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Match Talk    Man of the Match: Notts County 1-0 Port Vale, Monday 1 January 2018

Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Port Vale? 8 members have voted

  1. 1. Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Port Vale?

    • Ross Fitzsimons
      12%
      1
    • Matt Tootle
      12%
      1
    • Richard Duffy
      0%
      0
    • Shaun Brisley
      0%
      0
    • Dan Jones
      25%
      2
    • Lewis Alessandra
      25%
      2
    • Ryan Yates
      0%
      0
    • Elliott Hewitt
      0%
      0
    • Jorge Grant
      0%
      0
    • Jon Stead
      25%
      2
    • Jonathan Forte
      0%
      0
    • Callum Saunders
      0%
      0
    • Alan Smith
      0%
      0

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: Game 26 - Valiants (H)

Game 26 - Valiants (H)

Team: Port Vale

Date: 01/01/18

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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    No idea at the minute cos some players are injured but I feel like Duffy and Forte may return as Brisley had that knock at Crawley but still managed to play the next game against Lincoln. As for Ameobi he plays 2 games then gets injured. Fitzsimons, Tootle, Brisley, Duffy, Jones, Alessandra, Hewitt, Yates, Grant, Stead, Forte

    If not then: Fitzsimons, Tootle, Brisley, Hewitt, Jones, Hawkridge, Walker, Yates, Grant, Stead, Alessandra

    Despite my selection I'd honestly I'd rather play Bird at CB than Hewitt. Hewitt is just not a CB. He really isn't and I hope Nolan realises. 

     

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    Think our home record will be tested , seem on the up do Vale , injuries could be a problem really would like Duffy back Pope is a handful he would target Hewitt or and the youngster Bird  isn't ready I don't think , a draw I think in what is a tricky game .

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Prediction League    Prediction League Round 25

Saturday's Fixtures:
Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers v Scunthorpe United
Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United
Carlisle United v Coventry City
Wycombe Wanderers v Mansfield Town

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: Game 25 - The Robins (A)

Game 25 - The Robins (A)

Team: Swindon Town

Date: 30/12/17

Where: County Ground



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 consider this to be the hardest tests for Notts, yet I think if we keep our heads up and more importantly constantly focused we should be fine. They are a good team, nobody should question this but in recent weeks we have seen a different kind of magpies.

    We just need to ensure that any chances are turned into good ones and ultimately taken.

    The defence should be perfectly fine, provided they focus on the basics and actual pick up on their marks.

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    Swindon are a good side , play good football , for some reason it's not happening for them at home , so here's hoping that continues today , after being thumped by Luton they have much to prove , but if we start the game well , a good high tempo and are blessed with an early goal it could be a difficult afternoon for the hosts , going for a win for the pies 2-0 , COYP 

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    One of them days today when nthing really went right for us. It was a very lathargic and leggy performance, we had no spark today. Swindon didn't outplay us, but they made themselves tough to break down, and we played into their hands a bit by just lumping it long to Stead all game who had little to no support. It took us until injury time to actually test their keeper. 

    Don't think there's any reason to panic, to be honest it was a very scrappy game with very little quality on show, and we just couldn't quite find that cutting edge today. 

    I'm sure Kevin Nolan will be looking into reinforcements next month. See a lot of people begging for a striker, and there's no doubt we could to with one, although sadly there's about 22 other clubs in this league thinking the same thing. 

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Match Talk    Man of the Match: Swindon Town 1-0 Notts County, Saturday 30 December 2017

Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Swindon Town?

  1. 1. Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Swindon Town?

    • Ross Fitzsimons
      0%
      0
    • Matt Tootle
      0%
      0
    • Shaun Brisley
      0%
      0
    • Elliott Hewitt
      0%
      0
    • Carl Dickinson
      0%
      0
    • Terry Hawkridge
      0%
      0
    • Ryan Yates
      0%
      0
    • Liam Walker
      0%
      0
    • Jorge Grant
      0%
      0
    • Lewis Alessandra
      0%
      0
    • Jon Stead
      0%
      0
    • Dan Jones
      0%
      0
    • Elliot Hodge
      0%
      0
    • Callum Saunders
      0%
      0

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Happy birthday Gordon Banks!

Not related to Notts County but this guy definitely deserves a shoutout... Gordon Banks, who won the 1966 World Cup with England, turns 80 today!

Many happy returns Gordon!

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    The prawn team...

Over the years Morecambe have emerged as a sort of barometer of Notts County's standing.

This was a post I put on Facebook on this day (28 Dec) two years ago, for a game that eventually finished 2-2...

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Of course, 11 months and 3 weeks ago we lost 4-1 at the Globe Arena, and this time out, we won 4-1 at the Globe Arena.

Morecambe were also the team we beat to officially seal promotion to League One (that was another 4-1!) in 2010, and they were the team Sol Campbell played against in his only game.

However, my favourite barometer of County's success would be to not play them for a long, long time (except in the cups) because we'll be several divisions higher than them.

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Prediction League    Prediction League Round 24

Boxing Day Fixtures:
Cardiff City v Fulham
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday
Bradford City v Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra
Port Vale v Coventry City

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Ricky Miller not on Notts County radar, Curtis Thompson and Haydn Hollis to leave on loan?

Some transfer talk from the Nottingham Post today:

Notts County are not in the chase to sign Ricky Miller with the Peterborough forward attracting plenty of interest from other League Two clubs.

Meanwhile, Notts will allow Curtis Thompson and Haydn Hollis to leave the club on loan after the pair failed to nail down a place in Kevin Nolan's first team.

Thoughts on these reported developments?

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    How many points would be required for promotion?

Notts County continue to impress in League Two and, although there's still half the season to go, I can imagine many fans would now be reassessing their expectations for the season, with safety all but assured.

If we now were to look upwards rather than downwards, how many points do you think it would take for a team to gain promotion this season?

John Watson has made this point on Facebook:

So, looking at the points totals required for the last 11 seasons (06/07 to 16/17, Source Sky Sports) it throws up some interesting facts.

For the last 3 seasons 3rd place in L2 has required 85 points to secure it, the lowest over the 11 seasons for 3rd is 78 points, max is 88. The average to secure 3rd is 83.

Applying the same maths to 7th place the lowest points total required in the last 11 seasons was 69, highest was 78. Average is somewhere between 71/72.

Turning to the current seasons, and typical of Notts, shows currently 3rd down to 9th spot covered by 3 points.

3rd down to 14th, is covered by just 7 points as I write this, which suggests the points total required this season to secure automatic or playoffs is likely to be higher.

My view is we will require around 87 to secure 3rd (which would be the highest since 88 was required in season 07/08) and around 77 to secure 7th.

What do others think?

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Notts County revival one of The Sportsman's Highlights of 2017

Online site The Sportsman has listed Notts County's revival this year as one of their Highlights of 2017.

Here's an excerpt:

What a remarkable 2017 for Notts County, a club transformed by a new owner and a manager in Kevin Nolan who appears destined to reach the top flight once again.

As the one-year anniversary of a takeover and Nolan’s appointment to the managerial hotseat approaches, the turnaround over this calendar year must rank as one of the most impressive any club as seen.

And it’s why, in a year of England striker Harry Kane’s world class goalscoring exploits, the epic British and Irish Lions drawn series in New Zealand and England’s Six Nations title, as a Notts County fan the day new owner Alan Hardy walked into the door and proceeded to bring Nolan with him, is the only sporting occasion that can only be the moment of 2017.

To read the article in full, click here.

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Match Talk    A Morecambe fan's View Morecambe 1-4 Notts County MATCH REPORT

Hi all,

 

Hope you all had a good Xmas, here is a Morecambe fan's take on your win at the Globe

http://d3d4football.com/d3d4-boxing-day-match-reports-game-week-24/

 

thanks

James

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: Game 24 - The Shrimps (A)

Game 24 - The Shrimps (A)

Team: Morecambe

Date: 26/12/17

Where: Globe 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?

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    • Well done lads, terrific away performance. I was a bit concerned that we were sitting too deep and inviting them onto us in the first half but I needn't have worried. What's also encouraging is that four goals came from midfield today and Liam Noble will be eligible from the new year. Stead might not be putting them away at present but at least we're not dependent on him for goals.

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    Brilliant result, I was a bit concerned about our lack of striking power when the team was announced, but four goals away from home doesn't happen too often.  It was good to see some of the fringe players like Jones, Hunt and Walker get a positive 90 minutes under their belt, we will need a strong and competitive  squad going into the second half of the season to meet our target.  Well done to all, especially Kevin Nolan, the changes he made once again came up trumps.

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    A strange game really. We never seemed to get out of 2nd gear (not that we needed to) and just sort of plodded along in the game and the scoreline seemed like an inevitability by the end. 

    A point to note though that Morecambe were especially poor, probably the worst I've seen this season. They can't play like that every week because they've had some decent results against some good sides, but yesterday they were abysmal. Steven Old was rubbish at the back, as he was 10 years ago when I watched him in the A-league. 50p head. His mate didn't help either, it seemed that Stead was allowed to take balls down or win headers with very little resistance, we didn't see him flailing on the floor for most of the game as we usually do. Then to mention the gigantic gap between defence and midfield that they gave us free access to. Jorge Grant and Alessandra had all the space, and their midfield didn't seem to keen is closing it down and their defence definitely weren't about to step up. 

    After watching that, you can see 100% we made the correct decision letting Adam Campbell go. It was a typical Campbell performance we saw yesterday, and we've  seen it oh so many times before, lots of running about, some neat touches, but ultimately 0 impact on the game and couldn't finish in a brothel. You have to worry for the lad as if he can't make it at a team like Morecambe, he will drop out of the league. 

    Some pleasing things for us were the defending which was generally solid - only a wonder goal prevented a clean sheet. Hewitt, Yates and Walker all looked really clever on the ball. I don't know why we don't try and keep the ball on the ground when we're obviously the technically better side, as we were yesterday. There were some periods of nice play, but some seem scared to make a mistake. You're 3, 4 to none up, away from home and 75 mins on the clock? Get the ball on the deck and spray it about a bit. 

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Match Talk    Man of the Match: Morecambe 1-4 Notts County, Tuesday 26 December 2017

Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Morecambe? 3 members have voted

  1. 1. Who was your man of the match for Notts County at Morecambe?

    • Ross Fitzsimons
      0%
      0
    • Nicky Hunt
      0%
      0
    • Shaun Brisley
      0%
      0
    • Richard Duffy
      0%
      0
    • Dan Jones
      0%
      0
    • Liam Walker
      0%
      0
    • Elliott Hewitt
      0%
      0
    • Ryan Yates
      0%
      0
    • Jorge Grant
      0%
      0
    • Lewis Alessandra
      100%
      3
    • Jon Stead
      0%
      0
    • Alan Smith
      0%
      0
    • Callum Saunders
      0%
      0
    • Pierce Bird
      0%
      0

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Belated birthday wishes to GrannyPie

Yesterday was not only Christmas Day but also @GrannyPie 's birthday.With all the excitement of the day I forgot to post her a birthday wish ,so here it is-Happy birthday @GrannyPie hope you get a belated present from Notts today!:birthday:

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Match Talk    Match Discussion: Game 23 - United (H)

Game 23 - United (H)

Team: Cambridge United

Date: 23/12/17

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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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my fellow PON users.

Hope you all have a great day and a proper black and white Christmas starting with 3 points on Boxing Day! 

 

Youuu Piiiies!

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Amazon Product Recall

Product Recall

Amazon have requested that all customers who purchased a Mansfield Town FC crockery set (no cups, just 11 mugs) for a loved one, to return the gift immediately.

A spokesperson for the company said: "This product likely to slide down the table after Christmas."

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Merry Xmas from a Millers fan

All the best to all Pies fans & hope to see you all at NYS in L1 in 2018/19. Hoping to get to ML again before the end of the season.

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Notts County's Boxing Day win record in EFL+PL team table

Sky Sports has ranked all 92 Premier League and Football League clubs by their winning percentage on Boxing Day.

Burton Albion sit top of the table, having won four of their five Boxing Day fixtures since being promoted to the EFL in 2009.

The key question, of course, is "where are Notts?" The answer is 63rd place, with 29 wins from 82 BD games and thus a win percentage of 35.37%.

Really, they should have taken into account draws and defeats as well to be honest, but hey, it's something up for discussion.

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Match Talk    Port Vale Forum Pre Match Interview / Report hrs Notts County

Hi,

You may know I'm the pre-match reporter for the Port Vale Fans Forum One Vale Fan. 

Part of my role is to contact fans of our forthcoming opponents to ask them a few questions and gain their views on the upcoming fixture between our sides in order to produce a report which we release on the site a couple of days prior to the game. Some of you kindly contributed to our reverse fixture article and I wondered if some posters would like to take part by answering some different questions.

I wondered if up to three of you have a few minutes and would kindly offer your feelings on the game by answering the following few questions;

1. Tell us a bit about yourself & history as a fan?

2. How are your team doing (current form and in relation to the expectation of fans at the start of the season) and where do you think you will finish the season?

3. Who should we watch out for (one or more danger player/s)?

4. What are your thoughts on your manager?

5. Can you tell us up to 3 quirky things opposing fans might not know about your team?

6. Any views on the current Port Vale team & specific players?

7. Did you attend the reverse fixture earlier this season? If so what were your thoughts on the game?

8. Any views & memories of players / managers that have been involved with both teams and which Vale player past or present would you take for your team?

9. A score prediction (and potential scorers for both sides) and what do you expect the attendance to be?

10. Finally can you pass on any decent recommendations for local ‘away friendly pubs’, eateries and the best places to park for our fans travelling to the game?

 

To enable me to produce this in good time I need a reply by Friday and the report should appear on the website a day or two before our fixture.

 

Please also let me know if you would like me to include your name on the article and if you are prepared to share one a photo of yourself we can utilise with the article.

 

Many thanks for your potential support in this matter.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

REP

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Prediction League    Prediction League Round 23

Saturday's Fixtures:
Leeds United v Hull City
Sunderland v Birmingham City
Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers
Shrewsbury Town v Portsmouth
Colchester United v Port Vale
Yeovil Town v Exeter City

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Match Talk    Player ratings v Cambridge

Not an easy game to rate, but here's my two penn'orth:

Fitzsimons 6 – not much chance with any of their goals, didn’t have a lot to do otherwise.
Tootle 6 – an average performance
Duffy 6 – nothing special but no real errors
Brisley 6 – silly booking but made up for it with a goal.
Dickinson 5.5 – not up to his recent standard
Hawkridge 5 – saw a fair bit of the ball but didn’t do a lot with it
Hewitt 6 – average, his long throws were a bit better
Yates 6.5 – competed well, helped us hold our shape
Grant 4.5 – couldn’t beat his full back, probably his worst game yet
Stead 5.5 – tried hard, but not a lot worked
Ameobi 7* - some classy touches, could have done better with the chances he had

Allesandra 7 – soon got into the game, good goal and offered us more of a threat
Jones 6 – good cross to get us back in the game
Forte 6.5 – seemed to be injured soon after coming on, but stuck at it to earn us a point

A point few would have envisaged at 0-3, especially with Ameobi and Forte struggling with injuries. We now need 3 points at Morecambe, even though our striking options could well be limited. The spirit of this squad can’t be questioned, but I still think we need some inspired transfer activity in January to become genuine top 3 contenders.

Other views welcomed.

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Match Talk    Man of the Match: Notts County 3-3 Cambridge United, Saturday 23 December 2017

Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Cambridge United? 3 members have voted

  1. 1. Who was your man of the match for Notts County against Cambridge United?

    • Ross Fitzsimons
      0%
      0
    • Matt Tootle
      0%
      0
    • Richard Duffy
      33%
      1
    • Shaun Brisley
      33%
      1
    • Carl Dickinson
      0%
      0
    • Terry Hawkridge
      0%
      0
    • Ryan Yates
      0%
      0
    • Elliott Hewitt
      0%
      0
    • Jorge Grant
      0%
      0
    • Jon Stead
      0%
      0
    • Shola Ameobi
      33%
      1
    • Dan Jones
      0%
      0
    • Lewis Alessandra
      0%
      0
    • Jonathan Forte
      0%
      0

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    David Conn Guardian article
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