The Premiership giants Snotts await us this weekend then in what must be the Cup. Just a slight typographical mistake away from possessing a rather rude name, they also have Lee Hughes on their payroll. Add to that plenty of arrogant, obnoxious fans who were so sure of their impeding glories with all that cash that attracted Sol Campbell and Sven Goran-Eriksson, and you get a nice mix of reasons why they can be properly disliked this weekend. Not just in the usual way whenever Shrewsbury play and the other team are always the enemy - there are genuine reasons not to like County.
County are amongst the early season pace-setters, and that is clearly pretty meaningful with the season drawing to its conclusion in just a few days. Their quest to secure a top-6 finish and guaranteed Europa League football along with it is going to be an arduous one, but with talented players such as the ex-Hereford man Yoann Arquin (he initially failed his medical after straining his back carrying Hairyfurd for the last year) amongst their ranks, surely a push for the premiership title cannot be far away?
Anyway, that's enough waffle from me. I wouldn't want to belittle County and their meteoric rise to the Premiership in just three years, so I'll stop ranting. Hopefully us lowly Shrews can avoid a complete obliteration in this match, but we have to remember that getting knocked out of the Cup isn't the end of the world. Although they lost at home to Walsall, so maybe their is hope that a premiership giantkilling could be on the cards.
Did you know... Notts County can attract stellar premier league players like Sol Campbell now they're in the premiership.
Lenny's Grandison fact: Ghosts sit around the campfire and tell Grandison stories.
What the bookies think: Snotts - 1/10; Draw - 10/1; Shrewsbury - 2000000/1
Lenny's Prediction: Notts ****y 8-0 Shrewsbury; Attendance 35,961
Finally, just a quick note to let people know that the next round of the betting league is ready (although most people have already placed their bets) - anyone who hasn't yet joined in but would like to may still do so; you have £150 with which to place your bets for this week.
County are amongst the early season pace-setters, and that is clearly pretty meaningful with the season drawing to its conclusion in just a few days. Their quest to secure a top-6 finish and guaranteed Europa League football along with it is going to be an arduous one, but with talented players such as the ex-Hereford man Yoann Arquin (he initially failed his medical after straining his back carrying Hairyfurd for the last year) amongst their ranks, surely a push for the premiership title cannot be far away?
Anyway, that's enough waffle from me. I wouldn't want to belittle County and their meteoric rise to the Premiership in just three years, so I'll stop ranting. Hopefully us lowly Shrews can avoid a complete obliteration in this match, but we have to remember that getting knocked out of the Cup isn't the end of the world. Although they lost at home to Walsall, so maybe their is hope that a premiership giantkilling could be on the cards.
Did you know... Notts County can attract stellar premier league players like Sol Campbell now they're in the premiership.
Lenny's Grandison fact: Ghosts sit around the campfire and tell Grandison stories.
What the bookies think: Snotts - 1/10; Draw - 10/1; Shrewsbury - 2000000/1
Lenny's Prediction: Notts ****y 8-0 Shrewsbury; Attendance 35,961
Finally, just a quick note to let people know that the next round of the betting league is ready (although most people have already placed their bets) - anyone who hasn't yet joined in but would like to may still do so; you have £150 with which to place your bets for this week.
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