Saturday 21st September

[1862]

I think that attendance figure is wrong for the record, definitely said 11500 or so on the screen anyway

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

I think that attendance figure is wrong for the record, definitely said 11500 or so on the screen anyway

That would make more sense, approx 10,500 home fans and 1,000 up from Kent.

 

[Kauto Star]

I really don't know how to judge us at the moment.

At half-time I said it was the typical Cheltenham peformance for this season - no shortage of effort but lacking massively in the quality department.

Defensively we're quite sound - whilst Chesterfield dominated the game, they had very few shots on goal - save for pot shots from outside the box (and Dobra's absolute sitter of course). The biggest issue is in creativity - we're dependant upon mistakes by the other team. Like yesterday when the keeper decided to help us out by coming a million miles off his line.

Injuries in our wing-back/full-back areas are starting to become an issue now though. Haynes is out for 3-4 months, and AJB did his hamstring in scoring our equaliser.

Hopefully it's not too bad, but we're slowly working things out. Lower mid-table looks likely.

How is Sam Stubbs doing for you?

 

[BarraMatt]

Barrow have got some really decent players. The test will come through the winter, when fixtures and injuries pile up. Do they have enough depth to maintain it? I'm hoping we've finally addressed our depth. It made a big difference for us today, as Accrington were knackered and we brought some decent players off the bench. Another 5 minutes and we win that.

We're dealing with a few injuries already, those that have come in to replace the normal starters are doing a decent job so far.

 

[gary]

It's early day's but I see no reason as to why Wimbledon can't finish in the top 7 and i expect us to do so . Obviously the caveat to that is not picking up too many injuries. The obvious candidate's to be up there as ever are the bigger budget team's with better squad depth. This league is just a long bloody grind.

 

[Stocky]

Can't call this league at all this season. Which will surprise many as it has been said I do give off the impression that I know everything.

Will be loads of twists and turns over 9 months. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.

 

[Kauto Star]

It's early day's but I see no reason as to why Wimbledon can't finish in the top 7 and i expect us to do so . Obviously the caveat to that is not picking up too many injuries. The obvious candidate's to be up there as ever are the bigger budget team's with better squad depth. This league is just a long bloody grind.

You will definitely be hard to beat on the evidence of yesterday. Not much finesse, but just the type of players to get you out of this league.

As you say though injuries to key men can have a bearing. After losing 2 players to injury yesterday, we now have 8 out injured.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Can't call this league at all this season. Which will surprise many as it has been said I do give off the impression that I know everything.

Will be loads of twists and turns over 9 months. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.

Did you get around to confirming the bookmaker and odds for your Dave Artell sacked next bet?

I might have slipped past me Stocky but I can't see a response to the questions.

 

[Stocky]

Did you get around to confirming the bookmaker and odds for your Dave Artell sacked next bet?

I might have slipped past me Stocky but I can't see a response to the questions.

478 BetX. A cracking little made up Chinese betting company. Think it was about 10 Yuan mate which is about £1 pound sterling.

It has unfortunately cost me a lot more as my bank account has been cleaned out this morning.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Thought as much.

 

[Spireitelass97]

Our aim was the now infamous '8 through the gate' which for 20 plus years we never achieved and tbh rarely got close.

We didn't achieve it until we were in Non League. Since then it's gone up and up. It's unbelievable and brilliant to see.

Sames happened to us since we went out league. Went down to around 3000, we now get 7-8-9 thousand a game. Now loads of kids/families coming and wearing shirts round town. Getting rid of toxic owners does wonders (and starting to win a bit of course!)

 

[Son of Cod]

Can't call this league at all this season. Which will surprise many as it has been said I do give off the impression that I know everything.

Will be loads of twists and turns over 9 months. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.

Looks a bit of a tougher league this season on the whole. I don't think there'll be a single side as good as any of last season's three automatic promotion winners but the rest of the division seems to have tightened up. Definitely a more interesting season ahead and as you say, more difficult to call. Stockport did well to get out of the easiest L2 ever last season but you really have to tip your hat to Wrexham who have ridden the crest of the easiest ever 4th and 5th tier seasons all the way to a double promotion.

 

[gary]

You will definitely be hard to beat on the evidence of yesterday. Not much finesse, but just the type of players to get you out of this league.

As you say though injuries to key men can have a bearing. After losing 2 players to injury yesterday, we now have 8 out injured.

We can play when we want to. We had Jake Reeves missing yesterday . He controls the game for us.. He sets the tempo in the middle of the park and gets us playing a bit.

 

[Stocky]

Looks a bit of a tougher league this season on the whole. I don't think there'll be a single side as good as any of last season's three automatic promotion winners but the rest of the division seems to have tightened up. Definitely a more interesting season ahead and as you say, more difficult to call. Stockport did well to get out of the easiest L2 ever last season but you really have to tip your hat to Wrexham who have ridden the crest of the easiest ever 4th and 5th tier seasons all the way to a double promotion.

Wrexham are on a different level financially. Matter of time before they're in the Championship. We held the wolf (or the dragon) from the door temporarily last season to finish above them but they'll be above us this season. They've got solid Championship and proven League One players with probably the 2nd or 3rd L1 budget (unsure on Huddersfield's figures). We are well backed but our market is mostly young players who looked good in League 2 like Fevrier, Bate, Mingi, Addai or young players who have dipped their toe in L1 and showed promise but not cracked it like Fiorini, Diamond. Different markets to be honest.

 

[Stocky]

Thought as much.

You take things far too literally mate.

No Grimsby fan I interact with on here honestly believed I'd signed up to Ladbrokes or whatever, put a bet on David Artell to be sacked and them come on here and with a straight face told them to start kicking off in the ground to help me win a tenner.

I always do try and make it fairly obvious when I'm not being entirely serious.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

You take things far too literally mate.

No Grimsby fan I interact with on here honestly believed I'd signed up to Ladbrokes or whatever, put a bet on David Artell to be sacked and them come on here and with a straight face told them to start kicking off in the ground to help me win a tenner.

I always do try and make it fairly obvious when I'm not being entirely serious.

No, nobody did. Pretty confident most people know your schtick by now.

All it seemed to do was reinforce Grimsby fans view that you are obsessed with David Artell. He's too meh to be obsessed over but each to their own.

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

I disagree massively, last season we wouldn’t have created enough to miss 5 chances from 6 yards out, we’d have just passed the ball around for 90 minutes and not caused them any trouble…then given the ball away in our own third which we didn’t do at all I don’t think.

Fair comment, but I don’t think Gillingham are anywhere near as good as the top three last season, so it would make sense that we’re able to create more opportunities against them. The pattern of the game looked familiar though especially the first 20 odd minutes of the second half when we put them under no pressure whatsoever.

I think we are obviously better than last season defensively. Going forward it looks like we’re going to be heavily reliant on 4 players. One of whom looks like he might be out for a while, one is 36, one misses plenty of games for various different reasons, and the other one who creates stuff but without the other 3 who’s going to take advantage?

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

The concussion injury to Jatta was unfortunate and has been unexpectedly lengthy. As mentioned Jones is always likely to booted about and pick up knocks. So no surprise there. Even when out we have Crowley.

McGoldrick is indeed 36 but still class as we have already seen this season. Needs to be managed correctly but very useful.

Brown is still clearly an unknown but hopefully will positively contribute.

Then there is Scott, who I'm unconvinced about but 4th choice forward so not a worry.

If we play one up front as we have, I think we are well covered. If we plan two then we are a player short.

And yes defensively we look far better, almost impossible not to after last season's comedy show.

Yesterday was a decent performance and delighted to see the vast majority of Notts fans also think so despite the unfortunate defeat.