MATCHDAY LIVE: Notts County v Bury

Updated 10:03pm Friday 22nd February 2013 in Sport By David Pye

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9:25pm

Attendance is 5,795 with 297 hardy souls travelling from Gigg

9:24pm

Nine minutes to go and Craig Fagan is on for Ajose but Notts look in the mood for more punishment

9:18pm

9:18pm

9:18pm

It's a penalty to Notts and Campbell-Ryce makes it four straight down the middle after Joe Skarz was adjudged to have brought down Judge ... 4-1

9:10pm

Bury's world has caved in ...it's now 3-1 as supersub Zoko nips in ahead of Ashley Eastham to prod the ball under Carson and then simply pass into an empty net...3-1

9:08pm

Shakers respond with another piledriver from Schumacher but this time the keeper gets good hands to it to kep it out

9:08pm

Shakers respond with another piledriver from Schumacher but this time the keeper gets good hands to it to kep it out

9:06pm

The game has been turned on its head inside three minutes as Magpies substitute Francois Zoko latches on to a long pass to slide home past Carson from inside the box...2-1 to the hosts

9:02pm

It's a blow for the Shakers as Notts get themselves level with a well-worked goal from full-back Kelly as he receives a smart pass from Cofie and scores from eight yards with the help of a deflection...1-1

8:55pm

Another Bury chance as Ajose sees a close-range shot saved by Bartosz Bialkowski in goal...

8:54pm

We are back with a change for each team for the second half..Shakers bring on Tom Soares for Zubar who obviously couldn't shake off the injury he picked up...Ebanks-Landell has dropped into defence.

Meanwhile, Francois Zoko is on for Notts for Arquinn

8:32pm

The last act of the half is another easy save for Carson from yet another long-range effort from Notts and Campbell-Ryce

8:31pm

Just 30 seconds before the break and Ajose gets in on the left edge of the box but curls his right-footer wide of the far post

8:28pm

Zubar is down behind the goal after the last attack needing treatment..he's limping back round to return but gingerly

8:26pm

A similar chance falls to Manchester United loanee John Cofie for Notts at the other end who also sees his header drift wide with Carson scrambling to get across and cover his post

8:25pm

Ooh...it's close to 2-0 but Ethan Ebanks-Landell's header goes just the wrong side of the post after a lovely dinked cross from Worrall on the right.

8:23pm

Carson saves well again down to his right from Judge - partuclarly on such a sticky surface

8:18pm

It's fair to say that the Shakers are looking fairly comfortable and that is much to the annoyance of the Magpies faithful

8:16pm

Another save by Carson.. this time more routine as Alan Judge hits one straight into his midrift...at the other end David Worrall does likewise for the Shakers

8:13pm

The game has come to life now...and Trevor Carson has to get down well to keep out a low left-footer from Yoann Arquin but the corne comes to nothing

8:11pm

Unbelievable...out of nothing the Shakers are ahead and what a strike from skipper Steven Schumacher who picks up a loose defensive pass to advance and fire into the top corner from 25 yards...a screamer 1-0.

8:09pm

8:07pm

Not a great deal to report at present with neither side creating anything clear cut as yet

8:07pm

Not a great deal to report at present with neither side creating anything clear cut

8:01pm

More last-ditch Shakers defending as a whipped right-wing cross from Julian Kelly needs dealing with.

7:57pm

County have come into it now and almost get in through Jamal Campbell-Ryce but for some smart and composed defending from Stephane Zubar.

7:51pm

Some good early possession from the Shakers with Nicky Ajose and Andy Bishop looking in the mood up front

7:46pm

We are underway to the background of the drum pounding in the away end..

7:34pm

Tweet me comments @davidpyeBN and I'll do my best to get as many online

7:31pm

It's a chilly night in Nottingham but a good crowd coming in

7:25pm

Welcome to Meadow Lane for Notts County v Bury..the teams are in..

Notts County: Bialkowski, Kelly, Sheehan, Bishop, Leacock, Liddle, Judge, Arquin, Cofie, Campbell-Ryce, Boucaud. Subs: Smith, Hughes, Zoko, Bencherif, Hollis, Blyth, Speiss.


Bury: Carson, Skarz, Eastham, Worrall, Schumacher, Bishop, Ajose, Regan, Zubar, Thompson, Ebanks-Landell. Subs: Carole, Soares, Fagan, Healy, Carrington, Jones, Belford.

Comments(10)

nomoresurfin says...
10:18pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Another Blackwell master class!For once we score first and are winning at half time, but when Zubar has to go off injured the team cave in because there are no defenders on the bench as Sodje has been sent to exile in Barrow.What the hell is going on? New players are coming in every week yet the squad gets more unbalanced with every arrival.I know Barker was a chancer and Shirtliff a bumbler,but is blackwell the worst manager in Bury's history?

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easylife44 says...
11:15pm Fri 22 Feb 13

Hard to DEFEND... those statements, hard actually to DEFEND period. Great attacking performance up until 58 mins...or whatever it was. Eastman, what the hell are you thinking?

Good Grief!!

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nomoresurfin says...
12:14pm Sat 23 Feb 13

A few weeks ago Blacwell announced the non contract signing of Euan Holden a left back,since then he's not even featured on the bench.If he's not good enough even to be a sub why did we sign him?If he IS good enough and he'd been on the bench he could have replaced the injured Zubar with Skarz moving inside.Not for the first time though Blackwell fielded a bench with no defenders and this time it came back to bite him with a vengeance.With Zubar's injury I assume either Sodje or Hughes will return from their loan spells,because if we field the same back four that folded so pathetically in the second half at Notts we could concede double figures against Swindon.

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Eileenshakers says...
2:09pm Sat 23 Feb 13

I remember way back in 1980 when we were relegated and lost 8-0 to Swindon Town.Well i hope history doesn't repeat itself.Unfortunately Zubar got injured and the team performed ok for the first half last night.This second half performance reminded me of the weak,pathetic collapse against Carlisle United last season in a similar 4-1 woeful performance.That day we had a player sent off.Let's face it KB hasn't got a clue about tactics,team selection,styles of play ie formations.Changing formations during a game seems to challenge his limited abilities as a coach/manager.We can't afford to sack him because we are brassed sick.Having a good number 2 might help but with the flycatcher still on the payroll that isn't going to happen anytime soon.We need a complete overhaul of players and directors for the start of next season and that means you yes you Mister Chairman standing down unless you want to remain the clown at the helm.Ashley Eastham scored 0/10 most definitely our worst ever loan player from last performance.No wonder he hasn't progressed since he was at Gigg Lane last,the conspiracy theories are growing.Ex players at our club never do well against their former clubs do they,i wonder why,perhaps a lack of self belief,motivation or that little word fitness or the lack of it.KB you have been a huge disappointment to me and many other Bury fc fans,please go now for the sake of our club and long suffering supporters.I thought Chris Casper was a bad manager until Kevin Blackwell came to manage us.

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shakencity says...
8:26am Mon 25 Feb 13

My take on Blackwells loanees:

Eastham - not good enough.
Zubar - Ditto.
Thompson - Garbage.
Healy - Ditto.
Cullen - Ditto
Ebanks Landell - Ditto.
Wylde - Ditto.
Hopper - Ok, but played out wide to often.
Ajose - Ditto.
Hewitt - Not used enough.
Doherty - Good.
Poleon - Ok, but nothing special.

I'm pretty sure i missed a couple there (of the ones who've played) but in my opinion only Doherty has been any good, what Blackwell sees in 90% of the others god only knows....how Thompson continually gets a game is beyond me. Ajose needs to play along side Bishop and not out on the wing like a spare part, this wound me up no end on Friday night.
I'll put money on now that we finish bottom....even if Pompey have 10pts deducted.lol

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sense2 says...
12:57pm Mon 25 Feb 13

We just need to accept that the team is going to be relegated and save as much money on wages as we can.Send all loan signings back and also release non contract players.Play out rest of season with whats left plus youth players.If you are going to be relegated it does not matter whether you finish fourth bottom or bottom you will still go down.Rebuild if possible in the bottom tier but I feel the days of league football in Bury could be numbered with most town people supporting the bigger clubs just down the road.

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Eileenshakers says...
3:07pm Mon 25 Feb 13

Oh yee of little faith "SENSE2".Shakey's list is about right and backs up my argument that our beleagured boss knows nothing about how to select promising players and then motivate them Tom Hopper he was a decent player but lacked an appetite for goalscoring.Pompey won't come out of administration til next season.Both of us will be minus 10 points for 2013-14 season if as we expect our club is placed in administration.Good players tend to play better when they have even better players around them to inspire that with a good coach who knows how to set them up correctly and can motivate them.KB couldn't motivate Mr.motivator.

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easylife44 says...
5:47pm Mon 25 Feb 13

I also now agree with "sense2". I have tried to keep te faith but Friday night's debacle surely shows no confidence in the team. I thought Ajose played well, Bish may has well been in the stands and as for Eastham, well he gave the game away.
Div-2 is about where we are right now and I fear for the fans who travel to Swindon, it's going to be rough.
I just hope we can pull down Crawley and shut "shifty" up.

KB has been a major disappointment and if we all remember his Statement when coming into the club "Glad I am back the game, better than moving the lawns"....that about sums it up.....

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easylife44 says...
5:49pm Mon 25 Feb 13

oh yes..then that infamous statement to the Manchester Evening News..."when I first came here it was a "pudding club"....well, what are we now?

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easylife44 says...
11:17pm Mon 25 Feb 13

"There's only so much you can do with the tools you've got available and I've got to try and make the best of what I've got"---on BBC Radio Manchester.......my statement is "A bad workman always blames his tools".

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