To correct my own error, it was Derby County that was founded by the County cricket club not Notts County.G Guest wrote:Didn't Notts County grow out of Notts County Cricket Club?Amberexile wrote:The County of Nottinghamshire is traditionally abbreviated as Notts.
Easiest wind up in football is to call Nottingham Forest Notts Forest to a Forest fan
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17Nope, they were originally "the Nottingham Football Club" in 1862 and officially "the Notts. Foot Ball Club" in 1864.G Guest wrote:Didn't Notts County grow out of Notts County Cricket Club?Amberexile wrote:The County of Nottinghamshire is traditionally abbreviated as Notts.
Easiest wind up in football is to call Nottingham Forest Notts Forest to a Forest fan
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/club/hi ... b-history/
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18Forest were formed in 1866 and their first match was against Notts County: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club ... y-of-nffc/
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19Although early on, they did play some matches at the cricket ground including one of the first under floodlights.
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20I can report there is plenty of grass left and pitch looking good it's definitely not fcuked 
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21But...UPTHEPORT wrote:I can report there is plenty of grass left and pitch looking good it's definitely not fcuked
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23So apparently there's been an earthquake/tremor in Newport (and Aberdare) judging from my Facebook feed?
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24Missus just phoned me from home (Merthyr) and said the house just shook.
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26I like the comment from the police saying "for now it is unexplained, but there's nothing to worry about" haha
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27Looking like crap attendance
Notts got just couple of hundred
Pitch like Wimbledon
On finals day
Better than last year for sure though
Notts got just couple of hundred
Pitch like Wimbledon
On finals day
Better than last year for sure though
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29Earthquake a piddling 2.8 magnitude and centered on 40km NW of Cardiff.
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30I'm sat in my house in Fishguard and the house shook at exactly 2.32, nearly dropped my beer.Exile 1976 wrote:Missus just phoned me from home (Merthyr) and said the house just shook.
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