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No complaints re: starting XI, but Dennis remains unlucky/unfortunate to be on the bench in my view. Let’s have this Notts. COYP.

This looks like an ill thought out and badly misjudged decision. Even if HG’s family were consulted or not. The Haydn Green legacy is part of the Club’s history and heritage. Without him, there would have been no NCFC. To remove his name, and not even acknowledge him in the official statement is an own goal of enormous proportions. A large chunk of the fan base know how important the man was and how significant his name is in our Club. The stand will always be the Haydn Green stand to me. No amount of sponsorship should wipe away part of the fabric and culture of the Club. It must be feasible to balance the two - I know how important revenue is but you can’t sacrifice everything at the altar of sponsorship. It’s like selling your soul. I’m one of many, I suspect, who are disappointed and concerned by this decision.

Another tough test - but a victory would be a morale and confidence booster. We do seem to be making progress and if our play off, or better, aspirations are to be realised then we need to be winning at home as often as possible. Following on from a good point at Swindon, you have to fancy us to come out on top on Sat. COYP.

Hard earned point - close to winning it, maybe should have done but battling display. They are a very solid, industrious side, no disgrace tbh.

Unfortunate goal to concede. Lucky deflection helped but slight lack of concentration too. We can still win it, getting chances and still battling.

Surprised Hall & Jatta have gone off yet Jones is still on.

Quality move - lovely again from Grant, good finish from Jatta-tack. Hall & Grant linked up a couple of times in last 10 mins. Think they are key to our attacking prowess tbh.

We need to improve in 2nd half & we can win this - they were sharper and provided more support. We look isolated in possession. Jones is offering very little so far & Tsaroulla’s done nothing going forward either. If we play through Hall & Robbo and the wide men start playing, we’ve got a chance. Oh, and bring Dennis on asap too, can’t afford him to be sitting on the bench too long.

Slack defending there - too many ball watching & Drinan left unmarked!

Strong enough side, looking forward to this - COYP.

Hall! 4 mins into stoppage time. Great stuff.

Dennis on - which is a bonus. He’s got to be the unluckiest bloke in the squad to be left out, as top scorer, of course. Sorry, forgot to “submit” this earlier. Have to say, I prefer Chicksen as a match summariser than full back tbh. I know he has his fans on here but I was never convinced. His performance on the microphone has been articulate & measured, very impressive.

This is a great outcome for him and Notts. All offences prior to him joining us and he wasn’t involved in the games - fair enough. Excellent news all round really.

Bad news - hope he makes a speedy recovery and can return to us. It sounds serious but at least he’s had an op.

Agreed, nobody should be entitled to play irrespective of performance, attitude and fitness. Those in possession should have earned it and maintain the required level of consistency - if others are looking sharper/better then they deserve a shot at the first team. Simple really.

There is a glaring inconsistency - both between and during games. Whatever the philosophy and plans are, we struggle to put a coherent performance together. We seem incapable, yet, of producing successive positive displays. I cling to the hope that the extra steel & grit we are showing can be harnessed to more fluent and creative football. If enthusiasm and passion count then MP has tons of both - getting the players to respond accordingly appears to be a trickier, but critically important, factor.

Dennis injured & no Traore in the bench…………I suspected we might struggle without pace and a replacement striker amongst the subs.

Oh dear, bad start to 2nd half! This will be an even tougher 45 mins…….

“Nothing for the highlights programme….”, just about sums it up. Poor game it would seem.

Not the greatest start - so far…… Stallard not impressed.

Interesting - good selection from MP in my view, apart from leaving Traore out of the squad entirely after last week’s effort. That’s only a minor matter but leaves us short of a striker (and pace) should we lose a striker, particularly if early in the game and/or we need some extra mobility. I’m less concerned about Jones, genuinely don’t think we missed him last week. In fact we were more fluent and cohesive without him. COYP. Let’s have this one.

He’s earned that accolade. Highly impressive start to his Notts career - long may it continue.

Bizarre response. If that example is supposed to offset the other 160 years of our history - and that of the other 90+ Clubs - then I’m still not convinced!

Not surprised or concerned by his departure. Timing is good, we have an opportunity to either change strategy or simply change the personnel involved. Managers/coaches and players on the pitch are far more significant than this role. I have far more faith in Paterson than some arbitrary “recruitment” guru tbh. Football managed to cope admirably without these “made up” roles for long enough. The manager carries the can, he should call the shots.

I thought McDonald was solid, commanding display despite a couple of lapses. Iorpenda was busy and posed them problems for an hour, showed some neat skill. My vote went to Palmer for an energetic, determined and robust performance. Back to his neat & tidy best on the ball and far more likely to pass forwards under MP than either Williams or Maynard. Terrific performance.