Just Back

Good 0-0 against a team that is supposedly playing well, even though I thought they didn't really look much better then a lot of teams we've played this season. Their hoof ball was ineffective against Clarke and Collins, they fell over at the slightest of touches which the Ref lapt up. First half nice passing football and pressed, Matt should of finished one of his 5 or 6 chances  but was always that inch off getting it. second half, we continued to deal with their hoof ball but we seemed to resort to it our selves which was disappointing and it just became a game of tennis which had 0-0 written all over it by that point.

Ref was shocking, blew his whistle every time Notts fell over and was clearly showing some bias to the Home team, I was shocked by the end of the match there hadn't been more yellow cards just because of the sheer number of "fouls" committed.

To be fair, he was shite all round. The foul count for both teams could easily have been halved.

Quoted from LH

1500 I think.

For the taxmans benefit but I would say a lot more than 1500 Town Fans.

If you offered me a point before the game I would have bit your hand off, we defended stoutly against an organised outfit, Ameobi coursed Clarke some problems with his strength but otherwise he Marshalled him well and Collins kept Stead very quiet, Davies and Mills defended well when needed albeit the latter's distribution was poor. Rose got through some hard work in the midfield as did Summerfield, Dembele and DJ were snuffed out well by their defence and the damage they could do was minimal. Matt should probably have scored, especially with his diving header 2nd half but I belive it was offside anyway. What is clear with Matt is that he's a big lad but he's not comfortable at winning the ball in the air and he's not as strong physically as he could be. Jones again had a poor game.

On the bench was nobody who could really change the game. Woolford did one sharp turn which got him away from the defenders but his lack of pace was severely highlighted when they easily caught him. Vernon won some headers and Hooper demonstrated his lethargy when Jones went on the counter and Hooper jogged forward in support and when the ball came in the box Hooper was a good few yards away from it. I was extremely disappointed that Hooper didn't bust a gut to get on the end of it.

We need some reinforcements up front for sure as we do lacks quality there, need somebody who can read the game and anticipate things and score goals as looking at our forwards now, neither of them can particularly read the game well.

But overall a very good point for us.

Pleased with a point. Kept an eye on sky sports and aww we where on top and kept them away from our goal with 0 shots on goal. I don't mind a 0 0 especially when town have given it a good go and especially away from home from a club at the top of the league. Well done Slade and the boys. UTM

Quoted from Croxton

Summers and Clarke joint mom. Jones talked his way to another yellow. Got to be cuter than that. Try winding the opposition up instead and then we may get more free kicks FOR us . Yes the ref was useless but we never seem to have as many free kicks whoever the ref is.
Some of our 'fans ' are such morons. Even before the match started an inebriated youth behind me decided to play the drums on my cap. Lads, this time I moved to another row to enjoy the game. Next time I'll not 'keep my kneb out'. Stewards looked keen for some action so don't draw attention to yourselves.

Interesting re your comment about our fans, they say every club has an element which I’m sure is true but some people who follow our team take great delight in winding our own up when they can’t get at the opposing support.

We had an issue just before the end of the game with a load of the usual “casuals” trouble causers which left a very sour taste in the mouth one that has me nervous about going to Luton on Saturday on my own just in case I come across them again.

Quoted from Maringer

I mentioned to the lad standing next to me today that I'd have had Bolarinwa on for the last 20 minutes in an instant, if he'd been available. With Matt, Jones, Jaiyesimi and Dembele all knackered long before the end, he would certainly have given them a lot more to think about.

I thought last week against FGR. Matt and Jones were out on their feet by 70 minutes but the bench options were mediocre at best. Tombolo would at least bring pace and he would try his best

Herts. Never been to Luton so unable to comment but that incident would not put me off. I still go where and when I want despite being dumped on the pavement twice on Grimsby Road earlier this season. This time I did not confront the gobshites. Feels bad to just walk away or move seats but better a bruised ego than the real bruises I had.
Crucially, Notts' capacity meant that even our 1500 plus fans had spare room. A couple with an 8 year old girl also moved away from this unpleasant group. If it was a sell out I would ask a steward for access to the family stand and show my bus pass!
At my age, the queue for the gents was the most uncomfortable moment.  

Lets face it theyre not really fans, just the typical ignorant knuckledragging p1s$heads you see around Town Centres on a Sat night causing trouble and fighting, then crying and peeing their pants when the OB stick their faces into the pavement and stick the cuffs on behind their back "not so tight it huuurrttts ."

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Interesting re your comment about our fans, they say every club has an element which I’m sure is true but some people who follow our team take great delight in winding our own up when they can’t get at the opposing support.

We had an issue just before the end of the game with a load of the usual “casuals” trouble causers which left a very sour taste in the mouth one that has me nervous about going to Luton on Saturday on my own just in case I come across them again.

Sad state of affairs when our own fans are putting people off going.