Super_Danny_Allsopp

FT Ratings: Collin 6 (6) - Generally steady enough. Tootle - 5 (6) - Been OKDickinson - 5 (5) - Let the ball go through his legs on the line, improved in the second half. Isn't the best footballer in the squad, but a hard worker at LB.Laing - 5 (4) - Very dodgy at the start of the game, improved. Got out-muscled by Grimsby's strikers at times. Duffy - 5 (5) - OK Rodman - 6 (6) - Took on his man and made a few decent deliveries. Sometimes loses the ball, but that's part of the package. O'Connor - 4 (5) - Not his best day, missed the penalty. Aborah - 3 (5) - That back-pass. Slow and laboured at times, does recycle possession and keeps hold at the ball, but at a cost, can be lumbering and defensively naive. Forte - 6.5 (N/A)- Totally anonymous first half. Improved drastically in the second. I was questioning why he was still on the field when we made the 3 subs, but he helped turn the game round with his pace.Campbell - 5 (5) Buzzed about, with no real returnStead - 3 (3) - Lost his man for their goal. Losing out aerially, going down far too easily, bit clumsy. Subs: Audel - 5 - Added a bit more beef Oliver - 9 - Totally changed the game. Won balls in the air, enabled us to play up to him when needed, unlike Stead. Collins - 7 - Goal on debut. Sheridan - 6 - With hindsight, it looks a wrong decision tactically to play Stead and Campbell against a big, physical Grimsby side. However, he completely turned the game on its head when he introduced the 3 subs. Took some balls, and it paid off. Grimsby - 6 - They really took the game to us and had an effective game-plan. Direct and physical, stereotypical L2 side. Not the best footballing side, but had a game plan and stuck to it.

HT Ratings: Collins - 6 - Not at fault for their goal, everything else has been adequate. Tootle - 6 - Been OK Dickinson - 5 - Let the ball go through his legs on the line, not been overly impressed with his general play, bit of a donkey. Laing - 4 - The first 20 minutes he didn't win a single thing, thankfully he's improved, but he's getting out muscled by Grimsby. Duffy - 5 - Not that bad, but not exactly solid. Rodman - 6 - A number of good touches O'Connor - 5 - Not really noticeable, done the simple things OK. Aborah - 5 - A few key passes, but part of a midfield 2 which are going missing too often. Forte - N/A - I don't think he's done anything?? Campbell - 5 - Buzzed about, with no real return Stead - 3 - Lost his man for their goal. Losing out aerially, going down far too easily, bit clumsy.

We should be allowed to pick where we play our games, seeing as West Ham can. 1 vote for Asda car park.

Minus the loss of x amount for opening the stadium for 1k fans.

Sheff Utd got 3,632 tonight. They had 19,313 on Saturday.

I forgot we have to play 3 games in this awful 'competition' anyway, so it might be better fielding a team such as yours to give the fringe/youngsters a run out, but also we need to ensure we don't progress further than necessary.

My team would be: -------Adam Campbell---------- -Aborah--Snijders-Burke-Oliver -----------Rodman------------- -Tootle-Dickinson-Duffy-Audel-Adam Collin- We have to play first team players, that's a rule, but there is no rule specifying what position. 4-1-5 will almost be a guaranteed loser

I'm not saying we purposely lose, but maybe a directive of 'this is a training game, result not important, Haydn Hollis feel free to make as many mistakes as you can'

E I E I E I O, up the football league we go

Notts starting XI v Crawley Town: Collin, Tootle, Duffy, Laing, Dickinson, Rodman, Smith, O’Connor ©, Milsom, Campbell, Stead Notts subs v Crawley Town: Loach, Audel, Hollis, Burke, Snijders, Aborah, Oliver

I can see us on the end of a hammering here.

It's got to the point where there is very little to say, we've been saying these things all season. New owners, new season, new players, NO GUY BRANSTON!

Caps of a horrid season on the pitch and off the pitch. Is it next season yet?

Was limited to following the clubs Facebook updates today whilst out with the wife, but very glad to see that we had won. Safe to say, everyone at TK Maxx at the time of our goal was aware someone had scored.

We need a win really, seems like an age since we've had one, and the ones that came under Fullarton were combined with dire football.

At least you may get to play the famous DSC Arminia Bielefeld

So.... -Loach- -Atkinson-Hollis-Edwards-Audel- -Thompson-Aborah-Noble- --Campbell----------Burke-- -----------Stead--------------- 4-3-3?

Match chat fine for me. STARTING XI: Loach, Hollis, Thompson, Noble, Campbell, Burke, Atkinson, Stead (C), Audel, Aborah, Edwards. Substitutes: Pilkington, Murray, Snijders, Milsom, Hewitt, Banton, McLeod

We wouldn't have 11 left to put out!

Hewitt's defending is pathetic. It actually made me angry watching those highlights. He totally ignores even the very basics of defending. Goal 1: Get yourself goalside. Doesn't even try, and the attacker is able to go on like he's not even there. Goal 2: Track your runner. Doesn't. Goal 4: Mark your man in the box and challenge him in the air if necessary. Doesn't even get close. Goal 3 is a Hollis switch off. What stands out is as is par for this season, they are all weak goals to concede. You wouldn't be as annoyed if there was at least a challenge to the attacker in which the defender was beaten, it's understandable. However, not one of those goals was the attacker under any pressure what-so-ever. You can understand why MC was raging.

This would probably suit me aswell, though I do worry Aborah-Noble combo could be a bit light-weight, but I don't see many other better options.

Positives from today: MC's interview.

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