Faces not fitting

[magpie_mania]

Yes, Delroy has provided a far more accurate analysis than Jacob, Prophet & Swale. It seems some fans, rather like some of our players, are sleep walking through this season. Pedigree, last season's history and reputation count for sod all - it is the here & now that matters.

I think the vast majority of players who have left us over the last 10 years have gone out of league footbal altogether. There are at least 6 that will go the same way from this mob.

Turley & Ward are delivering as are the inconsistent but occasionally dangerous Enzio & Alessandra. Milsom is decent on the ball, the keeper is doing well and Hemmings always gives you a chance with his mobility & grit. Chuck ?The experience of Duffy & Stead in and you've basically got the only players worthy of a place in decent league 2 team tbh.

Thus, I have sympathy for Kewell but his strategy and tactical approach are causing him, and us, some serious problems.

Last season's history surely counts before a ball has been kicked in the new season.

I certainly didn't expect the terrible defensive record over the first few games.

Have to say I was really hopeful before the season started. The more and more it has gone on, the more I see how we have suffered because of the refereeing errors in the play-offs. If we had gone up then I reckon it would have been a different story.

[McCullochisGod]

Last season's history surely counts before a ball has been kicked in the new season.

I certainly didn't expect the terrible defensive record over the first few games.

Have to say I was really hopeful before the season started. The more and more it has gone on, the more I see how we have suffered because of the refereeing errors in the play-offs. If we had gone up then I reckon it would have been a different story.

Yes there were refereeing errors but we were completely outplayed in the play offs

[Davy500]

Yes there were refereeing errors but we were completely outplayed in the play offs

Outplayed ?

We finished higher than Coventry in the League

Yes Coventry were good only in the first half. At there place they did not out play us, nor in the second half

Without refereeing errors Notts would lead 3 -2 on aggregate when Forte scored with 20 mins, outplayed my ass

[DelroyFacey22]

I certainly didn't expect the terrible defensive record over the first few games.

A lot of people did. Me included.

When i saw that we'd not replaced our goalkeeper and were relying on a keeper that I didn't rate that highly when he played last season and we were keeping the same defence that despite not conceding many overall, had seen us slide down from the top 3 over the second half of the season I was not filled with any confidence in the defence at all.

[magpie_mania]

A lot of people did. Me included.

When i saw that we'd not replaced our goalkeeper and were relying on a keeper that I didn't rate that highly when he played last season and we were keeping the same defence that despite not conceding many overall, had seen us slide down from the top 3 over the second half of the season I was not filled with any confidence in the defence at all.

I think the problem in the second half of the season wasn't the defence but the goals scored.

1st 23 games - F 39 A 24
2nd 23 games - F 32 A 24

Not a huge fall but a significant one imo.

Action was taken and 3 players recruited who, let's face it, if they played to their strengths would have been, and are, plenty good enough for this league.

I meant that I didn't really think we would concede 3 goals a game, after 1 goal a game over the whole of the season.

(League games only)

Interesting stat though that if Fitz hadn't lost his head, we'd have gone a whole season without a straight red card. Pretty impressive that.

[Davy500]

I think the problem in the second half of the season wasn't the defence but the goals scored.

1st 23 games - F 39 A 24
2nd 23 games - F 32 A 24

Not a huge fall but a significant one imo.

Action was taken and 3 players recruited who, let's face it, if they played to their strengths would have been, and are, plenty good enough for this league.

I meant that I didn't really think we would concede 3 goals a game, after 1 goal a game over the whole of the season.

(League games only)

Interesting stat though that if Fitz hadn't lost his head, we'd have gone a whole season without a straight red card. Pretty impressive that.

So the injury to bennett could have been significant