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He looks a good addition even if its until late Jan, plenty of time to try to sort out an extension.
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FA Cup - The Dale (H)
Team: Rochdale AFC
Date: 16/11/2021
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?
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13 hours ago, Joshua said:Chicksen did play poorly, end of. Even his fans can't defend his shoddy performance against Rochdale.
Does saying "end of" mean nobody else can comment? Of course his performance can be defended, and to prove it here are a few match ratings from elsewhere:
Chicksen 7 - Flipped a switch 10 mins into 2nd half and had a fantastic 15mins. More of that, please.
Chicksen - 8* - Thought he was excellent. Another assist too
Chicksen - 8* - Was troubled a couple of times by Rochdale's high press early on but recovered and delivered a sublime cross that led to the equaliser. Was brilliant in the second half.
Two of them made him their man of the match, I would have rated him a solid 7 and thought he had a decent game.
On 19/11/2021 at 11:30, Elite_pie said:Does saying "end of" mean nobody else can comment? Of course his performance can be defended, and to prove it here are a few match ratings from elsewhere:
Chicksen 7 - Flipped a switch 10 mins into 2nd half and had a fantastic 15mins. More of that, please.
Chicksen - 8* - Thought he was excellent. Another assist too
Chicksen - 8* - Was troubled a couple of times by Rochdale's high press early on but recovered and delivered a sublime cross that led to the equaliser. Was brilliant in the second half.
Two of them made him their man of the match, I would have rated him a solid 7 and thought he had a decent game.
Probably an age thing because I don't do emoticons, but does your smiley face mean that you find my post laughable?
If so, I would be interested to know why.
I find what you say to be fair, although I clearly disagree.
I also don't intend for the reaction to be offensive towards you, but I did feel amused by the comments suggesting he played an 8 (or even came close to being named the MOM).
What? Another prediction league round already? Yes - there's another full set of fixtures on Tuesday night, so don't miss out! All of these matches kick off at 7.45pm on Tuesday, and remember your jokers. Good luck!
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
Nottingham Florist v Luton Town
Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley
Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers
Salford City v Bristol Rovers
Tranmere Rovers v Bradford City
Halifax Town v Wrexham
Solihull Moors v Grimsby Town
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Game 17 - The Wood (A)
Team: Boreham Wood
Date: 23/11/2021
Where: Meadow Park
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All in all considering their home form it’s not a bad result, just the loss at the weekend means 1 point from 2 games so we really need a win against Dagenham to just make sure we don’t start to fall away.
No-one above us won and Grimsby, Halifax and Bromley all lost so that’s a point gained on them! And it’s great that Altrincham scored two late goals against Chesterfield… Good wins for Wrexham and Stockport, is that the two big money teams slowly on the rise now?
I am not disappointed, it sounded like a decent performance but I think now highlights that we need to improve in a few crucial areas if we aim to get promoted. Another striker is a must, someone who can finish the chances we create and possibly a winger who can run down the by line taking the opposition on.
I like Joel Taylor, but he drifts in and plays deeper.
As for the result, yes Notts could've won the match 1-0. I just feel that it gives a base to show where we need to improve away from home.
saturday should be a better result, take the draw but try to go on a winning streak. the past two games could really have been better. 
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Qualified ratings as sat behind the goal
Slocombe 4 Loss of Paterson immense. Stood on line for first, missed coming for the ball for the 2nd, 2 good saves later, prevented it being 4
Brindley 4 A few forward forays but without confidence that any end result being delivered. Defensively weak
Rawlinson 4 Just gets found out when asked to play football.
Chicksen 4,. Average
DKE 4.5 Tough time defensively against Vincent Harper
Taylor 5 Frustrating that he doesnt get down the line more
Palmer 6.5 (MoTM) seems to get 100% pass accuracy
Vincent 4 Anonymous
Roberts 5 Homework down, defenders to block when he cuts inside
Ruben 5 Took a knock 1st half
Wootton 5 No change from their centre halfs
Subs
Francis 4 one shot went wide...doesnt offer anything
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Did you know that 17 is the sixth Mersenne prime exponent, yielding 131071? You do now. Anyway, this is round 17. If you fancy it, predict the following scores and remember to include your joker. Kick-off is Saturday at 3. Good luck!
Middlesbrough v Millwall
Swansea City v Blackpool
Fleetwood Town v Morecambe
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
Barrow v Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
Barnet v Torquay United
Woking v Stockport County
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Just at the time I am aiming and hoping that fans will share discussions/questions, the perfect one crops up on our Facebook account. Wayne posted 'I'd like to open a discussion on what facility's could be improved at Meadow Lane'. Now, I'd like discuss it here whilst I prepare to slot it into the schedule on our social pages.
Brilliant question though, lets discuss the facility's and how they can be improved at Meadow Lane.
I know exactly how they can be improved, I'll post later on though.
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Game 16 - The Spitfires (A)
Team: Eastleigh
Date: 20/11/2021
Where: Silverlake Stadium
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Sadly it's going to happen a few more times before the season ends. And this is what's going to keep us in this league for another season
Eastleigh compacted space so well, everyone behind the ball...our best chance, absurdly in a way was when they had possession..but we are not quick enough to counterattack.
Teams know we are vulnerable to the high ball into our box... Need some real thought process into our central defensive personnel
Eastleigh always do well against teams that want to pass and play proper football, you need to mix it up to get a result. If Cal Roberts had found the net first from his chance, then it could've been different but otherwise we played to their strengths.
I agree its a disappointing result.
The business model of finding talent that can do well at our level, but attract interest higher up is starting to take hold. Ruben Rodrigues is attracting interest from Blackburn Rovers. Supposedly Blackpool and Rotherham United are too.
I think its likely that Kyle Wootton and some of our other key players will be on the radar.
Notts has not managed to sell assets on successfully for years, yes we have let go of youngsters but a club like Notts this will always be the case. Pricing players wisely and recruiting replacements will be a test for Notts and something quite new. Yes, we have been doing well with this regards since the takeover of the club from the hands of Alan Hardy, but we have been lucky to retain the best players.
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I stumbled across a video on YouTube by CV Academy, it shows a training session which our manager, Ian Burchnall held with them. It shows some of his insight towards possession play and, building the thirds of the pitch - gaining space, so that play opens up.
This is something which he focuses on with Notts and, I wished I found it at the time when Don Masson made his comments about the club in 'modern times' building up from the back. It's a short video, but very detailed and, something I would encourage people to see. The games are always adapting, but always something behind what seems like madness.
PS. I haven't seen this shared anywhere before, I wonder if it ends up doing the rounds after this. ????
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I am a big fan of Ian Burchnall's post match comments, his well thought out responses and tactical knowledge is a joy. He's not afraid to point things out, in a very constructive and calm manner. He's by far the most enjoyable manager, that I go out of my way to hear what his thoughts are.
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Game 15 - The Moors (H)
Team: Solihull Moors
Date: 13/11/2021
Where: Meadow Lane
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Good to see the confidence lifting, I didn't think much of that Dallas or Rooney - they should be a formidable team at this level but we kept them quiet.
I don't think Solihull really troubled Patterson, he looked calm and collected.
The atmosphere could've been better before we led the game but it was still amazing, great team performance.
7 hours ago, Fozzy said:basketball player in the second half!
Kyle Hudlin did far more in those minutes he had, than Andy Dallas or Adam Rooney combined. Not the effective switch, but he gave Notts something to think about. Kyle Wootton marking him, then going down due to the collision with Hudlin was a concerning few minutes.
18 hours ago, Countyman said:Kyle Hudlin did far more in those minutes he had, than Andy Dallas or Adam Rooney combined. Not the effective switch, but he gave Notts something to think about. Kyle Wootton marking him, then going down due to the collision with Hudlin was a concerning few minutes.
It was more of a reference to his ridiculous 6ft 9inch size than footballing ability and Wootton handled him brilliantly, he just bullied him to the point that he never looked like scoring.
sheffield wednesday has recalled brennan.
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2021/november/brennan-recalled-081121/
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After a short break, we're back in action! As usual, predict the following fixtures, remember to use your jokers, and try not to beat me please 
kick-off is Saturday at 3!
Burton Albion v Charlton Athletic
Ipswich Town v Oxford United
Rochdale v Leyton Orient
Stevenage v Mansfield Town
Tranmere Rovers v Sutton United
Maidenhead United v Dagenham & Redbridge
Wealdstone v Barnet
Yeovil Town v Eastleigh
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FA Cup - The Dale (A)
Team: Rochdale AFC
Date: 07/11/2021
Where: Crown Oil Arena
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Yeah, pleased with the result and the performance. Agree with IB post match comments that it was a shame we couldn't push on a get another goal. Now it's our turn to play at home, and given the draw is made tonight it could potentially be even more of an incentive if we draw either a L1 team (or Mansfield).
It showed that the gap to the NL and L2 isn't much if anything nowadays, I'm currently watching Dagenham v Salford just waiting for the 2nd round draw and although Salford are 1-0 up there's not a lot in it and it could easily be 1-1...
If we manage to get through against Rochdale it's Magpies v Owls...
8 hours ago, gtownjohnno said:If we manage to get through against Rochdale it's Magpies v Owls...
Plymouth fans are angry with you ???? They drew at Wednesday so it's a replay at Home Park. I think Plymouth will win the replay but would prefer Wednesday because they would bring a big crowd to the Lane.
Notts are currently 5 points behind 1st place Boreham Wood after this past weekend's 1-0 victory over Grimsby Town.
The National League season so far has been at times unpredictable and, after the 3 defeats in a row, it did leave some questions to be asked by some supporters. However, confidence and form within the camp seems to be lifting - with some good and, predictably poor performances.
I think these types of results are something which will happen, yet Ian Burchnall does need to try to bring consistency to the performances - it should come with time.
I ask you, how do you feel right now? Do you feel Notts can crack on with the season now, or do you feel daunted by a tough run of fixtures coming up?
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Was just missing the glamour of League Two, so had a look at the table. What on earth are Mansfield doing? Down in the relegation zone and without a win since about 1982. Are they missing their annual jollies to Meadow Lane?
I thought they might be onto something with a seasoned manager like Nigel Clough, but instead they're doing a passable impression of us. What's going on?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Fox
Only on a one year contract
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryley_Towler
On loan from Bristol City
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