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Notts travel to Doncaster for their first midweek league match of the season (19:45 Kick off), to renew their rivalry with Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday evening. Doncaster are yet to win this season having lost 1 & drawn 2 of their first 3 games so far. They are currently in 19th place in League 1. Doncaster finished in 14th place in League One last season. Their record was 17 wins, 9 draws & 20 defeats. They scored 50 goals & conceded 69. They had a reasonable end to the season winning 3, drawing 1 & losing 1 of their last 5 matches of the season. Doncaster have recruited 7 players during the summer transfer window Notts have a reasonably good recent record against Doncaster winning 2 drawing 1 & losing 1 in their 4 league games after Notts return to League 2.Notts will be on a high after their comeback win against Burton on Saturday. Head Coach Martin Paterson will be hoping for better news regarding those players who are currently out of the reckoning due to injury. Scott Robertson is the latest to join the list after being absent from the matchday squad on Saturday. I expect a very competitive match between these two teams on Tuesday. If Notts can continue to play with a high intensity & hard working approach, I think Notts can get a positive result here. I think it all depends how all the players have recovered from Saturday & who's available. Thoughts?

Daniel Kanu. Why I think he could be valuable to Notts He is a natural goalscorer. That's probably the biggest attraction. Notts needed somebody who can turn chances into goals rather than simply contribute to the build-up. He gives us pace in behind. Richard Montague specifically highlighted his ability to run beyond defenders, using his pace and power. He should suit Paterson's pressing game. He's described as hard-working and effective out of possession, which is important in the way Notts want to play. He offers something different to Luka Smyth. I think this is particularly interesting. Smyth can give Notts a physical focal point, while Kanu can stretch a defence and attack the space behind it. He's only 21. So there is genuine potential for him to develop considerably during the season. And there's an interesting bit of context: Notts apparently had competition from other League One clubs to get him, so this isn't simply a case of Charlton looking for somewhere to park a young player. The obvious question is whether 15 League Two goals translates into goals in League One. That's the gamble. But I actually like this signing for Notts. We have been saying for a while that we needed a proper striker who can occupy centre-backs, run behind them and finish chances. Kanu appears to tick those boxes. If he can get 12–15 League One goals, I'd regard the loan as a major success. If he gets 15+, Notts may have uncovered a player whose value could become very significant. And knowing the preference for Smyth, I could see Smyth and Kanu complementing each other rather nicely rather than competing for exactly the same role. My early verdict: Potentially one of the most important pieces of Notts' recruitment this summer.

I am not all that impressed with Doncaster; they are a team that likes to bully others and be physical. They tended to lack any real threat, but do have players who can hold the ball. I can see them trying to keep the game slow, time-wasting, and just trying to frustrate Notts. Whatever the outcome, we just need to be smart and hold our own. I am impressed with our midfield; I think, with the injuries, we are light in the attacking department, but Dan Kanu will help with this. I hope the referee stamps his authority from the start and doesn't allow silly challenges from either club, though I do think Doncaster will be physical. The ground is nothing special, quite soulless, but Notts always manages to take it over even when things aren't going to plan. I'm looking forward to seeing the game live; I just hope we are more alert at the back and don't press off or push up when they are on the ball, because we tend to leave space that I think they will be able to exploit. James Belshaw kept shouting on Saturday to push up and get out of the penalty area, and this led to the same issue. We don't defend certain balls behind us very well, which makes creating chances easy. I think it will be a tight win for us, even if it ends 2-0, because they will have chances due to height and their wingers.

Confident we can win this one. Patto was obviously pretty cross with Saturday's first half, and will be looking for a a 90 minute performance. I'll be buying a £25 monthly video pass in expectation of some good performances and results in September. Good value for six games.

Today my thoughts go out to you @Fan of Big Tone keep strong my friend, and with you @Chris stay positive my friend and don't let these issues get you and change your fantastic attitude and hard work. Today's adventure on the East Coast has led us to :- Donna Nook, a place i had never heard of. The unfortunate thing is that there was no organised range work for the RAF and US Airforce, or we were not there at the right time. 🤔 The wonderful walk we had and the beautiful flora and fauna, coupled with the odd sighting of local wildlife more than made up for it. Three satisfied customers happily mad their way back to our lodge. Happy days 😀

Little intro. Head of Science in a secondary school in Mansfield. Have been a Notts fan for 35 years. Season ticket holder for 10 years and sit in Pavis stand behind home dugout. Massive golf fan and recently played on Notts golf day. Brilliant day out. Bit of a happy clapper, players know when they play bad. Love a pint if Alpacalypse

I think that the awarding of a new contract is well deserved. Martin has joined a list of Notts County Managers that have done wonders for this club over the years. I think that the vast number of Notts supporters will be very pleased that he has put pen to paper. The owners have shown that they have confidence in him to possibly take this club to the next level. This year may be a year of consolidation, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Notts challenging for promotion under his leadership at some stage in the near future.

Had to be Finneran, even though he was puffing out of his backside and had took some big knocks during the game. Both flank players disappeared during the game, No penetration when Hindolo went off, also thought the bite from Evans was missing towards the end. Roberts looked like a National League player, completely lost. Too many astray passes during the game from every player handed the impetus to the Bantams. We made Aden look like Virgil. Even Belly’s kicking had no end product. We are still learning about promotion, nothing regards bubbles burst from me. We will play worse and win games. Keep cherishing where we are and where we could get to.

Considering some of the teams last season I still thought we were one of the better footballing sides, but the difference was we were more flexible. Take the play-offs, we were kind of happy to let Chesterfield have the ball because we’d worked on the out of possession shape and we knew we could create chances from pressing. Then in the final, given it was 30°+ it’s virtually impossible to play an effective press so we switched back to a more possession-based style. Salford were very much an up and at you team under Robinson and they didn’t adapt. Now we aren’t side the is 100% committed to trying to always have possession of the ball, we can be just as effective without it. It’s a double edge sword, but in a good way for us! Against Huddersfield we were more focused in our out of possession play and we came away with a point. Against Burton home (second half) we showed we are still capable of dominating the ball and creating chances through good passing play. It’s the best of both worlds right now and I think it’s going to serve us well this season.

Pity things didn't turn out for Kelle at Notts. After he had played his last game for Notts before Belshaw took over Notts were in seventh place on 39 points from 24 matches. His stats as far as goals conceded & clean sheets were comparable with Belshaw's at the end of the regular season. He demonstrated that he was a good shot stopper. I think that what let Kelle down was his apparent lack of command of his area & it seemed that the Notts defence became much more confident when he was replaced. The club have wished him well for the future and so do I. He did contribute to us getting promotion during the first half of the season.

My choice is Ness, solid and reliable all evening, Cooper had superb game and scored a brilliant goal, but towards the end we were under the cosh and this why I have plumped for Ness. Many MOTM awards go to the goal scorer who sometimes has done very little else to influence the game otherwise, not this time and is why was such a close decision

Jodi has been an outstanding servant for our club and played a huge part in the successes of the past few years. He has also given us an opportunity to be part of his amazing comeback story. Any player who plays with his combination of wizardry and heart will be sorely missed. However, I agree with the decision to let him go and feel confident that the decision has been made in the club's best interests. I don't agree with those who say he deserved to be rewarded for his service and I really don't think he'll see it that way. Football for the players and owners is transactional not relational, and I say this despite the affection Jodi undoubtedly feels towards Notts. The bottom line is that our owners took a punt on him and invested in him. The investment paid off because Jodi repaid the faith put in him with outstanding contributions on the pitch. The club will have been monitoring his fitness closely for the whole time he's been here. We can only assume that that recent assessments suggest that a further investment in Jodi at this stage has been deemed too big a risk. A sad day for all concerned. But that's football as they say.

its awful, just makes the world a worse place, i only joined to facebook to help chris and pon, it does my head in. i joined x before here, but even that is just toxic. i dont know why our fans have to fight and complain so much. i miss this place and you will see me around more, just finding more time to do things whilst i am younger that i might not get to do later in life. it helps as there is more to life than work.

ollie cooper, such a brilliant player that gives his all and has a lot of quality about him. lucas ness and cal roberts was brilliant, james belshaw made a couple of important top saves too.

Cal Roberts changed the game, and made a virtually instant impact. It might seem harsh on the defence who did brilliant, but without Roberts we'd be a point down.

I thought Gibbons & Tsaroulla did well....but it comes down to Ness v Cooper for me. Very hard to separate them, but I went for Ness for his thou shall not pass approach - a giant in the middle of our defence. Off to bed, good night all

Good away day at Donny. It’s just a shame it’s a late kick‑off, but I’m confident even with the injuries Martin Paterson has to deal with. I think it makes us stronger as a team, more determined to work together and get over the line at the end of the game.

the good start we have made needs to continue, i know people will be hoping for a win but i would take a draw if we cant outplay doncaster. they might fancy their chances with the injuries we have and i know how dirty they can be. it would be good to avoid any set backs with that regard and at least come away with a point. i think we could win but having played saturday, and knowing how donny can be i still dont think a draw would be bad at this stage. remain undefeated, allow the confidence to build.

I think because Doncaster are yet to win this season they'll have targeted this match as a one to win, it might put a bit more pressure on them which isn't always a bad thing. I suspect the little experiment of not playing a recognised No.9 will need some more tweaks, luckily Smyth will be super confident and fresh to start. I'm hopeful we'll have another new forward on the bench too.

In the Dominican at the moment so have missed all of the thunderstorms. Should do rufford golf course some good though. Genuinely can't wait to be back, nowhere sells Alpaclypse.

Thanks all. Exciting season in front of us.

When you visit the seaside you have to have fish and chips it’s the law!

In London for the day with @Megan_Elizax for my 27th. Then working all week. 4 day working weeks >

Good morning, it’s a bright start here so far. We had a nice curry with the family last night, I had lamb Biryani which just melted in the mouth, afterwards it was back to ours for coffee and pudding. During the meal Grandson Fred said he would like to go on another family cruise so we are going to look into that, the consensus of opinion seems to favour the Norwegian Fjords as a destination. We’ve been before but Chloe and Fred haven’t I think they’ll like it. Lots of planning to do first.

I thought Jacob Bedeau was one of our steadier performers defensively and looked composed despite Bradford putting us under pressure. Bedeau had a really solid game — strong defensively and one of the few County players who looked consistently composed. I must admit Finneran came a close second, making himself available, with the skill set of a seasoned pro and the nous to put things into practice, great game and a positive future.

Finneran for me, up to half time thought was going to be close between Mustapha and Finneran but until he was substituted Mustapha looked a shadow of his 1st half performance. Again for an 18 year old he again showed great composure, brilliant touches and unlucky with his strike towards the end. Again Ness put in a proper shift, it has been the first time I feel the subs made by MP failed to make a real impact.

I'll kick this off... Ness and Bedeau did fine. As did a couple of players we took off on the hour - Mustapha and Lipsiuc. Longelo was the best of the subs. I'll vote for Finneran though. He's always showing. Doesn't always get it right but for the most part his passing and positioning is excellent.

I think all the players who were on the pitch today deserve a mention in despatches. I agree with others that Kanu had a good debut, Finneran did well once again, Cooper is consistently good, & Lipsiuc possibly had his best match for the club. But for me Ness was absolutely outstanding, probably his best match for the club too. I'm sure he's going to be talked about and noticed by other clubs, but if the club is doing reasonably well at Christmas, Notts need to hang on to their best players, at least till the end of the season. The last word has to be a mention for the gaffer. He's getting this squad to play with such heart for our Club. I just hope that it can continue.

Ness being praised on the Huddersfield message board, , 'MoM' one comment. Not going to argue with that.

Massive credit to Darius Lipsiuc for a real bounceback game....back to his level v Burnley & Leicester. His energy and physicality was vital in the 2nd half in keeping the wolf from the door just enough to keep them out. MoM has to be Ness though. Clearly our stand-out player this season and if he keeps this up he could be a Championship player from January. His ceiling as a CB could be higher than you imagine. Squint, and he looks like an England international at times

As previously said, a great battling performance and since the brothers have taken over, we have had teams that fight for the badge unlike previously where too many players were there for just the money 🖤🤍

Ollie Cooper has been very classy since arriving, and I think he deserves it, even with an honourable mention for Cal Roberts.

I think that we saw Jodi at his best under Luke Williams and Stuart Maynard. Under Luke Williams the emphasis was on attacking and scoring more goals than the opposition. Jodi was in his element with this footballing style. I don't think that we saw the same Jodi under Paterson apart from a few glimpses such as the playoff final. I think that Jodi was less comfortable with the current Notts style of play & I don't think that he was going to get a regular spot in the starting eleven this season. I think that it was the right time for him to move on.

My vote goes to Cooper. In a game, such as last night, which lacked rhythm for long periods, you really need your midfielders to play with that extra authority, energy and urgency to break up play, start attacks and drive forward. I thought he did all that. And of course the goal - both the timing of the run and the very neat finish. Superb.

i seem to recall @Piethagoram mentioning him, and as others have said he was their best player at wembley. i just hope he can improve with us and help us get the points needed to move forward. we need to give him time before comparing to his time at salford, we have a much stronger squad.

He has plenty of League One experience & his signature gives Martin Paterson plenty of options. I think that he will be much better defensively than Jodi Jones. Jodi is Jodi but I think that Longelo will be the kind of player that fits into Martin's way of playing.

One thing you can say about Martin Paterson's teams. They have a never day due attitude. It is going to serve them well in this division if they can keep it up. My standouts against Doncaster are Ness, Cooper, Finneran & Roberts who made an instant impact when he came on. I'm going to give it to Cooper who had another very good match in my opinion.

Sorry @theAnticlough but have to disagree. Great servant, great achievements but they are trying to build a team to challenge for the next step up in two years time. JJ is sadly passed his prime and the physical demands on a frail body won't stand up to the pressures. Look at the energy of this year's recruits. Staggering.

@Robbie, agree with starting with the 2nd half side from Burton... I am intrigued with what he'll do at LWB though. I think the idea on assembling the squad was ISS ahead of Lipsiuc at LWB, but he was injured. For a tough(ish) away game he might want the defensive strengths of Samuels-Smith, especially after Lipsiuc didn't challenge Delap for the header and didn't close down the Leicester goal the home game before (harsh, but some players would've thrown themselves) The other point is that Chelsea don't loan out their players to sit on the bench, so I'm pretty sure ISS will get at least 30mins in this one, or might possibly start the match.

Sunday took In-Laws to Paul’s Bottesford for Sunday lunch, can highly recommend, Monday visited with card and Andre Rieu tickets. Tuesday back at work as Lollipop Man ( School Crossing Patrol if prefer PC option) I absolutely love it, night trip to Doncaster

Good morning everyone. Wev had noises here over the last few weeks at nighttime as the Council has been retarmacking the through road to our estate. First time it's been fully retarmacked in years. One of the roads connecting our village to the next village has been retarmacked too. It's about 2 miles long. It's nice to see fully retarmacked roads although they are not good for our cars. Lots of housing development going on in our adjoining village Clipstone at the moment. They've even built houses on the land where the Clipstone mine headstocks still stand. It's seems @Michael D Pie. that they want to build houses in any spare land that's going. Clipstone will be turning into a new Town at this rate.i despair at the amount of farmland that is being lost.

I think this could be a great signing for Notts. I think he will fit in very well to our style. He's a finisher & that's who we need to put away the chances our midfield and wingbacks can create. Not sure that Martin will start him in the first eleven against Doncaster but I wouldn't rule it out. One thing is for certain, it's made my Bank Holiday Monday even better with this news.

Players are still getting up to speed and a mid week game given our extensive injury list is not ideal. Thankfully it's a short trip. I half expected to see an ark on the pitch at Stevenage on Saturday. Doncaster did well to earn a point. There will be opportunities for us against their defence but they are dangerous on the break. I'd take a point but 3 may well be on the menu. And I got a ticket for Reading this morning so I'm happy....

Would be a very good signing if Notts could pull it off.

thank you for introducing yourself, @scottdench-smith. welcome to pon! its going to be nice seeing you join in, enjoy the site and community.

Great pics of a proud Stag and cute baby fawn @Piethagoram lovely to see such striking pictures. No rain here yet @fanofbigtone either. Good to hear you sorted the better price for your car, sometimes it is worth challenging these things when a large amount is expected to leave your bank account. Mrs P is my special person for challenging these things and normally comes out on top. Hope things go to plan. Dolly Parton was not only a great singer but a fantastic person also. She was one of those rare entertainers who became much bigger than her music. She was a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist. Long may her memories last in our minds, and songs tickle our ears forever.

Nice one @theAnticlough that is a good treck. Definitely a long way when you need the loo. 🤣 Today's adventure took us to Skeg Vagas where we had a lovely lunch of fish, chips and mushy peas. Absolutely awesome and a must do, when in the seaside area. Mrs P also wanted a runner (carpet, not Mo Farrar) for our kitchen, so searching was carried out and success was 50/50 as she found one, but not available till Thursday, meaning another trip. 🤔 On our return journey we thought that Farmer Brown's Farm required a visit for a cuppa and the purchase of fresh milk, homemade marmalade plus biscuits. We also searched the whole establishment but there was no sign of Mrs Brown, or any of her boys. Unbelievable 🤠🐮🐄🐖🐽🐑🐎 Have a great day one and all. 👍

The results: @super_ram compensated for last week's absence by absolutely smashing it this round with 16 points! Closely followed by @4everapie on 15. In our overall league table, @4everapie has now moved into pole position with @magpiejue staying ahead of the pack in second. @super_ram goes straight in an number 4 and is already looking down on @Fan of Big Tone in the battle of the PON elders. I'm just pleased to have climbed out of the relegation zone for now. Thanks everyone for playing, especially to @McPie for getting on board and @Robbie and @super_ram for rejoining the fray! Dates for your diary: Round 3: Saturday 29 August (fixtures posted this coming Wednesday) Round 4: Tuesday 1 September (fixtures posted after full time on Saturday)

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