Saturday 5th October

[Son of Cod]

If you told me at the start of the season we would be 4 points off top after 10 games I'd have snapped your hands.

Then if you told me you'd lose 5 of the first 10 i'd expect to well into the bottom half.

Had to check the table after reading your post. Madness. I guess that's the advantage of not drawing any games. For the past few seasons we've been the sort of side to draw two games instead of losing one and winning one. This is much more fun and rewarding but also means we're currently having to put up with crap like today.

 

[Gladders]

Had to check the table after reading your post. Madness. I guess that's the advantage of not drawing any games. For the past few seasons we've been the sort of side to draw two games instead of losing one and winning one. This is much more fun and rewarding but also means we're currently having to put up with crap like today.

Aye this time last season we had only lost 4, yet where well in the bottom half and 10 points of top.

 

[CFC91]

Not much to add that others haven’t but though Walsall looked a good side, particularly first half and then the last 5 of the game. 7 and 9 caused us problems, though 9 missed a sitter infront of where I was in the north stand first half.

Between those spells we looked okay in parts, wish we’d tested the keeper a bit more though as it was clear he was lacking confidence but the defence protected him well. We looked better when Colclough and Madden came on, though Berry struggled to get into the game. We are our own worst enemy at times, that first goal is a shocker, and the second straight from the KO is a joke, talk about switching off. We seem to do this every week and it’s costing us points, especially at home, 4 draws at home now needs to improve but I’d say this is the first one of those 4 id have taken pre match

 

[Birmingham Rover]

Can someone please tell the Donny fans they're 3-0 up and in a full away end in a local match?

Can someone please tell the Donny fans they're 3-0 up and in a full away end in a local match?

Dancing in the dark is a banger ain’t it!

Wipe those tears away silly cod head.

 

[THE LAST WALTZ]

Nolan and Williams just shifted it square all the time against us and the other game of there's I saw looked pretty easy to defend against . Not sure if that is regular but for Gills the best bet looks getting the lad on the left in behind rather than the tippy tappy stuff . Maybe Alex are play-off contenders or better?

Agree with what a couple of you are saying and it has been a bad week for us.
Ogie was awful yesterday and will be out of the side when Masterton is back.
Dieng came off the bench yesterday and now gives us another midfield option.
Dack will give us more creativity when he is fully fit and Rowe will give us some pace to get in behind when back.
It is a 46 game season and I wouldn’t judge us on one bad week.
Still cautiously optimistic.

 

[Scum.]

We should have beaten Tranmere but one last minute mistake and we draw 1-1. Injuries and suspensions catching up with us as our players are running themselves into the ground (more than they ever did under Williamson) and our bench looks fairly weak and not set up to replace them. Thankfully we will finally have some of the 9 key players we have unavailable back next game, plus our new striker signing Scott Hogan.

Still unbeaten under Lindsey after 3 games - 4 points on the road and a point at home, up to 13th, will take that. Port Vale next up at home (Arsenal U21s on Tuesday can duck off).

 

[Si Robin]

Until next Saturday that is

Well we never lose to Swindon at Whaddon Road, so it's a given we'll get something. It's going to be horrific to watch though.

 

[Stocky]

Very unpredictable results week in week out at this level. Very hard to call.

I'm still waiting for MK Dons to catch fire. I think they will under Lindsey.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

I think League Two is. Talented manager who knows the division combined with talented squad and wealthy owners certainly suggests they will

 

[Son of Cod]

Dancing in the dark is a banger ain’t it!

Wipe those tears away silly cod head.

No tears here at all pal. It is what it is, beaten by both much the better side on the day and one of the pre-season faves (rightly so given the money you've spent).

The Dancing in the Dark rendition was good but other than that pretty much flat as a pancake in the away end which just seemed odd considering you'd had such a good first half.