Match thread vs Lincoln

[DomdomPie]

Nolan has essentially fielded the reserves for this competition, which I think is fair enough way to approach a cup that a lot of people don't care about.

I would have liked us to progress as apart from the money, it would have been a great morale booster for players not otherwise involved - and therefore for the squad in general. As it is, I think there will now be some now for some that a new contract next summer is looking a lot less likely.

[Jeekay56]

Are you there?

Yes I'm here, is there something I can help you with?

According to the Nottingham Post report Bird played well, but I sense you wanted to start an argument over the throwaway remark I made in reply to a post by DomdomPie.

[countygump]

Nolan has essentially fielded the reserves for this competition, which I think is fair enough way to approach a cup that a lot of people don't care about.

I would have liked us to progress as apart from the money, it would have been a great morale booster for players not otherwise involved - and therefore for the squad in general. As it is, I think there will now be some now for some that a new contract next summer is looking a lot less likely.

It's baffling why some of our 'squad', were awarded a contract last summer. If you take out the 5 or 6,'average' players, surely that would have made enough wages for a couple of 'decent' players? Oh I forgot, Daddy said they were good.

[Hysongreenpie]

I love to see Notts win and want them to win every match and it still hurts every time we lose .I know we can't win them all but ,it's still a morale booster to win no matter what the competition

[pedrolane]

The money might well have gone to pay Sheridan off? That must have hit AH hard.....£125k..?

[Elite_Pie]

This "I hope we lose", "I'm glad we lost", "I'm glad were out" shows a distinct lack of brain cells.

Then again, maybe it's the intelligent view of those capable of seeing the bigger picture. I have never been a fan of this competition from the start, but I attended the vast majority of the home games even though it never felt like a 'real' match. The thing that made me hate it with a passion was the decision to include Premiership 'B' / academy / U-21 (call them what you will) teams. I am convinced this was the thin end of the wedge to get Premiership second teams into a reshaped 100 team 5 division football league. That would kill the game as we know it and surveys showed the overwhelming majority of lower league supporters were against it. The Premiership however threw a bit of small change our way and bribed the League 1 & 2 chairman (like AH) to accept. That's the reason I refuse to attend any game in the EFL Trophy and hope the competition is a dismal failure. We have shown how easily we can be bought, the Premiership only need to throw a bit of cash and they'll get their way. I'm not happy to ruin over a century of history and tradition just to benefit Premiership second teams, which is why I think anyone who feels the same should boycott this farce.

Does that show a distinct lack of brain cells? You decide.

[DomdomPie]

It's baffling why some of our 'squad', were awarded a contract last summer. If you take out the 5 or 6,'average' players, surely that would have made enough wages for a couple of 'decent' players? Oh I forgot, Daddy said they were good.

I can just about understand the decisions as they mostly fall into 2 categories: cheap backup, and young players that might develop.

Virtually all of them are on 1 year contracts, unlike previous years where we've been lumbered by the previous season's mistakes.

[sidders]

46 posts long and not one poster has revealed the final score. Only on Notts MAD would this happen. I presume Notts lost either 2-1 or 3-1.

[DomdomPie]

46 posts long and not one poster has revealed the final score. Only on Notts MAD would this happen. I presume Notts lost either 2-1 or 3-1.

2-1

[Carlton_Pie]

46 posts long and not one poster has revealed the final score. Only on Notts MAD would this happen. I presume Notts lost either 2-1 or 3-1.

Only on MAD would a "Notts fan" not know the s ore the morning after the game.