⚽Match Thread vs. Forest Green Rovers 23.09.09 [EFL L2]

[JoePass]

Easily 3 times thanks to our wafer thin defence. Yet again pish poor

Another brilliant win, these lads never know when they are beaten, the Estrella is going down well in Spain tonight. COYP

[jackal2]

Now for the one major criticism, Stone is a huge problem. He must be a secret Vampire, he looks petrified to come of his line for a cross. As for his distribution which apparently is his strength, i'm sorry i don't see it.

His distribution in previous games has been good, but today his radar was all over the place.

I don't mind whether goalkeepers are more or less assertive in coming off their line. The problem comes when you don't know which one they're going to be. I remember Steve Mildenhall coming to Notts as a highly rated young goalkeeper but his weakness was very quickly evident: his decision-making was completely erratic. The great Steve Cherry on the other hand was never a great one for leaving his line, but a fantastic reflex shot-stopper. I think a good 'keeper can be assertive or conservative in their decision-making, but their defenders need to be certain either way.

[SwalePie]

[maddogslater]

A great result for the new fans, over ten thousand home fans 👏 anyone want a kitten, I gave birth to a litter 2nd half 😀

[countygump]

[Chicken Balti Pie]

I'm still wondering how we allowed to let Deeney turn and get his shot away for their first, and how we let the ball just trickle in for their second. Stone looks terrified to come off his line, if he'd asserted himself he could've quite easily claimed the ball before it went past him, but it seems to me that after rushing out and getting sent off against sutton, he looks reluctant to do it anymore, still not keen on him at all.

He's always been rooted to the line, one of the things that has always been said about him even before Notts

[countygump]

Highlights:


https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...two-highlights

[Elite_Pie]

Probably a great game for the neutral, but that second half wasn't good to watch as a Notts fan. First half we looked in control and took our chances, but we started the second half like we started at Sutton. We were disorganised and second to everything, and allowed them to take charge. They passed through our midfield with ease and their goals were no surprise. At least we had the balls to battle back, and the 3 points were the main thing. Another fantastic attendance with over 10,000 home fans, I hope they come back for more.

[jackal2]

Probably a great game for the neutral, but that second half wasn't good to watch as a Notts fan. First half we looked in control and took our chances, but we started the second half like we started at Sutton. We were disorganised and second to everything, and allowed them to take charge. They passed through our midfield with ease and their goals were no surprise. At least we had the balls to battle back, and the 3 points were the main thing. Another fantastic attendance with over 10,000 home fans, I hope they come back for more.

If a finger-biting 7-goal thriller doesn't bring 'em back for more, I don't know what will!

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Highlights:


https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...two-highlights

Looking at those, what on earth was Stone doing for both goals, his distribution was also awful, if it wasn't for Slocombe being worse, I'd consider dropping him.

Still scratching my head about what the penalty was given for?