Chris

What is even more insane is that they are at £14.6m at losses, £10m of that being covered by their owner. Now, didn't the Reedtz write-off a large amount of debt from us? Yes, but some of that was historical debts and investments. Silly money for a club that could easily re-find themselves back in trouble at the wrong end of League Two. I don't wish it, I hope for their fans the owner starts to play it smarter but when you think of all the money involved. You have to ask, is it worth it? Can they sustain the large amount of losses without losing momentum and what will the future look like? You spend a lot, and sooner or later, owners will reduce their expenses. Fans become disillusioned and the club could very well be at risk.

I was very happy, when I noticed Derby were winning 1-0 and found themselves in the playoffs. I watched Notts, then noticed Sheffield United had won 2-1. Super isn't that bothered, because he wants Derby to be good enough for promotion and he realises just how far they have come in recent years. It's nice to see them at the upper end of the table, and I am very sure they will do just as well next season. Today, I have finished off some new resources but I temporarily stopped to pop over a lasnaga that Cheeky had made, along with two meals from Mark C. I'm absolutely knackered, and that is because when I went to my dads. He stood near his back garden, using a strimmer like he was the grim reaper. Bless him, he didn't seem very stable and thankfully no arguments came from me taking over. I wished I had felt better to stay longer, but it was nice to see him. Coming home, I was struggling to move. I hadn't eaten, so that is part of it but Cheeky had to come meet me up. I am fine, I just need to make sure I have something, and don't forget.

I think we should allow Chesterfield to think they've won it before kicking a ball, allow them to big themselves up and act like they do. Their fans are already coming out of the woodwork and the only thing I think is fair to say is that they have done well to make the playoffs. They haven't exactly been up there, and I think their win over us at Meadow Lane may go over their head. However, we played much better with 10 men than we did when Ollie Norburn was on the pitch and had he not got sent off, I think the game would have been a lot tighter. Notts needs to focus on being more clinical, so I hope we spend a little extra time creating chances and finishing in training leading up to the game. Defensively, we need to push them back and deal with the second and third ball. We have a good ability to win back the ball quickly, but sometimes we take our minds off when it comes to awkward bounces or just the opposition powering through. Midfield will always determine which factor ends up being decisive, if not be poor defending leading to goals by not tracking back and providing cover or setting up the chances for someone to score themselves. I would just like to see us go in calm, avoid interactions with Chesterfield players. Let them act like they do, don't allow them to get into our heads and just slow them down with retaining the ball.

Thanks, @liampie. I'll patch it up now and edit this when I have fixed the issue. Fixed.

I have fixed the issue with the leaderboard notiifcations, unfortunately, it did send out a few days worth from the past. I have patched this so that it doesn't reoccur. This is because it created a back log, and when I fixed the issue they all went out at the same time. You beat me to it, as I was typing the above part of my message. Thanks for confirming.

Don't you start, I already had @Dan joking with me about this. I think the photo was taken when I noticed Bristol Rovers number 17, making crying hand gestures like an absolute idiot. Nobody was crying, but I was annoyed with how the officiating had been dealt with and I thought we should have done better to handle the threat. At least the two players didn't try to wind up our fans, usually the opposition players go to extra lengths to do this. Only number 17 and another player tried to get the KOP onto our players' backs.

A lot of complaints about various problems, a few asked me if I could tell the club but I don't involve myself in that side any more. It's not appreciated, and nothing ever gets done about it. I wish those that had valid concerns, and it's not for me to suggest which are but they should be contacting the club because the more that do, the more things will get resolved. Every ticketing site that Notts has used has been poor. I don't know if we are still using Ticket Master but they are notoiously known for being awful.

Tone, I would try via the phone if the ticket office is taking orders. Mark and I are going down to the ground tomorrow to buy ours in person, despite Katrina making a few more games than me (I have only missed a couple), I have more allocated points than her. Even Jake does, though he's only attended a handful of clubs, but that's the away tickets. We're on about watching it at Mark's and just bothering with the home tie.

I don't think this would be a good usage of my time, so I have conceded the idea. There is an amazing amount of support which I know is there, but I think focusing on subscriptions and donations might be a better means. Plenty of people offered interest in this; however, I do feel it would be a case of obtaining worthwhile prizes and the first might just break even. I don't think for a second that nobody cares, or that there's not that support there. It is solely down to the cost up front, and the time involved being big issues.

5 minutes in, I knew what type of referee we had. 10 minutes later, I couldn't believe how much he missed. The Nick Tsaroulla yellow had me baffled, re-watching it. I still feel like Tsaroulla was fouled. He clearly had a niggle from contact, rather than how he fell and even though he did not appeal that much, booking him for diving was a pathetic call from the supposed match official. The game was very exciting, and Notts played brilliantly within the first 45 minutes. Bristol Rovers had to result to pushing, pulling, some excellent defending but general poor antics that are very anti-football. Their form wasn't apparent as to how good they are, because I thought they were very average. Jodi Jones had his best game for Notts for awhile; he looked in the right frame of mind and really looked eager to contribute. It's a shame because I think defensively we managed the game well, midfield did their role but Alassana Jatta just disappointed me. There are some players who can be critised like Conor Grant, who I felt played an excellent role in the game but others who are overlooked. Jatta could have contributed more, he was just very average and looked uninterested at times. I felt the changes by Martin Paterson were just to save legs, too defensive and at the cost of attacking. Our second goal seemed perfectly fine, I didn't see it live but on replay and having seen the full match again it looked perfectly onside. The officials made some very poor calls, not seeing several hand balls. Their keeper, Young, went over the line and brought the ball back into play. Bliant pushing, shirt pulling, some wrestling moves and how Rovers always tried to pack the referee with blue shirts. Officials need to book teams for approaching them in large numbers. I counted 5 times watching the full game footage before I gave up. Whereas Notts sometimes approached with two players, and the official had a tantrum about it. Notts looked to speak for clarity, Rovers clearly unsporting but what do you expect from a team that finishes mid-table but celebrates like they have won the league after the game.

We need to find a way to allow the flow of fans to leave at a more natural pace, my anxiety goes through the roof when everyone is rushing. Against Barnet, an old man pushed me three times for no reason when I was struggling to move, and I turned to him to ask where he felt I could go and that there wasn't any space. The annoyance is that he was by my side, and 100% just pushing is way through people. He wouldn't like it back, but I wouldn't dream of being that rude. Yet, I fear one day these ignorant types will cause me to dislocate my leg. I have to be very, very careful and whilst I am legitimately entitled to exiting in a different means. I don't act on it, and if I am able I will leave without using that alternative access. The Pavis can filter out quite well, but the KOP is awful when it is busy. The steps are very iconic, but I think it's an area that could be explored. The Tea bar, they do need bringing into modern times they are stuck in a late 80s fashion even though the rebuild was in the early 90s. If the club acted on this, instead of other means they could increase the money they take in. So, Improve how fans can exit the stadium safely. Modernise the tea bars. At the very least, add the advertising boards along the Pavis Stand too. Repaint the steps in areas where they are slippy. Put in disabled seating in the lower kop, we have safe standing now and disabled fans deserve to be able to choose KOP. Bring disabled toilets and general improvements in this area.

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@Robbie I felt Jatta gave a poor account of himself, he had one moment where he caused them to make a mistake by persisting to challenge for the ball. I felt it was like he was 3-4 seconds behind everyone else in the game, his first touch seemed off, his decision to shoot was often clumbsy at late. I am not attacking your opinion, just adding to the conversation with my own take. There were times he could have pressured the Bristol Rovers keeper, but ran only half bothered. Some friends who don't support Notts even critised him after the game, it wasn't like how he can be and there was some who felt it was a sign that he will be off. I thought he did okay, but nothing to warrant the time he had on the pitch. I would have rather see Lee Ndlovu come on sooner, as he injects his pace in a way that makes people rush.

Nick Tsaroulla played brilliantly, and he was on my list before the sponsors named him as their Man of the Match but I felt Jodi Jones deserves it. He was brilliant in the first half, and I don't think he should have gone off. I believe Jones would have been more incontention with others opinions had this happened, but Jones did some really neat defensive work and was excellent going forward.

If it was Notts, it would have but that's the difference between us and Arsenal. I wish we could rely on a few bodies to put away crosses, we tend to have that many it becomes a bit like pin ball as to who might strike the ball. I wished Martin Paterson would tell some to hang back at the edge of the D, and then make runs to split the defence.

I don't know, I am doubtful they would support it. I might have a better chance speaking to the players, but then I wouldn't want to bother them. I am unsure if this is likely to happen (the raffles), I'll see tomorrow and see what support there is from the wider community. It might not be viable because of the cost of living. I don't know how impacted our fan base is, but even football is expensive, so I fully understand that this might not work.

I've been saying for awhile that our fate would come down to the last gam of the season, whilst I thought that playoffs would have been secured sooner. I am in no doubt proud of the squad for having acheived this. It's going to be tense, I am sure what we feel in the stands will be multipled for the players themselves. Let's get behind them from the moment they come out of the tunnel and lineup, when Andy announces the squad. Let's make each player feel our support, let them know we are behind the club and encourage them to be our warriros. Anything we can do to take off their pressure, would naturally ease them into the game. I hear, "but they are professionals", but this doesn't mean that important games are not measured differently. I am sure each player wants to perform well, to give their all and we must remember that no matter how the game goes down. I suspect the club will be putting in measures to prevent a pitch invasion just as much as handling any unpleasentaries about the outcome if confirmed about the playoffs. It won't be productive to give any sort of critism, even if we play like a group of school boys or allow the occasion to get on top of us. We are the 12th player, our difference can be felt and I don't care about Bristol Rovers or their form. We have to win our final league game, even if we don't make automatics. That is very, very unlikely at this stage but football is a strange and exciting sport. Control the game in midfield, be alert at the back and just focus on making Rovers' life extreamly difficult by creating chances. Even if we don't perform well, I will clap the squad. Not because I am 'happy clapper' but because I acknowledge this season has been a huge rollercoaster, with some fantastic memories and at the end of the day it's why we support the team. They have done well, more than they haven't.

I am looking forward to this point, my friend.

I have caught the lurgy going through my family, I noticed the night before and going to pick up Ava felt like I was walking on the moon. I ended up drinking a full bottle of water, before even making it half way back home, but Ava was fine with me picking her up. I just walked behind her, and her friends, which felt a little odd but it was almost like I was in security. I wouldn't want to do it regularly; it's like a nightmare. My wife keeps finding new ways where my respect for her increases even when you think it's at its max. Despite feeling like a zombie, I have been very, very productive and if Tone reads this. I am very, very close to reeling him in. 😄

Has any leaderboard notifications been received at all? I am getting the impression, it needs further work.

There was me thinking you would be as kind to donate luxary tickets for two, on a cruise around Greece. Your cap was an unclaimed prize; ironically people tended to consider things as a donation which I can't accept. It forces me to have to go to reasonable lengths to give the winners their prizes, but there was stuff from the club shop. Some prizes were donated, and a kind friend assembled a lovely food hamper. I purchased tickets for a game, but I paid so that the winner could have the seats/area chosen. Something people tend to overlook is you have to invest in these, so they do cost at first but prizes can be reused if nobody wins them. Otherwise you are best asking for donations. There are always various prizes available, but I also need to factor in the online payment transaction fee. Nothing is straight forward, but they can be very helpful. The main thing is to hope friends and the community, especially outside of the site, realise how important these things are. You can't really operate without incurring costs and it's the reason most sites die off.

Just to clarify, this would be registered with Nottinghamshire County Council. So, I would have to factor in their application and yearly fee, but it is best to do things legitimately. https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/information-for-business/business-information-and-support/business-and-trading-licences-and-permits/gambling-and-gaming-licences/small-society-lotteries/ This would be a non-profit scheme, and solely to raise funds to help pay for the sites costs. With doing this, each raffle must not go over £20,000 and all prizes would be under £25,000, which is the maximum amount permitted for a "Small Society Lottery." However, if there wouldn't be the support or interest, then sadly I would have to seek other means. I wouldn't be doing raffles all that often, most likely once every three months and 20% of each one would be donated to the Notts County Foundation. They would be my choice for the charitable cause that 20% of all proceeds should be given.

Martin Paterson strikes me as the type of person that will focus on preperation, and accessing the metal state of the squad as he does it, but I would alo assume that he will fire the lads up. The last 46 games mean nothing in the playoffs, and form tends to go right out the window. This means there should be a natural reset, but it should be across all of the teams who have made them. The key thing will be to avoid nerves, insist on a level of focus, ensure the team plays as a unit and try to handle the occasion the best to their ability. Some players will treat it as any other game, some might feel like its a cup match and others might allow frustration to set in because they want to gain promotion. Personally, I would express the team's desire to enjoy the game and work hard together. Focus on the training and means of exploiting the opposition. Avoid allowing setbacks or pressure to have any handle on the situation; the only means to succeed is to try and put your all into them.

Whilst not the same, I seem to recall a similar move by us and I think it was Enzio who scored it. The awareness of the team mates, the movement and effort to draw defenders out without wasting energy but in a very smart approach makes it a joy to watch. Anything but a goal would have been the right thing considering how good of a move it was, calmly placed into the net and a brilliant celebration too. Straight to your support, and giving you something more to cheer about.

I am curious as to if there might be enough support to conduct raffles back here on the site, in the past they were helpful but did require my time to promote them. Please don't instantly locate the donate button, whilst I do need to encourage that and the subscriptions that will come with time. As well as trying to find local businesses willing and wanting to work with PON, this is something I am excited about but I do acknowledge the content side and lack of social media presence currently might put some off. I just need to come up with effective solutions that benefit everyone. I am blessed that there are plenty of people willing to support, and help keep the costs manageable, but I am currently unable to renew my licence for the software we use. This is why I have taken to selling some of the applications I have made, but sales rely on interest and so far I have only sold 2 copies of the same resource. I am grateful, excited and proud but that comes with time to support any questions or issues they experience. Plus setting aside time to do that away from all my roles here. I am not complaining, just explaining that if I were able to return to doing raffles. I could try to see if the support is there to complete them every now and then in order to help raise money. Not everyone would be obliged to donate, nor do I expect it and sometimes you have to give something back.