Chris

It doesn't get any more difficult than playing Wrexham at their ground, last season we did so well up to a point, and it will be interesting to see how we match them now. I wasn't at the home game against them, but whatever the outcome we need to be mindful of taking games as they come and not overreact if things don't go our way. I fully suspect Wrexham will make it difficult. It is crucial to ensure the involvement of Macaulay Langstaff. I hope if David McGoldrick starts appearing sluggish that we don't avoid making that change because in the final 20 minutes a bit of energy and speed can make a huge difference. Will Stuart Maynard make any changes?

This does sound like it needs properly investigating, but unfortunately, it seems certain people are above the law and will always continue to break it without repercussion. I'm sick to death of the Tory party, those who voted for them to regain power need to think long and hard about how their decision has greatly impacted our nation.

@KB1862 The goal Dennis Bergkamp scored, it was perfection! It reminded me of Gazza's goal against Scotland in Euro 96. Simply classy!

I'm not familiar with his work, but I have met him and understand what he does. I wonder if John Harvey and Billy Ivory have crossed paths in writing terms or working together. It's Harvey who wrote about a Nottingham dedtective right?

I am delighted for Jodi Jones to be given further acknowledgement and by breaking a league record. I'm slightly surprised that it's quite low, being 18, but considering Jodi has smashed it with plenty of games to go - he could further set the record to a higher amount. Some might think 18 sounds about right for the most assists, but considering the amount of games in a season, I at least would have thought it would be around 22-24. This isn't a knock on Jodi's achievement as I still believe he can break the amount I thought the record would have been. Great job, Jodi. We're pleased for you!

@nottsnutter Excellent, now we just need to wait to make sure you get them for the Prediction League. Fingers crossed you do, as it would explain the situation was caused by the recent bug and email issues. Thanks for confirming.

Most likely it will be due to emailing issues. We'll need to monitor this, but the issue should be resolved. When @nottsnutter followed the Prediction League forum, I assume it was set up to contact him once a new item had been posted via email. Later on, once I go to sleep - I will check certain members emails and do some further tests. It's very important that members inform me via this topic if they experience issues, something might take time to resolve, but I am persistent with finding solutions. If it's not mentioned, then it can fall wayward or go unnoticed.

I watched Derby vs Exeter with @super_ram, the Rams played in such a way where they weren't afraid to lose the ball. Having seen Gillingham, Walsall and parts of Bradford (all home games) I realise that our dependence on possession has played a big part in our down form. When you don't need to win the ball back so much, it becomes second nature and something you think about less. We are drilled as a squad to pass into space, with that habit of going all the way back to the keeper and in turn that becomes predictable but also piles the pressure on us. Derby, looked to play pretty football but in the right areas their players would make passes which made them need to dig deep in order to maintain the ball. It kept them going forward, yes at times they needed to win the ball back or even had some lucky bounces which resulted in Exeter quickly losing the ball. The point is it was anything but predictable and made the Derby players need to work, they had to stay alert. Defensively, there were a few times they reminded me of us but because they are not afraid to lose the ball or put such a strict emphasis on it. It allowed for a much more entertaining game, plus it made Exeter play with width, which meant there was a lot of space at times. The first goal, it was truly remarkable to watch the Rams' player take on players with no support and make progress with such sheer determination. Max Bird did ever so well, when he made space, he looked to pass but decided to have a go at goal. The Exeter keeper should have done better, however, it was still a very good goal. Nathanial Mendez Laing scored a very good second goal because of the way they created space. Among injuries, the managerial departure of Luke Williams and the setback at the away game against Crewe - they were all major incidents. which stunned us. If we focus more on wanting to win the ball back the moment the balls out of our possession and Notts loses this desire to hold onto large amounts of it - by deciding when to take a risk, when to run at the opposition, when to have a shot from distance. It makes some of our negatives much more important to balance out. It's much like how our desire to almost walk the ball into the net, makes us less creative and fewer ambitions to shoot from outside the box. Some of our best goals this season have come from distance, and yet we very rarely see anyone take a pop at goal.

@Fozzy: You would believe that he would make the bench, you can't get match fit without playing games. Training just isn't the same, it does help, but you can't compare actual competitive football. It's a strange one at the very least. Much like all the injuries that Will Randall, Junior Morias repeatedly get. When we need a bit of a change, they're nowhere near the first team. Morias did well, I felt when he was given a chance to come on. It's probably nothing, but it does start to feel like we don't want to play certain players.

@Fozzy, @GrannyPie used to have fresh orange juice on her pancakes. I can remember when I was younger the heat from them warmed the juice up and with a sprinkle of sugar they tested like heaven. I grew out of having them like this, but mum always preferred them with orange. @cheeky~k8 has lemon and orange with parts of the fresh orange on top. Jake and Ava both like syrup on top, whilst Ellie loves waffles more than pancakes. It's the same mix, just a little thicker, but I do like my own pancakes thick. The best I have ever had was one time Kate talked me into trying them with fresh fruit. I enjoyed some delicious strawberry slices and pineapple pieces. Wait for the mix to start to become solid, drop the pieces on top and then cook until it needs flipping over. Pancake day is pretty much my job when it comes to making them. I learned from the best though.

I wasn't really expecting this, hopefully, this can fuel a resurgence in form. The goals were well worked, I hope David McGoldrick's tap in helps to lift his performances and Jodi Jones with his magic, to assist Macaulay Langstaff. This is a very good result, it's good to see Notts having picked up three points on the road. If anyone attended, I would love to know more about the penalty. I was at my dad's peering over at his laptop as he watched the Rams beat Exeter City. They did an outstanding job! So, I am pleased to see our lads doing it too. It was nice to hear Jake go, 'Dad, it's 1-0, Langstaff', then 'Dad, it's 2-0 now'. Whilst this is great for the lads, plus Stuart Maynard - I do acknowledge that there's still much work to do. I just hope for better form, if that means we pick up wins but don't quite reach the playoffs, so be it. However, if we can build and maintain an undefeated streak, who knows? It would be nice to pick up wins and draws, instead of the defeats suffered in this depressing bad patch of late.

I have been ranting amongst the team that we have been experiencing an issue with Outlook, whereby the servers IP from emailing their emails. I thought I had addressed this in a site update newsletter - however, it turns out the software had a bug too. The issue with emailing Outlook, including all their domains such as Outlook, MSN, Hotmail, Live should now be resolved. Yet I don't know if notifications via e-mail have been sent due to the bug in the site's software, I also don't know when this occurred. I have been dealing with Outlook repeatedly to get them to delist the servers IP, when they had, there were further complications which all in seriousness should have been dealt with better. Question is: Did you receive an update recently? Have you been getting your e-mail notifications about content which you have subscribed too?

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It's a shame it's not based on how it used to look, back when it was stunning and less ruined by these modern alterations. I don't think it particularly looks good in Lego form; it makes it more noticeable. It's awesome that someone made the effort to do that though.

@allardyces tash Winning ugly isn't a bad thing sometimes, performance wise there's a lot to improve, but we could focus on that once we start to lift the camps' morale. Right now, we have gone from looking like we could beat anyone (earlier in the season), to struggling defensively and drawing to losing more games than perhaps we should.

Hello, welcome to the Pride of Nottingham @Mapperley Pie. I hope you enjoy being a part of our Notts County community.

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

Hello, @Wheelbarrow repair man. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, I do hope you enjoy being a part of our Notts County community. It was a pleasant surprise when I noticed you had replied to the PM sent by @PON_News. It's good to have you here with us, please work your magic and fix the wheelbarrow.

John Semek invited Charlie Palmer to the recent home game against Gillingham. Plenty of fans that I had spoken to had shown me pictures and signatures of him. Regrettably, I was given the opportunity to get my prints signed, but I didn't feel like taking the prints with me - along with a heavy bag. I hope to in the future, it would have been nice to shake his hand. 30 years, how time flies! I would have been around 6-years-old.

If they play as they tend to do against us, they'll frustrate and delay the game when it benefits them - so it could be scrappy. They defeated Walsall 3-0 away from home, so that says enough about them. I also feel they're exactly the type of team I have been talking about as opposed to us, as we seem to be declining and in a pretty big slump. They're pushing and doing well to maintain a steady amount of form. Teams like Newport are leveraging their results to inch even closer to the Playoffs. For me, this gives them the advantage and with our own low morale I can see them making it difficult for us to score. Obviously, things aren't as easy to foresee or even predict ahead of time. Notts are making this very hard and whilst we may have lost the confidence in our ability to win, Newport might not play to their best either. Yet, I think they will make it difficult and most likely force us to be indecisive, so I don't expect a classic game. I worry that we might encounter another defeat, narrowly but still a loss.

One of the few rumours I heard on Friday is that. Charlie Colkett the player we signed on loan from Crewe, has become injured. Has anyone else heard this? He hasn't seemed to play much football for Crewe, so I am more inclined to believe he's not quite ready for football due to his match fitness. I haven't really heard much else about him and I have trawled through online to see if this has been mentioned on social media - if it has, I haven't seen it.

I thought it was a bit of an odd rumour at first, when he signed I was still taken back, but I think he offers something different. I am hoping he can be someone who can use their height to hold up the ball, with the clips of him that I have seen - he doesn't look afraid to take on players. Who else do we have that is willing to burst into space other than Jodi Jones? The rumour of his paper work being sorted by the end of the month seems to make sense to me, but I don't buy into the concerns that it will be rejected. We are allowed two players that normally wouldn't be granted a working permit within the UK, under rules that changed last June. I believe the delay is just a case of sorting his paper work and making it official, we know it takes time to get documents and footballers aren't treated differently at least below the bigger clubs.

@gtownjohnno 75? I know we have only crossed paths on social media and on here, but honestly I thought you were much younger. I hope you had a good birthday, despite the score yesterday. I think whatever happens this season, we will be better the next. It's a building process, but I would hope that those fans such as yourself who have been supporting Notts for a very long time get to see us back up where the club belongs. --- I went to the game yesterday, I didn't really want to go and hoped it would be postponed. Nevertheless, Cal and Jake's desire to go motivated me. I took photos, which I need to process and upload. Going round and reaching the top of the KOP, something I don't often do - there were many people who said hello, even hugged me that I didn't realise who they were. I felt bad about that, but also happy because I can take for granted how much some people do value what I do. It did mean a lot, so if someone reads this, and I didn't react like I knew you. I didn't recognise some people, I think I am going a bit blind to names and faces. I'm starting to think I need glasses to tell the truth. Today, I am relaxing and trying to forget about yesterday. I want to post a few things on social media. At some point I want to call @super_ram.

Chelsea and Manchester City are two teams whose owners directly transformed them into much bigger clubs by pumping in money. According to the Sky Sports panellist, it's like 'supercharging'. I think most decisions always tend to benefit the bigger clubs, as the Premier League want to keep eyes on the product, and they understand that players will only sign for teams where they believe theirs a chance of having success. Success is measured quite differently, although ambitious footballers want to win leagues and cups. Buying a club and rapidly investing isn't something I feel is safe, if City's owner pulls out they will need to massively reduce their cost of running. So, I feel the changes are being suggested to benefit owners of this nature and further give them funds to outspend the lower teams. It's a sad situation, as teams do tend to chase the Premier League and that can come at a cost of overspending. The fans are then punished by seeing their team deducted points or, if they manage to fall within the rules - they risk the long term future of the club. It's part of what is ruining the game. It always has and always will be, but they could use more common sense to make clubs fall within a percentage of their income, ensuring teams operate at a reasonable rate. The top clubs will always splash the cash, they've got it and want to remain in Europe. It's more about how they can stop overspending. I do think this change would make it easier for City to ignore their overspending and in a way that they get away with it.

I think there's 3 to 4 players that need to prove themselves. I believe Luther Munakandafa deserves another season to showcase his abilities. So, what if we have other youngsters? Having a set of players that are wanting to become senior layers is only a good thing and in terms of wages I doubt it's not much to worry about. At this stage, I won't discuss personally who I would release if I had the power, but it's fair discussion to be had, albeit on the back of our poor form - I think players may be able to use it as a wake-up call. I once told a player that I didn't think they suited playing in a certain role when they communicated with me over my print of them, they told me they had signed a new deal but not in the position we would expect. I thought this wasn't going to end well, but to be fair they worked on it and proved me wrong at least for that season. Come next season we do need to make sure we have depth and defensive minded players coming in. A strong defence allows us to focus on our attacks and trust that there is someone in the back who will handle any danger. Talk of being more defensive shouldn't always come at the cost of attacking. It can, but if we signed a real strong defensive minded centre back, with experience we would see some difference. I definitely hope we focus on this, but look forward to seeing strong signings in all departments. Honestly, I am more concerned that if we do finish mid-table or maybe slightly lower than that. We will lose some of our gems, but that's football, and we need to make players want to perform at their best. Tweeting nonsense to them or being verbal during games won't help this.