Originally Posted by
BanjoPie
I believe there is some correlation between there being no crowd and the poor performances. Many Notts players have played in front of large crowds week-in week-out which is a known motivator and suddenly playing with no fans would make the game seem like a practice match whereas; many players / teams in the NL have mostly played to very small even empty grounds so to them it is normal + these teams see Notts County as a big team and so raise their game!. None of the above is an excuse but it could be a factor in the final analysis.