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Match Discussion: League Two - Chesterfield (A)

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{ "overview": "Discussion following the playoff match against Chesterfield, with reflections on the game, celebrations, and upcoming final against Salford.", "key_points": [ "The match was described as tense, particularly in the last 20 minutes.", "The team defended well, mirroring a tactic used successfully by Wimbledon the previous season.", "There was some fan disorder following the match, with confrontations between home and away supporters.", "Belshaw was praised as a key signing for the season.", "There's a long-standing winless streak against Salford that needs to be broken to achieve promotion." ], "worth_thinking_about": [ "How can the team improve ball retention and attacking threat for the final?", "What measures can be taken to prevent a repeat of the fan disorder seen after the match?", "How significant is the turnaround in the club's fortunes over the last decade?", "What role did factors like Covid and success in the National League play in the club's recent growth?" ], "important_replies": [ { "post_id": 240970, "note": "A member reflects on the remarkable turnaround of the club, contrasting current large crowds with those of 2016 and wondering about the reasons behind the change." }, { "post_id": 240911, "note": "A member describes the match as tense, praising the defensive effort and noting concerns about managing the game better in the final stages. They also express reservations about the pitch invasion." }, { "post_id": 240906, "note": "A member highlights Belshaw's importance to the team's success this season." }, { "post_id": 240904, "note": "A member expresses disappointment at the fan behaviour that marred the celebrations." }, { "post_id": 240903, "note": "A member acknowledges the team's composed performance but notes a missed opportunity to c

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Tense game, far too evenly matched for my liking!

Our backline was absolutely immense, and they had to be because the ball just kept on coming back as the team ahead just couldn't keep a hold of it.

Wembley here we come.

Potential revenge against Salford - especially for Jatta. I can see that happening

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This perfectly sums up the Notts performance tonight.

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I agree a fantastic display by our defenders, a very tense game, especially the last 10-15 minutes, I just wanted Notts to keep possession but they just kept giving the ball away and Chesterfield kept coming at us but all was well in the end we stood firm.

There’s nothing like a live match under the lights what an atmosphere, the fans were brilliant even the Pavis stand where I sat were singing their heads off.

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Best vocal support over 90 minutes I've ever experienced at Meadow Lane.

And I know they shouldn't have gone on the pitch but seeing literally thousands of YOUNG Notts fans having the time of their life is pretty amazing after all these years.

Keeping Chesterfield scoreless over the 2 legs is most impressive. From what I saw, it never looked like Notts were going to lose last night. Wembley awaits. Nice.

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Those 4 at the back were unbelievable.

Credit to the club/MP for taking the decisions to allow that...

Belshaw for Roos, instilling so much more confidence on the players in front of him

Making RodMac captain - it helps to get this right. If someone is a true leader of the team, make it official and reward it with the armband

A very composed performance yesterday, we looked in control for most of it but didn't quite manage to put the game to bed when we had a chance to. Apart from the one lapse (when Berry belted a free shot into orbit) it was an excellent defensive performance from the whole team.

For the final we will need to hold on to the ball better and pose more of an attacking threat, although I doubt we'll be taking too many unnecessary risks. We showed signs of finally getting to grips with Salford in our last game against them so maybe it'll be time to finally beat them?

I don't mind a good pitch invasion, but heading straight over to the away fans and giving it the big 'un behind a line of stewards isn't really needed in my opinion.

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2 minutes ago, StarkMallard said:

I don't mind a good pitch invasion, but heading straight over to the away fans and giving it the big 'un behind a line of stewards isn't really needed in my opinion.

Yeah, with you there. It might not go down so well with teh FA either

I agree @StarkMallard its a shame the celebrations were spoilt by fans confronting the Spireite fans, I saw smoke bombs being thrown about as well as other things, I hope the club don’t get in trouble.

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I doubt we'll end up in trouble, I think it happens more often at certain clubs. It's just chavvy behaviour we can do without.

I echo @theAnticlough's praise of Belshaw, he's been our key signing and without him I doubt we'd have reached the playoffs at all. He didn't have a lot to do yesterday, but like all good keepers he was there when we needed him with that low save in the second half!

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That was tense, particularly that last 20 minutes I agree we could’ve probably managed that last period better, especially with the space Chesterfield left for us to exploit. I’m sure MP and the coaches will point this out in the debriefing.

Can’t fault any of the effort and the sheer determination when it came to defending our box though. We basically did what Wimbledon did to us last season in the play-offs. You can’t say we aren’t learning and it definitely worked.

Yeah the scenes at the end were embarrassing really, typical minority spoiling it for the majority. Don’t even think anyone should’ve been on the pitch, a bit tin-pot for me, we haven’t actually won anything yet!

Really don’t know how to feel about playing Salford at Wembley though, we are going to have to break a shocking winless streak to get into League 1.

On 16/05/2026 at 02:03, Sheffield Pie said:

Best vocal support over 90 minutes I've ever experienced at Meadow Lane.

And I know they shouldn't have gone on the pitch but seeing literally thousands of YOUNG Notts fans having the time of their life is pretty amazing after all these years.

Great post.

I marvel at this, can't get my head around it. I spent many a game circa 2016 in the Pavis seeing only septuagenarians making up 4,000 crowds. It looked for all the world that the club was slowly dying.

What a turnaround in just a decade. Did Covid change things? Was it winning tonnes of games in the NL? Is it just the popularity of live football in general and we're a big city? Maybe a combination of all of those. But thanks to all those septuagegenarians and those who came before them for sowing the County seeds. Individual family folklore and stories past down is a large part of the reason we have new generations of fans in big numbers.

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