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@Ohh Tommy Johnson Agreed. We know he has the speed but I think he also has the ability to do so as well. Maybe we'll see him do it more often under new management.

100%. I'd have chosen Fowler over Cole tbf. Fowler was an unbelievable striker, definitely deserved to feature more for England. That was the main issue in some strikers who perhaps should or could have appeared more didn't have as many caps. Sheringham and Shearer, especially in Euro 96, was a very good partnership and Shearer often acknowledges Teddy in his podcasts as his favourite striker partner because of how well they linked up and worked as one. @Robbie there were so many to choose from it was just the case of who do you leave out to make room for the others worthy of a shot?

That was a great piece to read. Makes you applaud the man even more. Never knew the stories about him being stabbed or being involved in a car crash that left him in a very bad way. Certainly could have been worse but he never gave up on achieving something in football despite having his playing days done with. He was certainly motivated and gave everything, football and outside of football, his all.

They do say you can't win a football game without scoring a goal and to win you have to outscore the opposition. A few managers, especially during the 80's and 90's lived by this but there's also the opposite saying that if you can stop your opponents scoring, you can't lose. So there has to be a fine balance. Notts are capable of scoring goals as it has been shown this season and last but more needs to be done to sure up the defence. We can't keep going into games expecting to outscore the opposition in 6, 7 or 8 goal thrillers.

I've seen this account on Twitter a lot recently, especially yesterday, but I wouldn't read too much into it. Doesn't seem to be very reliable with information but who knows maybe we were in for him. Considering he signed for Motherwell on loan before this, I don't know why they would have accepted a bid for him.

Andy Cole definitely had a lot to offer. They called him Cole the goal for a reason. Prolific at both Newcastle and Manchester United during the 90's. However, around that time, England had a whole host of strikers to choose from. The likes of Shearer, Sheringham, Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler. It was always going to be a tough ask to get in to that England squad as a striker. I think he perhaps could of or should have been given more of an opportunity maybe a bit of rotation every now and again. Had he been around a bit later, in a different generation, he would have been given more caps.

Sticking with the underrated goal theme, in 2004 Patrik Berger scored this against Charlton. Brilliant technique and volley.

Look forward to seeing how he fares at Notts and in League Two. Hoping he proves to be a great signing.

@super_ram I always wondered why he never hit the ground running as much as he could or should of at Derby. He's certainly capable of bagging goals but it never worked out for him at Derby but if he wasn't being used well by Lampard, it's understandable as to why he never did as well as he could have.

There's no denying that Italy have been one of the best, if not the best, at producing some of the greatest defenders to have ever graced the game. There was a billboard years ago that had a picture of Paolo Maldini on it with the slogan "Italy's Goalkeeper. Easiest job in the world" I came across this on Twitter (I still refuse to call it X) You could easily have a back 3 of defenders but you'd have to leave out one or two defenders that should be in there. So for me I'd have to go with a back 4 consisting of; Cannavaro (RB) Nesta & Baresi (CB) Maldini (LB)

Good striker tbf. I agree with that tweet, he will get goals in League 2. He definitely is a player capable of playing at a higher level.

Rewind to 2010, Johan Elmander scored this delightful goal for Bolton against Wolves. Great balance, footwork and finish. It doesn't get talked about as much as it should. I'll be posting a different goal each day. Feel free to add your own goal of the day. There's bound to be some absolutely beauties to see.

Yeah I read about this when they first announced reformatting the UCL. They basically want teams that have history and reputation to be in the competition more. There was a lot of fans angry and annoyed at this proposition. Quite rightly too. Take Chelsea for example, since Abramovich came in in 2003, they've been a regular feature in the Champions League and have won it twice. Even if they position how they are currently, they could still earn a place due to history. I think that idea may have been squashed but essentially this is exactly what UEFA opposed about the Super League so essentially if they were to go that route and stick with the idea, they're going to be hypocrites. Personally, I think the Champions League should be what it states CHAMPIONS. They have a UEFA Coefficient Standings so why not utilise it? The champions of the top 10 nations, based on the coefficient league, play out a league or even a straight knockout format rather than having 4 or 5 different clubs being able to enter it. Also, if you get eliminated from the UCL, teams should be out of Europe all together. None of this nonsense about relegated to the Europa League than relegated to Europa Conference League. Once you're out of your European competition you have "earned" the right to play in, that's it over done. All these things put in place by UEFA, the FA etc. they make it sound beneficial to the game for everyone but read between the lines, it only increases the dominance of the already elite and keeps them there for a long while, as you've pointed out.

Yeah I think he's capable of adapting, who knows the adaption may prove even more beneficial. It could bring him more in to play and open up options elsewhere or be able to link up play and get into even better positions than he already does.

FFP was brought in to help the "elite" to a certain extent. They still have to follow the rules and some are scared to even go near it, hence the quiet transfer window, but it also benefits the bigger clubs as @Robbie has highlighted regarding bigger clubs having the better opportunities to buy the best players. There are clubs out there, irrelevant of league standings, who can sell out stadiums week after week after week but still won't benefit from this because despite revenue being boosted due to sell out stadiums, a lack of cup runs and European football won't increase revenue like it would to teams like Man City who have a history of failing to sell out every week. Hence the name "emptyhad" as the joke went. Obviously that's all changed now because of the success they've been having over the past few seasons making many people switch allegiances becoming glory supporters. I can see with this new rule change that, as unfortunate as it will be, more clubs will fall in to the situation that the likes of Everton have found themselves in with points deductions. It'll eventually lead to teams being hit with fines and points deductions more regularly and then ultimately a lack of competition during the season with the gap becoming wider and wider.

It's very heartbreaking news. I've always been a fan of Sven. From an England perspective, he gave us some good times. Especially that 5-1 thrashing against Germany. I feel like he didn't and still doesn't get enough praise for what he did while in charge of England. He had the "Golden Generation" and people are often critical that we didn't win anything with the squad that we had back then. But, people seem to forget that around the same time other teams had star studded teams. France had the likes of Henry & Zidane. Brazil with R9, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo. Just to name a couple of teams and players. Sven still managed to get England to go toe to toe with these teams. There was never a feeling of doubt about getting something out of the game while he was manager of England. I also like how he addressed the media. I watched Rooney's documentary a year or 2 ago and there is a clip of Sven talking in a press conference telling the media to lay off Rooney and allow him to be free as he is the future of English football. He knew what the media used to do to English players when they were very talented players that had the countries weight on their shoulders. He even mentions during the documentary years after that that he didn't like how the media handled situations involving the England team or managers. I think this has been a terrific gesture by Klopp and Liverpool to make his dreams come true https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/20/sport/jurgen-klopp-sven-goran-eriksson-liverpool-manager-spt-intl/index.html I wish him all the best for what life he has left and I thank him for the memories.

This was my regular bus journey home from town. Always dreaded getting on the bus around 4pm as the traffic build up was ridiculous around that time. I wish it used to be as quiet as this picture back when I used to catch the bus Been in the Crown pub a few times too, decent pub tbf. Great place to watch any kind of football on sky sports.

I've seen bits about this guy floating around social media and he could offer something to the team with the parts that I have read about him. The main question is how different leagues, styles and players around him could play a part. I don't know much about the Danish League personally so I don't know if the pace is the same, slower or quicker than that of League Two or whether it's as physical. However, I trust the owners enough to think that he could be a good addition to the squad even if that means him being in there to boost squad depth. It looks likely he's going to join us given the connections of the owners.

@TheSkipper Communication to the stadium would be a great thing to have. It's been called for for a while now. They used it in the Women's World Cup and it allowed fans to understand what is going on. Watching at home you can see what they're looking at but in the stadium you're wondering what it is exactly they're trying to pinpoint. I think there's a lot lost in the "letter of the law" which partly contributes to bad decision making. Sometimes common sense also has to come in to the equation. Referees often say that ex players don't have enough training to be involved with VAR and that's where I think things get muddled up with the training and following of the law comes in.

When I was a kid, I was Liverpool due to my Dad being a Liverpool fan. There's loads of photos from when I was growing up wearing all sorts of Liverpool kits, magazines that were past down to me and even got taken on an Anfield tour. I do like to see Liverpool doing well tbf. But, this was before I even began liking Football. It wasn't till I was 10 that I began to take a liking to football and it was due to my Grandad that I became a Notts fan. Having been on holiday a few times to Orlando, I would say that Orlando City is what I'd deem as my second team. Other than that, I do keep tabs on Coalville Town results and watch them from time to time due to me living locally, around a 15 minute walk away from the ground.

This is the issue I have with the handball rule. What exactly is deemed a "natural" position? Pundits have often said it and us as fans can even say it that when players are jumping for the ball, they need to use there arms to get elevation as well as using it for balance. So if a player jumps for the ball, of course their arms are gonna be out because they're needing it for elevation and balance so for a ball to hit that part of the body from a header down or a bounce on to the arm surely that needs to be deemed as a "natural" position. This is why there are suggestions for ex-players to be involved so they can give an insight into why players have their bodies shaped the way they are in certain situations. Also, if a ball bounces off a thigh, side, foot, head or what ever it may be on to the hand, it should not by any means be deemed a handball because it has hit a different body part before the hand. The whole handball situation doesn't take into account of the situation a player is in like jumping for a ball, how close an opponent is when striking the ball. It's almost like they want players to play with their arms strapped up behind their backs at all times. Not to mention humans don't have fast enough reactions to move their arms towards their bodies in to a "natural" position when a ball is struck at them from 2-3 yards out.

I said exactly the same thing during the Barrow game. Didzy went through the middle a few times and opportunities were starting to open up for us particularly in the second half. We looked more threatening when going through the middle. Even when working through the middle then moving it wide things began opening up for us. Mansfield and Wrexham are both gonna be tough games. If we can get a win on Saturday against Mansfield, I think confidence will high going into the other games. Gillingham, Newport and Crewe are the games where we have the best chance of getting maximum points. I'm not sure if these games are going to be season defining as such and I think we will still make the play offs but they will certainly help the cause for getting into the play offs.

@Robbie It won't happen, as you say because of the power clique. They'll vote against the proposition that could level the playing field because it means nothings for granted, at least not as much as it is now. Parachute payments do more harm than the good they're supposed to be. Clubs can fall in to the trap of over spending due to these payments but also it enables clubs to become Yo-Yo clubs as they can spend most in the Championship to easily get promoted but then struggle to meet the financial needs to progress in the Premier League. But, you're bang on the money with there being 3 leagues inside the Premier League. I think the MLS works very well due to their financial structure. It's more of a level playing field.

@Robbie I see your point about sudden death, they've adapted the Carabao Cup to that. Removed extra time in favour of a straight penalty shootout. Problem is PL clubs will then complain that entering competitions earlier would mean more fixture congestion which I find bizarre considering there are teams who play more league and cup games with lesser squad depth. It could make it more exciting as there's more of a chance at a cupset. I just think the FA Cup is such a historical competition and a pride of our game that it should remain untouched to preserve it rather than adapting it another way. Clubs fielding weaker teams does devalue the competition and it's not fair on fans of say a lesser team having their team drawn against a PL team with stars only for the game to arrive and they've not got any of the stars on the pitch they were hoping to see.

I've shown the clip to multiple people at work and none of them can see why it wasn't a red. As I mentioned, in real time I thought it was a red and even after seeing it over and over I stand by my original thought. The referee immediately gave the yellow, didn't even step back and have a think about the situation. Just whipped out a yellow without hesitation or a thought process to review what had just happened.