📝Tom Iorpenda Signs

[countygump]

[Big Bob]

So whoever gets the manager job may not approve of the signings

[PedroTheFisherman66]

We need a strong experienced battling midfielder. Not a Loan signing from league 1. Abbott was prem so much more class.

I wondered how long it would take !!!? Some never disappoint..! Thanks Mapperely.x

[SwalePie]

So whoever gets the manager job may not approve of the signings

I'd imagine that anyone applying for the Head Coach job would already know the set-up at Notts regarding recruitment. If they don't like it they presumably wouldn't apply for the job.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

So whoever gets the manager job may not approve of the signings

They are going to be in for a nasty surprise then when they realise they don't oversee the signing off any players for the club. Maybe this would come up in the interview process, but I'm just guessing..!xx

[kill_the_drum]

Will there ever come a point when people realise they look like idiots when they criticise the signing of a young player on the basis that we need experience?
Exactly the same was said about Abbott last season by many on here. Would anyone now rather we had not taken Abbott on loan and instead given the vastly experienced John Bostock an extra year?
Young/Old makes zero difference. It?s how good they are and how we get the best out of them.

[M0ufMk3]

Will there ever come a point when people realise they look like idiots when they criticise the signing of a young player on the basis that we need experience?
Exactly the same was said about Abbott last season by many on here. Would anyone now rather we had not taken Abbott on loan and instead given the vastly experienced John Bostock an extra year?
Young/Old makes zero difference. It?s how good they are and how we get the best out of them.

Yes, but that Grealish bloke was rubbish and we never heard anything of him again. Prob driving a bus now.

[BigFatPie]

I haven't judged anyone. I'm getting tired of being told we can't comment on anything, that's all. Clearly someone's playing record before joining us is relevant.

Yeah, our best loan signings in the past 10ish years have been from Villa, Celtic,,Forest and Spurs rather than the likes of league 1 Huddersfield, in fact Im struggling to think of any loans at all that have worked from 1 league above us. Nothing at all wrong with looking at the pedigree of a loan when speculating on whether it will work or not.

Nevertheless good luck to the lad, after the success of George Abbot I was looking forward to seeing more players from the top prem teams. Hopefully we will still get them.

[SmiffyPie]

It's alright getting on a high horse but outfield loan players (apart from GA) haven't exactly set the place on fire with their input these last couple of seasons. You get one shot at a player coming in and if he works then great, if he doesn't work then it's a place that could have been used better. Now obviously yer actual signings could be about to be declared but I think a loan player so early in the piece could easily throw a few wobblers amongst the supporters.
Having said that it is too early to be critical of a L1 player that appears well regarded.

[SwalePie]

Interview with Tom...

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2025/june/10/interview--tom-iorpenda/