John Thompson: 'Notts County a bit devoid of ideas against Chesterfield'

Former Notts County captain John Thompson has claimed that Notts County looked "a bit devoid of ideas" as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at Chesterfield on Sunday.

The Magpies' televised League Two clash at the Proact Stadium was the archetypal "bad day" as they conceded two goals before the break due to dreadful defending.

Although Dan Jones halved the deficit late on, the following nine minutes of stoppage time only yielded another goal for the Spireites as Matt Tootle gave away a penalty which Kristian Dennis converted.

"There was never really a plan B," Thompson said after the game on BBC Radio Nottingham. "It's a frustrating game all around. This was a very bad 90 minutes.

"Today their two centre-halves dominated (against Stead and Ameobi), there was a lack of pace. Chesterfield were constantly running at the Notts defence.

"They look a bit devoid of ideas out there today."

The result keeps Notts four points adrift of third-placed Wycombe Wanderers, with the five teams below the Magpies all boasting a game in hand.

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