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@Wheelbarrow repair man I agree we don't have the fire power this season. And Notts must vary their tactics too instead of playing out of the back constantly. The opposition have found a way to combat it, & Notts need to try to do things differently to keep the opposition guessing. I also think that Dan Crowley is less effective without Jodi in the side. Jodi can create space by taking defenders with him. No one else is doing that at the moment although Tsaroulla did well last night & could help create more space for Crowley in future games.

Notts are certainly made of much sterner stuff this season. The Notts defence is much stronger & well organised compared to last season. Also, the team never knows when it is beaten. It is a trait that Notts now have under Head Coach Stuart Maynard. It was a pity to go behind so early but Stuart made the right changes & Notts controlled the game in the second half & could easily have won it.

@Wheelbarrow repair man For me 12 goals conceded rather than 25 conceded under Williams after 13 games is a fantastic improvement. We now have a goal difference of 9 this year compared to only 3 under Williams after 13 games. Yes, we scored 28 but let in 25. We certainly don't want to get back to that sort of thing again. I don't want to see Notts in any games where it's 5:5 or down to a loss of 3:2. That's not going to get a side promotion. We saw that last year. If those scores were on a regular basis, Stuart & his team would soon be in for criticism. Notts are doing the right thing by having a mean defence & being more defensive minded. Long may it continue.

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At this particular time. I don't care how Notts get a result. I just want a positive result by any means available. It doesn't have to be pretty or cultured or attractive. I just want Notts to be mean at the back, strong & physical in midfield & take their chances up front when they become available. We have to remember we had seven players unavailable for the Barrow match, including our best player & several important squad members, who would have started the match if they'd been fit. Notts just have grind out results if necessary & the pretty football can go on the back burner for now, & get to the end of the year in touch with the leaders. Stop the opposition scoring & you only have to score one to win. That's what Notts should be aiming for at this time.. Aim to win at home, try to be undefeated away & get the odd win. That's a good recipe for success

If the rules are in place that I mentioned, an independent regulator could ensure that those rules are adhered to. I wouldn't have a problem with that. If the rules remain as they are now, which favour the rich clubs, an independent regulator would be useless, because it would only ensure the status quo as of now. And I & lots of supporters wouldn't find that acceptable. Also clubs need to give the fans more of a say on how clubs are run too. I just think there needs to be a fundamental change in how the game is run, & the financial rules that all clubs have to adhere to.

It wasn't a very good start to the match by Notts and they were hampered by further injuries to more key players. But to his credit, Stuart changed things & Notts got better after that early concession, & grew into the game especially in the second half. The players showed their fighting spirit once more to get a result out of the match in the end. I thought that Tsaroulla had an excellent game, so did McGoldrick, & Bass was solid in goal once again. I think Martin & Brown had their best games since joining Notts too. The growing injury list is a concern, & hopefully we will see some of those injured come back against Harrogate on Saturday.

I don't think an independent football regulator will do anything to reduce the disparity between the rich clubs & the rest. There needs to be a cap on spending & a system in place to stop the rich clubs buying all the best talent, whether it be from the UK or abroad.

I think we need to put things into perspective. This time last season we had conceded 25 goals under Williams. This season we have conceded last than half the amount, just 12, after 13 matches. I think that Notts are on a holding pattern at the moment, getting as many points as they can before the new year. With the defensive squad we have, there is a good chance we can get to January in a good position.

Just an interesting stat that relates to this time last season compared to now. After 13 games last season Notts had conceded 25 goals compared to now where Notts have only conceded 12. Notts have a goal difference of +9 now compared to a goal difference of +3 last season after 13 league games played.

I would like to give a shout out for Martin & Brown for their performance against Barrow last night. I think when they came on they both had their best games for Notts & were both a contributing factor for Notts getting back into the game. I'd also like to give Maynard some credit for his willingness to change things when things aren't going so well. The fact that we have seven players out of the squad injured at this time, but Notts still got something out of the Barrow game, shows the strength of the squad this season.

Well Lothar Matthäus would say good things about the Tuchel appointment wouldn't he. I wonder if he would be so agreeable if an English manager was appointed manager of the German national team? But we know that sort of appointment will never happen.

I think fans across the Country will agree that the FFP rules favour the big clubs like the top six in England & the top two in Scotland. If you have a turnover of £Billions, it's going to follow that a team with so much finance is going to cream off all the best players without getting into financial problems. There has to be a cap on the amount of money a club can spend on players, as well as a wage cap, & a cap on the number of the most expensive players a team can have in their squad. There has to be a system in place that prevents the big clubs dominating the leagues & cup competitions year after year. If these top coaches are as good as the media say they are, let them coach less expensive players into World beaters.

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@Wheelbarrow repair man well they don't, & I just don't see why the players & fans have to be punished with a fifteen point deduction. Like you said they should have had a transfer embargo put on them & that would have been enough punishment. If they are going into administration the owner no longer has control, it's the administrators who will be running the club & looking for a new owner.

Swift justice for everyone except one club that plays in Manchester.

Here is the goal that got Notts the point.

It was the poorest I have seen Notts play in that first half. It was a terrible start once again, conceding an early goal. But the changes that Stuart made in the first half & later in the second made the difference as far as I was concerned. Notts looked much more threatening & managed to get the equaliser late on again. This team just doesn't know when it's beaten & in the end a point is welcome & the away unbeaten record continues. Other sides around Notts have either lost or drawn so Notts go up to third place with this draw. The growing injury list is a concern, & Notts will have to improve in their next match against Harrogate on Saturday.