Chris

@Fan of Big Tone At random periods, would you check and report back if they start working? I successfully emailed myself, including links, and it worked perfectly. I might have to speak to Richard or Terabyte.

These days, I take the draws as they come, but it's not the worst we could have got. It's a good opportunity for us to make the 2nd round. I think there could be far worse ties, especially ones where we could be away from home. Crawley is a good team, but if we play at our best and pick up in form between now and then, we should really fancy ourselves to progress.

The MK Dons fans didn't like him, so I am not surprised to see that he's gone. I think he could have done well given the time, they've been relegated and needed a strong manager at the helm. Yes, their results have been poor and they have slipped down the table. I think a lot of this comes from the vibe around the club, as people were calling for his head after we played them.

I felt really up for the game, but the moment the Mansfield fans started to fill the Jimmy Sirrel stand - I knew they would out sing us. This was something I mentioned during my travels taking fan pictures, nobody agreed, and I think some didn't like that I thought it - which is fair enough. Yet I did have that feeling that it would happen, and I think that helped Mansfield. The KOP wasn't at its best, for obvious reasons, but you would have to feel if we gave just as much as Mansfield it would have helped our lads.

@Fan of Big Tone they are the electric BMW in terms of drivers. At some point people will be disgruntled that the price of road tax for electric cars will go up, I have no idea if some still manage to get road tax for free. I've told Jake, he should wait for a better hybrid to come out and go for that when he learns to drive. Well, once passed his driving test!

Ha! Would you check the next time you receive one? Terabyte believes that the blacklisting has automatically been lifted upon appeal, so you might be ignoring them for no reason.

Requests to have the IP/domain unlisted have been sent, this could prove to be one of the most annoying downsides. The ETA is 2 weeks. I have been told it could be sooner, but there's no guarantee it will be lifted. In any circumstance I will try my best to make this as less frustrating for the end user, but for now I simply ask people not to click on the links if you do get emails.

Our domain is currently blacklisted, most likely as a result of the cyberattack. Prior to it, I had no issues with emails except for duplications which would sometimes be sent. I am disabling the mobile apps' integration, until I can get that issue to be resolved. Due to this circumstance, you will not receive any notifications through our app during this period. Once resolved, I will look to get the app back in working condition. Did anyone receive any strange emails between the site going down and backup?

Can you forward the email? [email protected] I will have a look.

We started the game very well, I thought the games' outcome would be so different despite Mansfield looking good on the break. The reason Notts lost the game simply comes down to how we started to fail to manage the game. At 1-0 up, we became very content with having a narrow lead, too content. It took away our urgency to get the ball forward and, to create further chances. It became a very slow and patient game, which really suited Mansfield because they grew into the game. I would also say, Mansfield wanted it far more than we did. I think nerves started to creep in, and we made things a lot easier for them. The amount of times one of our players played a very simple pass but did so straight to a Mansfield player, I lost count of this, and it formed part of the issue. Defensively, I thought Connell Rawlinson and Aidan Baldwin did very well. I need to see the highlights again, but I felt disappointed with Richard Brindley. I think he could have got closer for Mansfield's opening goal. The marking process was extremely sluggish and lacked efficiency. People were criticising Sam Slocombe, but there was zero urgency from any Notts play to make space for him to distribute the ball. Hence why we started knocking it around the back, such a lack of creative ideas, or he would smash the ball up to David McGoldrick who I felt would struggle to win the ball simply because Mansfield always had 2 to 3 more players around him. Whereas we just seemed to sit in the middle of the pitch without pressuring or trying to open space. I feel very disappointed in the performance. Our midfield simply wasn't the best it could be, even John Bostock made several poor passes and would lunge into tackles without much though. His yellow card, it was a very silly foul. However, once he came off. You could see the difference, Jim O'Brien just didn't fit the game all that well. I think as a team, we failed to handle Mansfield, who were a very decent team. I am comfortable in saying, they deserved the win and played much better than any team we have faced so far. The glimpses we had of making a game out of it really ended once we conceded our 3rd goal. The service in our attacking play, wasn't great at all. The reason why I feel so disappointed is that we could have played so differently had we not settled for so long on the 1-0 scoreline. That a lone can be dangerous as it is, people may say, well, Mansfield made it hard to attack. We didn't make the space, nobody thought to get that fluid movement going. Aaron Nemane made an effort, but unfortunately, he didn't perform at his highest level. I just feel like these games are what we should be doing much better in.

Oh, he was a dirty, annoying sod. He did do okay, but for me, he's not the answer to what we need.

I have switched to Terabyte's mood application; it's very good. I'm not sure if I plan to create my own mood graphics; however, the ones used are designed by an awesome forum graphic creator. You can select your mood using one of these means: you either select your own mood from any location or by clicking on your username from the user menu next to your avatar. Beneath your current rank, you'll see a grey icon; just press that to select your mood. You could also change it within your user profile.

@Fozzy Don't you know it, I should start changing him rent if he continues to live here. It's great to be back.

Since we have re-gone live again, I have noticed that the moods' app was throwing theme errors. I have disabled it. Please note the lightweight theme is undergoing some changes which will be apparent, but I am hoping to have this resolved within the next few days. If you notice something which hasn't been mentioned, please mention it here.

Just to mention, I am aware something is throwing an error within the themes. I'm hoping to get to the bottom of why the avatars won't show in topics. The issue is caused by a bug in the moods feature. I forgot to say thank you to Richard, Terabyte and my dad! All three have been a huge support.

It's not without saying that I care passionately about the Pride of Nottingham and Notts County. Our recent downtime had been caused by a cyberattack, where hacker(s) caused significant damage to our site. This attack is unjustified and the people responsible cannot validate their actions. Football is about unity, whilst rivalry is a natural part of the game. To resort to this type of behaviour is very cowardly and in the long run what did it achieve? No amount of excuses can humanly explain this behaviour. At this stage, I can't go into the full details, but there will be a point where I will provide a further update. I fully believe in transparency and accountability, I hold my hands up and say that I should have done better, and I can honestly say I will learn from this in the future. I will ensure that the best practices are used to avoid such a pathetic attack. I can say, without a doubt, that only damage was conflicted. No data was accessed. Passwords are encrypted within the database and nothing was retrieved. I have made sure to check this, along with a friend who is a very knowledgable person within this field. We could have been back somewhat sooner, although I did take the time to move hosts. You should notice the benefit of us running a dedicated server, with a lot more resources behind us. I wanted to ensure that we thoroughly inspected every area of the site, considering the extensive number of files. It is important to dedicate sufficient time to this task. The worst scenario would be to neglect corners and wish for the best. Further security is being used and whilst I politely ask that we focus on the positives, not the issue I outlined in the start. I do share your frustration about the downtime. I sincerely hope if you read this you will get behind the Pride of Nottingham, and we can firmly pick up from where we were previously. COYP! All the best. Chris

I am hoping to go live properly later today, but team members can access the site. I'm delighted to be back, I have a fair bit to do still, but it seems we are finally on the home stretch. I'm very thankful for the help I have received. I haven't given my dad (@super_ram) the credit he deserves. He's wanted PON back, probably the most out of all, but I am very lucky to have his support. I have mentioned how knowing that my mum wouldn't want me to give up, is what made me all the more determined, but that's only matched by the eagerness and support of my dad. Thank you to Super, Richard and Terabyte.

It doesn't sound good, if he's had to sell shares to pay this bill - what's future payments not resorting to needing further assets sold? I don't know, it does seem like he might not have the cash flow to keep the club secure no matter how good his intentions are. Good luck to them, they're doing well despite this.

I can't comment, as I wasn't in attendance but Joe Taylor and Arthur Read were the two players that were most mentioned a lot positively from Dave and Stall.

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The decision-making is what started the disappointment. I defend the passing back at times, yet here's the valid concern about doing it without making space or awareness of trying to go forward. It's just incredibly poor, defensively.

There are even more people! Kieron Freeman is a good name I can add to this list of growing connections.

I think the reason why we haven't seen much of him since he returned from injury, is the fact Luke Williams doesn't know where to play him exactly, and even I think it's a stretch for me to make any suggestions. I don't really like Adam Chicksen as a CB; I think he can do well, but it's mostly unflattering. He's better out left, which leaves the question of where does Will Randall come into it? Jodi Jones is blessed that he can play both sides. We will simply have to wait until Randall is fully fit and ready to be given a chance. I can't see him playing where David McGoldrick does, although it's a possibility. I do recall hearing he can play up front, but I can vouch for it. It's a dilemma for Luke Williams.

I really liked Adam Campbell, but there was a point where he gave up for us and that was because he knew about his release. I vividly recall the topic I had written about. highlighting his lack of togetherness. I'm glad he's still doing well, I heard it mentioned on the radio by David Jackson.

I've asked various friends about this, 100% more them than anything. After the game, some of their supporters were trying to wind up some of our fans and targetting a certain coach. Running off when they were approached, as for the keeper. He started it I am told, by trying to wind up our fans, I haven't found anyone able to shed any light on this supposed push of their player. Yet I have seen a video of a group of young Colchester fans throwing objects at one of our coaches. Our fans don't usually start anything, so the story is a bit silly and biased in the headline title.