⚽ Match Thread vs. Barrow 07.10.23 [EFL L2]

[legs77]

3 points given awsy at Colchester 5 in all against poor teams

We havent given anything away as we never had the points in the first place.

Quite a few said Swindon would hammer us didnt look that way to me !!

[BanjoPie]

Stockport looking the in-form team 6 straight wins - must be favourites for the title

[Proactive not Reactive]

3 tough games in a week probably a lot of heavy legs out there especially on a tricky pitch.
I noticed Swindon lost again today not scoring for the first time this season.
It’s a very difficult league where anyone can beat anyone, long way to go yet onto Mansfield Saturday perhaps toughest test so far

[Davy500]

Stags seem to be draw specilists recently

[upthemaggies]

We're three points ahead of the Munto season at this stage, though it was game 12 at home to Torquay (2-2) that got McP the sack.
One point behind Allardyce's title winning season (game 12 that season being a win at Swansea).

Even if there was pressure on us to go up this season, you couldn't complain too much about an away draw to a side in the top half of the table, especially when there's 3 auto places up for grabs (Also note that Barrow finished 9th last season, they do seem to be a decent L2 outfit now after a couple of difficult seasons finishing 21st and 22nd).

[Proactive not Reactive]

Dont forget the 3 at Sutton Utd another poor team

We were never going to win every game ..and neither was anyone else ..did we gain points in any of the wins ?
The only stat that matters is the league table everyone is dropping points - we are doing brilliantly remember we are Notts County not Man City and they have even lost a couple of games

[optipez]

Stockport are a real concern wont be long till they take over at the top,but there are 3 Automatic promotion places , as for FGR hope they get relegated

Agree with this. Finishing top would be an u believable achievement, the first eleven is good but there's not huge depth in the squad. But, as you say top three is good enough.
I'd be happy to be in the mix until the transfer window opens and we strengthen.

[ncfcog]

Report . . . https://www.ncs-news.co.uk/read/repo...w-a-league-two

[BanjoPie]

A point away is a good result - onwards & upwards, the sun is still shining, its 25C and the beer is cold. COYP’s

[jackal2]

Luke Williams clearly fuming in his post-match comments, saying the team started correctly how we should play and then just stopped doing the right things, too many mistakes "as if we were bored with doing the correct actions". Amongst the key comments:

"We dropped two points for sure"

"Very, very disappointing game for us"

"Almost childish"

"Too emotional - allowed their crowd to come into it"

"Just concentrate, focus, don't get too bored with making the same actions"

"Looked like we were determined, desperate to concede a goal. Crazy."

Make no mistake, this Head Coach is not one for respecting the point, and nothing but a fully focused 90-minute performance is good enough for him. Near enough isn't good enough for Luke Williams. This is the third time in recent weeks after Forest Green and Swindon that we just seem to have switched off after making good starts, and it's clearly starting to grate!