⚽ Match Thread vs. Swindon (A) 31.08.24 [EFL L2]

[queenslandpie]

It was not the kind of performance we have put in in recent years and we will see quite a few "workman like" away games like that this season I think. Swindon were not much good and Notts star players struggled to impact the game. perhaps sulking from the club knocking back big bids for them? The difference is that Swindon had that talentless lump Smith up front and we had Mr Magic. We would have lost that game last season and I think we would also have lost it if Jatta had started. The team was the sum of its parts today and it was classic smash and grab. Overall a poor game, Swindon lack impact in the final third Notts have that bit of magic and woo hoo we can finally defend.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

Look at the stats, we had possession but nothing else

Nothing else but the three points.

Some weeks we’ll play brilliantly and get nothing. Some weeks we’ll play terribly and get three points.
Some weeks we’ll be average and etc etc etc.

We came away with three points. Unbeaten in 4. Steady start.

Our aging forward option pulled out a couple of crackers. More minutes for Palmer. Minutes for Gordon. Minutes for Tsaroulla. Abbott got in on it too.

You Pies.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

I need help? They were all over us, how they didn't win will haunt them for quite a while

Come on CBP, enjoy the result , let the coaches worry about the performance. Embrace the fact that this is a game where we would have capitulated last season, not so today it would seem. Todays a good day , have a fist pump and a little shout of Come on Notts ! Let the good mood wash over us and carry us on until next Saturday when we entertain Accrington who and hopefully win that game in style !!

[uysapie]

Never mind the quality, feel the width. 3 points in the bag, take that all day rather than tippy rappy and getting nowt.

[since41]

They call us the Magpies we swoop we steal we fly away. J S.

[Jampie]

Strong defence and magic finishing snatched victory from the jaws of what would certainly have been defeat last season?

I'll take it!

Surprising tho, we should really have dominated that match.

[Mud Pie]

Swindon's pressing game was good, and our two main playmakers were erratic, meant we couldn't control the game the way we like to.

Didzy has to me seemed really fit and fired up for this season from the off (perhaps he thinks it might be his last, or maybe he like me thinks he underperformed last season) and his goals were top drawer. Theirs was also v good. For all their general press though, they weren't all that exciting in possession.

Professional defending, and a few moments of really slick and quick work through the midfield from Notts make me think there might just be some magic brewing here. Our left is getting there. Abbot looks bright. Bass's solidity (and Platt's) makes such a difference. Not the overall performance we'd like, but some positives, and a great away win like this won't hurt SM's confidence at this point.

eta: their pitch seemed much smaller than Meadow Lane and that made a bit of a difference. Makes me think how wide we were against Grimsby, how even today we're switching well between the wings with Tsaroulla doing well to stay available. Think this is SM using the new home pitch + JJ to our advantage.

[Mud Pie]

SM just mentioned that SR pulled chest muscle being monitored daily, no forecast for return.

thanks. Unusual one.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Swindon's pressing game was good, and our two main playmakers were erratic, meant we couldn't control the game the way we like to.

Didzy has to me seemed really fit and fired up for this season from the off (perhaps he thinks it might be his last, or maybe he like me thinks he underperformed last season) and his goals were top drawer. Theirs was also v good. For all their general press though, they weren't all that exciting in possession.

Professional defending, and a few moments of really slick and quick work through the midfield from Notts make me think there might just be some magic brewing here. Our left is getting there. Abbot looks bright. Bass's solidity (and Platt's) makes such a difference. Not the overall performance we'd like, but some positives, and a great away win like this won't hurt SM's confidence at this point.

eta: their pitch seemed much smaller than Meadow Lane and that made a bit of a difference. Makes me think how wide we were against Grimsby, how even today we're switching well between the wings with Tsaroulla doing well to stay available. Think this is SM using the new home pitch + JJ to our advantage.

With regards Didzy , i think the club should tie him down to become part off the coaching staff once his days are over . The guy sweats and bleeds Notts if you ask me. Not only a top player , but he seems modest, intelligent and a loveable guy , the kind off person you run through brick walls for. Start having the conversation now gents !x

[Could'vebeenacontender]

With regards Didzy , i think the club should tie him down to become part off the coaching staff once his days are over . The guy sweats and bleeds Notts if you ask me. Not only a top player , but he seems modest, intelligent and a loveable guy , the kind off person you run through brick walls for. Start having the conversation now gents !x

He's already doing that to some extent