⚽ Match Thread vs. Gateshead FC 16.08.22 [NL]

[durhampie]

I understand that all Notts fans want to be out of this league asap, but the reaction to Tuesday's draw seemed negative in the extreme.
I think Gateshead will prove to be a tough place to get anything from, and although still early, Saturday's game will tell us more about how we will fare this season. Having said that, after the latest LW presser, it seems we haven't yet fielded our desired formation, and probably won't on Saturday either, so I think patience is needed at the moment, before we see the real LW's Notts. Cedwyn Scott getting Covid has set us back more than we fans have realised.

It shows just how far our once great club has fallen when people say that going Gateshead will be a tough place to go. .I dont know what they would have said years ago when we were regularly visiting the likes of Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and Villa Park just to name a few..

[SwalePie]

It shows just how far our once great club has fallen when people say that going Gateshead will be a tough place to go. .I dont know what they would have said years ago when we were regularly visiting the likes of Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and Villa Park just to name a few..

It's all relative though isn't it? If you are a lower-half first division club going to Old Trafford it is a tough place to go. If you are a play-off level National League club going to newly promoted Gateshead on a filthy Tuesday night, that is also a tough place to go.

Those of us old enough to remember being in the top division or the second tier can't help but remember the 'good old days' but we are now in the NL. Hopefully not forever though.

[laddo]

The Panic Brigade or the Called It Early Brigade?

We'll know at the end of the season.

I see that a lot of people predicted a playoff finish this season, so the Called it Early Brigade' is plentiful. I'm a signed up member on that basis.

History tells us that predicting Notts won't get promoted at the start of each season is a very safe prediction to make. It deserves no medals IMO, I certainly won't be expecting one.

[laddo]

And therein lies the problems with some folks perception. The days of regularly visiting Old Trafford (did we ever?? Does 3 years in a row count) are decades, a generation ago, it's just not comparable IMO.

If you compare everything back to the golden era of late 70s early 80s then the past 40 years must be absolutely miserable , long before we dropped out the football league.

If on the other hand it had been said that how far we have fallen because it wasn't too long ago that a trip to Swindon, Bradford or Stoke was viewed as a tough place to go, I fully get it.

Different eras, different animals.

[durhampie]

And therein lies the problems with some folks perception. The days of regularly visiting Old Trafford (did we ever?? Does 3 years in a row count) are decades, a generation ago, it's just not comparable IMO.

If you compare everything back to the golden era of late 70s early 80s then the past 40 years must be absolutely miserable , long before we dropped out the football league.

If on the other hand it had been said that how far we have fallen because it wasn't too long ago that a trip to Swindon, Bradford or Stoke was viewed as a tough place to go, I fully get it.

Different eras, different animals.

All of that doesn't mean that we have to accept the current situation that we are in. It would appear to some that it is acceptable to see us losing to the likes of Dover, Woking, Aldershot and Eastleigh, as these are tough places to go to..

[Magpies1959]

When did I ever say it was acceptable losing to the likes of Dover, Woking, Aldershot and Eastleigh.
We may not like it but we are where we are for a reason, and as such a Tuesday night away game at Gateshead is a tough game, much as when we are promoted this season, a Tuesday night away fixture at Swindon will be a tough fixture. To those of us old enough to remember the 'glory days', where we are today is hard to take, but you cannot dis an away point at Gateshead purely on the fact we once were playing Man Utd don't ya know.

[durhampie]

When did I ever say it was acceptable losing to the likes of Dover, Woking, Aldershot and Eastleigh.
We may not like it but we are where we are for a reason, and as such a Tuesday night away game at Gateshead is a tough game, much as when we are promoted this season, a Tuesday night away fixture at Swindon will be a tough fixture. To those of us old enough to remember the 'glory days', where we are today is hard to take, but you cannot dis an away point at Gateshead purely on the fact we once were playing Man Utd don't ya know.

I didn't say it was you magpies1959, I was just generalising on what other reactions have been saying since we have been in this league.
I accept that many younger supporters have only known failure whilst supporting Notts. It would be a shame for that to be the norm.
We cant let the club think that we are content to be where we are, otherwise that may well up being the case.. I have always supported this club and like so many others there is concern about our ability to get back into EFL.. As Gump said in another thread "We have regressed year on year" Rant over.. COYP

[GranthamPie]

I didn't say it was you magpies1959, I was just generalising on what other reactions have been saying since we have been in this league.
I accept that many younger supporters have only known failure whilst supporting Notts. It would be a shame for that to be the norm.
We cant let the club think that we are content to be where we are, otherwise that may well up being the case.. I have always supported this club and like so many others there is concern about our ability to get back into EFL.. As Gump said in another thread "We have regressed year on year" Rant over.. COYP

Agree ^^^

This argument reminds me of hundreds of years of people going into church and the priest telling us to be thankful and accept our lot in life.

No… no we won’t accept mediocrity… never

[upthemaggies]

Agree ^^^


No… no we won’t accept mediocrity… never

I'd like to agree with this statement but the gate figures currently suggest otherwise, most fans seem quite content winning the majority of home games at this level and making the play offs, which I expect we will do again this season. If not, we'd probably be looking at a 30% drop (around 2k) before stayaways force the issue, 4.5k gates are historically the point where owners really start to panic, but there's no sign of the attendances dropping that low at present.

[magpie_mania]

I'd like to agree with this statement but the gate figures currently suggest otherwise, most fans seem quite content winning the majority of home games at this level and making the play offs, which I expect we will do again this season. If not, we'd probably be looking at a 30% drop (around 2k) before stayaways force the issue, 4.5k gates are historically the point where owners really start to panic, but there's no sign of the attendances dropping that low at present.

Serious question.

Why aren't the gates dropping? I don't think it's only because most fans are just happy with play-offs. I think it is because the majority of fans can see that the club and owners are trying to move forward.

In reply to another of your questions, I don't think the mood of this board accurately reflects the support in general.