Chris

The F.A Cup is a major opportunity lost by exiting in the first round. It's the perfect opportunity to spread a little cheer among the fan base, gather results and of course add money to the coffers. All things which Notts County could all do with in abundance. Everybody always looks forward to the trips away, whilst the possibility of gracing a top tier team at Meadow lane – but is all really lost? I don't believe it is. Notts currently sit 4th within the 2014/2015 League One campaign, it's only just past mid November and after last season exiting the F.A Cup doesn't seem all that bad at all. We've all wanted a squad that plays for the shirt, that extra pride which the players put in goes along way and it's part of the reason why we are currently doing so well within the league. Don't get me wrong, I am disappointed but in comparison we have a bigger picture to face. On Saturday Notts get back to League One football, a win at Meadow Lane would be the perfect way to respond to struggling Yeovil Town. If we won, we could perhaps move to 3rd depending on how Preston do against Bristol City. We still have a game in hand over both Preston and Swindon, it might also allow us to gain space over Sheffield United who have played exactly the same amount of games as us at 16 and we share the same amount of points, 29. Sheffield United face Oldham on the 22nd of November 2014, neither side are really scoring or winning by many goals and I see this ending as a draw but perhaps Oldham could do us a favour? Our very next game after Yeovil Town is actually Sheffield United, there's no better time to be playing them. Our current form is actually very impressive, the odd blip here and there but the squad are battling. You would certainly call this progress compared to last season right? It's for this reason why I have put aside my disappointment and decided to remain optimistic. I wrote a blog before things started to click that I felt Notts were on the verge of something special, I really feel that this could be the season whereby we make the play-offs and dare I say it gain promotion? Don't we all dream of this? Time is now to try and make that difference. We have a tough run of fixtures – Sheffield United (a), Swindon (h), Rochdale (a), MK Dons (H) and Bradford (a). It doesn't get any easier at the very start of the new year, however I feel we can get some very respectable results. In the row of five games, I would hope we could at least take 9 to 11 points. It might be more like 7, yet I believe we can win more than two of the five. No matter what you feel, let's focus on seeing where we are come the end of December. Let's get straight back behind the lads, fill the stands on Saturday with encourage and just have a crack at this the right way. The only way, the BLACK & WHITE WAY! YOU PIES!! Discuss this Feature - League One Table

Saturday 22th of November, Notts County return to Meadow Lane against Yeovil Town. Notts are currently the inform team, however the squad will have to put the F.A Cup exit by Accrington to the back of their minds and focus on progressing further in League One. Yeovil Town haven't won in their last 6 games, yet it will not be plain sailing for the mighty magpies. Fortunes frequently change, so Notts will have to be on guard. The Match Officials for Saturdays game against Yeovil Town will be Stuart Attwell, with his two assistants Akil Howson and Jason Tyas. The fourth official will be Richard Wigglesworth. Match Officials Referee; Stuart Attwell From – Warwickshire His matches involving Notts County and Yeovil Town in the last four season. League One – Tuesday 21st August 2012 – Notts County 2 Hartlepool 0 – 1 Yellow Card League One – Saturday 13th October 2012 – Carlisle 0 Notts County 4 – 2 Yellow Cards League One – Saturday 20th October 2012 – Yeovil 2 Bury 1 – 2 Yellow Cards and 1 Red League One Play Off – Friday 3rd May 2013 – Sheff Utd 1 Yeovil 0 – 4 Yellow Cards League Cup – Tuesday 27th August 2013 – Liverpool 3 Notts County 2 – 4 Yellow Cards Championship – Friday 22nd November 2013 – Doncaster 2 Yeovil 1 – 3 Yellow Cards and 1 Red Card. Championship – Monday 21st April 2014 – Yeovil 1 Huddersfield 2 – 1 Yellow Card Run down of his last four games. Premiership – Saturday 1st November 2014 – Leicester 0 West Brom 1 – 1 Yellow Card Championship – Saturday 8th November 2014 – Leeds 3 Blackpool 1 – 1 Yellow Card JP Trophy – Tuesday 11th November 2014 – Bristol City 2 AFC Wimbledon 1 – No Cards F.A Cup – Wednesday 19th November 2014 – Aldershot 1 Portsmouth 0 – 5 Yellow Cards In his last four games 7 yellow cards have been shown and no red cards. So far this season in a total of 16 games he has shown 41 yellow cards and 1 red card. That's roughly 2.5 yellow cards per game. Assistant Referee; Akil Howson From – Leicestershire Last 3 League One games. Wednesday 17th September 2014 – Forest 5 Fulham 3 Saturday 18th October 2014 – York 0 Shrewsbury 1 Friday 7th November 2014 – Bolton 3 Wigan 1 Assistant Referee; Jason Tyas From – West Yorkshire Last 3 League One games. Tuesday 21st October 2014 – Luton 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Saturday 25th October 2014 – Stevenage 1 Burton 0 Saturday 1st November 2014 – Cheltenham 0 York 1 Fourth Official; Richard Wigglesworth From – South Yorkshire Do you have an opinion on the game? - Match Thread Also, please do leave us a comment below if you have time.

Pride of Nottingham returns with it's 'On The Table' feature, each fortnight we will focus on how the League One table has changed, which teams have made the most movement and their results. We have witnessed some jumps, as we ourselves move up to 4th after defeating Coventry. However, Bristol City firmly remained glued to the top of the division but other teams around have fallen and risen. Let's see how they compare to where they previously stood! As mentioned Bristol City stand tall at the very top, with 17 games played they have 36 points yet they lost 1-0 away to Swindon Town on the 15th of November. With Swindon's win to the League One leaders, Swindon have moved from 3rd to 2nd place, as Preston North End drop back inside the play-offs. Preston lost 2-1 at home to Bradford City, a Joe Garner equalizer was cancelled out a minute after Bradford's Mark Yeates scored in the 86' minute. Notts County enjoyed a narrow 1-0 win over Coventry City to move up to 4th. Sheffield United once again moved back within the play-offs, they jumped up from 8th to 5th after beating Doncaster Rovers 1-0 away from home. MK Don's drop from 4th to 6th after their game against Scunthorpe United was postponed. Peterborough United remain 7th, they haven't moved despite drawing 0-0 to Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. Rochdale also drop down by 3 places, they move from 5th to 8th after losing 1-0 away to Port Vale. Oldham remain 9th, they also haven't moved after drawing 1-1 to Crawley. Whilst Fleetwood Town have also remained at 10th despite defeating League One struggler’s Yeovil 1-0 away from home. Barnsley enjoyed a 3-2 goal rush against Colchester at home, they also remain in the same position and stand respectfully at 11th. Port Vale move up from 13th to 12th, whilst Bradford City also move up a single place from 14th to 13th. Chesterfield drop from 12th to 14th after drawing 0-0 away from home to Crewe Alexandra. Crawley remain at 15th, they drew to Oldham 0-0. Walsall remain 16th, whilst Doncaster Rovers also remain 17th and Colchester United are also unmoved, they sit at 18th. Gillingham jumped from 22nd to 19th after defeating Leyton Orient 3-2 at home. Leyton Orient scored a penalty in the 48' minute, only to see a double strike by Leon Legge first on the 55' minute and then on the 74' minute. Chris Dagnal equalized for Orient around the 90' minute mark only to see his goal cancelled by Cody McDonald. Coventry drop one place from 19th to 20th, just one place away from the relegation zone. Due to the defeat at the hands of Gillingham, Leyton Orient drop down from 20th to 21st. Scunthorpe United also move a place down from 21st to 22nd however their game against Play-Off contenders MK Dons was postponed. Crewe who was glued to the bottom of the division for considerable amount of time have seen their form turn around, some big wins have seen them move from 24th to 23rd and on the 15th of November they drew at home to Chesterfield 0-0. Yeovil who lived the dream of playing in the Championship last season, are pinned to the bottom of the League One table. Their 1-0 defeat to Fleetwood signals a change in fortune for the once former regular mid table side. League One Table - Match Thread

Yesterday Notts fans both across the world and at the Ricoh Arena where surprised to see the addition of Roy Carroll to the starting line up. He achieved the unexpected by making his way to the stadium in time to pass a fitness test and to report to the management team. He had featured in Northern Ireland's 2-0 defeat to the hands Romania on the 14th,, however not put off or wanting time to relax. Roy proceeded to make his way to Coventry in time to be selected. The 37 year old, managed to get all the way to Coventry in time to replace Fabian Spiess who was expected to start. Roy Carroll the replacement for Bartosz Bialkowski, caught a flight from Romania to London's Heathrow Airport at 7am. The veteran keeper than collected his car, drove up the motorway to the Ricoh Arena and reported to the Notts County coaches and manager Shaun Derry declaring himself fit to play. Notts chairman Ray Trew praised the dedication of Roy Carroll by saying, “Shaun Derry spoke of his desire to get the right sorts of player in this season and I think what Roy has done for this club today shows exactly what the Manager meant.” Ray told the official site “These guys have put their bodies on the line and challenged for every ball in every match this season and we have reaped the rewards, so whilst I would like to praise every player who took to the field this afternoon, I have to reserve special praise for Roy because I know what it meant to me, but more so I know what it meant to our supporters and he has my heartfelt thanks for what he has done”. At 37, it's quite the achievement to feature internationally for any nation which speaks alone. However, to play two games in two days it says a lot about the desire and dedication to feature as part of the cause to the side he's quickly emerging as the “signing of the season”. Notts secured victory over Coventry when Garry Thompson netted the winner and only goal in the 72' minute – Full Match Report Here.

Once again Mr Trew's taken time out of his busy schedule to answer questions asked by our community here at Pride of Nottingham. It was July 2013 the last time we put a series of questions to the chairman of Notts County Football Club. Several members of the community took to ask questions, we asked everyone to help select which questions should be put to Mr Trew and here we are. Question asked by WeymouthPIE; How happy are you with the current position of the club on and off the field? Is it in the position you expected or hoped it would be in at this point when you first took over? To be honest and frank after the promotion in 2010 i thought we would sail through league 1 and become a championship side. However, i had a rude awakening but i have never lost site of this dream. I am more than happy with the progress this season and i dont mind admitting that its shows to me that there is no correlation between monies spent and success. This season and its no secret i cut the playing budget considerably but we now probably for the first time since my take-over i have a management team who believe in what we are trying to achieve and are happy to work with the budget given to them. Question asked by hissingdwarf; Do you think the artificial pitch is the way to go? Have you consulted the players on their feelings? I can say that at the Chairmans Conference is Cyprus in 2011 we were one of the clubs who proposed this. Unfortunately at that time it got voted down. We did this because it was apparent to all the damage the surface suffered from the Rugby. Now we have reached agreement with the Rugby to vacate Meadow Lane then need to 3G or 4G is much less. I am still personally in favour of lower league clubs playing on this surface because the risk of getting Winter games called off is few and far between. Question asked by Northants Pie; If you could do one thing for the betterment of football in general what would it be? More particularly the football league? Simply change the way the voting mechanism works. We currently have a system in the FL that even if you had both League 1 and League 2 voting in favour of change if the Championship voted against it, it would fail. I personally think the voting system is outdated and at the determent o football in general. It should be one team one vote in my opinion. Question asked by Canadian; What is your outlook for the next 3 seasons. Is the aim to reach the Championship? I think with our management team the club is in safe hands and we are building slowly for the future. The ambition and aim is to have Notts playing year in year out in the Championship that goal has never changed. Question asked by PTID1862; How does FFP affect both the club and yourself?... are the club currently within the rules without additional revenue injection? We manage to work with FFP only because the cash i inject into the football club. These monies are not allowed to be put in as loans but have to be Capital. Unfortunately, without someone injecting cash each season the club could not work with FFP simply because the expenditure is greater than our income. Question asked by Cobby; What do you attribute Derry and Abbott's current success to when compared with previous managers? This is a very good question which i have to say i have given a lot of thought to. In my opinion the important aspect for them is team spirit and players having the right attitude. We have been offered and had the ability to sign some what i would regard as Top Players at this level but they would not sign them because in there opinion they didn’t have the right attitude. ITs ironic and i have covered this off in a previous response but it highlight to me that there is no correlation between monies spent and success. Question asked by hissingdwarf; Out of all the players purchased, which has been the worst purchase and which was the 'one that got away' that you regret the most missing out on? I am not going to talk about specific individuals and i am sure i dont need to mention names because we all know who they are. With regard players we have missed out on there have been a number which i scout identified but the manager in situ at the time didn’t fancy for one reason or another. A number of these players have gone on to play in the Championship and Premier League and what is more sickening for me, been sold for vast sums. Question asked by TonyHateley; What has been your greatest regret since becoming the owner of Notts County FC? Quite simply the number of managers i have gone through. My biggest problem was i wanted immediate success and if a manger didn’t deliver this then i was trigger happy. I decided when i hired Shaun and Greg that even if we were relegated i would have stuck wight hem because believe in what they are trying to achieve. Question asked by Dripsey3; Do you have sleepless nights thinking about the amount of money it will cost to compete in the Championship if we get promoted? Did you know that the Championship is the 6th highest spending league in Europe? Are you sweating yet? Surprisingly not. Notts work better as a business in League 2 and the Championship. We are fortunate geographically if we were able to get into the Championship that we would have a number of packed house in many games because there are so many Midlands Clubs playing in it. In addition next season Championship Clubs get from memory another £3million a season from the PL so as a business model is works better than League 1. Question asked by liampie; I would like to know if there is any more plans to develop meadow lane further and if not, does that means you're happy with the ground? We have had plans drawn up now for just over 2 years on the development of the Family Stand. When i feel the time is right we will push the button on this project. Question asked by Cobby; Thankfully Greg Dyke's proposals (i.e. B TeamS) to "help" the English football fell of deaf ears. What were your thoughts on his proposals and do you think there is a way the FA could help the English game while also benefiting lower league teams? In short no. We now live in a era where you have the tail (i.e The Premier League) wagging the dog until they lose some of there power within the game nothing will ever change Question asked by Notts-Joe; Can you tell us anything new regarding the progress of Jimmy Spencer? I heard that the club have paid for some expensive equipment which will hopefully help in return and news regarding him returning to light training. Can you shed any light on this and Jimmy? Yes we have invested in some new equipment to assist with many injuries. Jimmy has made use of this equipment and his rehabilitation is now much more advanced. We are hoping if this progress continues he will feature before the end of this campaign. My personal opinion for what its worth and this is not to say the people filling his boots have not done well but if we had him playing this season we would be much higher up the table and close on the heels of Bristol City. ---------------------------------------- Extra question Question from TonyHateley's six year old Grandson George: My Grandad says you bought Notts County for a pound, the tooth fairy gave me £2 last week can I buy it off you? Its very easy to buy a football club but its no so easy maintaining one. Whilst i may have brought it for a pound i have spent over £18million to date either in direct cash or through sponsorships directly and indirectly by companies under my control. Join PoN - Register Here To View Other Content - Visit "PoN's Live Centre" or "View New Content". If you're new - Read Our Guide To the Site | Getting Used to PoN 101 Pride of Nottingham would like to thank Mr Trew for taking the time to answer our questions, we very much appreciate the time and it means a lot to out community that he would grant us time to do this feature. Onwards and Upwards! You Pies!!

Saturday 15th of November, Notts County will travel to the Ricoh Arena to take on Coventry City. The host's exited the F.A Cup on Sunday the 9th to Non League outfit Worcester City 2-1 but they secured victory in the JPT against Plymouth 2-0 on Wednesday 12th. Coventry City have lost two of their last four games, whilst they've won and drawn one. Notts will be looking to continue their away form against the sky blues. The Match Officials for Saturdays game against Coventry City will be Michael Bull, with his two assistants Andrew Aylott and David Storrie. The fourth official will be Andy D'Urso. Match Officials Referee; Michael Bull From – Essex His matches involving Notts County and Coventry City in the last four seasons. League One – Tuesday 28th January 2014 – Leyton Orient 2 Coventry City 0 – 1 Yellow Card Run down of his last four games. Championship – Saturday 27th September 2014 – Cardiff 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 2 Yellow Cards League One – Saturday 11th October 2014 – Crawley 1 Peterborough 4 – 4 Yellows Cards League Two – Saturday 18th October 2014 – York 0 Shrewsbury 1 – 2 Yellows and 1 Red Card Championship – Saturday 25th October 2014 – Brighton 1 Rotherham 1 – 3 Yellow Cards In his last four games 9 yellow cards have been shown and only a single red card. So far this season in a total of 9 games he has shown 24 yellow cards and 2 red cards. That's roughly 2.6 yellow cards per game. Assistant Referee; Andrew Aylott From – England Last 3 League One games. Saturday 1st February 2014 – Gillingham 3 Port Vale 2 Tuesday 15th April 2014 – Crawley 2 Tranmere 0 Saturday 6th September 2014 – Crawley 0 Rochdale 4 Assistant Referee; David Storrie From – England Last 3 League One games. Saturday 11th January 2014 – Oldham 1 Stevenage 0 Saturday 22nd March 2014 – Oldham 1 Crawley 0 Saturday 20th September 2014 – Rochdale 1 Coventry 0 Fourth Official; Andy D'Urso From – Essex Do you have an opinion on the game? - Match Thread Also, please do leave us a comment below if you have time.

Notts County will be taking on Accrington Stanley in the first round draw of the F.A Cup this Sunday, Who are they you say? We have taken the time to speak with a Stanley fan Mark ahead of the game, he's answered several of our questions and hopefully you will find this to be insightful. Be sure to click like, share and comment. Firstly, could you please tell prideofnottingham.co.uk a little about yourself such as how long you've been a Stanley fan? I'm a 51 yr old Stanley fan living in Clitheroe in the ribble valley Lancashire. I'm in my 9th season as a season ticket holder has is my youngest son. I attend all home games regardless of the competition Stanley are in, I also travel to the odd away game 1/2 a season work stops me from going to more. Can you share your impressions on the cup draw? Are you happy with Stanley being drawn to Notts County and how do you think the game will end? Hmmm not over happy we draw County specially with it been drawn away, but its a one off game and we'll give it ago. Out come of the game a 2-1 win for the Stanley of course. How is your season going so far? What are your hopes and ambitions for the club in the 2014/2015 season and the next two seasons? To get to 50pts on the board and hopefully push on in to the playoffs. Next couple of seasons hopefully playing you lot in L/1. What are your thoughts on the “Accrington Stanley, Who are they?” advert and the popular notoriety since then and can you share some information about another motto “The club that wouldn't die?” I Don't really give the avert any thought. Now then “The club that wouldn't die” speaks for itself, it is about how Stanley raised against all the odds still managed to survive year in year out from when we dropped out of the league in 62 right up to the TAX scare of a few years back. Who are Accrington Stanley's in form players? Which should Notts County be aware of? On there day all will give county game and if I told you that part you'd be as wise as me. Which Notts County two players do you see being the main threat to Accrington Stanley and why? Not really checked out County's players sorry. Can you tell us about some classic moments from your time supporting the club? Such as big wins and possibly any memories of the F.A Cup? Gaining promotion to the league must be the best thing, cup games against the premiership boys Fulham and Newcastle both at home, Stevenage in the l/2 playoffs. Middlesbourgh away last season in the league cup and winning 2-1, Leeds away a couple of times, beating Gillingham 7-4 in the league, and most of all keeping Morecambe in there place year in year out. How many fans do you think will make the trip to Meadow Lane? Will they be lively and will you be making the trip yourself? 200 at most including my self and yes we'll out sing the magpies. Pride of Nottingham would like to thank Mark for taking the time to answer our questions, we wish Stanley all the best within their League Two campaign and we hope they do make themselves known on Sunday.

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So, the undefeated run comes to an end by our bogey side Walsall FC who beat us 2-1 at Meadow Lane last Saturday. Notts was undone early on after Garry Jones poked the ball into the back of his own net, however Garry Thompson pulled Notts level - only for an handball to be ruled against Haydn Hollis. B&O Press Photo have kindly granted us permission to share with you images taken from the game, we hope you like them. Mobile Users please visit | Gallery. To Read our Match Report | Match Report. Pride of Nottingham would like to thank B&O Press Photo for allowing us use of their images, we wish them all the best with their photography. Visit our friends on their Facebook page and Website.