Name: Meet the Fans 15/16 - Wycombe Wanderers (28/03/2016)
Category: Meet the Fans
Date Added: 2016-03-30
Submitter: notts-joe

Notts-Joe and Joe Jones took take to speak with several Notts regarding key issues relating to the club, prior to Mark Coopers first home game since taking over from Jamie Fullarton.

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Meet the Fans 15/16 - Wycombe Wanderers (28/03/2016)

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Saturday's Fixtures:
Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United v Leeds United
Colchester United v Millwall
Sheffield United v Walsall
Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle
Luton Town v Stevenage

Okay, it's that time again. PON's Member(s) of the Month!

Next time look out for voting around the 23rd April, we will bring back the voting stage and possibly nominations.

Team Member of the Month - @ohstanleyaborah

Consistently working hard to represent the community (as does each team member) but Oh Stanley has just notched over the expectations this month and has really continued to post some interesting comments.

NewPie of the Month - @TheFostarr94

Arrived out of the blue but has settled in quite well, TF94 has featured in one of most recent 'Meet the Fans' and has contributed quite a bit since joining Pride of Nottingham.

And now.......

Member of the Month - @Fozzy

It's quite difficult to single out just one member, however since Fozzy arrived we have seen a very consistent member. Posting comments and starting discussions which really does help the community, keep up the good work!

I would like to thank all the members for their continued support, including visitors and those who donated over the past few months.

Please take time to spread some 'community' cheer and congratulate each member for their achievements this past month.

You Pies!!

I've just been on the phone to "Mike Strutter" and I'm pleased to announce that he has informed me that he's got some exclusive PON merchandise. No need to let things grind you down any more! @Super_Danny_Allsopp put that popcorn down.

I present to you... The PON Strutter Bubble.
 

Interesting article - http://offsiderulepodcast.com/2016/03/30/midweek-muse-help-the-aged-the-decline-of-notts-county-the-football-leagues-oldest-club659/

I won't copy the text, I feel it deserves the visit and read.

Do you see any cause for hope in your club’s immediate future? What do you think needs to be done to get things looking up again?

We have two new members to welcome to the community - @Happy Elf and @mr_notts_county. Hope you both enjoy using PON!

Is Happy Elf really an elf? Mr Notts County is a name I recognise from another forum, and maybe even Rivals? Feel free to tell us a bit about yourselves!

BTW, if you want a quicker overview of the forums, use the dashboard (under the Community tab).

Welcome to PON @Tony Wood, hope you enjoy being apart of the site.

Feel free to tell us a little bit about yourself. COYP

Just seen a tweet with a brief 30 second snippet from Nobsa and in it he states that JF did not want to speak to the under 24s, he would only speak to the experienced players.

Nothing like making you feel wanted!

Full interview is apparently this evening at 5:30 on Notts TV.

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http://nottstv.com/former-notts-county-player-inspires-a-generation/

Would like to see him back at Notts in some capacity. Nice guy, don't know what happened with Mad Dog when he left?

In a shock announcement, our Mexican correspondent can reveal that next seasons sponsors are........Zimmer Frame.

Their spokesman said

"We are delighted to be working with Notts County......our objective at the beginning of the year was to maximise sales to the over-sixties as well as break into the Football scene; so by collaborating with Notts we believe this venture will maximise revenue and deliver results. We cannot wait for next season to kick off and will have company representatives at each game offering free consultations to anybody who is struggling to walk.”

Zimmer Frame faced stiff competition from Saga Holidays, Stannah Stairlifts and Werther’s Original,.......... but won the contract after Notts duo Alan Smith (78) and Roy Carroll (69) visited their store .........................and were blown away by the product range.

For the past five years Notts attendances had remained reasonably stable, despite plummeting to the bottom of division 4......particularly the numbers in the Pavis stand.

At one point rumours were circulating that some of the crowd were actually dead......but weren't being removed in order to boost attendances.

However, following some market research it came to light that it is simply a matter of the Notts crowd consisting of old age pensioners who couldn't walk home.......and that is when Zimmer Frame "stepped in".

When asked if they were concerned over the rumours about El Chapo taking control of Notts and their brand name being tarnished, their spokesperson said, "El Chapo has come highly recommended by Tarquin, a man who also fits our age profile nicely, and he has assured us that our deal with Notts is a sound investment"

We will keep you informed on any further exciting developments as we get them.

I thought the club looked like a worthwhile purchase today for the first time in 2016. Decent crowd, good atmosphere, passion from the players, I hope someone with money was watching!

What would you like to see from Mark Cooper during his time as the #Notts manager?

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Personally, I won't judge him until the start of the 2016/17 season because there's a lot which must be resolved between now and then. It won't be easy for him, not at all but already I am noticing a change amongst our support. Some may say 'Fullarton' wasn't given a chance but that is beside the point here, this is firmly to discuss what we as fans would like to see from Mark Cooper.

I would like him to give all the players a fair chance. I would like him to try and bridge with the support we have, whilst getting Notts playing a more direct style (will take time) but if these are achieved the foundation for the next season will be better.

I think he'd be ideal for the club across the river!

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Hahaha.....love this from the internet this morning:

I'm fed up because we keep losing, I'm fed up with our style of play, I'm fed up because we can't even score a goal and I am as fed up as anybody with the mess that the club has found themselves in giving Jamie Fullarton the managers job when it was obvious that other candidates were far more suitable, but I am equally fed up with some of the nonsense written as to why it happened, yes criticism is deserved and as fans we have a right to question decisions made but fans should still be able to do this in a respectable way and not go way over the top, we all get frustrated but it's only a game and yes I really did say that! (Ps not aimed at this site, but this is only one I post on)

Welcome to Pride of Nottingham @NortonNCFC and @peter winfield

Fancy telling us a little bit about yourselves ?

Edit: Apparently @NortonNCFC has been here longer than me but has recently started posting again, Apologies!

I make no apologies for lifting an interesting post on another site, (SlockNCFC16) who has written..

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There are many facets of our team that are failing at the moment, and having gone to York today it's clear that our midfield is the most obvious area requiring improvement. I have seen on this board that some people seem to think our best player, Aborah, is too lightweight to be accommodated in midfield, and/or that he doesn't actually bring enough to the team. Well, having watched Alan Smith (or The General as some Notts fans behind me were ironically referring to him) contribute absolutely nothing whatsoever against a team bottom of the league at the start of play, I say we drop Smith for Aborah. For one thing, you can't honestly argue against Aborah's inclusion while ever Smith is playing like that, because it can't get any worse than that pitiful excuse for a performance. Banton also seems to add little to the team besides some aimless chasing, and I am struggling to see the logic behind bringing him in besides Fullarton wanting someone in the dressing room who he actually knows and can rely on.

I acknowledge that Aborah's defensive abilities leave a fair bit to be desired and that his inclusion requires at least one defensive midfielder in the side to keep balance. The fact is though that without him our attacks just go nowhere; we never find that incisive pass or quick ball out to the wingers and our strikers are reduced to chasing after scraps, which as anyone today would have seen, McLeod is just not interested in doing. Instead we faff around with it and allow the other team to get into position and see out our attacks which all end up being played in front of them, or we just hoof it quickly and give our strikers no chance against league 2 centre backs; either way we become depressingly easy to defend against.

Curtis Thompson made mistakes today, and as a young player he will make further mistakes, but I think he does a decent job as a defensive midfielder and would do better with better players like Aborah around him. Noble would also be freed of having to create chances which is clearly not his forte, and could instead focus on being that box-to-box midfielder he is best at and contributing to the score sheet more often. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would at least make us more interesting and faster going forward, and having failed to seriously trouble a team bottom of the league for any sustained period today I challenge anyone to argue that we don't require something different going forward. What's certain is that today's uncoordinated and negative nonsense, being unable to put in anything approaching a decent cross and being unable to play through the middle cannot be allowed to continue.

I should also add that I am fully aware that none of these suggestions will likely ever happen and that Mr Fullarton will almost certainly dispense of Aborah as soon as is possible (no doubt with the blessing of a Mr G Branston) but I figured I'd put it forward anyway since it seems so obvious to me as something that would make us a much more interesting and effective side.

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I echo these core sentiments.... and if there is a Transfer Committee for "departures", I hope there are people to stand up to Jamie, to say this is wrong. I felt gutted in the past when players like Masson Needham Yates Short Johnson Draper left and I will expect the same feeling if Stanley is shown the door. We need to be building sides around the "talent"

@Elite_pie  I know you may not be Stanley's biggest fan, given your previous postings along the lines of how many assists has he made. By playing so deep he is always the first outlet to begin attacks. Noble is normally the most forward of the midfield and consequently gets the "assists". I would hope that especially away from home a 4-5-1 formation could allow Stanley a more forward Jan Molby type pinger of the ball

What ratings do you think each player deserves.

for example this by @Piethagoram

Ratings 

Loach - 6 - Steady..had chances to release the ball earlier which became frustrating at times

Atkinson - 4 - Slightly better than Hewitt in that he did block some crosses but still unconvinced on his quality.

Edwards - 6 - Steady Eddy.

Hollis - 6 - Solid with the odd distribution lapse as usual. Perhaps should have done better with header

Audel - 7.5 - Man of the match Willingness to bring the ball gave us an outlet.Solid defence with fair share of winning headers

Aborah - 6.5 - Composure on the ball. Welcome back Oh Stanley!!!!.

Noble - 4.5 - Poor, wasted dead ball delivery. Should have been more instrumental

Thompson - 6 - Played with passion

Burke - 5.5 - He needed to switch with Campbell...He needs to step up as he allows the others to put effort in.

Stead - 4.5 - Too many loose lay offs gifting possession away.

Campbell - 4 - Final ball atrocious. Pity as he puts in the effort

Subs

McLeod - 4.5 - Idle by name, Idle by nature. Missing crucial chance, 150k should buy better.

Murray - 5 - Not enough quality, missed great opportunity to release Snijders

Snijders - 5 - Not enough time to influence the game.

Game 39 - The Chairboys (H)

Team: Wycombe Wanderers

Date: 28/03/16

Where: Meadow Lane

What line-up should Mark Cooper 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.

What happened to him? He looked half decent whenever I've seen him. I would like to see MC give him a chance to show he's worth having he's still fairly young as well could develop into a good player for us, cant be wrose than some of the dross we've seen this year.. We could swap De Silva's name for Snijders and we could be saying the same about him.. 

Well almost.....

@notts-joe asked me to write a piece for PON this week....this was my initial reply:

Monday's Fixtures:
Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool
Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield
Port Vale v Barnsley
Barnet v Luton Town
Cambridge United v Oxford United
Newport County v Accrington Stanley 

obviously, this season is a complete write off, but cooper is right, players have there careers at stake here.

The likes of mcleod, carrol and smith clearly do not care enough to put there soul into playing for the badge which is effecting us hugely, waste of a wage tbh, but in all honesty, this is what we have and we have to deal with it.

I want everyone reading this down at ML tomorrow to get behind the boys, it has worked in the past, it can work now. I attended Portsmouth on friday and from the moment i entered fratton park we got behind the boys, ( Mark Coopers b&w army, ohhh Stanley Aborah ect. ) i want this tomorrow.

What is your starting 11 for tomorrow?

Easter Monday goal hunt at the lane , how hard do you feel it will be for notts to find the back of the net ? Are we going to find the way through ? Are we going to be able to stop Wycombe in there quest for victory ? 

I think the England national side is a complete shambles, Theo Walcott has had a terrible season and is still picked ahead of someone like Marc albrighton or Arron Lennon who's having a decent season.

The same applies to Sterling, he is picked due to his reputation when Nathan Redmond has had an almost identical season to him, they have both played the same games and have the same assists and goals, but Sterling is picked ?

Mark noble is having a good season and is the heart of West Ham but he doesn't get picked yet the second Jack Wiltshire is fit he will be straight on that plane to France, when will we start picking a team that works rather than one full of reputations?