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Alan Hardy has urged fans to "watch this space" when Notts County's season ticket packages come out in around three weeks' time.
Nottingham Forest have just released their prices, prompting Notts fans to get in touch with Hardy on Twitter for his thoughts.
Let's get your thoughts on this - should Hardy look to match or even beat Forest's season ticket deals?
This sounds as if it could have been pretty serious. Thank goodness the Nottingham Post reporter knew what to do.
I used to be a cook and, I have worked as a chef (although I was more assisting the main chef in the hotel) - I did technically make and help create the food from scratch.
It's something I enjoy but due to my knees, I can't really do it as much as I'd like and my wife has to assist with things as the pain is often that overbearing that I hate to bend. Yet I do bake when I can, I also love to make pizza's - I've pretty much nailed a in-between version of Pizza Hut and Domino's.
This got me thinking, what does PON members enjoy creating food wise and do you like cooking?
Discuss below...
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Collin 5 Yes, a clean sheet, a well caught cross at game's end, but all positives negated with his inability to distribute, to build attacks.
Tootle 5.5 well protected by The Hawk, defence not under real pressure
Duffy 6 winning headers to help create goal scoring situations
Hall 7 looking like a good player, hopefully we can make an offer to him come the summer. Nice knock down for Shola to score
Dicko 6 His mistake nearly cost us a goal in the early minutes, but did make some good offensive plays, following on from such in the early minutes at Newport
Hewitt 6 all the effort again but missed a great chance from The Hawk's cross
Husin 4.5 Yes, he can play some neat passes but he really needs to man-up to challenges in midfield. Too easily brushed aside
Hawkridge 6.5 Team looks better with his presence. Some good crosses but his defensive work always catches the eye
Alessandra 4 Exactly what does he bring to the table. This should have been a game to show what he can do. Game changer was his replacement by Jorge
Stead 5.5 Disappointing he chose the wrong option at start of 2nd half, a quick lay off to Shola, it could have been 1-0 on 46 minutes
Shola 7 Heavily marked but consistently won 90% or so of his headers. Great reaction to Hall's knock down
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Grant 6.5 Back to his best, an ability to hit the ball
Smith 5 weakened attack when Shola went off
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Game 35 - The Boro (H)
Team: Stevenage fc
Date: 24/02/18
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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Notts defended very little within the first half, we just pressed off Stevenage and a better team would have had a field day. I felt sorry for Collin for this reason, the amount of pressure being piled on and the amount of shots he saved it was a joke - he had no protection.
Yes, his distribution at times should have been quicker but every time he did it would only come back to him.
I do feel Ross Fitzsimons should now be given a go and if Ross does well, he should keep the starting place but if not - maybe some can be less harsher on him? Probably not but it seems unfair at times.
Jorge Grant made a difference, he didn't play great but he shown that little bit of class that changes games.
Once we scored we grew in confidence and we started to play better, I felt both teams overall performed very poorly and it wasn't the best match. Yet the result and three points are vital.
16 minutes ago, Chris said:Notts defended very little within the first half, we just pressed off Stevenage and a better team would have had a field day. I felt sorry for Collin for this reason, the amount of pressure being piled on and the amount of shots he saved it was a joke - he had no protection.
Yes, his distribution at times should have been quicker but every time he did it would only come back to him.
I do feel Ross Fitzsimons should now be given a go and if Ross does well, he should keep the starting place but if not - maybe some can be less harsher on him? Probably not but it seems unfair at times.
Jorge Grant made a difference, he didn't play great but he shown that little bit of class that changes games.
Once we scored we grew in confidence and we started to play better, I felt both teams overall performed very poorly and it wasn't the best match. Yet the result and three points are vital.
No it wasn't a great match but 3 points were very welcome, we need to up our performance against Mansfield though because they are in good form at the moment and will be up for it. I wish the fans wouldn't be so quick to get on Collin's back, I really don't think it will help his game to hear the criticism at the match.
I thought Jorge when he came on looked really back to something like his best, it seemed to give the whole team a lift.
We lacked pace, the defending was awful. The game was screaming out a 0-0 draw but the goal Grant scored completely changed the outcome.
More focus on creating chances and taking responsibility at the back is required. Good win mind.
Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Stevenage? 9 members have voted
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Saturday's Fixtures:
Burton Albion v Nottingham Forest
Fulham v Aston Villa
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
SOuthend United v Portsmouth
Crawley Town v Lincoln City
Exeter City v Mansfeld Town
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Game 30 - The Us (A)
Team: Cambridge United
Date: 20/02/18
Where: Abbey 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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We'll be outside the playoff positions come the start of March, it was good while it lasted but we were never going to stay up there unless we strengthened sufficiently and we haven't, not blaming anyone just the cold hard facts.
Hopefully Nolan will learn that you have to be ruthless to get anywhere and if you look back to the end of last season he had the perfect chance to clear the decks but felt an affection towards players who had kept us up.
On 20/02/2018 at 22:44, Northants Pie said:We'll be outside the playoff positions come the start of March, it was good while it lasted but we were never going to stay up there unless we strengthened sufficiently and we haven't, not blaming anyone just the cold hard facts.
Hopefully Nolan will learn that you have to be ruthless to get anywhere and if you look back to the end of last season he had the perfect chance to clear the decks but felt an affection towards players who had kept us up.
Yes, we'll do well if we are still in the playoffs at the end of the season. We did need to strengthen more in the January window but we've been unfortunate with the loss of the Derby lad who would have brought an new attacking dimension.
Having said that we had some things go in our favour in the autumn where we scrambled a result or two, so I don't think this team was going to maintain second position. Nolan has done a great job getting us to this point, and he's done it by getting the best out of lads who were previously performing poorly so we don't want to lose that factor but we clearly will need to strengthen more in the summer so we can really go for an automatic next season. Stead, Ameobi and Smith have been great players but expecting them to provide what's needed up front, week by week, was a big ask which they are struggling to deliver consistently. Forte will score the odd goal but he doesn't contribute nearly enough in his all round game to deserve a starting place. So I suggest we need to lose at least one of the senior lads and Forte in the summer and bring three strikers in. Ikpeazu would be a start.
21 hours ago, frank lepie said:Yes, we'll do well if we are still in the playoffs at the end of the season. We did need to strengthen more in the January window but we've been unfortunate with the loss of the Derby lad who would have brought an new attacking dimension.
Having said that we had some things go in our favour in the autumn where we scrambled a result or two, so I don't think this team was going to maintain second position. Nolan has done a great job getting us to this point, and he's done it by getting the best out of lads who were previously performing poorly so we don't want to lose that factor but we clearly will need to strengthen more in the summer so we can really go for an automatic next season. Stead, Ameobi and Smith have been great players but expecting them to provide what's needed up front, week by week, was a big ask which they are struggling to deliver consistently. Forte will score the odd goal but he doesn't contribute nearly enough in his all round game to deserve a starting place. So I suggest we need to lose at least one of the senior lads and Forte in the summer and bring three strikers in. Ikpeazu would be a start.
Ikpeazu is out of contract in the summer, I think we could do far worse than sign him, all we then need is a smaller more skillful / quick goalscorer and we'll be a match for anyone up top.
Personally I'd like to see Jorge play alongside a lad like Ikpeazu, he can drift about dragging defenders into positions they don't want to go and his ability and touch would be better used up top imo.
Jamie Fullarton, of all people, has got himself a job in football again
https://mobile.twitter.com/FCHTOnline/status/965980961165971456
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Sorry guys not a late valentine's day topic , no the romance of the fa cup , Burnley 0 V 1 Lincoln , a hearty well done from me terrific result and fa cup run , first non league team to fa cup quarter final for hundred years .
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Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Cambridge United?
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I don't want us to sign him, nobody really knows his quality but the majority do know about his 'bad habits'. Do some fans really want promotion that much that they would forget about core values and the risk of further complications? Will Kevn Nolan 'straighten him out'? He's doing a fantastic job with the straight arrow Jonathan Forte already.
Plus he's got Liam Noble giving us 100%, very worthwhile chasing him all season because we are much better now he's available aren't we?
Seriously, Ranger is the prime example of pinning hopes on one player. I doubt many if any fans want him purely on his footballing contributions - so why ignore that Ranger is a clown now?
The worlds going crazy if Ranger is the answer to our problems upfront.
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My main device is probably nearing a year old now, it's still fast like new and I don't really have any issues.
I tend to only upgrade or replace my devices once they have died, I'm not one of these people who must have the latest trend or most popular device. Example, I still use my Samsung Galaxy Note III which I have modded to run Android 7 - it's smooth to run and there's no reason for me to upgrade at the moment.
What about you?
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I'm not really aware of who might be available but chatting to @ARLukomski, he's thrown some very interesting names.
This got me thinking, can the community name any players we could be looking at? I've seen some tweets mention we should try to get Lee Hughes which made me chuckle (as it reminded me of Paul Scholes coming back for United) and, I'm not suggesting the tweets are serious at all.
Do you know of any players we could get in who are unattached? Discuss...
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Don't try to dance round Julie's handbag.
What did you learn today?
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Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Newport County? 3 members have voted
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Collin 5 well protected but never feel comfortable
Hunt 5 Par performance but feel Tootle's ability for his forward prowess was sadly missing
Duffy 6 Took an arm 5 minutes from time, a red card offence missed by an inept ref
Hall 7 Ready and up for the fight
Dicko 5.5 Some great breaks in the first 10 minutes,, which deliveries should have resulted in goals
Husin 4.5 Pitch was difficult for the play maker. Caught a few times in possession
Hewitt 5 Lost the midfield battle, too much head tennis. Needed more composure
Noble 4 Always hoping for the Noble of old but not delivering
Grant 5 Good free kick but really needs to hit the target
Stead 5.5 Consistently fouled and had one good trade mark left foot curler saved
Alessandra 4 Never tries to beat his man and looks for a safe pass. Defender then doesnt have to think what to do.
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Game 34 - The Exiles (A)
Team: Newport County
Date: 17/02/18
Where: Rodney Parade
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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That was terrible. Pure hoof ball... ball hardly touched the floor.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newport-county-0-0-notts-14304214
Two points dropped against a one dimensional Newport team. Labadie their Motm apparently, says all you need to know
Two scrappy teams which neither side was able to put in a proper performance. I think from the Notts perspective this is my biggest worry the fact we are woeful and lack that finishing required to win games.
Stead missed a few good chances yesterday.
Most on here will know I rate Jonathan Forte as a player, he's a capable backup on the win (although I prefer him to start up front) - I do feel he's a very good player at this level.
I realise most say he drifts, doesn't give much etc.
However, I think he should be in our plans more. He's a natural goalscorer, he does give 100% but he relies on the team to be playing well (as most players do) but his run in the starting 11 wasn't the best time considering the form had dipped. Yet despite the dry patch, he still gave more than some players and he did chase every ball at least when I have seen him.
Whilst some fans are speculating that he doesn't have a future, mostly going on the 'Alan Smith' card - I disagree.
What do you think? Should Forte be in our plans?
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Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Carlisle United? 5 members have voted
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So yeah, it's Valentine's Day today, so from a purely platonic perspective I want to wish you all good feelings and whatnot!
What's everyone up to today? Looking at social media, there's going to be a real battle of the sexes going on among a lot of couples - the women who want to go out to dinner or do otherwise romantic things, and the men who want to watch the Champions League (and to be fair Real Madrid vs. PSG looks a corker)!
Let us know!
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As it's Valentine's Day, Notts County have posted a video of everyone's favourite Magpie bromance pair Matt Tootle and Elliott Hewitt answering questions about each other.
Who's the most intelligent? And the tidiest? And the best singer? All is revealed in this entertaining video!
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Tuesday Night's Fixtures:
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County
Charlton Athletic v Bradford City
Oldham Athletic v MK Dons
Mansfield Town v Newport County
Wycombe Wanderers v Swindon Town
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Game 33 - The Cumbrians (H)
Team: Carlisle United
Date: 13/02/18
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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Considering illness & injury who knows what the team might be......
I think some performances have been sadly lacking since early December, teams know to get after us and exploit our slow start to games and the lack of a regular striker will be our undoing again I fear.
Although I think we’ll see a better performance tonight I can’t see us getting anything
sorry lads it’s 1 - 2 defeat (that’s if we manage to score)
I'd be happy with a draw. This darned virus seems to have knocked the squad for six, plus the drop in form and confidence and we're up against a tough team.
We really need a result here, I haven't gone - not feeling well (and my legs hurt).
Yet I wished I was there and, regardless I would be trying to do my bit. Kinda nervous to watch my phone as updates come in as I really feel uncomfortable about how the game may potentially go. They'll be on a high, so we need a performance!
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Switched to following the game via the BBC, no updates came through on my app. I use I should have the PON page's up. Haha
Ross Fitzsimons gave a great account of himself in goal for Notts County during Adam Collin's absence but his moment of madness against Crawley Town coincided with Collin's return to fitness.
Fitzy is now back on the bench, with Collin back in between the sticks, but should he be drafted back into the first team?
We want your thoughts!
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