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Forgot to post this, last week
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Sowunmi
Always a stand out player, when at Yeovil v Notts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Webster
Former Millwall stalwart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bush_(English_footballer)
Journeyman tag maybe, but was superb against Notts
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It's round 30 - two thirds through and things are getting serious. Kick-off is Saturday at 3pm - remember your jokers and good luck!
Blackpool v Bristol City
Hull City v Preston North End
Burton Albion v Sheffield Wednesday
Shrewsbury Town v Fleetwood Town
Leyton Orient v Colchester United
Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic
Halifax Town v Bromley
Maidenhead United v Eastleigh
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Jaros 6 great penalty save, the real problem is in front of him
Brindley 5.5 Some good runs first half and a good block too. Caught out by a poor square pass too. Whole defence went missing in the 2nd half
Lacey 5 Lucky to escape a red. Ability to influence passes from the back limited
Cameron 5 Never a penalty... again our organisation at the back at fault on dead balls
Taylor 5 better 1st half. final ball not there
Richardson 5 effectiveness decreasing week on week.
Palmer 5 unable to influence game
Brunt 4 needs to take the ball and make things happen. It didnt happen
Ruben 4.5 Looked to have taken a knock. Missed a good header chance
Roberts 6.5 The only real bright spot. Took his goal well..just found it difficult 2nd half to get into the game
Wootton 4.5 Marked out, tried to drop deeper but had zero effect
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Colin Slater, the voice of the club for so many decades, has passed away aged 87. Condolences to his family and everyone who knew him.
People talk about legendary players and managers, but it was Colin who was at our side through all those moments of triumph or (more often) non-triumph. It'll be difficult to imagine Notts without him.
Here's a nice piece the club published about him.
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/hall-of-fame/colin-slater-mbe/
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Real question whether 2 Bromley players were offside after Cheek's flick on. Cameron's marking of Cheek, not particularly good in this instance
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Slocombe 5.5 Some good saves but another set piece where the opposition scores
Brindley 6.5 Another strong performance
Lacey 6 Not quite the distribution needed.
Cameron 6 Tried to push forward
Taylor 6 Checks too many times but helps out defensively
Richardson 6 Space limited to run into
Palmer 6 Kept dropping deeper in trying to make things happen
Brunt 5.5 Too slow in build ups, doesnt help his game
Ruben 6 Fantastic first 25 mins, struck a post...faded
Roberts 5.5 denied the space
Wootton 5.5 Marked out of the game
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Hi again, it's time for round 29! These matches kick off at 3pm on Saturday, and remember those jokers...
Hull City v Swansea City
Middlesbrough v Coventry City
Lincoln City v Burton Albion
Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town
Bristol Rovers v Walsall
Tranmere Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
Dagenham & Redbridge v Halifax Town
Woking v Yeovil Town
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Game 26 - The Lillywhites (A)
Team: Bromley
Date: 29/01/2022
Where: Hayes 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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It seems that our players who are transfer linked, aren't quite in the game to turn things around - we've been more consistent with Cal Roberts on the bench. I don't think the break in games has helped, although you would've hoped for more of a fight.
I think it shows that we need to freshen things up from time to time, we can't expect to score when the players show no confidence on goal.
Notts needs to look into the options out there, see if we can find a pacey finisher who can play alongside Kyle Wootton. Then again, Notts never makes anything easy but just at the point you feel we'll push on - we stumble.
I don't think there's any need to panic, we're good enough for the playoffs.
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respectful words and analysis
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I just have this image of the scouts heading to watch Notts these last 2 games, just before the window closes, to really double check before submitting an offer. And them just sat there utterly perplexed...
There are some good teams in this league and you’re not going to beat everyone in the top 8, these games away from home are hard. For me it’s the game against Wealdstone I’m more annoyed about. With the talent we have that we should be able to score at least 1 goal in, or at the very least come away from that game thinking how the hell did we not score! Breaking teams down has become our biggest problem at the moment.
We’re only just into the second half of the season, still loads of games and twists and turns to come. Weren’t Chesterfield going to win the league a month ago, now it’s Stockport… Rochdale were 14 points ahead of us the last time we won a league…
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Slocombe 6 Probably the busier of the 2 keepers, which says a lot, given Notts had the bulk of the possession
Brindley 7 Had a good long range effort, generally read the defensive situations very well
Lacey 6.5 Had his hands full with an awkward #9
Cameron 5.5 Missed with a free header from a corner. Some poor passing too
Chicksen 6.5 Comfortable and could be considered unlucky to be subbed
Richardson 6 His least effective game for us. Final ball just wasn't there
Vincent 5.5 Busy but things didn't happen to him, subbed at the break
Palmer 6.5 Unusually, too many mishit passes in the first half. Much better 2nd
Rodrigues 5 Well shackled. Found it hard to influence against tight defending
Roberts 5 Just seen in patches. Tried to set himself up in the final moments, cutting in but the room wasn't there and the chance was lost
Wootton 5 Marked out of the game.
Subs
Brunt 6 Added impetus but could do nothing to really break the lines
Sam 6 Immediate poor touch but showed his awkwardness. Couldn't quiet get his shot well hit on the turn
Parsons 5 Struggled to make a telling influence
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Game 25 - The Stones (A)
Team: Wealdstone
Date: 25/01/2022
Where: Grosvenor Vale
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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Pfft, not great but not a disaster either.
Second half sounded better, very disappointing to not score though. The non-event first half was probably just as if not more costly. Very similar to Kings Lynn expect this time Wealdstone shut us out. There’s just something sometimes about these away games to the teams nearer the bottom that we really struggle with, just can’t seem to get going quickly enough in particular.
I’d have taken 4 points from these two away games, just means there’s more pressure on the Bromley game now, but weirdly that probably suits us.
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Wealdstone must be happy with the draw, it's s good result for them and credit is due for making the most of the game. I feel a bit disappointed, but it's nothing major. I just hoped we'd make it a lot more harder for them.
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better with the point and clean sheet than nothing at all, need to work at these types of games tho. we could be back with a bigger gap if we are not careful.
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On going issues with Lee Burge's health means he's staying put at Sunderland. Sounds quite serious so I wish him well.
However it's a shame for us as he was doing really well here. Looks we'll be getting someone else in now.
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Sometimes, one needs to take a back seat, and see a match through fresh eyes. After 90 minutes, I would say Notts would have been more than a match for either side in EFL 1 . In fact the top 8 of the Vanarama could survive quite comfortably in this league, if this match was anything to go by.
Bolton had the "class" to win it, at the death... Ricardo Santos their centre half an absolute colossus ( had played for Barnet before joining Bolton)
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Paul Gascoigne once said, "I never predict anything, and I never will". Don't be like Gazza, take part in the prediction league. Kick-off is Saturday at 3, and you have a joker each. Good luck!
Blackpool v Millwall
Sheffield United v Luton Town
Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers
Leyton Orient v Port Vale
Sutton United v Northampton Town
Grimsby Town v Bromley
Woking v Wealdstone
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Game 24 - The Bees (H)
Team: Barnet
Date: 21/01/2022
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 do think it’ll be harsh not to start Sam in the same way I thought it was harsh Mitchell didn’t get to start after he bagged two goals earlier in the season. I think attackers/strikers need that run of games, and I think it’s why we are yet to see the best of both Sam and Mitchell. I can't see either Woots or Ruben being dropped for him though.
Assuming everyone is fit then you'd have to probably switch to a 4-3-3 to get Sam in the team. Then you can have Sam and Roberts/Ruben playing alongside Woots and still get numbers in midfield with Palmer, Vinny and Ruben/Roberts. I don't think we'll play 4-3-3 so he'll probably be back on the bench - just means he'll just have to come off and score!
As for Barnet Mason Bloomfield, Adam Marriott, Ephron Mason-Clarke and Sehat Tasdemir are all out so that's 4 decent attacking options we don't have to worry about. They've got more out too so we definitely won't be facing them at their strongest and right now there form has dropped a bit so on paper it's a good time to play them.
Fingers crossed we get a performance that can honour the memory of Colin Slater.
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Barnet haven't won in their last 4 games but one of those was a 0-0 draw at Boreham Wood which was a fantastic result. They didn't play well in their last 2 games. They scrapped a home draw with Altrincham and then were crushed 4-1 by Chesterfield, it was 0-0 at HT but Chesterfield went up 4-0 before Barnet replied. Notts have a fantastic home record. It will be an emotional night. We pay tribute to a great man and the best way to honour his memory is with a win and I think Notts will do just that. 3-0 to Notts I reckon and more than a few tears shed in memory of Uncle Colin. I think I have something in my eye......
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Disappointing that this was called off and it just means we've got more games to fit in, however Halifax losing at Maidenhead and Chesterfield losing in the week and drawing yesterday means the gap to the top hasn't really increased. Good wins for Stockport against Dagenham and Bromley against Grimsby though means they gain. Only six points points separating the top 7 now, with us occupying the 7th spot with 2 games in hand...
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I think it fairly obvious that we are still lacking a striker who will run in behind and is a bit more clinical than what we currently have.
Georgie Kelly
- 24 y/o Irish striker playing for Donegal in the LOI Premier League.
- 23 in 35 for this season. Scored a few in the league below too but not as prolific in the premier league in previous seasons.
- Maintains a central position and on the shoulder of the defenders.
- Looks to finish first time.
- Tall and looks decent in the air, but might not be the quickest.
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Notts appears to be attracting interest in players and replacing them will prove be the ultimate test for the clubs recruitment policy.
What value do you put on the following players?
I am also wondering if you feel we can afford to let any of them go and if so, how does Notts replace them without losing momentum?
Ruben Rodrigues
Kyle Wootton
Cal Roberts
Richard Brindley
Dion Kelly-EvansI have avoided asking about players who have suffered injuries, plus players that have signed this season. I think the 5 mentioned are the most likely to attract interest from clubs willing to spend a fee to sign them.
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Wow, didn't think I'd see them in for him.
Looks like we won't sell to a national league club anyway. I don't have an issue if Cal moves on and up at some point but the idea of strengthening a promotion rival just seems completely counter-intuitive.
And I just find the whole financial system at Chesterfield very odd, why do you have to crowdfund frost covers but then are able to go and bid for someone like Roberts (who will cost a hell of a lot more than 15k!)
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