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The Poll has closed. Thanks to all who took the time to vote.I'm pleased to announce that Matty Platt has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Grimsby. It was well deserved after an outstanding performance.

Good evening. It's been raining most of the day here, but the rain hasn't dampened the spirits. It's just 10 days to Xmas & the Xmas decorations are all up & in their place.

I'm happy to be still in a playoff place. Well it does sound better than just 5th place.

Notts were on 31 points from 20 games in 7th place at the same stage last season. So they were 6 points below what they total this season after 20 games.

@McPie It was good enough for Port Vale and AFC Wimbledon to get promoted last season by not dominating teams by possession a lot of the time, but winning matches by being dogged, resilient, physical & hard working all over the pitch when they had to, & taking their chances when those opportunities presented themselves.

Dennis & Jatta. A prolific partnership currently with 18 goals between them.

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Two more takeaways from the Grimsby win. Confirmation that Notts appear to have cut down considerably on the tippy tappy passing game at the back. The back three & goalkeeper were more inclined to kick the ball up field from the back or into touch if under pressure, which is a good safety first tactic. Notts were employing some dark arts during the closing stages of the game. Roos was booked for time wasting, & the team were taking their time when the ball went out of play.

I watched the full match replay this morning. The Notts backline of Macari, Platt & Bedeau were superb. Roos didn't put a foot wrong again. Grant did a lot of good work around the pitch, it's not spectacular but it is effective. Jatta & Dennis took their chances well, Bennetts did well in the first half but faded in the 2nd. Tsaroulla was hard working up & down the flanks. This was another typical Martin Paterson team performance full of resilience. They dig in, they scrap & work so hard as a team, & when they need it, they have the quality upfront to score the goals. Iorpenda & Norburn did well in midfield. Martin could have a selection headache when Robbo & Matt are fit to play. It's very hard to pick a Man of the Match for Notts, because everyone played so well, but I'm going for Matty Platt because I think he's back to his best once again. He won his aerial battles & got in the some vital blocks & interceptions.

Some of the answers didn't seem to relate to the theme this time.

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Roos at the treble.

If you were unable to go to the match just watch the full match replay on the Notts County App.

It's another win where we've seen Notts show grit, determination & great fighting spirit when they've been under pressure, but they also played some good football at times, along with quality finishing Nothing demonstrated this team spirit more than the sight of Kelle Roos sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate a goal with his teammates.. What are your takeaways from this win?

Dennis & Jatta goals from another angle. Radio Nottingham commentary.

The Notts team have jelled as a team under Martin Paterson. Those players acquired in January will have to fight for a place like everyone else, & may not be guaranteed a spot in the starting eleven. As it stands, even Palmer & Robbo will be fighting for a place when they become available after injury. Competition for places is a good thing & Martin will be loving it.

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