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Last season saw a near-capacity free admission crowd watch Notts County under win-at-all-costs Martin Allen do just that, with a penalty awarded for a push by Zoum. The trip to Meadow Lane this season was feisty too, two red cards for Rovers and a last-minute penalty giving County a 3-2 win. Neither manager from that night remains and the surprising appointment of Keith Curle, whose previous record was fairly ordinary, has yielded a sequence of wins for our opponents.
I doubt that we will have made a managerial appointment by Tuesday, even if we have, it is likely the remaining back-room staff will be responsible for team selection. When John McMahon had his three games as caretaker previously, he brought Danny Harrison back in from the cold and his cross led to a goal in the win against Wycombe. So we might see something of Joss, Lucas & Max if those guys are fit, particularly with Devaney & McGurk picking up injuries likely to rule them out.
Tactically, it is unlikely there will be any major surprises. Some of the players who felt comfortable under Les may have to pull their thumb out and work harder now, given so many are out of contract in the summer.
Prediction: Can't see a significant change in crowd size. The visitors may bring around 300, given they're doing well, in an overall figure of around 4.3k.
I actually felt we might have got something out of this one with Les still in charge(which is not the same as saying he should be), but feel that County on a good run will exploit our disarray and win comfortably.
I doubt that we will have made a managerial appointment by Tuesday, even if we have, it is likely the remaining back-room staff will be responsible for team selection. When John McMahon had his three games as caretaker previously, he brought Danny Harrison back in from the cold and his cross led to a goal in the win against Wycombe. So we might see something of Joss, Lucas & Max if those guys are fit, particularly with Devaney & McGurk picking up injuries likely to rule them out.
Tactically, it is unlikely there will be any major surprises. Some of the players who felt comfortable under Les may have to pull their thumb out and work harder now, given so many are out of contract in the summer.
Prediction: Can't see a significant change in crowd size. The visitors may bring around 300, given they're doing well, in an overall figure of around 4.3k.
I actually felt we might have got something out of this one with Les still in charge(which is not the same as saying he should be), but feel that County on a good run will exploit our disarray and win comfortably.
