Match Talk

Stone - 8 - though he made some excellent saves and let down for the clean sheet. Distribution good on the whole. Baldwin - 6.5 - Decent, too many wayward simple passes. Brindley - 9 - Again excellent in that role. Reads the game so we'll and his technical ability is excellent. Cameron - 6.5 - Good on the whole, couple of cameron-esque mistakes. Not sure how he didn't get a yellow for diving on the ball and purposely handelling it. Austin - 7.5 - A bit quiet in the first half, but his constant energy caused them issues in the second. Good deliveries. Crowley - 7 - more quiet than usual, but kept it tidy and put some great balls in the box. Pa…

Game 4 - Rovers (A) Team: Doncaster Rovers Date: 19/08/2023 Where: Keepmoat Stadium What line-up should Luke Williams 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.

On Saturday Notts travel to Doncaster Rovers, how many links can we find between the two clubs. My contribution is Ricky Ravenhill who played for Doncaster 2002-2006 and joined Notts in 2009-2012 making 79 ppearances. How many more can we find?

Did anyone else buy a match pass for the Morecambe game last night. I thought it was quite good for a tenner but on the downside the commentary was from Morecambe’s local radio, yet I thought it would be Radio Nottingham, is there a way to switch the commentary does anyone know.

Great to be able to do them as a Football League club again: Stone 6 - I'll have to see the highlights, but I thought he could have done better with their first. Other than that, his kicking was good, when he went long he went looong, aiming in the right area. Brindley 7.5 - I've been concerned about his form and that didn't change until he went into the centre, but then he was a revelation. Barely put a foot wrong and it was great to see the old Brindley back (I don't mean Bill!). Rawlinson 6 - Looked better on the right of a back three, did ok. Cameron 6.5 - Better from the skipper, no silly mistakes and linked play well on the left. Nemane 7 - Unfortunate …

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12938946/notts-county-3-2-grimsby-town-league-two-highlights Questions on why Brindley didnt close down the Grimsby man for the first, made it far too easy Rawlinson playing them all on side for their 2nd

If you can’t get to the Morecambe match tomorrow you can watch the live stream, details here: https://x.com/official_ncfc/status/1691010348877328384?s=61

Game 2 - The Mariners (H) Team: Grimsby Town Date: 12/08/2023 Where: Meadow Lane What line-up should Luke Williams 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Mullarkey Would have suited Notts well, a right sided centre back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamil_Conteh

Notts travel to Morecambe on Tuesday, how many links can we find between the two clubs. Whenever I think of Morecambe I think of Sol Campbell and his first and last game for Notts but I digress. A proper link would be Mark Quayle who played for Notts 1998-2000 before moving to Morecambe. How many more links can we find?

On Saturday Notts take on Grimsby in the first home league game of the season in front of what should be a bumper crowd. What links can we find between the two clubs? One I can think of is Russell Slade who has managed both clubs.

EFL Cup - The Imps (H) Team: Lincoln City Date: 08/08/2023 Where: Meadow Lane What line-up should Luke Williams 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Mandroiu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasse_Sørensen_(footballer,_born_1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Smith_(English_footballer)

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Omari Patrick https://www.suttonunited.net/news/2023/july/welcome-omari-patrick/ A regular feature over the years in this section: https://www.suttonunited.net/news/2023/june/welcome-omar-sowunmi/

Game 1 - The Us (A) Team: Sutton United Date: 05/08/2023 Where: Gander Green Lane What line-up should Luke Williams 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.

Next match up is the ELF Cup on Tuesday when Notts take on Lincoln City in the cup at Meadow Lane. How many links can we find between the two clubs. I’ve got an obscure one for you Bert Loxley who I can just about remember playing for Notts between 1952 (the year I was born) and 1964, twelve years making 245 appearances, he became Lincoln’s manager in 1970-71.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/pre-sutton-williams-020823/

Notts County travel to Sutton United for the first game of the season. How many players, managers etc., can we name that have links to both clubs? One that springs to mind for me is Enzio Boldewijn who played for Notts in 2018-2021 he made 112 appearances and scored 19 goals before joining Sutton United. How many more links can we find?