Notts County v Swindon Town Official Matchday Thread

[Batch]

Just saw the FL show - thought we could have done could have done better before it reached him, but Sheehan could have had a picnic before hitting it with the amount of time he had.

Couldn't see what happened for the red(s).

The second County goal was a gnats dick away from being offside, not that it mattered.

[VisitingPie]

Hi all, notts fan in peace.  This watering of the grass business has been discussed at length on our messageboard too and irritates a lot of our fans.  But one of our directors explained why it was done.  I can't for the life of me remember the whole reasoning, but it's to do with the rugby played on our pitch, the fact one side of the ground doesn't get sunlight and new growth. Oh and something to do with the water table.  I think.  But even if it was purely to irritate the opposing team, surely it would be equally as irritating to us?  Anyway, it's apparently something they have to do!

Hope we'll be facing you next season.

[Notts red]

As long as pitches are playable I can't see a problem why clubs  make it difficult for visiting teams by making their pitches more suited to their own game/style. Surely it's part of home advantage.

[thedor]

Alright chaps Notts fan here.

Just a couple of points.

The reason you lost was simply the fact you barely tested our keeper. You must have had 70% of your possession in our half but barely put in a cross of note or moved into a position to shoot with any reasonable precision. We have shipped goals quicker than Fed Ex when put under pressure. You simply didn't have the killer ball to do that yesterday. And we mostly didn't give you the time on the ball to do so.

The pitch wasn't bad, certainly its been worse. Have you been to Crawley or Tranmere this season? Be fair, you'd probably not have commented before it was brought up as a pre-excuse by Mr Cooper. Your manager even dismissed it in his post match interview as being an issue.

As to the ref, he was a bit of a pillock without doubt, pretty poor for both sides. But you can't honestly defend what TAH did can you? Really? I was pretty close to the incident, it was a punch, it connected, it wasn't a push, slap or the usual handbags and raised arms that players fall over from, it was a punch. It has no place on a football field. A deserved red card, not a chance you'll appeal it.

A tense nervy game largely lacking in quality which epitomised the desperation of both teams to achieve the win. Sounds like you've had a decent season despite distractions off the pitch. Be happy about that, we just needed it more than you on the day. It happens.

8 games ago we were 7 points adrift at the bottom, it takes a certain level of determination against all odds to turn that around how we have (winning 6 of those , but we have, you have just met us whilst we embodied that determination, despite our definite lack of the quality of a top six team.

Hopefully we'll do enough in the final game to play you next season. If not, that's football, I won't be blaming our pitch or a referee's performance, over a season you end up where you deserve to be.

Oh and thanks for booing Sheehan, he hadn't had a shot let alone scored a single goal in open play this season before you started booing him.

COYP!

[THE FLASH]

As long as pitches are playable I can't see a problem why clubs  make it difficult for visiting teams by making their pitches more suited to their own game/style. Surely it's part of home advantage.

As I said...we did it all the time under Macaris long ball tactics...

[Honkytonk]

It's on the previous page, you lazy cunt.

It's not my fault if people can't take the s out of their http, so it comes up as a link instead of an embedded video.

Fucking lazy bastards.

[brocklesby red]

Hi all, notts fan in peace.  This watering of the grass business has been discussed at length on our messageboard too and irritates a lot of our fans.  But one of our directors explained why it was done.  I can't for the life of me remember the whole reasoning, but it's to do with the rugby played on our pitch, the fact one side of the ground doesn't get sunlight and new growth. Oh and something to do with the water table.  I think.  But even if it was purely to irritate the opposing team, surely it would be equally as irritating to us?  Anyway, it's apparently something they have to do!

Hope we'll be facing you next season.

It looked a lot more as if the centre of the pitch was being soaked to negate our passing game,either end looked fine. Maybe I'm just being cynical!

[Red Frog]

Highlights up. Looks like we were mullered.

[Tails]

Notts County have been decent at home (and overall, really) recently and look like they will stay up. They've become a bit of a bogey team away from home though, can't remember the last time we got a result there?

[Costanza]

I'd prefer Tranmere to go down but I think it's going to be Crewe. Carlisle also have a lot to do.

Crewe vs. Preston
Oldham vs. Notts County
Tranmere vs. Bradford

[Reg Smeeton]

Notts County have been decent at home (and overall, really) recently and look like they will stay up. They've become a bit of a bogey team away from home though, can't remember the last time we got a result there?

I saw Tommy Mooney score a late headed winner there in a 2-1 win, from a typically wicked pinpoint cross by Daisy Duke.   Notts goal a dive getting them an unwarranted pen.

I've a problem with Notts....loved the teams of Jimmy Sirrell, afros abounding, Tristam Benjamin, Pedro Richards. A footballer as good as Don Masson, a sort of 70's Pirlo.

But then Munto finance....Sven, Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel. Cheated their way to Div 3 and got away with it, whereas the likes of Luton got hammered.  They really should be back in Div 4.

[Peter Venkman]

loved the teams of Jimmy Sirrell, afros abounding, Tristam Benjamin, Pedro Richards. A footballer as good as Don Masson, a sort of 70's Pirlo.

They played some fantastic football in the late 70's early 80's like John Chiedozie and as you say Masson who was very under rated jockenese player. As well as Trevor Christie, Rachid Harkouk, Brian Kilcline and Iain Mcculloch too, they had some very skillfil players back then and played always with fast wingers and the ball on the ground.

But then Munto finance....Sven, Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel. Cheated their way to Div 3 and got away with it, whereas the likes of Luton got hammered.  They really should be back in Div 4.

Yeah they were cheats and should have been treated as cheats, I have no time for them recently either.

[Honkytonk]

God those Notts County players were fucking mouthing off like nobody's business. Incident's not on camera either, but unless Troy ran away it's hard to see how he got from where the incident took place to where he was standing when the camera panned across.

That ref was a fat little piggy wasn't he?

[pauld]

Yeah they were cheats and should have been treated as cheats, I have no time for them recently either.

They were taken over by fraudsters. It's the conmen who took them over who should be punished, not the club (i.e. players, fans and staff) who had no part in the cheating. And yes I know that's what happened to Luton, but doing the wrong thing twice makes things worse, not better

[Peter Venkman]

They were taken over by fraudsters. It's the conmen who took them over who should be punished, not the club (i.e. players, fans and staff) who had no part in the cheating. And yes I know that's what happened to Luton, but doing the wrong thing twice makes things worse, not better

That is true but they "technically" cheated as a club so really should be punished as a club IMO, I know two wrongs do not make a right but if it was good enough for Luton it is good enough for them.

The fans welcomed all the new signings and the rise up the league(s) and didn't question it but were totally adamant at the time that they as a club broke no rules despite it being almost blatant to everyone else.

But yes the fans shouldn't be punished for the owners of clubs misdemeanour but this is how all other clubs have been treated, from us in the 1st to 3rd debacle in 90, Luton, Coventry, Rangers etc etc its the club itself that benefits from cheating so should be punished as a club.

Thats certainly how the FA seem to feel whether we as fans like it or not, all clubs SHOULD be treated equally from the Premiership down to the lowest of the lower leagues.

But we know that doesn't happen, as was proved to a certain point by Sunderland fielding the ineligible player recently.