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Half time. Notts 3 Grimsby 1

JODI JONES!! Notts 3 Grimsby 0 Goal for Grimsby.

CROWLEY!! Notts 2 Grimsby 0

The opener for Notts via Sky Sports.

JATTA.!! Notts 1 Grimsby 0

Underway at the Lane.

The Notts team for tonight. So Robertson in defensive midfield. Edwards in too. It's Jones on the right,Tsaroulla on the left with Grant supporting Jatta upfront.

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I like that Notts decided to make a bid and take on a promising young player when the opportunity presented itself. Notts now have an abundance of cover in the defensive department. Lucas is a young, tall & promising defender that comes with lots of positive vibes from Charlton fans on social media Notts clearly feel that he will comfortably fit into their style of play, and he will be a player that Notts can develop further. He's definitely one for the future too. We might not see him figure immediately into the first team, as he will need a few weeks to acclimatise himself at Notts & he may turn out for the B team first I'm very pleased with his signing, & Notts have said that they are still pursuing further players to join the squad too.

It is refreshing that Stuart has asked for more protection for his players. The great thing is this season, Notts have a much stronger squad and will be able to rest players if required. Being able to rest players will also help players to remain fresh & reduce possible injuries too. And this positive knock on effect should help Notts to perform much more consistently in matches like tonight against Grimsby. Hopefully, after the encouraging display against Fleetwood, Notts can carry on in the same vain and get their first win of the season tonight.

It was a beautiful move for our first goal, a defence splitting pass from Crowley to Macari, & a pin point cross that was put home by Jatta. Notts showed lots of character & determination in that second half & they deservedly got the equaliser with a class flick from McGoldrick that again split the Fleetwood defence, & allowed Tsaroulla to win the penalty. And Jones stroked in the penalty as cool as you like. Pressure, what pressure? If Notts play like they did in that second half against Fleetwood, Notts will win many games this season. Going forward, I think Tsaroulla will have a big part to play at both ends of the pitch. He could be a Notts player to look out for this season.

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I agree that the eleven that finished the match against Fleetwood should start the match Thursday evening. I think that Tsaroulla could be key on the left hand side for Notts because he's good going forward & also good at defending. If Notts can cut out those defensive mistakes that were so prevalent last season, this is a match that we should comfortably win.

David has been training hard to get as fit as he possibly can for the start of the season and he does look much sharper than how he ended last season. Stuart believes that he has a role to play in the squad. David may not be a regular in the Notts side this season , but as Stuart iterated, he wants a strong squad where players can come on and make a difference. David certainly made a big difference when he came on on Sunday, and he did help to change the game in Notts favour. Stuart will wanting to see more of that as the season progresses. A strong squad is essential in League two for a side to be successful.

Fun fact. Notts & Grimsby share some interesting stats.

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@Pies79 Gordon will be out injured for another couple of weeks, according to Stuart, so I suspect Macari may still play on the right on Thursday evening.

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