Chris

It's horrible isn't it? When I told Cheeky, she asked if it wasn't normal. She copes with a lot more and on a daily basis, here's me complaining about a few days but until it happens you don't realise just how impactful it is. Thanks for the advice. I'm going to book an appointment to see my GP to have my hearing checked (if they still do it).

I’ve had a rough few days but I’m finally feeling better. It started with constant tearing from my left eye that turned red and puffy. A cold flannel brought out a bit of sleet that was causing it. Then my right ear started acting up, likely from water and trapped wax. Yesterday was the worst with earache, balance issues and my hearing cutting out, but the ear drops are helping now. With Cheeky experiencing ear issues, she's very good at looking after people and I can't praise her enough. Although, she does tend to make me worried with what she says at times.

Alan Hardy did well to lift gates, but he would hand tickets to his various company employees to help with this. The Reedtz have managed to do it solely based on pure footballing reasons, and whilst there is an element of 'football' at our levels being affordable and trendy to go watch. Nobody would come to a team that doesn't have ambition or feel like we are on the up. There's a lot of non-Notts vloggers who bring attention, some of these I really dislike for using the club's popularity to increase their own channel. I find it bemusing that someone who supports a different team will attend our games to get views, rather than to view their own team. It does have a knock on effect by promoting the club, and it does help to bring in younger fans and people unassociated. I just think the biggest increase is how Notts is focused on making match days a celebration and getting the atmosphere better. The preparation leading to games, the various points where fans can mingle all play a big role but it's the team on the pitch that brings the most eye balls.

Doesn't really matter now, we have Martin Paterson and he can stay being happy with Derry. Who knows if it was for good enough reasons? They were his, and we aren't exactly missing someone like him.

I still feel disappointed by how he ended his Notts career, by not celebrating when we scored goals and isolating himself just because he knew he would be released. I still would wish him well, as on his day he can be a very good player.

I don't think so, he's a good player but we have changed a lot since he was last here. His style of play would probably mean tweaks to how we build up, as a means to get him the ball. He wasn't the type to drop back for it; he would drift somewhat but unlike Connor Grant and others, there's no way he would play deeper just to get the ball. That's just my opinion; it would have presented too much at a time when we needed consistency. Whilst I rate Ruben Rodrigues, and acknowledge his incredible talent. I don't quite think he's the Championship or higher quality that some think he is. That's fiar, everyone sees players differently but I think he will be quite average for Bolton next season. I hope not, as I like seeing ex-players doing well.

I will sound like an hypocrite but I would actually be up for watching the Superbikes or something with a crowd of Notts fans and casual people. It could be applied to darts, and other major sporting events. I am generally not interested in motor sports but that is when I am at home, and partly due to how Super would put F1 on during times I was watching something else. Prior to him switching the channel, I am glad I rule my TVs remote now. 😅

At the moment, I do not know who I would personally start in the Notts XI. I am still a big admirer of what Matt Palmer brings to the team, and I think giving the captaincy to someone else might be a smart move. I don't think Palmer was a bad choice, or that he didn't do well with the armband, but I liked when Rod McDonald had it. I think Rod kept a cool head, and influcenced the form we needed in our final run of games. Both Lucas Ness and McDonald could claim the middle whilst Matty Platt is out injured. I would like to see James Belshaw have stronger competition; it would be nice to find a keeper that has EFL experience but is around 22-23 that is happy to grow into the role and understudy Belshaw. The right keeper could even be younger, but Harry Griffiths seems to appear to have too much needed game time. I do like him, but I think a loan to a League Two or National League team would benefit him. Kelle Roos could do it, but if we struggle I would rather just allow him to leave on a free and make room for someone else to come in. I would like to see another winger, centre back, attacking central and perhaps a striker but all this depends on who stays, who goes and what movement we make.

I am glad it turned out all well for Stuart Maynard, had they not won the National League it would have felt similar to us vs. Wrexham. I didn't want Rochdale to come up, I don't like the area or club but can acknowledge that they did well. It seemed all for York, and Rochdale put the pressure on them. It made a great end of the season through the English leagues as to who went up in what place. I wish him all the best moving forward.

Allegedly Huddersfied Town are more interested in George Iorpenda, and I heard that they are interested in seeing what clubs are willing to pay. I don't like speculation or spreading rumours, but it was supposed to be around £500.000; which there was also said to be a lot of interest from other League One teams. If it's true, I would hope Notts is in conversations with trying to secure his services again. Permanently would be a dream come true, but there's no reason why they wouldn't loan him back out to us. His season with us this past campaign may have changed their views, it might be that they are looking to get him involved but when a club is looking to generate assets, there is always a chance of a deal being formed. I just hope that if any bids do go in, that it doesn't start a bidding war. I firmly believe Tom would re-join us, and love that; but we will have to wait to see what happens.

It could be a good move, but I think Zak Johnson might want to see how his season goes and if he performs well again. Who knows? Players move too quickly these days. They don't get to settle, or gain improvements in consistancy that knowing your role through decent stints with teams offers.

Just so people can watch here without leaving the site. Salford seemed to have a bit more focus, but I loved how our young fan was either oblivious to the Salford captain reaching out to sake hands or was snubbing him. It looks more like nerves to me, but was funny. Karl Robinson looks absolutely annoyed, and like he doesn't even want to do the interview. Throughout our players interactions, I love how they engage with the young fan and that our whole camp looked together. It was wonderful to see Chud participate as well. I wish @Dan had managed to be there, even though I think he mentioned he was covering Juventus.

Ollie Norburn's departure did feel short, and I do think that he ended his season the right way for us. He became an exceptional part of the team, and the role he played to assist our promotion was vital to how he would defend and get Notts going. Some are comparing him to Johnny Bostock, but I do feel we may have been able to keep Norburn whereas Bostock didn't have a great last season and I felt his departure made perfect sense. Both players brought something we needed to the middle of our team, and were cult icons during their time, but Norburn for me could have given so experience and still played a role, when Bostock made sense to move on. Nothing will change, so I wish Norburn well. But I think we need to add some speed there and that seems to be the case with the signing of Max Sanders.

I remember the first time I sat in the Derek Pavis stand with my Grandfather Ray, I was so excited to see a live game and he briefed me before the game not to expect too much and that it wouldn't be like I had seen on TV. However, I was glued the moment the first touch was made and I liked that back then the players uninvolved sat behind the dugout. At half-time, my grandfather and a few other fans would talk to some of them such as Michael Johnson. That impression of being a family club is part of what won me over. I don't recall the cost of the tickets, but I do remember the feel of the paper. How much better quality they looked and felt. I loved the holographic image and the overlay of the old Notts logo. I would keep all of my tickets, and I stored them in a large mint tin my mum gave me. One day, I hope to find it.

The summer and warmer months, especially with the World Cup and other sporting events, give us a great chance to increase the amount of revenue that The Nest takes in. It's a popular spot with my son's Uni, a lot of his friends are not fans but frequently go to the events. I wished the club would try to host some events around e-gaming, and try to convert some of these students into Notts fans. Surprisingly, most do not have a team, and my son tells me most only look out for the Premier League results. He's the only one in his course that supports a team, or attends games. To the article, it's a great insight and it's nice to see just how much this decision is paying off. It's a credit to the club.