Too far on a Tuesday Yeovil vs Notts

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

Gutted I can't make this due to work. Know this journey is nothing compared to those made by Carlisle fans most weeks but when your sides doing well it's always frustrating not to be there.

Notts are playing well at the minute but Nolan has a habit of mixing things up midweek. Would expect Forte to start ahead of Shola for a Tuesday game but hopefully not too many changes following the defeat at Crewe. Saying that the same team got a result at Exeter.

Would be happy with a point away. 3 would be amazing.

 

[Indian Dan]

Well, if Yeovil perform as they did yesterday it should be 3 points in the bag for you.

Saying that, their 2 strikers are back from bans. They were poor.

 

[MrGloverLover]

Well, if Yeovil perform as they did yesterday it should be 3 points in the bag for you.

Saying that, their 2 strikers are back from bans. They were poor.

We weren't poor. We were far worse than that.

 

[MrGloverLover]

Well, if Yeovil perform as they did yesterday it should be 3 points in the bag for you.

Saying that, their 2 strikers are back from bans. They were poor.

Olomola and Zoko will at least give us options to lump the ball upfield to. I really like Surridge but he's not a target man and I felt really sorry for him on Saturday.

 

[MrGloverLover]

Gutted I can't make this due to work. Know this journey is nothing compared to those made by Carlisle fans most weeks but when your sides doing well it's always frustrating not to be there.

Notts are playing well at the minute but Nolan has a habit of mixing things up midweek. Would expect Forte to start ahead of Shola for a Tuesday game but hopefully not too many changes following the defeat at Crewe. Saying that the same team got a result at Exeter.

Would be happy with a point away. 3 would be amazing.

You'll win, nailed on 3 points to make the journey home for your fans a bit more pleasurable.

Having said that it took me 6.5 hours to get home from Yeovil to Burton yesterday....

 

[Youpies]

I reckon we'll go for quite a few changes. I'd expect the following starters:

Dan Jones, Hollis, Forte, Walker, Alessandra which is effectively half a team.

Given how good our home form is, our away games are must not lose rather than must win. A win would obviously be great, but we don't have to win. Luton are going to keep banging on the door, Mansfield look like they are starting to hit some form. As long as we are in contention by the new year, I'll start to believe....

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

I don't want to see Hollis anywhere near our team. Ever. Far too many chances by far too many managers and has consistently proven to be totally inept and incompetent. It's no coincidence the year we do well he is nowhere near the team.

 

[william death]

It's a no to Hollis from me, too. To be honest after Nolan made wholesale changes v Crewe and it stung us somewhat, there might be less here. Wouldn't be surprised if Brisley (rested v Crewe) plays. Shola almost certainly won't, it was funny to watch him just stand and stare at the bench every time the ball went out after an hour or so on Saturday. And I'd play Grant, I know Nolan likes his rotation and has rested him the previously three Tuesday nights but he's one player you just have to start every (league) game if he's fit IMO. Walker or Allesandra just don't come close. Hewitt will probably come in for Milsom, and Jones for Dickinson, although I heard he got injured for the ressies v Stags last week?

Wary of Yeovil's front pair, is Olomola any good? And always nervy when one is a former player of ours, especially one who didn't distinguish himself. Also, how big a miss is Mugabi?

 

[MrGloverLover]

It's a no to Hollis from me, too. To be honest after Nolan made wholesale changes v Crewe and it stung us somewhat, there might be less here. Wouldn't be surprised if Brisley (rested v Crewe) plays. Shola almost certainly won't, it was funny to watch him just stand and stare at the bench every time the ball went out after an hour or so on Saturday. And I'd play Grant, I know Nolan likes his rotation and has rested him the previously three Tuesday nights but he's one player you just have to start every (league) game if he's fit IMO. Walker or Allesandra just don't come close. Hewitt will probably come in for Milsom, and Jones for Dickinson, although I heard he got injured for the ressies v Stags last week?

Wary of Yeovil's front pair, is Olomola any good? And always nervy when one is a former player of ours, especially one who didn't distinguish himself. Also, how big a miss is Mugabi?

Olomola is our best striker by a long way. He's big, strong and knows where the goal is. We've missed him hugely, as we have with Zoko who's experienced enough to cause problems. Mugabi is a good defender but he's not the finished product, Omar Sowumni will probably keep his place and he's hot and cold - very tall but not a ball player so anything can happen.

 

[jacobncfc]

Apparently Dan Jones is injured again. Shame cos he's class when fit, but Chesterfield fans did say he's very injury prone. At least we've got Dicko who doesn't really deserve to be dropped anyway.

Obvious changes for me are Forte for Shola and Hewitt for Milsom. Nolan tends to do more but after our one properly shite performance all season at Crewe last time he did we may see less this time. Grant is too good not to start every game, I'm getting ever more worried about Forest flogging him in January, must be worth £1m+ now.

 

[Optipez]

Two points dropped tonight.
We really are a striker short of being top three.

 

[MrGloverLover]

I'll take a point all day long. Big downer on yet another straight red, that's 4 in the last 4 league games so expect a 3 game ban for Sid Nelson which is the last thing we need.

 

[SkyBluesRose]

As this rate Notts aren't going to be finishing top three by the end of the season

 

[Pieyedfry]

As this rate Notts aren't going to be finishing top three by the end of the season

Last 5 league games are 3 draws and 2 wins. 9 from 15 over the season should be enough for promotion.

 

[jacobncfc]

Drawing away all the time is okay if we keep winning every single home game, but it's putting a lot of pressure on them.

We've just got to soldier on and keep ourselves up there until January, though. It's obvious to everyone that we're a striker short of being a very good team. We can just about cope when Stead and Ameobi are both available because they're so good at holding it up and creating chances for the rest of the team, but Alessandra is a passable winger/useful impact sub and Forte has lost most of his pace and with it most of his threat. The two of them playing together just offer absolutely nothing.

Definitely two points dropped tonight. Thought it was a dreadful game up until we took the lead, but after that we looked in control and should've killed it off, not being helped by the ref somehow not spotting that handball from the lad on the floor. Yeovil rallied at the end and it was a stupid tackle by Duffy, but it should've been irrelevant by then.

 

[Youpies]

We are now 4 wins from safety. Equivalent to around March last year in terms of points. How far e have come is staggering. I don't think many Notts fans expect us to finish in the top 3. I'd like to see us continue to compete

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

We have made monumental progress in a short period of time. The fact we are disappointed in coming away from an away fixture with a point for the second away game in succession speaks volumes. The chairman and manager deserve credit for turning the club around. If we are able to keep accumulating points we can be serious contenders with the right recruitment in January.