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BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Notts still believe in play-off chances
Winger Jodi Jones says Notts County are unwavering in their belief they can get past AFC Wimbledon in the League Two play-offs despite losing the first leg of their semi-final as well as their two top marksman Alassana Jatta - who has netted 22 times in all competitions this term - is suspended for the game after being sent off in stoppage-time of their 1-0 defeat at Meadow Lane last McGoldrick, who has contributed 17 goals this term at the age of 37, was injured in that game and has been ruled out for what remains of the play-offs - even if that includes prevailing in Saturday's return tie at Plough Lane to reach the Wembley final on 26 May."We go there knowing we need to win - it's on us," Jones told BBC East Midlands Today."We need to go there and put on a performance. And I believe we can." Malta international Jones says Notts' confidence comes from the costly home tie they lost just six days they ended up a goal down on aggregate and lost two players who have contributed 39 goals between them, the Magpies did have numerous chances in an enthralling hit the post in the second half, while Wimbledon goalkeeper Owen Goodman made a number of excellent saves to deny Conor Grant, who also had a goalbound effort cleared late on by Josh Neufville."We opened them up and their keeper made some fantastic saves," Jones said."It gives us full belief in the next fixture, that if we go and do what we did and have the chances that we did, we will put them away and it will be a different story."Even with Notts' attack losing its two focal points, Jones remains defiant about his side's chances of fighting back in the tie."They will probably be buzzing that he [McGoldrick] is not playing, but we will have something different now and I believe we have enough," Jones said."Of course, people will say where are the goals going to come from? It's a tough one to take, but we have enough quality in the squad."The Magpies also have recent pedigree for pulling off remarkable play-off was part of the Magpies' remarkable National League campaign in 2023 that saw them promoted despite leading for less than 60 seconds across their two play-off games to go scored a last-gasp extra-time winner against Boreham Wood in their knockout semi-final at Meadow Lane as Notts fought back from two goals down, and he then went on to score in their penalty shootout win against Chesterfield at Wembley."We are Notts County and in the last play-offs we did it the hard way," Jones said."That speaks for itself. You can see it all over social media, reminding the guys."
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
$595 million Oregon Capitol construction project hits major milestone
After nearly nine years of construction and a $595 million investment, the seismic retrofit and update of Oregon's Capitol building is approaching the end of its final phase with completion expected by 2026. Exterior work will continue into the new year, but portions of the building that have been closed to the public since July 2022 are scheduled to reopen in early September. "The basement level is a hotbed of activity," said Aaron Jones, superintendent with Hoffman Construction Co., during a tour of the latest progress on Wednesday. The basement or "concourse level" will feature four new hearing rooms, a restaurant, and space for the news media. Two courtyards that used to sit at the concourse level have been moved up an entire level to the first floor. According to Jones, an average of 150 workers are on site every day at this point in the project, all while the legislature is in session. "Everyone's trying to work together," Jones said. According to Jodi Jones, project director for the Capitol Accessibility, Maintenance, and Safety project, the crew will at times get calls from people inside the building about a particularly distracting noise. When that happens, the CAMS team tries to identify the source and quiet the activity for a moment. The CAMS project is meant to address "serious seismic problems" in the building identified in a 2013 report. A new foundation was poured to support the upgrades. The building was "fully unlocked" last week, superintendent Jones said. That means the 160 base isolators installed are operational. Should a significant seismic event occur, the construction is intended to keep the building in one spot while the earth around it moves up to 2 feet in any direction. The rotunda was also "beefed up" with new trusses that go around the drum to make the structure more rigid and the base of the Gold Man statue further solidified. Workers inside the rotunda are now re-plastering and re-painting to bring previous repairs up to date. The Scott Mills earthquake damaged the area in 1993 and those repairs and paint were degrading, Jodi Jones told reporters. The CAMS team will celebrate another milestone within a month when the final piece of a deep moat surrounding the building to separate the earth from the building is expected to be complete. Once the moat is complete, it'll be covered and go unseen by the public. Dianne Lugo covers the Oregon Legislature and equity issues. Reach her at dlugo@ or on X @DianneLugo This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: A look at ongoing construction inside the Oregon Capitol
