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GOOOOOAAAAAL, ROBERTSON Update.

Update.

GOOOOOAAAAAL JATTA Update.

The match is underway. Update.

JATTA IS BACK. The Notts team to face Carlisle. Gordon starts, so does Robertson. Strong side tonight. CMON U PIES!!

@ChrisIn the first photo Jodi's right leg looks unaturaly bent to the right between the other player's legs as that player made the tackle. The tackle looks clearly from behind, but it's not clear from the photo if the Gillingham play touched the ball

Willie Carlin, who died recently, played for Carlisle & Notts County in the late 60s & early 70s

It's Matchday.

In the case of football wealth the north could be said to be very wealthy. Man U, Man City, Liverpool, Newcastle, Celtic, Rangers, Forest, Aston Villa, so as far as football is concerned the wealth is evenly distributed between North & South. I'm sure others could name more northern clubs that have very rich owners. So I would say Watford Gap is still the dividing line for Footballing riches.

Good morning all. Another dreary & overcast morning here with plenty of rain overnight. Looks like it's set in for the day again. Looks like the MET office & other Weather channels are getting lots of criticism on social media for getting the weather wrong. What changes? The British weather is just too unpredictable when low pressure is around. I'm sure the weather forecasters in Algeria & Morocco have it much easier.

It's great that the Nest can be used to watch a Notts away match in midweek for supporters who can't get to the match in person. Another money spinner for Notts.

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This will be a very tough match for Notts, Carlisle have some good players that can open defences & Notts will need to be at their best to stand firm at the back. Notts need to start the game very positively and be switched on from the start to ensure they don't concede a goal early. The order of the evening will be for Notts to work hard in all areas of the pitch, but hopefully they will get a little more space than they did against Morecambe. The loss of Jodi till after the new year is big , but I am confident that this Notts team will work hard for each other to try to reduce that loss. We know that Notts will create chances, they just need to take just a few of them, & keep Carlisle at bay.I would be happy with a draw. I think that would be a good result for Notts.

Congratulations @Countyman in becoming a PON Grand Master.

@KingMaynard Tackles from behind were outlawed in 1998, & there were a spike in yellow cards & red cards afterwards & the rule is still in force, but since then it's this dangerous play thing that is unfortunately up to interpretation by the Ref.

Personally as I have said before, one of our best academy players should be on the bench and, League 1 & 2 clubs should be allowed nine players on the bench as the PL are. Why should there be any difference in the numbers allowed on the bench in the football league tier? There shouldn't be any difference. That would allow up to two academy players on the bench. I mean, one could come off the bench & score a hat trick or one or two assists, or even change a game in another way.

Should players have more protection from the officials to prevent players from getting serious injuries? Stuart Maynard has been complaining about the treatment dished out to his players this season & has asked for more protection. Jodi Jones is calling for more protection from referees after being ruled out until the new year with a fractured shin. Of course there has to be a balance in allowing a player to be able to tackle another player legally, but unfortunately, one referee's opinion of a poor tackle is not always anothers. We know there are laws in place that prohibit tackles from behind, but the law is a bit too vague for my liking. There is a rule that retrospective rulings can be made, but it's hardly ever used. All of the match officials have to miss an incident or do not see it due to a player being in the way etc. So what's to be done. Should there be retrospective judgements made if a Ref makes a mistake, or misses a serious incident resulting in injury, & time away from the game?

Well apart from just half an hour this morning it has been raining quite hard all day. Had the heating on all day too. Found a small Ant colony in the garden the other day when I lifted up some weeds. I was surprised to learn that some Queen Ants can live decades up to 30 years. Male drones only live up to a week, & workers about a year. Termite Queens can live up to 50+ years

Cedwyn Scott has played for both clubs. He'll be sorry for missing this one.

Notts used to have a good relationship with Forest when it came to loaning their players. It seems to have dropped off as of late. If there is a talented youngster available from a club in the PL it's worth it for Notts to check him out I think at this time Notts will be looking at players out of contract like they did Martin, to see if they would suit the Notts style.

Bill Shankly was a great Liverpool manager in the 60s. He had a great quote too ???? "If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards"