Robbie

Cloudy afternoon with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle.

Writing in Feb/ 24 Notts stand in a playoff position and have an excellent chance of making the playoffs. Watch this space.

Jodi Jones is a class play and it was absolutely fantastic that Notts gained his signature. His performances in League to have justified the owners faith in him to deliver for the team. Writing this in Feb/24 Jodi is currently our best player on the pitch. Long may his form continue.

Jodi Jones has just got better and better. It is now Feb / 24 and Jodi has the most assists (17) in the football league. A truely astonishing statistic. He along with Macaulay, are both becoming a valuable asset for Notts County.

What we now know going into Feb 24 is that Notts have done well to maintain their position in the playoffs in League 2. The January transfer window has ended with new additions, and our new Head Coach Stuart Maynard will want to push on and achieve a playoff spot in our first season back . I believe we have an excellent chance of doing it, so long as the leaking of goals is drastically reduced.

Unfortunately, Luke Williams never solved our continuing problems in defence, but now we have a new Head Coach who has made it clear that he intends to make the changes that will strengthen our defence going forward. This may involve a more cautious approach going forward, that may in turn reduce our potency up front, but there has to be the right balance all across the pitch, to be a success in this division.

I agree with the sentiments reflected on this thread. It's nice to see that Notts are gaining so many young new supporters, which bodes well for the future Notts fan base.

I would thank them for what they have done for our club by saving our club. I would also thank them for getting us back to the Football League, I would then ask them what their long term plans would be for the Team and the Stadium.

Very good interview by Charlie Slater. His love and passion for Notts shon through. It was massive when he came back to play for us.

Macca is the exception. I would be asking at least £4million from a Championship club.

Great signing today. This boy is going to do big things for us. And there is going to be competition up front, now Jatta has joined us, still subject to getting a work visa.

Yes @super_ram Ferenc Puskas, one of the greatest Footballers of all time, and we had another great of all time in that Real Madrid side too, Alfredo Di Stefano. Lots may disagree but I think that Madrid side could compete and beat all of the top sides today on their day

A mild but cloudy start across the UK on Friday.

I don't think I could add to all the kind words that have been written on this thread about Matt Palmer, All I can say is that writing this 6 months or so down the line, with 3/5ths of the season gone and Matty probably out for most of the season with a bad injury, he has been greatly missed by Notts and our performances haven't been the same since he became injured. That is a testament to how good he had been for Notts last season and the first part of this one. As I write he is on the road to recovery and hopefully he will return before the end of the season.

For me it shouldn't be on win percentage, I believe it should be judged by your success by getting promoted & winning Cups. If it were judged purely on that my choice would be. 1 Jimmy Sirrel. 2 Neil Warnock . 3 Tom Harris. FA Cup Winner. 4 Albert Fisher. 5 Eric Houghton. 6 Horace Henshall. 7 Sam Allardyce. 8 Frank Hill. 9 Steve Cotterill. 10 Howard Kendall.

Neil Warnock is an absolute legend at Notts for what he did for us. Leading us from the Third Division to the First in successive seasons, equivalent of going from the League 1 to the Premier League that may never be achieved again by a Manager. I rate him number 2 behind Jimmy Sirrel and that says much for him because Jimmy was a genius with Neil not far behind. And I'm proud to have witnessed it all

Fantastic news tonight for Notts. Alassana Jatta joins Notts subject to international clearance and visa approval.

In my opinion every single club should play their strongest side for every game they play. If they don't field their best team they should be fined or removed from the competition. There's too much of it in the Premier League because the rich teams focus is on the Premier League and champions league. That's where they make their money. It is even creeping into the lower league teams and I think it is a retrograde step. Meanwhile, because these Premier League teams have large squads with superior second string players, they can afford to put out a B team. When this happens the football fan is cheated of seeing the great players in action, and seeing their lower league side compete with the best. I just don't like it when teams put out B teams.

The Notts side has certainly missed Matty Palmer since he became injured and our slump in form happened more or less when he wasn't in the side. Dan Crowley has done well, but since Christmas Jodi Jones has been absolutely outstanding, so he's my number one choice for now.

In an ideal World I would love our Club to own the land that our Stadium stands on, however the main focus of Notts owners should be to get Notts into the championship, and to use any spare capital to acquire players that will get us there. We have a Stadium large enough for the Championship. Once we are a established Championship club, then look to buy the land, only if the owners feel it's worthwhile to do so.

Cloudier and windier this evening as we move into Friday.

Rumbelows Cup October 1991 2nd Round 2nd Leg. Notts County 3-2 Port Vale. Featuring Kevin Bartlett with 2 goals and a Tommy Johnson penalty. Notts came back from 2 goals down to win on the night, but after playing extra time, Vale went through on the away goals rule.

Obviously we don't know what's in the contract cause but I'm sure Notts would have guarantees that if the player is injured long term he would go back to Crewe.

SCMP (salary cost management protocol) limits spending on player wages to a percentage of club Turnover. Initially introduced during the 2011/12 campaign, SCMP was put in place to ensure teams in League One and League Two operate within their financial means. In League 1 clubs can spend a maximum of 60% of their turnover on wages. Clubs relegated from the Championship into League One are permitted to spend an extra 15 per cent of their turnover on wages for their first season in the division, taking their threshold to 75 per cent. In League 2, the limit is 55%. League 1/2 Clubs can only spend a fixed percentage of its revenue (as above) on player wages etc. This limit can also be added to or impacted by equity injections or net transfer spend. There are no restrictions (in themselves) on the amount a club can lose or spend on transfer fees. (Source Google) So similar to the Premier League, the richer clubs in League 1 and 2 could have an advantage when it comes to buying more expensive players & paying higher players wages. Relegated clubs from the Championship could have an unfair advantage in their first session in League 1, just like when a club receives parachute payments when relegated from the Premier league. An alternative would be to have a Cap on the amount of money a club could spend on buying players and the amount on players wages per season to even things up.

Gold for the Curling Mixed Doubles Team. They beat Denmark in the Final at the Junior Winter Olympics.