Match Thread vs. Dagenham and Redbridge 27.11.21 [NL]

[SwalePie]

We won end of... Celebrate the victory, dont damn players who did not do what you wanted/expected.

That's the bottom line of course. COYP

[keldsyke]

TBF we have come through this relatively tough period of games unscathed, the true test will be when we have that run against the bottom feeders of this league teams coming up, we need to improve our GD and this will be the perfect opportunity.

For me the true test will be what the quality of the squad will be after the FL transfer window closes, losing just KW on his own will be a major blow but who we replace them with will be even more important. Whoever comes in for anyone we lose has to hit the ground running as the squad depth isn’t good enough at the moment.

[countygump]

[countygump]

[matt_magpie]

We weren’t at it going forward, but I think we were pretty decent defensively and Roberts came good in the last 20 mins which was the turning point, don’t know how Ruben managed to miss that header. Think my feet are finally starting thaw out now.

[TedBovisPie]

Thought Cameron deserved MOM good defender and good on the ball, think he’s a key player, have we lost this season when he’s started?

[countygump]

[KintoreMagpie]

Really interested in IB’s comments that he thought we were good first half whereas, from where I sat in my warm and cosy lounge, I thought, after a bright start by Notts, Daggers were the better team in that period and fully deserved their equaliser. IB seemed less impressed with our 2nd half display when I thought we were the better team and overall just about deserved the three points. Don’t think Cal had one of his better games but what a superb delivery for KW to dispatch. The lad kept trying to the end and, to me, that summed up Notts’ performance. I hope the team can now have a well deserved break and come back refreshed for the task ahead.

[upthemaggies]

The lad kept trying to the end and, to me, that summed up Notts’ performance. .

Yes, can't fault the commitment, the game was reasonably entertaining and we took all three points. It's just that overall, you can see why we've dropped points and why we will drop more points, because we struggled to beat a team out of form - and apparently depleted through injuries.

The table looks pretty good right now, I'm guessing most would have accepted our current position going into December if they'd been told that's how it would look at the start of the season. The obvious blemish is that we've played a game or two more than our rivals and the goal difference isn't great. Things are going OK but having twice had our hands bitten off trying to grasp the play off prize, or three times including Coventry, we really want that top spot - which still looks unlikely at this stage. Not impossible, but it's not a safe bet either.

[the_anticlough]

The table looks pretty good right now, I'm guessing most would have accepted our current position going into December if they'd been told that's how it would look at the start of the season. The obvious blemish is that we've played a game or two more than our rivals and the goal difference isn't great. Things are going OK but having twice had our hands bitten off trying to grasp the play off prize, or three times including Coventry, we really want that top spot - which still looks unlikely at this stage. Not impossible, but it's not a safe bet either.

Yes, there's too much 'our best chance is the play-offs' nonsense with our fans.

The play-offs are terrible! 6 really good teams with average odds of 16.66% of making it. That's Russian roulette odds so not sure why so many seem happy to pull that trigger!

We're 4pts behind C'field and play them twice still. There's still 26 games so it's in our own hands. Sure it's going to be really tough, but please don't give the signal Upies that play-offs are OK and we're happy with that. They're not. We need to hear from IB and the boys that we're going for top and for them to talk about the gap to 1st and get it closed. That way we're more likely to get 2nd or 3rd as consolation (where the average odds are more like 30% chance).