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I think @Robbie that back in the Day Football was played by Real Men. There was none of this falling over an opponents boot and Rolling around in Agony in an attempt to get the player booked or sent off. Then once that's been achieved the injured Player is up and about running around like a Blue Arsed Fly. That's the Old Fashion Answer to your Question. Now let's look at it from a Modern Day Perspective. Like you say the Game is now much faster paced (most of the time) and the strain on a Players body as increased Dramatically and perhaps even with the Training methods employed today the Body can only take a certain amount of Punishment despite all the Nutrition and Medical and other Experts employed by a Club. Then of course there is the constant Demand for success, this puts players under constant Stress and Pressure to Perform Well and he may get into a Situation, where there is a greater chance of him getting injured. Take the recent injury to Curtis Edwards. I am Not saying this is what happened it's just conjecture. But there is an expectation at Notts that the Magpies (being a Big Club in League2) should be pushing for and obtaining Promotion. So just supposing Curtis saw a the chance of getting Notts a Penalty and that's why he went and challenged the keeper, possibly 8 or 9 times out of 10, he would have jumped over the Keeper but hoping to get a Penalty he carried on then fell awkwardly and now he as an injury, that will keep him out till Christmas or perhaps even longer. On top of all the Stresses and Strains both on and off the Pitch there is of course a Players Mental Health. One of their children maybe ill or a family member or best friend may have passed, all this will take a Toll on a player, and now with more games to play and the Modern Game being a Squad game, some players may have the worry, that should he lose his place in the Starting XI , how will he get back into the First Team? Ask most Players and will say that they want to play in every game. And a player used to being on the Team Sheet suddenly finds himself kicking heels and just being a Squad member his mental, state may become a problem which can only be helped if the player seeks help. That may also be a Reason why some Players turn to Alcohol or even Drugs. Confidence is also a factor. Look at Macca (who hopefully is Mentally Strong) trying to force his way into the Millwall starting line up, and once there will he take unnecessary risks in an attempt to stay there, which may also result in him putting himself in situations, where Injury is a Bigger Risk? Officials must also take some of the Blame, talented players such as Notts own Jodi Jones are going to be,( brutally in some cases) fouled time and time again during a Match, and if the Referee doesn't clamp down on bad play eventually Jodi is going to receive any injury, that could keep him out of the Notts Line Up for sometime.

So there I am at the Doctor's. Now then what seems to be the Trouble? He asked. Well Doc during the day I keep hearing the songs I'll never fall in Love again, The Green Green Grass of Home and Delilah. Ah says the Doctor You've got Tom Jones Syndrome Is that Rare? I asked He replied Well It's Not Unusual.

Ligaments problem Well that's going to take time, he probably wouldn't have been out as long if he'd had broken his ankle. Funny things Ligaments.

Of Whom am I speaking? Most PON Members will know or have an idea. Could Notts County's Greatest Ever Manager Jimmy Sirrel be a Success in the Modern Game? If he was alive today do you my fellow PON Members, think the Great Jimmy Sirrel would be able to Adopt to the way the Game is Now Played and bring Promotion to the Lane? Or do you think he was a Product of the Era in which he Managed and Modern Football wouldn't be his Cup of Tea?

@Robbie You can still get Caramac Buddy. I bought one from my local Bargain Buys store a few weeks ago, if you have a Bargain Buys store near you, go and have a look, you just might get a nice surprise. Things I Miss from when I was a Kid which you don't see very often in Shops. Mojo chews, Fruit Salad Chews, Black Jack Chews all costing one old penny for four Chews. Spangles, Lucky Bags, Sherbet Dib Dabs or fountains. Liquorice Sticks (they were that hard you could break your teeth on them.) There's bound to be more, but I'll have to think about them. This Topic could end up like your Quirky TV Series from the 60's & 70's.

@Chris The Munsters now there's a program I enjoyed, as you have said it was the Studio who refused to produce the program in Colour helped Kill off the Series. Several attempts were made to revive it under New Titles such as The Munsters Today and show the Series in Colour, but with a different cast, but it just wasn't the same, like many reboots or spinoffs of certain Programs It Just Died The Death.

Hoping Curtis makes a Good and Strong Recovery. The thing is in the past couple of seasons quite a Few Notts players have suffered with bad injuries. Matt Palmer, Cedwyn Scott, Tobi, Badj, Brinds Sam, John Bostock, and others. This could be down to Notts being termed a Big Club in League 2, and the only way the opposition can stop the Magpies is by Knocking Seven Bells out of Notts players. But there have also been injuries picked up in training, which didn't seem to be a thing in the past, by that I mean there were the occasional report of a player picking up a knock while training, but now even these injuries seem to be on the Rise. Regarding Stuart Maynard asking Officials to protect his players, is like him P*****g in the Wind Forget it Stuart, the standard of Refereeing at this level is poor, it seems officials haven't the backbone to clamp down, on dangerous play, the only answer SM will probably get it's all part and parcel of the Game. The only way for a player to take out a more Talented player is to Kick him and foul him constantly. That's why Jodi and players like him are going to be Kicked, from Pillar to Post.

@liampie The Crow is also a Bird associated with Death and in some cultures it accompanies their Death Icons. Charon the Boatman who ferries the Souls of the Dead across the River Styx has a Crow. As does the Morrigu an heavily Vailed Old Woman (to cover her Rotting Flesh), who Grants wishes, but be careful what you wish for, because it is said she Grants wishes but takes the words literally. For example it is said a young wife lost her Loving husband in an accident, heart broken she asked the Morrigu to return her husband to her as he was before he died. This the Morrigu granted however when the Husband came back to life, it was just before he died, and he spent his time Screaming and Crying out in Agony from the pain of his injuries which caused his Death. There was of course the Film the Crow, where Brandon Lee (Son of Martial Arts Expert and Film Star Bruce Lee) was accidently Killed on the Film's set. And there is a Native American Tribe Called the Crow People, who's name when Translated from their Language means, the People of the Big Beaked Bird.

It would seem many types of Bird are associated with Bad Omens and Death. Even the humble Pigeon. It's said in some Cultures that if a Pigeon lands on the Roof of your dwelling and starts it's Ruh-ruh-ruh call it's the sign of ill luck or Death approaching. Owls have also been tared with the Death Brush, but this is mainly due to their Hunting at Dusk and towards Night time. Some Owls also Roost in the Trees of Cemeteries and their calls are said to call up the Spirits of the Dead. In Medieval Europe Crows and Ravens were omens of Death and were believed to be Messengers between the Living and the Dead. And yet in Norse Mythology the All Father Odin Chief amongst the Norse Gods had two Ravens Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory) who flew round the World of Man and listened to his talk and told Odin of Man's worries and with this information the God could help Man to Learn and Grow. It's also been Stated that should you find a Dead Bird in your Garden that is also a Sign of Bad Luck or Death. Thankfully we now live in a more informed World and these Superstitions are put aside by Most People.

Seven Dwarves in the Bath all Feeling Happy. Then Happy got out, so the Rest started feeling Grumpy. Then there was the time I Shot an Elephant in my Pyjamas . What he was doing in my Pyjamas I've No Idea.

@Chris Well there's something New. I've never heard Eleven Twelve and Thirteen points you 've mentioned, the only Rhyme I have heard about Magpies has only gone up to the Maximum of Ten. Well you learn something New Every Day. Whatever anyone's feeling about a Magpie you have to admit it's an Interesting Bird to Study.

While it's an enticing prospect @Robbie should the Magpies get to the Third Round, there's No Guarantee of a Big Club arriving at the Lane, or even a home Draw. So I don't think it matters if Notts have a decent Cup Run ( one would swell the Clubs Coffers) but I don't think it will Be The Be all and End All if it happens or not. Promotion must be the Magpies Major Target, if they get a Good Cup Run all Well and Good, if they don't it's Not The End of the World.

Several weeks ago I wrote a Piece about the Magpie, the Bird which now adorns the Club Badge of our Favourite Football Club Notts County. That topic touched on the Famous Rhyme about the Magpie, the Birds habits and it's life in General. In this second part I'm going to delve deeper in the Rhyme. One for Sorrow the title of the rhyme was originally much shorter and in areas where Magpie numbers were scarcer the Rhyme was said of other birds, such as Crows,( the Bird family which the Magpie is apart of) there were only seven and not 10 ten parts of the Rhyme. In a supplement by written by Samuel Johnson and George Stephens about the plays of William Shakespeare in1778 the One for Sorrow was even shorter, being One for Sorrow, Two for Mirth, Three for a Wedding, Four for Death. Interestingly there have been similar Rhymes such as Once a Wish Twice a Kiss, Threes a letter Four is something better, however this Rhyme was based on how many times a Person Sneezed. The One for Sorrow Rhyme didn't appear in print until the 18th Century. In the 16th and 17th Centuries the Rhyme came more to the fore during the Witch hunts of that Era. This was because the Magpie who is an highly Intelligent Bird and people believed the Magpie was thought to be Witches or their Familiar in Disguise. The Plumage of the Magpie was also a problem. With the White being for Purity and Holiness, while the Black marking stood for Evil and the Devil which Corrupted the Good White markings. It as also been stated the Magpie never entered Noah's Ark instead in sat on it's roof laughing at the World as it Drowned. In Scottish Folk Law every Magpie is considered Evil and it was Declared every Magpie carried a Drop of the Devil's Blood under it's Tongue. Finally when the Magpie Rhyme came into print in the 1800's along with the first 7 parts, 8, 9 and 10 were added. Eight for Heaven, Nine for Hell and Ten for the Devil's Own Self. Yet another shorter version read One for Anger, Two for Mirth, Three for a Wedding, Four for a Birth, Five for Rich, Six for Poor, Seven for a Witch I can tell you No More. To counter the curse of a Single Magpie (I stated this in my first piece0 Is to Spit on the ground or say Good Morning Mr Magpie how are the wife and kids, thus giving the impression of more than one Magpie and his Bad Luck. The Final way to end a Single Magpie's Bad Luck Curse, is to make the sign of the Cross and say I Cross the Magpie, the Magpie Crosses Me, Bad Luck to the Magpie, Good Luck to Me. Well there you have it part Two of the Much Maligned Magpie. Still Going To Follow Notts With Their Evil Bird Badge?????

Over the years I 've most watched most Bond films, but the only Daniel Craig one was Sky Fall. Invisible Cars, Wimpy Actors being given the roles such as, Q when the original Actor either retired or passed away. Mind you I didn't mind Judi Dench in Sky Fall, but I think the rest of her appearances as M left a lot to be desired. Poorly written scripts trying to carry the MESSAGE and as it's been stated by @Robbie over the Top AI Stunts put them all together and NAH James Bond it's Not for Me any more. Anyway how Old is James Bond Now? He must be in his 90's so he should be shuffling around in carpet slippers, baggy pants and a Cardigan with holes in the elbows. His teeth would be kept in a glass at the side of his bed and maybe he could still chase after Women, but now he Can't Remember Why. And what would his Evil opponent say to him Now? You Smell Of Wee Mr Bond.

Another interesting thing about Goldfinger, the theme tune was sung by Shirley Bassey, which in my opinion is up there with the Best Bond Movie Theme Songs. I remember Paul McCartney ( who fronted his band Wings at the time) Sang the title song in the Roger Moore Bond Movie Live And Let Die. And during a live Wings performance McCartney had placed a small explosive charge in his piano, so when he sang Live And Let Die and when a certain note was hit the Piano would explode, causing what he hoped would be an exciting and spectacular moment for the Crowd. Unfortunately the Explosive was much stronger than McCartney realized and he was blown across the stage suffering some injuries.

Then there was the Excellent Austin Powers, take on Odd Job. Random Task, something I found Incredibly Funny and very Clever.

@Robbie While there is No denying Stuart Maynard as made Rapid Strides in his full time Head Coach Role, there are still problems he hasn't come up against, however whatever problems come his way I am confident he will overcome them. On present form the Magpies should at least make the Playoffs, it as been quoted by Notts Fans on Youtube and other platforms, League 2 doesn't appear to be as Strong as it was last season. Is it weaker? Hard to say there are different Teams to play and different surfaces for the Notts players to play on, so there are Challengers to be risen to and conquered. And if Notts do gain Promotion to League 1 either automatic or via the Playoffs then the Club will have to fight off interest from Clubs higher up the Leagues for their Best Players and That is another Problem SM will have to face, a difficult one should the Club wish to sell those players.

Realistically there is only one James Bond, and in my Opinion it was Sean Connery. I don't think any of the other Actors who have played the part even came close. As it's said Sean Connery is James Bond. However my Favourite Bond Movie is Timothy Dalton's second outing as 007. A License To Kill. It was a Very Dark Type of Film compared to Bond's other outings and much more serious than the more light hearted and slightly more comedic approach of Roger Moore when he played the part.

BetFred Notts County are unbeaten in the League their Best start to a Campaign since 2005. Well that's put the Kibosh on it. Hopefully the Magpies can keep their Run Going, but Saturday is going to be a Toughie. Eventually Notts will get beat. And that will be a Test of Stuart Maynard's Metal, particularly if it's a Heavy One. It will Show his Ability about picking up the team after such a Match. It will also give us Fans an insight into how Far he as come as a Head Coach.

@liampie Nah I'm Sorry Mate You Got It All Wrong. Queen Elizabeth I (for it was she who gave permission for English, Not the UK, for the UK was still made up of the independent Nations of England Scotland and Ireland. Wales was considered part of England ) Sailors to capture Spanish Ships and return their cargo to England, where the Crown took a percentage of their Booty/Loot. The Queen stated they were in fact Buccaneers ( which sounds much Nicer Than Pirates???? don't yer think?)

@super_ram The one thing clearly I remember about the Quiz Ball Final, it was between Derby and Crystal Palace and Dear Old Ronnie Corbett presented the Winners Trophy. David Vine introduced Ronnie at the start of the Final as a Crystal Palace Fan. When Derby beat them before he presented Alan Durban with the Winners Trophy, Ronnie stated that there'd been a mistake in the opening announcement, that being he was in fact a Derby County Fan and Not a Crystal Palace Fans. Which brought much laughter from all present in the Studio.

@Robbie Well I guess you're right football is now a Squad Game. The question is why? Well it's my belief that the amount of games played by teams, the days when a Manager played his Best XI players with a couple of Subs on the bench for the most part of the whole season are now gone. 12-13 players wouldn't be able to play every game nowadays. Compared to today a Team would play their league matches, F.A. Cup matches (plus replays) and League Cup Matches (plus Replays) and that would seem about it, unless of course a Team was involved in European Competition, then again those matches were only played over two legs. I would say the Biggest culprits of bringing about the Squad Game are, the likes of Sky Sports and the Crazy amounts of money they pay to televise live football have forced Clubs to invest in a 22-24 man Squad. Simply the more games that are played the more money they get the more money the Football Authorities get along with the Top Clubs and Players. I believe it was at Sky's insistence that the Football League Playoffs were introduced. Something to this Day I think are both Wrong and Unfair. That along with the Top Four Teams of each European Footballing Nation given the Chance to play in the Champions League, playing those amount of games a Squad of Players is now the only way for a Club to compete. Of course the Game as also changed, players are Fitter and the game played in most cases at a Faster Pace and Injuries certainly seem to increase season on season, another reason for the introduction of the Squad Game. Plus back in the day how far would a team travel to play in a Preseason Friendly? They certainly wouldn't travel half way around the World. Whether us Old Un's like it or Not, the Squad Game is here to stay.

@TheSkipper Wow that certainly sounds like it may be worth pursuing, an Ancestor who fought the Spanish Armada, however it would be one huge task confirming it or even going about it, the only thing I could suggest is getting in touch with the Royal Navy Records, but I doubt even their Records would go back that far. As for the Portrait in your Parents hallway if you take it to an Antique Dealer they should have an expert on board who could date the Paining for you. There maybe opposition to that suggestion, as Most Families have some sort of Story about an Ancestor who way back in the Mists of time who did something Brave or outstanding or was a member of some Ship's Crew who fought the Spanish or French or any other Sea faring Nation and they have No Wish to know the Truth, such as the Portrait which hangs on their wall was painted in the Victorian Times and Not in the 1580's. They much Prefer the Story which as been Past Down through the Generations.

@Chris The Topic I've written is meant to be just for a laugh, on a Serious Note I've in the past traced my Family Tree, well branches of it I've only done my direct line (excluding Aunts and Uncles and Brothers and Sisters and their Partners and children e.tc) Because that takes up one hell of a time. There is some truth in the above jokey Family Tree that being, my Mum does have Scottish Ancestry (Not sure about Red Indian Fighters). My study of Coats of Arms and Heraldry (which I wrote about in another Topic on PON) started my interest in finding out about my Family's past, and if you have the time doing the research yourself when you find out something it's an Amazing and Satisfying Feeling, much better that paying some Online company vast amounts of money to do all the work for you. Admittedly Online sites can be helpful, if you become stuck at a certain point as Census only go back to a certain date. If your Grandfather or Great Grandfather served in the Armed Forces during the World Wars, their service records can be read usually Free of Charge on the Regiment in which they served on the Regiments Website. Birth Marriage and Death Certificates, are a Good Start, but an Elderly Living Relative Grandparents, Aunts Uncles E.tc. are Goldmine of Information. Unfortunately by the the time most people who become interested in their Family Tree, those Relatives have Sadly Passed Away.

I've told the joke my Family Tree only goes back three Generations, because my Grandad was a Lumberjack. However after watching Who Do You Think You Are? I thought wouldn't it be interesting, to find out about my Family Tree. So to that End I employed a Genealogist, one Doctor Tom Cobblers who came up with the Following Interesting Facts about, some of my Ancestors. I had nothing to do with any of these facts about my Family Tree, so the Work described here is all Cobblers. 1066. One of my Ancestors was first on the scene when King Harold Got an Arrow in his eye. His advice to the King ? Keep blinking 'H' it'll work it's way out. During the War with Napoleon, one of my Ancestors was on a Ship which was captured by the French. The Emperor himself questioned the Crew. He declared that the British should surrender and let him rule Britain because he would beat any British Force. To which my Ancestor became the first person to use the term Oh Yeah, You And Who's Army? That same Ancestor remained a French P.O.W for a few years, and in fact married a French Woman. Their eldest Son became a Famous French Chef, who invented Gravy. I found this very interesting. Really I said one of my Ancestors invented Gravy. Oh Yes said Dr Cobblers I'm sure you've heard of the Count of Monte Bisto. On my Mother's side there is Scottish ancestry and one of her Ancestors emigrated to America, where he became a Famous Red Indian Fighter. Hawkeye the Nu. This last Fact I find the most Interesting. Have you heard about the Football Match which took place between English and German Soldiers on Christmas Day 1914, during World War I ? The Final Score was 1-1. However my Great Grandad thought he had scored a late Winner only for it to be disallowed, just before the Big Guns started firing again. He swore till his Dying Day he wasn't Off Side claiming there were at least Two German Soldier Defenders Level With Him. Well there you have it my fellow PON Members,, if you're thinking about doing your Family Tree, go ahead and Do It, you can find out some interesting things about Your Past.