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Mansfield have played well during both half. They deserve the three points because of this and Notts lack pace, they lack ambition and fight. It was a terrible second half performance.

Just win Notts for the confidence and to get the wheelbarrow patched up, a good performance and result could help with the game against Mansfield.

I can't be the only Notts fan that pondered how the hell Carlisle wasn't winning by 2 or more goals before half time? I am surprised Notts even scored by how they played, a good brief spell where they looked confident and good on the ball. Yet it was only short lived, I never thought Notts would have found the net. A draw seems lucky to me.

Morecambe will get a scrappy 2-0 win, I have little faith right now.

Three faults from the performance and Cheltenham game for me. One striker No actual leader on the pitch A verbal but nonsense Richard Duffy returning and being made captain What was Chettle thinking? Half time he should have made the required changes because it was obvious the second half would only get more difficult. I felt more annoyed at the squad selection than anything else. It was never going to win!

Would have rather seen it in the League or F.A Cup than this, that's all. It means little to anyone.

Wrong cup if you asked me, there's no money in this and the F.A Cup could have founded much more but Notts are out now. Quite poor if you asked me.

The game plan should be to keep the ball on the ground and proceed to playing it quickly down the flanks, I think the main area to slow the game down is the middle of the park. If we use the flanks to be direct, the pace Notts has can and will be a benefit to the performance. Boldewijn and Stead can't be the only players pushing to create a scoring chance. So this is something that must improved and it should start away at Bury, Hemmings for me is missing a few goals and if he could get on the score sheet I think he would be a massive player.

If she plays for Liverpool ladies now, why is this all of a sudden news again? A lot of the ladies team must have had it hard but Chris Wood seems to be either stupid or has some form of grudge on Notts. Is he paid peanuts at Burnley?

I wouldn't change too much but I can't see how Harry Kewell can risk playing Jon Stead for another 90 minutes. It's time to get Kristian Dennis in and see if he can make a difference, Kane Hemmings can't be dropped. He holds the ball up the best and is able to put in those useful passes that lead to goals.

I think it will be a 1-1 draw, they seem to be in good form as do we at the moment. I don't think either sides will risk that.

Interesting to see how the Crawley fan spoke about Rob Milsom, he's been pretty average since returning but people seem to rate him for some reason?

I don't find what Kewell says to be interesting half of the time, he speaks things that are the same but just said differently.

Crewe look very poor, the only good thing I can see is that they are capable of scoring. It's going to be interesting to see who comes out on top, if any.

I feel Harry Kewell is right, a win doesn't seem that far away but they need to keep the focus set on the goals rather than the performance. Ross Fitzsimons did very well, I praise him and hope that he continues. I feel the defence protected him very well, Jamie Turley looks to be a great centre back for this league. He takes no nonsense and does all the right things. I'm just delighted to see the progress, so its a good point.

I can't predict the score but if there's no improvement on the amount of goals generally conceded I will be disappointed. Notts just have to get on with the game and turn any bad situations into a positive one.

We need a good performance from Notts on Saturday, as it will be the away games that will start to cost the club the most when it comes to the crunch time of the season. We can't just give the leads away as we have been doing. Improvements can be met from other areas and blamed solely on the defence.

This gives the fans a far better insight into the reserve and academy players, I would be disappointed if the club doesn't keep this up because it's fantastic to see.

I do feel things could improve and winning ways return, but there is still work to be done. If we can narrow down the chances the opposition get, things may improve all round but the best way would be to control the game. I felt at times Notts did this well but certain players rushed the play and it ended abruptly. Jon Stead started numerous promising attacks, only for Lewis Alessandra or Noor Husin to kill off the move. Promising signs I feel.

Saturday should be the perfect chance for Notts to get to grips with what's going wrong. Stevenage are just a very hardworking team, there is little special about them and the difference will be whoever holds onto the ball the best. I would hope Harry Kewell's first managerial home game would spark something from the players. I want to see them play as if they want him to continue picking them. I say 2-2 the score, Stead and Hemmings.

No fight from the players, they switch off and appear to give up. Rather than trying to get back into it.

The only thing I can say is that it should show what progress if any Harry Kewell is having on the squad. It will take time, if Notts plays well in all the areas a win is more than possible but this may take a few games before it happens.

Use the game to test other players who could fit into the formation required fix the defensive issues in the league. Winning games at the moment is a must for Notts. The confidence will be very low and this is a tricky thing to resolve too.

How Notts picked up the ball at times in the first half was good to see, the organisation even then was way off but I felt the communication in the defence was mostly better. The goals came from Notts aimlessly pushing forward without any clear mindset of what to do when they had the ball. The goals were typical of what Notts have conceded this season. Forest Green made scoring look easy but I have no confidence now in Fitzsimons or Hewitt, Jones also looked pretty useless at the back.

I would hate for Hardy to repeat all of Trew's mistakes as chairman, this right now does not look to be moving the club forward. It's bizarre and disappointing. Who exactly is managing the club Hardy or the manager?