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The old Notts CountyMad is dead. Everyone has moved to a a new site (ironically also called Notts CountyMad) which already has 280 members and is very busy. I won't post a link as it would be inappropriate on here.

I saw it differently. What happened after we got back to 3-3 was a real concern. When we should have been going all out for the winner, we were totally bossed at home by the worst team in the division. It was like we'd thrown in the towel, the lack of fight was alarming.

Stone 6.5 - a couple of decent saves, no chance with the winner. Warner 6 - a mix of good and dodgy moments. Showed promise, he will have easier games than this. Baldwin 8* - plenty of good headers and blocks, held us together at the back. Cameron 6 - did ok, fairly standard game. Nemane 5.5 - decent first half, didn't do a lot in the second. Robertson 7 - got stuck in and used the ball well, looks a useful recruit. Bostock 5.5 - not awful, but nowhere near the player he can be. Cowley 5.5 - another who didn't reach the levels he is capable of. Jones 7 - scared them, but got no protection from the ref. Should have done better with his second half opportunities. McGoldrick 7 - not everything came off, but still our most likely scoring threat. Langstaff 5.5 - lacked service, but didn't make enough of his time on the ball. I'll be interested to see a replay of the penalty shout. Austin n/a Could have, should have, but didn't. Not the usual disaster at their hovel, but still massively disappointing. We did enough to earn a point at least, but luck and the ref weren't on our side. I can understand the lack of subs because we didn't have a lot of attacking options on the bench. A playoff place is still in our hands, but we need to put a good run together quickly.

Whoever Forest are playing.

The referee's decision on the Langstaff penalty wasn't in the least bit questionable. It was a blatant, obvious foul which any semi-competent referee would see as a definite penalty and definite red card under the laws of the game which the ref is paid to apply. I thought it at the time, but on watching the replays there is absolutely no doubt at all, the ref and his lino had an unobstructed view. I accept that we made a couple of defensive errors, I accept that we missed loads of chances, but I can't accept that the result of this game was decided more by incompetent officials than the 22 players on the pitch.

That's a good summary. Based on the clear cut chances we created in the first half it's a game we should have won, but once we had given them a goal we were truly awful and a bit fortunate that their marking was lacking in stoppage time. We look good when we are on it, but hard working, well organised, but limited teams like Yeovil cause us more problems than they should. I think we'll make the playoffs, but winning them looks a bit of a dream at the moment.

A straightforward win against very limited opposition. We should have scored more, but taking the three points is the main thing. We now need more of the same against Halifax on Tuesday.

Probably an age thing because I don't do emoticons, but does your smiley face mean that you find my post laughable? If so, I would be interested to know why.

Does saying "end of" mean nobody else can comment? Of course his performance can be defended, and to prove it here are a few match ratings from elsewhere: Chicksen 7 - Flipped a switch 10 mins into 2nd half and had a fantastic 15mins. More of that, please. Chicksen - 8* - Thought he was excellent. Another assist too Chicksen - 8* - Was troubled a couple of times by Rochdale's high press early on but recovered and delivered a sublime cross that led to the equaliser. Was brilliant in the second half. Two of them made him their man of the match, I would have rated him a solid 7 and thought he had a decent game.

Adam Chicksen wasn't played as a centre back, he was played on the left side of a back 3 which is his best position and in my opinion he did a pretty good job.

Right from the start of the season I've given 3 reasons why I don't think we'll succeed: 1. We concede too many soft goals. 2. We are lightweight in midfield and are too easy to play against. 3. Our style of play seems based more on stats and analytics than what's needed to get you out of the National League. Today only reinforced that opinion. For 70 minutes we didn't look in any real trouble, but once they equalised the way we fell apart was embarrassing. In short, they wanted it far more than we did. They grew in confidence, we hid. I don't know why they resorted to all the time wasting and play acting near the end, if they had gone at us we were in such disarray they could have ended up with 5 or 6.

I would agree with that, Ruben has reverted to the inconsistent player he was under Ardley last season rather than the exciting player we saw later on under Burchnall. Whether it is down to a reaction from him catching Covid, who knows? He's looked a bit lost and indecisive in recent games, and I'm not sure the deeper role he seems to be playing suits him. Hopefully he'll play further forward against Woking with Roberts suspended, and we'll see an improvement.

Why is it nonsense, and why is it argumentative? Are differing opinions not allowed on here? Last season when we were playing twice a week we had a large enough squad to rotate players frequently, whereas some of our rivals didn't even have enough players to put 5 subs on the bench. Also, for this level, we have state-of-the art facilities and medical back up that other clubs just don't have. That must mean that we should suffer from fatigue less than many of our rivals. Of course it makes a difference, just ask King's Lynn or Dover. If a club like ours has 'fatigued' players after 8 games, this division will be played at walking pace after Christmas!

Really???? We have players who are fatigued after eight games, mostly playing once a week??? When did professional footballers become so weak? Other teams have played a similar number of games, so are their players equally "fatigued"? Sorry, but of all the excuses we can come up with fatigue isn't one of them given our facilities and squad depth.

An entertaining game, but one we were a bit lucky to win. My main concerns about a dodgy defence and a midfield that gives it little protection were only reinforced. Delighted with a 3-2 win, but it could easily have been 5-5. A special mention for Wealdstone, I thought both their team and support were very good. They were comfortable on the ball, and most of their passes whether long or short found a team mate. Their fans were still making plenty of noise even when they were 3-1 down, and they must be gutted to be going home with nothing.