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Will you resurrect your title hopes this round, or end up looking like a bit of an (April) fool? Predict these results and find out! Kick-off is at 3pm on Monday, and don't forget your joker!
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City
Stoke City v Huddersfield Town
Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
Charlton Athletic v Stevenage
Newport County v Crawley Town
Sutton United v Swindon Town
Altrincham v Oldham Athletic
Eastleigh v Maidenhead United
1 set of magpies are the first team since 1984/5 to have both scored and conceded at least 51 goals at this stage of a top flight campaign (Newcastle)
and another group of Magpies are the first since 1966/7 with at least 76 goals scored and conceded at this point in a league campaign, in any division (Notts)
...County's 40 match figure is the highest since West Ham United's 57 seasons ago
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A big positive tonight. Jodi Jones makes a record breaking assist for our only goal.
Well done Jodi
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i am not sure if i should or not post this, but i think there will be other members who wont know that care just like me. after incidents the last few years, i know a group of us decided to try to be supportive and express community care because it is what was shown to us.
take care and know we do @Piethagoram.
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Another vital win for Notts County Women, this time against Leek Town this afternoon.
Final score 3:1
Burnett scores a hat trick.
Notts had to defend courageously in the first half, and Leek Town took a deserved lead after much pressure.
Notts held out and got an equaliser before half time when Burnett scored against the run of play.
In the second half Notts dominated and scored twice with Burnett getting both of them.
Notts could easily have had two more.
Vital 3 points for Notts.
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Just remember that Clocks go forward at 2am on Sunday Morning.
Darker Mornings and lighter evenings.
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As the first part of our big Easter bonanza, here's Good Friday's round. All fixtures kick off at 3pm, and remember your joker! Easter Monday's fixtures will go live immediately following this round.
Cardiff City v Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City
Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town
Lincoln City v Leyton Orient
Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra
Wrexham v Mansfield Town
Solihull Moors v Barnet
Woking v Eastleigh
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Game 41 - The Robins (A)
Team: Swindon Town
Date: 29/03/2024
Where: County Ground

What line-up should Stuart Maynard opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?
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Maynard has destroyed our attackers and actually done the impossible, he has made the defence worse.
If a question of sport was still on, Notts could fill a whole series with “what happens next”. The side has become a laughing stock of the league and they’re really not trying to do anything to address it.
It would be nice for our Chief Exec to actually open his office door, and watch what is happening. We have heard nothing from him in months but I bet we will when it comes to the club wanting us to renew our season tickets!
its all confidence at this stage and the fact the season is one we must grind out, i see errors and issues happening. i still dont blame stuart maynard, the players cant help themselves and until we have the time to really strengthen and sort out some of the obvious gaps then things are what they are. its really disappointing to see some fans, a very small minority seem to take joy at away games that we are so poor. maybe its their way of coping but its just hostile and very atmosphere ruining to hear silly comments throughout a game. I enjoyed the game itself more than hearing them.
the goals we gave away were extremely poor, i dont think we should be too harsh on scott robertson because hes still young and has largely done well.
if we were winning people would be overlooking some of these mistakes and the majority i think would be less critical, its a real shame how this season has ended up but sometimes it happens when you realise you are not good enough for the higher end. the fact some people still believe we should be we are good enough for promotion to league one, but say we are rubbish makes me want to pull my hair out.
we are not ready, there is a chance we could have been but not since luke williams left and even then we seemed to coasting out of the frame of it.
Good evening,
Hope you are all well.
I thought your away following was excellent yesterday but you were given little to enthuse over. It made me smile when your were cheering back passes to your own keeper culminating in our second goal.
Previous post mentions Scott Robertson who seemed to just run around whilst in posession without any real purpose. Generally sideways and back. We have been playing like that for seasons ironically starting under Luke Williams.
Our demise this season began at Meadow Lane when our then manager "bigged" you up so much that our unbeaten start would inevitably end. We have sunk slowly to what is probably going to be our lowest ever league finish.
Having said that we put together our best team performance for ages yesterday but you still showed up our frailties and could (should?) easily have got something from the match.
It is what it is and let's all hope for better times next season.
Best wishes,
Mickey
"On the first anniversary of his passing, our thoughts are with the many loved ones of our former CEO, Jason Turner"
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/68609402
https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups/_/gameId/700820
https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups/_/gameId/700585
Diego Edwards wins his first international caps before even his Notts County debut
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I saw that there is a new competition coming to the cricket world - the T10 in Scotland. Now maybe they can only fit 10 overs in between rain storms, but a. is there a need for an even shorter format of cricket and b. can you see it catching on? At this rate we will end up with a 1 over competition with 6 players on each side, each player bowling one ball. You may want to make it 2 innings with a concert and fireworks after each side has batted once.
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What are you all up to over Easter? Are you spending with family and stuffing your faces with chocolate, or going out somewhere maybe?
I'm starting a new job soon and handed in my notice this week, so I'm still full of nervous energy and need to settle down. I will mainly be spending the weekend on my sofa and might go to a small medieval market tomorrow, weather permitting!
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Great News, the training boots are on.
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23 March is Mo Farah's birthday. Like his event, the prediction is 10,000 metres and not a sprint, and the finishing line is in view. Get your predictions in by 3pm on Saturday if you fancy a go, and remember your joker!
Burton Albion v Port Vale
Barrow v Newport County
Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon
Morecambe v Gillingham
Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town
Aldershot v Solihull Moors
Altrincham v Gateshead
Dagenham & Redbridge v Oldham Athletic
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Game 40 - The Ammies (H)
Team: Salford City
Date: 23/03/2024
Where: Meadow Lane

What line-up should Stuart Maynard opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?
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I Agree with some of your points menzinho , but I think the new contracts handed out in the Summer, were done so with the Heart Ruling the Head. As I have stated many times on this site, Luke Williams Man Management skills were much more Superior than Stuart Maynard's and he could get good performances out of mediocre players. Once Williams departed the Rot that had started to set in during the latter part of his tenure spread at an Alarming Rate under Maynard. It is wrong to lay all of Notts problems at Maynard's door, but Football is a Results game and Maynard hasn't got them hence all the backlash from Fans.
To be Honest I never read or heard about the players you mentioned that Notts tried to sign. But then again there must have been more than just two Defenders to be looked at? Anyway I expect a Massive Shake Up at the Lane this Summer.
When I'm watching on iFollow, there tends to be a goal when I leave the room. So around the 85th minute, and with us still looking the likelier team to score, I went for a toilet break. Soon after I hear Dave Bracegirdle raise his voice - it's a goal! I do a little fist pump, finish up, wash my hands and go back to my computer. Oh. Sorry about costing us the point, but I doubt it'll count for much now anyway.
I don't think we were as good as SM described (if we were playing so well, why change the formation at half time?), but nor were we terrible. We looked very purposeful at the start of the second half, but missed a few chances to take the lead and instead let ourselves down thanks to a moment of utter naivety at the end (coupled with the mystical powers of my toilet breaks). I'm not going to mention the defence because I'm just bored of it now. Going forwards, Jones has been excellent but we've become over-reliant on him now, which makes us predictable. And once again we get a changed selection and a different formation even coming off the back of a win, with Jatta and Langstaff evidently confused about who should be standing where. How can our players play as a fluid unit when they don't know what they're supposed to be doing? There's no wonder we can't build any momentum.
Five home defeats on the bounce is the worst since the implosion of John Sheridan's tenure (have we ever lost six?). I'm finding it increasingly difficult to envisage Maynard leading us into next season. We badly need some leadership and organisation at the back next season if we're to avoid getting dragged into the mire and potentially doing a Hartlepool next season.
the biggest issue i felt is that we did not threaten them enough, salford were poor but they controlled things and when they could pounce they did. their opening goal, it came from us being too casual on the ball. people are singling out kyle cameron who has not been great, but we should not be so sloppy to gift the ball away. we had every opportunity to make a game of it and get goals, but we are very cut throat. we over play it and rely on almost walking the ball into the net, we need to stop allowing teams to pack their goal with players because that just makes it unlikely for this to be successful.
there are times when we move the ball around and look very good, attacking with pace and determination but the moment we hit a defensive wall it just becomes a problem.
LAH - 7 - Didn't have a deal to do, but did it well. Decision-making was solid and distribution on the whole was decent.
Warner - 5 - Calamity in the first half. Extremely lucky Bradford are woeful and couldn't capitalise on his numerous mistakes. Improved in the 2nd half, largely as Bradford stopped attacking.
Cameron - 6 - Mistake-prone in 1st half, improved thereafter.
Macari - 8 - Proper defender and footballer.
Robertson - 6.5 - Lot of good stuff, made some mistakes but didn't prove costly.
Austin - 6.5 - Does a lot of the unseen things that make the team more effective without shining a spotlight on himself.
Jones - 7.5 - Some brilliant balls and of course gets more assists. Makes strange decisions at times.
Nemane - 7 - He was decent today. Lot of great touches going forward on a difficult pitch.
Crowley - 8.5 - Bradford defenders' heads still probably spinning. Given the freedom of VP. Loses his runner at times defensively.
Langstaff - 7 - Got his goal. Should have had at least another. Kept going.
Jatta - 8 - Awkward attacker that gives us a lot of options. Great header, even better 1 v 1 finish. Doesn't always win headers when we go long, but causes them enough of a problem that they can't comfortably clear it.
For perspective; Bradford were atrocious. They're as bad as we are defending, but they can't attack either. Their pitch is an abomination. The first half of football was as bad as anything the NL serves up.
Can't remember much about the ref - must've had a decent game!
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Slocombe - 6 - Couldn't have done much with either goal. Distribution was OK, given the statues in front of him.
Cameron - 4 - Can't defend.
Warner - 4 - Can't defend.
Macari - 7 - Excellent defender.
Jones - 4.5 - Off day. Doesn't work on the right wing.
Chicksen - 4 - Always passes back, can't beat a man. One dimensional and predictable.
Robertson - 6 - First half he was excellent. His man he let run through for the 2nd?
Austin - 5 - One of our better performers, but big mistake for the goal.
Crowley - 5 - No chemistry with Jones, both try and do the same thing.
Langstaff - 4.5 - Poor.
Jatta - 5 - Average.
JOB - 4 - Tried to do the spectacular over and over. Had somebody told him he is Zidane before he came on?
McGoldrick - 4 - Poor.
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Who is your Notts County player of the season, the player that has stood out above the rest?
My choice is Jodi Jones for is record assists (20) and attacking contribution.
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like everyone else i am growing tired of all the complaining by fans, its nice that we can talk about things here and put perspective behind our thoughts. it feels on social media that everyone is soaking in the doom and gloom, that is probably just me but it certainly gets people talking on those types of sites. is winning games now the only way we can lift the spirit amongst the notts camp?
first time i have felt like some notts fans are picking at the brothers, club and players without much reason.
the trew and hardy era where very bleak and filled with false dawns and promises. i have faith in the reedtz, i just hope things improve so that we can go again next season. as i feel even if we managed to reach promotion we would struggle. we are not ready for league one football and some fans would just expect us to be in another promotion fight. instead we most likely wouldn't be doing that well against much better teams as things stand.
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Game 36 - The Bantams (A)
Team: Bradford City
Date: 02/03/2024
Where: Valley Parade

What line-up should Stuart Maynard opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?
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First game I haven`t watched live on stream this season. I watched the replay now and I`m a very happy man! Great result on a terrible pitch. Jatta brings something else.
COYP!
What a relief that was! You can see how much that meant from the celebrations at the end of the match. I feel chuffed for Stuart Maynard in particular. But now a lot will depend on the manner in which we follow it up - whether we grow in confidence or fall back into the same pattern as before. Saturday could go a long way to telling us where the journey will take us.
I'm not getting carried away about the play-offs though. I'd be happy with a top ten position and something to build on for next season.
On 20/03/2024 at 08:31, Dripsey3 said:A last word on the pitch. When Jatta is celebrating his first goal, bits of the surface were flying around his ankles. You couldn't call it turf. It was more like clay. I doubt there's much drainage there. When I was in France visiting the WW1 battlefields, I picked up some soil. It was clay. Exactly like Bradford's surface. Maybe I'm too obsessed with soil but I put that down to being Irish, land and soil are engrained in our DNA.
I understand that it has been laid over a concrete bed, not immediately below the surface, but close enough to mean it won't drain. The cost to remediate it is prohibitive, so they (and everyone else) will be living with it for a few seasons yet.
On this day 29 years ago Notts win the Anglo Italian Cup.
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I believe there’s a sense of fear and worry within the club, with the threat of relegation looming. However, I don’t think we’ll find ourselves in that situation. The points we’ve gathered in the first part of the season should suffice. I’m hopeful that things will start to fall into place for Stuart Maynard, as I see most of the problems stemming from the players themselves.
The team’s morale seems to be low, and they’re struggling to finish games on a positive note. I believe our promotion last season and the unity it fostered helped us climb the table initially. Having someone who could bring out the best in players certainly helped, especially after the defeat on the opening day against Sutton.
Notts has transitioned from a team that looked like they could beat anyone, to a team that’s fighting to draw, and then to a team that’s losing games, particularly ones where we start off well. If the players don’t believe they can win, that would be even more concerning.
I’m very supportive of giving Stuart Maynard time, but the more we lose and the closer we get to the bottom of the League Two table, the more I think the club will be under pressure to make a decision. The playoffs are definitely off the table, but finishing mid-table or slightly above halfway is still possible if we pull ourselves together now.
Getting out of slumps like this is tough, and losing games is hard. Winning can boost confidence and motivate players, but when the results are against you, it’s all about stopping the downward spiral and picking up whatever points are possible. Would sacking Maynard change this? I don’t think so. I believe it would lead to more problems.
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We are most definitely at the business end of the season now. Whatever you're aiming for, now's the chance to get some points! These all kick off at the traditional time of 3.00pm on Saturday, and don't forget your joker!
Birmingham City v Watford
Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End
Derby County v Bolton Wanderers
Peterborough United v Portsmouth
Forest Green Rovers v Sutton United
Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers
AFC Fylde v Wealdstone
Eastleigh v Rochdale
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