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Post by localboy86 on Aug 5, 2023 18:19:54 GMT
Fantastic afternoon for us today! Superb performance including a couple of superb goals - Patrick’s first a personal favourite.
A couple of firsts.. a first opening day win as a Football League club and the first time we’ve scored five in the EFL!
A couple of trivial queries.. our biggest opening day win since? And Kizzi’s header after 2mins must be one of our earliest ever goals on the opening day.
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Post by steveo77 on Aug 5, 2023 19:00:48 GMT
What a win today! Even though they went down to 10 men that was a really good performance. Really excited for the season now.
However…..what’s with this new added on time rule? Match didn’t finish until 5.10pm. That happens every game and I’m put off going to be honest. No one wants to watch 1 hour every half.
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Post by timbo on Aug 5, 2023 19:09:27 GMT
Great result and glad to note that injury time is being calculated more realistically
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Post by davep on Aug 5, 2023 19:24:01 GMT
Matt said in his pre-match interview yesterday that he is still looking to bring a couple more players in before the transfer window closes. I must say that it isn't apparent what positions in the team he considers might require further strengthening?
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Post by brisfitboy on Aug 5, 2023 19:34:59 GMT
Fantastic Sutton. The guardian tipped Notts for promotion and us for relegation😂😂😂😂 Shows what they know about football dunnit’ 😂
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Post by garethl on Aug 5, 2023 19:40:24 GMT
Excellent result. And lots of positives. As has been said attacking options look good. Hopefully Coley just had cramp and Goodliffe also ok after hobbling off. Great to get some bonus minutes in John too.
Think Notts will be fine, look a decent side going forward. Probably work to do defensively, including perhaps personnel.
Kizzi will get goals this year with Smith, Goodliffe and Sowunmi taking attention from the bigger guys.
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Post by localboy86 on Aug 5, 2023 19:41:55 GMT
However…..what’s with this new added on time rule? Match didn’t finish until 5.10pm. That happens every game and I’m put off going to be honest. No one wants to watch 1 hour every half. New ruling brought in for this season.. officials stop the clock and add on at the end of each half - meant to try and prevent time-wasting. We got up to 100 minutes before the ref blew for full-time.
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Post by kpinwp on Aug 5, 2023 19:47:41 GMT
Very enjoyable game, needless to say! Notts were defensively naive but make no mistake about it Sutton thoroughly deserved that win. Individually and collectively the squad looks much better this season than last. The team was going stale, far too predictable. The biggest difference is up front. Kashket, Smith, Patrick and Coley, plus Angol and O’Brien later on, all contributed and offer different strengths and capabilities to each other. A good problem to have for MG. Sowunmi was decent as well and I noticed Clay’s reaction as the players came off at half time, he looks like a proper team player. An exceptional start. Congratulations all. What terrier said.
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Post by sol on Aug 5, 2023 20:02:58 GMT
Wowza wowza
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(No predictions from this season - I jinxed our troopers last time out - they don’t need me)..
Wowza - I am listening to Charlie Hedges Ibiza dance anthems on the train back home from Stoke City (the jinking genius’s football club) and I am sky high..⚽️
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Post by VCLXI on Aug 5, 2023 20:33:48 GMT
Damn trains Sol, I've only just got home!
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Post by jencor on Aug 5, 2023 20:49:36 GMT
Wowza wowza 🎈⚽️ (No predictions from this season - I jinxed our troopers last time out - they don’t need me).. Wowza - I am listening to Charlie Hedges Ibiza dance anthems on the train back home from Stoke City (the jinking genius’s football club) and I am sky high..⚽️ You missed a cracker today Sol. Unbelivable game. What a team we have! A different style and we are going to surprise a few clubs this season. Oh and look what happens when you don’t predict the score! Predictions are no longer needed! 😊
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Post by suttonpodcast on Aug 5, 2023 20:58:05 GMT
However…..what’s with this new added on time rule? Match didn’t finish until 5.10pm. That happens every game and I’m put off going to be honest. No one wants to watch 1 hour every half. New ruling brought in for this season.. officials stop the clock and add on at the end of each half - meant to try and prevent time-wasting. We got up to 100 minutes before the ref blew for full-time. Was really 110 mins. First half had +9 but was actually 10. Then clock starts at 45 for second half (correctly)
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Post by garethl on Aug 5, 2023 21:00:46 GMT
I’m going to be getting home at 2am from Tuesday games at this rate!
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Post by oohaah on Aug 5, 2023 21:04:26 GMT
Damn trains Sol, I've only just got home! You beat me by about 20 mins - well worth the effort though!
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Post by Amber Aleman on Aug 5, 2023 21:57:50 GMT
Were this afternoon's torrential downpours and lightning flashes prophetic? Certainly, a few records tumbled today: our first ever win over Notts (compensating for all those late goals they got against us in previous encounters), our biggest ever EFL win (unless you think 4-0 v Carlisle was bigger), and our highest ever league position (1st in L2, albeit after one match). Great attendance too of 4,000+.
The sending off of their keeper in the first half obviously gave us a helping hand, and Notts still managed around two-thirds of the possession, but this was still a hugely impressive performance from Sutton (which nobody saw coming!) that included some cracking goals. Notts were naive in defence, but did enough going forward to suggest that they'll be fine this season. We at last have forwards who look as if they can score a lot of goals!
Matt's post-match comments indicate that Ben is OK, despite limping off, and it was pleasing to see Louis John come on for him late in the game.
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