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Notts will resume the 2nd day's play at New Road on 48 for 1 replying to Worcestershire's 182 all out.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2025/september/08/update--lifeline/ "The hugely successful Lifeline scheme is helping to elevate our performance infrastructure, with the latest donations helping to take our facilities to the next level. This year, two generous donations totalling nearly £150,000 have been made. Around half of this amount is going towards the development of a high-performance gym at our Highfields training base. Currently being constructed off-site after receiving planning permission, the gym will be a transformative addition. Chief executive Joe Palmer said: “The new gym will be a game-changer for us – a Premier-standard facility that will significantly enhance the team’s performance capabilities. “We’re incredibly grateful for Lifeline’s support - and members can be assured that their contributions are being put to excellent use. We’re very excited about this project.” The facility will support both performance and rehabilitation efforts. Palmer added: “It will allow us to be more effective with pre-training activation, ensuring players are properly warmed up, building load and stability into their muscles, helping prevent injuries and enabling more effective training.” Last season, Lifeline funding enabled the installation of handrails in the Derek Pavis Stand, and a further £12,000 contribution will complete that project. The remaining funds from this year’s donations have supported the creation of safe standing areas in the Kop and Jimmy Sirrel Stand, and have kickstarted a programme to replace all 36 turnstiles around the stadium – many of which are now failing. Lifeline has funded the first six replacements, ensuring smoother matchday entry for fans in key areas. With this year’s contributions, Lifeline’s total donations to Notts County have surpassed £4 million since its launch in 1986. Palmer added: “That’s a remarkable achievement and highlights the vital role Lifeline has played in our club over the years. Members should take great pride in their contributions – we thank them sincerely for their loyal support and hope it continues for many years to come.”

It seems that Ange Postecoglou, who won the Europa League for Spurs is one of the favourites to take over from Nuno but it could easily be Jose Mourinho. Nuno to Jose. The difference between chalk and cheese.

Seems there was maybe a clash of personalities between Nuno & Edu Gaspar, Forest's Global Head of Football, who oversees all football related functions. These responsibilities include recruitment, performance strategy, squad strategy, & player development, as part of the owner's broader ambition to build a global football platform. This newly established position gives him the responsibility for shaping the club's soccer operations. So it looks to me that Nuno's responsibilities had been culled somewhat. I wonder if Roberto Gagliardi's responsibilities at Notts are similar?

He's just signed a new contract too, so I suppose he will have a nice severance pay deal which will compensate him very well. Sadly, success doesn't save a Manager/Head Coach from the sack. There is absolutely no loyalty in Football nowadays. The guy got the club into Europe where they will earn millions, but the bigger picture will be the disruption to the players that could spoil all that progress. The Manager they appoint will have to be pretty good to replace Nuno. I'm sure Nuno will be snapped up very quickly by another club.

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The poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted.It looked like it was going to be a close battle between McDonald & Iorpenda, at one stage, but I'm delighted that defender Rod McDonald has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Fleetwood. Well done Rod.

A big welcome from me @Graham & welcome to our friendly community.

End of a truncated day due to rain interruptions sees Notts end on 48 for 1 in reply to Worcestershire's 182 all out.A good day for the Notts bowlers sees Pennington take 4 wickets & Tongue 3.

After their win over Fleetwood on Saturday, Notts join Port Vale as the only two clubs that have beaten all 91 league clubs in the four tiers.

A shortened afternoon session due to rain interruptions. Worcestershire have moved on to 158 for 8 at tea.Tongue & Pennington have taken 3 wickets apiece.

I'm very pleased with the win and our first clean sheet. I was also pleased by the way they achieved the win too. Notts weren't at their best but they grinded out the win in the end after being under the cosh for the last 25 minutes or so. Martin still has a lot of work to do to get this team honed into a well oiled unit, but the signs are looking good all the same. I do like Martin's honesty & straight talking, but I hope that he won't over do it just to stay on the good side of some of the Notts supporters.

Martin has chosen a strategy where he wants to make it clear that he will speak his mind & be honest with his feedback and feelings Whether this strategy is the right strategy only time will tell. A Head Coach job is to motivate & get the best out of his players. I think that any criticism of the players should be in house & not make public. It's ok to speak about the performance of the team generally but it has to be constructive starting with a positive and ending with a positive. There were lots of positives that came out of the Fleetwood match. Roos had his best game, the back three kept solid for their first clean sheet. Palmer is back to his near best, Jatta & Dennis are forging a partnership & another quality moment proved to be the winner. Notts are varying their tactics through the game going long at times & building from the back in others. So I would give the performance 6/10 & there is plenty of room for improvement. It's down to Martin to work his magic & get that improvement from the squad because there will be a big test for his team away to Gillingham next week & his preparation for that game must be A1 to get a positive result at the league leaders

@Chris Notts are in second place in the County Championship first Division with an excellent chance of winning the Title if they can put some good results together in the final set of matches. If they could win the Title it would be good for the City. Josh Tongue along with Ben Duckett play for Notts but they do have England central contracts. Josh did well for England against India this summer. He's one of the only really fast bowlers we have.

A good morning for Notts as they have Worcester reeling on 80 for 6 at Lunch.Pennington has 3 wickets, Tongue has taken 2.

Good article @Wheelbarrow repair man Ah Robin Hood and his merry men of Sherwood. The adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn as Robin & Claude Raines as Prince John, not forgetting Basil Rathbone as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. A bit of film trivia. Basil Rathbone was quite an accomplished swordsman being a two times British Army Fencing Champion who actually taught Errol some good moves. It was ironic that playing the baddy he always had to lose against the good guys in the film parts he played. Little John is said to be buried at St Michael's Church Hathersage. The grave was once excavated in 1784 and a large thighbone measuring 30 inches was discovered. This suggests a man of large stature upwards of 8 ft tall. I've visited the grave myself and it is a huge one. Around the time that the legend of Robin Hood was spread it was a custom in the middle ages to call an outlaw Robin Hood as a nickname or alias for an outlaw. In Edwinstowe in North Notts there is a Church where legend has it that Robin Hood and Maid Marion were married. There is a plaque in place to inform visitors of that particular legend. Robin Hood will always remain a legend of good overcoming evil. Whether he was real or not, I don't think that it really matters. It is a timeless story that tells about a man's fight against injustice & oppression & defending the common people against tyranny & injustice.

Hi & a big welcome from me @ANTHONY PERKINS & welcome to our friendly community.

The County Championship first Division fixtures resume for Nottinghamshire as they visit Worcestershire at New Road for the four day game.Notts have won the toss & chosen to bowl first. Notts team below 👇

There's still ample time to vote for your PON Man of the Match award. Poll closes at 9pm tonight. There is still time for McDonald's ten point lead to be overtaken. Iorpenda is getting significant support by PON members, & Norburn is still in the hunt too. It looks like we could have an exciting finale to the vote.