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Brilliant, brilliant win for Notts. A big demolition job of Tranmere with 4 goals in the 2nd half. So pleased for Lee Ndlovu that he's off the mark & got a brace for Notts. Another goal for Dennis, now 14 for the season. Notts have been threatening to do this to a team since they started on their winning run at home. It's their biggest win for a season and a half. It's not just the impressive win, the Notts play was exquisite today, which makes the win even more impressive. Of the other results today, Salford and Swindon lost, Chesterfield drew, so Notts are now 9 points ahead of Salford in eighth place. TEN CLEAN SHEETS FOR NOTTS THIS SEASON.

Latest League Table after today's game. Notts in third place

Full Time.Notts 5 Tranmere 0

Notts side to meet Tranmere.Ndlovu & Kouhyar start.

I think that Notts are in a good position to clinch a playoff place, but I'm not sure that we have quite enough to get an automatic place. In this league I just don't think that you can get an automatic place by playing a purely passing game. We've seen Notts get results recently by working hard, matching other teams for physicality, staying organised, grinding out results. & producing a few moments of quality upfront. Take the game against Shrewsbury as an example. If Notts had gone more direct & roughed the Shrewsbury players up a bit, they might have been more successful. Notts have shown that they can play direct when it's necessary. They should continue to keep that as an option.

Tranmere come to Meadow Lane having lost four of their last 5 matches which includes just 1 win. Tranmere currently stand in 17th place in League 2 on 35 points. They have won 9, drawn 8 & lost 15 of their 32 matches. Notts beat Tranmere 2:1 earlier in the season in the away fixture at Prenton Park. Notts will be hoping to return to winning ways after their dissapointing defeat at Shrewsbury. Notts will be waiting on the fitness of Jatta, & Palmer. Scott Robertson will be available for selection after his one match ban for a 2nd yellow card against Bromley. Tranmere are another team in League 2 that prefer the direct approach with accurate long passes & plenty of crosses into the box. They have a high energy, high intensity approach so Notts will have to match them across the pitch. As with every league 2 match, Notts will have to be at their best, which they certainly weren't against Shrewsbury. Notts have found it difficult to score goals, just winning recent matches by the odd goal. I would like to see Notts put in a commanding performance on Saturday & score some goals & hopefully win by a canter. A 3:0 scoreline would be very welcome.

The Poll has closed. Thanks to all who voted. Matty Platt has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Shrewsbury.

I've voted for Matty Platt.

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@theAnticlough I'm not wanting a fundamental change of approach. What I'm envisaging is for Notts to counter the way some teams like we saw Shrewsbury doing, getting all their players behind the ball & allowing Notts plenty of possession but being successful in stopping Notts getting through them with any worthwhile penetration. It happened quite a lot last season & the season before, & nether Luke or Stuart could solve it. Notts have shown how good they are on the break. Sometimes a team has to adapt to different situations & try something different for that particular match up.

Notts had 73% possession & these stats from the BBC are revealing. Notts were back to their fault of lots of passes (615) but no penetration. Most of the time Martin gets it right but on this occasion he lost the tactical battle. Why not force teams like Shrewsbury to make the pace & hit them on the break?

Sometimes pretty football doesn't work well in this league..It needs something a little different. We've got away with it in several matches this season, but we've been found out a little tonight, and I'm sure other teams will be taking note

A dissapointing result for Notts tonight losing their unbeaten run to an improving Shrewsbury side under their new Head Coach. So who is your Notts player that was better than the rest. I have chosen the first eleven players for you to make your choice. Those players are, Belshaw, Macari, Platt, Bedeau, Tsaroulla, Norburn, Iorpenda, Jones, Grant, Tangen, Dennis

Need to give the Shrewsbury HC credit for this result. He got his tactics absolutely right so fair play to him. It was like the Brackley match all over again. It's clear Notts have still not solved how to counter the aerial threat of teams, and we saw again tonight the packing of their defence by the opposition & trying to hit Notts on the break, & looking for Notts mistakes working for them. It's clear Tangen is a flair player, but it needed more physicality by Notts tonight. We have seen once again, like what happened under Maynard, that pretty football doesn't work all the time against those teams in League 2 that employ these tactics. We need to move on but try to learn from this defeat.& Notts need Jatta back asap otherwise we will suffer in his absence.

It could have been worse but only Swindon and Chesterfield won in the top eight. Notts still eight points clear of eighth place.

Full Time defeat for Notts on the road.Shrewsbury 1 Notts 0

Goal to Shrewsbury

(46) Back to it. No changes.Shrewsbury 0 Notts 0

Goalless at the break.

(1) The Match Kicks offShrewsbury 0 Notts 0CMON U PIES!!!

Notts team to play Shrewsbury.I think it's the first eleven I expected.

Notts travel to Shrewsbury to play a side that has recently had a change of Head Coach. Gavin Cowan was appointed on the 29th January. In the four games that he's been in charge, they have won two, drawn one & lost one. Their last fixture was a good 3:1 win at home to Swindon. Shrewsbury have pulled clear of the bottom three & currently stand in 19th place on 29 points. Gavin Cowan was previously in charge of Brackley Town who beat Notts in the FA Cup first round earlier in the season. No match in League 2 is easy and this match for Notts will be no different. Robertson will be unavailable for Notts due to his red card against Bromley. Notts will be hoping for better news on the fitness of Striker Alassana Jatta & Club Captain Matt Palmer. I think Tom Iorpenda will probably partner Ollie Norburn in the centre of Midfield in the absence of Robertson, I expect Grant to retain his place alongside Tangen just behind either Dennis or Ndlovu upfront. I think one of the key areas will be upfront where Notts need to start taking the chances that they are creating. I also think that the midfield area will be important. Can Tangen come in and impose himself on the opposition? If Notts play well I think they can get a positive result.

The Poll has closed. I'm pleased to announce that Jodi Jones is the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match V Bromley. Well done Jodi.

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