Quote Originally Posted by applepie2 View Post
Looking back at this thread, and many others, I am astonished at how personally some fans take the departure of some players (and managers). Crowley did well for us, gave us some delightful peieces of skill to enjoy, and has a very good record of goals and assists and other quality moments. Definitely one of our best players, despite his faults, and often unlocked defences when no-one else did. As for his character, I think the biggest problem is an awkwardness in dealing with social norms. Maybe what used to be called Asperger's syndrome or some other atypical condition? A bit of a misfit, who may well have missed Bostock after he left. I will remember him as one of the most talented Notts players, but with a slightly frustrating side to him, and of course going off to MK hasn't helped - but Nemane hasn't had the same pushback from Notts supporters, probably because he came across as such a nice guy though also a bit frustrating. I don't think Notts got the best out of Nemane, but often did get the best out of Crowley.
There was no push back against Nemane because he didn't boast about his out of window contact with MKD (at the moment there hasn't been any indication from the club that they were aware/involved in DC pre-transfer issue) and his "audition". Nemane was a club to club normal transfer. I am surprised that you are astonished about how personal things are taken because I am sure you know that supporting a football club is a deeply personal thing much akin to a family relationship. For nearly all there is an emotional investment of some sort or other and things like the DC saga can be taken very personally and regarded as an insult to that emotional bond.