The story so far!

[PedroTheFisherman66]

We have played against 3 teams we played last season and so far we have done better than we did when LW was in charge..For me that says SM must be doing something right. Let's hope last night was the transformation in the home form he/we needed.!.x

[queenslandpie]

We have played against 3 teams we played last season and so far we have done better than we did when LW was in charge..For me that says SM must be doing something right. Let's hope last night was the transformation in the home form he/we needed.!.x

I don't think you can read a lot into that. Another 7 games until the magical predictions of the 10 game mark which means nothing much actually. Jan / Feb sorts out what is going on with injuries transfers etc.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

I don't think you can read a lot into that. Another 7 games until the magical predictions of the 10 game mark which means nothing much actually. Jan / Feb sorts out what is going on with injuries transfers etc.

I think if we had lost all 3 games an awful lot of judgements would have been made and posted.some are already posting derogatory remarks.

[itsagrandoldteam]

I don't think you can read a lot into that. Another 7 games until the magical predictions of the 10 game mark which means nothing much actually. Jan / Feb sorts out what is going on with injuries transfers etc.

There's the negative problem that some fans have and won't get rid of for whatever their own agenda is. A great performance, some class individual performances and someone still finds negativity from it. Sad sad sad.

[frenchmagpie]

We have played against 3 teams we played last season and so far we have done better than we did when LW was in charge..For me that says SM must be doing something right. Let's hope last night was the transformation in the home form he/we needed.!.x

I applaud the sentiment but I don't think you can say we played the same teams as last season. Same club maybe. So it proves nothing really. Having said that I feel very positive about the way things are going though very early to judge.

[queenslandpie]

I think if we had lost all 3 games an awful lot of judgements would have been made and posted.some are already posting derogatory remarks.

Well a lot of folk don't want Maynard After a rough start he is bedding in. Most of the people bagging him have done the same job for 100 years and don't realise that it can take a little time to be prepared.

[MagpieNate]

We’ve been the better team in all 3 games, are unbeaten and have 5 points on the board. We’re averaging 1 goal against and 2 scored. It’s a 7.5/10 for me for the recruitment team and SM. No games now until after the window shuts so really intrigued how many more bodies we’ll bring in.

GK - depends on Stone. Imagine what we have is what we’ll go with.

DEF - Macari, Platt, Bedeau with McDonald, Cundy and Ness as cover looks sorted.

Wingers - there’s space for a right footer but not dead against 2 from 3 of Jones, Tsaroulla, Gordon with Chicks and Austin as back up.

MID - the new lads have eased my concerns so far so don’t expect anymore.

ATT - we have a bunch of players able to play the no10 roles but beyond Jatta I’m not sure we’re too strong up top and expect this to be the one position we are 100% looking to add depth.

I’d take no more new bodies though if it meant Jones and Crowley could be tied down to longer contracts.

The pitch looks great and massive on TV. Good times.

[Elite_Pie]

There's the negative problem that some fans have and won't get rid of for whatever their own agenda is. A great performance, some class individual performances and someone still finds negativity from it. Sad sad sad.

I suppose it could be argued with some justification that our first goal was offside, our second was handball, our third was a miscued cross, and our fourth was a fortunate deflection. We certainly had the rub of the green last night for once, but I think you make your own luck to a degree. If you put quality balls into the box and have shots as often as we did, you greatly increase the chance of a 'lucky' break. It would have taken spectacular bad luck for us to come out of the game with no goals, and we were fully deserving of the points.

[MapperleyMagpie]

I thought last night was one of the best performances ( alongside Newport away last year ) under SM. Lots of positives, better defensively ( still room to improve ). Completely bossed midfield, outclassing Grimsby. Jatta may be a little unorthodox and busy at times but has a knack of finding the net. Wingers were on top form, Crowley looked championship level. Good subs, positive attacking set up and with few players coming back I'm certainly more confident than I was few weeks ago. Still need another keeper ,central striker and 1 more midfielder in my books, then job done.

[Jampie]

So far, so good IMO. A few wobbles. Definitely room to improve but we're seeing improvement, I think.

Hopefully one or two more to come in, but even if not, the squad we have now looks pretty strong although the bench is a bit thin in places.