Saturday's Games:
AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham
Luton Town v Doncaster Rovers
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers
MK Dons v Yeovil Town
Port Vale v Forest Green Rovers


Mine:
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gillingham
Luton Town 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
Plmouth Argyle 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Colchester United 0-1 Tranmere Rovers
MK Dons 3-0 Yeovil Town (Joker)
Port Vale 1-2 Forest Green

So i know frustration is starting to grow with the results at the lane going the way they are. A few are thinking the lads don’t care but I can honestly say they do care and want to turn it around.

At full time and even before full time the players and the gaffer shown real emotion and they are feeling our pain as fan. 

I can tell you the lads are doing extra training seasons and are doing there best to turn things around. 

@Dan was at meadow lane on lane on Saturday and he snapped the players at full time and even before and the pain on there Face is clear to see. (Thanks @Dan for allowing me to share them)

These lads are broken we need to support hem get behind them I’ve read and heard a lot of stuff about the lads not careing on other pages and spoke to fans with that opinion. 

But pon community is different we don’t dont do that. I wished others didn’t I know people are allowed an opinion of course they are everyone is entitled  .. But keep fighting lads magpies till the end ..#coyp

This past week end the fa cup returned to meadow lane to celebrate the 135th anniversary of when the magpies beat Bolton 4-1 at Goodison Park in front of  37.000 fans and refereed by c.j Hughes. 

The cup was proudly displayed by captain Micheal Doyle prior to kick off as well as the lads wearing commemorative shirts to celebrate the day. 

Even Notts legand Colin Slater who was the voice of Notts for over 30 years was there at pitch side to help celebrate this accassion.  

Thanks to @Dan for allowing us to share his fantastic pictures

So who’s heading to Stevenage this Saturday to watch the magpies in a must win match.

Game 39 - The Grecians (H)

Team: Exeter City

Date: 23/03/19

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.

So this Saturday Notts take on Exeter and it’s a must win so Alan Hardy has reduced the adult price from £20 to £10 if brought in advance cut off point Friday night. The gaffer Neil Adrlet would love to see a crowd of over 10.000 at meadow lane this Saturday. 

Is anyone taking advantage of this offer on Saturday.?

Notts county manger Neal Ardley has confirmed Notts midfielder Jim O’Brien has had his stitchers removed and should be returning to full training today.

So using just one word describe January arrival Jim O’Brien.

Notts County are going to wear special shirts to mark the 125th year 4-1 win against Bolton in the football association cup which took place on 31st March 1894 

Alan Hardy has given a interview with the evening post saying that he believes that Notts can still avoid relegation.

Alan told the evening post that “this club has survived against all the odds before and it can so again ”. and Alan refuses to accept that Notts county’s fate is sealed and they will be playing non league next season. 

For the full interview with Alan Hardy click the link below.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/this-club-survived-against-odds-2470735

if notts wins on Saturday against morecambe do you think it will better the chance of survival? could it effect your opinion on anything?

its a very crucial time right now and points matter, i think if notts can win it will lift confidence but its more down to maintaining the form. a win would get me believing fully again.

How would you describe your interest in the Premier League? Do you dream of seeing Notts compete with the elite?

Do you feel the leagues entertaining?

So Notts face Exeter in a must win game at meadow lane this Saturday. So who’s going to meadow lane to cheers the lads on.

Who do you think the two teams will be to qualify from each group?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020_qualifying 

Group A - England, Czech Republic 

Group B - Portugal, Serbia 

Group C - Netherlands, Germany 

Group D - Switzerland, Denmark

Group E - Croatia, Wales

Group F - Spain, Sweden

Group G - Poland, Austria

Group H - France, Iceland

Group I - Belgium, Russia

Group J - Italy, Bosnia & Herzegovina 

So yesterday at the game @Chris kept asking me if I wanted a prawn sandwich and then asked  @super_pie. Me and @super_pie looked at each other and the penny dropped ..maybe the Morecambe badge is a pawn/shrimp. ???????? sandwich anyone ? A silly joke but made us laugh things like that that make match days funny and enjoyable 

A very balanced and well thought out review of the game from a Stags fan:

http://inancienttimes.co.uk/?p=1045

Highlight comes when he criticises our attendance despite being double their average home attendance, and when they took more fans to Notts away than they get at home. 

Obviously the generations of inbreeding has affected his sight! 

So Notts drew 0-0 with Morecambe yesterday at Meafow lane what did you think to the game can we take any positives from yesterday’s game.? 

Just curious, it makes little difference if you have or not but I am curious as to if anyone on PON has been to uni?

Assistant manager Neil cox has given a interview with Notts County website saying that “Hemmings and Tootle are both looking sharp” after they both returned to training after there respective injury’s. 

For the full interview click the link below where Neil talks about further injuries and transfers.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/cox-on-injuries-signings-240119/

Saturday's Games:
Preston North End v Birmingham City
Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
Burton Albion v Blackpool
Oxford United v Bradford City
Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers
Yeovil Town v Macclesfield Town

Scores:
Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City (joker)
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
Burton Albion 1-1 Blackpool
Oxford United 2-0 Bradford City
Oldham Athletic 0-1 Tranmere Rovers
Yeovil Town 2-1 Macclesfield Town

Today is our lovely granddaughter, @Ellie_Pie10's  11th birthday.Please join me and @GrannyPie in wishing her a very happy birthday.We'll see you after school,Ellie.Meanwhile I'll have a look around and see if we can find you something for a present.

https://mobile.twitter.com/GillsInTheBlood/status/1102983688491552771

So earlier @DangerousSausage said something on his post that was very interesting about next season needing to be a reset year. I have to say I agree with him most definitely need to sort out the ownership situation and the players. Because  we have some players who we need to get rid of cause they are a waste on wages and not pulling there wight. A new realistic plan needs to be put in place for county but only a years plan at a time. So much that needs resting next season no matter what league we are in. 

As many of you will know I have somewhat split loyalties. Having moved to Germany 12 years ago, I acquired a second team (SV Waldhof Mannheim) - a former Bundesliga team that has fallen, Notts-style, on hard times.

After a decade in the Bundesliga in the 80s, they were relegated in 1990 and were relegated again and stripped of their licence by the German FA in 2003. They were thus relegated to the fourth level - the state-level Oberliga Baden-Württemberg - for the first ever time. This wasn't like League Two or even the Conference, this was village clubs playing in front of small three-figure crowds. And worse, Waldhof simply couldn't get out of it. Protests, boycotts and home crowds of 600 followed. The club looked finished.

After qualifying for the Regionalliga in 2008 (which was now also the fourth level thanks to a reorganisation), Waldhof again ran into financial problems and were again sent packing to the Oberliga (now the FIFTH level) in 2010. The club had to start from scratch - discussions were held about dissolving the first team and instead restarting at the sixth level, or giving up the 26,000-capacity Carl-Benz Stadion and moving back to their old and dilapidated Alsenweg ground. In the end they stayed put and a new manager had to put together a completely new squad on what was called a "micro budget". The goal was consolidation. Instead, the new team thrillingly chased down the leaders, overtook them in April and sealed promotion in front of a crowd of over 18,000 (a record for a fifth division match).

Today, after three failed attempts at promotion in the play-offs (there was no automatic promotion in the Regionalliga until this season), Waldhof sit eight points clear at the top of the Regionalliga after beating their nearest rivals Saarbrücken at home in front of a crowd of more than 14,000. I was there, it was belting and it inspired me. There is still a lot of football to be playing, but Waldhof are now in a fantastic position. If they finally gain promotion to the third division, the club will be resurgent and the city will be fully behind them. The sky is the limit.

So what can Notts learn from this? Even if relegation happens, there is a way back and the future can be brighter. Waldhof have plumbed depths they've never known before not once but twice in the last 15 years, but there's a way back. Just look at these pictures, think about where they've been and remind yourself that could be Notts in a year or two, whatever happens this season. The fight for our future doesn't end in May - it's only just starting. Let's make it a good one.

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