Match Thread vs. Grimsby 05.02.22 [NL]

[BCnotts18]

"Games in hand" is holding less and less value. We are now down to 8th on PPG, on course to miss out on the play offs.

We will miss out on the playoffs and as we have so many times in the past, we'll have to start again from scratch in the close season.

Compared to the teams widening the gap ahead of us, we have no where near enough depth, quality and most worrying of all passion for the club.

Burchnall, the owners and the players have to take the blame for our imminent failure this season. Recently Burchnall seems to have lost the plot honestly. His team selections evidently don't work; yet he continues with them - picking players who are either nowhere near good enough or can't be bothered i.e Brunt. Furthermore, rather than sort the problems that are seemingly sprawling throughout the club out, Burchnall seems to get defensive at the mere mention of them; almost like he's attempting to ignore them and hope they'll go away.

The owners, while they are a vast improvement on Hardy, haven't invested in the playing squad anywhere near enough to be repeatedly competitive. I understand that the club is in a poor financial position already, but surely that financial position is just going to worsen if we become stuck in this league like we seek to be.

Finally the players are not pulling their weight anymore, and worryingly im not sure why. The goals have dried up, the defence is leaking more and more and on todays result, we obviously cannot rely on home games, or games in hand to pick up points anymore.

I said after the Bromley game that if we don't beat Grimsby the season is finished and I'm even more certain of that now than I was then. But then again, at least being the new Wrexham and staying down here for a few decades like we're going to will bring us a little notoriety.

[irishpete]

Need a CF who will run at CBs with the ball & in the channels

[Notts78]

We will miss out on the playoffs and as we have so many times in the past, we'll have to start again from scratch in the close season.

Compared to the teams widening the gap ahead of us, we have no where near enough depth, quality and most worrying of all passion for the club.

Burchnall, the owners and the players have to take the blame for our imminent failure this season. Recently Burchnall seems to have lost the plot honestly. His team selections evidently don't work; yet he continues with them - picking players who are either nowhere near good enough or can't be bothered i.e Brunt. Furthermore, rather than sort the problems that are seemingly sprawling throughout the club out, Burchnall seems to get defensive at the mere mention of them; almost like he's attempting to ignore them and hope they'll go away.

The owners, while they are a vast improvement on Hardy, haven't invested in the playing squad anywhere near enough to be repeatedly competitive. I understand that the club is in a poor financial position already, but surely that financial position is just going to worsen if we become stuck in this league like we seek to be.

Finally the players are not pulling their weight anymore, and worryingly im not sure why. The goals have dried up, the defence is leaking more and more and on todays result, we obviously cannot rely on home games, or games in hand to pick up points anymore.

I said after the Bromley game that if we don't beat Grimsby the season is finished and I'm even more certain of that now than I was then. But then again, at least being the new Wrexham and staying down here for a few decades like we're going to will bring us a little notoriety.

Which players are ‘no where near good enough’?

[countygump]

Stall agreeing with David Jackson that top spot looks like it's gone.

Never say never , but it may well have.

Well done Grimbo, a thoroughly deserved victory. They battered us for 60 mins and all we did was constantly give them the ball back. Nowhere good enuff from Notts, to say it was a match dedicated to him, that was a disgrace to Colin's memory.

[TSANHO]

Vincent being unceremoniously dumped from the starting XI is an issue for me. After waiting for his chance then taking it so well - he deserved better than that. Our own player being made to make way for a loanee.

Agree…and Slocombe too. Doesn’t send out a good message when you play well and get dropped anyway for a managers favourite. Brunt has done absolutely nothing since he’s arrived. Baffling.

The lack of character and desire these last few games is worrying. IB doesn’t seem to be able to motivate the players or display an effective plan B (though at times he has managed to get plan A working very well).

We don’t look like a bonded team at the minute, fans will certainly start turning if we don’t start looking interested, or at least together.

[irishpete]

Owners will need to have a rethink on their philosophy in the Summer if we are stuck in the NL again as it clearly isn't working in the NL. Higher up the pyramid maybe but not the NL

[Mark_Ross]

Never say never , but it may well have.

Well done Grimbo, a thoroughly deserved victory. They battered us for 60 mins and all we did was constantly give them the ball back. Nowhere good enuff from Notts, to say it was a match dedicated to him, that was a disgrace to Colin's memory.

Dear oh dear! Never mind auto-promotion. Are the playoffs beyond us?

[irishpete]

Never say never , but it may well have.

Well done Grimbo, a thoroughly deserved victory. They battered us for 60 mins and all we did was constantly give them the ball back. Nowhere good enuff from Notts, to say it was a match dedicated to him, that was a disgrace to Colin's memory.

Old Uncle Col would have seen plenty abysmal performances & had to stay & watch regardless

[BCnotts18]

Which players are ‘no where near good enough’?

Which players have been good enough recently, given we've taken 1 point from our last 9?

I'm not doubting that we have good players, we have plenty of them as our earlier good run shows, but on current form, barely anyone is performing as well as they can.

[countygump]

Plenty of games left, true, but the owd table looking a bit dodgy at the mo.