Robbie

I'm feeling very optimistic after listening to the Notts Panel at the Fans Forum on Thursday evening.

It's been a very wild day here with Storm Amy badly affecting Ireland and Scotland. Our flowers were doing very well but they have taken a battering today. I do hope that the ML ground has survived the battering & the overnight winds into tomorrow.

Jack Shufflebotham 1885 to 1951, who played for Notts 1904/05 & Oldham 1907/09 (via Google)

I'm really pleased the the Club has announced this today. Notts do have a very rich history to be told and celebrated. I am sure that there will be lots of interest & I hope that dozens of artifacts will be collected that will be eventually displayed in a museum at the Ground.

Derby 1- 1 Southampton Swansea 1 - 2 Leicester Huddersfield 2 - 0 Stockport Port Vale 1 - 0 Northampton Bromley 2 - 2 Tranmere Salford 0 - 1 Grimsby Braintree 2 - 1 Sutton 🤡 Wealdstone 3 - 1 Altrincham

The fans forum is on the Notts App @Fan of Big Tone

Looking forward to this one. It's going to be a great atmosphere on Saturday with Oldham bringing 2000 fans to the match. Should be the best attendance of the season so far. Several players staked a strong claim for a place in the matchday squad with their performances against Barnsley. It will certainly give Martin Paterson plenty of selection headaches for the match. Martin did intimate during the fans forum that he prefers to go with one striker upfront rather than the two. So who will lead the attack on Saturday? My guess would be Jatta up front & that would leave Dennis either behind him or on the bench. I do hope that Jarvis has done enough get a spot on the bench on Saturday along with Ness, who impressed on his return to the defence. If Luker is fit I expect him & Hall to either start or sit on the bench. The match against Barnsley told me that the squad has a whole has improved from last season because there is now strength in depth that we didn't have previously under Maynard. Oldham will be no pushovers & it will be difficult against a side that will have a large support, but the way Notts are now playing I believe Notts can get the win.

I did enjoy the fans forum & it was good to see loads of questions to the panel. . I thought that Martin Paterson acquitted himself very well & after the forum had ended I was encouraged about the prospects for the season ahead. I particularly liked the updates about the improvements regarding the training facilities at Highfields, the good news about the Padel Courts & the Nest generating welcome revenue for the club. The continuing upgrades around the Meadow Lane Ground. And the great News about the introduction of Notts Heritage 1862, a supporter led registered charity that will care for and promote Notts's unrivalled history as the world’s oldest professional football club. The Reedtz brothers once again confirmed that they are committed to the club for the long haul & want to see the club continue to climb the football pyramid while ensuring that the club continues to do so in a sustainable way financially.

Your Saturday Weather 4cast. Watch out for Storm Amy.

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@Fan of Big Tone yes, that was the one. At the time I was living in Eastleigh & traveled to work in Winchester. Most of the damage was caused overnight & people were told not to travel to work as lots of roads were blocked by fallen trees on that Friday morning. So it turned into a long weekend It was still bad driving to work the following Monday morning. Lots of trees down. Never saw anything like it before or since. Although the authorities didn't call it a Hurricane everyone was saying it was.