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@Graham said: "One answer would be to say that we don’t have enough players with the right mentality and we need to make this a recruitment priority". I think that you have made an important point here. Players were brought in during the summer & we were told that they were more physical & could hold their own against those strong uncompromising teams in League 2. But we now find ourselves with 8 out of the 10 outfield players from last season now playing in Martin's first 11. The problems that we saw towards the end of last season is showing itself once again. The January window is going to be more important than ever to ensure that the club recruits players with the mentality to deal with the pressure & hold their own against those tough & physical sides.

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@super_ram Derby are up to seventh place in the Championship after beating Swansea 1-2 this evening.

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@McPie I agree with what you have said. Another thing we lacked yesterday was physicality & aggression. We were told that the new players were more aggressive, but the starting eleven was basically the same team as last season apart from Bass & McGoldrick & that team yesterday can't be described as being aggressive. Hall isn't an aggressive player, nor is Bennetts.

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It's a great result for the tiny nation, & I'm sure the players chosen to represent it during the World Cup Finals will never forget the experience, I read in the report that most of the squad were born in the Netherlands & some have played in Europe & the football league, which does put the achievement of qualifying into context somewhat.

Yes he was good for them, but unfortunately Notts made him look good. Our star man Jatta wasn't so good on the day because, Colchester prevented him from being good for us.

If Clubs don't give young players an opportunity to show what they can do at a higher level they can easily miss out on something special. Alex Ferguson was a big proponent for giving young players a chance & the rest as they say is history.

@menzinho You only have to look at the problems we had last season against the top sides, then realise that 8 of the 10 outfield players playing for Notts yesterday were in Maynard's squad last season. Where's the physicality we were promised?

This game was a big test for Notts & it would demonstrate how the squad stand in the League 2 scheme of things, & whether they can compete at a high level against the top sides. With some very tough games to come against the leading sides in December, I believe it was important for Notts to put in a good performance against Colchester, but unfortunately it didn't happen, & Colchester were simply the better side on the day. Why? Because they won the tactical battle. Colchester were another side to come to ML with a plan. A plan that we see time & time again by opponents at ML. Notts couldn't better it once again. I think that Notts have to look at their present style of play, because the way Notts are playing is not good enough to counter the way opponents set up against them especially at ML. It doesn't help when Notts give away goals that could have been easily avoided. Unfortunately, I don't think that our number 1 goalkeeper is good enough & until a change is made, Notts will continue to concede soft goals like they have been doing from the beginning of the season. Another big point, 8 out of the 10 outfield players who lined up against Colchester played under Maynard, & Maynard's team had a poor record against the top 10 teams last season. This side struggled just as the side struggled last season to break teams down. It is also conceding soft goals just like last season. The January transfer window cannot come quick enough.

It was raining most of the night here & it is still very overcast and heavy. There was a some brightness at the end of the day with our local sport when Nottingham Panthers beat their arch rivals, Sheffield Steelers 4-3 in a top of the table Elite League match. Panthers are top of the table. My local Football team AFC Mansfield beat Newark Town 5-1