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Wrexham had a player injured during the warm-up @gtownjohnno. I thought it would've been strange to leave him out, but according to LW we were expecting long throws without him too. You always expect an aerial onslaught against a Phil Parkinson team, whatever the personnel.

Fine lines. The visitors really couldn't have complained if we'd gone in ahead at half time - if Langstaff or Jones had scored, we'd have won and everyone would've been singing their praises. Uncharacteristically for us, we didn't take our chances. Wrexham are always good for a goal or two, and so we got punished. A few things did annoy me. In the second half we took a succession of short corners that we ended up passing back to our keeper. And, like against Mansfield, the concession of one (unlucky) goal was quickly followed by another and we suddenly had a mountain to climb. The collapses are becoming a bit of a habit and are causing us to lose games we could have drawn. The lack of cover is also a concern. All the same, the performance wasn't bad and the team don't deserve some of the criticism they're getting. We've come through a difficult month with ten points from six games. If we're serious about maintaining a promotion challenge, we shouldn't be making a habit of getting beaten at home by our rivals. All the same, we don't need to turn into a long ball team, we shouldn't sack our recruitment team and we didn't have a disastrous transfer window. Honestly, the way some of our fans react to a minor setback, it makes me wonder how they manage to navigate through life. To sum up, we just have to dust ourselves down and go again.

Right then you lot. Tomorrow (Saturday) is matchday, and you've got until 3pm to get your predictions in! @4everapie, @allardyces tash, @AmericanPie, @Canadian, @Chris, @CliftonMagpie, @George L, @JIMBO, @jimbob, @Joshua, @KB1862, @KingWilliams, @liampie, @magpiejue, @Nocturnal-Magpie, @NottsCountyKev, @OoooooTommy, @TheSkipper, @thommo, @upthepies Oh, and have a great time in the US @DonnyNotts!

Sunderland 1-1 Norwich City Watford 2-1 Millwall Blackpool 2-2 Peterborough United Cambridge United 0-2 Carlisle United Barrow 1-1 Salford City Morecambe 2-0 AFC Wimbledon (joker) Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Oldham Athletic 1-2 Altrincham

I hope so @Fan of Big Tone. Even ignoring the incident, I found the atmosphere at Gillingham unusually hostile, even to their own players.

They had far too much fun writing that statement However, I think a reputable source like the Daily Sport simply cannot be ignored.

The whole family were delighted to see you Seriously though, don't they look a bit like poos? I'd have brought one home!

You're welcome @Chris. Keep eighth place warm for me, I'm reclaiming it next week ????

The results: Huddersfield Town 0-4 Cardiff City Swansea City 0-1 Watford Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic Northampton Town 2-2 Leyton Orient AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Stockport County Dagenham & Redbridge 1-3 Boreham Wood Eastleigh 0-1 Woking --- Six of our eight games were away wins, so that's not promising. But we had some decent scores, best of all from @Joshua, with @cheeky~k8 and @Chris close behind. We also had some crap scores, like mine. @Joshua - 10 @cheeky~k8, @Chris - 8 @CliftonMagpie, @Fan of Big Tone, @OoooooTommy - 5 @allardyces tash, @liampie, @upthepies - 4 @4everapie, @ARLukomski, @gtownjohnno, @william1984 - 3 @DangerousSausage, @Megan_Elizax, @nottsnutter, @super_ram - 2 @magpiejue, @TheSkipper - 1 --- @ARLukomski still leads the way, but @Joshua and @cheeky~k8 move into the top three... ARLukomski - 87 Joshua - 69 cheeky~k8 - 69 gtownjohnno - 68 liampie - 65 nottsnutter - 64 upthepies - 61 Chris - 58 DangerousSausage - 57 Fan of Big Tone - 56 4everapie - 55 super_ram - 55 magpiejue - 55 TheSkipper - 52 DonnyNotts - 50 william1984 - 49 Megan_Elizax - 49 Dan - 48 allardyces tash - 46 OoooooTommy - 45 KingWilliams - 44 NottsCountyKev - 41 thommo - 39 jimbob - 38 JIMBO - 38 Nocturnal-Magpie - 38 AmericanPie - 36 CliftonMagpie - 36 KB1862 - 22 George L - 6 Canadian - 4 The next round is on Saturday, and the fixtures are online now. Go on, have a go!

It's the last round before Hallowe'en - if your league position is a bit frightening, here's your chance to do something about it As ever, kick-off is at 3pm and remember your joker! Sunderland v Norwich City Watford v Millwall Blackpool v Peterborough United Cambridge United v Carlisle United Barrow v Salford City Morecambe v AFC Wimbledon Ebbsfleet United v Dagenham & Redbridge Oldham Athletic v Altrincham

Ah, this is one of those strange little clubs that come up from non-league. Although apparently they were in the League before, back when Steps were in the charts. In this fixture last season, we beat them by starving them of the ball and imposing our game on them. If we do that again, they'll struggle to cope. On the other hand, if we're cautious and reactive and allow them to fire throw-ins and set pieces into our box, it'll be a long afternoon. Obviously Cameron and McGoldrick will be back. I have a feeling Macari will retain his place too. If anyone reading this hasn't got a ticket, I've just had an email saying that some more have just been released. I'd get booked quick. Mad that I'm even typing this, we used to be happy to get 6000

I noticed those during our recent away match there. I hate the things as they're designed to draw your attention away from the match, and are much more effective at it than normal boards. However, it'll probably just be a matter of time before they're a requirement as they are in Germany. It would be nice if the powers that be could at least restrict ads with moving graphics, but I'm not holding my breath.

Tuesday 7.45pm is kick-off time - get your predictions in! @allardyces tash, @AmericanPie, @Canadian, @Chris, @CliftonMagpie, @Dan, @DonnyNotts, @George L, @JIMBO, @jimbob, @Joshua, @KB1862, @KingWilliams, @liampie, @Nocturnal-Magpie, @NottsCountyKev, @OoooooTommy, @super_ram, @TheSkipper, @thommo, @upthepies, @william1984

I haven't heard anything about this and can't find much information online. Maybe a youngster?

It's been "pies" since I've been going @Fan of Big Tone. I always thought it was just convenient, as the "come on you xxx" chant only works with one syllable. I looked up the origin of the word and it's an interesting rabbit hole. Apparently the word "pie" has been used for the black and white birds since medieval times and predates "magpie" by several centuries (the "mag" prefix is said to come from Margaret - "maggie pie"). The baked product might be named after it too, as magpies pick up lots of random objects, and baked pies contain lots of random things. So "pie" is actually an earlier form of the word "magpie". There you go, impress/bore your friends at the pub with that one More reading: https://www.etymonline.com/word/pie

Huddersfield Town 2-1 Cardiff City Swansea City 1-1 Watford Lincoln City 1-3 Charlton Athletic Northampton Town 0-1 Leyton Orient AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Accrington Stanley Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Stockport County (joker) Dagenham & Redbridge 2-1 Boreham Wood Eastleigh 2-0 Woking

The results: Bristol City 1-0 Coventry City Hull City 1-2 Southampton Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers Peterborough United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers Bradford City 1-1 Wrexham Colchester United 1-2 Harrogate Town Rochdale 3-4 Oldham Athletic Southend United 5-0 Solihull Moors --- This round's winner is @ARLukomski, who also nailed his joker! @ARLukomski - 11 @Joshua - 8 @AmericanPie, @magpiejue - 6 @allardyces tash, @Megan_Elizax, @nottsnutter, @OoooooTommy, @super_ram, @upthepies - 5 @DonnyNotts, @JIMBO - 4 @Fan of Big Tone, @gtownjohnno, @liampie, @Nocturnal-Magpie, @thommo, @william1984 - 3 @4everapie, @cheeky~k8, @CliftonMagpie, @DangerousSausage, @KingWilliams - 2 @Chris, @Dan, @NottsCountyKev, @TheSkipper - 1 --- @ARLukomski is an absolute machine! But the rest of the table is still pretty tight... ARLukomski - 84 gtownjohnno - 65 nottsnutter - 62 liampie - 61 cheeky~k8 - 61 Joshua - 59 upthepies - 57 DangerousSausage - 55 magpiejue - 54 super_ram - 53 4everapie - 52 Fan of Big Tone - 51 TheSkipper - 51 DonnyNotts - 50 Chris - 50 Dan - 48 Megan_Elizax - 47 william1984 - 46 KingWilliams - 44 allardyces tash - 42 NottsCountyKev - 41 OoooooTommy - 40 thommo - 39 jimbob - 38 JIMBO - 38 Nocturnal-Magpie - 38 AmericanPie - 36 CliftonMagpie - 31 KB1862 - 22 George L - 6 Canadian - 4 --- The next round is on Tuesday night and the fixtures are already online - click here to have a go! See you there

We have lots of football coming up now, so there's a lot of predicting to be done too. This round is for this coming Tuesday - kick-off is at 7.45pm, and don't forget your joker! Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City Swansea City v Watford Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic Northampton Town v Leyton Orient AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley Crewe Alexandra v Stockport County Dagenham & Redbridge v Boreham Wood Eastleigh v Woking

I'll get your points counted tonight (no promises though) or tomorrow, so watch this space. We have another round coming up on Tuesday and the fixtures will be posted imminently

Brilliant win, and a great way to bounce back. Gillingham did have some dangerous moments on the break (and we rode our luck a couple of times), but they really didn't look special and we deserved our win. Just 23 more points and we're staying up! Kudos to every Notts fan who braved the weather in that open away end.

Bristol City 0-2 Coventry City Hull City 1-1 Southampton Burton Albion 2-1 Bristol Rovers Peterborough United 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers Bradford City 2-3 Wrexham Colchester United 0-2 Harrogate Town Rochdale 1-1 Oldham Athletic (joker) Southend United 0-2 Solihull Moors Tomorrow 3pm is kick off time - get your predictions in! @Joshua, @TheSkipper, @KingWilliams, @NottsCountyKev, @jimbob, @thommo, @Nocturnal-Magpie, @OoooooTommy, @JIMBO, @AmericanPie, @KB1862, @George L, @Canadian

Thanks for your feedback everyone! Personally I didn't go to any of these. I would have been at the 4000th game at home to Hull if it hadn't been postponed. I think the match programmes were sold in the club shop, I might have one knocking around. Were any of you there in 1998, 1975 or even 1952? It took more than one attempt ????

Sorry about the rude interruption - where were we? Rounds 12 and 13 are postponed for reasons we're all aware of - I'll try to squeeze them in later in the season. We'll pick up with round 14, with these matches kicking off at 3pm on Saturday. Good luck and remember your jokers! Bristol City v Coventry City Hull City v Southampton Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers Peterborough United v Wycombe Wanderers Bradford City v Wrexham Colchester United v Harrogate Town Rochdale v Oldham Athletic Southend United v Solihull Moors

For the third time (I tried a few days ago but it didn't work), here are the results Ipswich Town 3-0 Hull City Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Millwall Blackpool 1-3 Derby County Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Stevenage Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham Morecambe 1-1 Accrington Stanley Altrincham 2-1 Aldershot Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 York City --- So here are your scores. As I said, half of this thread has been zapped, but the round was already complete, counted and on my spreadsheet. If I remember right, a couple of you predicted twice. I appreciate your enthusiasm but I can only accept your first entry @liampie - 13 @upthepies - 11 @TheSkipper, @Megan_Elizax - 10 @cheeky~k8 - 9 @nottsnutter, @Nocturnal-Magpie - 8 @super_ram - 7 @Chris, @magpiejue, @OoooooTommy - 6 @ARLukomski, @gtownjohnno, @4everapie, @KingWilliams - 5 @Joshua, @Fan of Big Tone, @Dan, @william1984, @NottsCountyKev, @jimbob, @AmericanPie, @CliftonMagpie - 4 @DangerousSausage, @allardyces tash, @JIMBO - 3 @thommo - 2 --- The table: ARLukomski - 73 gtownjohnno - 62 cheeky~k8 - 59 liampie - 58 nottsnutter - 57 DangerousSausage - 53 upthepies - 52 Joshua - 51 TheSkipper - 50 4everapie - 50 Chris - 49 super_ram - 48 magpiejue - 48 Fan of Big Tone - 48 Dan - 47 DonnyNotts - 46 william1984 - 43 Megan_Elizax - 42 KingWilliams - 42 NottsCountyKev - 40 jimbob - 38 allardyces tash - 37 thommo - 36 Nocturnal-Magpie - 35 OoooooTommy - 35 JIMBO - 34 AmericanPie - 30 CliftonMagpie - 29 KB1862 - 22 George L - 6 Canadian - 4 --- The next round is on Saturday, so I'll post the fixtures sometime today. Your crystal balls must be well polished by now, so there are no excuses - see you there!

"Lucky" hat? How many times have we been relegated in the last 30 years? ???? Kill it with fire!