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We didn't struggle at Shrewsbury. We were excellent in the first half, dropped off in the second and came back to equalize in the last minute. With Bass in goal we might even have won the shoot out. As they have been all season! Posh won't have been happy with this draw. I'm expecting a tight game; 1-0 either way.

That’s a team that’s good enough for promotion. I still think we need to sign another striker. Not at all convinced by Scott at this level. And I do wonder if the absence of an extended contract means that Crowley will be off to a team in the top half of League 1 or the bottom half of the Championship.

Right after the game, I said Crowley. Ran the game in midfield and a crucial block on the line. We didn't look the same when he went off. But having slept on it - it's Bass. Sure; he was lucky at times, but he rode that luck and pulled off a string of great saves. Probably the signing of the Summer, whatever he cost.

Although with Slocombe in goal, we were more likely to have the numbers for the National Lottery

Good summary. Sounds like it could be a cracking game and a very good test for both teams.

Maybe the club just doesn’t feel he’s developed enough and the National League is his level?

Yet another home kit that I don't like. Why can't we just have black and white stripes? I don't like that the stripes at the side don't go all the way down. I don't like the badge and the manufacturer in the middle of the shirt. I hate the red sponsors logo. I'm a boring old fart and I want a classic Notts shirt. Have I bought one? Of course I have.

Any clue how many tickets Notts have sold? We need a win...

It looked red to me at the time, and it looks red watching it again. Cynical, deliberate and dangerous. Ref should have stopped and thought for 5 seconds.

This 100%. We are not ready to go up and if we do, then our stay in League 1 will be painful and short. We haven't looked like a promotion team since Mattie P got injured. I will be very happy with the season if we finish in or around the playoffs. Then we push on next season without having to worry about Stockport, Wrexham, Mansfield. OK; we won't have Macca and Jodi, and I wonder if this is Didzy's last season, but we'll still be well set Stones positioning seemed off all day. There were a lot of balls that he didn't come for and I thought it was lucky that he got away with it most of the time.

The Macari one is weird. I think it was the day after he signed his permanent contract that Luke said it was an injury at home. Now it’s described as a “freak illness”. What’s a freak illness? Baj and Matty both sound like ACL’s? Used to be career ending (Clough) but now regularly come back stronger after 6-9 months out.

A very strong feeling that no-one’s going to be busting a gut to get the pitch declared fit. The new gaffer would probably prefer not to have a game against the league leaders after 48 hours in the job.

Luke praises everyone before and after every game!

@TheSkipper Thanks... You greedy season ticket holders got them all before we got a look in on this one! I knew there'd be a few grounds I wanted to tick off this season where I'd miss out. Can't grumble at the away support this year.

I’m going to be in Harrogate without a ticket on Saturday (offered the other half a pre Christmas weekend away regardless of football, so no backing out). If anyone can’t make it or hears of a couple of spares, I’ll be happy to take them off your hands.