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Based on '6' as a competent performance:
Collin 5.5 - routine saves, caught out with a couple of crosses.
Tootle 6 - looked generally competent.
Duffy 5.5 - never looked convincing.
Brisley 5.5 - as above.
Dickinson 6 - offered himself for a pass and got forward at times.
Hawkridge 4.5 - Struggled to get involved, didn't beat a player all afternoon.
Yates 4.5 - tried to get involved but very little went right for him.
Milsom 6.5* - wayward passes, but stuck at it and got his reward.
Grant 5.5 - frustrating afternoon, always on the periphery of the game.
Forte 6 - our most dangerous attacker but never looked like scoring, which summed us up.
Stead 4.5 - clumsy at times, another who struggled to get involved.
Alessandra 5 - no worthwhile contribution.
Hewitt 4.5 - poor passing, didn't offer much.
Ameobi 6 - at least posed a bit of a physical threat.
Very few players did enough to manage even an 'average' rating. A pity we put in such a poor performance in front of such an excellent crowd. I doubt many will be in a rush to repeat the experience.
Name: Highlights: Notts County 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Category: Match Highlights
Date Added: 2017-10-08
Submitter: Chris
Notts County v Forest Green Rovers.
Highlights: Notts County 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
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Name: CEO Sleepout
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-10-08
Submitter: Chris
Notts County were proud to host Nottingham's 2017 CEO Sleepout this week.
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Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Forest Green Rovers? 16 members have voted
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1. Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Forest Green Rovers?
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Adam Collin1
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Matt Tootle0
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Richard Duffy0
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Shaun Brisley0
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Carl Dickinson1
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Terry Hawkridge0
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Ryan Yates0
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Rob Milsom4
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Jorge Grant0
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Jon Stead0
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Jonathan Forte9
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Lewis Alessandra0
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Shola Ameobi1
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Elliott Hewitt0
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Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Forest Green Rovers?
International break this week so 3 fixtures from league 1 and league 2
Saturday's Fixtures:
Doncaster Rovers v Southend United
Scunthorpe United v Wigan Athletic
Walsall v Shrewsbury Town
Accrington Stanley v Luton Town
Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town
Lincoln City v Chesterfield
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Game 12 - Green Devils (H)
Team: Forest Green Rovers
Date: 07/10/17
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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i thought we looked worse than we did during any point of last season.
what was with the passing and defending? every time we looked able to get back level, someone would lose the ball or give it a way poorly. the defending was awful because nobody really did it.
It was a frustrating game against Forest Green.
I was impressed by how good they looked on the ball, very calm and collected within their passing. If anything I am annoyed that Notts looked like the side struggling for form and after the Mansfield game I expected better. I am sure Kevin Nolan will correct the performances but even the basics we failed with yesterday.
1-1 against them is not worth celebrating at all.
We just got everything all wrong, Kevin Nolan has tough decisions to make about a select few players who so far do not warrant a starting position at all.
When Shola Ameobi got injured, I personally felt like we might struggle - despite having faith in Jonathan Forte. For me, Shola is a work horse and he just compliments our play above expectations.
I'm curious if fans felt we missed him, or if we became stronger for his absence?
Personally, I think in certain games we clearly did miss him but I think it's highlighted the depth we have. Plus how capable the squad is at adapting and covering positions. We all felt that our strike-force would require a brief rest here and there, perhaps even not playing twice in a row but it's not been the case.
It will be a big boost IMO to have Shola Ameobi back, and I'm hoping he can grab himself a goal!
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so why cant we beat them? what does everyone think is the reason? manager after manager has failed to do this since god knows when.
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How will you greet former Notts County manager Mark Cooper when he brings his Forest Green Rovers side to Meadow Lane this weekend?
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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
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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?
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Game 11 - Stags (A)
Team: Mansfield Town
Date: 30/09/17
Where: One Call Stadium
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The start to the season we have had has been brilliant, and way better than I thought possible so Nolan and the squad deserve a lot of praise for their achievements so far. But I'm still full of anger and disappointment at the pitiful display we gave yesterday. Of all the places for the run to end, you just knew it would be there. When the inbreds started chanting "You're an embarrassment" I was 15 minutes ahead of them. I was thinking we were an embarrassment as soon as the third went in. It's becoming an annual humiliation, we seem to save our most inept display of the season for when we go there. It's the one game I want to win above all others, but yet again we handed them the points gift wrapped on a silver platter. This was a chance to put a hefty 12 point gap between the clubs and put serious pressure on Fatty Evans. Instead we've given their stuttering season a big boost. Even though I feared the worst, given the circumstances going into the game we blew it big time.
one game does not change or undo the good work being done.
i just want to forget it and hope that it was nothing more than a one off.
Yet again, the Mansfield hoodoo comes back to haunt us. I have to be honest, I didn’t even listen to the game as I just had that feeling that we would be stuffed!
I’m not going to let yesterday bother me because at the end of the day, I am very happy with the 6 points we got this week and having looked at the fixtures for the next three months, I’m thinking that we can win a lot of those to cement our place near the top, especially playing the bottom side next week to hopefully get us back winning again.
Game 9 - The Imps (H)
Team: Lincoln City
Date: 23/09/17
Where: Meadow Lane
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On 9/27/2017 at 00:11, allardyces tash said:Not sure we can compare it to the goal scored by Jon Stead, your player was never in any danger.
Your player wouldn't be in danger had he looked, but it's really pointless speculating. The fact is you got 3 points and knott got banned for 3 games, I accept that, It's one of those things that on another day could've been a different story
With all due respect @AndersonforOlympics Notts and Ryan Yates didn't get Knott banned - he did.
And your club got him banned for 3 games by foolishly thinking that the appeal could be overturned, it was obvious that it wouldn't happen. This is all factual now, it's not speculation - what is however is saying that Ryan Yates caused it.
Look at the footage, along with any fan captured videos - you'll see clearly that Ryan reacted well before Billy Knott even positioned himself able to attempt to win the ball. He's slumped at first, Yates gets his head out there and the rest is history now. Just enjoy the season! I look forward to seeing your thoughts when visit you.
8 hours ago, Chris said:With all due respect @AndersonforOlympics Notts and Ryan Yates didn't get Knott banned - he did.
And your club got him banned for 3 games by foolishly thinking that the appeal could be overturned, it was obvious that it wouldn't happen. This is all factual now, it's not speculation - what is however is saying that Ryan Yates caused it.
Look at the footage, along with any fan captured videos - you'll see clearly that Ryan reacted well before Billy Knott even positioned himself able to attempt to win the ball. He's slumped at first, Yates gets his head out there and the rest is history now. Just enjoy the season! I look forward to seeing your thoughts when visit you.
My point is neither player is faultless, but we accept that. We accept and admit you deserved 3 points, hopefully the latter will be reversed when we play at sincil bank, hopefully that game will end with 22 players aswell. Although you didn't play great against mansfield I still think and hope you'll win the league and I hope we'll be following you to league 1.
Ps please can we have hawkridge back.
Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Mansfield Town?
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Adam Collin0
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Matt Tootle0
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Richard Duffy0
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Shaun Brisley0
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Carl Dickinson0
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Lewis Alessandra0
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Ryan Yates0
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Rob Milsom0
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Jorge Grant0
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Jon Stead0
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Jonathan Forte0
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Elliott Hewitt0
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Terry Hawkridge0
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Shola Ameobi0
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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/
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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.
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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
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Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Exeter City? 13 members have voted
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Adam Collin0
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Nicky Hunt0
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Richard Duffy0
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Elliot Hewitt0
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Carl Dickson0
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Terry Hawkridge0
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Ryan Yates4
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Robert Milsom5
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Liam Walker0
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Jon Stead1
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Lewis Alessandra1
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Jorge Grant2
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Jonathan Forte0
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Alan Smith0
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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!
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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
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wow, 3-0 win over a very decent team. it sounded like we played very well in the second half especially.
so pleased right now!
Surprise start to the game to go 1-0 up minutes into the first half.
I thought the team defended bravely after a shaky period, the players re-group at half time. I don't know what Kevin Nolan said but whatever it was they came back out more determined. Richard Duffy was class tonight! Yet Ryan Yates stole the show for me.
He worked very hard and his engine never stopped.
I just want to say it, WE ARE STILL TOP OF LEAGUE TWO.
3-0 win over Exeter? Fantastic!
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).
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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.
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