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  1. On the way to Walsall, Cal was watching the Newcastle vs Spurs game and when people say only we make howlers. The first two goals actually took some beating considering the level. Aidan Baldwin will be glad to see the first goal.
  2. I'm very pleased for them; it sounds like everything is starting to go in place and with them starting up from scratch it is far more rewarding to see. The pathway into the women's game is a lot easier in the women's game, there's less pressure and more eagerness to see young players given the time to flourish which is a good way to make use of your own home-grown talent.
  3. I'm pleased for the pair, they do deserve to be named in the team of the season. It was great to see them representing Notts, plus seeing Jodi Jones hug Stuart Maynard before he went up to collect his Player of the Season award.
  4. @Robbie I missed that, but it will go down with the resurfacing of the pitch that they do. Postponed games are actually very costly to teams, as stewards etc still have to be paid for their time. Re-arranged, it stretches that cost - so it's good the clubs are putting this in place. In the future, or maybe even at the same time. They should re-think the drainage at the side of the pitches as under rain (not even heavy at times) it starts to gather little ponds. It's even worse when it's heavy, as they turn into lakes.
  5. Oh for sure, but my point is "No subject off limits" - it's hype. Any difficult questions will either be ignored, or will naturally get the politician's type response which most likely will avoid the question by talking about something else. I do think it's great, but if anyone has been involved with a football club then you will know some subjects are quite safeguarded. That's natural, and with any question we might see unsatisfactory answers given but if someone asks a good question, it should be treated with openness and honesty. I thought Notts did well last season when they embraced the fans and were very open, but unfortunately there have been times this season when it's fallen short. When players could have been interviewed and put a message across about staying behind them. I don't understand why people complain the players don't tweet after games, but it's perfectly fine to avoid post-match interviews when we lose or draw (none are ever done when we lose). Joe Palmer and Richard Montague have the ability to keep this in motion, with good faith and understanding - which would go down extremely well if they answered difficult questions in a straight forward manner. No diversion etc...
  6. I love the Magpie Circle and Paul Mace does a fantastic job, but he won't get some fans questions answered to their liking and that's just business for you. Football is no different, so I don't think it will be as eye-opening as the status would lead you to believe. I am sure it will still be very interesting to listen too.
  7. Notts is looking at ways which bring in revenue, whilst making ground improvements. If there's a profit and income to be made, which gives a boost to our supporters base, then it's only a good thing. Additional ways to bring in revenue is very important, so I commend the board for exploring and sticking to these changes. It goes to show just how wisely money can be spent when it's looked at carefully and not used as a means to inflate your ego, aka Alan Hardy or a distraction to temporarily fill the lack with adequate wallpapering like others who shall not be named. Of course, this is just my opinion, but I am sure many others within our camp would agree. The pitch will probably be re-laid but other than that, there's little to do to improve it. Our ground staff do an amazing job, Bradford City could learn a thing or two from them. We've been spoiled by our owners, which is part of the reason I feel annoyed and disappointed when some fans make silly comments about them not putting money in or silly things like that. I doubt any of the funds used for these schemes comes at a cost to our playing budget and when it does, I am sure the squad comes first and foremost because that will bring in the most revenue by doing well.
  8. I'm very pleased for him, but it shows that goals get you noticed and it sort of overlooks other people who might have contributed more. However, I don't mean for this to take anything from him, he's been in great scoring form and has chipped in around the pitch. My points are more aimed at those who decide and overlook others, but it's exactly the same if you assist. I will end by saying Jatta has dynamically changed our front line and deserves much praise, especially to start ahead of McGoldrick.
  9. I throw my hat, well thoughts into wishing @Piethagoram all the best. I think he knows where I am and that I care, sometimes people think I care only about PON and that's very much far from the truth. It's easier to feel more like myself here, than on social media where sometimes you have unpleasant people reading into everything you say or write. Take care of yourself Piethagoram, just know we are here.
  10. Thanks as always, @DangerousSausage. Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Plymouth Argyle Millwall 0-1 Birmingham City Port Vale 1-2 Shrewsbury Town Reading 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers Joker Accrington Stanley 0-1 Bradford City Sutton United 1-3 Grimsby Town Aldershot 0-1 Oldham Athletic Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 York City
  11. @Dripsey3 i won't get this out of my head now.
  12. Jake Reeves... Before @Robbie gets it.
  13. Supposedly their data centre, but once I'm home I am going to change my password. A lot of media companies have been wording this incident like there's more to it, I don't trust any social network to be openly honest about having any sort of issues. The likelihood is, someone within Facebook caused the issue by accident. It seems to be back now, but I really do feel cautious about it. Personally, I wouldn't fret about FB going down. It's just the nature of how widespread it is and with little acknowledgement from Meta themselves.
  14. I suddenly noticed that Facebook had logged me out, I tried to sign in and it wouldn't let me. So, I decided to try to reset my password, which didn't work either. A quick check to see if others were experiencing it, and I see people are speculating that it's been hacked. It could very well be down but signing users out of its service is a very strange aspect. Twitter users are having a good chuckle at the expense of Facebook, not that Twitter (Xxcom) doesn't have its own issues. Hopefully, it's just a case of Facebook being down. It would be quite alarming to think it has been hacked, what with all the information a social media site like it would have.
  15. Thanks guys, I know what you are both saying and appreciate it. They'll remain on my bug list with a priority to getting them resolved.
  16. Just like Notts, nothing is ever plain sailing or simple. Yet value is the most important thing, as is being there for people. 👍🏻

  17. I've seen both many times myself, especially in those highlight reel type shows where they show the greatest saves or moments in football. I always rated Gordon Banks save as being one of the best. I used to think Peter Shilton was somewhat overrated in comparison to him, but wisdom comes with age. Both keepers were brilliant players for their clubs and country.
  18. This is a great idea, hopefully it will lead to inspiration and a lot of good times celebrating with past players of Notts. I do back the comment about ex players coming to Notts itself more often, the club massively missed out celebrating Sir Charlie Palmer day recently, and it's always good to see former players return on match days - even when results aren't going our way.
  19. John Chiedozie was a special talent, from all the videos I have seen of him playing. The more I wished I had been lucky to have seen it live, instead of just footage.
  20. I believe I would average between 5–6 games per season with my grandfather, until 1998. He wanted me to witness seeing Notts go up as Champions, so we went to a fair amount of games that season. I remember the red arrows and a parachuter entering the stadium by gliding in before the Arsenal friendly. The season itself, I don't remember a lot of - it all sort of merges into one. It was a good season. I had seen Notts be successful before but not to this level. I know my grandfather felt it was important for us to get out of League Two. Little would he know that after his death, it would be where we called home for far too long. It's why we shouldn't rush things or think on the short term objective.
  21. @nottsnutter It's no bother, I have asked, but I am trying to push for further investigation by the support team as to why certain emails aren't being received. I keep being told it's common for it to happen, but I think there's something more to it. I can't figure out any reasons, no emails are being reported by the system as being unsent or failing. I will get to the bottom of it, unfortunately sometimes these do take time to find or resolve. @Fan of Big Tone Does Safari have any navigation buttons which come up on the screen as you browse? Basically, I mean if the navigation reacts to something and is being nudged up? I have come across this with Chrome at times; this behaviour in my scenario resolves when I continue to browse down. If it's appearing higher straight away, then that is something which could lead to its replication. I forgot to say, the dark theme's navigation has now been resolved.
  22. Yesterday was by far the best day for at least a year, it might come across as I haven't done much on here - but I really needed the downtime. I know some other members have expressed how frustrating the negativity has been and in result made it less interesting to talk about Notts which is fair enough. For me, it's been nothing about the results but more wanting to spend quality time with my family. My children are of the age where doing things as a family isn't always practical, and I miss this as much as @cheeky~k8 does. I was a bit sleepy at the start, very tired from the week. Once up, I spent a lot of time around Kate and Ava. Kate baked some lovely brownies. I am not the biggest fan of chocolate in cakes and I don't like brownies usually, but these are nice. I have only eaten bits of the scrap left behind on the baking paper. After the Derby game, we started to prepare to go see @super_ram - we wanted to spend time belated to his birthday as we had a few gifts for him. I won't say what @super_pie decided to buy him, but it made us laugh. It was a really nice time, having a laugh and talking. Asking questions related to a book we bought, Super, that was very interesting. We ordered takeaway as it simplified things, even though dad said he wasn't all that hungry he made work of his burger and chips. I really loved it! Today, I am catching up with my admin/webmaster duties.
  23. Doesn't that make you thankful for the excellent ground staff that we have? I don't know if Bradford have pitch covers, but they can't have done much. I have been in this situation, where I have travelled and got close to the ground for it to be called off. It's frustrating, but hopefully fans salvaged the day. I know some people went on to watch other local games, obviously making do of the situation. Ideally, it will lead to us being a bit more prepared for our next match.
  24. Does this make anyone think differently? I don't see it happening but the council is far from to be trusted with regards to ground rent.

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