Match Thread vs. Hartlepool United 10.04.21 [NL]

[MAD_MAGPIE]

Let's hope the players can rally in the last 15 minutes and try and show their character and get an equaliser.

[the_anticlough]

I'd give Roberts the rest of the season off and start again with a clean slate in pre-season. Clearly being rushed back too soon every time.

Agree

[BanjoPie]

Hope IB works on passing in the next training session!!!

[jackal2]

2-0 all over.

[Glad2BeAPie]

Roberts off, poor lad looks devastated. Come on Notts only got 10 men now.

We've played with 10 from the start

[countygump]

Hope IB works on passing in the next training session!!!

Notts have been poor this match, no real attempt to get an equaliser. Oops

[BanjoPie]

[MAD_MAGPIE]

That Hartlepool player had all the time in the world to control that ball and riffle it into the back of the net with nobody on him.

A bad result today, and with the injury to Cal Roberts I think that shuts the door on automatic promotion this season.

[BanjoPie]

Caused our own problems by giving the ball away too often

[the_anticlough]

3-5-2 was stumbled upon by Ardley, right after the player's meeting. IB inherited it, dropped it, but quickly went back to it after Aldershot

Over the last 8-10 games or so, it's definitely won us more points than formations with a back 4. But it's an accidental formation and the the squad wasn't assembled for it. Our lack of specialist players for 3-5-2 is bound to catch up with us, and a switch back to a back 4, sooner or later, has always been highly likely