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Shola Ameobi has spoken in favour of Harry Kewell, claiming the Australian has the "hunger to be great" and hoping Notts County will give him the chance to achieve his goals.
The former Magpies striker, who was released in the summer, did his UEFA A coaching license with Kewell, who succeeded Kevin Nolan as manager at the club at the end of August.
Followingh a bumpy start, Kewell eventually got Notts up and running, with three wins on the trot and five unbeaten overall.
"I did my A license with Harry. He's always had his own mind, been his own man," Ameobi told Sky Sports Soccer Saturday last week.
"He's gone into management and he believes in his style of play. He wants his players to believe in that and that is what will come out with Harry.
"He doesn't mince his words. He wants his players to live a certain way, act a certain way and play a certain way.
"Harry loves it. He says he love it more than playing. He's got the hunger to be great and I hope he gets the chance to do that."
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PON_News
Former Notts County Ladies forward Kirsty Linnett and her partner, Burnley and New Zealand striker Chris Wood, have spoken of the struggles faced when the Lady Pies folded last year.
In April 2017, the controversial decision to liquidate Notts Ladies was taken by club owner Alan Hardy, who had purchased the club just months earlier.
Hardy justified his decision as absolutely necessary from a business perspective, one taken with a heavy heart, and has since gone on to set up new female teams within the club which are run more organically and sustainably.
Nonetheless, the closure of Notts Ladies remains a contentious point among many fans and followers of the women's game, and in an interview with the Guardian, Linnett and Wood spoke of the experience, which came just weeks after they had bought their first home.
“Kirsty came home and said: ‘Our club is no more,’” said Wood. “I said: ‘That can’t be possible. Notts County has folded?’ And she said: ‘No, just our side of it.’”
Linnett elaborated: “I don’t know how you can liquidate one side of a club and not the other. No one got a penny after that day but the PFA were really helpful. We had just got a house together and a puppy, and within two months I had to move to Reading and straight into a club house with four other girls.
"I can see the business side of it, our debt was half a million, but a lot of men’s teams are losing millions at every level of the game so that wasn’t a valid excuse to me. There are girls I know from that team who had no family support in the area and never found a team again.”
The liquidation of Notts Ladies “would never happen in the men’s game”, claims Wood. “Things happen in the women’s game that should not happen.”
Linnett now plays for Liverpool Women and has now set up home in the North-West alongside Wood.
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Chris
Hello and welcome to episode 46 of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast, as presented by Chris and Sam.
In this week's episode we discuss Notts County's 1-0 win away at Macclesfield Town - how was the performance? Who impressed? And so on.
Then we move on to talking about about the EFL Trophy - aka the Checkatrade Trophy - and whether or not we agree with the competition in its current format, the controversial inclusion of Premier League academy teams.
In addition we debate Alan Hardy's use of Twitter and the contrast between the club owner and chairman's work with Notts and his personal life.
Furthermore, there is a discussion the on the club's recruitment this summer - how good has it been?
All this and much more - only in episode 46 of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast!
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PON_News
Harry Kewell has stated that the Notts County players who put in a poor display against Newcastle United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy are not in a "good position".
However, the Australian has refused to close the door on them outright and will give them the chance to redeem themselves by working harder in training.
Kewell made 10 changes to his side as he gave the likes of Andy Kellett, David Vaughan, Noor Husin, Dan Jones and Kristian Dennis some much-needed minutes after not figuring for his first team in recent weeks.
However, Notts fell to a meek 2-0 defeat, leading many fans thinking that some of the players involved could well be jettisoned in January,
“People are happy enough to keep coming in and ask questions,” Kewell told the Nottingham Post.
“All I ask for is hard work every single day and when it comes to the games you should be happy because it’s not training.
“But the best thing about the game like that is you record it and if anyone has a complaint then I will watch it and I am open to suggestions.
“They have to prepare themselves for a tough battle now. It’s not a good position, but all the doors are still open. They just need to work harder.”
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PON_News
Notts County manager Harry Kewell has claimed that only Sam Osborne and Tyreece Kennedy-Williams impressed in their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United Under-21s on Tuesday night.
The other Magpies claimed a straightforward victory at Meadow Lane as a penalty from Callum Roberts and a strike from Elias Sorensen left Notts at the bottom of the EFL Trophy Group G.
“I am disappointed,” Kewell told the Nottingham Post following the game, in which he made widescale changes.
“You get asked a lot of questions by players when you have a big squad and the only thing you say to them is work hard and when you get your opportunity make sure you shine.
“We all know match fitness and touch may be a little bit off, but that is when you work extra.
“But I didn’t see anything really. Sam Osborne was excellent and Tyreece (Kennedy-Williams) was good at right-back even though he is a left footer. But other than that I was disappointed.”
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Harry Kewell has revealed that Kristian Dennis and Andy Kellett are among the Notts County players who will be given a start against Newcastle United's Under-21s in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night.
The Magpies will be contesting their fourth match in 10 days and the Australian boss admits he will seek to use a "completely different" starting XI to the one that has often been selected in the league.
“Kristian, Andy, Noor Husin, David Vaughan and Nathan Thomas will all start,” Kewell told the official website.
“It’s going to be a completely different XI so a lot of them will get 90 minutes in the tank and it's a good chance for them to impress me.
“We are taking the game seriously and will be putting out a strong team because they are all working hard and want to force their way into a line-up that is picking itself at the moment.
“Unfortunately they have to be patient and wait for their opportunity so Tuesday is their chance to show me what they can do and give me some food for thought.”
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Chris
Notts County's dreadful start to the season now feels an age away.
Three wins in a row and five games unbeaten now has the Magpies up in 17th place in the League Two table, four points clear of the bottom two, a superb turnaround given they were bottom of the table on just one point a month ago.
The latest victory is also County's first win away from home this season as Macclesfield Town, themselves still struggling and currently at the foot of the league, were beaten 1-0 at Moss Rose.
Late on in the game, Macclesfield centre-back Fiacre Kelleher gifted possession to Enzio Boldewijn, who bore down on goal, where keeper Kieran O'Hara committed a foul that yielded a penalty.
The spot kick still had to be put away but the experienced Jon Stead duly sent O'Hara the wrong way eight minutes from time for their first three-point haul on the road.
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Notts County now sit 17th in the League two table, six places above relegation, maintaining their unbeaten record after their third win this season, which ended 1-0 against Macclesfield Town on Saturday 6th October.
Macclesfield had three shots on goal, along with the Magpies also having three shots but they were all blocked. The match remained goalless at half time.
In the second half County's Jon Stead, Enzio Boldewijn, Nathan Thomas had a shot on goal and Macclesfield's Scott Wilson had one too.
Enzio Boldewijn got fouled in the box in the 80th minute, resulting in a penalty being awarded to Notts, and Stead duly converted in the 82nd minute.
Macclesfield's Callum Maycock attempted another shot in the top right corner but it was saved. The final score was 1-0 to the Magpies.
Here's a round-up of the post-match reaction from us at Pride of Nottingham.
Harry Kewell
"Nine points was the target so I’m very happy we have met it, It was an important week because I felt they were three games that we could win but we knew they’d be tough.
"The players have worked hard since we came in and over the last seven days we have started to see the benefits. It wasn’t a pretty game and I’ll be the first to admit that, we knew coming here would be tough and we had to dig in, defend well and wait for that bit of magic.
"You have to win ugly in any league by doing the hard things first and that is where the goal came from. Things don’t go well every match but you can run, put pressure on an opponent and work hard for the team. Today’s result is probably the best we have had."
Elliott Ward
"It was a battle and any game at the end of a three-game week is probably the toughest, when you are playing somebody who is bottom of the league then it’s always going to be hard.
"It was about mental toughness, concentration and playing until the last minute. We scored a late goal. You don’t have to play well, but you have to win.
"Defensively we are a lot stronger, It’s not just about the back four and the goalkeeper, but about everybody. We are a lot harder to play against and to break down."
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Chris: "Not a good game but a great result, we'll take it and build further.
Neither side looked 'good' but I do feel Macclesfield looked more lively, as I mentioned in my scouting report - they panic and if they took a little bit longer to decent how best to finish chances. Well, I think they could have caused us more trouble. Notts was very flat though, there was no signs of a game plan and I say this not to be negative but to give my honest opinion of the game.
The usual players that 'lift' us, well they wasn't in the zone and I can't blame them for all the minutes they've put in.
I would have taken Jon Stead off today, he wasn't coping and he looked unable to cause trouble. Instead of bringing on Nathan Thomas, I would have taken Stead off and introduced Kristian Dennis. Also, Shaun Brisley should have gone off sooner - he gets a lot of stick these days but he did struggle to be effective.
Harry Kewell didn't seem to understand how to plan Macclesfield or how to change the tactics to get us going, however it's three massive points on the road and a fantastic win."
menzinho: "I was only able to listen today but I was incredibly surprised to hear Brisley in centre mid. I get that he's big and he'll win headers but his passing and general skill level is pretty low, on his good day he's your basic, kick it, head it, win type of defender. I can only guess he was a kind of stopper and I can't imagine he really helped build any attacks. It's also not exactly a vote of confidence for the likes of Vaughan and Husin.
My only tiny gripe with Kewell would be substitutions, when we went a man down against Crawley I was surprised he didn't get fresher legs on quicker, we waited for about 20 minutes, they should have been on much sooner in my opinion. Likewise today, we didn't really have many opportunities until the pen, but he chose to keep it as it was. Why bring Dennis on with about 5 mins left, what is he supposed to achieve? He's proved can be very effective in this league, give him a bit more time.
That all said, not really complaining 9 points from the last 3 games is fantastic, unbeaten in 5 as well. On the whole it's a big improvement and it finally feels like our season has started!"
Magic magpie: "Not the greatest of win but we got the points and moved up the table that is what counts.... but when u have ref that blows up for every little thing against the lads will be nervous to do anything.
CliftonMagpie: "Just happy with the three points, Enzio chasing the ball for the penalty was class.
All the players will make mistakes at times but when a player doesn't give up, you have to give him credit. Brilliant penalty by Stead too."
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Chris
Was the result fair?
I think a draw would have been the fairer result for the two teams, however at the same time I feel Notts should have had not just the one penalty that Jon Stead scored but another for the foul on him that resulted in Jon being hurled into the advertising board.
How did Notts play?
Very poor, they had no real movement and only two or three players were on the same wavelength – this would always make getting a result harder. I just felt like Notts played to take the point, as they invited Macclesfield to press them and just dealt with clearing the threat.
Upfront I don’t think Notts would have scored without the penalty despite Kane Hemmings wasting two perfectly good chances. Winning poor is much better than losing having played well, yet the performance was disconnected.
How did Macclesfield Town play?
First half I felt they were lively, it was almost like they had seen my scouting report and had decided to prove a point. They moved around well, created space but often wasted the chances they had by rushing the finishing. Ross Fitzsimons only had basic saves to make in the first half but Macclesfield did pressure Notts.
Defensively, I can’t give them much credit because of how they man handled most of the Notts players and reacted like they had been bullied over simple fouls on them.
It’s not hard to understand why they’re bottom of the League Two table, poor in most departments and just very scrappy football with no clear indication to any sort of proper game plan.
Did our tactics work out?
If Harry Kewell’s aim was to grab a win by being too defensive, I could say it did but I don’t feel either team had any sort of tactics. The decision to place Shaun Brisley in midfield was an odd one, I do feel it impacted the passing and grit from holding the midfield.
Did the tactics work? We came back with all three points, I would argue no but the points at this time are what matters.
How did the referee perform?
Poor, he gave Notts fouls for much less than half of the challenges he missed. It really had me baffled but I do feel all the officials were poor. There was a home team advantage clear from where I watched, I do feel the referee ruined the game somewhat but again I come back to those much needed three points. He awarded the penalty after missing one, so I’ll forgive this time.
Who do we play next?
Bury away is the next league fixture, it should prove to be a better game for spectators to watch. A win and Notts could be only 3 points behind them, after the start to the season this campaign it seems weird to think we are pushing for 11th place and higher.
How should we play them?
Notts should avoid being too defensive in my opinion, I just don’t think this would give any sort of edge and I do feel it would again impact the performance.
At the same time, I don’t feel attacking too much would be the wise call, so a balanced performance does seem to be the right focus. The midfield will always be the key to getting a good result and allowing them to play with confidence should be the goal.
Putting aside the scrappy performance again Macclesfield, I do feel that if the midfield holds the game and dictate the play – it will allow Notts to put on a good show against Bury. More importantly I do feel a win is possible if we go out to prove a point by playing good passing football.
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ARLukomski
Notts County's dreadful start to the season now feels an age away.
Three wins in a row and five games unbeaten now has the Magpies up in 17th place in the League Two table, four points clear of the bottom two, a superb turnaround given they were bottom of the table on just one point a month ago.
The latest victory is also County's first win away from home this season as Macclesfield Town, themselves still struggling and currently at the foot of the league, were beaten 1-0 at Moss Rose.
Late on in the game, Macclesfield centre-back Fiacre Kelleher gifted possession to Enzio Boldewijn, who bore down on goal, where keeper Kieran O'Hara committed a foul that yielded a penalty.
The spot-kick still had to be put away but the experienced Jon Stead duly sent O'Hara the wrong way eight minutes from time for their first three-point haul on the road.
Pride of Nottingham vlogger ARLukomski was in Cheshire to give his thoughts before, during and after the encounter.
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PON_News
Notts County's dreadful start to the season now feels an age away.
Three wins in a row and five games unbeaten now has the Magpies up in 17th place in the League Two table, four points clear of the bottom two, a superb turnaround given they were bottom of the table on just one point a month ago.
The latest victory is also County's first win away from home this season as Macclesfield Town, themselves still struggling and currently at the foot of the league, were beaten 1-0 at Moss Rose.
The first half of the encounter saw little in terms of eventful occurrences, though the Silkmen had the better of the game up until the half-time whistle, with more possession and efforts on goal.
Ross Fitzsimons had to be alert to save from Nathan Blissett early on before Kane Hemmings prodded straight at goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara on the stroke of half time.
The stalemate continued into the second half, though Enzio Boldewijn and Stead had claims for a penalty waved away, before Nathan Blissett headed just wide of the post from a free kick.
Just as it looked like a draw was on the cards, centre-back Fiacre Kelleher gifted possession to Boldewijn, who bore down on goal, and O'Hara brought the Dutchman down for a penalty.
Stead stepped up and sent O'Hara the wrong way eight minutes from time to give Notts a late lead and, eventually, all three points.
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Chris
Notts County can make it three wins on the spin, and claim their first three-point haul of the season, should they be victorious at Moss Rose on Saturday when Harry Kewell's boys face struggling new boys Macclesfield Town.
Pride of Nottingham's Chris has analysed the opposition and written up this in-depth scouting report with views on how best not to get stuck in a web against the Silkmen.
Run-down of their last six fixtures
Saturday 1st September – Crewe Alexandra 3 Macclesfield 0
Saturday 8th September – Stevenage 1 Macclesfield Town 0
Saturday 15th September – Macclesfield 1 Lincoln City 2
Saturday 22nd September – Morecambe 2 Macclesfield Town 1
Saturday 29th September – Macclesfield Town 1 Forest Green Rovers 1
Tuesday 2nd October – Newport County 3 Macclesfield Town 3
The Players – Fact Sheet
Highest Goal Scorers; Michael Rose 3, Danny Whitaker 2, Jamie Grimes 2 and Koby Arthur 2.
Persistent Foulers; Michael Rose 1 red card, Peter Vincenti 2 yellow card, Tyrone Marsh 2 yellow cards and Scott Wilson 2 yellow cards.
The Key Players
In midfield Koby Arthur can get his side going, he’s a technical midfielder who likes to use the ball and to run at the opposition. His ability to pick out a pass but also lead the midfield line is a main focus for Macclesfield Town.
Up-top Tyrone Marsh, Scott Wilson and Nathan Blissett all have the ability to naturally draw players onto marking them, they can rotate much like Enzio Boldewijn and Lewis Alessandra do – which can prove tricky. Neither of the three players should be allowed any sort of room in the box, as they can excel and create chances if this happens.
On the left side of defence, David Fitzpatrick is a player who likes to get forward as much as possible. His ability to attack but also defend makes him a useful opposition player to aware of, he will most likely try to float crosses and balls into the forward front line.
Style of Play, Strengths, and Weaknesses
Macclesfield Town appear to invite pressure onto themselves by the way that Mark Yates has his team set up, they look a capable side but failure to mark tightly does allow for their opposition to thrive when going forward.
Defensively, they seem to have no one taking responsibility for all the basic aspects of the game.
There’s no one pressing, marking or trying to win the ball back from the highlights that I have seen – they seem to rely too much on their keeper to make the saves.
Going forward they seem to be more focused, however many of their chances that they create seem to be down to luck or hope as opposed to having an actual creative outlet.
The idea seems to be however best to get the ball in the box, where they do have players capable of punishing teams.
They look particularly vulnerable from set pieces, which is something that Notts can make the most of.
Macclesfield are more than capable of creating good efforts, it’s more a case of pressure and scrappy play on their part that lets them down.
As a team they can score, so nobody should underestimate them but Harry Kewell’s defence should be more than capable of dealing with them.
Provided they reduce the opportunity to run with the ball or strike from it from distance, it should be a fairly basic task on paper.
Whereas Notts must look to get the down the flanks, using the aerial threat as a way to get chances a way and the players must be brave when it comes to showing what I would describe as Non-League defending.
It’s going to be a difficult game, much of the fortune and outcome will rely on retaining the hard-working attitude we have seen as of late.
I feel the game may be scrappy more than entertaining, however adapting and being prepared would favour Notts I feel.
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ARLukomski
Notts have faced Macclesfield 16 times in competitive action over the years.
Notts: 4
Draw: 8
Macclesfield: 4
The last time Notts faced Macclesfield was in the title winning 2009-10 season.
The Magpies won 4-0 at Moss Rose in August 2009, and 1-0 at Meadow Lane in March 2010.
Notts are unbeaten in their last five fixtures against Macclesfield, winning two and drawing three.
Stats
Macclesfield are still looking for their first win of the season, having drawn 4 and lost 7 of their first 11 games.
They picked up a good point on Tuesday night in a 3-3 draw with 3rd placed Newport, despite conceding in the 95th minute.
Notts have notched up two wins on the spin and are unbeaten in four but are yet to win away this season.
Seasons in each division
Division One (or Premier League): 0
Division Two (or Championship): 0
Division Three (or League One): 1
Division Four (or League Two): 14
Non-League: 37
History
Macclesfield have never lost a penalty shootout in their history.
The Silkmen are two-time FA Trophy winners (1969-70 & 1995-96) and three-time winners of the National League (1994-95, 1996-97 & 2017-18).
The first time they were not promoted to the Football League due to not having a big enough stadium.
Team news
Michael Rose will return to the Macclesfield team after serving his suspension, after a red card against former club Morecambe.
Ryan Lloyd, Elliott Durrell, Callum Evans and Coventry loanee Jordan Ponticelli are injury worries for The Silkmen.
Notts will be with out Rob Milsom after his red card on Tuesday night against Crawley.
Ben Hall still has groin problems whilst Richard Duffy will be out of action for a few months.
This is the first time Harry Kewell and Mark Yates have faced each other as managers.
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Chris
Hello and welcome to episode 45 of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast.
In this week's episode we discuss Notts' second back-to-back victory in a 3-1 home win at Meadow Lane against Crawley Town.
We talk about how Notts have improved as of late and whilst under Harry Kewell's management.
In addition we speculate who may replace the suspended Rob Milsom in this weekend's fixture, along with a League Two round-up.
To round up, Chris and Magic Magpie also cast their eyes on the upcoming game against Macclesfield Town.
All this and more only in episode 45 of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast!
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Fan Introduction
Name: Ed Gorton
Age: 18
How long have you supported Macclesfield? I have supported Macc for 11 years now. My first game was actually at Meadow Lane in 2007. If I remember correctly we won 1-0.
Are you a season ticket holder? I am.
Favorite Player: Would have to be Danny Whitaker. Simply a club legend.
How do you think Macclesfield have done so far this season in terms of form and expectations for the season?
So far this season our performances have been very poor, and we’ve been resorting to long-ball football. We’ve picked up a bit in the last couple of games, managing to get two draws against two very decent sides. In terms of expectations, we were expected to struggle but none of us thought it would’ve been this bad. If we still had Askey, then it probably would be a whole different story. The most worrying thing is that the players that have come in aren’t better than the ones who stayed on from last season (apart from the two goalkeepers), but Yates kept starting the ones he’d signed.
Did you feel hard done by when John Askey left you in the summer for Shrewsbury Town?
I was gutted when John left, but he fully deserves his chance to manage at a higher level. However, it appeared that John wanted to stay at Macc, but there are strong rumors that the Owner and Chairman forced him out (they really didn’t get along well and rarely contacted each other). The fans are really unhappy about this and a majority want both the chairman and owner out. With the style of football that John had us playing, I really don’t think we’d be struggling in the league, and he always knew a good player when he saw one.
Can you describe what it was like getting promoted back to the Football League last year?
Getting promoted last season was incredible and meant an awful lot to every Silkmen fan. The fact that we did it against the odds made it even sweeter. It’s also so much nicer going on away days to places I’ve actually heard of before. And finally, the money that promotion bought in was huge for the club, as for the last few years we’ve been cash-strapped.
Who is the biggest threat when going forward and why?
Going forward we have a front three of Marsh, Wilson and Blissett. Blissett works tirelessly and wins a lot in the air. Wilson’s runs in behind are a big threat and Marsh is a very creative player. If I had to pick one I’d go for Blissett due to his work-rate.
What did you think of the appointment of Mark Yates from Solihull Moors after keeping them up last year in the National League?
At first, I thought Yates was a decent appointment. He operated on a tight budget at Solihull and completely turned their season round. He’s taken Cheltenham to two play-off finals and has Football League experience. However, I haven’t been impressed by his style of football at all and some of the players he’s bought in haven’t been great. I really hope he can turn it round for us.
As an opposition fan, which player are you most worried about facing from Notts County?
I would say Kristian Dennis. He played for us a few years ago and scored goals for fun. He’s a real threat in the box. Also, Elliott Hewitt and Shaun Brisley, both came through our youth team and turned into very good players.
Finally, what will be your score prediction for this game along with the goal scorers?
I’ll be optimistic and go for a 2-1 Silkmen win, with Blissett and Wilson scoring. Dennis to score for County.
Final comments from Sam and Chris
Both Sam and Chris would like to thank Ed for one of the best interviews we have had so far this season. It’s interesting about his comments made on manager Mark Yates and Kristian Dennis and how he thinks he will be the danger man for us. Finally, Sam predicts a 4-1 away win to Notts with Hemmings, Boldewjin and Dennis to score. Chris predicts a 2-2 draw with Hemmings and Hewitt to get their names on the scoresheet.
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