Squad problems

[laddo]

What it says on the tin, from the start. The start was missing out on penalties to Hornchurch for a day out at Wembley, but that was only one game so forms a miniscule part. The rest is based on what I've seen with my own eyes, along with the thoughts (both positive and negative) of posters on here who did see the games I didn't.



It certainly is evolving and my views won't be preconceived either way, they will be based entirely on what I see as they always are.



The opposite is to chuck all your chips in based on flimsy evidence, and that's not really my style. Honestly, I would love you to throw that back in my face when we are promoted at the end of the season, but I've not seen anything yet to suggest that is likely.

Ok so it's clear you don't know or understand what a bandwagon is

Good to hear your views have evolved and changed from the start like everyone else's as they should.

As I've said to you before and many times on here, stating Notts (or any team outside the Premiership) aren't going to get promoted this season and if they do then you can say 'I told you so' is one of the safest and easiest prediciton/bet going around in football,. especially in Non League with only 2 promotion spots.

Safe to say it's odds on in all cases in the National League, but I strongly suspect you know that and if you don't you should

[Elite_Pie]

Ok so it's clear you don't know or understand what a bandwagon is

I go by the dictionary definition of "used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support". If I've got it wrong, please enlighten me.

As I've said to you before and many times on here, stating Notts (or any team outside the Premiership) aren't going to get promoted this season and if they do then you can say 'I told you so' is one of the safest and easiest prediciton/bet going around in football,. especially in Non League with only 2 promotion spots.

Safe to say it's odds on in all cases in the National League, but I strongly suspect you know that.

Yes I do know that. If you want to patronise anyone on their understanding of betting odds, I suggest you look elsewhere. We are currently around the 3/1 mark (a 25% chance) to be promoted and on the basis of what I've seen, I don't see that as value.

I don't do "chips all in", "bandwagons", or "still feeling brave". I leave that to the drama queens and just say what I see.

[uysapie]

I go by the dictionary definition of "used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support". If I've got it wrong, please enlighten me.



Yes I do know that. If you want to patronise anyone on their understanding of betting odds, I suggest you look elsewhere. We are currently around the 3/1 mark (a 25% chance) to be promoted and on the basis of what I've seen, I don't see that as value.

I don't do "chips all in", "bandwagons", or "still feeling brave". I leave that to the drama queens and just say what I see.

I thought bandwagon was a flavour of the month or a comedy show.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Waggon

[KCNotts]

I think you lost all credibility with your line "Palmer appears to be a direct replacement for Reeves and possibly a little better"..!
Palmer is class , Reeves wasn't and isn't fit to tie his shoe laces.

I shall hold out on my platitudes for Palmer until I've seen some more assists and goals from him. I agree he is busier than Reeves was and doesn't lose the ball half as much.

[LaxtonLad]

We ought to be signing players better than we already have, obviously, but there we have a problem in identifying them. The bro's have a business which seems European orientated but we can't sign any foreigners. Burchinall has experience of using them but that was when he was abroad and therefore must have little knowledge of home grown non-league players. The players he has brought in are not gelling at all, apart from once and since then seem to have settled to a non-acceptable level but one they are familiar with.

Any of us watching Notts play or listening to Charlie and Stall are finding the same old, same old Notts devoid of ideas of how keep the ball in the enemy's half. I sometimes take my grandson to games and for the last three years I've seen us defending our half and have lost count of how many times I've told him "All the football's being played in Notts' half again...".

In this dinosaur's opinion we've never replaced Don Masson and never will, but there are quality midfielders out there who know how to control a game but they will cost money and will want to see how serous we are and that we mean business. The same goes for effective strikers, non-league strikers are in non-league for a reason. Bringing in non-league players to play alongside other non-leaguers is not, and never will be, the way forward.

[laddo]

I go by the dictionary definition of "used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support". If I've got it wrong, please enlighten me.

Yes I do know that. If you want to patronise anyone on their understanding of betting odds, I suggest you look elsewhere. We are currently around the 3/1 mark (a 25% chance) to be promoted and on the basis of what I've seen, I don't see that as value.

I don't do "chips all in", "bandwagons", or "still feeling brave". I leave that to the drama queens and just say what I see.

I must say I do approve of your new approach to quoting my posts, splitting it up. Far better than your old method of cherry picking just one sentence/paragraph to mislead or blatantly misquoting my posts. Another example of the new and improved NCM this season

Of course you haven't got the dictionary definition wrong looks like a copy n paste job to me.

My point being is once again you take it too seriously. The bandwagon created back in March is naturally a bit of fun, premature support of the new man based on interviews only before a ball was kicked. Of course it's more sensible to see what happens and then comment as Notts win, draw or lose games and how they perform. Well done you

It's just a bit of fun old boy, don't take it all too seriously.

I wasn't patronising anyone and I am glad you agree regarding the odds, I was just highlighting to all the fact that statements like yours (and by others) aren't quite as grand as they first appear. It's not a 50:50 flip of the coin scenario far from it as you know.

In very simple terms 2 go up, and 21 don't. Whether you go by that or the bookmakers odds at the start of every season , or the club's history pages it's always the case that Notts are very likely not too go up. Therefore anyone predicting failure is the safe bet and unlikely you will be proven wrong, but you ain't going become rich.

Now what are we going to do about this midfield? And does a change in preferred formation help or hinder our chances of getting the bandwagon back on track#choochoo

[Elite_Pie]

Another example of the new and improved NCM this season

That may be your opinion, but it's not one I share. For me the board has become a bit tame and dull, with not so many posts to read.

Everyone will have different opinions on what they like and don't like.

[Davy500]

I must say I do approve of your new approach to quoting my posts, splitting it up. Far better than your old method of cherry picking just one sentence/paragraph to mislead or blatantly misquoting my posts. Another example of the new and improved NCM this season

Of course you haven't got the dictionary definition wrong looks like a copy n paste job to me.

My point being is once again you take it too seriously. The bandwagon created back in March is naturally a bit of fun, premature support of the new man based on interviews only before a ball was kicked. Of course it's more sensible to see what happens and then comment as Notts win, draw or lose games and how they perform. Well done you

It's just a bit of fun old boy, don't take it all too seriously.

I wasn't patronising anyone and I am glad you agree regarding the odds, I was just highlighting to all the fact that statements like yours (and by others) aren't quite as grand as they first appear. It's not a 50:50 flip of the coin scenario far from it as you know.

In very simple terms 2 go up, and 21 don't. Whether you go by that or the bookmakers odds at the start of every season , or the club's history pages it's always the case that Notts are very likely not too go up. Therefore anyone predicting failure is the safe bet and unlikely you will be proven wrong, but you ain't going become rich.

Now what are we going to do about this midfield? And does a change in preferred formation help or hinder our chances of getting the bandwagon back on track#choochoo

You are correct laddo, on the basis of only 2 teams going up, this is unlikely, unless Notts show us evidence to the contrary, which so far they have clearly not

After the the very poor performance at Altringham, it has now convinced me Notts are just not champions material ( unless of course they show evidense to the contrary)
I hear a lot of people saying its only one match, which is correct, and in itself means little, its more the cumulative effect of these defeats over a season that causes the damage, say if they lose again to a poor outfit in 4 or 5 weeks time, then again later, over a season you have 5 or 6 losses, which equates to between 10 or 15 points ie the damage, unless going forward notts can show us otherwise, we will be

In the play offs again, with ultimately the poor officials deciding the outcome of the matches, a complete lottery, where Notts chances will at least be increased by finishing 2nd or 3rd

[i961pie]

You are correct laddo, on the basis of only 2 teams going up, this is unlikely, unless Notts show us evidence to the contrary, which so far they have clearly not

After the the very poor performance at Altringham, it has now convinced me Notts are just not champions material ( unless of course they show evidense to the contrary)
I hear a lot of people saying its only one match, which is correct, and in itself means little, its more the cumulative effect of these defeats over a season that causes the damage, say if they lose again to a poor outfit in 4 or 5 weeks time, then again later, over a season you have 5 or 6 losses, which equates to between 10 or 15 points ie the damage, unless going forward notts can show us otherwise, we will be

In the play offs again, with ultimately the poor officials deciding the outcome of the matches, a complete lottery, where Notts chances will at least be increased by finishing 2nd or 3rd

Everyone is catching on that Roberts is all left foot and when on the right he always cuts inside. Why not try him on the left where Wooton might benefit from some decent crosses?

[KPie]

Everyone is catching on that Roberts is all left foot and when on the right he always cuts inside. Why not try him on the left where Wooton might benefit from some decent crosses?

i think Roberts would benefit massively from having a Winger on the other side and interchanging and swapping wings during the game. in Nemane we have the opposite of Roberts, Nemane is all about Pace, Roberts all about close control and skill. you won't find many full backs in this league who can deal competently with both.

I also think that by playing a winger in front of Taylor we would see the best of him, he has all the pace and a decent cross, let him overlap and use his pace.

Can someone ask tonight when Knight will be fit again?