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crawley had it all to play for when they started so brightly and having scored, i am thankful that david mcgoldrick found the net as i feel his efforts really helped to change the outcome of the game. i felt confident that notts would be attacking the kop in the second half, but still that goal for me was the turning point. our players did very well.

i hope we can make the home advantage work to our favour, it must be exciting to hear the full support from fans in the kop as the players take to the field. we just need to be alert and determined to get the points we need.

i have a mixture of nerves and excitement, my boss has asked if i can stay half an hour behind which i have agreed but i will be in a rush to get to meadow lane. despite my disappointment about seeing the incidents in the last game, i still want to show my support because i do believe we have the role to play in supporting them. that is why i reserve my criticism here but i do try to be positive minded. i really hope we can show the best qualities we have as a team because we can do well, no doubt about it. maybe we need to start getting a bit of luck? we seem to have a tough break with injuries and decisions.

i have seen some of wendys tweets, she seems a very supportive notts fan who enjoys sharing her views and her families match day experiences. its nice to see her granddaughter growing up around this passion, i think with family supporting the club you can feel closer to the team because you share the connection with someone else close to you. we all have our own journeys, i really respect wendy patrick for choosing to support the british heart foundation.

i think its mostly a lack of concentration and maybe ability to handle pressure, but i do mark stallard makes some very valid points. we need to rethink our tactics for away games i think, as the high press and 3 centre backs leaves us open and we have seen similar mistakes since adapting to it. either changes or people putting more effort to defend.

i was not aware adam chicksen was injured until recently, i think he would be the ideal person to play on the left if we have doubts over kyle cameron. i still would prefer him to be on the wing, i think that would be his best position and its a shame we have not seen much of him this season, i like his delivery from crosses.

what annoyed me the most was how foolishly we gave away two penalties, i am hoping if baldwin or brindley cant start on tuesday instead of rawlinson playing we give macari a try. but bostock and crowley made two very poor judgement calls to gift wimbledon the advantage. without those mistakes we may have drawn.

i think at home we have a bigger advantage because on the road we just seem to have a bit less confidence and panic too much away from home. i dont really get the difference because we can play considerably better than what we did against wimbledon. i dont want to see any more pens being given away, they are so reckless and uncalled for that it makes me want to not bother watching. hopefully we our fans fully behind the players they will make the right calls on the pitch but seeing two of our players make poor judgement calls that were blatantly going to give pens makes me frustrated. crawley will make it hard i suspect, so notts does need to be at their best.

i loved watching ben davies play for notts, he was a real gem and his goals usually were just as special. i dont think we have had someone who could take free kicks like him since, whenever he had the opportunity to strike the ball i thought it would be goal bound. i dont blame him for wanting to move on and try his luck in the championship, though i was sad to see him leave.

disappointing, we get back into the game and we give another penalty away. it seems very unnecessary, not sure if we can go and get a third. i think they will take the points.

notts are trying to open up the game but afc wimbledon are going in with the fouls now, its clattering time to stop us from playing our passing game. its a bit of patient game so far. we need to try to open up the game.

starting 11: thoughts?

i am about 30 minutes away from the ground, i have just pulled over with the lads [@CliftonMagpie and @TheSkipper] so that we can get something better to eat than what football grounds offer. jodi jones will be a miss, but it gives someone else a chance and i think his presence would be better for some of the upcoming games. so if he was on 4 yellow cards, and not suspended i think i would prefer him not to be risked. yes hes a great player but the suspension could have been avoided, thankfully i dont think it will impact us as much. i will share the team news unless someone else beats me to it. i cant wait to watch the game!

its great to know that players of the likes of john bostock who has a wealth of experience higher up, is finding that working with luke williams brings the best out of him. its a really positive thing, because now we have dan crowley and dan gosling, two more players who have sung the praises of williams already. we have ourselves someone who can get the best out of players but also inspire them.

its a great chance to get those much needed 3 points but we must focus on the game, work hard and put in a solid performance. i will be there amongst the crowd hoping to see us finally get a win over wimbledon. it should be a great game, fingers crossed its not too cold!

yeah, hes all about respect and focus. its one of his qualities which makes him so likable. i could listen to luke williams talk about football all day, just to see how his mind works and the insights he gives. afc wimbledon wont be easy but i do agree, we should be picking up the maximum amount of points from them.

he really has stepped up and shined his role, we dont look like a team that is missing one of our star players from last season. Dan Crowley and David McGoldrick have slotted in and, offer both experience at a much higher level but also their general quality. We are lucky to have Crowley, he's a great player.

these are great photos, without the explanation as to where it was even i would not be able to place where the first image was taken. it looks like nottingham had some sort of drapes to the side of the platform.

we do need to start picking up good wins on the road again, its funny how one season you are better away than at home and then you are outstanding at home (which we should be) but are indifferent away. i think notts may have struggled previously due to the oxford and injuries, but also a lack of composure. i am hoping to watch notts start brightly, now its getting colder we need a bit of motivation for our support at games. wimbledon wont be pushovers, i dont expect them to be or to make it easy. three points would be my target going into the match though.

the clubs decision to hold the fans forum now is a brilliant timing, it can help us to get refocused on the more important things rather than headlines that the media put about the crewe defeat. i like the sounds of the improvements, its something that does make a difference. it adds to the very exciting feel that is still very much around the club, that positive feeling we have come used to under the reedtz leadership.

the first half was very impressive to see us go four goals up, but i think going into the second half bradford were always going to try to lift their game. i thought dan crowley was outstanding, he played with such forward thinking that he play a big role in what we did achieve in the first half. his play at times was very entertaining to see, he works very hard for us.

first half notts were class, but i personally dont think that there is much negative about the second half. yes we had chances which we did not put away and bradford came back into the game but their goals were scored at times when we were still pushing for a fifth goal. bradford was very poor but looked a promising side if they could get their heads together in time.

i think they made a mistake by not starting jodi jones because they had some chances which a player of his quality could have put away in the first half, malta were never going to win but it was great to see jodi play against england again. it was nice to hear the name drops of notts county too, sometimes i still find it hard considering all the awful years i have supported notts that we have a player of his quality. this current squad we are blessed to have but i am thankful even more that jodi jones signed the deal keeping him here at the start of the season.

i like that luke williams is acknowledging bradford city might be completely different to how they have been in previous games. hes right we do have to focus on ourselves and if we are strong defensively, then it should make it all the more exciting but we need to attack and ask questions. if we do play to the level we can, meadow lane should be rocking tomorrow despite the cold.

yeah, luke williams is focused on us and there are so many sharks out there spreading false stories, i dont blame williams for staying focused i am just glad its been squashed. i understand why some fans would be worried, we are in the best health and position we have been for a number of years, with good owners and coaching staff that helps our manager do what he needs to be done. oxford are not able to offer this, even with ruben rodrigues there. we have a mission to complete, williams seems focused on that 100%.