Chris

I consider many to be friends, and I miss seeing them outside of Notts. I haven't managed to catch up with the likes of Giorgio, and on match days it's quite difficult because I do struggle a lot with crowds since COVID. Their friendship as always meant the world to me, I didn't recongise any of the people who took a picture near to where I sat. It's a shame I didn't feel like going up and saying hello, prior I would have introduced myself but again anxiety doesn't help.

I felt I needed the luck, and I left the meeting feeling even more disappointed. I knew going in, that it was going to unfold how it did and I am glad that I have made other enquiries. I do think that one blessing is meeting someone else face to face who understands the situation and purpose of the whole discussion. I used to feel targeted, but now I think it's unsympatic and poorly trained people. No grudge will be held on my part, I just want to be unchallenged and respected. This incident has seen some local media reach out to me, but I am not interested in that. I knew it would be my word vs BS, but thinking I don't have witnesses has revealed one person's "games". I don't find it professional at all.

This announcement is now concluded. I will post another early next month, with further updates on some of those teasers I have dropped. None of those are yet finalised, but have been built. I have repaired the damage I previously mentioned: the welcome header, daily post goal, and next game widget have been restored. I have improved their performances, but may review their designs, as I want to make some feature improvements to the next match. A significant amount of performance-based gains has been achieved as I continue to improve the efficacy of resources. I have fixed issues with the writing assistance feature I have made. The word count is much more effective and instead of updating as you type, it now waits for you to pause. One 4.7 feature which was very under-used, despite me highlighting it, was the ability to change how the forum index looks. Whilst the PON Lightweight Fluid theme is fixed, I have built an application which returns a selector to change it in our two other themes. This returns a custom-based look, which I like to do to bring attention to certain forums. Next to the "Start new topic", you will see five options. That is how you can choose your preference quickly and easily, but please note the fluid is locked to the more centralised view. I have made theme improvements, which I highly suspect will go unnoitced but please be assured, I have and they are made to improve the experience. Some might have noticed how on desktop, I switched the social links for the search bar. Well, that is due to me adding a new feature to one of the requests to promote the service status page and suggestions area. Bundled in is a widget which will allow me to promote those suggestions here, and allow for them to be vosted without leaving the main site but I do encourage you to bookmark it nontheless. The URL is inside the about tab, but I felt a nice visual badge button would make it stand out. I haven't figured out the best means for mobiles, but I will have time to think. I have also implemented bug fixes to the service status page and suggestions. These are general cleanup-based fixes, with a focus on getting the notification feature via email working very soon. If something was to happen, it would be where you would hear first, and it's a very important tool. I would love to see more of you subscribe to the updates it can provide; it will keep you in the loop and well informed. Thank you, everyone!

Good night, or morning! I'll catch up with everyone who shares their daily chat messages, as I do love reading them. Now, I have fixed what I broke... I best get some sleep.

I swear, no lie! This is like playing Jake on FIFA when he gets his skills and I am trying to back off or avoiding relying just crunching his player in the hope I make contact with the ball first. It's insane to see something similar happen in real life, poor pressure from the defence but excellent skill. I thought he had over done it at first, and that the assist was going to come from elsewhere. Good team goal!

If my son used PON, I might need to hide this but since he doesn't often I will tag him @super_pie. Remember where your loyality lies, son, I know you are Notts through and through but at least at our level we don't tend to be this painful. Even then, the salaries and player market values of Notts cannot be compared. This is the Chelsea I grew up knowing, rubbish. You are best with Notts. Now there's another FACT! @william1984, feel free to tease Jake; you have my permission.

Keanan Bennetts could become a very good first-team player, but also useful in rotation. With us allowing Kellan Gordon to leave, I think it's highly likely that the club will be working on a new deal for him. Isn't Kelle Roos on a one-year deal as well? No, it's a 2-year-deal, with the option to extend. I hope we can find someone interested to take him off our hands, I am told he's a good earner and part of the reason why we were very determined to see him continue despite not being all that good for us. James Belshaw might not be the long term candidate but I think our season would have been better had we not insisted on Roos, this might sound harsh or others might agree but I think keepers bring confidence and ultimately I do belive Belshaw would have made a HUGE difference earlier on. Rod McDonald and Matty Platt I would like to see retained, both good efenders. Platt can be exceptional, although his position is the centre of the back three and unless we switch to two central CBs I could see him being allowed to move on. McDonald plays the role very well when fit, but both could easily be rotated to rest or play as their attributes are needed. Maz Khouyar is a hard working, technically what I think we have missed. He might not be a world beater at this level, but his effort makes up for what he lacks. Keeping him would depend on whether we could sign someone who offers more, and is likely to contribute consistently. However, if his wages are not a lot, I would happily keep him. I would offer Ollie Norburn a year-deal, no pay increase. I am not fussed if he stays or go, early on it took him time to show me that he still had it, partly due to his fintess but there's no doubt he's a good player. I just find it hard to decide, as he's prone to making rash decisions and he does tend to be carded a lot. It's natural to a degree with his style of play, and I think his nonense is far better than Mchael Doyle but I am mindful of how packed we are in midfield. We may wish to mix things up, and my decision now could change depending on what league we find ourselves in next season. Harald Nilsen Tangen looks like one of those signings which will hinge on where we are too, much like Tyler Miller which in hindsight now feels like the club were aware of the Posh's interest in Alex Bass and that Miller would have stayed had we got promoted. I know this was what I got told, and I believe it as he did sign for Bolton and has had two more clubs since then (Miller). I like Tangen, he works hard and looks capable of improving. I think a full season would show this, but I do think there's factors unknown to us right now as to his short deal to be here on loan.

Hello, @NCFCGuy. I am sorry it's taken this long to have formerly welcomed you. I am pleased you have joined us, and I look forward to reading more of your comments. I am actively right now preparing for next season, making improvements and breaking things in the process. Ha! Though it will be better and I really do hope you will enjoy being a part of our Notts County Community! Would you care to tell us a little bit about your background? Such as how long you have supproted Notts, your favourite all-time and current player etc.

I spent a lot of today, sleeping due to feeling unwell and being tired. I think it's todo with an appointment tomorrow, along with a busy weekend. Please wish me luck, not that I think I should need it but just in case it falls on deaf ears and that might intrunition is correct that the point of it is going to be a "U" turn/ hijacking. Today, I have managed to do some more important updates as I try to make each resource I can more optimised for performance. Unfortunately, I have made some errors with an important application that handles several features and my friend Shahed (I sometimes forget he has two h's in his name) isn't availible, but my thoughts are with him. I hope that I can suss out why I have caused the issues, but I have the older version backed up if not. Some good improvements which I am excited about, many I have put off from uploading just yet as I wanted to focus on doing a few together rather than one by one.

I don't knock ambition, but there are some who I find to be hard to take seriously on social media that will come out with some views or comments that leave me baffled. I do like hearing counter points, and well thought out opinions, but most complaints fall well short of that. Calling for Martin Paterson's head after I think it was 6 games unbeaten, and on the verge of the top place left me wondering why? Complaints that we didn't sign Ruben Rodrigues and this being a supposed sign of the club lacking ambition. Where would he fit into our current squad? Could he move around if needed? His best and only decent position for me was as an attacking midfeidler in a central position. We don't need that. Saying it was a mistake to allow David McGoldrick to go, mostly when he's in form, is a good discussion but I feel it is used as an excuse to critise the club and our owners. People who have been a breath of fresh air, and have single handedly allowed the club to operate in its best means in decades. There are many things that I could include, but they are obvious and weak, I don't think complaining that are spending money off the pitch should come with concerns about what we spend on it. Provided the squad we have is competitive, and the money benefits the club in the long term and squad. Which is exactly how I see the improvements; I notice people complaining about the training facilities and how we don't have them. Now we have a good agreement, which could lead to owning the training pitch as I know there's a lot of debt whilst we do have an agreement. Even leasing is beneficial because it builds our relationship with an important part of the city. I wouldn't be surprised if we do end up buying the land that our training pitch is on, as there's a lot of property being sold due to a lack of resources and it would be smart of us to secure it for the long term.

I am aware of some issues which are due to me having attempted to fix issues. I have been going through resources to further optimise and focus on performance related improvements, unfortunately one has hit an error but I will fix this ASAP.

It doesn't seem like a dislocation from the picture he shared on social media, which is awful because it might be worse. I don't wish to speculate, but the lower leg comment from the article suggests that it's more serious too. The club have done well to come out early, as sometimes it takes time and whilst Lewis Macari deserves his privacy, fans will wonder and the news should cut out some of the speculation. Lewis Macari is a very good player at our level, and I still think we haven't seen him at his prime yet and I hope he manages to make a return to achieve that. I was saddened to see him go off injured, we gave him our love by chanting his name and even Colchester United fans clapped him off. It was nice to see! Wishing you a speedy recovery, Lewis!

I don't really get angry, it's very rare and the disappointment level varies but it never reaches the point where I bring it home. Of course, I do feel at times we could give more of an account of ourselves but I feel I am balanced. I reflect based on many things, not just the outcome or performance of a game. I am not sure why some treat it as if it's life or death, or fail to factor in that certain games aren't our day. When we are poor, I don't understand why people choose to really behind the club but when we do well, they critise the form like this season where some feel we threw promotion away via the automatics. I feel we fought hard this season, through injuries, suspension, poor results and bad officiating. But I would never say that we should have stayed in the automatics because I don't believe we or any club has that right. PON exists to factor in how feelings of how things could have been, to balance the disappointment etc.

Rochdale has been a team that has clashed with us many times, where they feel their support makes them a bigger club and so much false belief that I am delighted to see York City return. What Rochdale have done is amazing, they have shown real fight and I credit them for that. Yet, I am more pleased with York as they haven't been in the EFL for some time and they are very much a team that I feel deserve to be here. I am happy for Stuart Maynard, but more for their supporters and club because they have had it rough for quite a few years. I hope Carlisle United manage to make a return via the playoffs. The playoffs actually look strong, and I wouldn't fancy Rochdale to keep up their season form; even Boreham Wood and Scunthorpe United would be better.

One for @Michael D Pie., I wrote this yesterday but in free form but I wanted to make it rhyme.

The game started off very end to end, and I think Colchester put the most pressure on us during the first half, but that said it was mostly uneventful and even throughout. I would say, there were times where they threatened us with corners and James Belshaw had to compete with a Colchester player trying to infringe him. Several times I noticed Owura Edwards, I think it was, constantly trying to push Belshaw and to get in the way. I know you are not allowed to push a keeper, but surely hustling whilst trying to prevent the keeper should be clamped down on and seen as a bookable offence. The referee was largely very biased towards not giving cards, which was frustrating because it allowed Colchester to do some underhanded fouls. What happened to Lewis Macari is very saddening to see, I believe he dislocated his knee judging how he went down and from what I have seen. I can tell you, that when this happens you do yelp (well I don't now, I've done it too much) but those who speculated that they saw his leg snap into two, I didn't see it and I don't think the reactions of the players said it was that. I really hope it's not a break, but I am sure Macari will be back. Second half Notts played and deserved to win, the goal by Nick Tsaroulla was very well taken and I jumped up as I sat on the front row before he even had realised himself that it was going in. I wished we had troubled their keeper more from that side, as he looked very uncomfortable dealing with shots and even those not very well struck he would thumble out for a corner. Colchester United wasn't bad, they lack firepower. I also felt somewhat disappointed by Alassana Jatta who made little impact, and missed some good chances by doing some rushed decisions and failing to make the right move. I had wished we had brough on Matt Dennis, as I felt towards the end around the 70 minute mark that his pace could help us as Colchester attemped to equalise and that pushed us deeper. Can we start a fundraiser to sign Tom Iorpenda? He's too good for League Two, but there's a chance he could be a massive coup if we could get him. Supposedly, it's his brother George who Huddlesfield Town are more interested in. I can see them selling him to a League One team, similar to what happened to Jorge Grant when he came here, but Tom is a very better footballer than Grant.

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I had a great trip with Mark H (@BigNCFC) and @KatrinaPIE, we sent off around 11am. It was a smooth trip, although did have to dash to the ground to make it in time for the kick off. I wasn't expecting much from the game, but I bumped into many faces who I hadn't seen for awhile and even though I didn't get to speak to some it made me smile. Coming home, I was tired and fell asleep listening to music via my earbuds.

I am sure we'll find the right balane to make it just a fun feature, and that the leaderboard will be just one extra feature for people to enjoy and feel part of the community. If we react based on valid acknowledgement, I don't see any issues. Changes: Fixes to ensure that match day correspondents do not have their posts grouped together. Fixes to the notifications for those named in the leaderboard (this should work now). Improvements have been made to the mobile user post area for a more consistent appearance throughout. Changes to improve the mobile experience. Quick edits for desktop returns (frontend button). A quick edit has been added in responsive mode (Ditto). Coming soon: Member engagement feature. Member update feature. Two previous features are set to return also. Stay tuned to find out what they are!

Nick Tsaroulla proved today we miss him when he doesn't start, great performance and excellent goal. Finally looked solid down the right, which gave us much more grit against a decent Colchester United.

@Michael D Pie.: I wouldn't say I regret it, more dislike and how hauntingly cruel it can be to loved ones and friends suffer due to it. It's a part of life which will never go away. PS. I forgot to mention had you not mentioned retirement here. I would have most certainly known after this past Saturday. I gave a little cheer and clap when I noticed a certain message. Though you could have retired after the season, I think you are still needed. 😜

Just to clarify, I am really trying to make improvements ahead of the close season so that I can be more organised ahead of the next campaign. Content and social media are of importance, but I don't like starting only to be impacted by time forcing me to stop. Interactions deserve recognition, and I appreciate maintaining a closer oversight over all areas. I am currently working on fixing and improving certain parts of the site, whilst restoring old features lost after the upgrade from 4.7 to 5x. Notications to those ementioned in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be looked at now. I am also trying to bring consistency to how the user information is displayed on mobiles. Plus the return of the edit button to the front, but it will also be in the action menu if people prefer.

Has anyone received a notification about the leaderboard? The mobile navigation issue with the all activity button is resolved. I have added "Unread Content" to the list of optional menu items - please do request areas you would like to see. Issues with smaller devices and the social network's hover colours have been fixed. Yes, in the next update I will figure out how to add my activity steams in a safe way.

I feel for you, it's not very nice and you have my thoughts. A little rest, you will be right as shine and on your way again. Try not to over do things, rush or bend to much. All the best to you, my friend.

Can we put together a good performance on the back of the slump we have experienced? If more players can try harder, some pull more weight and if selected senior players stop moaning at others and telling them what to do. I think we could do well, we have to play as a team and focus more on attacking. We massively miss Nick Tsaroulla and the right side is a bit of a concern to me. I like Lucas Ness, I think on his day he can be solid but whilst I prefer Lewis Macari. I don't think Rod McDonald and Ness have the same type of understanding as others. Ness got a fair bit of criticism against Barnet. Though, I am more concerned about McDonald. He's a very, very good defender but much better with others around him.