It's another win where we've seen Notts show grit, determination & great fighting spirit when they've been under pressure, but they also played some good football at times, along with quality finishing

Nothing demonstrated this team spirit more than the sight of Kelle Roos sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate a goal with his teammates..

What are your takeaways from this win?

being Grimsby, just cod and chips

1 hour ago, theAnticlough said:

being Grimsby, just cod and chips

Classic, love it. I’ve just spit my coffee out.

Roos at the treble.

Two more takeaways from the Grimsby win. Confirmation that Notts appear to have cut down considerably on the tippy tappy passing game at the back.

The back three & goalkeeper were more inclined to kick the ball up field from the back or into touch if under pressure, which is a good safety first tactic.

Notts were employing some dark arts during the closing stages of the game. Roos was booked for time wasting, & the team were taking their time when the ball went out of play.

For me there is an irony in the fact we are not playing attractive flowing football and yet we keep winning. We keep surrendering possession and yet the opposition aren't making the most of it. There is a saying in football that games are won and lost in both boxes. We have strong defenders in our box and good finishers in the opposition box. Maybe what happens in between the two boxes doesn't matter! Time will tell if the way we are playing is good enough for promotion though.

I agree with @Robbie sometimes the order of the dark arts becomes a necessity, and all teams utilise this when necessary.

Our Team did what they needed to do and showed the confidence of togetherness and working for each other, all we need now is another gritty performance against Walsall on Saturday. COYP ⚽

@McPie

It was good enough for Port Vale and AFC Wimbledon to get promoted last season by not dominating teams by possession a lot of the time, but winning matches by being dogged, resilient, physical & hard working all over the pitch when they had to, & taking their chances when those opportunities presented themselves.

Some good points have been made above. We might be happier to put our foot through the ball when under pressure, but we're not surrendering possession by design. A bit of solid possession would have been handy while Grimsby were chasing their equalisier. However, what happens in the boxes ultimately decides where the points go, and that's the department we've been lacking in since promotion. It's so nice to be winning these games for a change!

You can't beat a good, gritty away win at a proper old-school ground like Blundell Park. But that's easy for me to say from my armchair ;)