Dan Crowley

[ForeignLegion]

Reading the comments from Harrogate fans they were dismayed at their performance yesterday. I do feel they allowed us to look good whereas when better teams such as PV and Gillingham have visited they have employed tactics in midfield that block us. One goal was a poor return. I am not denying the 3 points but when the opposition play that badly we should be cleaning up and the number of goals from midfield is very poor. We even nearly let them back in at the end for a very undeserved point. Lets see how we get on against Doncaster in a couple of weeks. Should be a good barometer stick away from home. I would like at least 1 point.

poor form from Belshaw I thought; what is he thinking playing a blinder....is he not a Notts fan?

[queenslandpie]

poor form from Belshaw I thought; what is he thinking playing a blinder....is he not a Notts fan?

I do seem to remember something from that play off final but no idea really pal.

[nw6pie]

poor form from Belshaw I thought; what is he thinking playing a blinder....is he not a Notts fan?

He is very much a Notts fan, along with his dad. Shame we never signed him in the past as he’s a good keeper.

[durhampie]

Fair enough but if he's happy at Notts then why hasn't he signed a new contract along with Jodi?

He thinks he is too good for us, thats why he holds on to the ball too much. I would transfer list him, and get a fee for him in January, otherwise he goes for nothing..

[Observerpie]

He thinks he is too good for us, thats why he holds on to the ball too much. I would transfer list him, and get a fee for him in January, otherwise he goes for nothing..

That's my take on it, if he's going we may as well get something for him.

[the_anticlough]

That's nuts, we should keep the players who can get us up to League 1

Ruben is now playing 3 levels higher than when he last played for us....good job we didn't 'cash in', we might still be in the NL if we had.
DC might not belong in L2 either, but we've got him and players like that can drive you to promotions. If you have no ambitions you sell for modest short-term gains, but I don't think that apply to us under this ownership.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

That's nuts, we should keep the players who can get us up to League 1

Ruben is now playing 3 levels higher than when he last played for us....good job we didn't 'cash in', we might still be in the NL if we had.
DC might not belong in L2 either, but we've got him and players like that can drive you to promotions. If you have no ambitions you sell for modest short-term gains, but I don't think that apply to us under this ownership.

That's nuts, we should keep the players who can get us up to League 1

Ruben is now playing 3 levels higher than when he last played for us....good job we didn't 'cash in', we might still be in the NL if we had.
DC might not belong in L2 either, but we've got him and players like that can drive you to promotions. If you have no ambitions you sell for modest short-term gains, but I don't think that apply to us under this ownership.

Quite right we should hang onto our prized assets for as long as possible. Those on their way up will take the club up as well. Let’s also remember Kyle Wootton is now playing in league one as well and he also saw out his contract.

There will be scenarios like Ruben and Wootton and others like Macca (which I think the Macca one is the best for club and player as all parties benefit)

It’s a short career and players should not be begrudged wanting to play at a higher level. We just need them to hang around long enough to help this club to keep going forward and make the next step up as well.

[durhampie]

Quite right we should hang onto our prized assets for as long as possible. Those on their way up will take the club up as well. Let’s also remember Kyle Wootton is now playing in league one as well and he also saw out his contract.

There will be scenarios like Ruben and Wootton and others like Macca (which I think the Macca one is the best for club and player as all parties benefit)

It’s a short career and players should not be begrudged wanting to play at a higher level. We just need them to hang around long enough to help this club to keep going forward and make the next step up as well.

DC is not a team player... Ruben and Wootton were.. Thats the difference..

[queenslandpie]

He thinks he is too good for us, thats why he holds on to the ball too much. I would transfer list him, and get a fee for him in January, otherwise he goes for nothing..

So to clarify you think Dan is ball greedy and thinks he is better than Notts and on that basis you want to sell one of our best players in January.

Ok pal.

[applepie2]

DC is not a team player... Ruben and Wootton were.. Thats the difference..

Players' performances vary, and sometimes they are playing to orders. On a good day, Crowley is superb, and makes things happen for teammates; how you could describe him as "not a team player" when he is opening up defences and laying the ball on a plate for someone else to score is beyond me. On other occasions, he doesn't always spot the pass, or other players don't go on the right runs, and Crowley pirouettes looking for an opportunity.

A few times in recent matches, he has played deep. Sometimes it has looked very much that he has been instructed to do so, to play a defensive midfield role. Given that most of his experience is as an attacking midfielder, he's done pretty well when asked to fill in for Palmer/Abbott/Robertson. If he has played deep when he should have been attacking, I'm sure Maynard will have made his expectations clear. What is absolutely clear to me is that Crowley has usually been better than average for us, and often much better than average - team player or not.