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Pato might be tempted to bring in ISS. I'll think he'll get a minimum 30mins, even if he doesn't start. Darius Lipsiuc didn't maintain the great form from the season opener, and was the defender involved in both goals conceded at Meadow Lane Smyth, Roberts, Kanu, Mustapha, Tsaroulla...we're a very dangerous team for Doncaster and we can definitely turn them over

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I remember being at those games. Roeder was a pure footballing CB. Wasn't his calling card a step-over?! Unusual for a CB...The crowdfunding thing suggests that Notts fans have always appreciated skill and skillful players. It's hard to come up with a better debut from memory. My mind went to a Lloyd Sam hat-trick, but that might not have been his first appearance....

For a while, that's for sure, @Robbie. What stood out for me was the stylishness of his play, kind of a cross between Steve McManaman and Andy Townsend. This year, the Club are putting their foot down and saying no, injury will not wipe out our central midfield. What wouldwe say is the depth chart of our CM now (if all fit)? First team - Robertson & Finneran Reserves - Sanders & Campbell Third team: Evans & Palmer

Sign me up for the Luka Smyth fan club, he proved himself yesterday The first goal is amazing, he gets the pre-assist too! If you're not looking closely, you'd think a tackle got the ball to Tsaroulla. Freezing the tape shows that it was a perfect back heel from Smyth, who then got up of the floor from behind the goal-line to head in Tsaroulla's cross. Without Smyth I suspect it would've been one of those impossible nightmare defeats.

Have to say Tilt getting sent off like that, conceding the pen to lose the game, really made my day

Got to be Smyth - a real matchwinner today. Finnernan was great - started like a train, faded in the 1st half, then cam again. Very easy on the eye, class player Stall and Adam were talking about fleas in ears at Half-time. I suspect that applied to Tsaroulla who was a different player in the second half

It looked like being one of those nightmare games, but finally justice was done. Enormous credit to Smyth who came on and won the game - his Notts career is up and running

A shocker, the team are strangers to each other How can the WBs Tsaroulla and Lipsiuc be so good v Leicester but so poor today - the performance is their responsibility Our old cheating friend Tilt is up to his tricks again. We've seen him do this before at Meadow Lane and walk away with 3pts (elbowing Jatta). I see that awful foul in the NBA, rolling over an opponents legs - deliberate act and very dangerous. He should have been off for that. Sick of seeing cheats like him get away with it.

Yes, looks to be exactly what we need. The jury's out on Luca Smyth, maybe tomorrow will point to an answer. The rumoured player Kanu looks to be on a steep improvement curve and the Walsall form could translate to L1. We absolutely need more goal threat, we can't play months with Smyth + Ndlovu as the only options

@menzinho @Fan of Big Tone my thoughts as well... it's intriguing, we've seen it before, but not applicable to us for many a year - a team that can battle against better resourced clubs but can't find the mindset or quality when presented with a team to kill off. Hope this isn't the case, we'll see for ourselves tomorrow. I didn't hesitate to call Cooper MotM last week, but it's his area of the pitch, plus Smyth that I'm wondering about

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Wow, that all brings back memories for me. Once walked from Cleethorpes to Mablethorpe, through necessity! A forgotten little corner of England for sure

Good point made by a fan on Magpie Circle - 4 goals already from No.10 positions...and still 45+ games to go... I think Iorpenda, Grant had 3 each all season last year. Let's hope Roberts and Cooper can continue as they started, with Grant and Mustapha chipping in too. Cooper is like Grant, there are other aspects to his game - defensively and in terms of build-up. We have to hope consistency is there too. If it is, he's going to be a real asset on this loan season

Sorry to read the issues raised on the thread so far Good luck @Fan of Big Tone and @Chris with your respective issues...I hope you're both in calmer, stress and worry-free times soon Regular working week for me, the holiday is sadly disappearing fast in the rearview mirror. I'm having to deal with the fall-out of my daughters GCSE results...some crazy grades, wildly high for supposedly weak subjects, low for strong ones. A real head scratcher I'm getting started on a post holiday weight loss push as well....never a joyous time. I think others here on in the same boat

Massive credit to Cal Roberts for bouncing back from a poor one against Leicester to have a great all-round game today. My vote will go to Ollie Cooper though, who just edged him out IMO - he was class today and it's brilliant he got off the mark cos we might need him to chase double figure this season. Shout outs to Belshaw and Ness, Bedeau (first half) and Gibbons (second half) and Grant did well again coming on

It's great to see us go to such a difficult place and be more than competitive - a well deserved point

Pretty good so far - we're competitive with them. Ness and Bedeau have been excellent, but ragged play ahead of them from the midfield line. Ahead of that Roberts and Cooper doing quite well

Campbell and Acquah probably picked up knocks Robertson did well coming on last Saturday so look forward to seeing him today COYP

Pre-match interview with MP just now - he's happy that Jones is still our player (nothing about 'reporting' injury or anything like that this time) I'll have to take back the innuendo of the last couple of posts :) All the doubt and speculation has dragged on too long though - it could drive any supporter nuts. At least the window closes in just 10 more days.

This might be the most difficult game of the season - a real test, and we have to remember how new these players are to each other. Let's see...only 2.5 months ago we outclassed a very strong L2 side ....that side, on that day, were good enough to do themselves justice in any L1 game But now, with all the changes, it's something of an unknown. As MP says, it's always about performances - but that's quality, not only effort/fitness.

Montague, with the Bros' blessing, has given us Cal Roberts, Ruben, Sam, Didzy, Crowley, JJ, Bostock, Nemane...add Baldwin, Tsaroulla, Tangan and others Evidently, there's no issue with bringing in flair players (although all left for different reasons). It fits their pledge to serve up entertaining, attacking football Agree @Robbie that for our first season back in L1 there will be times when we're overmatched and won't get hold of the ball much...but at least the opposition will still have something to worry about, and us something to hope for, if we have a player or two that can do something special. It'd be grim viewing otherwise.

I agree @Robbie - with the analysis. If it's correct though, I'm one supporter that doesn't want to go in that direction. There's nothing worse than going down to defeats with no flair players to pin your hopes on. The only promises the Reedtzes ever made was that we'd be attacking and entertaining... Actually I think your post goes a long way in explaining to us why we might be about to lose Jodi Jones

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Unfortunately, this O'Rourke guy has seemed to get everything correct - so my current thought is to hope the Bromley move collapses for whatver reason. Jodi gets cold feet or even fails a medical. If we do lose him I hope he's honest about how and why it happened. I hope we get to hear his side of the story. Last thought...those fans who say we're OK, we don't need him, after one game, are just as likely to go to the other extreme if we're convincingly beaten at Luton.