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I really hope Alex Bass can see that he was truly outstanding against Carlisle and is at no way at fault for the goal conceded against Port Vale. I can't imagine that it's something a keeper like him will really accept, but he has to look at the performances where he has been top draw and use it to get the defence to be more alert to the threat. Honestly, Carlisle was one of the best keeping performances I have seen from a Notts keeper. That is what Alex Bass brings to the team, so I am sure we'll see more top performances from him.

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Fiorentina are a good team, not as good as they were in the 90s but still to only win by 2 goals, that alone for The New Saints is a great achievement. You would expect them to be thrashed, but the defeat is very respectable.

Stuart Maynard has got much right so far; the transformation in our play and defending has been very promising. I think we can forget this past Saturday, against Port Vale - I think he was desperately trying to navigate a very tricky game. I don't think we had many options to really change the outcome there, so I would hope nobody takes that result or Gillingham as a means to dampen what has been a very promising transformation. One thing, which might seem critical - I believe Maynard must demand high performance levels in every game. Morecambe, Carlisle United and Port Vale have seen a mixture of performance. Yes, each of the games which proved to be difficult, two away from home, but I do think various things have impacted the performance. One way experienced league managers navigate these periods is by motivating their players to play at high levels. Yet it's nothing short of promising the transformation we have seen, and whilst we have done well, there are signs at times that we do miss Macaulay Langstaff and even Aaron Nemane. Nemane would have been someone who could have changed the outcomes against Gillingham and Port Vale, no doubt. Yet I acknowledge we have to use what we have, whilst maintaining the same high levels and hopefully, we can continue to see the success on the pitch.

When it comes to football, particularly the strikers at Notts County. "God" has taken many forms.

Notts have made a good start to the season, even though it's early, everyone should be able to see the progress that is being made. The squad is capable of winning ugly, scraping through results or simply blowing teams out of the water. It all goes down to form, and this stage in the season that is the hard task to establish. Some teams are quick to find consistency. We did have that at the beginning, but I think the loss to Gillingham allowed some tension to creep into the camp. It must have been as equally frustrating for the players, as it was for us and the morale has been hit further with losing the likes of Curtis Edwards and Jodi Jones. One thing that is difficult, is maintaining the same squad each week, in and out at this level. This does help, but when you play as frequently as we do, you do have to rotate the squad, and we keep seeing players picking up knocks. I do think, if we can avoid injuries or at least rally those who step in, to lift their game we will continue to do well at this end of the table. I do think come January, it would be wise to seek for a true replacement for Macaulay Langstaff. David McGoldrick can't be played week in and week out, we have to use him wisely at this age, and this is something I mentioned a lot during the start of the season. Jatta is a great talent at this level, he has goals, but sometimes you need someone who can hustle, or just involve himself more into games. I really do think this would help, as every striker will find some games more difficult than others, even though we have Cedwyn Scott and Jevani Brown. I can't see them being played all that often up front. The progress we are making is good, we can continue to compete within the top three or Notts might start to lose ground by failing to make the most of those difficult games. I think we'll be within the playoffs quite easily, but we can't take anything for granted, and we can't underestimate our own good start.