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Another player who was signed by the Magpies, but hardly played for the First team, being Loaned out Season after Season so never got the Chance to show his abilities, then was realised by the Club at the end of his Contract. That seems to be the Lot of many Academy Players at Notts repeatedly Loaned out season following season, not given much of a chance to play first team Football, then moved on once their contract is up. Despite the Fact that the Head of Recruitment insists that he wants players in the Notts First XI who have come through the Academy. Unless he gets his chance this season Tiernan Brookes may be another player on his way, once his contract ends.

@super_ram I always thought John O'Hare's Nickname was Barrell, because of his Barrelled Chest?

@CliftonMagpie No Leadership On Or Off The Pitch.

@CliftonMagpie Newfoundland and Labrador possibly couldn't Afford to Sponsor a Premier League or Championship Side. Or they may have been Sold the Story that like Wrexham they are Team on the Up.

A lot of the Nicknames in this thread are based on the Players Name Which May or May Not be the Easy way to go about things? Current Notts players not Mentioned. Jodi Jones - Jonesy. Sam Slocombe - Slokes. Aaron Nemane - Aza. Scott Robertson- Robbo Cedwyn Scott - Scotty. The List just goes on. Another Nickname for Jodi - Corporal, after Clive Dunn's character in Dad's Army Corporal Jones.

Well they could do a Lot worse @Robbie. It would be interesting to see how Wales performed under a Allardyce Leadership. Compared to England, Wales haven't got a line up of Star Players to rely on, and it would be down to a Manager to enforce his Will Personality and Experience on the Players he as available, and Big Sam has all that in Bucket Loads. And Providing the Welsh F.A. are only interested in Success and will allow Allardyce to run the team his way with No Interference then there's No Reason why Wales Shouldn't Enjoy Success, because Big Sam will mould the Welsh Lads into a Team who play together and for Each Other, unlike the Individuals in the England Team.

@menzinho Funnily enough I was going to say the same an English Football Team being Sponsored by a Couple of Dogs? Great Minds and All That.

Well it appears that the Main Excuse why England don't Press Is (Drum Roll) The Players ARE TO TIRED. Oh the Poor Lambs. Getting Paid Vast Amounts of Money, Holidaying in Sunny Climbs, Playing Once maybe twice a Week during the season and they're To Tired. Ye Gods these are supposed to be Top Athletes in Prime Condition who have all manner people Pandering to their every need, Food Wise Medical Wise etc. But they can't run up a Football Pitch, and Press the Opposition because they're Tired. B.S. Interestingly Foreign Players who play in the Premier League, and for other National Sides, Don't seem to be Tired. NO the Reason why England Don't Press is they Have A Head Coach who has No Idea how to Lead or set up a Team.

With the Stories of the Players Notts have signed and the progress of England and Scotland in the Euro's I thought I'd take a break from Football and tell a Story not football related. And hopefully PON members will come on this thread and tell us all, a Story that they know. It doesn't have to be funny or Football Related. It can be about Hope or a Kind Act or just something that either happened to you or some one you know. A story that's stuck with you for years and hopefully you will be willing to Share with other members. Here's mine. My Mate Paul told me this story. A few years ago a family moved into the Big House (as the locals called it) next to the estate were he lived. Paul got to know the kids and hung around with them. One Day he was invited to the House. He told me all about the House, I wont bore you with the details. Outside the back Garden was massive, Paul had never seen anything so big. There was a big lawn to play on, and at the bottom of the Garden was a Fish Pond and in this Pond, Paul's mates Dad kept Koi Carp. Everything my Mate was told took second place to their Dad's Koi. One day the Kids Dad found a Heron stalking around the Pond, thankfully he managed to shoo it off, before it did any Damage and ate any Fish. Not wanting to lose any of his Expensive Stock, the Dad sort advice and was told to get a Fake Heron a model and place it near the Pond, so any real Heron who saw the Fake one would think that, that was the Fake Heron's territory and would leave the Pond Alone. So with the Fake Heron in place everything went smoothly for a few months. Until the Night of the Big Storm. Torrential Rain and High Winds battered the area and finally once the Storm was over ,the Koi owner went out to inspect the Damage. There were a few tiles missing off the Roof, garden furniture had been blown over then the Dad went to inspect his Koi pond. The Plants around and about had been Damaged by the Winds the water of the Pond appeared murky and the Fake Heron had fallen over, and it's head was under water. On picking up the Heron the Koi owner, found that the Fake Heron had impaled his most expensive Fish (about £800's worth) on it's metal beak.

When you've been married a long time a lot of things change from the Honeymoon Period of when you're first Married. I mean I know I shouldn't but I do little things, to annoy the wife, things like waking up in a Morning, Now that Really Annoys Her. Then things change like your body , you'll never guess what my wife as got Between her Boobs to try and turn me on. Her Belly Button. My Wife as the smallest bladder in the World. Stop the car I need to Pee. We're Not Even Out of the Drive way. Your Love Life changes as well we used have a Good Love Life, now we just lie in Bed and Fart at Each Other. I said to her What Do You Want for your Birthday? A Widow's pension. Mind You my Mate was telling me he knew when his wife had fallen out of Love with him. A few months ago, he had a Heart Attack and his Wife wrote for an Ambulance. My other Mate was telling me his wife thought their Love Life was Boring, the other night they were making Love and she put the Ash Tray in the middle of his Back. So I said to My Wife. What Are You Going To When I'm Dead? She replied Hopefully I'll Be Acquitted.

@Robbie If Notts had Adopted this Tactic Last Season they might Not Have let in So Many Goals.

If I remember right EX-Chelsea Goalkeeper Peter Bonetti was Nicknamed the Cat. Another Chelsea Legend was Ron Harris who was known as Chopper. Viv Anderson of Forest Nickname was Spider. But I'm not a 100% sure of that. Jack Charlton of Leeds and England was also known as Rubber Neck, I believe While another Leeds player Alan Clarke was called Sniffer, because he could sniff out a chance of a Goal. Nothing Drug Related. @Chris and @Robbie there maybe more to come.

@Robbie If I remember right the England Team under Alf Ramsey had a six to eight weeks together before the 1966 World Cup. It gave them time to get together and Gel. Learn about each other and the way Ramsey wanted them to play as a Team. If memory serves they Didn't Do To Bad in 66. Like you say England don't need a Team of Individuals But A Team Who Play As A Team. Players who every time they pull on an England Shirt have Immense Pride in the Shirt and Badge and Know they Owe Their Living To Thousands of England Fans who pay their Hard Earned Cash to Follow them around the World and watch them. It should be a forgone Conclusion, that Every Player who plays For England should work their Socks off and leave everything on the Pitch, after Every Match. As Bill Shankly said it's not an Honour that the Fans follow their Team But an Honour For the Players To Play For The Fans. As it should be. After the Last two England Games the Players Should Hang Their Heads In Shame for the Dismal Performances They Have Produced. But they won't be they'll Just go back to their Luxury Lives, paid for by the Fans and wait for the Kick Off of the New Season. As you also stated the England team doesn't need the Best Players, but Players who Play as a Team. And a Proper Head Coach To Lead Them.

@Robbie Here's that Joke I said I'd tell you in another Thread. There was a Farmer who had Three Daughters none of which were married. Now the Farmer wanted his Daughters Married so he placed a advert in his local paper offering a £1,000 to any man who would marry one of his three Daughters. A Good Looking Local Boy comes to the Farmer and asks if he could take his Eldest Daughter Out. They go out have a nice night. The Farmer asks, Will You Marry My Eldest Daughter? NO replied the Lad. Because she's slightly Crossed eyed, Not a lot but just enough to put a Man Off. The following night the Lad returns and takes the Farmers Middle Daughter out, they to have a nice evening. The Farmer asks Will You Marry My Middle Daughter? NO states the Lad. Because she's Slightly Bow Legged. Not a lot but just enough to put a Man Off. On the third night the Lad takes the Farmers Youngest Daughter Out. They have an Amazing Evening. They get along really well have lots of things in common, to the lad it seems that Fate has had a Hand in their meeting. The Farmer asks Will you Marry My Youngest Daughter? OH YES replies the Lad. The Farmer gives the Lad an envelope with £5,000 in it. I thought you were offering a £1,000 pound to me for Marrying your Daughter? Ah says the Farmer You see Lad , She's Pregnant, Not A lot but just enough to put a Man Off.

How can a Woman be a little bit Pregnant? Reminds of Joke I'll put in Jokers Wild later @Robbie. You know you get all these Experts and Pundits Data Analysts and General Know it all's , how England should play, if these people know all the Answers when the England Job becomes Vacant (hopefully after this Tournament) they'll Apply for the Position of England Head Coach, and the 3 Lions will go on to Rule the Football World for Ever, and Win every Tournament that they Enter. But that's Not The Real World. Get Rid of Southgate there lies your Problem, he has No Leadership Qualities, No Man management Skills, plays players in different positions to what they play for their Club. For example TAA Full Back for Liverpool, plays for England in Mid Field, while proper Mid Fielders are left on the Bench. The experiment regarding TAA being a Mid Fielder should have been worked out before the England Squad even landed in Germany. Over the 8 years he's been in charge Southgate has always picked his Favourites, regardless of match results, it's just the Same Old Same Old over and over again. Same Tactics Same Players (more or Less) No Imagination Tippy Tappy Football pass the Ball Sideways or back to the Keeper. Who as been seen to take a Free Kick from the Halfway Line. The appointment of a New England Head Coach isn't going to Instantly Cure the 3 Lions Woe's, there's No Instant Fix. The Next England Coach must be the Right Man, Not A Yes Man and be given the Green light by the F.A to Coach the Squad how he wants, with NO Interference from the F.A. and be Given Time to Produce a England team capable of Winning Major Tournaments. Who? Eddie Howe or Sean Dyche. Why? Both have Top Leadership Values and Man Management skills as Both have shown by getting unfancied Clubs Bournemouth and Burnley into the Premier League and in Dyche's case even when his team were Relegated he brought them back Up. Both these Men got their teams into the English Top Flight with a Player budget Vastly Inferior to the Big Six.

@Chris and @Robbie Why is it you Always forget the Obvious? Those that you named I've written about using their Nicknames. Killer , Hughesy Macca etc. As Homer Simpson would say DOH!!

As with all Sports many Players, Drivers and Riders end up with a Nickname. This got me thinking and I've found Nicknames of Football Players, there are a Dozen Listed here to Start With Ten well known ones and a Couple I've made up. I'd be interested in what Nicknames other PON Members Know and read their Lists. Alan Hinton - Gladys. Stanley Mathews - The Wizard of Dribble David McGoldrick - Didzy Lev Yashin - The Black Spider Ole Gunner Solskjaer- The Baby Faced Assassin Now the ones I've come up with Franz Beckenbauer - The Kiaser. Pele - The King Diego Maradona - You Cheating B****** for his hand of God Goal. Eusebio - The Black Panther or Black Pearl Norman Hunter - Bites Yer Leg Jodi Jones - Electric or Lightning or both together. And My Favourite Steve Bloomer - The Deadly Angel

@DeadlyMacca I thought a B Day was something you washed your Bum with?

My Mate is doing his Family History and he goes round asking his relatives for stories, about people in his Family. Any way he was telling me that During the War his Grandad refused go down the Air Raid Shelter when there was an Attack going on. He used to say If the Bomb's got your name on it'll Get Yer. Which was fine for Grandad who's surname was Turner But their Next Door Neighbours Mr & Mrs Doodlebug.

One Piece of Music I Enjoyed Down the Lane was The Great Escape Theme played before the Home Matches in the latter part of the Season in which the Magpies survived the Drop under Shaun Derry's Leadership. My Sons still have a Poster from that time. Sitting in my seat listening to the first Cords of the Music begin then the whole P.A System Blasting Out The Theme certainly gave me Goosebumps.

@Robbie I can Bet Southgate's Half Time Talk would be something like Sargent Wilson in Dad's Army would say. Alright Chaps do pay attention. Now I would be awfully grateful if you wouldn't mind raising the tempo up a little during the second half and have a shot or two at the Denmark Goal, that's if it's Not To Much Trouble. Thankyou So Much.

@Robbie The England Team under Clough wouldn't have played like that, so there would be know need for a Half Time Rollicking. They would also know Who Was The Boss. I Think the Players Don't want to play for Southgate, someone who as No Idea, Can Not Inspire or Lead his Team, as All That Talent at his Finger Tips yet wastes it all. I Don't think his Man Management skills are up to much Either. The Sooner this Uninspiring Coach is fired from his Job and a Leader is put in his place, a Man who has All The Skills which Southgate hasn't got and won't Put up with any C*** from Prima Donna players, then England Might have a Chance of Mixing With and Beating the World's BEST.

I know what you mean @allardyces tash, I can't wait until Next Year When I Turn 21 (for the Umpteenth time).

@Robbie You can't fault the signings Notts have made so far, on Paper anyway the Magpies have a Good Look about them. I would however like to see the signing of a Experienced Player in the Jim O'Brien Mould, someone in the 29-31 year old age group, who's been around the Leagues, who can keep a Cool Head in Times of Stress and Pressure, who knows how to game manage and be a Calming Influence to the Younger Players in the Team. Someone Players Can Learn From and Respect.

@Fan of Big Tone I Remember Double Diamond, used to be my Favourite Drink. It's a Shame England Didn't Deliver and Give you a Birthday Present with a Win.