Notts:

Loach, ..8 Rock solid, made some great saves..continued good form from Reserves last season

Richards, 5 competent

Hewitt 5 playing centre half, did OK

Hollis 5 typical Hollis performance, did some good talking to the youngsters as regards positioning

Milsom  5  regaining fitness (McMillan 46 still seems too lightweight to offer hope ’),

Snijders 5.5 good run and shot but found it difficult to beat his man most of the time

Wildin  5 ... game away needless penalty, still learning (Edwards 77'),...normal Edwards expected performance

Atkinson 6 great goal ,competent 

Burke 5.5 well taken penalty, some petulance too

Oliver 5 not a stand out performance, won a penalty but it was Snijders pass that really won it (Gibson 77’) 5 not enough time to impress

Mellors-Blair  4 too lightweight (Smith 7 bossed the midfield...first time I have given Smudge such a high mark!

Read more at http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-chesterfield-reserves-3267136.aspx#yvfDbtacD2he5s9O.99

With a team of 8 willing volunteers heading to Kenya in November, FITC are helping to support an upcoming fundraiser to help support the volunteers in raising £2,000 each to fund their trips.

The 1862 suite will host a curry and quiz night fundraiser on Thursday 1st September with a 7pm start.  Individuals can join teams or friends/family can enter teams of up to 8 people.

There will be a choice of vegetarian or meat curries available.  Tickets are £10 which includes entry and food.

Please email or call to enter or reply on here, thanks for your support!

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/reserve-fixtures/

Hartlepool United have some real gems within their squad, which the majority of Notts fans would have seen last season - as their midfield have the ability to change any game.

They've started the season off well, currently sitting 7th with 5 points from 3 games.

Majority will most likely write them off, as it seems even the media go this far but they've got more than a decent midfield. Their squad know how to play together and last term, at least for me their problems was found within their defence and goalkeeper (who is good but he lost his head more times than he didn't).

I don't see this being 'easy' for us, if we go into this game thinking we will wipe the floor with them - I guarantee it won't be.

I see a draw or another loss, my head says 2-2 but I could easily see them scoring a 3rd.

Which Notts players would you select for the game? Score predictions? Thoughts?

Saturday's Fixtures:
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town v Barnsley
Bury v Oldham Athletic
Walsall v Charlton Athletic
Cambridge United v Carlisle United
Stevenage v Luton Town

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/jack-mcmillan-notts-county-boston-united-3259514.aspx

I can't see the guy improving, he stands out as one of them who will not win with the more vocal fans but he just isn't good enough. At League One there could be more of a case for retaining him, but we sunk to this division and he's gotten worse not better.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36951791

That was 120k well spent , not

Tuesday Night's Fixtures:
Norwich City v Bristol City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
Coventry City v Bury
Port Vale v Rochdale
Colchester United v Grimsby Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

Have your say in the poll folks!

Izale Mcleod broke his twitter silence and tweeted the following on Saturday: "What a ball from @carldickinson_3 yesterday to set up our goal #notts we've got good players we promise to be up there come end of season". 

Alot of we's in there suggest he's staying. Looks like he is trying to build bridges with fans..

https://twitter.com/NottsCountyFITC/status/766238474622103552/photo/1

Is anyone else worried about this shocking crowd for the first game of the season? I wasn't expecting many after Yeovil but this is surely one for the record books.

I've just had a look at our crowds for 2005-06, which was our second season in our last spell in this division. Back then, after a disappointing first season following relegation we put our faith in an experienced manager to turn things around (sound familiar?). His name was Gudjon Thordarson.

Our attendance for the first home game that season was 4382 against Wrexham. But that was on a Tuesday night! That season we actually got only one crowd lower than Saturday's - 3710 against Wycombe on 14 February, again a Tuesday. Saturday's attendance was actually worse than every single Saturday attendance in arguably our worst ever season. It's lower than all the curtain-openers under Thompson/McParland and compares with the very worst under McParland's reign of terror.

Hopefully we can get 3 points against Plymouth and kick on from there. Otherwise, I fear we're in for a record-breaking season.

This will be a bigger test for Notts, I felt nervous on the day of the Stevenage game but this is something different.

If our defence and team allow Plymouth to attack, then fans will soon get annoyed and the awkward vibe which came back at times during Stevenage will be all the more present. Fingers crossed we will play wingers who are instructed to be direct - the passes will make the difference if we can manage to get shots on goal.

Play someone alongside Stead, let him drift and save his energy.

Get the defence to press, not flick and if they can - clear the ball. I don't care personally if the defence lumps the ball away, allow the midfield and attack to play the pretty stuff. I just want the defence to do their role and keep the pressure off Collins.

What would be your team? Predictions?

Collin 5.5 – one decent save but looked hesitant in his decision making.

Audel 7 – strong in the challenge, good going forwards.

Laing 6 – got better as the game went on, missed two decent chances.

Duffy 6 – generally solid.

Dickinson 6 – reasonable performance.

Rodman 4.5 – awful pass to gift a goal, didn’t beat a man all night.  Lucky to last the 90 minutes.

Tootle 6 – busy in midfield, a few decent runs.

O’Connor 6 – quiet first half, did better in the second.

Aborah 6 – some good moments, tracked back a bit better.

Forte 5 – a couple of bursts of pace, but largely anonymous out wide.

Stead 8* - caused them problems throughout, superb individual goal.

Oliver 6 – won a few headers, set up one good chance.

Campbell 5 – typical Campbell – worked one good opportunity, blazed it over.

A definite improvement on Saturday’s performance, and we deserved a point at the very least.  Gifting a couple of soft goals yet again was more frustrating than the missed chances.

http://www.nottinghampost.com/is-former-nottingham-forest-defender-louis-laing-on-his-way-back-to-notts-county/story-29618526-detail/story.html

If this story has some substance, it will be good to have him back

Best wishes to all PON members.

I just want to wish you well for the coming season. It seems, from my perspective, that you are shaping up well and can look forward to a promising year.

There is always the dream that this could be a record breaking season for our team but for most of us these hopes will be dashed on Saturday evening.

Things at Swindon Town do not look good. Our squad is depleted, first choice centre back out injured for weeks, sole experienced striker rested due to fatigue during friendlies and no sign of additions on the horizon. We are a shadow of the side that doubled you two years back.

Good luck on Saturday.

This may sound harsh as he has talent, but he is totally unprofessional in his approach. His laziness in allowing a Scunny player to run round him in ET to win a free kick that lead to the first goal was very bad. However, what followed was an appalling attempt to blame all the other players, especially Dickinson for his error. Dicko (captian of course) went mad at him and Burke argued and then sulked winning no more challenges that night.

A team cannot carry a player who refueses to take responsibility for his own mistakes/failings. He will totally undermine team morale, and last night IMO cost Notts a possible cup win.

Saturday's Fixtures:
Leeds United v Birmingham City
Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers
Milton Keynes Dons v Millwall
Exeter City v Hartlepool United
Morecambe v Blackpool

Good Luck all!

Collin - 5.5 Yes made some good saves but never felt comfortable on crosses a la Mick Leonard
Audel - 7 Great saving block towards the end. MoM but still with occasional lapse in concentration at the back
Duffy - 5 Solid though slow
Hollis - 3 Overheard behind me in the Pavis..."Ref, do us a favour and send him off" says all you need to know! 
Rodman - 5 Hard working but disappointed with quality of crossing 
Dickinson - 5 Solid
Aborah - 6 still the best passer, inexplicably squandered shooting chance in 2nd half
O'Connor - 6 Touch of class in short bursts
Tootle - 5 Ball winning midfielder but lacks creative need to balance this team
Stead - 5 Better 1st half but lack of pace exposed 
Forte - 5 Drifted in and out
Subs
Burke 4 flatters to deceive
Hewitt 4 not what is required
Oliver 4 nice flick on but nothing else of note

Name: Meet the Fans 16/17 - Stevenage FC (13/08/2016)
Category: Meet the Fans
Date Added: 2016-08-14
Submitter: notts-joe

The first instalment of Pride of Nottingham's 'Meet the Fans' for the 2016/17 season, sees Notts-Joe ask several questions ahead of the home game against Stevenage FC.

Questions: Thoughts on the signings so far, where Notts may finish, stand-out player and of course the score prediction.

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Meet the Fans 16/17 - Stevenage FC (13/08/2016)

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On the website and in the programmes so far, we have 1 director listed, i.e. Aileen, but no mentioin of Ray. This raises a nummber of issues/points in my mind.

Is the club still up for sale?

Is Ray taking any part in the running, or is it just Aileen?

Whoever it is I'd like the current situation to continue, there seems to be a degree of stability and no nasty rumours at present.

Does anyone know anything  - @erindoors ??

Tomorrow, Notts must play to win and put together a performance which impresses the home crowd - our season needs kick starting.

If we played to our potential, created chances and took the good opportunities which are presented, Notts should win in my opinion. However, I feel Stevenage will play on our weakness and I don't think we'll out match them. I'm more thinking of a narrow 1-0 win but overall a good performance. Fingers crossed the stands can play their part in creating atmosphere.

What do you think the score will be? Your team to start? COYP!

Rhys sharpe and notts have mutually agreed to terminate his contract so he can find first team football elsewhere!

http://mobile.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/notts-county-rhys-sharpe-3243525.aspx

Do you agree this was the right move for both parties or do you feel he should have been given a chance ?