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Opinions? Will the move to 6pm help the game or will we all be sitting there at around 5pm checking Twitter to see the inevitable...not what we wanted but...
Pity no camera angel on the other side of the net for Ruben's goal, it looks like his shot was moving through the air.
Quality goals to appreciate
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Game 25 - Red Dragons (A)
Team: Wrexham
Date: 13/02/2021
Where: Racecourse Ground
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?
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Wrexham away is in the top 5 most difficult fixtures in this league. It will be a real test for Notts. Wrexham are on a 5 game unbeaten run. Normally you'd be happy with a point at Wrexham and I'd take that to keep the momentum going. The title is still up for grabs so avoiding defeat would be huge. Having said that, I think Notts will win 2-1 and what a statement that will be.
I fear missing Sam Slocombe could be crucial. Defence will need to step up to protect Pilling especially.
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Game 24 - Daggers (H)
Team: Dagenham & Redbridge
Date: 09/02/2021
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?
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4 hours ago, menzinho said:I think Kelly-Evans would be my last choice. Absolutely fearless, but I’d be shooting from the halfway line if I saw him in goal!
I know what you mean, first thought is to get someone bigger there but the likes of Rawlinson and Wootton are too influential. Considering the formation we switched too Doyle ended up being the ideal choice.
No way, Kelly-Evans may be only 5 feet tall, but he's 10 feet tall when he jumps! When Rodrigues took the green shirt first, I thought it was the best option because he seemed to have the height and agility. What do I know? If he had gone between the sticks we wouldn't have seen that stunning second goal.
Well that was rather pleasant, wasn't it?! Leaving two up front and staying positive was definitely the right decision, but to be fair it was also the only decision - parking the bus for 70 plus minutes with an outfield player in goal would have just been an invitation for the visitors to pepper the area with crosses and shots. Great stuff from the whole team. Meadow Lane would have been bouncing.
I hope we can take some momentum from this, and fingers crossed for Luke Pilling in goal over the next few games (those FA Trophy appearances should come in handy now). Unless Schmeichel Doyle wants another go? 
Looking at the table, we're now 11 points behind Torquay with 4 games in hand. In terms of points per game, we're potentially a win away from catching them. And PPG could matter this season.
very good result, when slocombe got sent off i thought it would end in defeat or a draw at the least.
ruben did very well to smash his goal in, kyle is starting to crop up where needed but his 2nd was a stunner in its own right. i thought doyle did well in goal, perhaps not as much as some keep banging on but if it annoys dagenham then it worth it. great result.
Slocombe - 2 - I have a great deal of sympathy for him. It's a poor touch, but he should be told there's a man near. He doubles down on that error and dives in, trying to rectify his mistake. The bottom line is, however, he gave away a penno and got himself sent off after 16 minutes, hence the rating.
DKE - 9 - Charlie Slater: "That is the most DKE tackle I've ever seen" ????????
Rawlinson - 9 - Epitomised the team effort by sprinting out like a man on speed to the edge of the box to close down an incoming shot.
Lacey - 9 - Hero.
Barnett - 9 - Slotted in like he's played there the whole season. Athletic, fast. Keen to see more of him in a 'normal' game.
Enzio - 9 - Really in form. Dangerous going forward and apparently he can even play centre mid.
Reeves - 9 - In the opening few minutes he played a terrible pass and I thought 'oh here we go'. From then on in he absolutely bossed the midfield, sometimes on his own.
Rodrigues - 9.5 - Criticised his shooting the last few weeks and then he unleashes that rocket. Some may say the keeper should get there, maybe he should, but there's some bend on that shot. As close to a perfect performance as you're gonna see.
Wootton - 9 - Beautifully curled in the third, never in doubt. Won an incredible amount in the air and it was nice to see somebody with a bit of pace alongside him.
Knowles - 9 - Offers something different that nobody else really gives us (probably apart from Thomas who has left). He is direct, pacey and sometimes a little naiive, but it was nice to see what he can offer us.
Schmeichel Doyle 'The Monk' - 10 - 84 year old Michael Doyle, 4 foot nothing, makes his debut as a goalkeeper. What a guy. His complete shithousery probably gets in the head of their striker taking the penalty.
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"Hindsight is a wonderful thing but looking back Hayhurst would probably have made the decision to stay with PNE."
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Wes Thomas has left the building. He hadn't been playing, and had been training on his own due to the COVID-19 situation. Now, inevitably, he's asked the club to terminate his contract, which Notts have reluctantly accepted. He played 38 games in the famous black and white and occasionally green, and scored 10 goals. All the best to him for the future.
That leaves us with Wootton, Effiong, Sam and Knowles up front. Do we need to get active in the transfer market?
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Hello you beautiful black and white people! Another bunch of fixtures for the prediction league kick off at 3pm on Saturday. You get one joker each!
Barnsley v Derby County
Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich Town v Blackpool
Peterborough United v Crewe Alexandra
Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic
Crawley Town v Harrogate Town
Eastleigh v Solihull Moors
Maidenhead United v Boreham Wood
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It was quite an eventful cup tie and one Notts made hard work of.
Havant, to their credit, pressed us well and had good energy levels despite not playing for a while.
Notts got it down the wings quite a few times in the first half and it was our best opportunity of opening Havant up. It worked for the first goal and we got in numerous times down both flanks but they came to nothing. Chicksen could've had two before half time. His 2nd effort really should have ended in a goal. Poor connection with the ball after taking a touch and then trying to lob the keeper after a good ball from Lacey. Miller should've also scored when he was in acres of space and somehow took about 250 years to shoot.
I didn't think Jim O'Brien had a good game. Lost the ball too much and when there was space to go into, he passed backwards. Matty Wolfe's runs from deep helped us and that's what one of the centre midfielders (whoever starts) should be doing more. Jimmy Knowles put himself about and his run contributed to the first goal and then he scored the penalty to equalise. The back four had a difficult time. Lacey and Turner, in my opinion, looked uncomfortable on occasions and Turner had a difficult time with Tommy Wright. Didn't help that no Notts players bothered tackling any Havant player in the second half and were happy to let them run forward with the ball.
Rodrigues was good when he came on and got Notts on the front foot again, bringing the ball forward and drawing fouls. The second of them free-kicks won us the penalty. However he does need to learn how to shoot in the 18 yard box and not dribble past everyone. Nothing much to say on Jordan Barnett as he had a quiet game. Looks like he's got a decent left foot on him.
Luke Pilling ????????
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Altrincham
Alistair Smith - Mansfield Town (CM) - Free
Joe Piggott - Wigan Athletic (ST) - Loan
Barnet
Courtney Baker-Richardson - Barrow (ST) - Loan
Boreham Wood
Krystian Pearce - Solihull Moors (CB) - Free
Bromley
Courtney Duffus - Yeovil Town (ST) - Undisclosed
Chesterfield
Martin Smith - Salford City (CM) - Free
Grant Smith - Wealdstone (GK) - Free
Gavin Gunning - Gloucester City (CB) - Free
Adam Przybek - Ipswich Town (GK) - Loan
Dagenham & Redbridge
Mo Sagaf - Free Agent (CM) - Free
Dover Athletic
Oliver Webber - Crystal Palace (GK) - Loan
King's Lynn Town
Tyler Denton - Chesterfield (LB) - Free
Notts County
Jordan Barnett - Oldham Athletic (LB) - Free
Solihull Moors
Kyle Howkins - Newport County (CB) - Loan
Torquay United
Max Sheaf - Hull City (CM) - Loan
James Hamon - Truro City (GK) - Loan
Joe Lewis - Swansea City (CB) - Loan
Wealdstone
Josh Meekings - Free Agent (CB) - Free
Deshane Dalling - Queens Park Rangers (W) - Loan
Harry Isted - Luton Town (GK) - Loan
Joseph Olowu - Arsenal (CB) - Loan
George Langston - Watford (CB) - Loan
Weymouth
Dominic Revan - Aston Villa (CB) - Loan
Andy Dallas - Cambridge United (ST) - Loan
Joan Luque - Maidstone United (W) - Free
Pierre Fonkeu - Grimsby Town (ST) - Free
Woking
Jonte Smith - Free Agent (ST) - Free
Malachi Napa - Oxford United (W) - Loan
Moussa Diarra - Havant & Waterlooville (CB) - Undisclosed
Wrexham
Dior Angus - Barrow (ST) - Free
Tyler French - Bradford City (CB) - Free
Yeovil Town
Max Hunt - Carlisle United (CB) - Undisclosed
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Game 22 - The Terras (A)
Team: Weymouth
Date: 30/01/2021
Where: Bob Lucas 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?
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You can't really complain about another win and another clean sheet - it's ultimately better than playing pretty football and then dropping points due to defensive frailties. Teams that win promotion tend to be the ones that pick up "lucky" wins by the odd goal on a regular basis. If you do it enough, it's not really luck...
The plodding midfield bothers me, as does the fact that, for all our possession, we don't really do anything with it and rely on moments of individual quality (or, yesterday, a lucky cross-shot) to unlock the opposition instead. On the other hand, if you keep clean sheets - and our defensive record has been superb of late - a single chance could well be enough. Whether that's enough to compete for top spot remains to be seen.
19 hours ago, DangerousSausage said:Whether that's enough to compete for top spot remains to be seen.
We concede 0.76 goals a game. Torquay 0.85.
We score 1.29 goals a game. Torquay score 2.00.
That suggests that no, it won't be enough.
Stats don't mean much, they change all the time and its form which is the main thing. The win over Weymouth was a good result, it could've easily been a draw.
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Game 23 - The Lilywhites (H)
Team: Bromley
Date: 02/02/2021
Where: Meadow Lane
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I hope we don't see another repeat of the weekends performance, because Bromley aren't Weymouth and we will be beaten if we perform like that again. I hope we go for it, but I dread a midfield consisting of JOB-Reeves-Doyle.
And so the pitch was waterlogged and we move on to Havant & Waterlooville revisited instead. On the one hand, this will at least give us the chance to test out Barnett at left-back and Miller in a more advanced position when there are no league points at stake. On the other, I would really like to get on with our league programme...
i have a feeling it might get called off, its been a strange season with covid and waterlogged pitches. clubs unwilling to reschedule games, expect one. dover being rubbish. i am not sure what to make of this but i do want and hope the game goes ahead. it all relies on the weather tho.
knowing our luck it will be called off.
I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes. Football is all around me, so here's another round of fixtures for the prediction league. Submit your predictions and your jokers by 3pm on Saturday, good luck!
Birmingham City v Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers v Luton Town
Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth
Lincoln City v Doncaster Rovers
Bradford City v Barrow
Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham
Boreham Wood v Eastleigh
Hartlepool United v Sutton United
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Slocombe 8 - Critical saves at vital points. Man of the match
Kelly-Evans 6 - Got forward like he always does. His usual solid self
Rawlinson 7 - Good distribution and won everything
Lacey 6 - Too many passes went astray in the first half but resilient defending
Miller 7 - Always got forward when the opportunity presented itself. Attacking threat adds another piece to the puzzle
Doyle 5 - Nearly cost us it all with a stupid pass to Weymouth in our own half. Grafted
Reeves 6 - Too many backwards passes again when there was a good option on further forward. Comfortable on the ball
Boldewijn 6 - Good running in the first half and a few opportunities came down his side
Rodrigues 6 - Work rate was again very good and was picking up space early on
Sam 7 - May have had a slice of luck for the goal but it came from running at the opposition which is good to see. Linked the play nicely
Wootton 6 - Battled away but nothing came for him
O'Brien 5 - Ran about when he came on. Did what he needed to do
Effiong 5 - Like O'Brien, closed out the game for Notts
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Jamie Ward
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Ward
Maybe in the twilight of his career now. He was always a standout player against Notts in his early years, surprised in a way he is not still in the EFL and presume Solihull are rewarding him handsomely.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Shields
Not missed from Notts...brutal but fair.
https://uptheterras.co.uk/2021/01/30/welcome-pierre-fonkeu/
Looks more useful than Tom Walker.. perhaps we have missed out... Some good feet shown by him
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Slocombe 7.5 Calm and assured handling
DKE 7.5 Tremendous thunderbolt off the post and pass to Knowles
Rawls 7 Rekindled good understanding with Lacey, seems a shame Ardley broke the partnership for the playoff final
Lacey 8 Tidy defence but can pass a ball
Miller 6.5 Some dodgy defensive moments but going forward made good use of the ball
Reeves 4 Continual sloppy passing , so many square that were easily read
Doyle 6 Midfield king pin from the back, wise head in extra time
JOB 4.5 generally made no headway offensively. Too slow
Enzio 6.5 One moment of brilliance but generally ambles forwards not looking for the ball.
Wootton 7 Got to be there to score
Effiong 5 Ordinary, not really in the game
Subs
Knowles 6.5
Ruben 8 Touch of quality to take out 2 Solihull defenders to set Wootton up on a plate
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hes done well when he came on tonight, he did superb to get the ball forward for the 2nd goal. i know hes young and learning but he seems to useful to have if not only to come on from the bench.
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