Notts County 'Invincibles' deserve more credit, says boss Keith Curle
NOTTS County's record-breakers have not been given the credit they deserve, says boss Keith Curle.
The Magpies go to Scunthorpe United in League One this Saturday a staggering 17 away games unbeaten stretching all the way back to last season.
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Keith Curle
They have not lost once on the road since Curle took charge of the club nine months ago, racking up nine wins and six draws in the league to shatter a 41-year-old club record of ten league games unbeaten.
And they have also beaten the Iron in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and Portsmouth in the first round of the FA Cup this season.
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Premier League giants Arsenal hold the all-time record in English Football of 27 away league games unbeaten so Notts have a long way to go to beat that.
But Curle believes the Magpies would have gained more plaudits if they were in the Premier League like Arsenal's 'Invincibles' or even in the Championship.
"I think it's a fantastic feat," he said.
"There has been a lot of commitment, application and desire shown by the players.
"We go into games with the attitude that we're not going to get beat."
The Magpies' best win during their record run was against Charlton at The Valley in March when they thrashed the eventual League One champions 4-2.
They have also claimed great draws at promotion rivals MK Dons and Sheffield United this season, sparking the belief they could go an entire year unbeaten – or even the whole season.
Curle is not getting carried away by talk of that, adding: "All we know is we're happy with what we're doing in preparing for games and out on the pitch.
"We know we go away with the mind-set of we're going to stifle the opposition's threat and expose their weaknesses."
Comments
by DunkirkPie
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 10:41AM
“I'm a Notts fan but having lived in Sheffield I'm not sure the comparison between the two cities' clubs is valid. For as long as I can remember, Wednesday and United have had roughly the same size fanbases and neither has consistently been in a higher division than the other. I'm afraid this can't be said of Nottingham.”
by Craigwigan
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 11:34PM
“MONSTER MONSTER CHIPS ON YOUR SHOULDERS
RADIO NOTTM AND SIR UNCLE COLIN GIVE YOU MASSIVE COVERAGE
MONSTER MONSTER CHIPS”
by ExBurtonJoyce
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 10:52PM
“Spot on Bennington Pie ... And a good example of this is the newspaper coverage in Sheffield.
Bigger city yes, but not far away, two football league teams like Nottingham, and one in the Championship and the other one in League One, again just like Nottingham.
On checking their respective coverage tonight, both clubs have an equal number of stories ... five each ... with Sheffield United coming first, yes it's alphabetical but Wednesday don't get treated any differently than their near-neighbours !!! Now have a look at tonight's NEP !!!
Meantime, here's the link to The (Sheffield) Star ... http://tinyurl.com/acrdfn9”
by 19Smiffy30
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 2:32PM
“The majority of our supporters do not go to away games and are continually disappointed with the poor home performances.Until we start regularly winning the majority of home games I doubt that we will be able increase the numbers through our turnstyles.Come on Keith....sort it out soon or see the home gates decrease.”
by cmanddes
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 10:45AM
“Just keep it going............”
by BenningtonPie
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 10:36AM
“Sorry Keith, you're not going to get any credit here... this is Nottingham and in the eyes of the Red media (TV, Radio and News Paper) there is only one team worth any news whatsoever... and it ain't Notts.
This is the sort of **** we have been putting up with for decades. The most biased media in the whole country.
For what its worth, the supporters think its an incredible achievement and one that will remain in the record books for years to come. WELL DONE!!”