Originally Posted by
AllNottsAreWe
I feel the same about next season too.
2 or 3 of the best/better teams will still be in the NL with us (assuming we don't go up), if that's Stockport and/or Wrexham they will be very well backed financially.
Assuming Grimsby and Southend come down, and you could argue they are comparable sized clubs to Notts, they will have the £0.5m payments, Notts will have none.
Therefore it's not unrealistic to expect that Notts will be competing with 3 or 4 other clubs for the better available players.
None of us know the financial clout or willingness to spend of our owners, but it could be a number of years before (hoping it's a when not an IF) Notts return to L2. I actually enjoyed the first season in the NL, different away days, different teams, different playing styles, being one of the biggest 2 or 3 clubs in this league.
All that initial feeling is quickly ebbing away....