besides I believe Jatta and Scott are capable of scoring 20 goals between them. 13 for Jatta and 7 for Scott I don't think is too high an expectation either. As long as McGoldrick, JJ and Crowley and the new midfielders contribute similar amounts of goals to the players that were here last season we will be fine.

I think Jatta will get 20+ on his own.

[Boomerangpie]

We can argue amongst ourselves about the merits or shortcomings of the owners, we'll know objectively that we have the real deal when Fword fans' attitude to Notts reverts back to what it was during the Dunnett, Pavis and Munto years and they begin to be annoyed by us and see us as a potential problem again.

Tell me you are old without actually telling me you are old.

[Elite_Pie]

Tell me you are old without actually telling me you are old.

If you're lucky, you might be old one day.

[SmiffyPie]

If you're lucky, you might be old one day.

He will be old sooner rather than later supporting Notts!

[jackal2]

I think Jatta will get 20+ on his own.

He'll have to do it on his own if he's left as isolated as he was yesterday!

[M0ufMk3]

He'll have to do it on his own if he's left as isolated as he was yesterday!

I'd mostly agree with that but with a healthy caveat.

When he sees that someone is likely to be in a position to put in a cross, and it will be from deep(ish) rather than bye-line, he just needs to do himself a favour and drift towards the far post. That way he can react better to the flight of the cross - quite a few times he was in the centre and ended up chasing the (overhit) ball (in flight) towards the far post. Macca wasn't brilliant in the air but he was brilliant at giving himself options, and Jatta needs to do that.
Having said all of that I think he will be a cracking signing judging on what we have seen last season and a little bit of this.

[OP67]

What happened to us not being a selling club anymore???

Both Crowley and JJ are under contract and if we're serious about promotion this season we need then both. Selling either of them is pure promotion suicide in my eyes. JJ I think will see out his contract, Crowley may go for the extra £££ in his pocket though. We seem more obsessed with balancing the books than gaining promotion!!