EFL Trophy - The Mariners (A)

Team: Grimsby Town

Date: 04/09/18

Where: Blundell Park

What line-up should Harry Kewell opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

Edited September 1, 20187 yr by super_ram
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Kewell's first game in charge. Think it will be more of a experiment with the younger players to see who can maybe break into the first team. I like our youth setup at Notts so I fully back us to win this game comfortably .. I think it will be a 3-1 win to Notts County. I expect the lineup to be this:

 

Culverwell / Hawkridge - Bird - Dunn - Osbourne / Thomas - Patching - Crawford - Howes / Alessandra - Campbell.

 

Hopefully a chance to lift spirits within the camp. 

Use the game to test other players who could fit into the formation required fix the defensive issues in the league.

Winning games at the moment is a must for Notts.

The confidence will be very low and this is a tricky thing to resolve too.

get out of it asap and focus on the league, its a meaningless cup anyway and will only hinder the league.

I think we should also focus on the league really

I’m hoping we can use this game to give the new players a run out maybe try some new tactics .. this a group stage comp atm so we have a bit of room to move but the league is more important in my opinion .. 

I don't care remotely about this competition and only the performance is relevant.

Use it as a chance to experiment, or alternatively field the squad that might be the starting 11 for league games and make them work hard to impress. *Shrug ????‍♂️

Give the youngsters a run and any that impress should get a league game!

Jake Kean, Ox, Hall, Bird, Scott Golbourne, Enzio, Henry, Patching, Thomas, Dennis, Hemmings

Just try to install a winning mentality from this game, it's winnable and if it does happen it could benefit the next league game.

7 hours ago, ARLukomski said:

Jake Kean, Ox, Hall, Bird, Scott Golbourne, Enzio, Henry, Patching, Thomas, Dennis, Hemmings

Is the Ox fit now? I still haven't seen him at Meadow Lane yet.

its just like notts to do better in this than the league, if they win give more of the youngsters the time of day and maybe they will repay the club.

7 hours ago, Nocturnal-Magpie said:

Is the Ox fit now? I still haven't seen him at Meadow Lane yet.

This is something I asked on Saturday.. i was told yeah which is frustrating 

4 hours ago, Magic magpie said:

This is something I asked on Saturday.. i was told yeah which is frustrating 

If he's fit where is he?

I don't really care about the competition but a win would help boost the players confidence.

1 hour ago, TheSkipper said:

If he's fit where is he?

I don't really care about the competition but a win would help boost the players confidence.

Sorry mate I ment he is still injured bloody phone .. apologies buddy 

3 hours ago, Magic magpie said:

Sorry mate I ment he is still injured bloody phone .. apologies buddy 

No worries, how long is he out for?

15 minutes ago, TheSkipper said:

No worries, how long is he out for?

Not to sure mate

I'm not really bothered about this particular competition, but as many have already said, a win would boost the players confidence. So let's hope for that and that the players play well too. 

It would be interesting to see if Kewell fields a stronger squad than we think.

He might mix it up by fielding some of the players he felt had a bad game this past Saturday with youngsters added or he may start those he felt did well and insert people to fix the bad performers.

Everyone seems out of sync a little and others just have no form at all.

A good performance could lift the players confidence, as would a clean sheet. They will be playing to keep within Kewell's plans tonight.

18 hours ago, Magic magpie said:

Not to sure mate

I wonder if there was much point signing him, I hope he shows us at some point that he worth paying him.

7 minutes ago, TheSkipper said:

I wonder if there was much point signing him, I hope he shows us at some point that he worth paying him.

Right now I’m thinking the same mate .. he’s not featured in any games so far and I think we could do with him pal. What we payed so far isn’t worth it 

Line-up for the game.

Far stronger line-up than I expected, I think it should be an eye opener.

It's good to see Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ward, Kellett and Husin all making a start.

I have a positive feeling.A win for Notts and much needed confidence boost for players and fans.Fingers crossed I'm right.

Edited September 4, 20187 yr by super_ram