Chris

The other day, when we went over to see @super_ram with Ava turning 13, we were talking and for some reason, my dad started talking about songs he liked. He played Andrea Bocelli's daughter, Virginia, signing what was one of @GrannyPie's favourite songs. A few other songs played, then on TV an Amazon advert came on. He mentioned that he liked the song which was used, he asked if I knew what it was - I didn't, but quickly found it googling. It samples Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields's "Canon À 3 on a Ground in D Major". What songs do you like that are featured in adverts? PS. Did you know that due to their loose licensing rights, Nickelback became what the internet considers to be the most hated band?

The current system allows us to have a more presence-focused movement across the pitch. It's partly why we have such a large amount of possession, but there's much that we could do better. Being able to adapt to different formations is useful, but I am not sure if we could be successful going back to a traditional 442. This would be my line-up. Bass, Platt, Bedeau, McDonald, Robertson, Edwards, Crawley, Jones, Nemane, Scott and Jatta. McDonald and Edwards could be replaced, but I think this would be our strongest team, provided all are fit. I don't think Palmer would feature.

I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the lack of content. I am trying to organise myself into a routine that will help me over the season and into the future. I have been focusing a lot of time on doing this and sorting other issues that have come up. It's been quite slow in regard to news, but I have missed some, and I don't want this to worry anyone. Social media-wise, I haven't had the time either, but I will make up for that. When we are closer to the start of the 2024-25 season, you have my word that PON will be all systems go. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Get well, @CliftonMagpie. I hope you feel better soon mate. Thanks for letting us know @liampie.

I went to help @super_ram do some gardening, basically taken a lot of tree branches down. @super_pie helped, despite him not feeling well. Despite being tiring, I do enjoy it and will certainly go back to trim the branches into easier sizes to get rid. Coming back, @cheeky~k8 cooked me a double cheeseburger and some chips. I can back very thirsty and hungry, so I really enjoyed that.

I remember a smaller one from the 90s, that used to have very basic animations when goals were scored. I have seen this one during my time though, but I can't share any good stories about it. I have heard other fans at Notts games tell me about it, so I know it meant a lot to fans who were fortunate to have seen it in action.

Fingers crossed, I'll be able to get over to see and help @super_ram with his gardening later today. I'll report back if I do; a bit of tree trimming and general tidying up might be nice. There was a good breeze yesterday, despite the heat.

I wish Colby Bishop all the best. It's not good news and I have been pleased seeing how he's done at Portsmouth. I'm glad they have caught it, before it might have been a problem and I hope it doesn't impact his career.

I haven't had chance to really watch any of it, I used to, as I liked seeing our team get medals. Now I can track this topic! In all seriousness, I would like to watch some of the events. I'll need to watch out for the GB Hockey team.

I don't want to tempt fate, but we could give it to our highest earner and in that I mean, David McGoldrick. He already looks likely to be the vice captain (to my knowledge this hasn't been confirmed by Notts yet). I would rather Alassana Jatta or Cedwyn Scott get it, but Jatta has done remarkably well. The numbers on shirts being given relevant importance, is a trick teams did to sell shirts, and it really doesn't mean much. That said, I have said in the past that it would be nice to return the traditional way of numbers being given to important players, as the numbers 1-11 did actually mean something.

It doesn't make any sense, no sense at all. I mean stranger things have happened in football, but I don't buy it. To sign a player, register them after having completed a transfer isn't a simple job. Their fees involved with having the contracts overlooked, an agent just doesn't do it. It would be weird to see Leeds United pay them more than what we got. Honestly, I think the rumour will end up being debunked. The Millwall manager sounded very intent on signing Macaulay Langstaff, and the deal seems relevant for them as there's not many prolific strikers I think they could actually afford. We are in that same boat, so I would be more inclined to call bull on it.

Champions: Arsenal Runners-Up: Manchester City Third Place: Liverpool Fourth Place: Spurs Fifth Place: Chelsea Sixth Place: Aston Villa FA Cup winner: Manchester United League Cup: Crystal Palace

I thought that it would take them awhile to establish a connection with the club, and whilst I thought their ideas sounded exciting. I wasn't expecting it to be as positive as we have seen. It pains me when I see so-called supporters claiming they have no intent or ambition. It comes across as very mardy and deluded, either that or they are extremely ungrateful. I'm not sure any other owners could have come in and changed things around, recruited players for money and used a modern approach to finding players which has largely been successful. Investing money shouldn't always be spent on the pitch with the players, if we have learned anything it has to be spent in the right manner. If you spend on players, you risk other areas falling behind such as the stadium. If you spend it solely on the stadium, then you risk having a weaker squad and being forced to sell players to overcome it. I thought Alan Hardy did well in his first season. I appreciated his efforts until he totally lost the plot. The Trew era had some fantastic elements, I know certain people won't give credit, but I always have done. Despite noses being placed out of joint at any opportunity to be upset about trivial matters. At least, we are not being run like a circus. I like how the Brothers have largely kept behind the scenes; it allows the club to be more efficiently run. I think we should be thankful, as the club does seem to be moving forward. We just need to trust the process and try to keep our support, without the meltdowns over nonsense.

Let the scout go back to Tranmere happy, because until we play neither team will truly know what to expect. I have only seen the score, but it seems like we played David McGoldrick as a striker. I'm hoping this won't be the answer for the season, as he might have scored today, but we need energy up top. I've read a lot of gloomy comments, I don't see much validation in them. We could have properly afforded to go into the game with a more established side, one that would look like our first team. It's a bit disappointing we didn't because I do believe form going into the last run of friendlies before the new season is underway is important. I dread to watch the highlights, judging by @Piethagoram's comment about Sam Slocombe.

The Nest is designed to not cost the club when it's not in use. It's normal for event areas to be closed and opened on the day of the event, so I doubt money will be getting lost there. As for the Paddle Centre, it's always busy when I have been past. It has attracted large numbers of players to come take the facilities up, and I had heard it was very profitable. I know some fans questioned the decision about allowing season ticket holders access for free, but that didn't really drum up a lot of use cases by our fans. Notts aiming for promotion is enough to make me happy, if we keep digging a way and work hard, it will happen. I'm just glad the club are investing in things because as a business model it will attract curiosity and potential new fans.

I like the look of Boston's new stadium, I have been meaning to go when we have played them but it's just not worked out. It should be a good friendly, as the pitch tends to be decent and Boston shouldn't throw to much into the friendly. I think both teams will get a good amount of time on the ball, so it would be good to see us defensively cope with their attacking play.

My youngest daughter, Ava, loves eating fruit. She has an apple a day and two oranges. If you have strawberries or grapes, she'll be wanting those too. I don't eat that much fruit right now; I have certainly noticed a decline in the taste. According to certain family members of mine, strawberries are naturally sour. I like sweet tasting strawberries, which are full of flavour. The taste can be very hit-and-miss, but some recent ones really did taste horrible. I love Pineapple; it's a fruit that never changes or lets me down. Bananas are nice, but they seem to darken very quicker. I think preservatives being less used is the reason, but I have heard that some fruit can be very old by the time we get our hands on it. I don't like the idea of fruit cased in wax, then left for months to find itself on shelves. Yet a programme I watched on ITV, showed this side to it. Including fruit grown in the UK, which makes me wonder why they can't just make sure it's picked, and distributed quicker. It's a good thing that preservatives, especially chemicals, are being less used, but there's no reason why we can't be more effective with some fruits.

This is largely how I feel, we have to move on, and I don't really care much about the fee now. I'm more determined to see us continue our journey and grow further as a club, whatever the deal is. It's now set in stone, nothing can change it, and we need to make sure we use whatever funds it did give us wisely.

We can only hope he can manage to stay fit and showcase the best of his ability. That said, I have seen a lot of criticism about his pre-season performances and how disinterested some of our fans are with the signing. I am more inclined to reserve judgement, as you get those who are doubtful or extremely negative - then people who leap overpraise. I do think on paper, he looks more like a cover and squad member signing. Yet, I haven't see him play and he may settle with us. Notts has worked well with players in recent years who have had injury issues.

He looks like a signing that should grow in his role and improve further with the time given, it's not one of those signings which would create a natural buzz, but I see no reason why he would be a good addition to our team. Good to have the midfield strengthened with the arrival of Jack Hinchy.

@JIMBO Elon Musk and his 'better social media network' issue, the video is back. It was probably a temporary issue on their part. That mistake was awful, how disappointing would the fans be to see a player fall right in front of goal.

Great achievement, it does show that last season wasn't all that bad. We just struggled at points when other teams were finding their own form and the more Notts struggled, the less creative we seemed. Yet this shows that we were still very attacking minded!

Just to clarify, when I saw @super_ram last. I told him off about the defeat, and how his beloved Derby County had let us Notts fans down. Disgraceful performance by the Rams, but I do like @liampie's logic.

I don't get why we can't make more of the industries we have that are dying, why more thought can't go into thriving them. There's a YouTube channel that pays visits to companies that are in danger of dying off, it promotes the 'Made in Britain' aspect, and it's something we should really try to make sure continues. The easiest decision is to stop, but is it the right call? Once you stop, it's harder to return to doing it when those skilled workers are few and far between. This is a sad thing.

It's a sad thing to see a club fall, but it's their time to get things right. There's no reason why they couldn't become stronger for this and given their fans the oppatunity to make a difference would harbour a togetherness.