How will you greet former Notts County manager Mark Cooper when he brings his Forest Green Rovers side to Meadow Lane this weekend?

On the back of Kevin Nolan suggesting that Jon Stead doesn't get the 'credit' he deserves, I though I would try to canvas opinions on the issue a little wider (without focusing on just one player all the time).

I'm actually getting fed up of this Jon Stead stuff, as for me he's gotten praise quite rightly so and for the right reasons.

He's performances and efforts have largely increased, I am sure nobody underestimates the contributions Jon has off the ball - he's good at that but until he's first goal in work on the ball wasn't actually desirable and it was hard for me to see why he continued to gain backing (although in the long-term he has improved). For me, it was always like Kevin Nolan felt Jon Stead would leave if he didn't start.

Anywho, I am curious about learning who the fans feel doesn't gain the credit that they deserve! So comment below...

Which Notts players deserve more credit?

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Saturday's Fixtures:
Ipswich Town v Bristol City
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United
Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town v Charlton Athletic
Luton Town v Newport County
Swindon Town v Cambridge United

Name: Highlights: Mansfield 3-1 Notts County
Category: Match Highlights
Date Added: 2017-10-02
Submitter: Chris

Mansfield v Notts County.

Highlights: Mansfield 3-1 Notts County

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It's a shame that September ended on a bit of a sour note with defeat at Mansfield, but apart from that, it's been a sensational month.

How many marks would you give this month just gone out of 10?

Let PON know!

Game 11 - Stags (A)

Team: Mansfield Town

Date: 30/09/17

Where: One Call Stadium

What line-up should Kevin Nolan 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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Game 9 - The Imps (H)

Team: Lincoln City

Date: 23/09/17

Where: Meadow Lane

What line-up should Kevin Nolan 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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Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Mansfield Town?

For those of you into your football stats, Experimental 3-6-1 have compiled several scatter graphs of all the teams in League Two based on:

- Shot dominance

- Attacking effectiveness

- Defending effectiveness

- Expected goals

And with regards to the above, Notts County respectively fall in the following categories:

- Quiet attack, quiet defence

- Languidly clinical

- Formidable

- Better attack, better defence

So have a look and a read and tell us what you think.

https://experimental361.com/2017/09/27/scatter-graphics-league-2-27-sep-2017/

A big team performance and deserved 3 points.

Collin - 7.5 - Didn't do a thing wrong really, made some important saves but nothing spectacular needed. Comfortable.
Hunt - 7 - So much experience and you can see it, struggles against pace late on but his brain and calmness helps him immensely.
Duffy - 7.5 - Didn't notice him a great deal, so must have played well as a CB. Dealt with strong physical presence of Reid well.
Hewitt - 7.5 - See Duffy
Dickinson - 5.5 - I might be being a tad harsh, but his use of the ball in possession is shocking. Easily our worst technical player, was OK defensively and made a couple of half decent runs. 

Walker - 6.5 - Did the nitty gritty work with a couple of decent balls in a position that is not his own. Almost caught out of position a couple of times.
Yates - 7 - Usual battling performance. Couple of bad passes.
Milsom - 8 - Battling performance with a bit more quality on the ball than Yates. Kept us ticking over and seemed to halve another second on the ball than anyone else on the pitch.
Hawkridge - 6.5 - Some decent touches and runs, sloppy in possession at times. Worked hard as always.

Stead - 7 - Excellent in the first 20 and looked very dangerous, some neat touches and some not so...
Alessandra - 7.5 - Odd to see him winning so many hoof-balls up to him, not sure if that was all him or Exeter's sloppy defence played a part. Well taken goal in the 1st/2nd minute, and a constant pain for Exeter.

Subs:

Grant - 7.5 - Didn't do a great deal, which sounds odd as he scored two goals, but got in the right positions and finished well. A menace.
Forte - 7 - Brilliant assist for the winner, pace is a menace and has an impact from the bench or when starting... options...
Smith - N/A


Ref - 7 - Thought he was pretty decent tonight. 

Tuesday night's fixtures:
Cardiff City v Leeds United
Middlesbrough v Norwich City
Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United
Walsall v Charlton Athletic
Chesterfield v Yeovil Town
Swindon Town v Coventry City

Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Exeter City?

Please take the time to cast your vote, also comment below as to why you voted for your chosen player. You Pies!

Don't forget to have your say on the match discussion!

Name: Highlights: Exeter City 0-3 Notts County
Category: Match Highlights
Date Added: 2017-09-27
Submitter: Chris

Exeter v Notts County

Highlights: Exeter City 0-3 Notts County

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Game 10 - The Grecians (A)

Team: Exeter City

Date: 26/09/17

Where: St James Park

What line-up should Kevin Nolan 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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So having seen him play against us on Saturday and with him being heavily linked in the summer too us, what are peoples thoughts on him and should we have signed him?

Personally i think yes, when Lincoln were sitting comfortably in the first half i thought he looked sharp with his strike partner. But the question is would he fit into a team and is he better than Ameobi or Stead? Let me know what you. Im 50/50 but i could somehow see him fitting into the team well around him (Grant, Hawkridge, Yates).  

So Matt Tootle's celebration has been picked up by numerous global outlets, including Sky Sports and ESPN.

Not bad for a fourth-division club eh?

In case you want to see it again, here it is having reached Turkey.

Saturday's Fixtures:
Bolton Wanderers v Brentford
Norwich City v Bristol City
Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic
Shrewsbury Town v Blackburn Rovers
Colcheter United v Wycombe Wanderers
Coventry City v Exeter City

Name: Meet the Fans 17/18 - Lincoln City (23/09/2017)
Category: Meet the Fans
Date Added: 2017-09-25
Submitter: Chris

Pride of Nottingham spoke to a number of Notts County fans and asked them a few questions ahead of the Magpies' League Two derby against Lincoln City at Meadow Lane, which ended in a resounding 4-1 win over the Imps.

If you would like to feature, get in touch! Feel free to submit potential questions below and we will look into asking them. 

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Meet the Fans 17/18 - Lincoln City (23/09/2017)

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Name: Highlights: Notts 4-1 Lincoln
Category: Match Highlights
Date Added: 2017-09-24
Submitter: Chris

Highlights from the Magpies' convincing win against the Imps at Meadow Lane.

Highlights: Notts 4-1 Lincoln

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Notts v Lincoln 'match report' from Lincoln fan:

https://stickypalms.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/notts-county-4-1-lincoln-city.html

All the best for the season

Sticky P

Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Lincoln City?

There's several entertaining TV shows that I am addicted to watching, which is pleasing because it seemed to be narrowing down due to quality and lack of free time to watch anything on normal TV.

I'm curious, what is your favourite TV show currently?

A few weeks back I would have said 'Game of Thrones', I love the TV show and I think the last season was pure brilliance - if not a little slower than prior ones but as an whole it was very enjoyable. I also like AMC's 'The Walking Dead' but that's a bit of a love hate relationship now. I can't watch the spin off 'Fear the Walking Dead'. There's also Better Call Saul which would compete, however currently these have all finished airing at the moment.

Here's a few honourable mentions.

Graves - I love this, it's about a former US president dealing with the decisions he made in hindsight.
Kevin Can Wait - very traditional TV sitcom - good entertainment.

What about you?

Notts County's remaining three fixtures in September are quite the top billing.

First, a local derby against Lincoln City at Meadow Lane.

Then a trip to Exeter City in a clash between first and second in the table (or first and third depending on Saturday's result - hopefully not!)

And then the big one... Mansfield Town away.

As fixture runs go, what are the most taxing / high-profile that you remember over the years?

And in terms of this one, how do you think we'll do? Can we... (hushed tones) make it a 100% month?

From the official EFL site:

EFL clubs have indicated they would be in favour of an earlier closure of the transfer window from next season onwards.

The decision was taken at a meeting of all 72 clubs and, subject to further discussions, will be put to a formal vote in February next year ahead of any changes being implemented in time for the 2018 Summer Window.

While the EFL is under no obligation to make any changes, the EFL outlined a suggested approach that differs from the recent adjustment by the Premier League, whereby a shorter window for permanent transfers would be introduced, but clubs could continue to sign players on loan until the traditional end of the window on 31st August. Clubs overwhelmingly supported the approach.

EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey said: “Today was all about understanding a direction of travel in what is a hugely emotive matter not only for clubs and managers but supporters as well. The clubs have been clear in their mandate and we will now go away and look to develop a set of proposals before moving this matter on to the next stage, which would be a formal vote in order to change our regulations.”

What do you make of this idea? Would it be good for stopping uncertainty as far as several games into the season, or could it be damaging for the teams in the EFL?