Match Thread vs Newport County

[ancientpie]

This^^^We were brill in the 2nd half after a dour, battling 1st. In other news, mefinx gumpy predicted a win for Notts AND Grant to score, woohooo!!!!

I had £4 on a 3-1 win & expected us to concede, but in all honesty for the 1st time this season we never looked like doing, a very good & commanding 2nd half.

[tarquinbeech]

Second half was the most creative and inventive we've looked all season. Need to have the confidence to try that a little bit more when the game's not already won, we cut them open with quick passing moves so many times.

An absolute monster performance from Ameobi as well. Looking like he may be back somewhere near fully fit.

Shola looked dead on his feet towards the end.....he literally ran himself into the ground

[Steward]

20 odd shots today and only 3 goals, not good enough sort it Kev

[countygump]

20 odd shots today and only 3 goals, not good enough sort it Kev

The sending off incident is right at the beginning of the Vid. Difficult to tell from what is shown.




http://www.skysports.com/watch/video...ty-3-0-newport

[Wedgie_pie]

Though yet again we had a ref that was very poor.....Their number 10 should have been booked for kicking the ball away and then off for his second yellow... I sit up the top at the back of the Pavis, so not clear why their guy was sent off, was it an elbow ?

[LaxtonLad]

Though yet again we had a ref that was very poor.....Their number 10 should have been booked for kicking the ball away and then off for his second yellow... I sit up the top at the back of the Pavis, so not clear why their guy was sent off, was it an elbow ?

The player jumped up for the ball with Tootle but deliberately stuck his elbow into the back of Toots's neck, could have been nasty.

[SwalePie]

not clear why their guy was sent off, was it an elbow ?

I understand that to be the case

[LaxtonLad]

Great stuff watching Ameobi today, tricky on the ball, passing it well, taking two defenders wherever he went but still leaving them in circles. He was loving every minute of it too, a big toothy grin and a wave to the Kop when he scored and at the end of 90 minutes. He deserved his huge round of applause and milked it too, the crowd loved him.

[HaylePie]

Second half was the most creative and inventive we've looked all season. Need to have the confidence to try that a little bit more when the game's not already won, we cut them open with quick passing moves so many times.

An absolute monster performance from Ameobi as well. Looking like he may be back somewhere near fully fit.

This^^^.

Notts did the same thing, 2nd half, against Lincoln (also reduced to 10 men). The guys can play far better football than they routinely serve up. Confidence???

[Elite_Pie]

Though yet again we had a ref that was very poor.....

Agree, some of his decisions were baffling. The worst of the fouls went unpunished (like the knee high late challenge on Hewitt and Duffy pulling back their attacker) and some soft ones earned a yellow. We were also denied two penalties which looked clear cut.