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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Quartet Of Youngsters Agree Terms

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/quartet-of-youngsters-agree-terms-820007.aspx


 


 


This is the future folks, get the youngsters on the pitch. clapping.gif


 


 


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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Forum Usernames

I was listening to the radio this morning and they had a piece on about social networking and usernames. Gary Birtles was on and was saying that he is being impersonated on facebook and twitter by someone using his name.


 


This made me think about my username on here and on twitter, I hope the real Tony Hateley doesn't get upset thinking I am impersonating him. I am Tony Hateley on Twitter but don't do much tweeting more reading other tweets and I would never want people to think I am the real Tony, I'm not fit to lick his boots. :lol:


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English Football    Shock: Sir Ale Ferguson Retires

 

Sir Alex retires

• Thirteenth league title in 26 years will be his last

• Most successful manager in English football history to become a director of Manchester United FC

NYSE: MANU. Manchester, UK. Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season, Manchester United announced today.

The most successful manager in English football history will bow out after the West Bromwich Albion game on 19 May and join the football club board.

Announcing his decision to retire, Sir Alex Ferguson said:

“The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the right time.

“It was important to me to leave an organisation in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so. The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth set-up will ensure that the long-term future of the club remains a bright one.

“Our training facilities are amongst the finest in global sport and our home Old Trafford is rightfully regarded as one of the leading venues in the world.

“Going forward, I am delighted to take on the roles of both Director and Ambassador for the club. With these activities, along with my many other interests, I am looking forward to the future.

“I must pay tribute to my family, their love and support has been essential. My wife Cathy has been the key figure throughout my career"

manutd.com

 

 

RESPECT to the greatest manager in English football (and maybe more than just in England).

I've never lived a Manchester United season without Ferguson on the bench: I'm 24 years old.

This is a bit shocking news for me as he is pure history and I'm used to see him at MUFC.

He has a statue yet...and he fully deserves that.

 

RESPECT to the living legend.

RESPECT for the great games with the Juve in the 90s

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Sheehan Wants Magpies Stay

Sheehan wants Magpies stay

<!--url{0}-->Alan Sheehan has revealed he is eager to remain at Notts County for the 2013/14 League One season.

Sheehan is one of 15 players out of contract this summer, but the 26-year-old left-back has held initial discussions with Magpies manager Chris Kiwomya about a new deal.

He told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I have had two years here, have played over 80 games and I am happy to be here.

"The fans have been very good. I'd like to be here and have never said I want to leave.

"A few of us have spoken to Chris and we know his plans for next season. I can't really say too much before things goes public but he has plans for next season.

"I think it will be quite exciting and it will nice to be a part of it."
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English Football    League One Play-Offs

I'm sure all members will join me in wishing Swindon and MedievalMickey all the best in the play-offs. Good luck mate. :flowers::super:


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Magpies Media    Pictures

When I post a picture is comes on the forum really small (thumbnail), can anyone tell me how to make it show bigger please?


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English Football    The Final

Congratulations to the team who were written off by most of the so called experts. Once again Man City failed  to produce the goods when it mattered most and Wigan,  in my opinion, were the better team over 90 minutes and deserved to lift the Trophy.Nice to see a 'minnow' win.


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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Off To Sunny Scarborough

We are off for a little jaunt in our camper van, so I might not be around for a while, although I will try to keep in touch via the phone if I can get a signal.


 


Hoping the weather will continue in the vein of the last few days but the forecast doesn't look good so I might not be sitting on the beach with a knotted hanky on my head. Instead I'll probably be in the local pubs sampling the real ale (jealous Super Ram?).


 


Behave yourselves while I am away and lets hope we get some good news on the signings front to talk about.


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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Greg Tempest

Greg Tempest has today been called up to the Northern Ireland Under 21s squad. Massive cognratulations to him, that's two Northern Irish Internationals we have :) Greg clearly has something about him, and it just goes to show how much fantastic work is going on at the new Centre of Excellence, or Academy - whatever you want to call it. Great credit has to go to Mick Leanord, Brett Adams and everyone there.


 


Best of luck Greg! :)


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Magpies Media    Black & White Issue 5

Black & White fanzine issue 5 will be out I believe on the final day of the season at home to Coventry. This will be the biggest publication yet, and includes an exclusive interview with a certain Lee Hughes!


 


Pre-orders are now being taken here - http://blackandwhitezine.bigcartel.com/product/issue-5. This link also tells you just some of what's included in issue 5


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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    New Director?

Mentioned on Radio Nottingham this morning apparently the board have appointed a new director, I think his name is Mark something, he has invested an unspecified amount into the club.


 


That'll be £1.20 plus a bag of aniseed balls then. :lol:


 


Anyone heard anything? Anything mentioned at the forum last night?


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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Pubs And Beer

   As well as football and family there is another great interest for me and,  I would think, a  lot of other fans too.


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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Sad News

Some of you may be aware that earlier, a Scottish Premier League game between Kilmarnock and Hibernian was abandoned after 53 minutes after a gentleman in his fifites collapsed on a stairway and required medical treatment pitchside. CPR was administered before he was taken to a local hospital. The match itself was abandoned after being suspended for 25 minutes.


 


Police have recently confirmed that the gentleman sadly passed away in hospital. It's very sad news and I think it really puts things into perspective. No matter what we all say, football really is just a game.


 


Credit must be given to the officials and both sets of fans at Rugby Park who conducted themselves very well. They clearly understood the seriousness of the situation and abandoing the game was the right thing to do.


 


My thoughts go out to the gentlemans family and relatives at this very sad time. Rest In Peace


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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Twitter

decided to register it, found some and thanks to joe i've followed most. if joe dont mind or anyone else i am @liammagpie would be nice to follow you and get to know others.

super ram are you on?

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Domestic World Football    Juvenus - 31 Serie A Title Wins

I loosely followed the Juventus game today, though being distracted it was more in the background. Impressive! Juve could have gone 2-0 up nearly straight after Vidal scored from the pen, I missed his booking but I assume it's due to celebrating. 31 Serie A Titlte Wins, congrats to all Juve supporters and of course all the Italian Magpies!

Those of a nervous disposition, please look away. LOL

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Clearly means a lot to the Juve players also! If only the 31 Shield thing could be moved slightly LOL

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Bart Going?!?!

a friend said to me we are selling our keeper? noticed the odd comment on facebook but surely the club will not consider this. fabs fine but young, he needs to get experience and we need to avoid the drop. poor fab would need broad shoulders

this is not me getting at fabs, i am just worried

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Facebook

I recently had a message through facebook from an old friend from 50 years ago!


 


He contacted me wanting to know if I was the same person he remembered from Junior School which was on London Road near the Notts ground. I confirmed I was that person and we continued a dialogue and exchanged old photos etc.,


 


We then decided to meet to catch up, bearing in mind I hadn't seen this person for 50 years I was a little apprehensive as I went to the pub but straight away recognised my old friend and I could still see the boy I had known all those years ago in the grown man. We ordered our drinks and started chatting, we covered a range of subjects and found that we have very similar likes and dislikes in music, politics etc., it was all going so well until........................................he announced he was a Fword fan.doh.gif


 


What a shame he had obviously been led astray at sometime in his youth, he went on to tell me he is going to take his grandchildren to see the "dark side" play, isn't that child abuse? Should I contact social services and tell them what is going to happen to these poor innocent children? rollonfloorlaughing.gif


 


 


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English Football    Championship - Final Games

blackpool currently winning bolton 2-0, gives the f*word more room. brighton winning wolves, the posh winning palace. barnsley 1 up over huddersfield. leicester drawing, come on the foxes! sheff wed 2-0 (bish wont be happy)

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Granny Pie's General Discussion    Member Of The Month (April 2013)

To praise contributions and those who help is genuinely something I feel is a great aspect. I've had trouble deciding previously myself, I tend to draw up a list and with things getting a little slow it's been hard for another reason. We all play a vital role, if we didn't have support, posters and so on we wouldn't be a community as such. We're growing, taking steps and making milestones. Member of the Month is aimed to give the community a pat on the back, each previous member has rightly deserved it.

liampie - You've been consistently in the mix buddy, you try and help which is greatly appreciated.

Myself and Cheeky know you really care, it's a pleasure to name you Member of the Month for April 2013.

Please take time to congratulate Liam, I know you browse our site via your mobile so that deserves praise alone! Well Done buddy :)
 

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Programmes

I dont know if there are any other football programme collectors or enthusiasts on this site but I sure am! I try and collect every Notts programme home and away, started last season. Also collect all of Weymouth's home programmes as I write in them, but just the awa matches I attend with Weymouth.


 


Anyway, I need a bit of help. Would anyone on here happen to know if a programme was produced for Ian Richardson's (RICOH, RICOH!) testimonial match?


It was a match between the Notts County 1998 championship winning side and a F*rest select XI, played on 30th April 2006.


 


I did actually attend this match but I never brought (or probably didnt even look) a programme that day.


 


I know programmes are normally produced for most testimonial games but can anybody on here confirm weather or not one was done for this game? Need one for my collection lol.


 


Any help would be much appreciated :)


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Granny Pie's General Discussion    We Are Going Up!

Hey guys, my latest article, wrapping up and analysing Notts County's season, has just gone up on We Are Going Up. Also you can cast your eyes over the older articles I've written over the last two seasons as well as some of the other posts regarding the other teams, some great writers on the page, some potentially worth liaising with over the course of the following season maybe? ;-)


 


http://www.wearegoingup.co.uk/2013/04/30/a-bright-future-to-make-up-for-the-lacklustre-present/


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English Football    Move Scottish Football To The Summer?

Scottish football season: Should it be moved to the summer?

<!--url{0}--> Desperate times call for desperate measures.

And, given the recent struggles of Scotland's national side, there is a growing feeling that summer football could well be the answer.

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has commissioned academics to examine various options surrounding the fixtures calendar.

Three options are understood to be on the table: preserving the status quo; having an extended winter break; and switching to a season running from April to October.

As well as including a case study on the merits of the Scandinavian model - in which football is played from March to November - researchers at the University of Stirling have looked at the quality of playing surfaces at different times of year, weather patterns, daylight hours and the impact of weather on injuries.

Closer to home, the League of Ireland moved to summer football in 2003.

Scottish Women's football - at all levels - is in its fourth season of playing March to November. Attendances are up and there is more interest than ever in the sport.

In its first campaign post-switch in 2010, the Women's Premier League did not lose a single game to the weather, compared with 31 in the 2006-07 season.

Scottish boys, at Under-12 level and below, are currently in the second campaign of a summer season.

For those proposing a summer switch, the benefits seem obvious. Better weather equals better pitches, bigger attendances and more attractive football.

And it could mean that the Scottish game suddenly has a unique selling point in the ever-more-competitive global TV market.

It is a move that has worked well for rugby league in England since the sport's calendar switch in the mid-90s.

Dundee United boss Jackie McNamara believes it could revitalise football in Scotland.

He told BBC Sport: "They do it in other countries, so it's not as if no-one has ever done it elsewhere, and they all seem to manage to qualify for big tournaments and European football."

Sweden, whose domestic season began in late March this year, have qualified for three World Cups and five European Championships since 1990.

The Danish Superliga has a break between early December and March, and the national side has emulated Sweden's success over the same period.

Scotland's record of trying to qualify for major tournaments makes more painful reading.

In 1990, Scotland appeared in their fifth consecutive World Cup but have only qualified once (in 1998) since then, and have appeared at only two European Championships (1992 and 1996).

Of course, summer football is not the only reason for success, but many believe it has helped the Scandinavian countries at national and club level.

Scotland are 24th in the Uefa rankings this season - based on the country's performance in European competitions - while Denmark are 15th. Back in 2006-07, Scotland were 10th and Denmark 19th.

Former SFA chief executive Gordon Smith proposes shutting down the Scottish game for two months in January and February, with the new season running from July to December and then March to June.

Former Rangers striker Smith, 58, experienced summer football during his own playing career, when he was with FC Admira Wacker in Austria and Basel in Switzerland.

"I think it (traditionalism) needs to be brushed past," said Smith, who was the SFA's chief executive from 2007 to 2010 and now works in financial services and the media.

"Even in my time at the SFA we came up against things whereby people were against something only because we had never done it before rather than looking at how something could be improved.

"When I was in Austria and Switzerland they had December, January and February off. We did play in better conditions and it made a difference.

"When you came back the pitches were in better condition because they had had a break."

McNamara believes players would welcome a switch, insisting there are times when some of his squad are unable to go the extra mile in training because of the weather.

Smith actually produced a paper on his proposals and presented his findings to the Scottish Premier League in 2000.

"They called me in and listened to what I had to say," he added. "Then, having listened to me, they did away with the month break that they had in place at the time."

The University of Stirling's findings are about to be submitted to the SFA. After reviewing them, the governing body will take the results to the professional and non-professional game board.

Leading the study, Professor Leigh Robinson said the research was designed to provide the game's decision-makers with information, rather than recommendations.

The SFA said the study would consider how the various ideas would affect both the professional and amateur game.

Change could be unpopular with the SPL's big hitters like Celtic, with the later stages of European competitions likely to fall within a break period.

Major international tournaments could also present a headache, clashing with the Scottish season. Either a host of Scotland internationals could be unavailable to their clubs or, the more likely scenario at present, there could be an exodus of international stars from the SPL.

Smith believes any such situation would be easily remedied, with the calendar reverting to its current dates in the event of the national team qualifying for a major tournament.

A further stumbling block is the fickle beast that is the Scottish weather. March's unseasonably cold offerings this year would have made something of a mockery of a winter break.

But would a two or even three-month gap in cash flow be hard for clubs to stomach?

Former SFA chief Smith believes earnings would be made up elsewhere during the year, while McNamara reckons a winter break could actually cut costs.

"The undersoil heating does the pitch a lot of damage in the rest of the season, and by having that break you would also save a lot of money on electricity in regards to floodlights," he argued.

"Anything is possible; it will be all be dictated by finance with regards to the TV though."

Ex-Aberdeen boss Alex Smith told BBC Sport: "Sky TV likes football to be almost seven days a week, eight hours a day. In the winter they're saturated and almost spoilt for choice with football all over Europe.

"Whereas in the summer they only have Scandinavian countries offering them that kind of service. Scotland could buy into that slot."

What would the fans make of such a move?

Celtic supporter Dougie Gunning, who edits the Scottish Amateur Football Forum, said: "From a fan's perspective I wouldn't be in favour but from a practical perspective it makes sense."

There is a similarly pragmatic view from the lower end of Scottish football's pyramid.

Ross Jack, manager of Division Three outfit Elgin City, said: "If people are all together behind it and back the whole concept across the leagues then great, that would be the way to do it.

"If people are a bit selfish and do it for their own reasons, then that is a worry without a doubt. The whole structure has got to benefit. We have got to be singing from the same hymn sheet."
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Domestic World Football    Chelsea Vs Fc Basel

Anyone catch the game?

I managed to sit down and watch this one, FC Basel surprised Chelsea and scored a pretty well created goal. Torres and Moses made it 2-1 and unluckily 7 minutes later they considered another. Not many would have given FC Basel much thought, which Chelsea respectfully should easily have won. 5-2 overall, Chelsea book themselves in the final.

Rafa might end the season smiling! I think Jose might have the last laugh!! 

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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    C K Red Rag Article

I 've just read an article by CK on 'This is Nottingham' regarding the budget cuts and his intentions and there's  a comment from a Weymouthpie.Is this you James and if so you stand out a mile as the only sensible person commenting. I hope it is 'our' Weymouthpie as it demonstrates what we are all about. Sanity amongst all the namecalling and drivel. :)


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Jimmy Sirrel Stand    Eight Players Offered Deal + Four Released

Julian Kelly, Hamza Bencherif, Liam Mitchell and Jake Wholey ALL RELEASED

Alan Sheehan, Jeff Hughes, Yoann Arquin, Joss Labadie, Haydn Hollis, Curtis Thompson, Tyrell Waite and Greg Tempest Offered new deals

 

 

I would have kept Julian Killy myself, I am sad to see Liam and Jake leave but these can find clubs if they want. Hamza was always most likely to be in this situation. I wonder if he knew before, as this could explain his lack of performance, he seemed sharp and useful when he first came back.

I hope all the above sign new deals, will hope to see what happens in terms of signings.

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