Chris

It's good that our fortunes are changing, but there's no surprise that the club has seen such a high amount of defeats during the years. We have been around for a considerable long time, so I don't think the figure is something we should be disappointed about - it's just one of those strange facts we need to embrace. It's part of our history, and really it's just a reminder of how we hope to improve at the other end of the spectrum with wins.

Today, Kate's been out with her mum and Ellie to The Range. Unfortunately, when they got back they were told that her sister-in-law had broken her foot and that Kate's mum would need to fetch their kids. It doesn't sound very nice, but other than that and a few deliveries nothing much has happened. In other news, replacement parts for @super_ram's folding bed has arrived, and I am very keen to try to sort that. Just need to figure out where to get Goose Grease from.

When I didn't feel well as a child, Granny Pie would make me Ready Brek. I preferred baby oats, and she knew exactly how to make it right every time. I have found memories of having meals like potato, cheese and beans. Also, @super_ram would make me pasty shaped pies, with guess what in them? Cheese cubes, diced boiled potato and beans. Topped off with gravy when cooked. I haven't made them myself for a while, the last time I did - one of my children kept pinching them. I think it was @Dash_16k. I grew up quite the fussy eater, so I would mostly have the same things, but those are two of my fondest memories. To be perfectly honest, I preferred baking with GP. Birthdays, Christmas. The treats she would make were lovely, and there's no surprise I tended to focus on those more than actual meals. ????

In the early days of the Pride of Nottingham, I committed to writing regular newsletters, filled with articles and content from the site. Despite my efforts, the low subscriber engagement was discouraging. I wondered if perhaps my content wasn't resonating or if I was missing the mark somehow. Yet, these newsletters were among the first, predating the club's embrace of email marketing as a valuable tool. For me, the goal was always to inform members about news and encourage their participation on the site. Now, with some exciting projects on the horizon, I'm closer than ever to achieving realistic targets. The newsletters will provide a balanced insight into the site and news, featuring guest columnists sharing their perspectives. I am highly encouraged by this and hope the community receives them well.

Sorry, I have missed this @Jatta1999. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, I hope you enjoy being a part of our Notts County community.

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, @Jon Lowe. I hope you enjoy being a part of our Notts County community.

Sounds like the League of FAI really needs to shape up. I do hope it gets the reform needed to thrive because the Irish leagues are a good area for EFL clubs to pick up talent. It would also benefit them as a nation having better talent, which a troubled financial system might cause problems within.

A few recommendations @ARLukomski: Kyle Joseph who is currently at Blackpool, he's a decent prospect and knows how to find the net. Whilst not the most prolific player, I do think someone as young as him would flourish given the chance in a team that plays to our style. Kyle Joseph - Player profile 24/25 | Transfermarkt WWW.TRANSFERMARKT.CO.UK Wingers: Reece Cole from Exeter City, has done well on the right side of the flank and is very versatile. Reece Cole - Player profile 24/25 | Transfermarkt WWW.TRANSFERMARKT.CO.UK If we wanted a bit of experience, and a player who has a high work rate - Kyle Dempsey from Bolton would be a good call. He has plenty of EFL experience, decent cross and can either right or left of midfield. Although, he is 29 and Notts does tend to sign players a bit younger usually. Kyle Dempsey - Player profile 24/25 | Transfermarkt WWW.TRANSFERMARKT.CO.UK Anthony Forde, Jacob Mendy and Brandon Kavanagh would all be good fits for the club. These are players I am familiar with, Forde is a good player and Jacob Mendy at League Two level is a very good option in the attacking department. It would also make sense to link him with Jatta, then we would have two from The Gambia. It could quite possibly revive his international career. I would recommend having a look at the Dutch leagues, as with the fans' forum it does sound like we will be looking to recruit outside of the EFL.

I hesitated when @ARLukomski suggested it, but honestly it's a breath of fresh air. I spent some time in the early hours before I got some sleep reading, and I found myself wanting to create a personal account. I do like Threads, but the engagement on it is iffy at best, and there's a large amount of bot accounts. It's very similar to X in that regard, but Blue Sky I haven't had anything like it. Plus you can customise your feeds, and restrict what content you see such as nudity and the more full on variety. The thing is, if people keep at it. A Notts community there will flourish, and I think it's a lot safer than Elon Musks attempt at building himself a global platform which in-visions only what he thinks and sees. He's literally killed Twitter, and is verging on the point of ruining X. There was a bit of a period where Threads blossomed, but it quickly faded, and I just hope Blue Sky isn't one of those scenarios. BSky is a lot better for blocking and restricting content.

I thought it was a somewhat strange appointment when he arrived at Leicester, although I thought he was doing alright. Their fans never really seemed to take to him, mostly due to managing Forest. Being a part of certain Foxes groups, I tend to see on Facebook a lot of complaints and I think Leicester City winning the Premier League has made a lot of their fans believe they are a much bigger team. What they did that season was incredible, but what was a united community seems to have led to self-edification and reflections of unfounded glory. There was a lot of talk that they were a top 6 team after gaining promotion. I always thought they would be fighting off relegation, I hope their next appointment is someone who can just return the stability they need to establish themselves as a Premier League team.

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.

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

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.

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.