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  1. That's football fans for you @Chris, some players are untouchable while others quickly become scapegoats. The problems start when the manager thinks that way too.
  2. What's the scores, George Doors? Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Norwich City Cardiff City 2-1 Stoke City Barnsley 2-1 Derby County Blackpool 4-1 Bolton Wanderers Accrington Stanley 0-1 Crawley Town Barrow P-P Bradford City Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Halifax Town Southend United 4-1 Aldershot --- Unfortunately, this round's teams had the cheek not to play the way we thought they would and we didn't get many points. But congrats to this week's joint winners @magpiejue and @DonnyNotts! @DonnyNotts, @magpiejue - 5 @Harry Buckley, @Robbie, @william1984 - 4 @4everapie, @allardyces tash, @cheeky~k8, @liampie - 3 @Chris, @Fan of Big Tone, @gtownjohnno, @nottsnutter, @super_ram, @TheSkipper - 2 @Megan_Elizax - 1 @ARLukomski, @Dan, @DangerousSausage - nada, nichts, zilch. --- It's fair to say we've got a title race now, while my play-off prospects are looking as bleak as Notts'... ARLukomski - 176 gtownjohnno - 173 cheeky~k8 - 155 william1984 - 155 4everapie - 150 magpiejue - 149 super_ram - 149 Fan of Big Tone - 146 DangerousSausage - 143 Dan - 136 nottsnutter - 125 Megan_Elizax - 121 DonnyNotts - 116 Chris - 111 liampie - 104 upthepies - 90 Joshua - 82 allardyces tash - 70 KingWilliams - 66 TheSkipper - 64 CliftonMagpie - 55 thommo - 49 Robbie - 47 OoooooTommy - 45 NottsCountyKev - 41 JIMBO - 40 jimbob - 38 Nocturnal-Magpie - 38 AmericanPie - 36 Harry Buckley - 34 KB1862 - 22 George L - 6 Canadian - 4 --- Our next round is on Saturday, so expect the fixtures to appear tomorrow. Thanks for playing everyone!
  3. I totally agree, at the time I thought he'd come back from his injury too soon as he didn't look right. He hasn't looked the influential player we know he can be since then. We need to make some changes just to freshen things up, him and McGoldrick always play when they're fit and I think they're running on empty right now.
  4. I think SM is trying to do that already to be fair. Luke Williams tended to stick to his favoured team and formation, and after a while the opposition knew exactly how we were lining up. SM has tried to switch things around - but do that too many times and you'll end up with confused and nervous players in unfamiliar positions.
  5. I can't say too much about the match as I only saw the end of it when it was already done and dusted. Under LW we could gloss over days like yesterday as we'd had a good start to the season and were sitting near the top. Now the table tells a more realistic story. We had a soft start to the season that probably led many of us to think we're better than we are. But as soon as we started playing the current top six or seven we started to struggle, and it hasn't changed. We are just not effective enough at either end of the pitch to decide tight games in our favour. We've won just four games by a single goal this season. It's not a new problem, but it''s one that Stuart Maynard hasn't got to grips with yet. We seem to have missed an opportunity to strengthen our back line over the last couple of transfer windows. But the root of the problem goes back further: Ian Burchnall inherited a team that looked terrified to leave our half of the pitch and placed a lot of focus on being braver and taking more risks. Since then, every time we've signed a player (even defenders), the feedback from fans of their previous clubs has been the same: "he's great going forwards, but a bit dodgy at the back". It's given us a few years of brilliant football, but now we're lacking players who simply focus on the bread and butter of preventing the opposition scoring. We should definitely mix it up more during games to keep the opposition on their toes, but trying to turn into a long ball team with our skillful but physically weak team is a recipe for disaster. Until last season we played with a target man in Kyle Wootton - it would be handy to have an option like him again for League Two, but that ship has sailed this season sadly.
  6. A couple of women came to my door yesterday, they said they wanted to talk about bread. White, brown, granary, they just wouldn't shut up. They were the Hovis witnesses!
  7. Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Norwich City Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City Barnsley 1-2 Derby County Blackpool 1-1 Bolton Wanderers Accrington Stanley 2-0 Crawley Town (joker) Barrow 1-2 Bradford City Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 Halifax Town Southend United 1-1 Aldershot
  8. It's that time again ... get your predictions in by 3pm on Saturday, and remember your jokers! Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City Cardiff City v Stoke City Barnsley v Derby County Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers Accrington Stanley v Crawley Town Barrow v Bradford City Dagenham & Redbridge v Halifax Town Southend United v Aldershot
  9. If it robbed Franchise of points, I won't complain too much Seriously though - I'm not the biggest VAR fan, but goal line technology is a no-brainer as long as it's financially doable. It removes uncertainty and you get an instant (and correct) decision.
  10. I was excited about a new signing for just a moment there @Fan of Big Tone! The snowdrops have appeared and the birds are tweeting. But isn't it a bit early still?
  11. Andy Holt might be on his high horse again, but he's not wrong here. 4 million pounds is a staggering amount of money to lose for a club their size when you consider the TV money and solidarity payments that League clubs get. That's well in excess of an annual wage budget at League Two level. Where on earth did it go?
  12. The results: Bristol City 0-1 Queens Park Rangers Huddersfield Town 1-2 Hull City Lincoln City 1-0 Exeter City Peterborough United 1-2 Blackpool Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Harrogate Town Grimsby Town 1-5 Doncaster Rovers Hartlepool United 3-1 Boreham Wood Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Dorking Wanderers --- Congratulations to @Harry Buckley, who got maximum points on his joker and wins his first prediction league round! @Harry Buckley - 9 @nottsnutter - 8 @Megan_Elizax - 7 @magpiejue, @Robbie, @william1984 - 6 @DonnyNotts, @super_ram - 5 @cheeky~k8 - 4 @DangerousSausage - 3 @Dan, @Fan of Big Tone, @gtownjohnno - 2 @4everapie, @ARLukomski - 1 --- There's little change at the very top, but the "play-off race" is looking close. But @Robbie s this week's biggest mover. ARLukomski - 176 gtownjohnno - 171 cheeky~k8 - 152 william1984 - 151 4everapie - 147 super_ram - 147 Fan of Big Tone - 144 magpiejue - 144 DangerousSausage - 143 Dan - 136 nottsnutter - 123 Megan_Elizax - 120 DonnyNotts - 111 Chris - 109 liampie - 101 upthepies - 90 Joshua - 82 allardyces tash - 67 KingWilliams - 66 TheSkipper - 62 CliftonMagpie - 55 thommo - 49 OoooooTommy - 45 Robbie - 43 NottsCountyKev - 41 JIMBO - 40 jimbob - 38 Nocturnal-Magpie - 38 AmericanPie - 36 Harry Buckley - 30 KB1862 - 22 George L - 6 Canadian - 4 --- The story continues on Wednesday, when I will post Saturday's fixtures from my castle on the hill. Take care everyone!
  13. As iFollow decided not to work for me or many other fans (and their "support" staff failed to fix it or even respond), I relied on the radio. Apart from a second-half wobble it sounded like we played well, but in tighter games like this we always seem to come up a little bit short. Wrexham play percentage football that isn't great to watch, but it's effective and that's what we lack sometimes. As for the handball, it was one of those situations where even VAR wouldn't give you a definitive answer. I think McGoldrick dramatically raising his arm out of the way led to the loud shout of "handball", which in turn influenced the ref.
  14. Glad to hear things are getting better @Fan of Big Tone! I'm back at work now, still got a lingering cough though. Maybe tomorrow will be just the tonic?
  15. This might have slipped under the radar, so here's some reminders. Kick of is Saturday at 3! @ARLukomski, @cheeky~k8, @nottsnutter, @Chris, @DonnyNotts, @liampie, @upthepies, @Joshua, @allardyces tash, @KingMaynard, @TheSkipper, @CliftonMagpie, @thommo, @OoooooTommy, @NottsCountyKev, @JIMBO, @jimbob, @Nocturnal-Magpie, @AmericanPie, @KB1862, @George L, @Canadian
  16. We're off to Cheshire's second biggest club tomorrow then. We owe them one. It'll be difficult as they're a physical side that'll put us under pressure and try to force mistakes, but if we pick up where we left off at Newport we've got every chance of bringing points back with us. Looking forward to it!
  17. Bristol City 2-0 Queens Park Rangers (joker) Huddersfield Town 0-2 Hull City Lincoln City 2-1 Exeter City Peterborough United 2-0 Blackpool Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Harrogate Town Grimsby Town 1-1 Doncaster Rovers Hartlepool United 2-1 Boreham Wood Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Dorking Wanderers
  18. As I'm sure you all know, 17 February is Ed Sheeran's birthday. But anyway, these intros are a bad habit that'll probably give you the shivers. Enter your predictions by 3pm on Saturday - not forgetting your joker - and see if you can multiply your score and make the A team! Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Huddersfield Town v Hull City Lincoln City v Exeter City Peterborough United v Blackpool Crewe Alexandra v Harrogate Town Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers Hartlepool United v Boreham Wood Kidderminster Harriers v Dorking Wanderers
  19. The results: Birmingham City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Norwich City 4-2 Watford Charlton Athletic 1-1 Lincoln City Leyton Orient 4-3 Northampton Town Accrington Stanley 2-0 AFC Wimbledon Colchester United P-P Grimsby Town Halifax Town 2-1 Maidenhead United York City 0-1 Dorking Wanderers --- This round's winner is @Dan, who scored one fewer than his team did last night! @Dan - 8 @DonnyNotts, @magpiejue, @Robbie - 7 @ARLukomski - 6 @4everapie, @Fan of Big Tone, @gtownjohnno, @Harry Buckley - 4 @cheeky~k8, @Chris, @DangerousSausage, @Megan_Elizax, @super_ram, @william1984 - 3 @nottsnutter - 2 --- @ARLukomski stretches the gap by another two points, while in the battle of the senior citizens @Fan of Big Tone overtakes @super_ram on alphabetical order! ARLukomski - 175 gtownjohnno - 169 cheeky~k8 - 148 4everapie - 146 william1984 - 145 Fan of Big Tone - 142 super_ram - 142 DangerousSausage - 140 magpiejue - 138 Dan - 134 nottsnutter - 115 Megan_Elizax - 113 Chris - 109 DonnyNotts - 106 liampie - 101 upthepies - 90 Joshua - 82 allardyces tash - 67 KingWilliams - 66 TheSkipper - 62 CliftonMagpie - 55 thommo - 49 OoooooTommy - 45 NottsCountyKev - 41 JIMBO - 40 jimbob - 38 Nocturnal-Magpie - 38 Robbie - 37 AmericanPie - 36 KB1862 - 22 Harry Buckley - 21 George L - 6 Canadian - 4 --- We're having another round on Saturday, the fixtures for that will appear here a little later today. Thanks for playing and see you then!
  20. It's also quite something that they scored nine against a team in a play-off spot! That's good news for us, we're not going to catch Mansfield and it absolutely murders Harrogate's goal difference. Elsewhere, FGR got a surprise win at Barrow to put them six points behind safety. Stockport lost at home too.
  21. Oh yuck, hope you're feeling better soon packed holiday flights are awful for picking up illnesses. I've had flu myself since last week, but last night's game really picked me up!
  22. When the teamsheet came out for tonight, no one knew quite how we would be lining up. Apparently only Baldwin, Warner and Cameron were practicing headers during the warm-up in an attempt to make Newport think we'd be playing a back three. SM obviously likes to keep the opposition guessing, and I'm really chuffed that his bravery and hard work paid off last night. We looked a different proposition off the ball last night, and that made a huge difference. Robertson looks a superb signing. Ashby Hammond looked decent enough with the ball at his feet, but if you're hoping to see a keeper who'll come off his line and claim crosses, you'll be disappointed. Almost saved the penalty though. And of course Jones is in unreal form right now.
  23. We never adapted to the National League either @Wheelbarrow repair man, and the teams there sussed us out too. It didn't matter because we were too good at what we did. The thrust of the article is that we aren't just shipping goals because of the step up - we are not defending or pressing as effectively and are easier to play against this season because if it. I agree with the second part of your post, we seem to have lost our decision making skills - when do we hold the ball, when do we go long? Part of that comes with confidence. I see the new keeper is playing tonight, maybe he can spot when a break is on.
  24. Very interesting article (click here to access it directly). While a lot of the fire has been directed at the back three and Stone for individual errors, we seem to have lost the balance we had last season. When we lost the ball in advanced positions last season, the opposition immediately had Austin and Rodders snapping at their heels to win it back. McGoldrick and Crowley offer less in this respect. We also have two wing backs who aren't really suitable for that role as they offer little defensively. It's too easy to play through us. To be fair, the new manager has realised that our defensive behaviour as a team leaves something to be desired, but he now has to work with the squad to find answers. He needs to find the team that works best as a unit - and it might not include the best individual players. Attempting to throw the baby out with the bathwater and turn this team with these players into a long-ball team would be a disaster. We need to play to our strengths and that means playing with the ball on the ground. That isn't an aesthetic thing, it's what we're best at.

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