So Notts have Yeovil next away from home our away record is awful but can we get anything out the game a draw maybe a win.?

Fitzsimons 5 beaten by looping backward header for 1st, totally exposed for 2nd so no blame there...some good saves in between

Barclay 5 Still wonder if he is the "best available" in the loan window rather than a straight make weight swap for Hall

Duffy 4 Customary dive, but this one tried to win a penalty. Vocal but not much else

Bird 7 maybe the only positive to come from this season. How the hell Kewell sent him to Grantham, reflects on Kewell's cluelessness. Steady and bruising. Unlucky with header against the bar

Hewitt 2 When you are being outjumped by Dicko, says all you need to know. Missed open goal in first half...one can never have any confidence with the ball at his feet. Just not good enough

Evina 5 works well with Bird, only creative leaning was down his side

Milsom. 2 too static, looking to lay off immediately rather than take responsibility. Shocking

O'Brien  4 shows some drive but theissue is no forward movement to give real options

Vaughan 3 Out muscled many times, a few good passes but one cannot say he is ever effective.

Alessandra 6 at least showed som close skill. I'm never really impressed with him but willing to eat humble pie today, at least showed something

Stead 3 If Bradford are interested, get rid now, Out jumped, or no real challenges for the ball. No goal threat

Subs

Thomas N/A showed some pace but in wrong direction

Boldewijn 4 why wasnt he put in Hewitts position to expose Dicko's lack of pace? wasted

Dennis 4 nice lay offs but another likely relegation on his cv

Mgr

Ardley 3 another goal conceded from set piece...cannot defend corners so why no players on posts? True, we had ample % possession in the match but with little to show for it. No cutting edge

So Ryan Schofield made his Notts County debut on Saturday against Cambridge the Huddersfield goalkeeper is on loan with Notts till the end of the season.

unfortunaltly Notts lost 1-0 to Cambridge to a dipping effort that went over the jumping goalkeeper. 

Thoughts on Schofield’s debut ? 

Jim O’Brien has asked the fans to not write Notts County off just yet in a pre game interview with the Notts County website. 

The  midfielder has said that past experience has taught  him it’s not over yet and county can inprove league position as Notts head to Yeovil hoping to improve there points and league position. 

To read the full interview with Jim O’Brien clink the below. 

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/obrien-pre-yeovil-170119/

Just seen on bbcrns that It looks like PH is going to join Nathan Jones at stoke , thoughts on this community, will he be missed ? Has big Al had time to learn much from him ? Has he had much of an impact? 

Notts have completed the loan signing of Huddersfield goalkeeper Schofield on loan till the end of the season. 

For the full story click the link below 

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/ryan-schofield-signs-100119/

- It all starts in January 2018. Ryan Yates is recalled. We never replace him and Nolan changes the formation for no reason at all. Our gap to the play-offs is wiped out.

- We don't bring in a injury free pacey striker. We should have known what we were getting with Mason Bennett and his injury record. He lasted 2 weeks.

- We eventually bottle promotion and finish in the play-offs. We lose them and we're in League 2 again for 18/19.

- We throw away the style of play that got us to 5th place. All we needed was fine tuning and a little bit more work on passing. Not a complete overhaul to a team that will pass out from the back.

- We get rid of the leaders in the squad and don't replace them. We also don't improve the defence or midfield. No battling midfielder and quality centre-back. Lincoln bought Shackell. Mansfield bought Sweeney and Preston. Just saying.

- Derby and Leicester friendlies did us no good. Hardy goes on about them being the two biggest clubs in the East Midlands. Bridges burned more. 

- Players have no pre-season and are unfit. Yates still not replaced. Still got no leaders. Key positions still not addressed. Overspend on players making our financial position even worse. Nolan didn't stick to his morals of a strong defence, being hard to beat, competition for players and their being characters in the team. Hardy interfering also with first team matters. We are setting ourselves up for a disaster

- Next appointment is wrong. Kewell falls out with the majority of the squad. The squad is bloated with over 30 players. 

- Kewell sacked. Ardley comes in and doesn't turn things around. Hardy arguing with fans on Twitter constantly. Has a loan from his parent company with 4% interest on it. Our financial position hasn't got any better. We've got no infrastructure or training ground. His egotistical and "I'm always right" attitude has worn thin with the fans. 

Mismanagement on and off the pitch coupled with shocking recruitment, no idea of how we want to play, no infrastructure, no training ground and players who don't care is a recipe for disaster.

Game 29 - The Glovers (A)

Team: Yeovil Town

Date: 19/01/19

Where: Huish Park

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 on this day 18th January 2009 where was County in the league.? 

Who remember this season.? 

Based on a mean of 5

Schofield 5 Difficult to judge on his League debut. Barely troubled, one good save in the first half, beaten by powerful header

Barclay 5 Gives the impression that Brighton take Hall back on proviso we give one of their other centre halfs a go. Nothing spectacular / average

Duffy 5.5 Always give a vocal performance

Bird 5 Some poor distribution first half but he does tackle. Should he have been marking Cambridge's goal scorer? Need to see the goal video

Hewitt 4 Not a full back, not even a wing back. Offered nothing offensively and cambridge targeted his lack of aerial ability

Evina 5.5 Some really good overlapping runs first half but one is never certain for the quality of the final ball

O'Brien 6.5 Better first half, faded in second but at least he offered some drive in central midfield

Milsom 4 Is fitness a real issue? Seem to go missing for long periods

Alessandra 4 A ten minute purple patch in the first half , but then goes anonymous... One begins to see why both he and Thomas were relegated with the 'pool

Dennis 5.5  One real turn and shot from a tight angle but little  else of note

Stead 5 Not given anything from the ref, consistently being held...but in truth offered nothing in terms of goal scoring threat

Subs

Thomas 3 What a waste of a free kick when we needed it most

Etete 4 Found it hard to make an impact

Why no 3rd sub? Unbelievable given the lack of impact by this team

Saturday's Fixtures: 

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

Barnsley v Bradford City

Sunderland v Luton Town

Bury v MK Dons

Swindon Town v Lincoln City

Mine: 

Ipswich Town 1-0 Rotherham United

West Brom 2-1 Norwich City

Barnsley 2-1 Bradford City

Sunderland 2-0 Luton Town 

Bury 2-0 MK Dons (joker)

Swindon Town 1-1 Lincoln City

So Notts have acquired two new players defender Ben Barclay from the Brighton seeing Ben Hall return to the Amex. 

Then Notts acquired exspirenced midfielder Jim O’Brien with the gaffer heaping on praise saying he never stops. 

keston Davis returned to his parent club and ended a season long early by Mutual consent. 

So my question is so far in the January transfer window are you happy with the business that Notts County have done.?

So Notts are away to Yeovil on Saturday .Who’s making the journey to Yeovil to see the magpies in action.

So the transfer market is open but we know that Notts are over spending on players we have the biggest team in league two and one of the biggest wage bills for me in order for Neal to sign we have to let players leave either release or sell. 

Im just hoping it not Jamie Turley whom I’m told his contract runs out this month. 

Which players would you be happy to see leave meadow lane in January in order for Neal to bring in fresh players in.?

Jamie Turley, says his goodbyes, as a new agreement can’t be reached , sorry to see him go was better equipped in my opinion than many others for the dog fight we are in , gave his all , good luck to him as a free agent in finding another club , and thanks for your efforts while at the Lane . 

Rumours suggest Forest have ripped up the loan deal of Jorge Grant who is on a season long at the hatters Luton Town. 

Apparently Nottingham Forest have triggered a recall option on the midfielder who has made 22 appearances scoring just 4 for the league one side. 

Forest did the same last January with Ryan Yates while him and Grant was also on loan with Notts.

Forest then sent Yates out on loan with a higher league side. Rumours suggest that is what will happen with Grant. one thing is for sure he won’t be heading to meadow lane according to Alan Hardy.

for the full story click the link below. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/nottingham-forest-rip-up-jorge-2412104.amp

So Notts county’s fixture against Cambridge on Saturday at meadow lane will be rocking as ticket sales have now reached 13,000 and 2,000 away fans with seats in the Derick Pavis especially the central part are selling out fast with the KOP also following suit in selling out fast.

 last night I brought a ticket in the KOP and availability was very limited.

I started running about 18 months ago, I’m 65 and had never done running before, in fact hated cross country at school. I was worried about my weight and fitness so I started gradually with an app called couch to 5k, which is a nine week course to literally take you from being a couch potato to running 5k.

Before I started I couldn’t run 100 yards without collapsing in a heap, now I regularly run 5k at least three times a week. I’ve started doing the organised park runs, today I competed with over 350 other people of different levels of ability, I came 233rd and 2nd for my age group, I beat a lot of people years younger than me and did a personal best for me of just over 30 minutes, I felt so proud. I’ve lost over a stone in weight and feel physically and mentally a lot better than I did.

I can recommend it to anyone who is physically able it’s great fun but start with the couch to 5k programme which starts you off very gradually with short runs followed by a walk to get your breath back and then gradually builds up your stamina and confidence until you can run 5k.

Game 28 - United (H)

Team: Cambridge United

Date: 12/01/19

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.

RIP Notts County FC. Born 1862. Died 2019. Murdered by Alan Hardy. Accomplices - the current squad of talentless, lazy, overpaid wasters. Funeral to held at Swindon Town FC 4th May 2019. No flowers.

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Alan Hardy has been back on twitter and letting fans know that signings are on the way and departures will happen all in the day of a life for our chairman. 

But he said in a tweet the gaffer is working hard and that we can exspect a couple more signings before the transfer window closes. 

Gaffer Neal Ardley has given a interview with the evening post and has said in the areas he would love to strengthen all areas of the squad.

He also revealed that Ben Hall returned to the Amex to make way for defender Ben Barclay after Hall has struggled with injury. 

Hall went as far as to talk to Barclay to hell Ardley land his man. 

He revealed Keston Davis went back to Swansea to free up funds to make way for another signing. 

The full interview with gaffer is in the link below.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/neal-ardley-reveals-would-like-2403919

Would you give Jamie Turley a new deal?

There's no talk about the contract discussions yet, however his deal will soon expire and unless it's actually done and dusted behind the scenes - it's not looking promising. However, I am a big fan of Jamie's approach. He deals with threats quite well and is miles better than Richard Duffy (Turley actually tries).

In this league he's someone I would have in the squad any day of the week.

What do you think?

So forest have sacked there manager while first are in 7th and only lost 5 games like Norwich and Leeds th top two. 

Got to say think Fawz has lost the plot here. ????????