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Vincenti, Shipley & Ponticelli scored in the Checktrade game at Walsall (McNulty missed)

Always amazes me how many football fans don't seem to know the basic rules/ laws of the game.

I have been to Meadow Line 4 times when we've played them & we've lost the lot, 2-1 & 5-1 in the early 80's - in the latter game Justin Fashanu destroyed us. 1-0 in the early 90's when Don Howe was managing us (awful game) & a woeful 3-0 defeat a few years back when they had Jack Grealish...

Ponticelli might not be the best footballer we have, but is far and away the best finisher in the club. I don't think he would be phased in the slightest at taking a penalty, or the possibility & repercussions of missing one. Take a look at his penalty in the shoot out at Walsall earlier this...

For no other reason than I have a gut feeling this is gonna end in penalties, I would start the same team & leave potential penalty takers like JCH & Ponti to come on to help win the shoot out.

Yes I guess initially players would deliberately look to hit the ball against the hand, which does seem to happen in hockey whenever I've seen it,, but after a short while I think defenders & forwards would adapt their skill sets to deal with it. I don't know enough about hockey to be sure about...

He might not have deliberately handled it as such, but when you are waving your hands above your head (which he did deliberately) and the ball hits your hand you are treading a fine line. I've never liked the 'deliberate' angle to handball decisions as its open to different interpretations of...

As Grendel says I think it almost certain the pitch had been watered (probably heavily) & the rain that followed took the ground staff by surprise. Having said that having watched football in the 70's I didn't think it was unsafe or unplayable. Unfortunately though it affected us more than...

In my teen years wearing colours was seen as naff and 'scarfers' was a term of ridicule for those that did. Things started to change when Keegan managed Newcastle & their whole support seemed to start wearing replica shirts. Anyhow I know its ridiculous & times have moved on but I have never...

It clearly means we can't trust season ticket holders to wisely use the extra tickets they get entitled to. May as well just entitle season ticket holders to their own ticket and no more as the borish behavour at Cheltenham, Forest Green & MK was obviously all down to Season Ticket holders &...

Didn't we have a penalty shoot out at Walsall earlier this season? Can't think who took the penalties though!

Even though I generally preferred RCC over Burge, RCC never got near a penalty until that Swansea game - always seemed to commit too early & make it easy for the taker.

I don't want Vincenti anywhere near the team. His chronic lack of pace slows our attacks & although he is tall he isn't particularly good in the air. I also think Bayliss is already physically stronger. I've seen noting from Vincenti that makes me think he would stand up to Lincoln/ Notts type...

Out of interest does anyone know the record crowd for a League 2 play off semi? Whatever it is there must be every chance we will beat it on Saturday!

I was in the home end when we played at Forest in the semi final of the League Cup in the late 80's/ early 90's with a mate who was a Notts fan & who was wearing their away kit which happened to be Sky Blue. When Steve Livingston scored we both celebrated & got a few looks but nobody had a go at...

I was at the game too, and as I remember it, Fergie & Wallace retreated to the half way line allowing their defenders to just play the ball along their backline. I've certainly no recollection of the ball being passed between the two teams.

Although football is my first love sports wise I've never had much luck betting on it. I do a lot better on horses, more so on jumps racing than the flat, but fwiw I'm betting two horses today at Newmarket. In terms of the betting point formula mentioned here that's - 220 Alpha Delphini 1pt @...

I would imagine that Napoli (or even Wasps) stole it too. Most likely a French club side like Marseille or PSG came up with it, or possibly even the French national side.

Weren't the Cheltenham & Forest Green tickets only sold to season ticket holders? Maybe you should hope less season ticket holders go instead :)

Go for it, although I'm not sure you should have talked your tipping record up so much, as you're kind of building yourself up for a fall!!