https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/walsall-fc/2023/07/18/ex-walsall-captain-joss-labadie-joins-solihull-moors/

2 Wembley appearances incoming too

Very much remember he was a poor Neal Bishop replacement but has since gone on to prove a good stalwart for lower league clubs.

The latest from Stuart Maynard as he prepares to lead Notts into their last match of the Season.

Work On the Meadow Lane Pitch Has begun that will be Premier League standard with under soil heating when it's finished.

There’s a special feature on Jodie Jones tomorrow night (Thursday) at 6.30 on East Midlands Today on BBC.

I've found some interesting statistics regarding the different way Notts score their goals and have a revealing comparison with the three promoted teams.

Notts

Goals by open play 74%

Goals by set piece  15%

Goals by counter attack 6%

Penalties 6% (Percentages were rounded up).

Interestingly 

Stockport, by set piece 25%,

Wrexham,  by set piece 24%

Mansfield, by set piece 20%

Something that needs to be improved is our goal tally by set pieces.

Notts lead the statistics in goals by open play, but set pieces are an important part of the game for getting a goal and this is where Notts are lacking compared to the three promoted teams.

Jatta may improve this statistic next season, but we need some tall defenders too which we can utilise for set pieces.

I think Forest could be in trouble over this, how unprofessional.

Gateshead have failed eligibility to play in the EFL and have been booted out the playoffs against Solihull.

Solihull will get a bye to the semi final.

This is also hard on Aldershot who came eighth but can't replace Gateshead.

The authorities waited right till the end of the regular season to make this decision when they knew Gateshead were ineligible.

Another stinking decision by the football authorities.

I have recently watched a Podcast called No Tippy Tappy Football. Great Name. It featured two of Notts County's Legendry Managers Neil Warnock and Big Sam Allardyce. And what they discussed was interesting and between them they came up with ideas which Stuart Maynard should adopt in helping him to becoming a better Head Coach.

Play the Notts Model way and let  in 85 goals or play the way to Win. They didn't refer to Notts, I am Para Phrasing. Ronald Koeman's Everton side let in 25 goals in 8 matches playing Tippy Tappy Football Relegation form. So he was Sacked by Everton. Big Sam came in played football his way and kept the Toffee's Up.

To Stuart Maynard

You Don't Go To A Club and say I'm going to play this system. You Go to a Club and look at the Players you've got and what Strengths they've got and you build a System around those Strengths , You have to Toughen Up You can't be Nice or You're Not Going To Survive. Make Notts your Team Not Luke Williams team. Again I'm Para  Phrasing. Make your own decisions don't let the Recruitment team Do It For You. Build your Team your System make Poor Players Average make Average Players Good and Good Players Great. Success is 95% Man Management. Always have a Good Goal Keeper improve them first. Always have a Team Leader on the Pitch.

It's these sort ideas and Experience  from the likes of Neil and Big Sam that would make either of them an ideal Director of Football at Meadow Lane., and help Stuart Maynard to become a Better Head Coach. Both these Gentlemen lamented the fact that Young Managers nowadays can only play Tippy Tappy Football something described by Big Sam as the Worst Most Boring Type of Football.  Despite the fact that these two great Notts Legends and the success they brought this Club and others they've managed are Now Considered Footballing Dinosaurs. And yet David Moyes at West Ham who  is also placed in the Dinosaur Bracket, currently the Hammers are 8th in the Premiership, he taken West Ham into Europe for the past 3 seasons and they won their first Trophy in 43 years under Moyes tenure and yet still some Hammers Fans want him gone, because of his Footballing Style. Huddersfield Sacked Neil Warnock and look where they are Now on the verge of Relegation and many Terriers Fans are saying they shouldn't have Sacked Warnock. So maybe Footballing Dinosaurs are Not Quite Extinct Yet.

Good morning PoN it’s a cloudy start here but fairly mild at 10 degrees.

So what have we all got planned for this weekend? We are “boy sitting” tonight while son and DiL have a night out. Hopefully the boys will enjoy Granny’s home made Chicken Biryani, George probably will but Fred is a bit more fastidious.

Tomorrow it’s Park Run in the morning and the last home March in the afternoon, hopefully I can persuade George to accompany me. Sunday a day of rest, unless something crops up.

Whats everyone else up to this weekend?

LAH - 5 - What was he doing with that long range effort? Bizarre 

Macari - 6.5 - Solid

Baldwin - 6.5 - Solid

Cameron - 6.5 - Solid

Namane - 6.5 - More consistent

Jones - 6.5 

Robertson - 7 - So much more bite with him in the middle

JOB - 7.5 - Class-act today.

Crowley - 6.5

Austin - 6.5

Langstaff - 6 - Scored, eventually.

Colchester were diabolical. 

First day of the third County Championship Division 1 match of the season today for Notts. Updates on this thread.

The toss has been made.

Notts won the toss & will bat first.

It looks on a bit of knife edge, the Rams sit second in league one 3 points clear of Bolton with two games to go. I hope they manage to go up.

Lets hear from @super_ram with his thoughts.

The time is coming ... get your predictions in by 3pm on Saturday and see how far up that table you can get. Oh, and remember your ! In an outrageous turn of events, I'm away on Saturday, but I will get your scores to you in plenty of time (even if they look more like a mobile screenshot than usual). Good luck!

Stoke City v Plymouth Argyle

Sunderland v Millwall

Blackpool v Barnsley

Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City

Doncaster Rovers v Barrow

Grimsby Town v Swindon Town

Sutton United v Crawley Town

Interesting Statistic 

Notts have scored 75 league goals already with 8 games to play. If the present trend continues Notts could finish with 90 or more total league goals scored.

Other Interesting facts. 
Notts have scored more league goals (75) than any team in League 2 scored in the 2022/23 season with Notts still having 8 games to play.

Notts scored 117 goals in the National League last season, so added to the 75 this term, that's 193 goals already with a good chance of breaching the 200 total for two seasons.

That would be some statistic to put in the record books.

Game 45 - The U's (H)

Team: Colchester United

Date: 20/04/2024

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?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

Seeing Noah Chilvers play, got me wondering whether this question had been asked before?

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/colchesterunited/forum/306744/4904395/