⚽ Match Thread vs. Peterborough Utd. 30.11.24 [FAC R2]

[jacobncfc]

The fans calling for Maynard to be sacked I’ll guarantee were saying we’d be bottom half before the season started.

I wasn?t, though.

[CamPie]

Hinchy was excellent today and most of the time he?s started. Good player.

Agreed, I thought it was Hinchy?s best game for us so far.

[Mud Pie]

All we needed to do to give ourselves a very good chance of winning was to stop passing the ball in our own third of the pitch. That?s it. That is all. It was very, very simple.

yah, reading back through this, have to say that when fans say football management is simple, I think they're probably not seeing things clearly. Normally your posts are pretty astute, but you seem to be a bit irrational about SM.

Apart from today, I've seen every minute Notts have played this season, and don't really agree that Hinchy is all that either, yet. Very inconsistent.

Of course that lead was going to be under threat but the subs were either the actions of a man who lost the plot or a man who had an eye on Walsall next week.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/vide...e-593f4b58e7d6

according to SM post posh, he was thinking of the Walsall game. However you judge Notts' priorities on cup/league, that's a reasonable decision isn't it?

[SinceSept1959]

Let's be honest if it wasn't for the brilliance of Alex Bass we would have lost by a far greater margin. Beaten 4 times but still worth 10/10 for me.
Anger and bewilderment at the mass substitutions had turned to disappointment at the end of the game. There's no doubt the players were gutted at the final whistle illustrated by the prone figures of Kellan Gordon and the superb George Abbott who gave his all.
We always discuss and guess the first change and all three of us said Austin to replace Hinchy who was in my opinion the weakest link.
The first change was the injured Scott being replaced by Martin , seen as a possible injection of pace upfront ?
Totally amazed to see Jatts and Macari withdrawn and Austin finding himself in the RB position , their No 7 ghosting past him 3 times in less than 3 minutes !
Yes, Notts needed fresh legs but the four changes all at once totally changed the game in favour of Posh. Whatever SM was thinking beggars belief !
No doubt he will state keeping players fresh for Walsall on Tuesday or more likely trying to settle for defending a 2-1 lead ?
A great ( third ) goal by GA made the scoreline more respectable.
Bedeau wasn't his usual self but was often overloaded without much support. Their midfielders seemed to have the better legs but Palmer finished the game strongly and Abbott was the epitome of perpetual motion.
Very disappointed with Martin and Brown who made little impact as subs.
Of course the inevitable happened with Platt coming off injured after five subs already used.
Attack is often the best form of defence , protecting a one goal lead rarely works and the game was effectively thrown away.
One of their stewards was hoping for some overtime and predicted Notts would equalise because "Posh can't defend."
Managers and coaches live or die by substitutions and tactical changes.
SM got it very badly wrong today kn both counts.

[OP67]

To me Tuesday is FAR more important than a possible cup run where we could get Salford away in round 3 and lose. Promotion is worth far more than a small cup run.....Although we'll probably lose on Tuesday now is true Notts County fashion

[keldsyke]

He explained in the post-match interview that he took the players off with Tuesday’s match in mind. Lose against Walsall and it’s going to look a doubly bad decision.

Perhaps he should tell supporters in his pre-match conference that he?s only half arsed about the match so supporters can decide whether they should be half arsed to go too, and perhaps save some of the money they didn?t work half arsed for in the week?

[Mud Pie]

Perhaps he should tell supporters in his pre-match conference that he?s only half arsed about the match so supporters can decide whether they should be half arsed to go too, and perhaps save some of the money they didn?t work half arsed for in the week?

yes cuz that's what most managers do /s

eta: there was nothing half arsed about the team selection. He definitely went for it to start, but tried to mitigate the coming defeat, it seems.

[SinceSept1959]

To me Tuesday is FAR more important than a possible cup run where we could get Salford away in round 3 and lose. Promotion is worth far more than a small cup run.....Although we'll probably lose on Tuesday now is true Notts County fashion

Or we might have got Liverpool or F word at home too ?
The Lincoln City Cup run under the Cowleys wasn't too damaging for the Imps finances and profile was it ?

[ladyretfordpie]

Let's be honest if it wasn't for the brilliance of Alex Bass we would have lost by a far greater margin. Beaten 4 times but still worth 10/10 for me.
Anger and bewilderment at the mass substitutions had turned to disappointment at the end of the game. There's no doubt the players were gutted at the final whistle illustrated by the prone figures of Kellan Gordon and the superb George Abbott who gave his all.
We always discuss and guess the first change and all three of us said Austin to replace Hinchy who was in my opinion the weakest link.
The first change was the injured Scott being replaced by Martin , seen as a possible injection of pace upfront ?
Totally amazed to see Jatts and Macari withdrawn and Austin finding himself in the RB position , their No 7 ghosting past him 3 times in less than 3 minutes !
Yes, Notts needed fresh legs but the four changes all at once totally changed the game in favour of Posh. Whatever SM was thinking beggars belief !
No doubt he will state keeping players fresh for Walsall on Tuesday or more likely trying to settle for defending a 2-1 lead ?
A great ( third ) goal by GA made the scoreline more respectable.
Bedeau wasn't his usual self but was often overloaded without much support. Their midfielders seemed to have the better legs but Palmer finished the game strongly and Abbott was the epitome of perpetual motion.
Very disappointed with Martin and Brown who made little impact as subs.
Of course the inevitable happened with Platt coming off injured after five subs already used.
Attack is often the best form of defence , protecting a one goal lead rarely works and the game was effectively thrown away.
One of their stewards was hoping for some overtime and predicted Notts would equalise because "Posh can't defend."
Managers and coaches live or die by substitutions and tactical changes.
SM got it very badly wrong today kn both counts.

How can Bass get 10? Yes, he made some great saves but as per previous games I've seen, he continues to kick the ball to the opposition and this was the reason for their equaliser today. If he can cut this out of his game, he truly will be a 10 out of 10 goalie

[Elite_Pie]

To me Tuesday is FAR more important than a possible cup run where we could get Salford away in round 3 and lose. Promotion is worth far more than a small cup run.....Although we'll probably lose on Tuesday now is true Notts County fashion

It doesn't have to be either / or. History shows that many clubs have used a cup run to ignite their season and get promoted as well as having epic cup memories. It seems modern thinking is to prioritise one over the other, which I struggle to understand.