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Everything posted by liampie
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Michael Duff appointed at Wycombe, will he ask for Martin Paterson as his #2?
head coach or assistant? he has a golden egg with notts if he can get the team performing better and winning games. whereas being the assistant does not really offer much or if that the same amount of security. wycombe are a good team, but michael duff might find it hard to keep his job.
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The Long Game: 13 Years of Community, Football, and Reflection
fully understand how you feel, but its normal for the site to go through transitions and i have always seen the excellence that pon offers. its a wonderful community and you deserve a lot of the credit for that. without your lead, we would not be here but you are right to highlight the members importance.
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Mafia infiltration in Italian football
south america is full of clubs owned by drug lords. i am not surprised to see the mafia branching into football in italy. i would not want to support a team where the owners are that dodgy.
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Please give a warm welcome to Jimbo78
hello, @Jimbo78. are you also a notts fan? i can speak to some people i know that might be able to give better advice, i am sure there are derby based fans here. is your dad looking to carpool? i really hope we can find a means for him to still attend if this is the case.
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Laurel and Hardy in Nottingham
i wonder if they caused another fine mess. 🤣
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Prediction league 25/26 round 8 - Saturday 13 September
Stoke City 2-0 Birmingham City Wrexham 0-0 QPR AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Rotherham United Leyton Orient 1-0 Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers 1-1 Barrow Fleetwood Town 1-2 Walsall Hartlepool United 2-1 Brackley Town Joker Wealdstone 1-0 Gateshead
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Match Discussion: League Two - Gillingham (A)
i do think martin paterson will be somewhat conservative and maybe a little more defensive, even if the formation does change or if the lineup is largely the same. i think he will have drilled into the players whilst training that we have to defend with bodies, whilst attacking in numbers. watching how gillingham play, and being aware of their main threats will give us something defensively to work with. i am hoping we play well enough to show that we are continuing to improve, but i wont get carried away.
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Matt Dennis wins Player of Month Award.
its nice when we have a striker that is capable of scoring braces, creating goals from solo runs and to see him settle in so well i think he has done amazing. i think it will have helped that he was the main focus whilst jatta was suspended, at least initially and its now when they can form a formidable team together. other club fans can say we are biased, but i believe he does deserve the player of the month award.
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Is Winning All That Matters?
i am not sitting on the fence with writing this, but... i think there is a time and place for winning ugly, and winning is very important but so is the level and consistency of good performances. it all depends on the factors and situation, but performances wont always be deserving of winning or all that good. you have to take into account why things happen, such as if we have injuries, backlog of fixtures and performances are not great, so be it. if we are playing a team in better form, win ugly. even local games like against chesterfield and grimsby i would not mind if we were not 100% in. teams we should be doing well against, really should be good performance but winning is what gets promotions.
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Weekly Chat Monday 8th to Sunday 14th September
@Michael D Pie., where you in a cage when the sharks was near? i think i would hate it, even if i was safe behind bars and a cage. i have a fear of open water, sharks and whales. just the thought of being close makes me feel locked up. it looks like you have had a great time, did you find atlantis btw? you could be mistaken as sitting on the thrown in one pic. =)
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Important Lifeline Update
love reading the comments about what lifeline means to people and what good it has done, i know it was started up to help the club operate if it was ever in need of money and that it has countless times helped with that but it is nice when owners are investing, that the money can be used to improve outdated or much needed areas.
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The Notts Technical Board.
i would like notts to give fans, at least season ticket holders updates on some of the inner working of the technical board. i dont think they should release sensitive information or anything opposition teams could use against us but at least some form of review as to what they are doing, looking at, working on and are implementing from what has been learned.
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Montague leaves Swansea
there is no arm in talking to him and seeing if the door can be left open for a return, even if other clubs are interested knowing that you are likely to fit back in and have a reasonably safe working environment is better than going somewhere unknown. i dont want to speculate on if he will return as i really dont know, it depends on how the relationship was departed with.
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Your Voice, Your PON: Donation Drive for a Stronger Community
i will give you £20 when i next see you @Chris, if not i will donate it online. 👍
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Why Keeping the Squad Settled Matters More Than Gossip
i would agree that there are some areas where notts handles things well internally, i do think its likely jatta will leave in the summer but the talk has brought him back into the fold and we are better for it. i can understand being unhappy about having bids rejected, or if he has had his head turned. any player worth their salt will be ambitious but its important jatta does not ruin his reputation here.
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Notts now have a proud record
its like giving a medal to someone who finishes last. we might have won all the teams in the 91 now, but in the future when newer teams come in it will mean nothing. like it does exist. it would mean more if it was recorded as the first time and year, then followed up the second or whatever time.
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Director of Football: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
liampie commented on allardyces tash's blog entry in Tune in Next Week: The Ongoing Drama of Notts Countybrilliant blog, @allardyces tash. like others have said i like the amusing way you make your writing stand out.
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Matthew Dennis Ready for Gillingham Test after Player of the Month Honour
already he has proven himself to be a good signing, his confidence is growing and that plays a big part in some of the goals he has scored. i really like how he talks about the team, rather than himself. he seems quite shy, and very soft spoken but to have a player so grounded, with his ability he could go much further. i hope his form continues as he has help us no end already.
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Notts now have a proud record
so the record is lost when a new team is promoted that the club has not played? what is the purpose of it then??? surely the record should stand but accredited to the season, then becomes reactivated when new numbers come in the efl. otherwise, it means very little when some obscure team is promoted from the national league which is highly unlikely for a bigger team to play. i am pleased for notts, but the record means nothing if by next season its wiped until we play the newly promoted teams if we haven't won them already. does national league games count? what about cup ties? it seems like one of those records nobody has put much thought into but love to throw about being of how difficult it is to achieve. plus when you have been in the lowest tier for so long, but have been around as long as notts you are bound to be in the running to do all 91.
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Gagliardi DoF leaves
i have seen a lot of fans sharing messages on social media where they hope martin paterson makes it known that he would like to handle the recruitment, but i think the head coach can sometimes be the problem as to who comes in. look at kevin nolan and how he goes about signing his mates, that is not how to run a football club and i am more in favour of seeing notts continue their recruitment under the polices which the reedtz first introduced. that said, we should try to go back to looking the bigger picture when it comes to the recruitment. i dont think roberto gagliardi would have said to sign so many midfielders, i think this happened due to the amount of people involved in discussing incoming players. take it a step back, keep short lists and track good players. have the group based talks but when it comes down to the decision it should be the head coach and the director of football agreeing on who comes in.
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Communication with Supporters
its been said a few times where the club could better treat supporters and keep information coming out, i think the media team does do a good job in most areas but at the same time they seem to miss some of the obvious things which we as fans would care about. i also dont like how certain supporters tend to be treated better, it does not matter if you fly over from italy. why does this mean the support is any more valid from those who travel to games more frequently? i am not against the italian magpies, but i dont like how they get special treatment. no supporter or group should be given special privileges over others, as its not the way to treat fans.
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Gagliardi DoF leaves
what a weird appointment and decision to make so early, seems like hes paying the price for the recruitment that has come in. i hope whoever comes in next is more determined to get the right players that fit our system.
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Understanding The Reedtz Vision for Notts County
brilliant article, i can understand the disappointment but i dont get why some fans have to be as negative as they are and the earliest opportunity they want to see change despite the club being ran the best it has been in years. fans wanted stuart maynard out last season, then it turned to the reedtz but we are moving forward. it might not be fast paced, but we are progressing and improving even if we are losing good players here and there. those that complain of a lack of stability, are the ones calling for the changes. i trust the reedtz brothers to see out their vision and if not, i am sure they will hand us over to someone else who might. rather than another alan hardy type owner where its all about himself.
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Jacob Bedeau Praises Team Effort After Notts County Secure First Clean Sheet of the Season
the defence really did play as a team at the back, and dealt with fleetwood quite effectively. kelle roos made some good saves despite the hiccups, but those in front of him such as jacob bedeau, rod mcdonald and sonny aljofree all played a huge role in staying tight when it mattered, but even the midfield joined in with protecting the goa. provided we keep the chances on goal few, there is no harm in just clearing the ball.
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Pride of Nottingham Userbars for Signatures
these are very good @Ash, great job with creating them.