Chris

Hello, welcome to the Pride of Nottingham @Peter Speers. I hope you enjoy being a part of our Notts County community.

I think we are a bit fortunate that we haven't drifted down the table a little with the defeat to Crewe and this past Saturday's draw, not that I think we have done badly at all. Yet I think we are riding the wave of injuries and tough games, which sooner or later, Notts will need to either try to see out games with more efforts on goal or find a bit of luck on the pitch instead of off it. We're quickly approaching a difficult period, so sooner or later we'll see how the season could pan out a little more clearer. If Notts are able to stay within the front-runners, which I don't think we will simply due to the fact we need a bit more quality in the finishing. I do feel very inclined that we'll still finish in the playoffs, and that is fair progress. It might not please everyone, but it should give us the foundation to be more ready for League One no matter what happens. There's every chance we could pull together, return to winning ways and build a strong bit of form. Yet, performance wise, if we don't score we do tend to see a bit of inconsistency. I'm not writing off the season, just updating my thoughts as I still believe January will be the point that will confirm - especially with potential signings if we will or not compete for a higher place.

Excellent work, George Abbott! If my memory serves me right, this is his second so far, so it's racking up - I am sure he will have a few more to his name come the end of the season.

Thanks for letting me know, I thought the issue had been fixed, but it's back to the blackboard with it.

I have no plans to abandon Twitter, at all. As the very first Notts fan and fan account to join Threads, I take great pride in this milestone. I realise that social media isn't going anywhere, but with fans making home to networks such as Blue Sky - I believe it warrants a PON account. This has been encouraged by @ARLukomski, which at first I wasn't all that taken to doing but in hindsight it does seem to be as equal to Threads. You can follow Pride of Nottingham on Blue Sky here. I openly acknowledge that the site, and social media channels have been quiet, but this is for personal reasons. I greatly appreciate your understanding. My aim is to ensure Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Blue Sky are all different in some form. Which I would also like to mention, that within the new year I plan to open a discord server that will be more for updating the community here on site related downtime, maintenance, articles, news etc. Due to the hacking incident, and even before that I am anxious about sharing sensitive information outright on social media channels.

Sponsors got it right today, in my eyes. George Abbott played incredibly well, relentless in winning the ball back, and with helping to attack. I called it about 5 minutes before he was named. Nick Tsaroulla and Matty Platt deserve special mentions.

Luton Town 2-1 Hull City West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Norwich City Huddersfield Town 1-3 Charlton Athletic Peterborough United 1-0 Reading AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Walsall (Joker) Chesterfield 1-0 Barrow Boston United 2-1 Braintree Town Tamworth 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge

The notifications should come on a daily basis around the same time. I might have to fine tune when the leaderboard updates, with the notification being more timely sent afterwards. Yet, they should come on a daily basis, without one being missed - provided the task runs properly. Thanks for mentioning this, Robbie. It could be a host of things, more than likely it's due to the amount of posts and the content within them - in addition to the server finding it demanding to process. I will look into it, and see if there's anything that can be done or if it's a case of branching into a new topic on the same subject.

Over the next 3–4 days, can the members who feature in the leaderboard please confirm if they received a notification or not about their position? Starting tomorrow, the top three members will receive a notification. https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/pastleaders/ The extension didn't work for some time, however, I believe it might be fixed now.

One of my biggest regrets was not choosing to go with my real name. It took a few years for people not to call me Joe. TBH, I didn't see myself as becoming someone within the Notts community. I thought I would just keep to myself, and update the site which back then I had no idea about what worked. A local community is so much harder than any other site, but choosing "Notts-Joe" did confuse people. That was never my intention, but I do wish I had chosen my real name to begin with. TBH, there are many things with PON I would have done differently but isn't that part of the learning process? As for idiots on social media, we have both experienced them. I think if people really need to find something to take offence or to troll another person, then that says far more about them. In your case, some of those people were well known for being that way, it's a shame, as sometimes the community spirit within Notts was good, but they get distracted, turning themselves into online trolls. I can hold my hand up when wrong, something those types of people can't - they just go into hiding once sussed.

I'm thankful that I don't actually get the latter part.

I don't think any football or supporter of a sport enjoys being in the cold. I think standing generally helps, as it keeps you a bit more active, but that's a bit of an issue at football games. The winter months can be brutally cold. I think you need to suggest what @Piethagoram mentioned. Inquire whether the club will supply individual heaters for the Notts fans. Can I just say, I feel let down by the non monorail comment. I hope this is to come in the actual fans' forum topic, Mr Piethagoram!

Actually, the Brazillian Magpies do a lot of live-streaming, but I can't imagine them reacting so livelily as this commentator. I think it's a brilliant clip, it's certainly amusing when they go mental over a goal. It gives that extra bit of sprit to the commentary I think.

The early kick-off is going to seem a bit weird, but I am sure the players won't give it a second thought. They will be wanting to put a strong performance in front of our fans, I do hope the attendance manages to retain above the 10k mark. Though, I do feel that it might be impacted slightly due to the early kick-off and the cold weather we are having. Newport County still hasn't really found their consistency, but is a good team. I would say defensively, this is the area where they struggle the most on the pitch and I do feel if we create enough chances on goal - their keeper will have a lot to do in order to stay in the game. If our performance is a bit sluggish, at least in spells, I would welcome us to focus on passing the ball around - with a minimum focus on passing it back. We do need to come together after our recent defeat to show that we aren't losing ground on the automatic spaces; a good result would put us back in the mix quite nicely as the League Two table is quite wide open. If the result does go our way, we could be firmly in the top five especially if the other games results go our way. I do hope none of the upper end games are postponed, as Walsall have 2 games in hand. as does AFC Wimbledon and I know we currently sit 6th. So, one place might not be seen as important to others, but currently we are 6th, looking likely to fall to 8th or 9th. That's the wrong direction, so a win and moving up a place - with all the other fixtures keeps us with climbing distance without too much work to do to maintain our hopes for promotion.

Further improvements have been made to the beta version of the lightweight dark theme (which is increasingly becoming my preference). The control actions: @, Bookmark, +, Quote, Edit and Report - now largely resemble the same style as the light version. The look on mobiles within both themes has been reduced, so that they should all be shown within the same line. Now: This was only effected by certain resolutions on mobiles, but the issue has been fixed. I still need to change the post goal, but I need to see how it looks when we hit the halfway mark and then having reached it - before I can apply a final fix. 0% and 50% is now styled to colours which wouldn't be distracting for a dark based theme. The rest of the theme improvements, including the default and dark version of that, are all rather minor and most likely won't be noticed. Yet they do give a significant improvement. Onto content now.

It's a shame that there wasn't a live-streaming of the fans' forum, but it does take away some of the pressures of hosting a forum. It just gives us content creators something more to play with, even if people do watch the video - which I am currently listening to. Honestly, it shows how much out of the loop I am right now, and that's disappointing as I wasn't even aware of the fans' forum. I have seen comments from people who missed it, who would have been a lot more in the loop, so it's not that bad, but I would like to have gone to the event. I'll report back with my further thoughts after digesting everything, but it's always good to see. I also want to note before I post this comment, the club's urgency to address the fan concerns is a good way not to cloud the conversation. Yet to politely remind those who do throw flares that the EFL and FA won't like it.

I always loved when the orange (or bright) footballs would come out for winter games. There's been some very cold past seasons where I have attended, and felt absolutely frozen. It's not as enjoyable, but the focus on watching football tends to get you through it. I remember when we played Mansfield a few seasons ago, where the snow and the density of it made it almost impossible to even see our goalkeeper. Like I said, I don't mind winter games. Summer is a lot more fun, especially with home games, but winter is still part of the parcel of football.

Sorry, that I haven't welcomed you sooner! I hope you will find the site useful, and somewhere you feel happy to discuss Notts. So, welcome! Settle in, and I hope you like being a part of our Notts County site.

It's snowing quite heavily here, at first it settled and then turned wet. Yet, it's persisting and we have a nice covering of snow. I wouldn't say it's all that deep yet, but if it continues we could.

I'm sure it will come to Sky Showcase at some point which I believe is on Virgin's TV bundle. The first three episodes are great, the story builds, and it is very well-written. By the fourth, I started to appreciate "From" a bit more. Although, I have seen the third season, and I won't give any spoilers, but there are times when I felt disappointed with how the plot expanded. It's a very "Lost" style thing, which I said before, but you will see what I mean I believe. @Fan of Big Tone

It looks like a publicity stunt, but at the same time I think the media are being quick to be negative about it. It might put some of these people in their places, or it could give them a platform to be more than just a social influencer. Jake Paul has split off into other avenues, such as wrestling. Although, I think that is more disrespectful if said person hasn't earned his spot. Football is one of those things that if you are good enough, it will show, whereas my earlier comparison to wrestling - it's not as simple. Good wrestlers can carry their opponents, Bret Hart being well known for making the likes of Jim Powers (among others). If a player in football can't give a good account of themselves, on the pitch it's going to bite them. Also, those who have gone from social media into MMA/Boxing tend to let themselves down. Just like being a wrestler doesn't make you an MMA fighter. *Cough *Cough CM Punk.

It's on the Peacock network, although it should be available to certain Sky customers. Are you a subscriber to Sky Glass or Sky Plus? @Fan of Big Tone "Outside of the U.S., Peacock is available for Sky TV (including Sky Glass, Sky Plus, Sky Q and NOW customers) at no extra cost in the U.K. and Ireland. You can also stream Peacock in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy with Sky, and the streaming service recently rolled out in the Nordics with SkyShowtime." I believe this is streaming only, as it hasn't yet been confirmed to be broadcasting on UK television. https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/teacup

Unlike some Brits, I don't fear snow or power cuts. The last time I experienced a power cut in Winter was due to my idiot neighbours using a power tool in their garage, which tripped the electricity for about 6 houses. Whilst my children all freaked out, I happily sat with them in the living room playing Samsung's default ringtone - which has since been renamed "Powercut Music" by my family. I don't like silence due to years of issues formerly with noise. It's something I am only starting to get over, as once I couldn't hear silence without feeling triggered. If we are hit with a bad storm, the UK media will turn it into something bigger than it is. We never really have it all that bad; it's the coldness which I am more worried about. The change has already hit me with six, and I do believe it has impacted my mental health too.

So, Jatta didn't score? This is very bizarre and poorly handled by the AFCON.

This is great news, I noticed some pictures on Twitter when I briefly went on over the weekend. It's encouraging, a few years back we played in a youth cup final against Walsall at their ground. I hope fans are able to go to the next round to give them support.