Chris

You could tell Notts was nervous in the first half. Our attacks wasn't convincing, yet we played in a controlling way that allowed us to take the edge. There was a few moments that made me concerned, though we made up for them quite well. Adam Collin slipped as he kicked off, to which the ball landed straight to an Hartlepool player and we was in no man's land. This highlighted for me the lack of confidence throughout their players, as normally you'd expect someone to take a pop a goal. Perhaps it fell to the wrong player? Yet we can consider ourselves lucky. Likewise we did two very short back passes with Hartlepool players could have intercepted, allowing them to be clean through on goal. One Collin superbly gathered the ball, the other Bola kicked out. The goal for us made a massive difference, it allowed us to play with a bit of 'ease' in our passing and as a result we started playing with a more direct manner. We had two chances before the wonderful effort by Jorge Grant. So I would say we was comfortable, even after we conceded the own goal. I felt Haydn Hollis played very well and I wished some would try to give him credit when it is due, it may help the lad. Can we blame him for the goal? Of course we can't. You could argue Collin should have held the ball or thought twice about where he pushed the ball after saving, it's never wise to push it to into your own penalty box with heaps of players around. However, the ball came in fast and it was hard. I think we can be forgiving to everyone involved as it was nothing more than a fluke, despite the Hartlepool players reacting like they had just won the F.A Cup. Sorry lads, you simply wasn't good enough.

There was a few panic moments in both half's, yet I don't think we can really blame Hollis - it was a fluke goal and I never felt like they would score myself. Only way I saw them doing it is if we gifted it to them (which we did but it was an accident). The poor clearance by Adam Collin, the two short back passes to him (he made up for the few blips he had). Yet without the goal I think we would have struggled. We need to be practising taking penalties because if we had scored that, it would have released some of the pressure for sure. Also, I think the fans made a huge difference once they became vocal.

I think Notts deserved the win, first half just liked finishing - so it wasn't pretty at all. Second half the early goal changed things, I still haven't seen it but will click the play button above in a moment. Once we had scored, you could see the instant lift and we played with confidence. Jorge Grant's goal was pure class!

Name: Meet the Fans 16/17 - Hartlepool United (12/1032017) Category: Meet the Fans Date Added: 2017-03-12 Submitter: notts-joe Pride of Nottingham's Notts-Joe took to asking several Notts County fans before the game against Hartlepool United on Saturday 11 March 2017. Be sure to let PON know your thoughts on 'Meet the Fans' below, the best comments will be published on our popular social media and of course our thriving web site. Our questions included whether Kevin Nolan should get on the pitch and play, thoughts on Alan Hardy's season ticket renewal price freeze, opinions on the new pitch and a prospective new scoreboard, and of course the score prediction. If you would like to feature, get in touch! Feel free to submit potential questions below and we will look into asking them. Be sure to subscribe, share, like and comment - Your support is greatly appreciated. Visit us on: Website: http://prideofnottingham.co.uk/ Community: http://prideofnottingham.co.uk/community/ Don't forget to register on our site, look out for us on social media and at live games. COYP! Meet the Fans 16/17 - Hartlepool United (12/1032017) Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

If I recall correctly, when we last played Doncaster they wasn't performing all that well - whereas now they've completely turned things around. I do recall comments about us being able to win them, however I think Tuesday will be much harder than the last time round (as again, if I recall right we was looking quite comfortable then). I haven't seen how they play, so I can't really comment on that but I would imagine more pressure would be on them to win. Yes, I know this sounds odd because we are still floating in dangerous water but they could be overturned at the top - something that just adds to the occasion. I think we should set ourselves up similar to as we did against Plymouth.

I missed our first goal, I was chinwagging at half time. The game was quite lively in the first half, nothing special but I couldn't understand why flocks of people was leaving. No joke, there was many fleeing (who seemed quite unhappy). It wasn't that bad that it warranted that! Second half improved, obviously the early goal helped Notts but Jorge Grant's goal was pure class. His first touch to bring it down, his effort towards placing the ball and the shot itself. Can we sign him up yet? @jsrjay Sorry bud, though I'll kidnap him if I must. He's going to be wasted at Forest and he can do so much more with County!

Name: Kevin Nolan on Jorge Grant Category: Official Notts Videos Date Added: 2017-03-11 Submitter: notts-joe The manager speaks to BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Slater about matchwinner Jorge Grant following the 2-1 victory against Hartlepool United in Sky Bet League Two. Kevin Nolan on Jorge Grant Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

Thank you very much for this Collin and Hollis. It's sod law....

I am sure no fan needs reminding about just how far we have come, everyone seems to be pulling in the same direction and to be fair - the only negative currently under Hardy is the season ticket debate (which can be resolved with a little effort - and I mean this by the board and fans). Kevin Nolan has restored fans belief that we can win games, that we can survive - so I don't think Kevin Nolan really needs to highlight most of this. Just keep up with the hard work and it will pay off, I am sure.

Take a bow @ELL100T that is a brilliant reply. I just watched a video put out by Notts where Kevin Nolan spoke about the 12th man, it must make a massive difference to hear us and this will be a focus for me. Top of the Kop on queue, people in each middle flanks and those near me down front churning out NCFC chants after chant. The last 3 or so games at Meadow Lane has been impressive for this reason and I expect the Hartlepool fans to be in good spirit. I know full well that they enjoy coming to Meadow Lane, they're one of the friendlies bunch of fans that I have come across. Notts really need to silence them on the pitch mind, so if we can take a steady and careful approach - I am sure we can get a good result. I'd be quite happy to take a point (despite us needing more than that).

Haha... Fancy that, it also captured me @DangerousSausage.

Name: Kevin Nolan on 12th man for £12 offer Category: Official Notts Videos Date Added: 2017-03-10 Submitter: notts-joe The manager speaks about the £12 ticket offer for Saturday's Sky Bet League Two game against Hartlepool United at Meadow Lane. Kevin Nolan on 12th man for £12 offer Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

The Nottinghamshire FC thing must have been bait, you can't really suggest two teams merge and choose that as a rational 'suggestion' for the clubs name. And besides, we are quite happy (as will Forest fans). Our problem is more with the direction our owners have been leading the two clubs, luckily for us we have been taken over but I couldn't imagine any of my red friends would think differently. Many opposition fans speak of how much history Notts have, again same for Forest but together? There would be no meaning. It simply wouldn't be the same.

It sounds quite positive from his perspective, the price of the purchase and the additional fee's found doesn't seem to have phased him which is good. Hopefully he will continue to connect with the community the thing about Notts is there's plenty of people who want good for this club -yet the core is quite small in comparison to other clubs of our side. Time to change that and to build for the future.

Hartlepool can be there for the taking if we play carefully and well. They have a decent midfield with plenty of energy and good options up front, for me they have a weak keeper (who should on paper be better) and a terrible defence - that creates panic and chaos. If they defend well, generally they play good attacking football. For me they have an issue with getting tactical instructions across to players who aren't as experienced but have potential. Hopefully we will be quite direct, flooding their box with plenty of crosses and well taken set pieces. Also shooting from distance should create good opportunities because their keeper isn't as practical. He will either overreact or knock it into the penalty area which can be quite dangerous, so hopefully we just make them scramble and take any chances. Provided we don't allow them to play their a game, we should do well.

He deserves this, though I hope he doesn't win it - would rather us focus on games than distractions of this nature. Also, we could then avoid the curse, hey @magpiejue?

I think we should see better against Hartlepool, so I have to say although I was shocked by the three goals - it was more due to believing our players would maintain their upper game (instead of relapsing). I'm not overly concerned by this result. Stevenage are by far one of the luckiest teams in this league, which only highlights how average it is this campaign.

Clackstone is a young player who at times does seem to have class but I think if a youngster is struggling - you either get someone experienced to assist them (helps them to step their game up/gives 'em confidence) or you remove them. It might sound harsh, but this seems to have been forgotten. I have seen many fans suggested that he needed replacing, so if you can't drop him, change your tactics or try to move him into a different position whereby someone else may cope better. That said, I feel Stevenage wasn't special at all from the highlights and somewhat lucky. Good team play, I take nothing from that but their goals could have easily been prevented. If you watch their game against Orient, you will see just how much luck they have. Though I'm hoping we can see heads lift again for Saturday because the defeat leaves us requiring to push on again, whereas a draw would have taken some pressure off. If our form dips again, it's going to be harder.

Name: Kevin Nolan: "Hopefully just a hiccup" Category: Official Notts Videos Date Added: 2017-03-05 Submitter: notts-joe The Notts boss speaks to the press following the 3-0 defeat against Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium in Sky Bet League Two. Kevin Nolan: "Hopefully just a hiccup" Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

Name: Highlights: Stevenage 3-0 Notts Category: Match Highlights Date Added: 2017-03-05 Submitter: notts-joe Highlights provided by the official Notts County YouTube channel for the game against Stevenage. Highlights: Stevenage 3-0 Notts Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?