Match Thread vs. Altrincham 01.05.21 [NL]

[ncfcog]

Luke Rodgers?

Predictive text, was supposed to say Rodders!

[60YearsAPie]

Predictive text, was supposed to say Rodders!

I guessed that. Just joking.

After seeing the team, my predictive text says 3-0 to Notts.

[frenchmagpie]

Have to say I've lost the will with this team. I won't be paying for any more streams or listening to player videos about how they know they have been underperforming but things will change now blah blah blah. Doyle being the latest. He's the team captain, it shouldn't have been needed 10 games from season close. They are gutless and have no hope of promotion.

Let's wait for next year and see if Burchnall can build a team of fighters.

[wiseoldmagpie]

Well after sitting through the last few streams I agreed to miss this one in favour of a family commitment. Now I have seen the team sheet I feel gutted. This is the team I have wanted to see - Enzio up front and Ruben as the creative. Obviously I want the Pies to smash the opposition but I seem to have removed myself from the breakthrough party. COYP

[Stan Marshall]

I’m very encouraged by the team we’re putting out today. Come on Notts.

[the_anticlough]

Ian Burchnall has handed starts to Richard Brindley, Jordan Barnett, Ruben Rodrigues and Enzio Boldewijn for this afternoon's trip to Altrincham.
Luke Steele retains his spot in goal, with wing backs Barnett and Brindley flanking an unchanged back three of Ben Turner, Mark Ellis and Connell Rawlinson.
Ahead of them, Rodrigues joins Michael Doyle and Jake Reeves in central midfield with Boldewijn partnering Kyle Wootton up top.



There's plenty of pace on the bench with Jimmy Knowles and Lewis Knight waiting in the wings along with Dion Kelly-Evans, Adam Chicksen and Regan Griffiths.
STARTING XI: Steele; Turner, Ellis, Rawlinson; Barnett, Chicksen; Doyle, Reeves, Rodrigues; Wootton, Boldewijn
SUBS: Chicksen, Kelly-Evans, Griffiths, Knight, Knowles

Well that's a step in the right direction...
They should've known better than drop Ruben and Enzio in the first place (if you'd seen us at our best this season)

There's a fair amount of rust in that side so I hope that isn't a problem. Hopefully Brindley, as well as those two, can step into his best game because he's got a lot to offer when he puts his mind to charge forward.

All being well we can return full circle now to the true situation of the squad - attacking flair, solid enough defence held back by not enough football from Centre-mid and full backs!

Anyway, more hopeful of a win today after seeing our only match winners back from gardening leave

[SwalePie]

Liking the look of the starting eleven and that's a strong bench too. Really, really, REALLY hope today's the turning point. Again.

Is Chicksen starting or on the bench? Brindley in or bench?

[ncfcog]

Brindley starting.

[ncfcog]

Has the stream started for anyone yet? I've just got a home type page saying will begin shortly?

[SwalePie]

Brindley starting.

Ta!