Osborne leaves

[Big Bob]

Ardley should've played him more. Same with Crawford. Well done Ardley

[countygump]

Ardley should've played him more. Same with Crawford. Well done Ardley

He was deffo a 'keeper'. It must be the amount of wages we've offered. Can't see him leaving for any other reason.

[magpiemuz]

He was deffo a 'keeper'. It must be the amount of wages we've offered. Can't see him leaving for any other reason.

Don’t think it’s anything to do with money. It’s clear that he’s behind Enzio and Roberts in the pecking order and at his age he wanted to be playing regular first team football. It’s a shame as I think with the amount midweek games this season we could have rotated the 3 of them really effectively

[Chicken Balti Pie]

He was deffo a 'keeper'. It must be the amount of wages we've offered. Can't see him leaving for any other reason.

Think he's seen other players who he was in the academy with drop down, get game time and end up in league 1. To be fair, he wasn't getting in above Enzio, Roberts and would be battling Rodrigues as a second winger most likely

[Oldstripy]

Sam Osborne has decided to leave Meadow Lane to pursue more regular first-team opportunities elsewhere.

The 21-year-old winger, who graduated from our academy, had been offered a deal to stay but feels it’s time to move on to pastures new.

“This has been one of the most difficult decisions of my life,” said Osborne.

“Having been at Notts for so long, and being a Beeston lad, the club is a massive part of me and always will be.

“I’m really grateful for the opportunities the manager gave me last season and the memories of my two goals and the part I played in helping us reach Wembley and the Trophy semis will live with me forever.

“But I’m at an age where my priority has to be getting regular game time and, following discussions with my family, friends and the club, I’ve decided the best option is for me to move on.

“I would like to thank everyone, including the fans, for the incredible support they’ve shown me. There’s no doubt in my mind that Notts are moving in the right direction and I’m sure it won’t be long until we’re back in the EFL.

“I’m proud of everything I’ve achieved at Meadow Lane, including winning back-to-back Young Player of the Season awards, and I’m now looking forward to continuing my development by playing more regular first-team football.”

Everyone at Notts wishes Ozzy the best of luck for the next chapter of his career.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news...eparts-270820/

[OP67]

He was deffo a 'keeper'. It must be the amount of wages we've offered. Can't see him leaving for any other reason.

He wants regular 1st team football, something that no academy player ever gets at Notts County!! He should have played more games for sure. I'm sure he'll be playing EFL football before Notts County will be. Good luck to him.

[Stan Marshall]

It’s a shame but perfectly understandable. Ardley has never been one for throwing youngsters in and, coupled with our much improved recruitment system, it makes it very hard for young players to break through. There’s not even reserve games now to maintain your sharpness.
It’s a shame though as I always felt he had something to offer. In our relegation season, he was always one of the stand out players in the reserves, not that that was difficult, but was never given a chance.
I wish him well.

[SwalePie]

Good luck to him, I don't believe there's any hidden agenda here, he simply wants first team footie and is too far down the pecking order at Notts currently for that to happen. He's a likeable lad and has potential. What's the betting he pops up at Boston before the week's out?

[jackal2]

Very disappointing indeed.

I'm pleased that we are now getting better at recruiting players, but we need to have the same awareness of the talent already in our own camp and work harder to keep them. Whenever Ozzy was given a chance - and it wasn't often - he played well and looked a real threat. If he had struggled and looked too lightweight I could understand it, but he didn't. He offered enough to keep his first-team shirt but the manager went for the "safety" of recalling a player like Enzio, not always deservedly. This definitely goes down a minus mark on Neal Ardley's card for me.

[KCNotts]

Good luck to the lad. I always enjoyed seeing him play.

As I've said a few times, he wasn't included in the pre season training video so the writing was on the wall. What interests me is the other players who appeared to be absent:

Turner
Thomas
O'Brien
McCrory

I'm not convinced we've seen the last departure.