I'd give that a go too!
GK Fitz
RB Tootle
CM Duffy if fit - or Hewitt
CM Brisley
LB Dicko
RM Hawkridge
CM Yates
CM Hewitt - or Alessandra
LM JONES
Number 10 role - Grant
CF / Target man - Ameobi if fit
Grant is wasted stuck out on left wing. Jones is far better there, and can chuck in a cracking cross.
Walker has had,and wasted his chance, rather have Curtis Thompson in there tbh.
I'd give that a go too!
Alessandra isn’t robust enough for central midfield for me, would play Hewitt and Yates there for sure even if it meant playing Bird or Hollis at centre back.
I would sooner have Curtis than either Hawkridge or Alessandra..
I think it will be back to basics.....Shola and Stead up front.....Jones at LB.....play Aless instead of Hawk on the RW.
No idea if Duffers is injured, if he is then drop Hewitt back into defence......try Grant in midfield and play both Aless and Hawk as the wingers......Grant is not really a tackler like Yates, but he can feed off the long~ball knock~downs from Shola
Walker had a decent game v Morecambe but Vale will be a different kettle of sardines.....so he needs to start on the bench until we see how Plan A is going.
Just watched the Vale v Luton highlights, Pope is on fire and they have a really tricky little winger that loves getting into the box, right handful......reminded me of that little Jones fella from the Coventry game
You really are only (slightly) happy when Notts put in a bad performance, let me tell you that Notts will never be a Barcelona, Real Madrid or Man City. Why not make a New Years resolution to post a few positive comments? After all (and I know it pains you to see good stuff ) Notts are second in the league! Perhaps if we went back to the Trews and John Sheridan you maybe happier?
No one likes Curtis more than me, I thought he played even better when he played in his last games . However KN sees him in training and behind the scenes and for some reason which we don’t know doesn’t consider him a better option. You just can’t say he would be better without knowing the full facts, in KN we have to trust, some on here are always saying he’s doing this and that wrong even though we are sat second in the league. It will be interesting to see if we bring anyone in the transfer window, however we have to trust KN.
When Jones plays left back he gets up and down the wing and puts in some excellent crosses, this allows Grant to drift in side where he is far more dangerous.