Match Thread vs. Dagenham & Redbridge 02.12.20 [NL]

[Notts78]

No i am telling you how the game unfolded, not through rose tinted spectacles

I do not give a rats arse that Notts had many chances, and should off had a penelty- the point is that they did not score. And in the end could have lost, when they missed 2 good chances. So how can we have such a great defense , if they nearly scored 2 goals ??

Always the same story , notts had lots of chances , but never take them- then lose or nearly lose late on.

I remind you that Dag & R are a poor outfit, right down near the bottom

And if all you pro Ardley fans, do not like it, you know what to do ..

Yaaaaaawn.

[upthemaggies]

If we're happy with play offs then it's looking good right now. 1st place however will be a tough ask from here. Looking at Notts' previous two championship winning seasons away to sides who finished below 12th....

1997/98 dropped 6 points on the road to bottom half sides
2009/10 dropped 9 points on the road to bottom half sides

This season, we've already dropped 10 points to sides who currently sit below 12th.

Some of those teams may end up in the top half, but as it stands we're on course to miss out on automatic again because we drop too many points away to the strugglers.

[magpie_mania]

If we're happy with play offs then it's looking good right now. 1st place however will be a tough ask from here. Looking at Notts' previous two championship winning seasons away to sides who finished below 12th....

1997/98 dropped 6 points on the road to bottom half sides
2009/10 dropped 9 points on the road to bottom half sides

This season, we've already dropped 10 points to sides who currently sit below 12th.

Some of those teams may end up in the top half, but as it stands we're on course to miss out on automatic again because we drop too many points away to the strugglers.

I agree with what you say, although I think it's far too early to write off our title hopes. Yes we are 8 points behind Torquay but we do have to play them twice (I know that doesn't mean we will beat them - but it doesn't mean we won't). They really could be '6 pointers' as win both and we will only be 2 behind but lose both 14 and that would be some achievement to pull that back. I do think we are improving - last night showed that, what a difference to recent away performances. We need to convert chances though. Someone will come on here and say that we were lucky to get away with a point because they had two chances to score - but we should have been out of sight and only a post that was hit and a very dubious penalty decision stopped us, in addition to other chances.

[i961pie]

I agree with what you say, although I think it's far too early to write off our title hopes. Yes we are 8 points behind Torquay but we do have to play them twice (I know that doesn't mean we will beat them - but it doesn't mean we won't). They really could be '6 pointers' as win both and we will only be 2 behind but lose both 14 and that would be some achievement to pull that back. I do think we are improving - last night showed that, what a difference to recent away performances. We need to convert chances though. Someone will come on here and say that we were lucky to get away with a point because they had two chances to score - but we should have been out of sight and only a post that was hit and a very dubious penalty decision stopped us, in addition to other chances.

There is a long long way to go yet.