Chris

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Hello, @Pete. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham. I am pleased to be welcoming you and I hope you enjoy being a part of our Notts County community Soon, you will be welcomed by other PON members. Please do say hello, and tell us a little about yourself.

This gets a bit political, but I want to focus on the point that nobody wanted to give anyone connected to Russia money at the beginning of the war's outbreak. Chelsea's owner had silly sanctions, his money withheld, and further pressure to sell Chelsea, from which sale he donated to Ukraine. However, this is perfectly fine. Why should they even get a handout?

It rings a bell, but I don’t know why. I wonder if it’s been mentioned here or to me in the past. Thinking a little more, it might have been a quiz where I heard about the village. Quirky things like this are interesting to read about. Celtic is also a very common name for clubs. At least their badge is unique to them and quite nice for a team within the Scottish football pyramid.

Wycombe Wanderers’ style isn’t exactly the same as ours, but they do favour attacking football. I suspect they’ll deploy George Abbott similarly to how we did, but he could find himself further up the pitch. I don’t blame Tottenham Hotspur for wanting to take him a level up; personally, I would have tried to find a Championship team, but he should have a lot more time on the ball in League One. This should help him establish his presence, and I hope their squad looks after him similarly to how ours did.

I can't see the season tickets selling many more now, but the club has to keep plugging them. I would love to know the amount of sales in total and the potential number of away fans expected to make the trip to Nottingham.

UEFA is making a big mistake, and I hope every European country opposed to the war in Ukraine lets them know. When the war is finally over, will they be doing similarly for the Ukraine teams which have been destroyed? While the Russian clubs might not have anything to do with the war, funding them during it seems completely wrong on all levels. How can they be sure the money will be spent appropriately? It's deeply upsetting to see this news, as everyone should be standing by Ukraine.

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There were comments about the club wanting 3 keepers; we have two and one young team goalkeeper. I would welcome Archie Mair back; he did fantastically in the penalty shootout, and there is still room for him to grow. He is a bit nervous to watch, so I wouldn't rule out Kelle Roos because I think he will be fine for this level, but Mair would give us options. I don't think we can afford to bring in a loan, and I doubt Notts will want to spend money on this position now. Unless Roos is going to be the backup, Mair wouldn't be the answer as the first-team starter. Mair could have a bright future, but I don't think he's quite ready to be a starter, but he could make a good backup/rotational option.

Yesterday, I had to pop to B&Q. We need a light fitting for the kitchen, and Cheeky has taken on wanting to do more home improvements. Just little things, nothing major. In the future, we would like to redo our living room flooring. In the process of looking, we picked up a cactus for Jake, and it's similar to the ones my mum had on her kitchen windowsill. It was pretty quiet; we caught one bus into town, got off, and about 3 minutes later hopped on one to Electric Avenue. Can't say we found a fitting we liked, but it was nice to look in person. We will be ordering one from Amazon, as the styles in-store aren't to our liking. We went into The Food Warehouse for some knick-knacks and caught two buses home. Today, I am rolling off things I have on my to-do list and seeking to fix some bugs while testing a new app that will bring us a detailed league table that doesn't require me to update the HTML. I did that on a tablet coming back from Carlisle last season; it was tricky. I really need to find the time and hopefully feel well enough to see Super. I'm thinking Sunday, but at some point I do plan to pack my laptop up in my bag and cycle over to save me from needing to walk.

Small update: A template error has been fixed. The awards displayed in a member's postbit area have been diminished. The league table is now using our new app; further pages and improvements are forthcoming. The developer of the app is doing an awesome job and has done an excellent job envisioning my ideas and implementing his own. https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/club/league-table/ Tonight I will update the manager page and coaching staff changes. The squad will eventually be switched to the football app, with fixture widgets coming to show upcoming and previous games. 👍🏻 If you are in a position to support us in improving the site, maintaining the upkeep and costs involved, please consider subscribing. However, this isn't the only means by which you can help. Visiting, posting, and engaging massively helps, but financial aid does help to do all of this. https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/subscriptions/

I was scrolling through a Notts photographer's gallery; he took pictures of the players preparing to go out from under the stands and onto the pitch. Alassana Jatta stood out the most with how friendly he looked; I don't think his agent will turn his head. If he decides it is his time to move on, I fully believe it will be his decision. Offering him a new deal, ideally seeing it get signed, should give us some confidence, but at the same time that might just be in the fee we can attract for him. We do have to allow players to leave if it's best for them, and if the money reflects that. All we can hope is that a player can be identified. I was apprehensive about the possibility of losing Kyle Wootton, but we managed to secure the signing of Macaulay Langstaff. When we signed Wes Thomas, that was a signing that gave me hope that the club could identify goalscorers and bring them to the team. Even prior to Kristian Dennis, Kane Hemmings, and Jon Stead, we hoped that young strikers could be signed. It seems something we are far more capable of doing while avoiding the older legs that are nearing retirement.

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I’ve mentioned before that I don’t engage with rumors unless they’re shared within this community, and even then, I resist the temptation of clickbait. While I find them intriguing, I never let myself get swept up in any hope that they might be true. Consequently, I don’t allow myself to feel disappointment because, more often than not, these rumours are either meant to generate excitement or create a spiral of negativity aimed at driving clicks. As a topic, there's nothing wrong with it, but I do dislike the trend in which those types of sites conduct themselves.

I apologise if your preference for which skin you use keeps changing; I am trying to fix a bug, and in the process, I made the light version the default skin. I still haven't managed to resolve this issue, but I am aware of what is causing it.

I appreciate the concerns regarding our match against Salford following their defeat to Crewe; however, I believe that playing at home presents us with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities as a strong team and capitalise on the chances that arise. There's always that concern about former players returning, and Jorge Grant can be someone who punishes teams. The only change I would consider is replacing Kellan Gordon; if Will Jarvis is back, get him in. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't choose to start Keanan Bennetts. My biggest concern will always be the absence of Alassana Jatta, but I do think Matthew Dennis will score some goals. I would just feel more confident if there was a spark or instinct to suggest to me that he was a striker. Perhaps he needs to be a little selfish when it comes to opportunities, but I largely feel optimistic, and I can't wait to get back in the KOP. Start with the same intent against Newport County, be see it through, and just try to slow down at times when it comes to striking the ball.

Ashley Eastham is my offering. There are moments when I find myself disappointed in you, Tone. I wanted to say Jorge Grant, even though I didn't know you were doing this. I still wanted to say Grant.

@super_pie (my son) came and showed me the picture Notts had teased; I instantly loaded the Notts site and checked for news. I came a few minutes later, but the picture led me to think it was a permanent signing. I hope that it was a striker and that we would be ready to get players to compete to start. I felt a bit surprised when I read it was a season-long loan for another midfielder. Tyrese Hall would be a big delight if he has goals in him and Man of the Match performances, but it's tough to expect him to do what George Abbott did last season as they are two different players. If Hall maintains a focused approach on attacking, scoring goals will be incredibly valuable.

He did well for them last time, having earned over 25 appearances, but I would have liked to see him given a bigger test. I am sure some Spurs fans interested in their academy might feel like George Abbott wouldn't be worth returning here, despite having a good season. Though I do see the point in continuing success, I just feel a step up to a good National League club would be better. If we gain promotion this season, he will be two levels behind us in terms of where he has experience, and unless the club is willing to give him that, I just feel the talent he and James Sanderson have will be wasted. I am not trying to be negative about it; I do acknowledge that Kidderminster will give him a good platform, but proving himself there still leaves a bit of a gap, and I really hope we do start introducing young pros into our squad more than padding.

It is supposedly the world's oldest profession. Not that I think China will be happy about this, it looks like Winnie-the-Pooh, or should I say Xi Jinping, isn't going to be too pleased about this.

I like that this is a safe space where I can write openly, but the past two days haven't been good. I don't really want to go into it, but yesterday I felt very deflated despite trying my best. Tuesday, I stayed up until like 4 a.m. doing various things, from upgrading PON. Introducing new badges serves to recognise and reward our outstanding members. Sorting server stuff and making sure that everything was fine for when the site would go live again. It wasn't hard. Just time-consuming in some areas, but I didn't get much chance to do anything later on. There was a patch for the upgrade, which was very quick to fix some issues. Tomorrow, I need to go out with Cheeky to look for some stuff for the house. I'm really encouraged by the number of members coming on, and I really hope to make sure my efforts match the quality I am seeing. In other news, my friend wants to take me to Barrow, and I need to check that I can.

@DangerousSausage, do you ever feel like you are being hit in the head when you choose Derby County for this? 👻

Will Jarvis, Nick Tsaroulla, Scott Robertson, and Lucas Ness would each be players that could easily go into our first team. There's no real lack of depth in our team, so it gives them time to recover and avoid bringing players back too soon. I do want to see Mai Traore do well; I take no joy in seeing a player fail, but he does seem very much like a player who either won't or doesn't want to make the grade at this level. There are fans with much harsher opinions than mine, but the times he has seemed promising are fleeting cameos, and it is disappointing. When a team gets better players, it should be a blessing to anyone stepping onto the pitch, but last season it was like we were playing with 10 men. Bringing in a young youth player, for me, would be acceptable because you would expect them to be like Traore. Ideally, when he returns, he will do well, prove himself, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I have far more faith in Jarvis and Tsaroulla as game-changing players.

Quality loans do tend to cost money and good wage contributions, so just because we opted for this doesn't mean we aren't willing to pay. It might be more of a statement that the club believes there are better players to be brought in temporarily while we try to push for a League One return. The way I think of this season is that the club might be trying to ensure only quality is signed permanently, and those who have arrived on free transfers look to have potential to step up or be allowed to move on without much fuss. League One football isn't going to be easy; a lot of good teams are failing, and the landscape of the division has improved a lot since last year. League Two is more competitive than when we were last here; the issue with football at this level is that some clubs are willing to gamble for promotion. Accrington's chairman, for example, loved to comment about how his "punching above its weight" team earned promotion. It's been downhill since, and for a club to have such a wonderful season that earned them promotion, I think intent and questioning Notts should not be made so lightly. I know Accrington have a small budget, but their chairman's complaints about fair play, whilst ruining the progress made over one magic season, sort of baffle me as to why he is liked so much. A striker was on our wish list even after Matthew Dennis; all it takes is one injury, and Mai Traore isn't going to fill me with confidence up top. I think, from what I have seen of him, he's best behind the ball and allowed to run with it. We only have Alassana Jatta who is a true striker; Dennis still makes me believe he should be playing in a similar role to Jodi Jones and Conor Grant.