Match Discussion: Game 8 - The Shrimps (A) Live

[Robbie]

Update.

Notts are not at their best so far. Morecambe's tactics are working perfect for them at the moment.

Morecambe 1 Notts 0

42 mins gone

[Robbie]

That first half was the worse from Notts this season. Plenty of work to do in the 2 nd half.

Definitely missing Jones & Jatta.

Notts need some pace so they can get behind the Morecambe lines.

Changes needed by Stuart.

 

I agree wholeheartedly.

 

[Robbie]

Back to it.

 

[Robbie]

Update.

No changes at half time by Stuart.

 

[Robbie]

Update

 

[Robbie]

Update 

Substitutions for Notts.

Should have been done at half time.

 

[Robbie]

Update 

 

[Robbie]

Update 

Substitutions for Notts.

Are they just too late?

 

[Robbie]

GOOOOOAAAAAL PLATT

 

[Robbie]

Update 

 

Update 

 

[Robbie]

Full time 

Morecambe 1 Notts 1

I will take that. Morecambe a very physical side that played to their strengths.

Notts couldn't cope with it at times, but the substitutions for Notts made a difference.

Notts played poorly, but got the result.

 

[Robbie]

Good summing up here

 

[Morten Johansen]

Very open game of football. Could have gone either way. Morecambe will stay up, they´ve got some good players.

I would like to see more from Grant, he´s been very anonymous lately. Our defence got a really big challenge facing towering striker (6 ft 7) Marcus Dackers, on loan from Salford. Platt was a beast today, also managed to score a goal. MOTM.

[Robbie]

The Platt goal that earned Notts a point.

 

[Robbie]

Up to date League 2 table.

[Dripsey3]

We were lucky to escape with a point. The first half was poor. The second half was a bit better. Jodi and Jatta are massive losses. The pleasing part is that the team didn't let their heads drop. That's a good sign. 

[menzinho]

By the sounds of it Morecambe came with plan to press and disrupt us all game and it worked. Playing direct to McGoldrick isn't his game, that's why Jatta is vital in helping combat teams that do press. He's got both the physicality to compete and a bit of pace to stretch defences too.

We are struggling with injures and that showed in the team, last season I moaned because we didn't play any defenders today we played all the midfielders! All a bit too samey in terms of McGoldrick, Crowley, Grant, Palmer all like to be on the ball and pass it, a lot! We needed the likes of Jatta, Jones and Edwards who naturally make more runs.

I'd like to know if playing inverted wingbacks is helping or hampering. I totally get why Jodi plays on the right, he did it his whole career before joining us and his skill level allows him to. I think it makes it harder for the players not as naturally blessed. Tsaroulla has spent his whole career on the left and likewise LWB is an unfamiliar role for Austin.

But credit to the team, for getting the equaliser and keeping at 1-0 gave us that chance. Still need a touch more concentration when it comes to set-pieces, which brings me nicely to the topic we seemed to just totally avoid in the post match interview their "ghost goal". The Morecambe manager claims some of our players agreed it did go over the line. And if it didn't go over the line would their player really have got so wound up to the state he got himself sent off...

I'll take that draw!

[Wheelbarrow repair man]

Well we're just a mere 8 games into the New Season and it appears some Notts Fans are sharpening their knives for Stuart Maynard already. I came across a post in HYS, we have a Squad capable of Promotion, but a Manager who'll get us Relegated.