NOTTS COUNTY
Sky Bet League 2
Tuesday 24th November 2015
Kick Off 7.45 pm
Stadium
Meadow
Lane, Nottingham, NG2 3HJ
Telephone
0115 952
9000
Club
Colours Black
& White
Nickname
The Magpies
Official
Website www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk
Key
Personnel
Dutchman
Ricardo Moniz, who played for PSV Eindhoven and HFC Haarlem amongst
others is Head Coach at Meadow Lane taking over from Shaun Derry in
March 2015.
He
has had managerial experience at Feyenoord, Hamburg and Munich 1860
even spending 3 years at Tottenham as Skills Coach!
Brief
Directions by Road
These
directions are courtesy of Notts County FC - Leave the M1 at Junction
24 and exit onto the A453 towards Nottingham (South). Carry on the
A453 until you come to the Clifton Bridge. Exit left before the
Bridge and you will come to a roundabout. Take exit onto B679 Clifton
Road, which becomes Wilford Lane towards West Bridgeford (8 miles
after leaving the Motorway). After just over a mile turn left onto
the A60 and head over Trent Bridge. Take the first right turn (at the
traffic lights) after crossing the bridge and into Cattle Market
Road. The ground is on the right. Via Junction 26 of M1 is another
option which is very straightforward but extra miles.
Car
Parking
Street
parking in the immediate vicinity of the ground is restricted so the
best bets are the car park Cattle Market (opposite the away end £3.50
which gets full very early in the day) or the pay and display parks
about 5 minutes walk from the ground. They are clearly signposted and
fully supervised.
Directions
by Train
A
train from London St Pancreas should take around two hours with a
possible change at Grantham. The ground is a very short walk from
Nottingham station. Turn left out of the main exit and then left
again. Then right onto the London Road. Turn left into County Road
where you will see the ground. Bus services passing the ground from
the town centre are routes 6, 10 and 11. Please note that getting
back to London after the game is virtually impossible via this route.
Supporters
Coach
The
Supporters Coach plans to leave The Hive at 3pm at a cost of £24.00
return. Please see the clubs official website for details and booking
for this.
Eating
and Drinking Locally
The club
recommends The South Bank Bar, which is short stroll over the Canal
Bridge from the ground. It serves reasonably priced meals too and
real ales. For the perfect pre match pint look no further than the
Trent Bridge Inn (Weatherspoons) which is adjacent to Trent Bridge
Cricket Ground - it is only a 15/20 minute walk from Meadow Lane and
a visit will give you the opportunity to gave a gander at Nottingham
Forest’s stadium and the fast developing cricket ground stands.
Reckless Recommendation - Close to
the train station you will find the “Olde
Trip To
Jerusalem’. This historic pub dates back to the 12th century
serves a fine real ale and food. I doubt you will find a Sky TV
facility I there I am afraid sorry, shame that. It is about a five
minute walk away from the train station. As you come out of the
station turn right. At the top of the road turn left and then take
the second right into Castle Road.
Ground
Description
One of my
literary heroes, Simon Inglis once said “Despite its name, Meadow
Lane is as about as rural as the Boleyn Ground is Tudor” How things
have even changed since then but I was lucky enough to visit the
lovely old ground in the 1980’s before its re-modernisation. Gone
has the charming old County Stand which was supported by stilts over
wooden terracing and the tall uncovered Spion Kop terrace and the
wonderful barrelled roof main stand first built in 1910. Progress has
given Country a 20,000 plus all seater stadium with great views but
with far less warmth. The Derek Pavis or Main Stand was built in 1994
and holds 7,000 while opposite is The Jimmy Sirrell Stand where 1,300
X Block seats will be reserved for visiting supporters. It has a nice
traditional touch in the centre roof gable. The Family Stand is to
the left and boasts some wonderful facilities for the young, with a
crèche and tuck shop, and for the not so young with executive boxes
and a bar built into the roof. The massive Kop Stand completes the
picture which can hold up to 5,500. The view from the top is superb.
Rivals
Obviously that team that can be
seen on the other side of the river and has a silly red tree as its
emblem, plus Mansfield Town and Chesterfield.
Admission
Prices Jimmy
Sirrel Stand: Adults £24, Concessions £15, Under 16's £6
Previous
Meetings and Memories
On our last
visit to Meadow Lane in January 2010 it was a slow journey home after
a 2-0 defeat in front of nearly 7.000. Our only win at the Lane was
October 2006 when a Tresor Kandol goal won a Johnstone's Paint trophy
tie. On a brighter note did you know that legend Ian Hendon scored
three goals for Barnet against his old club, all from the penalty
spot!
The
away fixture in Div 3 in April 1998, where we were beaten 2-0 in
front of over 6,000 fans, was one of those really memorable weekends
for me personally. Why? Because the infamous Curry Club spent the
weekend in a guest house owned by ex-QPR and Scotland midfielder Don
Masson. I can’t remember much about the whole weekend except
seeing two Lee Harrison’s during the game in the Barnet goal and
visiting a impressive restaurant and sampling Indian Tandoori Chicken
smothered with goats cheese, absolutely superb.
Dom Masson at Notts County
Celebrity
Watch and Nik Naks
For those
of you with culture in mind - the novelist DH Lawrence was born in
these parts in 1885, As was
William Booth founder of the Salvation Army and 19th century. Poet Lord
Byron woz 'ere.
Sir William Booth/Village
For those
of you with no culture - why not pop down and see Torvill and Dean at
the ice rink, Dale Winton at the supermarket, Leslie Crowther at the
£1 shop, Su Pollard at the holiday camp or Richard Beckingsale in E
wing.I
am sure you aware that Notts County Football Club is reputedly the
oldest football club in the world unless you come from Sheffield. It
was formed in 1862. Robin
Hood is still the worlds best loved outlaw and his legend lives on in
the City. There
is still a Sheriff of Nottingham but he is more likely to be seen
opening new £1 shops rather than collecting taxes with menace these
days.Did
you know that the first recorded Earthquake in England was recorded
in Nottingham in 1180?
Oy Erroll, its Harrow not Arrow!
Tuesday 24th November 2015
Stadium
Meadow
Lane, Nottingham, NG2 3HJ
Telephone
0115 952
9000
Club
Colours Black
& White
Nickname
The Magpies
Official
Website www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk
Key
Personnel
Dutchman
Ricardo Moniz, who played for PSV Eindhoven and HFC Haarlem amongst
others is Head Coach at Meadow Lane taking over from Shaun Derry in
March 2015.
He
has had managerial experience at Feyenoord, Hamburg and Munich 1860
even spending 3 years at Tottenham as Skills Coach!
Brief
Directions by Road
These
directions are courtesy of Notts County FC - Leave the M1 at Junction
24 and exit onto the A453 towards Nottingham (South). Carry on the
A453 until you come to the Clifton Bridge. Exit left before the
Bridge and you will come to a roundabout. Take exit onto B679 Clifton
Road, which becomes Wilford Lane towards West Bridgeford (8 miles
after leaving the Motorway). After just over a mile turn left onto
the A60 and head over Trent Bridge. Take the first right turn (at the
traffic lights) after crossing the bridge and into Cattle Market
Road. The ground is on the right. Via Junction 26 of M1 is another
option which is very straightforward but extra miles.
Car
Parking
Street
parking in the immediate vicinity of the ground is restricted so the
best bets are the car park Cattle Market (opposite the away end £3.50
which gets full very early in the day) or the pay and display parks
about 5 minutes walk from the ground. They are clearly signposted and
fully supervised.
Directions
by Train
A
train from London St Pancreas should take around two hours with a
possible change at Grantham. The ground is a very short walk from
Nottingham station. Turn left out of the main exit and then left
again. Then right onto the London Road. Turn left into County Road
where you will see the ground. Bus services passing the ground from
the town centre are routes 6, 10 and 11. Please note that getting
back to London after the game is virtually impossible via this route.
Supporters
Coach
The
Supporters Coach plans to leave The Hive at 3pm at a cost of £24.00
return. Please see the clubs official website for details and booking
for this.
Eating
and Drinking Locally
The club
recommends The South Bank Bar, which is short stroll over the Canal
Bridge from the ground. It serves reasonably priced meals too and
real ales. For the perfect pre match pint look no further than the
Trent Bridge Inn (Weatherspoons) which is adjacent to Trent Bridge
Cricket Ground - it is only a 15/20 minute walk from Meadow Lane and
a visit will give you the opportunity to gave a gander at Nottingham
Forest’s stadium and the fast developing cricket ground stands.
Reckless Recommendation - Close to
the train station you will find the “Olde
Trip To
Jerusalem’. This historic pub dates back to the 12th century
serves a fine real ale and food. I doubt you will find a Sky TV
facility I there I am afraid sorry, shame that. It is about a five
minute walk away from the train station. As you come out of the
station turn right. At the top of the road turn left and then take
the second right into Castle Road.
Ground
Description
One of my
literary heroes, Simon Inglis once said “Despite its name, Meadow
Lane is as about as rural as the Boleyn Ground is Tudor” How things
have even changed since then but I was lucky enough to visit the
lovely old ground in the 1980’s before its re-modernisation. Gone
has the charming old County Stand which was supported by stilts over
wooden terracing and the tall uncovered Spion Kop terrace and the
wonderful barrelled roof main stand first built in 1910. Progress has
given Country a 20,000 plus all seater stadium with great views but
with far less warmth. The Derek Pavis or Main Stand was built in 1994
and holds 7,000 while opposite is The Jimmy Sirrell Stand where 1,300
X Block seats will be reserved for visiting supporters. It has a nice
traditional touch in the centre roof gable. The Family Stand is to
the left and boasts some wonderful facilities for the young, with a
crèche and tuck shop, and for the not so young with executive boxes
and a bar built into the roof. The massive Kop Stand completes the
picture which can hold up to 5,500. The view from the top is superb.
Rivals
Obviously that team that can be
seen on the other side of the river and has a silly red tree as its
emblem, plus Mansfield Town and Chesterfield.
Admission
Prices Jimmy
Sirrel Stand: Adults £24, Concessions £15, Under 16's £6
Previous
Meetings and Memories
On our last
visit to Meadow Lane in January 2010 it was a slow journey home after
a 2-0 defeat in front of nearly 7.000. Our only win at the Lane was
October 2006 when a Tresor Kandol goal won a Johnstone's Paint trophy
tie. On a brighter note did you know that legend Ian Hendon scored
three goals for Barnet against his old club, all from the penalty
spot!
The
away fixture in Div 3 in April 1998, where we were beaten 2-0 in
front of over 6,000 fans, was one of those really memorable weekends
for me personally. Why? Because the infamous Curry Club spent the
weekend in a guest house owned by ex-QPR and Scotland midfielder Don
Masson. I can’t remember much about the whole weekend except
seeing two Lee Harrison’s during the game in the Barnet goal and
visiting a impressive restaurant and sampling Indian Tandoori Chicken
smothered with goats cheese, absolutely superb.
|
| Dom Masson at Notts County |
Celebrity
Watch and Nik Naks
For those
of you with culture in mind - the novelist DH Lawrence was born in
these parts in 1885, As was
William Booth founder of the Salvation Army and 19th century. Poet Lord
Byron woz 'ere.
|
| Sir William Booth/Village |
For those
of you with no culture - why not pop down and see Torvill and Dean at
the ice rink, Dale Winton at the supermarket, Leslie Crowther at the
£1 shop, Su Pollard at the holiday camp or Richard Beckingsale in E
wing.I
am sure you aware that Notts County Football Club is reputedly the
oldest football club in the world unless you come from Sheffield. It
was formed in 1862. Robin
Hood is still the worlds best loved outlaw and his legend lives on in
the City. There
is still a Sheriff of Nottingham but he is more likely to be seen
opening new £1 shops rather than collecting taxes with menace these
days.Did
you know that the first recorded Earthquake in England was recorded
in Nottingham in 1180?
|
| Oy Erroll, its Harrow not Arrow! |
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