Walsall took them to pens, 2-2 and obviously Wolves won but we played well against Walsall - Yet Wolves will be a totally different game and one I have to say I am not overly fussed about. I think Notts can continue to perform well, it will be interesting. I can see more watching it via sky, although I hope a good following goes and supports Notts.

Wolves are 3rd in the league, I am a little surprised by this as I expected them to do a Sheffield United and struggle (not a this season Sheffield United tho)..

Notts will have to be wary defensively and despite it being it being the JPT, the game will yet again showcase the club to it's fans.

It's vital they put in a Tranmere/Crewe performance or even a Liverpool one, battle them! COYP!!

Thoughts?

I've had to start a new thread about my blogs because Joe told me off for being negative and calling it boring when it wasn't (in his opinion).

Anyway, here is another edition of my really interesting blog, this time I am talking about playing as children in and around Meadow Lane.

http://prideofnottingham.co.uk/community/blog/5/entry-50-blog-3-play-time/

This is a fantastic offer, one I hope the fans will take up. It's certainly one I hope encourages fans to flock in support, I know we haven't done that well but it's important we turn things around and it's even more required to see Meadow Lane busy. It's not the same seeing games without a busy ML and it's ultimately where we need to keep pushing aswell as the league.

£10 - Adults
£1  - Children

I don't care if this goes below my season ticket price, I want to see the fans come out and more of them at Meadow Lane. I hope the club continue to push for fans to return!



COYP!!

It was good to see that the players made an appearance in the MLSB after Saturday's match, I think this is a brilliant idea and credit to the club for arranging it. It fosters a bond between the players and the supporters which is good. Gone are the days when the players used to catch the same bus home as the fans and mix with them, so anything like this really helps.

I also liked Martin Allen's ideas, he had the players who weren't in the squad sit with the fans and also in the warm up they would go over and applaud the fans before the game plus lots of birthday visits to young fans, we need more of that sort of thing too.

Was anyone in the MLSB after the match?

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Thoughts?

I have been on several sites associated with Notts County. I have been on the Notts County Mailling list for a long while, probably since its inception in the early days of the internet before forums. I am more of a lurker on there and enjoy reading the various viewpoints of the contributors but I never felt really comfortable posting my thoughts, I tried a few times but didn't get much response and a lot of the posters seemed to be more knowledgeable than me and therefore I felt my input was unworthy.

I tried Mad and posted a few times on there but only got abuse for my trouble and there seemed to be a very nasty element who were only interested in causing trouble, the moderators seemed to allow anything so I decided that wasn't for me.

I then tried the YouPies, which later became MagpieWeb, I really wanted that to succeed and did my best by posting as much as I could but in the end I was talking to myself and the owner seemed to lose interest so I had to reluctantly give in and began my search for a suitable site to talk about my favourite football team and came across Pride of Nottingham, I can't remember how I found it, I think it was a retweet by Mrs. Trew.

Almost from the moment I joined I felt at home, I was a little tentative at first after having bad experiences particularly on Mad but I soon began to feel at home. Everyone is so friendly and I was made to feel that my input was genuinely valued and now it is one of the first places I go to check when I get on line in the morning.

So I just wanted to say thank you to all concerned for making this a great friendly site, to Joe who started it all, to his family who come on and join in with the chat and banter and to all the other contributors who have helped to make this my favourite Notts County forum, long may it continue and prosper.

And if you are a visitor who is just having a look round, come along and join in you won't regret it, I know I haven't.

This is another positive move by the club and should be applauded in my opinion.

Free travel to away matches for under 16's.

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/free-travel-for-under-16s-1100366.aspx

The big day! I feel I will be saying this for sometime, although Saturday will the big promotion £10 adults and £1 for children. It's a shame the offer couldn't included away fans, it might have the away end full but I guess it makes sure we at least bring in some normal finance. Yet I do hope fans come down, even if it's a case of taking up the offer and meeting up old friends. It's a great deal!

Notts will have to put aside the disappointment of last Saturday against Carlisle, they need to be stronger at the back and on the break.

I honestly feel we would have won if these two areas had been spot on, it certainly wasn't a lack of effort on goal for me because Gillespie had a great game - Despite him showing a lack sportsmanship.

Crewe - Cannot be written off, they have a good system and for sure they can pass, although Mathias Pogba also is one to watch.

Notts - Will have to be stronger, I'm unsure about Leacock personally. Some have mentioned they would give Manny Smith a chance, even at the expense of Gary Liddle. It might be wise to remain unchanged, although I think a few a starting to notice that Deano isn't looking the same right now.

I can't say I see a win, part of me says a draw but I think Crewe will take the game.

Thoughts?

I've just noticed we have another new member, so welcome @connorpie I hope you like it here.

The home game against Oldham has now been rearranged to a Tuesday night 29th October. There will probably be 1,000 less people there than at a Saturday fixture but that is the price we pay for having internation players I suppose.

Done a little blog about my trip to watch Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town yeterday, so feel free to have a read if you get chance:

http://prideofnottingham.co.uk/community/blog/3/entry-49-my-trip-to-bristol-51013/

Would be nice to get a few new people joining in this week. You can have a look at the other threads for an example of how it all works but basically I post 6 fixtures every week and you just have to post your predictions in this thread. You get 3 points for a correct score and 1 point for a correct result. So for example:

my prediction: Notts County 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Notts win 2-0 - 3 points

Notts win, but not by a score of 2-0 - 1 point

There aren't many big scores so it won't take any time to catch up if you start this weekend. One good score shoots you right up the table.

This weekend's fixtures:
Burnley v Reading

Derby County v Leeds United

Peterborough United v Preston North End

Walsall v Bradford City

Bury v Newport County

Oxford United v Southend United

Good luck everyone

I hope our old mate@liampie is ok, I've not seen him around lately.

If you read this Liam are you ok mate? We miss you.I

Today is the day that my 5 year old Grandson makes his first (I hope) visit to Meadow Lane.

It is something I have dreamt of for a long time our eldest Grandchildren lived away so I never got chance to introduce them to the highs and lows of being a 'Pie.

So this will be really special for me, it can go one of two ways, he will either hate it and after five minutes proclaim in a loud voice that "this is boring I want to go home" or he'll love every minute and when it's finished say "that was great Grandad, when can I come again".

I will bring some of his books, a packet of sweets and crisps but if you see a dejected old(ish) man dragging a screaming 5 year old out if the ground after 10 minutes you will know which option George took.

Wish me luck.

It's that time of the month again - Myself and Cheeky have been discussing, on a month which has seen quite a few people away (ourselves included) it's been a little slow but those who have posted have helped immensely.

Again I'd like to thank everyone for their contributions!

September Member of the Month - @Dripsey3

Since day one of his arrival back in August, Dripsey's been actively encouraging posts and helping out. His posts with the International forums have been quite popular and much appreciated - He's joined in and has really helped us. Not only on on the site but he's been very kind with commenting on a regular basis to PoN's Facebook wall - Someone who I look forward to reading his responses, as I do with many others now.

I'd like to thank Dripsey - Our Irish Magpie friend! Well Done!!

You Pies
 

Closest wins a pint paid by yours truely!

Payable on Saturday, or any other home/away game where both me and the winner are in attendance.



I'm going to go for 6,208!


 

This photo covers five members...



This is Tony, George and then we have Julie also with her family.



Here we have WeymouthPie who featured in #themag!

I'm actively seeking further additions - I hope those above don't mind, I thought this was pretty cool.

As I am working nights this weekend & the Millers are away at Brentford, the local games don't interest me, & Notts are kindly putting on a cheapie, I thought i'd grace ML with my presence for the second time this season. Looking forward to it, & i'll give my opinion of the game afterwards.

Asda and Tesco withdraw 'psycho' patient outfits

Asda offered its "sincere apologies" for the offence it caused

Supermarket chains Tesco and Asda have withdrawn Halloween outfits from sale after widespread criticism.

Asda's "mental patient fancy dress costume" is no longer available while Tesco followed suit by removing its "psycho ward" offering.

Following criticism, including from one "stunned" mental health charity, both stores have apologised.

Asda said it would be making a "very sizeable donation" to mental health charity Mind as a result.

The £20 Asda outfit included clothing, fake blood, a mask and a fake meat cleaver while Tesco's orange boiler suit offered to "complete the look" with a machete.

A Tesco spokesperson said: "We're really sorry for any offence this has caused and we are removing this product from sale."

In a statement on Wednesday evening, Asda, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart, said the sale had been a "completely unacceptable error".
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Katie Dalton Mental health charity Gofal

"[The costume] should never have been sold and it was withdrawn as soon as it was brought to our attention."

Asda added: "We're deeply sorry one of our fancy dress costumes has upset people."

It is understood the costume had been on sale through Asda's clothing outlet George for two days, before being withdrawn from sale on Wednesday morning following a complaint from a customer.

Asda said the product had been removed from the website in the afternoon but the relevant page remained visible for a few hours.

It disappeared after the criticism on Twitter started to emerge.

Former Downing Street director of communications Alastair Campbell, who has written about his experiences with mental health issues, branded their sale by established companies as "unacceptable".

Speaking to BBC London, he said: "We are trying to change attitudes towards mental illness so people do not stigmatise it and something like this comes along and it just reminds you we are basically still in the dark ages.

"We are still in the dark ages if some of the biggest companies in this country, Tesco, Asda and Amazon think that it's acceptable to sell something like this."

"It's unacceptable on every level," he added.

Elsewhere, Katie Dalton, of Welsh mental health charity Gofal, wrote on Twitter: "Dear @asda, how on earth did you come to the conclusion that this is an appropriate fancy dress costume? Disgraceful."

Former footballer Stan Collymore, who has had a well-documented battle with depression, also criticised Asda for using a "stereotype".

"Do you actually realise how many people are hanging themselves because of being frightened of the stigma?" he tweeted.

The charity Rethink Mental Illness also took to Twitter to say it was "stunned" by the costume's description, but later thanked Asda "for responding" to the "concerns".
'Terrifying Halloween option'

Sue Baker from Mind told BBC Radio 5 live that the worst thing about the costume was it reinforced outdated stigmas about people with mental health illness.

"Some of the worst myths that fuel this stigma is the assumption that we're going to be dangerous, knife-wielding maniacs and that is simply not the case."

She added: "The stigma can be life limiting and life threatening because people don't think they can talk to anybody and sadly for some people they take the option of not being with us anymore."

The internet link to the website page where the costume was being sold used the words "zombie fancy dress costume".

But the product was titled "mental patient fancy dress costume" on the page itself.

The product details read: "Everyone will be running away from you in fear in this mental patient fancy dress costume.... it's a terrifying Halloween option."

Ms Baker had called for retail giants Tesco and Amazon to withdraw from their websites a Halloween outfit of an orange boiler suit with "Psycho Ward" written across the front and back, along with a "committed" stamp below. It also has a plastic low jaw restraint.

(No problem with the sign in Joey)

Hi all,

Another old git seeking a bit of refuge from MAD

Nottingham lad, born Bilsthorpe, grew up in Bulwell Hall mainly with the odd dash of Southwell/Radford/West Bridgford/Edwalton/Meadows (Them bailiffs never could catch me old Mum).

Been supporting NCFC since a young lad (1959 was my first game!). Ex Army (22 years) and missed all the div 1 years bar a couple of games.

Followed the Pies via newspapers in Germany for 20 years. Came back to the UK and live in Chester. Stayed in the habit of supporting from a distance  until the Munto thing gave me a kick up the backside (bandwagon?), anyway walking down the Lane for the first time in 30 odd years and whooooosh right back where I belonged. Thank heavens for Munto.

I get in about 15 - 18 games home and away depending on my work commitments and enjoy every one, well perhaps not enjoy every one but you know what I mean. Those I can't get to I spend listening to Uncle Colin and in whichever chatroom is being used. See some familiar names from other boards on here and looking forward to some good, constructive chat here.

Youpiessssss

Glad to have you with us ,Eyepie.Please tell us a bit about yourself.Enjoy the site!

Welcome aboard North Notts Magpie, don't hesitate to join in with the discussions, we're a friendly bunch

Hello and welcome Scottpie.I hope you enjoy your time with us.Why not tell us a bit about yourself.

Welcome aboard pies4u, enjoy the site mate. Don't hesitate to join in the banter and discussions, or the prediction league. We're a friendly bunch

Hello @C_J

Welcome to Pride of Nottingham, thanks for taking the time to join us. If you get chance, why not tell us a little about yourself? I hope you enjoy being apart of our site and we look forward to see your comments.

See you around buddy