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In summary, Bristol Rovers needed to beat Scunthorpe by 7 goals to clinch promotion on Saturday. They won 7-0 and pipped Northampton on goals scored. Northampton have to settle for a playoff place. This is where it gets interesting. In January, Ryan Loft moved from Scunthorpe to Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee. Loft didn't play against Scunthorpe. He was an unused sub. It's being reported that as part of the deal, Scunthorpe would get an extra 50K if Bristol Rovers achieved promotion. Scunthorpe have been awful all season, but last Saturday they were absolutely awful. They rolled over and played dead. The circumstances around the game will certainly raise questions about why Keith Hill felt he shouldn't play his strongest side.
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Slocombe 6 A quiet afternoon, well protected. One shot by Altrincham whistled by his post
Brindley 8 Always confident moving forward to create space
Lacey 7.5. Motored through the game
Chicksen 7 Again too many times cutting inside
DKE 7 Missed a great headed chance. Busy.
Palmer 7 Ticks the team over but when had an opportunity to shoot, just hasn't got it in front of goal
JOB 6 Missed 2 golden chances in the first half, 2nd set up by Cal
Richardson 7.5 So important the speed on the right flank. Crossed for Ruben's goal
Ruben 7.5 Great headed goal and ran over to the bench to thank analysis guy
Roberts 7.5 Calmly taken penalty
Wootton 7.5 Took his goal brilliantly
Subs
Sam 7 That ball to Richardson set up his 3rd goal, purring
Francis 6
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It's the penultimate week of this season's prediction league - we say goodbye to League One (no idea why they're finishing a week early) and any mathematical chance most of us have of winning it. But there's pride and honour to fight for. Kick-off is 3pm on Saturday - except for the two League One fixtures, which start at 12.30pm. And don't forget your jokers!
Blackburn Rovers v AFC Bournemouth
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town
Gillingham v Rotherham United
Crawley Town v Leyton Orient
Northampton Town v Exeter City
Bromley v Chesterfield
King's Lynn v Eastleigh
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Game 43 - The Robins (H)
Team: Altrincham
Date: 07/05/2022
Where: Meadow Lane
What line-up should Ian Burchnall opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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despite 76% possession stats
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and the most ridiculous offside ever by a linesman
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Game 41 - The Shots (A)
Team: Aldershot Town
Date: 30/04/2022
Where: The EBB Stadium
What line-up should Ian Burchnall opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.
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Aldershot away has done us in again. We just can't seem to get a run going this season and it feels like a case of one step forwards and two steps back (again!) Teams will be battling like that in the play-offs and I just don't trust us to be able to match them at the minute, especially away from home and that's a big worry for me.
And I get the ref obviously wasn't great but we've still got to defend much better, hopefully Cameron and Brindley coming back can give us a boost.
The only bonus for us is that Chesterfield are getting worse and Grimsby couldn't beat Barent so somehow we stay 5th!
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8 hours ago, menzinho said:
Teams will be battling like that in the play-offs and I just don't trust us to be able to match them at the minute
We approach matches against the better teams and those against the Weymouths and the Aldershots very differently, and that's part of the problem. It's disrespectful, and frankly there's no excuse for the opposition "wanting it more" when we have (or rather had) a top-three place to fight for. Now it'll be the play-off quarter-finals for us again. We can thank our lucky stars we're somehow still in the top five.
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Jaros 6 exposed for all the goals, saved another from an atrocious Rawlinson back pass
Chicksen 4 Exposed as well down the left flank . Too much cutting in when going forward
Rawlinson 3 Football skills exposed as not good enough in a BurchnallBall game
Graham 4 Not the worse of the defence but little to show in distribution
DKE 4.5 Missed a great headed chance in the 2nd half. Seemingly booked for a non bookable offence and was sent off
Francis 3 Wandered around, got dispossesed . Looks why Harrogate got rid
Palmer 4 Poor game. Always the fulcrum but passing options limited
Brunt 3 Anonymous
Nemane 5.5 Should have had a penalty (looked cast iron)
Rodrigues 5 Missed 2 glaring chances, the 2nd of which was set up by Sam
Roberts 5 Better 1st half than 2nd. Just couldnt get into the game 2nd half
Subs
Sam 6 One shot which was blocked, but set up Ruben with a good pass
Wootton 5 No real chances
Arter 5 Took a card for the team.
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Game 42 - The Whites (H)
Team: Dover Athletic
Date: 02/05/2022
Where: Meadow Lane
What line-up should Ian Burchnall opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.
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There are only three rounds to go - now is the time to stake your claim for the title or to climb as high as you can. A lucky few of you might even finish above me, and I'm not bitter at all. Not even a little bit. Kick-off is Saturday at 3pm, and you have one joker each!
AFC Bournemouth v Fulham
Hull City v Reading
Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon
Wycombe Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
Harrogate Town v Carlisle United
Boreham Wood v Bromley
Grimsby Town v Torquay United
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Game 40 - The Terras (H)
Team: Weymouth
Date: 23/04/2022
Where: Meadow Lane
What line-up should Ian Burchnall opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.
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32 minutes ago, 4everapie said:
Honestly 3-1 flattered us, not witnessed being this sloppy for a while, played like strangers to each other 2nd half. If I.B wasn't happy how does he think the fans feel
A winning team stepping down a gear or two when they're winning comfortably is a thing. But there's a difference between that and just stopping doing the basics like tracking back and letting the visitors have a series of chances to get back into the game. It feels like a harsh criticism after we won, but on another day doing that could cost us promotion.
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5 minutes ago, DangerousSausage said:A winning team stepping down a gear or two when they're winning comfortably is a thing. But there's a difference between that and just stopping doing the basics like tracking back and letting the visitors have a series of chances to get back into the game. It feels like a harsh criticism after we won, but on another day doing that could cost us promotion.
Exactly my friend
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We did the classic switch off after going two up. As they say, a 2 goal lead is always the worst one to have.
We were very poor for 65 minutes of the match to be honest and would probably have lost against a top half side.
One thing is for sure, Dover are just going to go all out attack against us as that seems to be what they are doing now in their games, with the goals they've suddenly found. We get rattled very easily and need to learn to play the ball over the top to get away from the high press as we struggle to play through it.
Other than that, a win is a win, and another three points tomorrow will see us go 5th. We need to finish no lower than 4th in order to avoid Wrexham for as long as possible, but it could be a very open playoff system this year as all teams look very capable of beating each other in a one off game.
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Jaros 5.5 Can't be faulted for the goal conceded but is always liable to a mistake.
Richardson 6 No so great getting into the overlap positions but have worries over defensive duties at times
Rawlinson 6 Missed a free header in the 2nd half, to make the win more comfortable. A better game on the ball than usual
Graham 7 A great cross field pass in the build up for our 2nd. Looking more assured than his previous Notts appearances. Sponsors MotM
Chicksen 6.5 One mistake in losing the ball in an advanced position. However he does keep focus on defensive duties
Palmer 6.5 Usual workmanlike performance
Arter 6 made a significant mistake and was promptly hauled off
Nemane 6.5 Another goal but sometimes leaves Chicksen exposed defensively
Ruben 6 A quieter game but still produced a humdinger of a freekick
Wootton 7.5 My MotM . Flicked goal, but held up the ball so well
Roberts 6 Scoring boots not on today but was well marked
Subs
Francis 5.5
JOB 4 Too many mistakes, match rusty?
Sam 6 A glorious pass to Cal the stand out
https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/notts-county-player-ratings-vs-6990179
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The Easter programme continues on Monday because, like cauliflower, It's Traditional. And, of course, we have some fixtures for you to predict. They all kick off at 3pm and you have a joker each.
Barnsley v Peterborough United
Reading v Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers v Accrington Stanley
Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland
Colchester United v Bradford City
Port Vale v Bristol Rovers
Barnet v Southend United
Stockport County v Solihull Moors
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Game 39 - The Linnets (H)
Team: Kings Lynn Town
Date: 15/04/2022
Where: Meadow Lane
What line-up should Ian Burchnall opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.
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So odd how we need a goal to get us going sometimes, although we didn't start to badly we just seem to have these lapses where we switch off.
I think the early goal for Kings Lynn probably didn't help they just tried to hold on to it and by half-time looked a bit defeated.
Pleased for Nemane thought he was the best player on the pitch, another player who's not had much game time but I think he can be a big player for us.
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22 hours ago, Dripsey3 said:
The last 7 games should all be wins. 1 down, 6 to go!
This is Notts we're talking about you know
22 hours ago, Dripsey3 said:The last 7 games should all be wins. 1 down, 6 to go!
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15 hours ago, 4everapie said:
This is Notts we're talking about you know
You have to have goals
I expect my blood pressure will be quite high during this period but I'm confident!
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