"Notts" so far

[The-Mac pie]

Some of your poems have a long way to go...
Early stages for most.
really looking forward to the game v acco.
3 points is all the matters atm.
Be nice to see a decent turnout from our loyal contingent

[MAD_MAGPIE]

As a raw stat, 8 goals conceded in the 3 away games played so far doesn't look good at all - similar to the worst periods of last season when they were letting in 2/3 on a consistent basis, but is that down to the team as a whole rather than just those at the back? And not so much of a problem if you're scoring plenty of goals at the other end, of course.

I think our start has been good overall.

However we still need to improve defensively because we have conceded 3 goals against Coventry and 2 against Wycombe and for too long we have had a habit of conceding two goals a game, and goals late on.

The clean sheet against Chesterfield was good and we showed good character and fight from being 2-0 up at Wycombe to then being 2-2 and going on to get the 4-2 win.

If we are to be challenging at the top end of the table then we must cut out 2 and 3 goals a game because those defeats and draws from conceding this many can be turned into wins and draws. The clean sheet is what wins titles.

First impressions are that we will not be a side that rolls over and that a Kevin Nolan team is a team that has character. That might just give us that bit extra and make the sum of the parts greater than the individuals.