⚽ Match Thread vs. AFC Wimbledon 10.05.25 [EFL L2 POSF1]

[BigFatPie]

Familiar story of our home games this season played ok but not good enough in both boxes. Referee was shyte but you cant rely on reffing decisions going your way, youve got to take your chances and not give em up.

Not irretrievable by any stretch but I wont travel with a lot of hope next week, we just always fall short against the better sides.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Honestly, we were crap. Another home defeat. So, next week it could be Morias and Traore up front. God help us.

A half factual statement! Yes we lost at home again..but we weren't crap but were indeed the better team.x

[ThaiPie]

A half factual statement! Yes we lost at home again..but we weren't crap but were indeed the better team.x

Well said Pedro. A few Gloomsters are throwing the towel in at half time.

[i961pie]

[QUOTE=NottsNotCounty;40704501. First half should have seen Jones and Austin be switched as neither were impacting the game and it was crying out for somebody to take the full backs on around the outside.








Please SM if we start Jones and Austin next game then start them on their correct sides where Jonss won best player of the division and Austin had his best form in a Notts shirt before his injury.[/QUOTE]

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[drillerpie]

Honestly, we were crap. Another home defeat. So, next week it could be Morias and Traore up front. God help us.

Honestly, we weren't crap at all. We played pretty well and I wasn't expecting us to carve them open that many times. I would've definitely taken that level of performance before kick off.

[Med Pie]

Well said Pedro. A few Gloomsters are throwing the towel in at half time.

Because it's so predictable, we are not clinical enough in front of goal, week after week. We're a Macca short of being a contender.

[Notts78]

Because it's so predictable, we are not clinical enough in front of goal, week after week. We're a Macca short of being a contender.

Not disputing your point, but L2 strikers that are clinical rarely exist. Jatta?s stats came up pre game on Sky? scored 19 L2 goals but had an XG of over 24?. That would suggest to me he should be on 30 plus goals as I?m not aware of any goal being XG of 1? a penalty is .8 and he doesn?t take them.

As for the game last night. I thought we were the better side and deserved more? it?s telling that Sky gave there keeper MoM.
I thought the ref got most fouls etc right, however, is card distribution was appalling. He was booking there players for totting up fouls, which IMO is a hindrance on how we want to play. SM was going ballistic about certain players getting fouled every time they got the ball.
I?m not gonna talk about there goal, it was soft as ****.
The players have got to believe in being able to pull it back from here?

[WarsopPie]

Lots to be encouraged about. Still plenty of time to turn it around. Get Didsy fit for next week. Red card might turn into a positive. Hero step up.

We won?t miss Jatta he?s done nothing since January looks the shadow of him once self was watching him closely last couple games and noticed have we actually ever seen him pull the trigger this season from outside the six yard box?
His movement for a striker at this level is abysmal he doesn?t come to meet the ball doesn?t make diagonal runs in the channels he?s that static he may aswell go and stand on coral beach in Ingoldmells.
Sorry to all the happy clappers but as long as Maynard is her Notts won?t do anything Slocombe was at it again last night doing what Maynard should be doing and coaching the players and barking instructions Maynard isn?t up to the job if he was he?d tell Slocombe to sit the **** down and stay out his technical area.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

So it turned out one goal separated the sides as many predicted and the irony of it coming from a Nottingham born player and former Forest academy graduate in Riley Harbottle.

As for our style of play we know what it is and I thought second half we played with tempo, intent and intensity. We have to deal first and foremost with the league two stuff because that’s how teams like Wimbledon and Salford have got the better of us this season by doing league two things such as being physical, a bit ugly, dark arts and a bit rough and tumble.

I think blaming SM for the result last night is harsh. We had the four big chances to score but as has been the case so many times this season we’ve not taken our chances. Grant will need picking up after those missed opportunities, and JJ hit the post.

Let’s remember in the playoff semi final against Boreham Wood we missed two good chances first half from Rodrigues and Baldwin had a couple of attempts yet we went in at half time 2-0 down. Baldwin then scored early in the second half and for me Grant could be the key that unlocks Wimbledon along with JJ, or a moment of Didzy magic. If we can get an equaliser in the first twenty minutes then anything is possible especially with us being away from home.

The second half script is there to be written for someone to step up and get us going and be a hero like Baldwin and JJ were against Boreham Wood.

This contest is far from over.

[Med Pie]

Not disputing your point, but L2 strikers that are clinical rarely exist. Jatta?s stats came up pre game on Sky? scored 19 L2 goals but had an XG of over 24?. That would suggest to me he should be on 30 plus goals as I?m not aware of any goal being XG of 1? a penalty is .8 and he doesn?t take them.

As for the game last night. I thought we were the better side and deserved more? it?s telling that Sky gave there keeper MoM.
I thought the ref got most fouls etc right, however, is card distribution was appalling. He was booking there players for totting up fouls, which IMO is a hindrance on how we want to play. SM was going ballistic about certain players getting fouled every time they got the ball.
I?m not gonna talk about there goal, it was soft as ****.
The players have got to believe in being able to pull it back from here?

But that has happened, far too many times this season so it cannot just be bad luck?

As for referees, why are they seemingly, all, so anti Notts?