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Lincoln City 1-1 Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town 0-2 Rotherham United

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Grimsby Town

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Walsall

Harrogate Town 1-1 Tranmere Rovers

Aldershot 1-2 Fylde

Wealdstone 0-1 Boston United

This is my final table with Notts just creeping into the automatic places on goal difference.

I have them losing to Bradford, drawing at Harrogate, & drawing their last match against Doncaster, & getting four wins in their last seven matches.

But it is going to be very close. Non of the final seven games are going to be easy & the result in all of them could be different. 

First and foremost, it was a fantastic team performance. However, my vote had to go to Charlie Whitaker. Highlighting individual standouts after the event wouldn't be fair to the team, so I'll simply commend Whitaker for elevating his game to a whole new level.

When it comes to performances, Charlie Whitaker has been delivering some impressive displays. When the players around him perform well, he looks a cut above League Two. Yesterday, I thought he was outstanding throughout the match and fully deserved his brace. It’s just a pity he didn’t get the hat-trick, but he must be enjoying his time at Notts.

This poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. 

I'm pleased to announce that for his outstanding performance, Charlie Whittaker has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Newport.

Well done Charlie.

I liked Carl Dickinson; I thought he would be a good player for us, but I don't think he was all that good.

He had an attitude, and he just seemed like a bit of a ***khead. Both he and Richard Duffy used to swagger around like they thought they were something special. Both were terrible at defending, though Dickson could be good, to give him credit. He was part of Kevin Nolan's laddish drinking culture and became very much disliked among the fans who witnessed his off-the-field antics.

I remember the season when we finished 5th and lost to Coventry in the playoffs. He knew he was being released, and started refusing to give young fans his signature or even pose for a photo. He would be quite argumentative, in my opinion, when there was never any point. I can also remember him calling a lad, about the age of 17, a pr*ck for telling him that he needed to defend better.

Hartlepool might benefit from his coaching, but I am not really sure. I think he could help them be tougher, but I hope he's lost that chip he had on his shoulder, and I never really liked him after seeing his behaviour.

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Darren Sarll brought in Carl Dickinson as 1st team coach in June 2024. By November 2024, Lennie Lawrence moved Carl to a strength and conditioning role?

Unsure whether he is still at Hartlepool?

Edit...as an aside, Duffy is manager at Congleton Town!

Three clean sheets for Sam Slocombe since his return to the first team.

It depends on wage demands for me. I think he's looking better each game as he adapts to League football. There are very few George Abbott's or Ryan Yates' who step in as if they've been doing it for years and most young players take time to adapt. 

I'd be very happy to keep him and hope we can get an agreement.

With the likes of him and Jarvis, it allows us to get in some experience for balance.

Spot on @Simon Clark It's all about the wage demands. After yesterday, he is improving as a team player. You need that player that can shoot from the edge of the box. Something that Grant doesn't seem to have in his locker.

I would offer him a contract now. He's adjusted very well during the last few weeks, & he certainly gives us something in the attacking midfield area.

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The role I see in David McGoldrick is a player that performs by example, and when in form is difficult to see replaced in the starting XI even at the age of 37.

I can understand the comments about the reliance we have on him, but this is a sign of the quality he brings and the lack of cover for what he brings to the team. I am not suggesting we need to sign someone similar, as having difficult options is always helpful, but I am thinking about the skills players only gain from experience and having played at a much higher level.

I would offer him another year, and I would hope he considered it.

At this point, I don't begrudge him being one of our highest (if not the highest) earners. I think he has worked for it, and proven his worth. Though, I think moving forward we might need to offer a little less, knowing that his role could change at any point. None of us can say if he can keep going; he will know his body. I can admit I have been skeptical and a little cynical of McGoldrick at times, but there's no doubt he's been a major part in the club moving forward.

If I were the club, I would see if he's interested in helping with the academy players and passing his wealth of knowledge to them in a playing/coaching role.

I can't imagine money will be a problem as he loves the club and our owners play fair. We won't be looking to underpay him and he won't be looking to squeeze every penny out of us. 

His influence right throughout the club is massive so absolutely offer him another deal.

Agree @Simon Clark. Maybe to offer another year (potential coaching role too) but on a lesser salary, to acknowledge the "risk" of legs going etc

I do like the long light evenings, the sun shining at 7pm in the summer is a magical feeling. I'm looking forward to the phone call from my dad tomorrow telling me how amazing that his phone, computer, central heating etc all changed time automatically! He'll soon realise it's 2025 and not 1975 one day!

@menzinho whereas mine will be telling me and asking if they have been reset around the house. Though to be fair with Super Ram, he does always remind me about the Prediction League; I just tend to be easily distracted at the moment.

It's really nice right now, with the warmer weather and nicer breeze at times. There's not so much rain or heavy wind, to the point it just makes you feel like it's never going to be nice out. Though my house is positioned to catch the sunlight, I find it blinds me around 3–4:30, at which time I have to put my blind down. Though, I would much rather it be like this than too hot or freezing cold.

The lunchtime kick offs saw 

A win for Port Vale who beat Crewe & a draw between Accrington & Bradford.

League 2 table top 10 after these two games.

Of the 3pm starts, good result for Notts 

Walsall & Wimbledon drew  but Doncaster won. Updated table 

Tuesday 1st April 07:45pm Kick off

Accrington v Fleetwood

Barrow v Salford 

Chesterfield v Carlisle

Crewe v Grimsby 

Doncaster v Walsall 

Gillingham v Colchester 

Harrogate v Tranmere 

Morecambe v Cheltenham

Newport v Bromley 

Port Vale v Bradford 

Swindon v Wimbledon 

The media team probably aren't obliged to share it, and quite possibly don't want Jodi Jones to be in this manner when he's not making the team selection. You know, avoid those fans who think this will be a sign that he should be back. Though there's nothing to say when it was filmed, I understand why it wouldn't be shared.

Interesting video; I found it amusing at times, and I'm not sure it is supposed to be.

Jodi Jones left-footed long pass, which David McGoldrick got out of the way of for the presenter to try to control the ball with his left foot. Also, having done it in the past. EA Sports asks fans to rate the players ability and review the stats collected. It's not so much based on the players being watched, but on what the developers believe are fair ratings from the people providing the stats.

The video quality is very good, though I find the presenter to be a bit annoying. Almost reminds me of Rob Beckett; talks too much and makes it more about him.

people also try to make out that they dont have enough money and want to sell the club, when it seems the billionaire who joined them in the ownership of wrexham is just future proofing their ambitions of reaching the premier league. 

Are they still peddling the true underdog story tagline! These finances won’t include this season’s transfers; 500k on Rathbone, 590k on Faal, 300k on Scarr, 350k on Revan, 400k on Brent, 500k on Longman, 2 Mil on Smith and Jay Rodrigues on 15k per week!

Their turnover is high but they are still making a loss and with their high spending it won't have improved. Yes getting to Championship will be a big boost but they'll need to stay there to get the benefits. They've been very fortunate and that’s putting it diplomatically, I’m mean who else has 5 first-team goalkeepers!

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Stoke City 2-1 QPR

Blackpool 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Mansfield Town

Barrow 2-1 Chesterfield

Walsall 0-2 AFC Wimbledon

Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Maidenhead United

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Just to let everyone know, @Hi Humans ツ is my eldest daughter, Ellie.

Her predictions, I believe, are a joke for @super_ram. I don't know how seriously she's taking this competition, but she doesn't mean any harm.

She will be marked like everyone else @Chris. Not sure about some of those scorelines though! 

Good morning thanks for starting the weekly chat @Robbie.

The weather has definitely improved as we cruise around the Canary Islands, so far we’ve done Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura, today we’ve just arrive in Lanzarote. Yesterday it was warm enough for me to have a dip in the sea. Today is forecast another sunny day and temperatures around 21 degrees.

Our holiday is half way through and tomorrow we’ll be sailing back north to Madeira then a day at sea before we reach Vigo in Spain followed by two days at sea and back to Southampton on Tuesday next week but we aren’t thinking about that yet there’s still plenty of good times to be had yet.

It's been a lovely day here. Wonderful spring sunshine. It was a beautiful day too have a long walk.

A two & a half hour walk & 15K steps later it was worth it. Getting some Sun too was a bonus.

It will be back in the garden tomorrow, if it is fine to mow the lawn & some hoeing too.

Nice to switch off the heating off for a change as it has been so pleasant today.

Lovely morning here. Having a nice sit our in the garden Spring flowers are blooming.

Looking forward to the Notts match this afternoon. Hope they can get a positive result today.

i dont think a lot of the stick sam slocombe gets is fair, i can understand why people might think hes past his best or prone to mistakes but much of this is caused by us not playing to his strengths. expecting him to be comfortable to pass the ball with his feet, when this has never been a strong point is just a flaw in the tactics and i have been much happier to see that slocombe does not have to play it out like this. the mistake he made in the last game came from him being passed the ball, blame should be on both him and the defender, i think it was lewis macari and even though slocombe had time with a wandering striker its not the best idea when limited options are on.

as backup and to fill in, hes completely fine. he should be encouraged not constantly dismissed or called out for his lack of ability because hes has been a good servant and some fans just dont like him for whatever reason but it does become a player easily blamed.

I don't think it's constructive to pick at a keeper who's covering; the club clearly have faith, and I don't think all of the blame Sam Slocombe gets is fair.

Notts treated Aidan Stone awfully; some fans did, and somehow Slocombe has proved he can be called upon when he's needed. Two players like Alex Bass would be a luxury, but I agree with the sentiment that he's good enough to be back-up. I also echo that we should ensure that we play to his strengths. When you put your focus on tactics over ability, it will always lead to weaknesses.

Strengths must be factored in before you come up with a strategy and game plan. Under Luke Williams, Notts insisted that he had to play the ball out from the back, using his feet, and the problem more than anything is the players in front of him not making space. Bass becomes very vocal and annoyed when this happens; it's also part of why we concede because nobody is focusing on going forward.

Modern football sees good players who are approaching the end of their playing days disregarded and treated poorly. Slocombe is perfectly fine as a League Two keeper, and looks much better with our defensive improvements, but we need to stop this backward passing when teams are wise to the movement. It's just asking for mistakes, and whilst Slocombe might have plenty of time, we need to remember he's not comfortable in this scenerio.

You'd never insist a right-footed winger should use their left foot. Nor would you tell a striker to spend most of his time defending, at the cost of attacking. As I say, it's all about strengths, making space and working as a team.

We are supposedly in talks to sign another goalkeeper, Tyler Miller I think is a name that has been mentioned. If that does happen I would find it strange if we singed a new keeper and then didn't play him.

To be fair I thought Slocombe did really well when he came on at Grimsby but he wasn't really that tested against Crewe. But I do only see him as a back-up keeper, his shot stopping is decent but he can't command his area in the same way Bass does and that has proved vital this season and taken a lot of pressure off the defenders.