Good post. Spot on. He’ll struggle in the EFL on current form!Quote:
Originally Posted by the_anticlough
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Good post. Spot on. He’ll struggle in the EFL on current form!Quote:
Originally Posted by the_anticlough
What a dull, nasty, niggly game that was. We weren't too bad in the first half, and two sublime crosses from Cal Roberts should have seen us two goals up. After we gifted them a goal the second half reminded me of the relegation season under Ardley - no discernible pattern of play, just a bunch who looked like they had never played together and couldn't even do the simple stuff. Only when we hit the ball long in stoppage time did we pose any sort of threat. Kyle Wootton has been one of my favourite Notts players, but today he was beyond awful. Eli looked a threat early on, but faded with the rest. Ruben, if anything tried a bit too hard and very little came off for him. Cal Roberts was our only real creative threat, which Yeovil recognised and treated him accordingly. Still plenty of points to play for, but on the evidence of today securing a playoff place is by no means a given. If we do make it, sixth place might be the best we can manage.
It doesn't matter how poor he plays, He will still be in the team on Tues. Its time to bring Palmer back from Basford and Lewis from Bradford. They cant be any worse than Wootton or Mitchell..Quote:
Originally Posted by BCnotts18
As I said on another thread, today was my first game at the Lane since February 2020 - and that finished 1-1 too, against Woking.
Maybe I've been out of the country too long and today was a typical winter's day, but I thought the windy conditions didn't help us and the pitch was surprisingly bumpy.
Without ever playing particularly well, we should have been at least 1-0 up at halftime - Eli unlucky with the header cleared off the line and then the scramble, but Ruben's miss was horrible. In a game where Yeovil created nothing and were gifted their goal by, I think, Francis, that could have made the difference.
The game got very scrappy and we really did struggle to create anything in the second half. In fact, we struggled to get beyond the halfway line, even though Yeovil did precisely nothing with the ball.
I'll take a point given the performance and conditions, but expected far more from the likes of Wootton, Ruben - who did improve, but was always guilty of never releasing the ball at the right time - Roberts - who disappeared as the game progressed - Palmer, Francis and Richardson, who wasted some good crossing positions before being subbed.
I'll be better able to judge where we are after Tuesday night at Solihull, but today was clearly nowhere near good enough and would raise big questions about whether we can even finish in the top seven.
Still, great to be back at Meadow Lane after such a long absence and there's always something great about an injury-time goal.
Thought exactly this when I saw the crowd figure - no chance. 223 from YeovilQuote:
Originally Posted by keldsyke
Nope. Notts we semi effective for about 20 minutes in the first half and then garbage for 60(9) minutes. Couldn’t string a pass together. Had no idea how to play out without Cameron. And I think teams have cottoned on to the one type of goal we are trying to score (it’s not fifa ffs). If we’re in the 18 yard box shoot! unless someone is clearly in a better spot. If I see one more cut back/sq pass to no one from a player in a perfectly good shooting position I’ll… get all shouty or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warnocks Legends
Back in the day, if fans questioned the attendance figure it was always because they believed the official figure was lower than the true number.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoppie
Fword didn't have a game today but you'd only expect that to add a few hundred. An extra 1,300 on the last Saturday game (two weeks ago) with the weather not great today and following a very disappointing result seems more than a bit odd.
I'm usually within 10% of my Meadow Lane crowd predictions, but I was way off today. The Family Stand looked a bit fuller than usual, but I was a bit surprised when nearly 7,000 was announced as the attendance on a cold day against opposition that wouldn't draw in many neutrals. I've never agreed with the many "there were more there than that" conspiracy theories over the years, so I'll take it at face value and say it was a fantastic attendance for this level. Just a pity the game didn't match it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoppie
100% agree but I actually don’t think he closes down that quickly, it’s all a bit lethargic, there was a point in the first half if he had put in a sprint on the keeper he was in trouble. I hate calling our players and I rarely do it, but he’s obviously leaving at the end of the season and there’s a point where you think do we give someone else till the rest of the season, I see Mitchell as a bit of a Sam, if he’s given a bit of trust and support I honestly think there’s a very good player in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_anticlough
I’d rather us sign a new striker. On loan or permanent matters not. We need someone who is a genuine threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by durhampie