Good luck to Juve.The match is live on ITV4 tonight,KO 8.05

The sun is shining on the pies. Just nipping out to get the car washed and cleaned and then on the road to see the mighty Margulies win 4 0 he says hopefully.

 

Hope one and all has a safe journey and ill look out for faces at boundary park.

I'll be the one wearing the black and white shirt!

Am very nervous and apprehensive, but I have just purchased my ticket. So I will (fingers crossed) be attending. Sorry chatters but I hope to be absent from the chat room.

 

Chris

Notts County Ladies kick off their Continental Cup campaign on Wednesday night as they host WSL2 side Aston Villa Ladies.
 
Notts come into the game unbeaten, after three wins and a draw that have seen them top the league and progress through to the semi final of the FA Women’s Cup. Goals from Captain Sophie Bradley and striker Jess Clarke sealed County’s place in the semis, with a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth Ladies last time out.
 
In contrast, Aston Villa are still looking for their first victory, after three losses and a draw in their opening four games, including crashing out of the FAW Cup to Doncaster Rovers Belles.
 
The Lady Pies will be looking to the fire power of Jess Clarke and Dunia Susi, who have got six goals between them, in the first four games, Jess on a run of four goals in the last three games. Despite scoring the first goal on Sunday, Sophie Bradley’s attenttions will focus at the other end of the pitch, the home side looking to keep their impressive defensive record going with County conceding only two goals in the four games.

I don't want to step on @weymouthPIE toes but is anyone interested in a playoff prediction league? Just for fun and to keep us going before the World Cup starts. Same rules as the current prediction league. 

Nottingham post's article;

 

 

Notts County's Jack Grealish nominated for League One award

 

JACK Grealish has been given the perfect boost ahead of Notts County's do-or-die clash at Oldham Athletic, having been nominated for the League One Player of the Month award for April.

 

The on-loan Aston Villa winger will today be working hard on the training ground as the Magpies prepare to face the Latics in their last game of the season on Saturday, knowing a draw will ensure their survival in the division.

 

And the 18-year-old will no doubt have an extra spring in his step, after having his performances recognised.

 

Grealish did not add to his tally of five goals last month, but he still produced some dazzling displays in black-and-white stripes to help Notts claim three huge victories against Port Vale, Crawley and Swindon that have put the club on the brink of safety when they looked doomed to relegation only a few weeks ago.

 

 

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Winger Jess Clarke says Notts County Ladies have high ambitions for their maiden season at Meadow Lane.

The Magpies host Arsenal on Wednesday in their first Women's Super League match since controversially relocating from Lincoln.

Notts got off to a winning start at the ground, beating Coventry City in the FA Women's Cup fifth round on Sunday.
 

"Whether in the league or cup, I don't think anything is out of reach," Clarke told BBC East Midlands Today.
 

"We have to set the bar high and aim for that. A lot of hard work and preparation has gone on behind the scenes - we have to believe and trust that what we do on the training pitch and implement that on the game."
 

As Lincoln Ladies last term, the club finished runners-up to Arsenal in the Continental Cup and sixth in the league.
 

Manager Rick Passmoor is looking for more composure from his team after marking their relocation and rebrand as Notts County with a battling display against Coventry to set up a last-eight cup tie at Portsmouth.
 

"The players were a bit anxious and nervous, so it was good to get 90 minutes under their belt, to play on Meadow Lane and to play for this historic club," he said.
 

"It's a fresh start, new WSL season and franchise and the players want to be here at Notts County.
 

"They are playing for the badge, not the name on their back.
 

"They have got to ensure that they are nice and composed and relaxed come game day.
 

"It will be a completely different mindset against Arsenal, we will play well and it will be a super game."

Nottingham post's article;

 

 

Shaun Derry wants Notts County to finish 'Great Escape' with a bang

SHAUN Derry wants Notts County to finish their 'Great Escape' with a bang as he vowed not to play for the draw which will guarantee their survival.

 

The Magpies boss is bracing his team for one of the club's biggest matches in their recent history when they travel to Oldham on Saturday.

 

Notts need just a point at Boundary Park to retain their League One status, which could have led Derry to deploy defensive tactics for the showdown.

 

But the Magpies chief says that's not in his nature and has made it clear that he wants to finish one of the unlikeliest escape acts in style.

 

"I don't want us to play for the draw, I want to go and win the game instead," said Derry. "I've made that clear and with the form that we are in I certainly feel we can do it as well.

 

"Naturally we will show Oldham the utmost respect, of course we will.

 

"Fair credit to them and Lee Johnson because he has done a great job.

 

"But it's not about them. I am only concentrating on us and I really want all three points.

 

"And if we stay up, I know it will be my greatest achievement.

 

"I now appreciate all those times I knocked on the manager's door when I was a player and caused havoc, I now know there are two sides to the story."

 

Ticket sales for Notts' date with destiny were continuing to soar yesterday with the club having already sold their initial allocation of 3,000.

 

A further 1,000 were given to the Magpies and a sell-out is expected which will give the players an army of support.

 

It's one of the biggest followings the club has taken to a league fixture since playing Lincoln City in 1998 in a Division Three promotion clash.

 

The club's marketing manager Damian Irvine says the atmosphere promises to be something special.

 

"The level of support we will be taking is absolutely phenomenal," he said.

 

"To have sold our initial allocation of 3,000 so quickly just goes to show what this club is all about.

 

 

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Welcome to our site @mavis.Nice to see you're already joining in.

If you park in or around London and leave any wheels on the pavement area you will be liable to a fixed parking penalty. This picture  is what the traffic warden took of my car when I was parked in Ruislip, it cost me £110 or £55 if I pay within two weeks.

 

Be warned!

 

 

Well Done to Haydn Hollis who claimed the NCFCOSA's Young Player of the Season.
 

Yesterday fans and members of the NCFCOSA attended the Young Player of the Season Award Evening. The inaugural award for the best under-21 player who has come through Notts’ academy as a scholar was scooped up by Hayden Hollis. Fellow nominees Greg Tempest, Curtis Thompson, Fabian Spiess, and Kyle Dixon also attended, along with other academy players, and youth team coaches Dan Leivers and Anny Ninje.
 

Everyone present felt privileged to hear First Team coach/manager Shaun Derry lay out his plans for the integration of young players into the first team squad and give a frank and honest appraisal of the players coming through the system. We were left in no doubt that Notts have an exciting time ahead.
NCFCOSA's Website
 

Up the M1 & M62. Iff you are driving and see fellow pies give them a honk, I most certainly will.

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-hotel-increases-price-wedding-day/story-21017444-detail/story.html

Any comments?

 

Nothing beats seeing a pub full of NCFC fans, however when it's the pub which a former legendary manager used to frequent and is honoured - Well the sense of pride and respect sort combined to make it all that more special. The walk just as impressive, as our fans took to walking all the way from the Cross Keys pub all the way to Meadow Lane!

Personally I had been looking forward to it for awhile, I had collected sponsorship from day one and as some are aware I dislocated my left knee not long after.

With my right knee being such a problem and with the left going, I was advised by medial staff (physio and a specialist) not to do the walk. However, anyone who knows me will tell you I am stubborn but I wanted to do the walk for two reasons. 1) I wanted to help raise funds for the statue 2) I wanted to test myself.

Over 70 fans made the walk, which is very impressive!

For me there was no issue's whatsoever, I could feel my right knee and after the game I was walking funny but so proud to have walked it.

Well Done to everyone involved!!







Thank you to @BradtheMiller @sadlad @tonyhateley @magpiejue @Cobby @Joe Jones @jurgenpie and many others for sponsoring me! I can't tell you how much it means to me

I don't want to be negative but I am a bit worried about Saturday.

 

Both Crewe and Tranmere are at home we are not brilliant away. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that they both win and we lose in which case we would go down. I just hope that the players aren't thinking that the job is done and make that last push for a result at Oldham. It will be very nervy to say the least, please tell me I am being paranoid and it will all end happily.

Been to get 4 this morning. Nearly 2000 sold. Should be a sellout. I'm leaving straight from work at 11.00. Only just over 2 hours, so should be ok.

You might have seen Gladbach's 1-0 win at Schalke yesterday on TV. What has come to light today in the statistics is that they only committed 1 foul in the whole 90 minutes. The previous Bundesliga record low was 6 apparently.

 

Does anyone know of any team that committed no fouls at all?

Please vote for April's Member of the Month!
 

It's that time of the month where we seek your vote(s), this month @Canadian's decided the nominations for April's Member of the Month and as always the lineup is full of contenders to his former crown.

One Vote - Please choose who you feel is the most deserving, if you're in the running please vote for someone else and hopefully this will be fun for all involved! Voting ends on the 29th at 7:30pm, not long after the winner will be announced. It's been an interesting month with the great escape and hopefully our growing community flourish further, just as much as Notts have done.
 

Thank you to everyone for your contributions!
 

Please do vote as normal, last month the voting received 18, let's see if we can beat 25 votes!! (which is the most) You Pies!

Hi @hysongreenpie, welcome to Pride of Nottingham. Please do tell us a little about yourself In the meanwhile, I hope you like what you see and look forward to seeing future contributions. See you around the community!

Mullins has been recalled by Birmingham, that's a blow for the Oldham match. I'd drop Liddle back to defence and bring Vela in to midfield.

Notts County travel south to face Portsmouth Ladies as both sides battle it out in the quarter final of the FA Women's Cup.
 

With the lucrative prize of a place in the semi final beckoning, both teams will be keen to come out with a victory, with the winner facing the victor of the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton.
 

Portsmouth are the only team left in the competition to not play in either the Women’s Super League 1 or 2 and Notts will go into the game clear favourites, as they sit top of the tree in England, currently leading WSL1.
 

Notts County progressed through to the quarter final with victory over Southern Premier side Coventry City Ladies, who sit one place ahead of Sunday’s opponents Portsmouth. Pompey have had to beat four teams to reach the quarter final, scoring 12 in the process, including a 2-1 victory over WSL2 side Durham Women in the 5th Round.
 

Notts County continue to be without long term absentee Ellen White, who picked up an injury against Durham in pre-season, but still have the fire power of Jess Clarke and Dunia Susi who have netted five between them in the season’s first three games. Portsmouth aren’t shy of goals either, Lucy Quinn netting 18 goals in 24 appearances, with Gemma-Louise Hillier chipping in with 13 goals in 25 appearances.

This Saturday's fixtures:
AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

Doncaster Rovers v Reading

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

Rotherham United v Milton Keynes Dons

Bury v Portsmouth

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

 

The sad farewell of Nottingham man Colin Pomberth, who died alone

 

- Pensioner died alone and neighbours did not even know his name

- Decomposing body discovered by police weeks after his death

- Three people attend the 'public health funeral'

THREE distant relatives attended the funeral of pensioner Colin Pomberth, who died alone.

A short service at Wilford Crematorium yesterday was one of three already held this week in similar circumstances.

 

Such tragedies have led Age UK Notts, backed by the Post, to launch a campaign to End Loneliness.

 

The last time anyone saw partially-deaf Mr Pomberth, 72, alive, he was putting his bins outside his sparsely-furnished home in Hopedale Close, Radford, on August 14 last year.

 

His neighbours did not even know his name.

 

But one realised something was wrong when maggots began dropping through her ceiling from his flat above.

 

Police discovered his body. It was so badly decomposed that a cause of death could not be determined.

 

 

Very, very sad. Really says a lot about communities these days, once upon a time everyone would have known everyone but because of the way we have gone people now hide themselves a way - keeping to themselves.

R.I.P Colin Pomberth

 

If anyone is interested, I took quite a few crowd pics. I tend to do this for the majority of games where ever possible really, however It's only just came to me people within our community might be interested.

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