If the useless FA want to eradicate violence then those incidents last night ie the stamp on Duffy and the kick on Forte should leave both players banned for months not weeks.

Unless the punishment is severe enough then this type of behaviour will carry on regardless.

I suspect though that as always the FA will do nothing.

Hi guys, I'm an Italian Juventus fan living in Manchester and I am travelling to Nottingham to watch playoff semifinal...

Anyone here to get a pint before the match? Which is the best pub to meet supporters before Meadow Lane??

Thank you for your help!

After last Saturdays Game and the action of Coventry’s Tom Davies he should have been sent off .. but the ref did nothing about it and now the fa have stepped in and issued a ban. I think the ref should be reprimanded as well cause he allowed it to happen and didn’t do his job properly. I think he should be given further training cause if that ref costs notts County there place at Wembley I will be very unhappy any one else.

Commiserations to my old mate @super_ram I watched the game last night, felt sorry for the Derby fans, especially the youngsters who made the journey us oldies have seen it all before but it’s upsetting for the kids. I did think that Fulham deserved to win the game on the night though they were the better team.

As its the final round, and the games are split over 2 days, we're going to make it a bit more exciting have have 9 games to predict this weekend. Good luck! 

Saturday's Fixtures (3PM)

Barnet v Chesterfield

Coventry City v Morecambe

Lincoln City v Yeovil Town

5:30PM

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

Rochdale v Charlton Athletic

Sunday's fixtures (12:30)

Cardiff City v Reading

Derby County v Barnsley

Prestin North End v Burton Albion

Based on mean of 5

Collin 5 Again well protected, but with a few heart stopping moments, like "It's not my job guv" when remonstrating with Duffy.Still not willing to dominate his area, especially for corners.

Tootle 7.5 We look far more comfortable and balanced as a team with Toots back. Ludicrous penalty decision against him

Duffy 6 Ankle stamped on which the inept referee missed. Obligatory throwing himself to the ground and not getting anything aside, was strong when needed

Brisley 6.5 Important interventions in the first 15 minutes to keep Coventry at bay.

Jones 7.5 Powerful running in the boggy conditions... the set up for the goal was superb, a bone crunching tackle won, looked up and delivered the perfect ball in for Forte

Hewitt 6 Defensive performance but littered with over hit passes as well.

Noble 5 First half especially, always seemed second best for the second ball.. Tightened up in the second half

Virtue 3.5 More for Liverpool's benefit... didn't have the "engine" in difficult conditions and was being carried by the team

Grant 5 A few glimpses of class but again was rather lightweight. Needs to hit the target with his shots, too many shots missing in recent games

Stead 5.5 Battled well but isnt a target man. Was well marshalled by Coventry's defence

Forte 7.5 Movement with thought, great finish but could have scored a second minutes later.

Trump has pulled out of the Iranian nuclear treaty tonight and in my book, brings the whole of the region one step closer to chaos.

USA and UK foreign policy in the Middle East has been controversial at best and terrible at worst, but at least the treaty held some sembelence of balance for the region.

If Iran decides to start its reactors again then the whole world we be regretting it and Israel will go into another unneeded war.

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-has-sent-an-earthquake-through-the-middle-east-by-pulling-out-of-iran-deal-11364409

I don't condone violence but if I ever see that prick in the street he'll know about it for the rest of his life.

Play-off semi-final first leg:The Sky Blues (A)

Team: Coventry City

Date: 12/05/18

Where: Ricoh Arena

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?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Coventry City?

As the title suggests what would be your team for the play-offs?

Was mowing the lawn today and... THE WHEEL FELL OFF! (I promise it fell off on its own.)

Is this a sign of our impending triumph? Perhaps, as I do not own a wheelbarrow, the football gods have attempted to reach me through the medium of my lawnmower...

YOU PIES!

Would you welcome him back next season as Nolan would like to?

IMO he made a good impact in the short time he was available, but the injury issues before he signed was a problem. The latest is just a long line of them unfortunately. If he had have stayed fit, would we have been automatic by now?

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/may/nolan-pre-coventry-h-play-off/

Months ago I arranged a camping meet with around 40 friends, it just so happened to be this weekend which is annoying, I never thought Notts would be in the playoffs when I booked the meet but quite by chance one of my friends is a Coventry fan so we are off to the local pub together to watch the match on Sky Sports in the pub.

Should be interesting.

As the title says, what teams do you think have overachieved and underachieved this season

Overachieved - Accrington and Wycombe come to mind but they have built their teams over the last few years and this season, they both finally got there. Newport definitely with their budget. Crawley as well, as they have had a manager, a season since returning to League Two and they couldn't score goals at all in the early months of the season

Underachieved - Mansfield without doubt. One of the biggest budgets in the league and failed to make play-offs. Swindon also for the same reasons. Stevenage had one of the best strike partnerships in the league with Godden and Newton but only finished 16th. Forest Green promised a lot and only just stayed up

The Nottingham Post has been doing a bit of digging round and has seen that Notts County have been given the lowest odds to go up by the bookies.

From the article:

Lincoln, and the Magpies’ semi-final opponents Coventry, are joint favourites to go up to League One, having been priced at 9/4.

Paul Tisdale’s Exeter are 3/1 while the bookies make Notts outsiders to win at Wembley, having made them a 7/2 shot.

Despite Coventry finishing sixth and Lincoln seventh, the bookies fancy those two teams to fight it out under the Wembley arch.

But being written off may be the motivation that Exeter and Notts need to ensure they are the ones enjoying a capital day out.

Obviously we know the bookies get it wrong more often than not and many predictions have fallen short this season especially (Shrewsbury were expected to finish bottom of League One...) but as the article says, could this be the perfect motivation for King Kev and his troops to stick two fingers up to the bookies and go all out?

So Alan Hardy has announced that Notts County's shirt monthly sponsorship packages for next season have been agreed in principle.

In addition, the club is still (as of 10am on Thursday) sorting out the sponsors for the playoffs.

What sponsors would you ideally like to see on the shirts for the playoffs and for next season?

Also, the debate of shirt number colours has cropped up again on Twitter - here is Hardy's post, which contains comments with suggestions if you click on it.

The naturally colour is Red but obviously... https://t.co/7DOfxJU80u

— Alan Hardy (@Bigalanh5) 9 May 2018

Likewise, what do you think the club should have on the back in terms of layout and colours?

As was to be expected...tickets going well so far for both home and away games.

*(Taken from Alan H twitter feed this AM)

Though the season is not quite over yet for Notts, the regular League Two programme is done and dusted, all 46 games (plus all the various cup competitions) now out of the way, so it would be a fair time to assess who's delivered for the Magpies.

Who has been your player of the (regular) season in black and white?

Apologies for the lateness of the uploads of the Grimsby and Luton vlogs. My internet has been very poor of recent and is very slow. It keeps going off and on again very quickly and we've had to reset it a good 3 or 4 times. If someone can recommend internet that has faster upload speed than a washing machine it would be hugely appreciated.

Looks as though crucial goal line decisions will be given a helping hand during the playoffs...

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2018/may/goal-line-technology/

When will this country learn? Just saw a report from Skeg yesterday that people were in traffic for four, yes four, hours to get parked up for a two hour session on the beach.

I know it’s the only chance some people get, I genuinely do get that, but at times like these planning committees need to take a long old look at themselves and think ‘can we cope with the crowds’

How many marks would you give Notts County for how this season's gone?

Obviously the playoffs will have a big bearing on the overall mark but if we're talking the regular 46 games, how well do you think Notts have done out of 10?

I see our average attendance this season is just under 8,000 and we’ve had the biggest crowds overall since the all seater stadium was built, that includes the Munto years. What a fantastic achievement for Big Al and KN.

I remember the “8 through the gate” campaign that Albert Scardino started but I don’t think it was achieved on a regular basis if at all.

Collin - 6 - competent.
Tootle - 7* - good defensively and going forward.
Brisley - 6 - ok against a good attack.
Hall - 6.5 - covered well.
Jones - 4.5 - all over the place defensively, didn't offer much at the other end.
Virtue - 5.5 - not as involved as he has been.
Hewitt - 6 - put himself about well.
O'Connor - 6 - neat and tidy but no real impression.
Grant - 5.5 - seems to have lost his ability to beat a man and shoot.
Stead - 5.5 - never offered any goal threat.
Forte - 5.5 - didn't make the most of the few scraps he got.

Subs-

Alessandra - 5.5 - another winger who can't beat a full back.
Husin - 5.5 - never adjusted to the pace of the game.
Smith - 5 - needs to work on his hairstyle.

Disappointing.  I realise we were facing good opponents, but we were second best throughout.  Even when we were playing 10 men they had the better chances and looked more likely to score. Their passing and movement were a few levels above ours, and I think they'll be disappointed not to finish with 3 points. On the plus side, an excellent crowd and whatever happens in the playoffs we won't be humiliated by the Stags!