Game 31 - The Imps (H)

Team: Lincoln City

Date: 02/02/19

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.

Who was your Man of the Match for Notts County's League Two home game against Lincoln City?

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/rosesigns

There's a rumour going round the mill that suggests Notts are looking to sign two players, one of which has reportedly been unattached for some time but has previously played under Neal Ardley at AFC Wimbledon.

Has anyone on PON heard anything?

I’ve heard a rumour that Kane Hemmings is out for the season with Achilles Tendon injury. 

Has Anyone else heard anything on this.?

Saturday's Fixtures:
Milwall v Rotherham United
West Bromwih Albion v Middlesbrough
Burton Albion v Oxford United
Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers
Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United
Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers

Mine:
Millwall 2-0 Rotherham (Joker)
West Brom 1-0 Middlesbrough
Burton Albion 2-1 Oxford Utd
Pompey 2-1 Doncaster
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Cambridge United
Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere

I’ve been very critical of him from the beginning. I still stand by all the things I’ve said and written. However, there comes a moment when it’s time to stop kicking a man when he’s down. For me that time is now.

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Saturday's Fixtures:
Norwich City v Sheffield United
Rotherham United v Leeds United
Coventry City v Blackpool
Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic
Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United
Stevenage v Forest Green Rovers


Mine:
Norwich City 2-1 Sheffield United
Rotherham United 1-3 Leeds United
Coventry City 1-1 Blackpool
Peterborough United 1-2 Charlton Athletic (joker)
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Colchester United
Stevenage 2-0 Forest Green Rovers

if notts goes down will you still attend games?

i will renew my season ticket regardless, i am in this for the long haul now but i just wonder what attendances might be like if the worst happens. i dont really want to think about it, notts have been awful this season but i am curious to see if non league would change anything for people. no judgement, just speak from your heart.

Since summer 2017 ... Notts County's INS and OUTS and where are they now? Better or Worse lets see!

OUTS

Terry Hawkridge - Solihull Moors - (3rd in the National League) - LOWER

Liam Walker - Europa (Gibralter) - N/A

Callum Saunders - Nantwich Town - (Norther Premier Division) - LOWER

Elliot Hodge - Burton Albion - (11th in SkyBet League One) - HIGHER

Nicky Hunt - Crewe Alexandra - (14th in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Liam Noble - Hartlepool United - (14th in the National League) - LOWER

Luther Wildin - Stevenage - (10th in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Adam Campbell - Morecambe - (21st in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Jorge Grant - Mansfield Town (Loan) - (5th in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Ryan Yates - Nottingham Forest - (9th in SkyBet Championship) - HIGHER

Shola Ameobi - Retired - N/A

Matty Virtue - Liverpool U23's - N/A

Jonathan Forte - Exeter City - (8th in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Michael O'Connor - Lincoln City - (1st in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Alan Smith - Retired - N/A

Curtis Thompson - Wycombe Wanderers - (13th in SkyBet League One) - HIGHER

Adam Collin - Carlisle United - (6th in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Carl Dickinson - Yeovil Town - (22nd in SkyBet League Two) - HIGHER

Dongda He - Wolves U18's - N/A

Mike Edwards - Released - N/A

Kevin Nolan - Sacked - N/A

So in conclusion our recruitment project at Notts County is a joke and anyone who has say in these outgoings needs to be sacked with immediate notice and to take a long hard look at what they've actually achieved here at Notts County.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/jan/26/alan-hardy-notts-county-league-two-football-league

Stead has made little impact on games recently and I think it was the wrong decision to bench Dennis at the weekend. Stead doesn't score 15/20 goals a season consistently whereas Dennis does. Dennis should start for me but it raises the question of who partners him. 

Well in my opinion with Stead not doing a great deal, I think it's a prime opportunity for someone like Etete or Campbell to start. It would never happen as I don' think Ardley trusts either of them but from what I've seen Etete is quick and nimble and an Aerial threat. Campbell is a bully on the field as we saw in pre-season. Campbell is also very very quick possibly quicker than Boldewijn. Pace and Strength scares defenders at this level and I can't help but think these minutes Stead is eating up is where one of the youngsters can be coming through and trying to make their impact on a game.

Etete has been restricted to appearances off the bench often coming late on around the 80 minutes mark. Always coming on from losing postions, with the current mentality of the squad it's pretty much pointless of bringing him on when we're already losing.

I think it's time to drop Stead and give one of these young hungry Strikers to try and make a name for themselves in the game.  

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/tom-crawford-leaves-notts-county-2465293

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheNinetyTwo_/status/1088185671066574854

Notts are 59th

Sums up our season.

There will be plenty of people urging Hardy to "put his hand into his pocket"...but with a club losing approx £30k a week , we may be in a serious financial hole if relegation occurs. Players will want out now as they dont want a relegation out of the EFL on their cv's. Maybe Turley and Ward will get released now, on purely cost saving grounds

Rumours of Stead interesting bradford, Hewitt likewise for Salford, and Hemmings mentioned today. Players will go.... but there will be a unjustfied backlash of "Club not being ambitious"...but our ambition has come with a real financial reality

Feeling down as my beloved Notts are in deed heading downwards..... can we attract any quality to save this club?

So with no football this Saturday the magpies get the weekend of with that what’s everyone plans.?

So another appalling performance from defender Richard Duffy on Saturday ,which lead to the Cambridge goal. 

His constant shouting and swearing at players during attacks and set pieces against us is not helping, that simple.

Also giving them the wrong instructions is leading to  disputes with captain john Stead.On  Saturday he was the fifth defender and I’m sure he and Duffy had words.

Am I the only one thinking that Richard Duffy has used up his nine lives with Notts county. Allowing Jamie Turley to leave and keeping Duffy, despite his high wage and the fact that every time he plays County either concede or lose for me it is ridiculous. It’s not rocket science. Duffy has to go,he’s worn out his nine life’s at meadow lane and needs to go.

Osborne has 6 in 6 in the reserve team games and looks confident on the ball, whilst Patching keeps putting in stellar performances in the centre of midfield in the reserves

Meanwhile Hewitt (RWB), Milsom (CB) and Thomas (W) clog up the first team picture with inept performance after inept performance. I will not stand for these 3 doing the square root of jack every match. 

I don't like the argument to do with them "being too young" because if you're old enough, you're good enough. Also in the great escape of 2014, Haydn Hollis came in to the first team for Dean Leacock and put him to shame.