Fans' Forum [September 2021]

[LaxtonLad]

I must admit playing out from the back is boring to watch imo. We have started poorly playing this way but have mainly got away with it. It will be interesting to see what happens when we play the better sides, we do better second half but that won't be much good if we are 3 down at half time.

Playing out from the back and tippy-tapping around the back four are the reasons why we look like we have more possession than the other team, as I've said many times in many games most of the football gets played in the Notts' half. We hold on to the ball too long because we haven't the midfielders with different ideas of how to push the other team. Lack of quality will keep us in this league till we find quality and splash the cash on it.

You might feel that clubs like Chesterfield, Wrexham and Stockport are trying to spend their way to promotion but if they didn't try they might as well admit they are happy with non-league football.

[jacobncfc]

Playing out from the back and tippy-tapping around the back four are the reasons why we look like we have more possession than the other team, as I've said many times in many games most of the football gets played in the Notts' half. We hold on to the ball too long because we haven't the midfielders with different ideas of how to push the other team. Lack of quality will keep us in this league till we find quality and splash the cash on it.

You might feel that clubs like Chesterfield, Wrexham and Stockport are trying to spend their way to promotion but if they didn't try they might as well admit they are happy with non-league football.

The funny thing with those three is, for the money they’ve spent, I’m on another forum with fans from across the division and the supporters of Stockport, Wrexham and Chesterfield all think they have as many issues as we currently think we do.

[Killerkline]

Playing out from the back and tippy-tapping around the back four are the reasons why we look like we have more possession than the other team, as I've said many times in many games most of the football gets played in the Notts' half. We hold on to the ball too long because we haven't the midfielders with different ideas of how to push the other team. Lack of quality will keep us in this league till we find quality and splash the cash on it.

You might feel that clubs like Chesterfield, Wrexham and Stockport are trying to spend their way to promotion but if they didn't try they might as well admit they are happy with non-league football.

It doesn’t look like we have more possession, we do have more possession.

Based on your view ‘most of the games get played in our half’. The fact that we’ve only lost one game and won 4 out of 8, our approach must be effective.

Moving onto splashing the cash, did Barrow, Sutton, Harrogate and Hartlepool do that?

[SwalePie]

It doesn’t look like we have more possession, we do have more possession.

Based on your view ‘most of the games get played in our half’. The fact that we’ve only lost one game and won 4 out of 8, our approach must be effective.

Moving onto splashing the cash, did Barrow, Sutton, Harrogate and Hartlepool do that?

Bah! Bloomin' KK coming on here spouting all that fact, logic and common sense. Shocking behaviour.

[LaxtonLad]

It doesn’t look like we have more possession, we do have more possession.

Based on your view ‘most of the games get played in our half’. The fact that we’ve only lost one game and won 4 out of 8, our approach must be effective.

The fact is, if you wander into enemy territory only once but score a goal then defend successfully for the rest of the game, eleven men back, just booting the ball anywhere, the stats will show you had little possession but the football was played mostly in your half.

Leicester won the Premier League with the least overall percentage of possession than any other Premiership champions before, with 42.4%

[crazyfists]

Thanks for the update Jackal.

[magpie_mania]

I interpreted this as suggesting those players were outside of the wage structure that we want to stick to. You don't get financial security by offering silly money.

I thought that it wasn't just the financial part of the deal but living just 20 mins from the Barrow training ground as well

[keldsyke]

I thought that it wasn't just the financial part of the deal but living just 20 mins from the Barrow training ground as well

Barrow train and operate in Manchester

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Overspending is a problem for a lot of teams but it doesn't mean every team will fail. We keep going on about Chesterfield, Stockport and Wrexham will all finish up broke, I think it might sometimes be wishful thinking on our part. But the likes of Derby and Bolton have suffered so who knows, the championship sides are in a lot of danger as they chase the holy grail.

True but it's a gamble....and is the price of success greater than the price of failure.?

[crazyfists]

Ardley wanted to pass it out from the back but it never went anywhere. I don't want IB to end up the same. Tactically I believe he's a couple of levels above Ardley but we're not going to get out this division faffing about with it across the back line. I understand about drawing teams out but then we have to exploit that, I believe alot of teams think before facing us this will be hard then we just pass it about at the back for the first 30 mins and the opposition grow in stature and that puts pressure on our players. I've always liked teams that attack from minute one as you can be 2 goals up before you know it at this level but I'm not a football coach or manager so who knows.