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Biggest Mistakes; 1. Not sticking with KN 2. Sticking up for ourselves against Forest 3. Not buying Yates and Grant for £100k
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"Not buying Yates and Grant for 100k"... a whopper of a mistake ..
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What if...
What if we had one big club in the same city? Outside London of course.
For example:
Aston Villa in Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday in Sheffield
Everton in Liverpool
Notts County in Nottingham
etc...
I will try to explain what I mean. Look at Bristol - big and important enough city in England but they don't have really strong team. If they put all their resources into one club Bristol Rovers as the oldest in the city they could get more benefits. Is not it? Leeds and Derby have one club and those clubs are more successful than Bristol's.
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i just wanted to wish @GrannyPie a speedy recovery, we all miss your presence on pon and facebook. get back to whacking people with those walking sticks of yours.
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Alongside the FA Cup, there's half a league programme going on too. So here are the latest prediction league fixtures! Kick-off is Saturday at 3pm (apart from the Ipswich match, which starts at 5.30), and don't forget your jokers!
Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra
Ipswich Town v Swindon Town
Port Vale v Grimsby Town
Salford City v Colchester United
Scunthorpe United v Bradford City
Altrincham v Sutton United
King's Lynn v Halifax Town
Bromley v Chesterfield
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welcome to pon @LadyAngelina86
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A bit of drama has emerged from the latest press at Meadow Lane, with the NEP's very own Leigh Curtis tweeting this.
Wes Thomas is entitled to self isolate, I cannot see him returning to action whilst he has concerns about his family. This leaves us with Elisha Sam and Jimmy Knowles, both of which could do the job if they're up to it but Sam looks like he would benefit more from the game time.
Notts needs to look into what options are out there.
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Eastleigh have called their game off tonight against Stockport due to a positive Covid test in the Eastleigh camp.
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I haven't seen many opinions on this, in fact, I only noticed due to going through the NEP site in order to see if there's anything out there that we can discuss.
Ricky Miller is a good player at this level, however, at 31 and on paper I'm not bothered.
I would prefer Notts to find someone between 25-28 myself, someone with legs and able to contribute to Football League success if we're able to get there. If we want a Non League fighter, I think there's again better out there.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Oates
Strong runner and effective
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavan_Holohan
Must have played with Stanley at Waterford, neat footballer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Magloire
On loan from Blackburn
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And so we enter another year, in which The Sickness will be no more and Notts will return to the League in front of 30,000 triumphant fans at Wembley. Failing that, get yourself some points in the prediction league. Kick off is at 3pm on Saturday, 2 January, and remember your jokers!
Millwall v Coventry City
Swansea City v Watford
Hull City v Charlton Athletic
Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic
Leyton Orient v Salford City
Mansfield Town v Port Vale
Chesterfield v Solihull Moors
Woking v Aldershot
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Merry Christmas to all
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I just wanted to pop on to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year.
I thought I would do a yearly round up. I thought it would be a good place for everyone to share their thoughts and the experiences this year.
This year has been a very tough year for me, as it has been for everyone. If you don't follow me on twitter, unfortunately, this year I got diagnosed with some mental health illnesses. I first noticed this in the first lockdown, but didn't do anything about it until October. Everything that made me happy got taken away from me one by one, also before lockdown, I was in a job that was making me miserable.
This year, should have been filled of loads of away days, theatre trips, a trip to Italy and I would have been able to drive.
But, there has been highlights of this year, I found a new job (even though I've only worked there 4 months overall), I got 2 qualifications in mental health, I still got a holiday even if it was to Skegness (I do love it there), I built up my baking skills and gained new skills. My relationship with @ARLukomski survived and got stronger.
I will be forever grateful that my family and friends are coming out of this year healthy. I just want to give my condolences to anyone who has lost family members, friends or anyone that they know this year.
How has your year been?
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Happy Birthday to @GrannyPie
Whilst we are all enjoying christmas, its also one of our members birthday.
Can we all wish her a Happy Birthday!
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Game 17 - Pools (H)
Team: Hartlepool United
Date: 28/12/2020
Where: Meadow Lane
What line-up should Neal Ardley 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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Can only agree with the above. After a positive start we increasingly struggled to cope with Hartlepool's high pressing in the first half, leaving Wootton isolated and the attacking midfielders too far apart. We looked a lot better in the second half, aided by Hartlepool sitting back and allowing us to control the game. Then we played some very nice football and battered them, but the finishing touch was missing.
I didn't feel we'd strengthened up front in the summer and it seems I was right - while we've tightened at the back in recent weeks (yesterday's calamities notwithstanding), the goals have also dried up. Sam looks like a decent option, but is not a goalscorer and never has been. And some of our players lack that bit of hard-nosed thuggery you need to score a goal - a case in point being Enzio in the second half, when he had a sight of goal in a wide position. If he'd taken a good hard shot, he could've forced the keeper to parry it or won a corner. Instead he cut inside and suddenly had three or four yellow shirts in front of him.
Knowles was never, ever offside, I didn't need the replay to see that. The lino was daydreaming and it's cost us a point (and handed two to a rival). Knowles seems to have the knack of being in the right place at the right time, but relying on him and Wootton to get the goals we need isn't enough. We need reinforcements, and we definitely need to look again at the loanees - the jury is still out on Walker, but having one impact sub and two bench warmers out of Knowles, Wolfe and Graham really isn't enough for us or for them.
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Teams should fear coming to Meadow Lane. They don't because they have a fair idea of how Notts will play. We give up the initiative and good teams take advantage.
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the game should have ended as a draw, our goal was not offside and we did okay but never really found the motion. hartlepool played like they wanted it more and worked as a team, one of the better sides we have played this season for me.
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And so we're onto the last prediction league of this "unusual" year. These matches kick off at 7.45pm on Tuesday, 29 December (with the exception of the Bradford match, which kicks off at 7), and you get one joker each. Good luck (but not more than me)!
Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers
Luton Town v Bristol City
Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United
Shrewsbury Town v Blackpool
Northampton Town v Gillingham
Barrow v Tranmere Rovers
Colchester United v Cheltenham Town
Bradford City v Port Vale
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Game 18 - The Linnets (H)
Team: King's Lynn Town
Date: 02/01/2021
Where: Meadow Lane
What line-up should Neal Ardley 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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Slocombe 5 - Too many kicks went astray and could have commanded better
Brindley 5 - Should have got to the ball for the goal. Better second half at getting forward
Rawlo 7 - Won headers, kept recycling the ball and bought it out of defence
Turner 4 - Gave away too many cheap fouls and throwings. Turned into Kane at the end
DKE 7 - Always got forward and supported the attack
Reeves 5 - Well too deep for pretty much all the game. Didn't go forward enough
Doyle 5 - Same as Reeves. Too pedestrian
Walker 6 - Some neat touches and some good link up play. End product lacking
Rodri 6 - Not a great first half but became a vocal point of our creativity in the 2nd.
Enzio 6 - Struggled first half but upped his work rate and creativity in the second and should've just hit late on, instead of cutting in
Wootton 6 - Put himself in good positions to score but didn't finish. Much better link up play second half
Sam 6 - Was very lively when he came on and linked up the play well
Knowles 6 - As with Sam, very lively. How his goal is ruled out I will not have a clue in a million Mondays. So clearly onside it's criminal
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Hello and welcome to the MASSIVE BOXING DAY prediction league. You don't want to miss out on this one - instead of getting a measly three points for a correct score, this time you will get THREE! So all completely different to how we normally do it. As usual, you get one joker each (albeit this time with a little Santa hat) and all entries have to be received by kick-off (3pm) on Boxing Day.
All the fixtures are going ahead as I write this, but lots of matches have been postponed already and more will undoubtedly follow. If you're unlucky enough to nominate a match as your joker that is then postponed, you can pick a new one by making another post in the thread - but please no later than kick-off. Good luck!
Reading v Luton Town
Cardiff City v Brentford
Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley
Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon
Oldham Athletic v Harrogate Town
Salford City v Walsall
Altrincham v Stockport County
Hartlepool United v Halifax Town
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Game 16 - The Linnets (A)
Team: King's Lynn Town
Date: 26/12/2020
Where: The Walks
What line-up should Neal Ardley 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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Yeah, not great news for us at all especially as it’s a double header of games so that’s another set of games to catch up on.
So we’ve played 13 games in 3 months, that’s basically 4 games a month, and we’ve got 31 games (+ FA vase) left to play. If we keep averaging 4 games a month it’ll take us 7 months to complete the season!
Lots of teams in the same position and some have even played fewer than us too, Dover have only played 9 games!
And now there’s a more contagious strain of Covid-19, I agree @DangerousSausage that a PPG finish is looming again….
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4 hours ago, menzinho said:
So we’ve played 13 games in 3 months, that’s basically 4 games a month, and we’ve got 31 games (+ FA vase) left to play. If we keep averaging 4 games a month it’ll take us 7 months to complete the season!
PPG looks highly likely when you put it like that. If that happens, all the unnecessary points we've dropped so far will hurt us even more. The probability of a second wave doesn't seem to have been factored in at all when scheduling the leagues.
I suppose it does at least give us a brief rest ahead of Hartlepool. Every cloud and all that.
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The amount of Covid in the national league (in football in general actually) seems pretty damn high. They must be close to achieving herd-immunity soon?! Notts certainly have or are pretty close to it!
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To all who read this,
Merry Christmas and, a happy new year to you!
2020 has been a defining year filled with obstacles and, unknowns - with COVID-19 largely effecting life as we know it. I think reaching this point of the year means we are entitled to appreciate the little things a little more than what we normally would.
It's not been an easy one for anyone, I have seen a lot of fans struggling with isolation and, depression.
We can take these things for granted at times, especially as supporters of a football club but it makes you grounded. You realize there's more to life and, the scores, matches etc - they just provide a distraction at the end of the day.
I hope that everyone manages to have some form of normality on Christmas and, as we approach the New Year.
A win for Notts County [or your respective team if you're a resident opposition fan - provided you don't support King's Lynn
] would be an added bonus. Yet until Boxing Day, please do enjoy yourself!
May you all have a fantastic Christmas and, a happy new year! You Pies!!
Chris
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I was checking on Torquay's forum to see their thoughts on dropping points to Kings Lynn and found an interesting thread:
https://torquayfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13008&start=30
"Any top team that plays on a pitch that has a resemblance to a ploughed field will affect the quality, skills and technique of the players. Maybe that is why Kings Lynn are charging astronomical prices for match viewing so as to try and divert a little more funding towards laying a proper playing surface."
Ouch. Looks like our game there on boxing day won't exactly be a spectacle and more of a struggle on a rubbish pitch. Non-league, innit.
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