Notts pushed the managed to contain a Hatters side with Tony Barras’ 35-yard screamer securing the Magpies second point of the season in front of a respectable 7,505 consisting of Leicester City, Derby County, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, [what I believe to be] a Bournemouth fan and of course the ever loyal gathering of Magpies followers. 
With the gloomy drizzle descending down onto the field and an array of volunteers collecting money by the bucket full, quite literally, as the Notts County Supporters Club chased the £250,000 goal to secure the future of the club it seemed as though no one had any interests as to what happened during the game.
However, the gloom and doom brought in by the weather and the financial plight of the club failed to phase the Notts fans as the Notts faithful looked in fine voice as they declared ‘County till I die’ to be their message.
The Notts fans were already to their feet in as early as the 6th minute, when David Bayliss [not our David Bayliss] survived what looked to be a pretty resolute penalty shout with referee Mr.Webster looking fairly confident that Bayliss played the ball with his chest – despite the home fan’s shouts.
And just 3 minutes later Tony Barras found himself in the referee’s book for a foul on Gary McSheffrey. Soon after and Steve Howard followed the former
On 13 minutes Paul Heffernan managed to get the better of the
Then on 26 minutes Simon Baldry found only the backside of
The game looked to have settled down as both sides appeared to be at a stale-mate until Darren Caskey brought down Emerson Boyce just outside the area – a foul which earned him a yellow card. The ensuing free-kick was taken by McSheffrey with a looping ball in towards the 6 yard line – a cross which proved to be troublesome for Steve Mildenhall, the confusion allowed Chris Coyne to flick a header past Mildenhall.
HALF TIME:
Notts came out after the break to the chorus of the ‘wheel barrow’ song, a cry which could so nearly have sparked an equaliser as Ian Richardson latched onto another Caskey cross, but ‘Richo’ could not manage to challenge Beckwith with the header as he saved comfortably.
Paul Heffernan nearly carved out a goal on 49 minutes, but again the young Irish man could not keep his shot on target as it missed the left hand post of the
When Simon Baldry again saw his 51st minute cross blocked, it took two corners from Darren Caskey before a black and white shirt was able to make a connection, and when it did Tony Barras fired a right-footed-volley at goal, but his effort was blocked by one of what could have been any one in an orange shirt.
The 60th minute proved to be a pivotal point in the Magpie’s play when Tony Barras picked up the ball 35 yards from goal in a relatively useless area of the field from a shooting point of view, however, the centre-back who joined Notts during the close season grabbed his first goal for the Magpies, and may well be the club’s last, when he cannoned the ball past the hesitant Robert Beckwith.
Soon after and Luton found two more of their players with yellow cards following fouls from David Bayliss and Paul Hughes for respective foul and a combination of a foul and dissent within a one-minute gap.
The game again quietened down for a spell until the introduction of Mark Stallard looked to be the catalyst for success when last season’s top scorer replaced the youngster Shane McFaul.
However, the game faded out with
FULL TIME:
Notts
Luton Town: Beckwith, Neilson, Spring, Coyne, Boyce, Brkovic, Howard, Hughes, Bayliss, McSheffrey, Foley. Subs: Showunmi, Nicholls, Davis, Brill, Crowe.
Can I just pay a well deserved thank you to all supporters who donated money to the Supporters trust, any fan from clubs elsewhere who graced us with their presence in our time of need, credit to Forest striker, David Johnson, who donated a £500 cheque during the half time interval and of course to Notts fans who again did us proud. 