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i am not saying this to be controversial but i felt if stuart maynard was in charge, the subs would not have been made and the positive impact they introduced to the game would have seen us either draw or lose. martin paterson looked very animated, even after he was yellow carded. i just feel the players responded well and what was a negative setback, became a positive when the changes came on. first half notts was all over tranmere, they looked weak on the ball and just looked like a poor team. notts just needed to access their options a bit more but once tranmere did score, i thought here we go. the fans were superb, the loudest and best atmosphere from start to finish. second half was all mostly notts, we could have had a few more if things had gone to plan but near the final minutes it was nail baiting to see how many chances they had to equalise. kellan gordon near the end had the chance to put some of this pressure off, but slipped after holding up the play. i thought he should have released the ball to matthew dennis i think it was but great to see him on the score sheet.

rod mcdonald for me, he was very good at the back and played some nice balls out from defence which could have paid off better, but he looks like he has always been playing in his role. when he looks like he has never missed a game, it shows how matty platt needs to improve. both are great defenders at our level but mcdonald is taking his minutes right now. thats great to see!

far better 90 minutes and mistakes will happen, the positives are the second half and how quickly we looked capable of taking back the result in to our own hands. tranmere were very poor, but looked okay attacking, defensively i am glad we made the most of how poor they are. i hope we can build on this and start going from here. i was really impressed with jatta and dennis, i really hope they get to play together more regularly.

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he could have been a good fit and even as a short term solution for a season or two, but i guess notts are wanting youth and young players.

im glad someone is confident @Sheffield Pie, because i am nervous and i think its going to be quite scrappy. they have in the past been exactly the type of team to bully us, and up make it difficult. dont get me wrong, i am excited about the game but i dont feel like we are suddenly going to improve our away performance and i dont expect it either. if notts started with confidence and scored in the first half, this would make it easier but defensively i am we are just far more alert than we have been.

maybe martin paterson wants to use it to put pressure on the club by making fans more vocal about needing a striker or additional players? im not saying he has done this, but its a possibility. since he wants players to come in, playing down the serious nature of the potential loss of jatta in the transfer window. it leaves it open, i do agree the door should have been shut. question is, if he said there had been interest in jatta but the injury was real, how likely would you have confidence in the position being addressed? we sold alex bass, and so far have not seen any investment in the squad outside the loan market. kelle roos could improve but what some fans are like,they wont accept him because the club sold someone far better and the comparison is huge. i just feel underwhelmed by some of this season's decisions.

as super says, you will find a lot of friends here @CliftonMagpie. even if i can now speak to you in person, I will let you talk if you need to get something off your chest.

rest in peace, my thoughts are also with his family and friends.

i think its great when a player is clear with their answers, and reply in a way which shows thought. a lot of players erm, and yeah everything and give only snippets but i thought ollie norburn gave great answers. i do hope he can continue his return and avoid injury, hes a good player and his leadership does not need to have the captaincy, he can just do it with his presence when playing.

😱 i hope all this is done without a fuss or hiccup, and you can stay well away from further dentist work. i had to hold my jaw just reading your reply. i have seen some of the stuff, and i agree, manchester looks very hostile with the illegal migrants and antisocial people. glad your check up went smoothly, at least with six months you can forget about it. i hate visiting the dentist even tho i have no issues so far, i am always mindful of what if. 😥 oh come on tone, i would love to see you wearing elton john style glasses, with a scarf around your face. you would be a mixture of austin powers [international man of mystery] and piano man.

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well, if we sold jatta for a good fee, maybe we could pay something close to what they are asking? if it led to a bidding war, we would not be able to compete unless the player thought he would develop more with us and then wages tends to do the talking. i dont want to tarnish every player like this but i think this being a realistic signing seems slim to me.

i just finished work. very average day, nothing exciting to mention. i did not go out for something to eat, i took a pack launch. i am a bit concerned about thomas (cliftonmagpie), and i would hope he does not mind me saying it. having him and his partner around the house is really nice, but he has not been the same. i wished @Joshua would come to games with me and @TheSkipper. it was really fun how we started going to away games, and i hope thomas will join us. i was always nervous about going to games by myself, but i did and its much better with friends. we have had so many fun journeys on the road, and met up at the occasional home game. i normally just turn up for when the gates open, but i did like having a drink before. i really hope thomas is okay. when you feel pain, just relax. it must be awful not being able to do anything about it. i hope you manage to have more better days than bad. that is nice! i tend to set aside a certain amount to spend on the club shop for a new shirt. if i dont buy a shirt, i will spend the money on other things like a training top. i bet the new home shirt looks awesome on you tone. i hope chloe enjoys her gift and her birthday. maybe you could find something you both have in common? if he likes playing guitar, could he play songs you like just to see that bond and interest come together, oooo nice! i hope you have a brilliant time in dubai. lets hope you go seeing notts claim 3 points. hope it all goes well and you manage to avoid the dentist all together from there, it sounds painful. 😥

"needs reinforments" makes it sound like its more than one. i would hope we avoid the loan market because we have more than enough already, and we need players who are more permanent. i dont think we are far from having a squad with good depth, but if we sign a defender and midfielder due to injuries, its only going to lead to questions why we signed them or what the doctor is doing. i know with matty platt out there is a rumour we are looking for a short term replacement, but surely we can make do with who we have? there has been no update on lewis macari, he was on the bench saturday and warmed up but is he allowed to play?

please bring them back, i liked reading even if i did not see anything in the player mentioned. its always the thought about them outside of notts and your scouting dossier posts were very interesting @Piethagoram, it would be nice if @ARLukomski joined in.

i think we have to remind ourselves of the good jason turner did, and how much his death has left us lacking. i dont know joe palmer, never spoke to him but it does not seem to be his priority to have a good relationship with fans. i never spoke to jason turner, and i took much of what he did for granted. his updates used to always make me feel closer to the club, which with palmers arrival i feel we have gone backwards especially in terms of the recruitment of other staff which he probably has less say on. i dont judge moving forward based on promotion, but where i feel the club is heading and this season is the first where i truly feel like we have stepped back. i wish nothing more than martin paterson to work, but the club has not helped him at all. there is more for us to learn from in this season and the one just past, than any of the previous ones because the club seemed to be moving in the right direction. sacking a manager for failing to gain promotion, then to hire someone with little experience and send the squad to germany without a complete squad or at least the majority seems quite narrow minded to think it would work. we did not seem prepared for this season and paterson will take the brunt of virtually everything and it seems unfair. the reedtz are doing well, there are areas they could do better but its the head coach position where i feel they should do better. stuart maynard was a somewhat experiemental appointment but with an encouraging cv. now we have gambled on someone who says he wants to win, but is being held back by not signing players in the right areas or priortiesing we are weak such as in goal and up front.