Robbie

Let's hope we can keep the unbeaten run going on Saturday. A win against Gillingham would be massive & it would send a message to the rest of the teams in the division that Notts are a team to be reckoned with this season.

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Good win for Emma this morning in South Korea.

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Dan Crowley & Jodi Jones have been a revelation for Notts. They were both highly responsible for Notts scoring 89 league goals last season. Macaulay Langstaff owed them both so much for providing him with plenty of opportunities to score last season. It was fantastic news when Jodi signed a new three year contract at the weekend & it would really be the icing on the cake if Dan signed a new contract too. The fact that Notts now have lots of cover in the midfield department will keep both Jodi & Dan on their toes, but I hardly think that they will need that motivation to perform week in, week out. The are both brilliant players to have in the side, I can't think of a pair of better creative players in the EFL. They are continuing to create chances and score goals. Long may it continue.

The Notts B team meet Dunkirk FC in the Notts Senior Cup down Lenton Lane 7:45pm kick off.

Notts should be able to take on Gillingham on Saturday with lots of confidence. Stuart has every right to be pleased with how the team is playing. He should also be very pleased with the strength of the squad. Notts now have a very strong squad with potential game changers ready to come on if necessary. Gillingham will be a big test for Notts. They are playing well too. A mouthwatering top of the league clash is going to have meadow lane rocking. I'm confident that Notts will be victorious on Saturday, because Stuart has so many options to play with. Stuart's squad of players are working together so well at the moment, & I believe they will only get better as the season progresses.

Stuart Maynard has been talking quite a lot about the strength of the Notts County squad. He talks about it almost every time he gives an interview. We've also talked on here about how football has changed, particularly from the middle 60s when I started taking an interest in Association Football, as it was called then. Football was an eleven man game then, squads were never mentioned at all. Clubs had a reserve team which played in their own league. The best player would be picked from the reserve team to be the only substitute during a first team game. If a goalie got injured an outfield player would go in goal. Reserves have now gone, it has been replaced by the Academy with a B team, of young players. Now we have a squad of 22 players in league 2. Many managers/coaches pick a team to play a particular match from the whole squad. A manager tries to have available 22 players of equal stature if possible. That's the way the game seems to be going. Those teams with the strongest squad are usually the successful Clubs. So the question is, Should all 22 players of a squad be available for a match, eleven on the field & eleven available on the bench instead of up to seven? Or maybe you feel that seven players on the bench is too many & this number should be reduced, or seven is about right. But for all said & done, it is a squad game now, or is it?

@Wheelbarrow repair man When we were talking about Morias. I think the same things happened to Macca at Millwall. Does the Millwall Manager like him. The evidence says different.

Macca still goalless for the season. Millwall lost 0:1 to Luton at home. Unlucky! Macca was sent through one-on-one in a huge chance on 81 minutes, but he was denied a first Millwall goal by a big stop from Luton goalkeeper Kaminski. Will things turn around for Macca. Time will tell.

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It's a big deal to get Jodi's signature for another three years. It stops all the speculation about his future & sends a message from the club that they are prepared to invest in the clubs best players. Jodi has already intimated that he loves it here, & so does his family. It is quite possible that Jodi could spend the rest of his career at Notts. That would be something. But as we know, every player has his price & a new long contract won't stop future enquiries. But Jodi can now concentrate 100% on helping the team to possible glory this season

Great to see Sonay Kartal win her first WTA Title after having to go through qualifying to reach the main draw.

Matt Palmer's journey to full fitness has been so well managed by Notts. They have allowed Matt to take his time & not to overdo it. This is now paying off in a big way for Notts after he started a match for the first time since his return against Bromley. Matt is a class player at this level, his calming influence is a great asset to the team. He is also very influential for Notts in the centre of midfield. The team missed his presence last season & it's not an accident that Notts have improved as a team since his return. Matt has many attributes but he is a great leader on the field too, & his team mates look up to him & have lots of respect for him. My wish is for Matt to continue to get stronger & fitter so that Stuart will be able to pencil him in for every game. But it is a good situation that Matt can be rested on occasions if necessary by Stuart, so Matt can continue to ease back into full fitness.

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The match showed Notts's resilience, determination & character to come back from such a bad start. The match also demonstrated the strength of the Notts squad. To be able to bring on players that can potentially change a game is a great asset to have Stuart's timings of the substitutions were spot on too. Last season Notts may have scored goals, but wouldn't have won a match like this. The defence & defensive midfield are much more solid, but Notts attack hasn't lost none of its potency either. It's important to be able to win matches like these when mistakes have been made, so for Notts to come through and play so well to fight back after the first 5 minutes, is very encouraging.

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