Steve Davis has warned his men to beware of a backlash from Notts County on Saturday, 3pm.

After a strong start the Magpies are in freefall in League One, having failed to win any of their last seven matches.

They have lost their last four at Meadow Lane, scoring just twice in the process, and are currently rock-bottom of the division’s form standings.

After the Alex’s recent run of good results the gap between the sides has narrowed to just five points, and Davis’s men will be confident.

But he warned Shaun Derry’s men will be hurt by their recent performances, and will view the fixture against a side they have already beaten 3-0 this season as the perfect opportunity to get back on track.

He said: “They have hit some indifferent form, it happens to all teams.

“But they’ll be trying to put that right, they are at home and their fans will be wanting them to perform a lot better.

“We go there at a good time, we hit Oldham at a similar stage.

“But they have a good group of players, they are suffering with confidence a little bit perhaps.

“We’ve gone longer than that without winning, you don’t know how it affects the group.

“They’ll see it this as a big game because we are below them in the table.

“I think we are better than we were when we met in the first part of the season. Hopefully we’ll give them a better game.”

The manager is confident defender Harry Davis, who had his tooth knocked out in the 3-1 victory over Gillingham last weekend, and midfielder Anthony Grant, who has a slight hip problem, will be fit to play.

Crewe have won three of their last four, but haven’t tasted success at County since the 1996-97 season. They have drawn two and lost two since.

The Alex hope to add a back-up keeper to their squad in time for the game.

County signed winger Will Hayhurst on an 18-month deal from Preston earlier this week, and brought in attacking duo Alefe Santos and Kwame Thomas on loan from Derby County.

Davis added: “Everyone feels better when you are winning, there is momentum and spirit around the place.

“In all honesty, even when we were losing, we kept the belief in the group that we could turn it around and that’s starting to show.”

Thoughts?

Our old goalie is on telly tonight as he plays in goal for Ipswich against one of his former clubs Southampton.

Hope he keeps a clean sheet.

Has anyone else noticed these signs that seem to pop up in all sorts of odd places?

I've never seen any police activity going on and they seem to be there for a week or so then disappear.

What's that all about?

I'd like to know what you think about the above article, this is a little bit of an experiment but please do read and share your opinions here in form of a discussion (by all means comment on the article) just head here to tell me if you feel we should be focusing more on our own system, if you agree with me and why or whatever you opinion on the matter is.

I feel strongly about giving any player the chance and although we have times where we voice concern, I know if they do well people will acknowledge that.

Derry could forge a name for being trusted with players, naturally clubs will only let youngsters out at first but I could see a partnership forming where by clubs know we can get the best out of experienced players, especially those who are struggling to get into their first team but the club wants to keep.

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So what did you think? Discuss...

Who will be the next PON hall of fame inductee voting to start soon 

Darren Caskey, ex Notts player with a larger than average frame is set to start using a diet app, in order to shed the pounds...

Not really, but is this the latest fad to hit the mobile technology/app market? Will they work?

Admittedly Darren could have done with these around when he was playing for us..

As the January transfer window starts what do county need to get?

According to PNE forum and twitter (apparently), we are due to sign this 20yo winger William Hayhurst on a permanent. 

He is currently on loan at York City, and has extended until the end of the season according to Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hayhurst

PNE fans seem to rate him as 'having potential' or 'destined for L2 level'. I assume for us to sign him, they will have to recall him from York. Tried signing up for York's fans forum but there's about 100 hoops to jump through before you can even see their forum. 

 

Hello @Outlaw Pie, welcome to Pride of Nottingham. Pleased to have you here, hope you enjoy your time visiting and interacting with us here on the community.

Care to tell us a little about yourself?

Interesting game happening right now, Coventry City vs Swindon Town. If Swindon win they go back to the top of the league, which would be smashing for them and our very own PoN resident.

@medievalmickey I see your beating Coventry 2-0 at the moment.

Double goals by Williams!! Hattrick? Let's hope so.

I'm guilty folks, I couldn't help myself. It had to be written!

Welcome to PoN @SOFIA.Hope you enjoy your time with us

Here's a view of what the general census of the Bristol City fans think.

Before the Game

'Fatalist'; Said "In the game at Meadow Lane they were really timid. Derry said they had no choice but to get men behind the ball, we were so good. They just let us come at them. We really should have had it sewn up long before JET's winner. All this was with them as the HOME side. Don't expect them to come at us all guns blazing tomorrow."

'dandare 1966'; Said "Don,t panic we will get at em and they don,t like it up um."

'Marina's Rolls Royce'; Said "NC competed really well last time at BS3 and we were lucky to win. The TOTL spot is there for us and our team will want that every bit as much as us and more."

'Buckobcfc'; Said "I reckon we will win 3-1 smith to bag a brace and K. Smith to get a screamer from 25 yards."

'old_eastender'; Said "Reckon it will be close, going for 2-1 City win be really good to see Jet score from open play..."

'cidered abroad'; Said "This will be close. Just look at Notts away record. W 5. D 5. L 1."

'Iron Man'; Said "One of the worst teams for their time wasting, need an early goal or it will be one of them days."

Aftermath

'Super'; Said "Worst team I have seen by a mile this season. And by far the worst kit!"

'Slartibartfast'; Said "Only play as well as they're allowed."

'Antman'; Was annoyed by Roy Carrol, he said "petulant, erratic, **** and hilarious in equal measure - how he got away with his 'bribery' gestures i'm not sure,he seemed to be as frustrated with his own team as the fact he kept leaking goals."

'GrahamC'; Said "Notts were desperate, they made Yeovil look like Real Madrid."

Whilst 'chilvers88'; Said "I am seeing a lot of post saying how bad notts were ect but I have to say I think they came here with a game plan not many others have and that was to win themselves but they were just not good enough and I think if they came here today and put 10men behind the ball we probably wouldn't not have scored as many."

'BRISTOL86'; Believes Roy Carroll should be punished for his alleged actions within the game - "He should be facing trouble from the FA for those bribery gestures. Not very professional at all from a player with such experience."

'Aaron-Bcfc'; Said "That's only because we scored early. Their game plan from the beginning was to park the bus and grind out a draw but our goal changed that and forced them to open up a bit. I don't blame Derry at all for setting up negatively though, we have the better team so it's to be expected."

'Northern Red'; Said "Just been having a browse of their forum, the main criticism from their fans seems to be that they're too defensive. Not just today, but as a general point."

'Strawberry2157.'; Said "Worst side this I've seen this season, they had nothing to offer and were lucky they have a decent keeper ... Enjoyable game."

'ChippenhamRed'; Said "A combination of us playing very well in spells, and Notts being poor. The early goal ensured they couldn't park the bus and made for an open game that suited us down to the ground."

'harrys'; Said "you are desperate not to give Jet any credit, spoke to a Notts C. Fan in North Streetafter the game who said that is one of the best performances he's ever seen from a player in his 30 years of following football."

'dezgimed'; Said "I liked their kit. ADO Den Haag esque."

'ChippenhamRed'; Returned and said "Fully expected them to park the bus but to be fair to them, they kept trying to play even when 4-0 down. Absolutely nothing up top though."

Which comments stand out to you and why? What are your thoughts?

Okay, I'm going to challenge you all to a little game of 'Guess Who' again.

I want you to use the

bbcode so start with "[spolier]" and end with "

" and you comment would go between, after which it saves others from seeing your guess. No picking at what people guess! Okay? Good.

1)


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Good Luck!

Ps. If any images disappear whilst people take part, I will re-add them and contact those who join in (I don't expect it to happen).

Are going to be playing in Blue again, after the barm pot that owns them does a U turn on the re-branding that saw them play in R*d.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2903888/Vincent-Tan-reveals-mother-U-turn-controversial-rebrand-Cardiff-change-club-colour-blue.html

I just notice this on another forum, I think it's something Notts should consider for the bench next season. Yet I would limit to a age range, get youngsters 'feeling' the magic around Notts. I wonder what @erindoors would think of this?

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S64Vo483Q_k

There's a chance of snow forecast in the next few days.What's the weather  like where you live?It;s been relatively mild here until the last few days.What about you @PTID1862 , @Northants Pie and further afield @Dripsey3, @Canadian and @pie_in_shanghai ?

Hopefully this hasn't been posted, I haven't caught up with all the threads since I got back from my break.

Has anyone else received the survey about the bench and have you filled it in?

It asks what features you liked and which you used, what you didn't like and didn't use. Also any improvements you would like to see.

A good idea in my opinion.

http://www.thesackrace.com/teams/notts-county

It seems we are interested in Jermaine Easter.

He's a reasonably decent striker, who could actually do a job in this league but it seems he isn't interested in leaving Millwall.
 

Notts County are interested in Jermaine Easter, says Millwall boss Ian Holloway.

Holloway says the Magpies have sent a scout to watch the 32-year-old striker, who has only started two league games this season.
But he insists Easter is still in his plans at the Championship club.

“He could have gone out on loan and I’ve not let him go out on loan,” said Holloway.

If any deal included a fee and a transfer, I personally would rather see it being spent elsewhere. It seems that is what Ian Holloway is seeking but what price would you put on Jermaine Easter? If the rumours are about us having money, it would be better spent on younger players.

Thoughts?

I was reading on another forum about these and I decided to have a look at them, I was amazed how cheap they were, after a bit of research I eventually went for this one LINK at just under £12 its very good. It records footage onto an SD card (not included) and has a screen to view the footage on playback, it records sounds as well if you wish, when the SD card is full it will write over it from the beginning. It would be very handy to have if involved in an accident and could be used in evidence to prove who was at fault. I believe some insurance companies give a discount if you have one. I thought it was worth a punt for that price, has anyone else got one?

Prepare for the best here, which I think would be safe to say making sure we don't concede many.

I'd hope we could leave with a draw, yet I don't see us winning. This said, Bristol have lost to some sides you would have expected to be slaughtered themselves and other teams similar to us have gotten draws. I don't have that feeling, I think they will win but it wouldn't be the end of the world or requiring 'Derry' out comments.

With the lack of wingers (quality) I think our chances will be largely limited.

I see the game ending 2-0 in their favour.

Thoughts?

Am I the only one that likes them.To me christmas dinner wouldn't be complete without them but other family members disagree.

You can picture the panic now can't you, the future Mrs... her mind full of devilish plans on how to part you from your most prized possessions...

http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/15/best-man-cant-find-wedding-rings-anywhere-then-this-guy-appears-4987747/

Maybe Enoch should give up playing lower leagues and concentrate on the wedding business