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I noticed graphics floating around last week saying that Sir Alex Furguson is going back to Manchester United. I didn't believe it but did search to find no genuine news about it. I don't know if this is changed, hence the rumours, but there's a reason why he retired. Manchester United have bigger problems, which I don't think Furguson would fix. Even if he managed to improve their situation, it would be a short term option. They need to stand by an appointment, and work as a club from top to bottom to make sure things change.

I have seen comments about it being his cousin. I can't confirm, but I doubt he would randomly hug someone. Unless they have played together before? I don't know, but I have seen people on Facebook state it's his cousin.

Shall we try to make the Alfreton game special? @Fan of Big Tone @super_ram. Just like the old days? Come on, Super. You can stay warm, come to the game. It's a good draw, much better than being drawn away from home.

Once I get to the bottom of it, I will post an announcement about it. It does seem to be a formatting bug, I haven't seen any whilst using my laptop so far - so it could be isolated to mobiles. This matter isn't related to CSS. Possible another issue with the last patch. ????

I thought it was an enjoyable derby, between two very good teams. I don't think Chesterfield can be compared to our style of passing play. Personally, I thought they were a bit more direct, and unafraid to take a chance. There were times when we tried to pass the ball out from the back, yet Chesterfield marked the defence quite heavily and made the space very compact. Knocking the ball backwards, and then sideways, to and from each other as Chesterfield tried closing us down just looked uncomfortable at times. I wish we would just try to draw teams out more, as we don't really look to create space but wait for it to open up. I'm not sure if this is always the best way, I mean I get the patient play but if nobody tries to lose their marker then we are playing into how the opposition wants. It was pleasing to see Dan Crowley try from distant, even though some of his efforts weren't really that good. All he needs is one of those chances to pay off, so I would actually encourage it. Kellan Gordon is very good in the transition going forward, losing his man and putting in balls into the box. With the likes of Jatta in the middle, this always seems likely to cause trouble and I do rate Gordon with his ability to float in clever crosses. Jodi Jones can over hit them, but Gordon seems more consistant with putting them in the right area. Both Sam Austin and, in the past, Aaron Nemane have been prone to overhitting their crosses. Chestefield did look lively, I thought they had done enough to seal the game but thankfully, Jatta managed to make something, and then David McGoldrick converted the saved penalty. It's got that thrill of a Derby day, with a late goal and a point.

If we play two strikers, then we need to make sure the bench has options. I don't mind one striker away from home, but to play Chesterfield I do think a single striker would limit us. Jevani Brown will most likely be on the bench, so will we opt for Jatta and David McGoldrick? I can't see Cedwyn Scott being played in an attacking position, unless we do start with him as a midfielder and switch things up. Then again, we could do that with David McGoldrick; it's really a limiting option though. McGoldrick and Jatta do work well, but then that leaves just Brown as backup as Scott will most likely be played out of position. I really do think with our limits up top, that if he is available for selection that we start giving a chance from time to time as a striker. I remember when we got promoted many Chesterfield fans saying they wouldn't have any of our players, though I think on paper we are stronger. As a team, I think they edge things and of course, then there's the home advantage. It's going to be a close game; I can't see either team running away with it. What are the chances of the deciding goal being scored around the 87th minute mark? I really hope we turn up, give a confident performance and can focus solely on our football. No issues with the officials etc.

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Well, I believe Dion Dublin, who was a prolific striker for Coventry, also played as a centre back - I believe he ended up playing at Norwich City as a defender. The issue I have with Robbie Cundy playing as a striker, is it shows how we should have hung onto four options or at the very least have a young striker who could have gained some valuable experience. Jürgen Klopp also made the change, I thought I recalled John Terry having done it, but it seems he was a midfielder. I have no issue if there's effort, Cundy did try, but I mean we have two strikers since Cedwyn Scott is being played as a midfielder. Remember Harry Kewell thinking he could make players perform out of position, i.e Shaun Brisley.

I noticed and fixed it now. This must have been caused by the bug from the recent patch. The fix to allow Redis (cache) to work must have overridden the community URL preference. I have corrected this now. Sorry, @Wheelbarrow repair man, were you getting errors because the topics were linking you to /forums/topictitle instead of /community/topictitle? It makes sense now. I should have thought about it. Unfortunately, this is day three of having a migraine, and I am squinting to see text. No excuse, but I do hope this resolves things. Thanks, @CliftonMagpie.

@Wheelbarrow repair man: We really could do with topics being located in the correct forum, sometimes they can clash and as a team we make the decision to move them to where is most appropriate. When a topic is moved, the URL doesn't change. If a topic title is edited, the URL is updated but the original will just update to the new one in a seamless way. None of these changes should affect your use of the site. If something's off, I can investigate what is causing it, but topics really need to be posted to the correct forum.

It's potentially a bug. I'll speak with support but if you don't hear back soon. Just know, I haven't forgotten, and I will get to the bottom of the issue.

@Fan of Big Tone: I think you should be good to go now. I'll need to spend some time checking all the group settings, but it seems to glance that Liam is correct. Please, let m know. This issue has been fixed, the cache system is on. ????

Still plenty to be played for, and seeing the team finish as high as possible is only a good thing in terms of seeing their growth. Improvements this season have been very good, so I am encouraged by that.

If you have never seen the video before, this explains we refer to Tone as our 'international man of mystery'. It's one of the saddest elements of running a community, the likelihood of learning about a member who posts but isn't known in person. Such as @Who r ya?? You Pies!!. I don't want to come across as over sentimental, but I spent ages trying to find out if he was okay. I had the feeling something had happened, and it wasn't about posting - more about paying respect. @anonypie, also is someone who might not have been as active, but was always helpful when needed. She was the kind of lady that brought people together, and I miss our exchanges of emails. There are a few others who, have sadly passed on. @stewartpot tended to read the site a lot, I loved his character. You could never feel down around him, because he was too lively for that. @GrannyPie loved the community, as much as me, she the care she offered to the younger members I feel will never be matched. One day, we might see some of the old faces return. I don't know, but I think the community element has grown stronger.

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I really hope Alex Bass can see that he was truly outstanding against Carlisle and is at no way at fault for the goal conceded against Port Vale. I can't imagine that it's something a keeper like him will really accept, but he has to look at the performances where he has been top draw and use it to get the defence to be more alert to the threat. Honestly, Carlisle was one of the best keeping performances I have seen from a Notts keeper. That is what Alex Bass brings to the team, so I am sure we'll see more top performances from him.

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Fiorentina are a good team, not as good as they were in the 90s but still to only win by 2 goals, that alone for The New Saints is a great achievement. You would expect them to be thrashed, but the defeat is very respectable.

Stuart Maynard has got much right so far; the transformation in our play and defending has been very promising. I think we can forget this past Saturday, against Port Vale - I think he was desperately trying to navigate a very tricky game. I don't think we had many options to really change the outcome there, so I would hope nobody takes that result or Gillingham as a means to dampen what has been a very promising transformation. One thing, which might seem critical - I believe Maynard must demand high performance levels in every game. Morecambe, Carlisle United and Port Vale have seen a mixture of performance. Yes, each of the games which proved to be difficult, two away from home, but I do think various things have impacted the performance. One way experienced league managers navigate these periods is by motivating their players to play at high levels. Yet it's nothing short of promising the transformation we have seen, and whilst we have done well, there are signs at times that we do miss Macaulay Langstaff and even Aaron Nemane. Nemane would have been someone who could have changed the outcomes against Gillingham and Port Vale, no doubt. Yet I acknowledge we have to use what we have, whilst maintaining the same high levels and hopefully, we can continue to see the success on the pitch.

When it comes to football, particularly the strikers at Notts County. "God" has taken many forms.

Notts have made a good start to the season, even though it's early, everyone should be able to see the progress that is being made. The squad is capable of winning ugly, scraping through results or simply blowing teams out of the water. It all goes down to form, and this stage in the season that is the hard task to establish. Some teams are quick to find consistency. We did have that at the beginning, but I think the loss to Gillingham allowed some tension to creep into the camp. It must have been as equally frustrating for the players, as it was for us and the morale has been hit further with losing the likes of Curtis Edwards and Jodi Jones. One thing that is difficult, is maintaining the same squad each week, in and out at this level. This does help, but when you play as frequently as we do, you do have to rotate the squad, and we keep seeing players picking up knocks. I do think, if we can avoid injuries or at least rally those who step in, to lift their game we will continue to do well at this end of the table. I do think come January, it would be wise to seek for a true replacement for Macaulay Langstaff. David McGoldrick can't be played week in and week out, we have to use him wisely at this age, and this is something I mentioned a lot during the start of the season. Jatta is a great talent at this level, he has goals, but sometimes you need someone who can hustle, or just involve himself more into games. I really do think this would help, as every striker will find some games more difficult than others, even though we have Cedwyn Scott and Jevani Brown. I can't see them being played all that often up front. The progress we are making is good, we can continue to compete within the top three or Notts might start to lose ground by failing to make the most of those difficult games. I think we'll be within the playoffs quite easily, but we can't take anything for granted, and we can't underestimate our own good start.