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Hey everyone,
So a couple of months back we came up to Nottingham to film a video about the Pies, and it finally went live at the end of last week.
Big thanks to Chris and everyone else who spoke to us at Meadow Lane, wouldn't have been possible without all your input.
If you want to have a watch, here is the link:
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Mean of 5
Slocombe 6.5 Poor clearance in length led to the wonder strike for Ebbsfleet's first. Chooses to punch a lot but without 100 % conviction. Good save in the second half
Brindley 6 Subdued in offensive sense , unlucky with penalty conceded which from my restricted view, looked harsh
Rawlinson 6 No nonsense at times, which sometimes is what is needed at this level
Turner 7.5 a £35k winner for the Club at the back stick.
McCrory 6 Took fifteen minutes to get the measure of Myles Weston, whose pace is not in question, still cannot cross though. Like McCrory's ability to get a tackle in
Rose 4.5 Too many square passes, perhaps the weakest link in the team at the moment as we really need him to drive the team forward. One yellow card
Doyle 6 Held the team together in the opening twenty minutes when we were under pressure.
Booty 6.5 Touches of quality at times, needs to get more involved
Boldewijn 7.5 Whistled a great shot that could have made it 3 much earlier. When he steps up a gear, defences can't live with him
Thomas 7.5 Works hard , some good turns
Wootton 7.5 Two goals to match a target man's performance
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Who do you feel is the best summer recruit for Notts County?
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Remember, remember the second of November ... for that is when the next round of prediction league fixtures are played. As always, post your predictions and one joker each by 3pm on Saturday. The loser may or may not be put on a bonfire. Good luck!
Leeds v QPR
Cardiff v Birmingham City
Doncaster v Burton
Blackpool v Peterborough
Bradford v Exeter City
Scunthorpe v Stevenage
Halifax Town v Torquay United
Solihull Moors v Dagenham & Redbridge
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Slocombe 6 - Couldn't do owt with the two goals. Deflection and a good finish. Steady second half
Brindley 5 - Too casual at times. Played the easy ball on occasions
Rawlinson 7 - Was good second half. His diagonal balls to Wootton and Thomas caused carnage amongst the Pools back line
Turner 6 - Got sent to the shops for the 2nd goal. Did the dirty work second half and needed to, to keep it level
McCrory 7 - Always offered that option going forward and played a class ball for Thomas to get us back in the game
Shields 5 - Did ok. Some energetic bursts but sometimes lacked the run in behind. Subbed
Rose 4 - Couldn't pass a parcel. Takes too long to decide what to do
Doyle 5 - Very poor first half. Wayward passes a plenty. Improved a bit in the 2nd
Boldewijn 6 - Always grafted to get the ball back. Nearly always involved in the action
Wootton 7 - A presence and when we went direct second half, Hartlepool couldn't cope with him
Thomas 7 - Beat the keeper to the ball for the first and a proper poacher's finish for the second. Game saviour. A lot better in the second half when we were more forward thinking. Caused problems
Subs
Booty 7 - Subbed on, gets an assist and makes us a lot better going forward. Our most creative midfielder
Dennis N/A - Came on too late to make any impact
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Game 20 - Monkey Hangers (H)
Team: Hartlepool United
Date: 02/11/19
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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I've decided to start this again just like I did last summer, even though we've changed leagues.
May 17th-24th
AFC Fylde: Scott Duxbury - Stockport County (LB) - Free
Barrow: Bradley Barry - Chesterfield (LB) - Free, Morgan Penfold - Peterborough United (ST) - Free
Bromley: Adrian Clifton - Maidenhead United (ST) - Free, Michael Cheek - Ebbsfleet United (ST) - Free
Chesterfield: Haydn Hollis - Forest Green Rovers (CB) - Free
Dagenham & Redbridge: Josh Strizovic - Maidstone United (GK) - Free
Dover Athletic: Yusuf Mersin - Crawley Town (GK) - Free
Harrogate Town: Connor Hall - Brackley Town (CB) - Free, Scott Brown - Accrington Stanley (CM) - Free
Hartlepool United: Nicke Kamamba - Havant & Waterlooville (ST) - Free, Michael Raynes - Crewe Alexandra (CB) - Free
Maidenhead United: Shamir Fenelon - Aldershot Town (ST) - Free, Henry Landers - North Leigh (CAM) - Free, Josh Smile - Chippenham Town (CM) - Free, Freddie Grant - Wealdstone (LB) - Free
Solihull Moors: Mitch Hancox - Milton Keynes (LB) - Free
Woking: Dave Tarpey - Barnet (ST) - Free, Godfrey Poku - Wealdstone (CM) - Free
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Game 19 - The Cardinals (A)
Team: Woking
Date: 29/10/19
Where: Kingfield Stadium
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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Mean of 5.0
Slocombe 6.5 Always good to have a clean sheet , survived some goal mouth scrambles...distribution still not right at times but did ride his luck, like coming to punch a ball he got nowhere near
Brindley 6.5. Not much in offensive play but read the game well
Turner 6.5 Solid headers
Rawlinson 6.5 Good understanding with Turner...recalls the need for "nasty centre halfs"...so we don't get bullied
McCrory 7.5 Pushing forward to give an outlet for crosses, defended well against Woking's main threat down his channel
Rose 4.5 More hospital passes but to his credit defended well
Doyle 8 MotM Have to say , performance was a step up, recycled possession well and some great cross field balls
Booty 6.5 always tries to be an outlet to receive the ball
Enzio 7.5 cracking goals , provides the extra class and it counted. One rather stupid freekick conceded in 2nd half
Thomas 7 Gets in where it hurts...good defensive play too high up the pitch
Wootton 7 Missed 2 great chances in the first 10 minutes but led the line well..Ref gave him nothing
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Slocombe 6 - Could have had a picnic. Didn't really have much to do
Brindley 4 - Everytime the ball came to him his control was poor and didn't play it forward enough. Disappeared for the goal. Did ok first half but poor after that
Turner 5 - Bit clunky at times. Felt like his feet were wrapped together with tape
McCrory 5 - Ok ish. Decent with the ball at his feet
Bakayogo 4 - Poor first touch. Another who had his legs tied together with tape.
Shields 5 - Energetic as usual but lack of end product
Rose 2 - Generous. It's not illegal to play a forward pass. Sideways and back all the time. Didn't do anything with the ball
Doyle 4 - Tried to get us going but couldn't
Boldewijn 5 - Good first half. Lively. Made good runs. Faded in the last few minutes
Dennis 4 - Quiet. Too quiet. Didn't really get any service
Wootton 6 - Always amongst the action going forward. Tried his hardest to get something
Subs
Booty 5 - Yeh. Woohoo lets play our best passer at left back. That'll influence the game.
Thomas N/A - Got no service but meh
Tyson N/A - Didn't really influence the game when he came on
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Fate is inexorable. As is the prediction league. So get yer scores in by 3pm on Saturday, and don't forget your jokers.
Huddersfield v Barnsley
Hull City v Derby County
Rotherham v Wycombe
Burton v Blackpool
Forest Green v Crewe
Walsall v Mansfield
Bromley v Halifax Town
Dover v Stockport
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Game 18 - The Spireites (A)
Team: Chesterfield
Date: 26/10/19
Where: Proact Stadium
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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Chesterfield were one of the bookies' promotion favourites, but purely based on the name. They've had a torrid start to the season but seem to have picked up recently.
The club has reported that we've sold the away end out, which should equate to 2,100 travelling fans. That's brilliant support! Hope you all enjoy the short journey and report back here with your experiences
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It feels like only a minute ago that I posted the scores for the last round (mainly because it is), and now the next round is upon us. These matches kick off on Tuesday at 7.45pm, so I'll need your predictions in by then.
Just a quick reminder - you get ONE joker each (if you post two I can't accept them), and if you copy and paste the fixtures, make sure you copy all eight of them. Good luck!
Preston v Leeds
Millwall v Cardiff City
Portsmouth v Lincoln City
Shrewsbury v Gillingham
Rochdale v MK
Cheltenham v Macclesfield
Plymouth v Leyton Orient
Carlisle v Northampton
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FA Cup - Nailers (H)
Team: Belper Town
Date: 19/10/19
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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I think most people would look to give the fringe players a game but I liked what the manager said about players having to earn the right to be in the team.
lets hope we come out of it injury free.
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I wouldn't make wholesale changes, but I might rest two or three players and give those who are "knocking at the door" a go. If Wootton can't play it might be an opportunity to get Tyson match fit again.
I don't subscribe to the idea that a cup run doesn't matter. We've taken part in more FA Cups than any other team. We haven't been missing from the first round of the cup since the Victorian era, and frankly I'm not ready for another first. We need to get through this round and show some League clubs that we're alive, kicking and will be back very soon. And winning football matches is fun, too
Here's hoping to a good crowd, a good following from Derbyshire and of course a win for Notts!
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Result was good. I wasnt able to make the game.
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Hello prediction leaguers, round 14 is upon us this coming Saturday. The National League teams are playing in the FA Cup, but the other leagues are in action. As usual, I need your predictions by 3pm on Saturday, you get one joker each, and black magic is banned.
Brentford v Millwall
Charlton v Derby
Rotherham v Oxford United
Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion
Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers
Northampton v Salford
Grimsby Town v Leyton Orient
Crewe v Swindon
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Slocombe 6 - Reassured us fans when he came and collected crosses and just making sure things didn't untangle in defence
Kelly-Evans 5 - Many times in the first half his passes to Boldewijn were poor. Looked a little off the pace as he's just come back from injury
Rawlinson 7 - Another solid performance. Becoming better with the ball at his feet
Turner 6 - Relatively ok but sometimes would peel off his man. Thankfully, Rawlinson won everything
McCrory 5 - Frustrating. Can tell he's only just come back from injury but everytime he got the ball in an advanced position, he went back
Shields 8 - Superb. Constantly got down the wing. The Belper player who was marking him was shattered just after the hour mark because Sean had done him everytime. Bags of energy and pace. Getting better
Doyle 6 - Lost his man for the goal but improved afterwards and took control and made tackles when needed
Booty 7 - Class act. Defence splitting ball to Wootton for the goal. Some good interplay with other teammates. Will be a key player this season
Boldewijn 7 - Scored a brilliant goal which he is capable of. Helped us get on the front foot. Made life difficult constantly for Belper
Wootton 7 - A good goal. Hit the bar. A decent afternoon
Dennis 6 - Should have had two goals. Intelligent runs but surprisingly for Denno, lacking the finish
Subs
Thomas 5 - Should have scored a 3rd for Notts
Tyson 5 - Good to see him back from injury but then cleared the ball for Belper and then karate kicked one of their players
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Hi,
I'm coming up to Meadow Lane this weekend (Friday 13th-Saturday 14th) to film a mini-documentary about the club for the YouTube channel Football Daily.
We're really keen to speak to some dedicated fans about their relationship with the club and how they are adapting to life in the National League.
If you'd be interested in having a chat, or you know anyone who would be, please let me know! Either reply on here or contact me on my mobile: 07496990131
Thanks,
Michael
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Mean of 5
Schofield 6 Another clean sheet, distribution still not there..but a confident performance
Brindley 7 An absolute worldie of a strike.
Rawlinson 6.5 His best game for Notts
Turner 6.5 another solid performance
Bakayogo 6.5 Very strong..contender for MotM until he had to go off
Rose 4.5 Some sub standard passing including a complete hospital pass to Turner
Doyle 5.5 Experience told
Shields 5.5 Can deliver a good ball countered with a complete hash of a corner.
Boldewijn 6.5 Have to say Enzio has been a revelation today with his defensive covering and work rate
Wootton 6.5 Great work rate and a stupendous shot second half narrowly over the bar
Dennis 7 Thoughtful movement...really good flicked goal, in form
Subs
Booty 5.5
Kelly Evans 5.5
Thomas 5
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So onto round 13 of the prediction league (or round 12b if you're superstitious). No Championship this time, but the other leagues are all in action. Kick-off is at 3pm as usual, jokers, etc., blah
Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers
Rochdale v Accrington
Leyton Orient v Walsall
Swindon v Plymouth
Exeter v Forest Green Rovers
AFC Fylde v Sutton United
Stockport v Dagenham
Barnet v Woking
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Game 17 - The Gulls (H)
Team: Torquay United
Date: 12/10/19
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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Things are looking quite promising, the team performs on the same wavelength and I honestly feel that they have finally clicked.
Notts looked very lively and up for it at the beginning, for me - all this talk of Tarquay being difficult to beat and the home record being lost due to it might have been something which
fuelled them.I want to say Tarquay played well as a team.
I disagree with comments about them being 'poor' or 'substandard', I felt they did well, but fell to a brilliant strike by Richard Brindley who has been a quiet underrated performer in my eyes. His opening strike was just lovely!
Notts also played as a team, however, they performed at a much higher standard.
It was very entertaining, with a lot of quality moments. It just feels like we have a team which will fight, work hard and play together as a unit.
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you can see the team are heading the right direction, i think ardley has done well with all the nonsense from those who did not learn from the dismissal of nolan.
it was great to see the players fired up, they looked like they wanted to score as early as possible.
i think dennis should be starting on rotation, he looks fired up but we need to keep him like this. he will get goals and change the outcome, between him, thomas and tyson i think we have the squad to really dig deep.
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It was a good game no doubt about that.
Torquay wasn't bad, Notts played good football and we are looking more like league contenders now. If the results keep coming at home, with improvements being made away from it, this season could really start.
Great result, the cleansheets right now are massive.
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From the Daily Mail / The Athletic:
Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique sensationally swooped to buy Notts County in the summer but failed with a last-minute bid.
Pique, in association with his Kosmos Global Holding group, was in talks with former owner Alan Hardy about buying the club in July and was said to be attracted by County's prestige and value, according to The Athletic.
The 32-year-old was keen to turn the youth system into a hotbed of homegrown talent, but Danish brothers Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz bought the club instead on July 26, such was the necessity of a quick deal with a High Court date over an unpaid tax bill looming.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalvin_Lumbombo_Kalala
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Showed more in the first half with close skills and turns
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