The conditions down the lane were bitterly cold this evening with a swirling wind. The game was quite a frustrating one to watch I thought with lots of stop starts and the referee played a part in that. Likewise Notts general play was breaking down at times and this was in general. Also I thought we let Dagenham control the game too much and were a bit passive and they looked more sharper. I think this run of seven league games plus the two cup games against Rochdale caught up with us.
The problem we have is that when we are good we look really good, but when we are not at our best and our passing play breaks down it can be frustrating. I still think that as fans of Notts County in tier 5 its hard to accept that these are tier five players and as good as some of them are for this level they are not all going to be putting in 8 , 9 out of 10 performances each week.
What we did do is get the three points and that's all that mattered in the end and all that will matter come the end of the season is the amount of points we have. So if we can be a bit off the boil and not at our best and win games then that is a positive.
The last seven league games against Stockport, Bromley, Grimsby, Solihull, Eastleigh, Boreham Wood and Dagenham is about the toughest run we can have this season. We have picked up 14 points so that is 2 points per game and that's what's required to win the title. So overall and having a bit of perspective we are doing really well and are keeping in touch with Cheaterfurlough.
The next run of seven games are now a perfect opportunity for us to do what title winning teams do and beat the lesser sides and push on towards top spot.