Match Thread vs. Basford Utd. 05.07.22 [PSF]

[lunaspie]

Just had to mention, and I know he's got a lot of stick during his time at notts but I've got to praise Kairo's effort, he really looks like a player who wants to stay and earn his place here and good luck to him.

Diamond Giza.

[countygump]

Diamond Giza.

Let's hope his skills don't desert him.

[lunaspie]

Let's hope his skills don't desert him.

Bazaarly enough,I don't think they will.

[countygump]

1-5 a few mins ago.

[Notts78]

1-5 a few mins ago.

Nice start. I don’t read anything in to friendlies but it won’t hurt to have some of the new lads scoring.

[Eastcoastultra1977]

Nice start. I don’t read anything in to friendlies but it won’t hurt to have some of the new lads scoring.

Won't be getting carried away with that performance !

They were ****e and we were,well,not quite so ****e.

They could only draw 3-3 with Clifton All Whites on Saturday.

[Elite_Pie]

A fairly pleasant way to pass an evening, but a bit frustrating that the players didn't wear squad numbers so I still don't quite know who is who. The game was as expected, very one-sided and the score probably flattered them more than us. Hard to determine our playing style under 'Willball', because they never pressed us high so we never needed to piss about at the back. I spent a while behind the away dugout in the second half (which was about two yards away) mainly to listen to the new coaching team, and LW is definitely more animated and vocal than RH. I mostly liked what I heard, because the advice was to get forward far more than to drop back. I don't know if "treble, treble" is a common coaching term, but it was repeatedly used.

I didn't really like the new kits after seeing the pics, but after seeing both in the flesh I now dislike them even more. The away kit is so insipid it looks like something that has gone wrong in the wash and you would only use for gardening. The home kit just doesn't look like a Notts shirt, it looks like a hybrid of our worst ever home shirts. I realise you don't get points for stylish kit, but I won't be buying either of them even if I see them going for a fiver on ebay. It was noticeable that 'Langstaff 9' was by far the most popular name / number combo.

[SwalePie]

Ruben Rodrigues, Macaulay Langstaff, Cedwyn Scott and Kyle Cameron were all on the scoresheet as we ran out convincing winners in our first pre-season friendly.

Luke Williams handed 45 minutes to all available players, with Aden Baldwin missing out as a precaution and Tiernan Brooks making way for trialist goalkeeper Jackson Smith, who played the second half.

Another trialist, James Morton, looked assured in defensive midfield in the first half but was helpless to prevent us going a goal down against the run of play on 14 minutes when Anthony Dwyer finished from close range.

It wasn't long before we were back on terms, the lively Rodrigues scrambling the ball home shortly before an own goal from Joel Taylor's cross put us ahead.

We pressed on after the break and had our third when Aaron Nemane scampered into the box and cut the ball back for Langstaff to finish.

Cameron then got in on the act with a looping header following a goalkeeper error, before Scott rounded off the scoring with a clinical finish from the edge of the area.

We're next in action in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Leicester City on Saturday. Live stream details will follow in due course.

First-half XI: Slocombe; Chicksen, Rawlinson, Brindley; Taylor, Adebayo-Rowling; Morton (T), Palmer, Austin, Rodrigues; Mitchell

Second-half XI: Jackson (T); Cameron, Francis, Bajrami; Munakandafa, Nemane; Vincent, O'Brien, Roberts; Scott, Langstaff



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