Let's Talk Harrogate

[MancMagpie]

With regards to your worries lets turn those to our advantage especially that the media and pundits will want Harrogate to win for the fairytale of it all. It takes the pressure off us and puts it all in Harrogate. It doesn’t matter who else they have played and beaten, and we need to be better than the ref if that makes sense.

I have faith in whatever centre backs we have they will be well drilled and prepared by Neal Ardley and Neil Cox as to how to deal with Jon Stead. What we don’t want to be doing is giving them a penalty to give Jon Stead the opportunity to ruin our day.

If we can play like we did on Saturday against Barnet and keep controlled, calm and organised and stick to our game plan without making any silly mistakes, then with all our football league players and their experience and the clubs football league history I’m confident it will be enough to see us through.

Let’s show and teach Harrogate what you have to be if you want to be a football league team.

I enjoyed all of that MM and in my heart, it's what I believe too. It's just that we're bloody Notts aren't we!!!

Is it fair to say that there's more pressure for us to return to league status than there is for Harrogate to achieve the fairy tale? Maybe they can play with more freedom?

[Notts78]

I enjoyed all of that MM and in my heart, it's what I believe too. It's just that we're bloody Notts aren't we!!!

Is it fair to say that there's more pressure for us to return to league status than there is for Harrogate to achieve the fairy tale? Maybe they can play with more freedom?

Players like Doyle will be hugely important for Notts having been there and done it.
Personally one thing that was noticeable at the end of the respective semi finals was how the teams reacted. Harrogate were celebrating like they had gone up where as Notts looked like a team with unfinished business. This could mean nothing or it could mean that simply playing at Wembley is good enough for some of the Harrogate players.

[BigFatPie]

I thought Harrogate were good last Saturday in a knock it around well, press the opposition kind of way. I also think we have better strikers and a better defence than them, but they’ve got legs in midfield.

To put it bluntly, I’ve got no idea who’s going to win. Praying the ref doesn’t decide it though. At least not in their favour.

[countygump]

[KintoreMagpie]

After weeks of uncertainty at least we've ended up with the right final, with the second and third best teams in the table contesting it. It's as close as the betting suggests, where both teams are odds on to be promoted. I just hope it's decided on merit rather than by dodgy refereeing, but if the football gods are looking in I would remind them that we are still owed three goals from our last playoff campaign!

Agree that it is the right final and as Simon Weaver says it is going to be the team who best holds their nerve on the day. Whilst I suspect that all Notts’ fans think we are owed some good luck we also know life isn’t like that and it is just as likely to kick us in the teeth again. All I can ask is that the players give their all and perform as well as they did last week. If they do and are beaten then Harrogate deserve it.

[countygump]

Harrogate have had to cancel there live screening of the match:





https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.u...tadium-2930555

[countygump]

[countygump]

Stal & Slats wembley preview:


https://www.facebook.com/BBCNottingh...6430670061258/

[navypie]

I hear Gareth Southgate ( who lives in Harrogate) gave a pep talk to the Harrogate players which included how to take penalties.

[LaughingMagpie]

I hear Gareth Southgate ( who lives in Harrogate) gave a pep talk to the Harrogate players which included how to take penalties.

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