Notts County begin their nailbiting quest to return to the Football League tonight as they face a huge National League play-off quarter-final against Grimsby. A win for the Magpies will book a semi-final showdown against big-spending Wrexham this ...
Richardson does brilliantly to get to the byline, he checks back and his cross is narrowly headed over the bar by Rodrigues. Both sides guilty of giving the ball away early on. Brindley is bundled over by McAtee. He complains for a foul.
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You can feel the tension starting to kick in as Town dominate possession. Richardson skins Amos at the byline and his cross finds the head of Rodrigues who heads over. Cal Roberts goes down for treatment and we have a brief pause in play. Town need to quieten the crowd again. Notts County finished one place and five points ahead of Grimsby Town but there has been very little to separate the two teams in their two league meetings this term. Chicksen's dangerous delivery is kept alive by Rodrigues but cleared away in the middle. Great move from Town. Fox plays a lovely line-breaking pass into Clifton and Town are away. Great opening for him to work Slocombe. Town get themselves in a bit of a mess and are caught on the break but it's a superb block from Waterfall to deny Wootton a shot at goal. Paul Hurst's side will embark on 90 minutes to keep their promotion dream alive. Taylor fires the ball into the roof of the net but the ball is adjudged to have gone out at the back post before it was headed into the centre.
Notts County entertain Grimsby Town on Monday evening in the National League Quarter-Finals with both sides looking to face Wrexham in the semi-finals.
‘But if they’re away they will look for what the positives are in that and I get it. There is expected to be a bumper crowd in at Meadow Lane with over 10,000 tickets sold. ‘It was a strange season last year with no fans, and then we were just getting them in the for the play-offs. ‘We have to be sensible as a football club and decisions won’t be made on a whim. Notts striker Wootton is certainly the danger man for The Magpies with 19 goals in 43 appearances this season. Grimsby will be buoyed to have Adam Crookes and Arjan Raikhy back in contention after prolonged time on the treatment table.
The Magpies finished the season strongly, winning nine of their final 12 games in the run-in to secure a shot at returning to the Football League for the first ...
If one leg of your 4+ fold Bet Builder fails to land, you get up to £/€10 back as a free bet. The visitors aren’t likely to go quietly though. - Notts County to Win by exactly 1 goal They’re spoilt for choice upfront, with Ruben Rodrigues and Kyle Wootton both netting 19 this season, while Callum Roberts alco claimed 16. County have been very strong at Meadow Lane this season, winning 15 games and losing just twice on home turf. It wasn’t enough to overhaul their opponents in the league table though, and that could be the decisive factor in what should be a hard-fought tie.
The Magpies beat Grimsby at Blundell Park earlier in the campaign, thanks to a Ruben Rodrigues goal in stoppage time. However, in the reverse fixture, the ...
As a result, Grimsby will screen the match at McMenemy’s. Or reflecting and moving onto our plans for next season” And we’ll be moving onto either our next game.
Carlisle United loan striker Tristan Abrahams will tonight bid to help Grimsby Town move a step closer to a Football League return.
The Blundell Park club finished sixth in the National League and now face the fifth-placed Magpies in a bid to progress. FC Halifax Town face Chesterfield in the other eliminator tomorrow with the winners taking on Solihull Moors in the play-off semi-finals. Grimsby head to Meadow Lane hoping for a victory that will hand them a semi-final clash with Wrexham.
It's a huge match for Grimsby Town this evening as they travel to Notts County...
Or reflecting and moving onto our plans for next season. And we'll be moving onto either our next game. A win would see them make it to the semi finals and a step closer to promotion into League 2.
Should Ian Burchnall lead Notts County a step closer to the Football League with victory against Grimsby Town on Monday night, then he will no doubt want to ...
But I think in football, people are talking about what's going on at Notts because of the way we play and the players we are developing. "They are really enjoying the atmosphere, really enjoying the football so there is a buzz about it. Portsmouth look favourites to sign Wootton this summer with the striker out of contract, while Rotherham and Lincoln have checked in on Rodrigues. "But they're probably putting a fiver down and changing it. "I bumped into some fans the other day and I was talking to them. "They had the disappointment of relegation last year and will be desperate to avenge that. "He was sat in the front so I was just asking him questions like how do you feel about your season and he was telling me all about their strengths and weaknesses. "If we get through this game, I'm pretty sure Wrexham and their fans who have been down there for a long, long time will feel the same. But there is hope that after finishing the league top of the form table that it bodes well for what the fans hope will end in promotion at West Ham's London Stadium on June 5. But he was saying how it was perfect for him because the game was on his doorstep and that he thought they could beat us. "I told my wife that I was going behind enemy lines and said that if you don't hear from me, then I've been taken. "He was a student but there was also a guy who looked a little worse for wear.
Latest Notts County news from Nottinghamshire Live brings you the player ratings from the defeat to Grimsby Town in the National League.
Eli Sam (Roberts 23): The forward was a real powerhouse. Lots of selfless running in what was a tough night for the forward. Ratted around the centre of midfield in a bid to disrupt the Mariners. Was subbed. Richard Brindley: Was rarely troubled in the first half and defended with a cool head when Grimsby had a sniff of Notts' penalty box. Sam Slocombe: Had very little to do in the first half despite Grimsby being the better side in possession. Both sides searched for a winner but it was Dieseruvwe who had the final say as Notts were consigned to another season in the National League.
Goals at the end of normal time and extra time consigned us to defeat in the Vanarama National League play-off elminators.
The Magpies faced Grimsby Town in the play-off eliminator game last night. They took an initial lead when Ruben Rodrigues converted a penalty with just over 15 ...
YORK City will face Notts County next season in the Vanarama National League after County’s play-off loss. With the loss, Notts County remain in the National League, where they have been since their relegation from League Two in 2019. York City to play Notts County in the National League
FORMER Oxford United goalkeeper Max Crocombe grabbed an assist to help Grimsby Town into the Vanarama National League play-off semi-finals.
Crocombe was the hero for the Mariners as they beat Notts County in their play-off eliminator tie. Ruben Rodrigues had put County in front with a 73rd minute penalty in front of a home crowd at Meadow Lane. Max Crocombe gets assist as Grimsby Town beat Notts County in play-off semi-final
League Two title-winning skipper Doyle has served as assistant coach to Ian Burchnall at the Magpies this season, having hung up his boots at the age of 39.
Each voted for the other as their Players’ Player Of The Season as the Blues finished sixth in League Two, before slumping to play-off semi-final elimination to Plymouth. As players, Doyle and Davies were initially team-mates at Sheffield United for 18 months before reunited at Fratton Park in the summer of 2015 for Paul Cook’s first season. Both clubs went head-to-head at Meadow Lane for the right to meet Wrexham in the National League play-off semi-finals.
That's after Magpies boss Ian Burchnall admitted he wasn't sure whether the in-demand forward would play for the club again.
‘You know, at the end of every season there’s normally players in, players out and that’s a normal part of the process.’ ‘We have talks with the players through the week and we need to sit down and discuss with them. That’s the most goals the 25-year-old has scored in a single season as he justifies the attention he’s been receiving.
Tristan Abrahams' season is not over yet after his loan club Grimsby earned a dramatic play-off victory last night - helped by an ex-Blues keeper.
And to sneak an assist (😉😂) in front of that unbelievable— Max Crocombe (@Meeiix) @gtfcsupport makes it even sweeter!! For Abrahams it was a 19th outing for Grimsby since joining them on a half-season loan from the Blues in January. And in the dying moments minute keeper Crocombe came up for a free-kick, and managed to nudge the ball into the path of Gavan Holohan, who fired the equaliser.
The former Newcastle winger had to be replaced by Eli Sam after just 20 minutes in the quarter-final clash as Ian Burchnall's side lost 2-1 after extra time.
"I'd just like to address some of the fans who are now calling me injury prone again. "I am gutted for everyone associated with the club that we fell short again but these things happen in football and we now have to come back even stronger. But he has now addressed the situation in a social media post on Twitter had said he wanted to respond to fans who were calling him "injury prone."