It will  all come down to our ability to escape the press that will be employed against us. We are more than capable of beating all the clubs put in front of us, but we are also capable of buckling under the pressure in games.

I can't predict the winner of these playoffs but if I had to, I would back Solihull. Mainly because they have finished the season very strongly and played some tough opposition in that run in.

On 16/05/2022 at 13:27, Dripsey3 said:

So the first round of the playoffs are: 

Notts County vs Grimsby Town 

FC Halifax vs Chesterfield

The NL will be delighted with Notts vs Grimsby. The attendance should be over 10K. Halifax could be a sell out as Chesterfield don't have far to travel. These could be the best playoffs in NL history. You have 4 decent sides in the first round. Any of those 4 are capable of winning promotion if things go their way. Then you have Wrexham and Solihull waiting in the wings. Obviously we hope Notts go up but I'd hate to be the one trying to predict the winners of these playoffs. 

Seconded! I'm expecting a crowd of 15,000 at least for ours (considering the amount of time Grimsby fans spend on social media bragging about how many fans they've got, they'd better bring a good following!).

But predicting play-offs is a waste of time, the games are so tightly contested and so many things come into play. Wrexham last badly on the final day and you have to wonder whether missing out on the final day has interrupted their momentum somewhat. But on the other hand, it could have the opposite effect. Obviously I want us to go up, but if we don't, I'd prefer to have Wrexham out of the way for next season. I don't want to attempt to win the NL title against a club that are splashing out millions.

@DangerousSausageGrimsby have been allocated 2000 tickets and they have sold them all. Nott have said that they aren't going to be allocated any more. The crowd will be around the 12K mark I think because of this. If we get 10K home fans for the match, we have done well.

That's a pity. I thought Leigh did a good job. I understand why Leigh couldn't turn down the opportunity. It's career progression. 

Our luck might start improving now as it's not been the best seven years whilst he has been covering us.

In all fairness, I used to enjoy his articles, but haven't really read anything in the Post for a couple of years now. The website is horrendous to negotiate in order to find any Notts news, constant popups,  and I can't remember the last time I actually bought an Evening Post from a newsagents.

Will wait to see if we get a full time replacement for him, or whether we will be reduced to snippets.

a simple explanation of the crisis... Single Market an Customs Union solves a lot of problems

Might as  well start Brindley and Cameron as they both need minutes in their legs, ready for the playoffs. IB should go with his strongest team, but don't think her will.

Maidenhead under lined their current good form. Charlie Adam was a good dead ball specialist but our defence handled it well, with some good headed clearances

Some theatrical performances by the home side to emphasise fouls, left a sour taste

A well controlled performance from Notts

I'm not sure who that is but a lot of these accounts seem to have 'Greta Thunberg syndrome'; that is, they complain, moan and squeal about everything - but offer 0 solutions on anything. 

15 minutes ago, Super_Danny_Allsopp said:

I'm not sure who that is but a lot of these accounts seem to have 'Greta Thunberg syndrome'; that is, they complain, moan and squeal about everything - but offer 0 solutions on anything. 

He is a barrister who hated the Brexit result so launched several legal objections against it and the vote leave campaign whilst championing the Peoples Vote. He has been an anti government campaigner since and launched several more court cases against them over the pandemic.

He is renowned for admitting that he killed a fox in his back garden with a baseball bat.

Thanks @DangerousSausagefor all your hard work this season it's been a lot of fun. Well done to @Dripsey3 a well deserved winner. Lets hope Notts and Stags can do the same in the play offs!

Congratulations to those who took Top 3 places and everybody else for taking part, hopefully next season I wont miss any predictions and with luck improve my score (not banking on it)

Well done to @Dripsey3. See ya all next season. 

.Really good article. I've always thought he would  be good enough for the Premier League, but I suppose there aren't many clubs bigger than Celtic.

Another brilliant post ,thanks once more @Piethagoram

Arbroath are a fantastic story. I keep an eye on Scottish football and I thought they'd fade away but no, they have kept going. They were unlucky not to go up automatically. They are up against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the semi final. The winners will most likely play St. Johnstone for a place in the Premiership. It would be one of the greatest achievements in British football if Arbroath make it to the Premiership. 

A very nice read.Dick Campbell seems to be a real character.Thanks for posting @Piethagoram

Apologies... My bad.. 

Doesn't time fly, didn't realise he was 28 years old now!

Jorge would be a decent addition. He'd be one of the best players in the NL or L2. I think he'll have a few offers from L1 clubs. I wouldn't be surprised to see him return to Lincoln. 

I don't really mind, @allardyces tash just as long as we survive.Nothing against the yanks but they would be my third choice.Ashley would probably be my first choice in spite of what the geordie fans think of him.Whoever does get the nod needs to make sure recruitment is better than it was in Morris's early days and they don't splash silly cash on ordinary players and also  keep wages realistic.

Liked the look of the Altringham number 7... although I was amazed how useful Pringle was.... He seems to have been around for donkeys years... 

Dan Mooney was their number 7, a young attacking midfielder and with 11 goals for them this season will he be on the 'radar'? I've noticed his name pop up in the NL team of the week a few times too.

I can't see this personally - if the roles were reversed, I wouldn't be wild about bringing in a manager who only has National League experience in the UK. But you never know. I wonder if he'll be asked about it during his next interview?

I also didn't think too much of it when the news first came out but as of now he's the favourite with the bookies!

Interesting that nothing was asked in the post match interview, is this because it's a complete non-story or were they told they can't? 

I love conspiracy theories!

Would like to see if this gets investigated by the authorities, but seriously doubt it.

50K will be little consolation to the 10 years of Vanarama they are likely to serve!

That is interesting though, Scunthorpe have been so bad all season that I wasn't surprised when I first saw the result. Apparently Northampton have made a complaint so maybe it will be looked into but I can't see anything happening.

3 hours ago, jimbob said:

Blackburn  Rovers 2- 2 AFC Bournmouth

Cardiff City 2- 1 Birmingham City

Cambridge United 1- 1 Cheltenham Town

Gillingham 0- 3 Rotherham

Crawley Town 1-  2 Leyton  Orient

Northampton Town 2- 2  Exeter City

Bromley 2- 2 Chesterfield

Kings Lynn 3- 2 Eastleigh Joker

A bit late aren't  you

Hey @jimbob, these are for last week. Nice try though

The latest round is here - https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/forums/topic/10172-prediction-league-2122-round-46-7-may-the-grand-finale/

Hi Dangerous Sausage Sorry about that I missed the date, It is an age thing I am getting old now.

I can only see Vincent playing in a 352 @gtownjohnno. At the moment, IB seems to be leaning towards a 4231, which means he will pick Francis over him. Vincent would only play in that formation if Ruben gets injured, or in place of JOB. The issue with 4231 is that although it makes us a better attacking side, our defence is even more suspect against a physical side without 3 CBs playing.

Arter was disappointing after his first game for us, and I would not be surprised to find out that he was carrying an injury, if that was the case.

I would be sending Brunt back as well to be honest as he has also been disappointing. I'm assuming that we have kept him to cover several positions.

One point seals a place in the playoffs for Notts. We are hanging on to the home playoff spot at the moment. Ideally we need to win this game by a couple of goals. Our home form is the 3rd best in the division. We haven't been at our best in the last 2 games. A defeat at Aldershot and a 1-0 win over a poor Dover side doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Altrincham aren't great away from home but they are dangerous opponents. It will be interesting to see how they approach the game. If they try to play, Notts will win I think. If they sit back, it will be a whole different ball game. I think it will be another 1-0 win and immediately checking how Grimsby have gotten on at home to Maidenhead. It may well come down to goal difference to see who gets the home tie. 

That's the play-offs sorted then, and very nice listening it was too from my garden in Germany! And we're nearly certain to start the play-offs with a home tie, which will probably be against Grimsby. That'll be a very different game though!

Yikes, can we put some kind of trigger warning on these? Some awful defending there. Our penalty wasn't a penalty either, there was little to no contact (not that it made a difference). Their third was a great finish. Cool ground.