Super_Danny_Allsopp

I'll save real reaction until the emotions have calmed down a bit. However, what I will say is this: Depth. If you take off Enzio Boldewijn, Callum Miller, Jake Reeves and bring on Jimmy Knowles, Jordan Barnett and Regan Griffiths, you will have problems.... and boy did we have problems. The frustrating part of that game is we have nobody to blame but ourselves. Torquay were clinical, but we threw that game.

Personally I would probably go for Brindley at RCB and DKE to RWB. Really rate Rawlinson as a player, but he has never looked comfortable as the right part of a back 3 and he hasn't been in the best of form. JOB to come in for Enzio if he's fit.

I don't know exactly what to expect from Chesterfield, but I'm glad we're not playing Bromley. They are a tough side to face.

Because he is already on a yellow, had still been giving fouls away and then flies into a challenge where he's unlikely to get the ball. You could see it coming an absolute mile off.

Barnet's form has been a bit up and down recently, but they can play without restriction or fear as their season is over. All depends on which Notts team decides to turn up. Been let down too many times to think that after a good result and performance we are likely to build on it and progress from there, usually the opposite happens. I'd go for the lineup below, though I know we'll most likely stick with 5 at the back. The below doesn't offer much width, but you'd expect that with Knight allowed to travel wide and Rodrigues floating, that's where the width would come.

Not a bad first half. Sutton have some very good players up front and Beautyman too. Wootton hasn't really got involved and Knowles is useless as per. I'd bring Enzio on shortly for Knowles.

I fear that those who think the situation with Maurice Ross will somehow 'galvanise' the players or unify them, are going to be very, very disappointed. This team has absolutely no fight in them, as they've repeatedly shown throughout the season.

We'll lose. 3-0 Sutton. Not one forward pass made by Reeves. Wootton shoots and goes out for a throw-in. One long shot that should be saved. One set piece. One counter attack in dying minutes.

That'll be the last time I pay for a stream. You can say what you like about lack of quality, but the thing that has pissed me off most is the complete lack of urgency. You're drawing against Altrincham, you need to win.... and Notts take their time with the throws ins and pass sideways and backwards. They don't give a ****, and neither do I. Stuff the lot of them.

4-3-3 for me. ---------------Steele----------------- -Brindley--Rawlinson--Lacey--DKE- ------Reeves----Doyle---Griffiths--- ---Knight------Wootton-----Enzio--

Another ****, negative half. Ben Turner will be sent off soon as he tries to bring down anybody that turns him, which isn't difficult. Wootton terrible. Knowles can finish and nothing else. Reeves passing is ******* dire, he is dropping back into the back 3 (!!!) to pick the ball up and play on top of Turner. Neither Reeves nor Turner can pass, so the result is the same. Doyle on, Reeves off. Enzio on, Knowles off. Turner off, Ellis on. Please.

Gutted for Cal.

I don't see many reasons for changing what has won us the last two games. Given the current injury/fitness status, this formation makes sense. Wootton comes straight in for Sam (obviously). Knowles starts due to Knight fitness status and hattrick last game. I'm assuming here that Cal Roberts isn't fit to start - otherwise you change everything to fit him in. Hartlepool will be a tough game. We can't play like we did against Woking otherwise we'll be beaten comprehensively. A massive step up needed and it does feel like this game is pivotal for our season; win and we can crack on and see where the season takes us, lose and in reality we'll be trying to stay in the play-off places and hope for a bit of luck/magic in the playoff games.

It wasn't the most convincing win we'll ever see, but important nonetheless. We were terrified for the first 10, 15 minutes. However, once we'd settled, it was quite even. Barring those initial minutes, we were quite solid at the back. I also saw a lot of improvement in the middle; Griffiths offered us much more balance there and combined well with Reeves. Sure, he was a bit naiive at times, but after being thrown in last minute, it was really a good performance. He made runs forward and tried to begin attacks by passing forward and moving into promising positions. Even without the result, that was a positive for me. Where we were breaking down, however, was a static forward line. Wootton you expect that, it's not his role to be making runs in behind. Knowles, however, was always on his heels and was second best for almost the entirety he was on the pitch. Our real impetus came with the introduction of Knight. He was unpredictable and started to give their defence another body to worry about, freeing Wootton. Combine that with the genius that is the Geordie Messi, and you get the lead up to our goal. The ref was terrible. Wootton never deserved being sent, and that was amongst their better decisions. We really aren't getting the better of the decisions. When Tom Daley appeared in our box for the second game in a row, you really did expect it to go one way. Luckily, it was one of the few decisions they got correct. As for the common 'tators.... they were wearing red jerseys I'm sure, whether it be the red of Wrexham or those across the river, is up for debate. Biased rammle from the both of them. If Knight can continue and improve on that performance, combined with Roberts being fit and Griffiths being that extra link in the middle, we could really kick on and cement a place in the play-offs. A reason to be hopeful, in the midst of recent gloom....

Lineup is confusing. 3 at the back, with wingbacks? No Turner even in the squad, injured again? I fear the worse if Barnett is filling in at CB. Bench looks good though! 3-0 Wrexham.

Game 29 - The Shots (H) Team: Aldershot Town Date: 30/03/2021 Where: Meadow Lane Anyone tuning in, via radio or stream? I was going to stream it, but not sure I want to see another repeat performance from recent weeks. I'll probably wait until I see the lineup, I have a sneaky feeling a certain Ben Turner will be playing and if that's the case, I will not bother streaming. I'd sooner play Jimmy Knowles at CB.

I tuned in because I thought we might see something different under a new manager. We didn't. I'm not fussed one bit about this trophy and it seems neither were the players. Woeful performance.

1-0 down HT. It's been pretty scrappy and both sides have had their chances. We're losing this in the middle of the park. The chuckle brothers and Rodrigues are second best to almost everything. The worst thing Ardley could do in my opinion is bring on Knowles (way too physical for him) and take Rodrigues off for O'Brien. I'm not adverse to O'Brien coming on, but it should be for Reeves or Doyle.

Interesting lineup with Enzio at RWB. Chuckle brothers reunited in the middle. They've scored already.

No.

That was a disgusting first half performance. They were all terrible. Especially **** are that new right back, Barnett, Reeves, Rodrigues, Enzio and Knowles. My patience is wearing thin.

Maybe not, but let's take our last 3 results: 0-0 to Stockport - lucky to draw 0-1 to Chesterfield - correct result (they didn't create anything else and neither did we) 0-1 to us v Kings Lynn - lucky to get anything, never mind a win. That's 4 points in 3 games, but in reality without a large slice of lady luck, it should have been only 1 point or maybe 0. In all 3 games we have created next to nothing. The only goal we scored was out of nowhere from Jake Reeves and he won't be producing them very often. The only reason our defence stats look good is because we got lucky v Stockport and KL.

Yeah I checked their goal again and it's miles onside.

There's a fair number of them. Less of this lunatic, for example:

There's one then.