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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    best notts players you have seen in each position

best notts players you have seen in each position?

goalkeeper

defender

midfielder

striker

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: Game 26 - The Shaymen (A)

Game 26 - The Shaymen (A)

Team: FC Halifax town

Date: 21/12/19

Where: The Shay



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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    • Well what an away day that was, a great early Christmas present!

    I thought the first half was a bit of a non-event. Started okay, but quickly started playing too safe and the final ball was poor. Halifax didn't really deserve to go in 1-0 up.

    However the second half was like watching a completely different game. We just shifted the tempo, the passing was quicker, we actually knocked the ball for players to run onto and put some crosses in! Enzio was on it. Not so much of the drifting inside, more using the width beating his man and getting balls into the box. Lacey has stepped in nicely, decent in the air but he's much quicker across the ground than Turner. He won his far share of tackles and was pretty spot on all game. Just looks like a really good athlete to me!

    Also I'm pleased for Ross Fitzsimons, I thought he did really well considering it was his first game in ages. Notts have a clip of the final goal on twitter now, doesn't show the bit where he came and grabbed the ball in the crowded box a good 15 yards out from his goal. Last season he'd have been stood under his crossbar...

    Back to back away wins now, bring on Maidenhead!

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    Delighted with the win. We certainly looked lively on the highlights. I know there's been a lot of redevelopment at the Shay, but the big empty seated stand looks depressing. Not sure why Halifax need a ground that big.

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    the second half sounded better on the radio, i think with some of the players it is all down to confidence because once this has been lifted we seem to thrive. i am pleased for mitch rose and ross fitzsimons, im sure nobody wants them to fail but seeing them step up and earn positive feedback it must be good.

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Weekly Round up- Week 2 (15/12 - 22/12)

Sorry it's a late one this week, was up at 8 and was called into work for 9 finished at 16:15, instead of finishing at 14:00, but that's working life for me ????

The place where I work got Just-Eat installed. So lunch and dinner rushes have been a lot more busier what they used to be like, along with all of the uber orders as well. 

Wednesday night I spent the night with @ARLukomski went to the final ever quiz at Widecombe Fair, which has been part of our lives for nearly 2 years. 

Took my brother out to buy his christmas presents and after that we went and visited family. Apart from all hectic stuff that's been going off at work, I've had a pretty quiet week.

How has everyone elses weeks been? 

Finally, I hope you all have a lovely christmas and enjoy spending time with your families 

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Match Talk    Player ratings vs Halifax

Fitzsimons 7 - Quick distribution and good hands. Good to see him have a good game

Brindley 6 - Created a good chance in the first half when he exploited the available space and put a decent ball in. Should do it more but doesn't

Rawlinson 8 - Comfortable on the ball and bought it out of defence. Real shout for player of the season so far

Lacey 8 - Intelligent and good with the ball at his feet. Gave Ross an option to play out from the back all the time

McCrory 6 - Defensively still questionable and not much going forward but put in a tackle on the odd occasion 

Shields 6 - Ran his guts out and played on despite a knock. Gave the Halifax full back a hard time 

Rose 8 - Wow. Mitch Rose or Frank Lampard? Exceptional volley and scored a penalty. Going forward he was brilliant and supported the attack excellently. That's the Mitch Rose we want

Doyle 7 - Didn't play too deep which really helped us going forward. Kind of played CM rather than CDM with Rose playing further forward. Glued it together nicely 

Boldewijn 7 - Teased Halifax and ran at his man. Got beyond his opposite man on occasions too. When told to play out wide the wingers are great. 

Wootton 9 - This guy is just too good for this level. Two more goals. Link up play brilliant again. Positioning good too. First priority in Jan is signing him permanently. It takes all priority over everything else. Get this man in

Thomas 7 - Intelligent runs. Spurned a few chances but him and Wootton work really well together

 

Subs

Dennis 6 - Put himself about and almost scored a world class curler 

Crawford 6 - Shored up the midfield as we saw out the game. Decent passing 

Kelly-Evans 6 - Got stuck in and brought it forward. Putting pressure on Brindley now 

 

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Prediction League    Prediction league 19/20 round 22 - 21 December

Hello and welcome! This is the start of a busy period for the prediction league, with no fewer than four rounds in the space of 12 days! So there will be loads of points up for grabs...

These matches kick off on Saturday at 3pm as usual. And, as Yoda would say, "Forget your jokers do not."

Fulham v Leeds United

QPR v Charlton Athletic

Bolton v Southend

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

Forest Green v Swindon Town

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

Torquay United v Chesterfield

Hartlepool v Dagenham & Redbridge

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Weekly round up- Week 1

I know Fan of Big Tone brought a daily chat out each day, so I've decided to do a weekly one, which will be up on Sunday's. I probably won't be able to do it every week, due to work, but I'll try my hardest. 

So, my week has been very mixed. My driving instructor is giving her car back to the company she works for after Christmas. I also failed my theory test on Friday, but anyway we go again, hopefully in January. 

I also got to spend some quality time with @ARLukomski, we went out for a meal and enjoyed going out to our favourite weekly quiz (which is also stopping after the new year). 

But, tonight is my work Christmas party, so I am going to get glammed up, and spend some quality time with call my work friends (maybe with a little drink or two ????).

How has your week been? 

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Notts on Swedish TV - the first televised Notts match?

The interview with the Reedtz brothers on the other thread, in which they talk about watching English football on Danish team on a programme called Tipslørdag, got me thinking.

Just the other day I read a WSC article about a show called Tipsextra, which broadcast live English football on Swedish TV at exactly the same time Tipslørdag was on the air in Denmark (1969 to 1995) and also gave English football cult status there. To put it into context, the Football League did not televise any live matched at this time and would not do so until the mid-1980s, fearing a further drop in crowds. So it's highly likely that the first Notts match ever to be broadcast live was on one of these channels. As I'm a bit of an anorak I did some digging.

According to this website, Notts' first appearance on Tipsextra (and probably also our first ever league match to be broadcast live) was a 1-1 draw away to Aston Villa in late 1973. We had to wait until early 1976 for Meadow Lane to grace Swedish TV screens, when we lost 2-1 to Blackpool.

We had already had a televised FA Cup match some time before - a 1-0 humiliation at home to Bath City way back in 1959 (commentated by Ken Wolstenholme, who would also commentate on England's World Cup win). So our miserable form in front of the TV cameras started very early...

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Is Neal Ardley falling into the blame game?

Is Neal Ardley falling into the blame game, or is he too protective of his player?

Ardley has started to sound a manager who is on the ropes with regards to his managerial career, rather than accepting fault and moving on. He seems to be focusing on excuses, example blaming this mysterious side of Notts that want to see the club fail. His recent comments about the Northampton game flatters them, he admits frustrations and actually pin pointed some of the blame [without naming names] but will he start to make changes?

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Alex Lacey signs

What do you think of this signing? Do you feel more defensive cover will help the magpies', share your views below.

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    O'Brien's return rushed? A mistake??

The return of Jim O'Brien would have been a boost to the squad, but I feel the decision is rash.

Now he's picked up another injury and that he's expected to be out for awhile, I think we could have given someone else the chance to start. Saving Jim for the league, I am sure Neal Ardley never thought it would result in an injury but is it not best to play safe?

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    discussing michael doyles importance to notts

follow up to the excellently written piece by simon clark, i wonder what other fans thoughts are?

how important is micheal doyle now to notts county?

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: FA Trophy - The Spireites (A)

FA Trophy - The Spireites (A)

Team: Chesterfield

Date: 14/12/19

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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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Competition for a new PON print

 

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Guess the Magpie
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Prediction League    Prediction league 19/20 round 21 - 14 December

Hello everybody and welcome to the biggest prediction league in the world on PON. The National League isn't in action this weekend, but all the proper leagues are so here's the next round of fixtures to predict. I'll need your predictions by Saturday at 3pm at the latest, don't forget your joker. The winner wins a ferret. Probably.

Brentford v Fulham

Stoke City v Reading

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

Lincoln City v Tranmere Rovers

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

Walsall v Macclesfield Town

Crawley Town v Port Vale

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Reedtz Brothers NEP interviews
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Match Talk    Notts v Sutton Utd video

 

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    question: name the remaining members of 1st team squad from Notts v Swansea in Jan 18

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Bird loaned to Boston
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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Who am I?

I was transfer listed by Howard Kendall and went on to play and score for York City Blackpool Bury and Stockport

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    which former Notts player never lost in his first season under Wenger

answers?

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Prediction League    Prediction league 19/20 round 20 - 7 December

Hello everyone, the prediction league returns on Saturday, so I hope your crystal balls are well polished. As usual, I'll need your predictions by Saturday at 3pm, and you have one joker each!

Blackburn v Derby

Middlesbrough v Charlton

Blackpool v Fleetwood Town

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

Exeter City v Northampton Town

Colchester United v Salford City

Yeovil Town v Halifax Town

Dagenham v Maidenhead

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Domestic World Football    The Osasuna effect...

an interesting article...in fact Notts played Osasuna in a pre season friendly some years back

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/nov/04/osasuna-la-liga-return

A good quiz question, which former Notts player played for Osasuna as well?

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Ratings vs Sutton

Slocombe 6 - Didn't have much to do. Made some risky decisions which paid off.

Brindley 5 - Got forward ok in the first 15 minutes but I just don't know about him. Got it in him to be a good player but never shows enough of it

Rawlinson 5 - Ok ish on the ball again. Got a 50p head though. Headers go everywhere 

Turner 5 - I worry about it him. Looks like he's about to do something stupid any second. He's alright but just a bit clunky 

McCrory 5 - Not as bad as previous games but still can't pass. Steady

Boldewijn 6 - Great persistence for the goal. That's what he can do. Wasn't the same second half

Rose 6 - Really good first half. Accurate passing and put in some important tackles. 

Doyle 5 - Tries and wants the ball all the time. Ran out of position on occasions when Sutton countered, making easy for them to bypass the midfield 

Shields 6 - Good endeavour getting back and helping McCrory. Put himself about

Thomas 6 - Got the goal but apart from that, didn't really get any service. Wants the ball a lot but never gets it. Makes intelligent runs 

Wootton 6 - Battled like he usually does but poor first touch on occasions. Alright link up play

 

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: Game 25 - The U's (H)

Game 25 - The U's (H)

Team: Sutton United

Date: 07/12/19

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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    If Notts don't start off well, I think the tension from the support could make the game more awkward. I don't know what to expect from the game, on paper it should be a home win.

    It all depends on the performance and fight given by the Notts players.

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    I feel changes are needed, yet if Neal Ardley can get the best out of the players and we get a result - it doesn't matter.

    I think the pressure will be on us to win at home, especially with the recent blip. I am sure most fans will get behind the team, I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous mind. If things it the fan early, we need to be positive and respond from there. I have to add, I think Kristian Dennis should start alongside Kyle Wootton.

    Give Wes Thomas a rest, but we'll see.

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