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Cor he looks good everything he hits goes in, I'm getting dead excited now.Originally Posted by countygump
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I'm far from a brother basher, but this signing is poor. We needed 6 quality players who would come straight in to the first team and improve us. This is a signing we may have made in the Conference and even then I'd have been underwhelmed.
The Norwood signing is pretty 'meh' as well. The man is injured. We are just replacing average players with more average players.
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Remind me. Where did we get promotion from? The biggest club in that division the 1st season beatig teams like Dover, Ebbsfleet. Where did we finish the last 2 seasons. What have the fans been moaning about. Home performances, not the nest or paddles courts. Cheap cheap hasn't got success
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The January window at the time seemed poor but this summers signings are not what I would expect from a side aiming for a top position and just seems to be a continuation of januarys window. That?s presuming that finishing near the top is the aim.
We have signed a striker with 5 seasons experience that appears to have hit form for the last two months of those 5 seasons only and weve given him 3 years.
A lad on loan for the season who may be good and thats why weve strangely moved this early for a seasons loan but has little experience.
An Injury prone 32 year old journeyman and a player deemed not good enough by his club at a division lower.
4 weeks without a manager/head coach call him what you like but so far in what is a shorter off season we aint capturing the imagination of supporters and it is becoming concerning.
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Club is finishing higher every season, if that continues we'll be in the promotion mix again. We have no divine right for success and there have been Clubs with bigger budgets than ours trying to get out too.
Regarding Kouyhar, he looks like a back up player to me that can come off the bench and offer something different, which we were really lacking last season. I'll never understand this writing a player off before seeing them play, like some oracle of football that can see into the future
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It won't be a top budget for the division and why would we want it to be?
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Ah yes, the *no divine right for success* fallacy rears its ugly head again. If we do not demand success, what is the bloody point? Put 11 black and white traffic cones out and have done with it!
*Here you go Notts, take my £25 every week, but it does not matter what you do with it, we are merely here to make up the numbers - spaff it up the wall for all I care!*
With that attitude, you might as well go and watch a bunch of kids kick it round the park!!
Jesus wept.
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Some interesting thoughts on Notts’ latest signings from NTT20:
Oliver Norburn (CM)- [Blackpool - Notts County] - Free
A captain almost everywhere he’s been, the experienced Ollie Norburn drops below League One for the first time in seven years to join Notts County. Norburn was injured at the back end of last season while on loan at Wigan, so he may take a while to get going at Meadow Lane, but he almost certainly has all the pedigree, quality, and character to play a huge role next season.
That could be important. In big moments, especially at the back end of 2024/25, County have looked in desperate need of a big character such as Norburn. He could make a real impact.
Maziar Kouhyar (LW) - [York - Notts County] - Free
It may be something of a surprise to see Kouhyar, 27, return to the EFL. Last seen in these parts with Walsall in 2018/19, he dropped down into non-league after his career was blighted by injury. But… we think we like this one.
Kouhyar ranks highly in the National League North/South for progressive runs, penalty-box entries, dribbles, pass accuracy and goal contributions. He started 35 games in 24/25, scoring 12 league goals and putting on 6 assists. Those injuries look to be behind him, and he gives County a creative outlet out wide.
Kouhyar is a great age. He’s got a great backstory. He’ll have the bit between his teeth. And, because he’s an Afghanistan international, County now have enough players to postpone games due to international call-ups if they want to next season.
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An injury prone, national league player, how could it possibly go wrong.
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What is NTT20? Forgive my ignorance. I think in this case the facts speak for themselves. The man is 27 and has just been released by York after being sent to the conference North on loan twice.
I wish Kouyar all the very best and hope he proves me wrong...but would MKDongs, Walsall, Bristol Rovers or Chesterfield have made this signing? Absolutely not. Bringing someone in so we get games postponed during internationals is a very weak argument.
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