Lots of activity next door.I'm keeping an eye on things.I'll update later.

It's all quiet next door now.All the vans and cars attending next door have gone.I have just had a walk down the access path,all the way to next door's back gate,and ......

well , it looks like everything has been removed that should have been removed.The path is very muddy now ,but that is to be expected.It was  dry soil before today but has been made worse by the repeated trampling and dragging of things and not helped by the hail storm that occured while stuff was being shift.

Perhaps there'll be a bit of  continual peace and quiet now.Whoopee!

@super_ram I can identify with your frustration. The house next door to us has been sold three times since we've been here, & every time, the new owners, have made changes to the rooms in the house, it has come with making all different types of noises.

Makes you wonder if it's worth making improvements to a house before selling it .

1 hour ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Do you think the brothers will stick with Maynard or look elsewhere?

what an irrelevant post, sorry, but this serves no purpose than give an opportunity for Maynard haters to vent their spleen.

4 minutes ago, Scotty said:

what an irrelevant post, sorry, but this serves no purpose than give an opportunity for Maynard haters to vent their spleen.

@Scotty I’m not sure it will do that, I think we are all grown up enough on here to debate things sensibly. You could say that about any subject, it’s a discussion forum, some people will think he should be kept others will think opposite, as long as it doesn’t get nasty there’s nothing wrong with differing opinions.

It’s interesting how Chris and Alex analyse football, the league table for them is just a small part of it, where as to us fans it’s everything. They look and dig a lot deeper and I’m always intrigued by their own table which they say gives another perspective on how well a team is performing and will likely perform in the future. Ultimately, I guess, this is how Stuart Maynard will be judged. It’ll never happen but I’d like to see that table, my guess is it’ll be similar to an XG table but use a lot of additional data too.

For those interested in terms of XG, in that table (the one I use from footballxg.com) we are currently 3rd on 56 Points. We are underperforming our XG by 7, so we should’ve probably scored more goals. But also, we are over-performing when it comes to XGA (expected goals against) which is also 7, that just confirms Bass is really good basically!

Anyway, back on topic! Unless we have a bad run and drop out of the play-offs by a considerable margin, I don’t think Stuart Maynard will be replaced because, albeit through some frustrating performances at the minute, we are better off than last season. And I do think performances can only get better again, hopefully Tranmere was a bit of a wake-up call.

I do think we need at least one more first team coach though, and maybe that’s where the Bros and Stuart will work together to strengthen us (a tough act to follow on from Matt Saunders who has completed football tactics).

Further thoughts, we had a situation last season where Norwich loaned us Warner...who when playing for Notts, maybe exposed that he wasnt the next best thing to sliced bread. We perhaps should have blooded Mahovo as the defence could not get any worse?

Maybe we should when required or needed, give our academy players a try, Mahovo could have previously been a partial solution to our then dodgy defence, so perhaps if required with our current defensive injury list,  we should try recent academy signing,  Theo, if needs be. Just to give him a go and know if he is potentially suitable for us, prior to selling him on in the future and discovering afterwards, that players were better than we perhaps thought they were. 

Interestingly at Norwich he has played as their left-back in a back 4. But we played him as part of our back 3, maybe this was a mistake. Should he have been utilised at wingback for us? When you hear he used to play as a winger as a kid it makes you think…

Like I said before I’d never seen him play for us but I’ve seen him on the EFL highlights show for Norwich and he’s very slim, I know looks can be deceiving but he definitely seems to be lacking that physicality you associate with most centre-backs.

I guess in a way even if he had got into our team, if he’s championship quality/ready, it’s likely he’d have attracted bids and moved up at some point. We’d have made more money I guess but it makes it less heart-breaking for us fans.

Another inevitable sacking. Worse possible time in a season for a new Head Coach/ Manager to take over. 

Who ever it will be is on a hiding to nothing. Just thirteen matches to turn their season around. And it's very tight between the bottom three.

I personally think that it is a wrong move by Tranmere & they may rue their decision at the end of the season.

Yeah, it’s a tough one I can see both sides to the argument but I get that losing to Accrington is extremely deflating, it’s a massive loss. If you can’t beat an equally poor team, at home, where is your next 3 points coming from?

They’ve been averaging a win a month, but it’ll be zero for this month and that recent loss also extended their winless run to 10 games. Knowing all that I can’t exactly say I’d have any faith in Nigel Adkins to keep them up, you’d basically be reliant on Morecambe and Carlisle to keep losing.

This is my line up,  not heard if Jones or McGoldrick are available. 

I prefer McDonald at the back over Johnson myself from current defensive options.

Not sure whether Gordon should start over Jarvis, Gordon gets some good crosses in but Jarvis has shown some potential and perhaps needs to build confidence.

I think we will perform better than the last few games, we have to and the team are aware of this to. I think 2 -0 to Notts!

I’ll leave the line up to Maynard and his staff he’s far better  qualified than me but I would like to see Didzy and Jodie play a part if they are fit. I’m also excited to see Traore given more game time when the manager thinks he’s ready.

4 hours ago, Pies79 said:

This is my line up,  not heard if Jones or McGoldrick are available. 

I prefer McDonald at the back over Johnson myself from current defensive options.

Not sure whether Gordon should start over Jarvis, Gordon gets some good crosses in but Jarvis has shown some potential and perhaps needs to build confidence.

I think we will perform better than the last few games, we have to and the team are aware of this to. I think 2 -0 to Notts!

I agree with this line up but I'm not sure whether McDonald will be fit. It may be worth Maynard putting Abbott or Hinchy in the back three for this game. Abbott has played in the back three before & he's talented enough to do a job there.

I agree that Tsaroulla & Traore should be in the first 11. The extra room they will have at an away match will suit them & make them dangerous to Fleetwood.

It's important that Notts win this match if they can. Bradford & Doncaster care finding some form so Notts don't want any gaps to appear between themselves & these two teams.

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The club is losing money due to the dire food quality in the stands. One area you would think would have improved is the standard of the tea bars and the warm food they offer. @Fan of Big Tone The pies are tasteless, with the worst pastry I have ever had. The hotdogs are rubbery and awful, while the burgers taste like reheated rubbish. The only thing I will eat is the overpriced chips, and that's only if necessary. The options within The Nest are superb, but the stands are still lacklustre, and I don't care for buying doughnuts.

Wise words on cuisine @allardyces tash

Perhaps you need to do one of those online petitions, if you get enough signatures they have to debate it in parliament. 

Crewe & Walsall have won their lunchtime games. Walsall increase their lead at the top of the league & Crewe move back into a playoff position.

Latest top 10 League 2 table 

League 2 fixtures Tuesday 25th February: 7:45 kick offs.

Bromley 0-1 Bradford C

Cheltenham 2-2 Walsall

Gillingham 1-2 Fleetwood 

Tranmere 0-1 Accrington 

Walsall were 0-2 up on Cheltenham but were pegged back to 2-2 after Cheltenham scored both their goals in injury time.

Bradford beat Bromley 0-1  to go second in the table. Notts go down to fifth after tonight's matches. Up to date table.

Its been a windy and rainy day here today. Totally different from the previous day's spring like weather.

Pleased that Notts won yesterday. They probably didn't deserve it on the play but wins like this one can prove vital at the season's end.

Good news for the Notts women too. They scored five goals in a 5:2 win over Worcester City.

Last week, I went with @cheeky~k8 to a physio appointment, but unlike normal, it wasn't for me.

Tuesday, it was a strange day. First part felt rather empty, though I was looking forward to going to Wilford Cemetery. I also felt encouraged to go see Notts even though I wasn't really wanting to be around people. My friend had done the crossbar challenge and had won executive box tickets, which were for the Colchester game. We took a Uber up to the cemetery, spent a while with Granny Pie, my grandparents, and my aunt Jean's (young baby) when she passed away. Then a short walk to our daughter's grave, which brought some laughter from Jake/Ava's antics.

After we went to the Wolds Pub for a family meal. None of us were feeling all that great; I felt quite rough with the bug I am still trying to shake off.

I had lasagna and shared a bowl of chips with Ellie.

After eating, we spoke a little about memories and Jake making kettle sounds as a baby. To which, Granny would often tell me to leave him alone when I joked about it, but would always ask Jake if he had put it on for her.

The Colchester game was frustrating, soulless, and disappointing. I enjoyed the company, very thankful that my friend had Jake and me join him. I enjoyed the match as much as I did the chicken & mushroom pie that had been pre-ordered weeks before the postponed game. I never got it! They said they had run out of them, which is baffling when you pre-ordered. Pretty typical of Notts, and quite poor on their catering front. I've worked in places that would be ashamed if this had happened, but I did enjoy my box of chips. Jake, on the other hand, had a chicken balti pie and hated everything but the few pieces of chicken it contained. Others who were supposed to have potatoes in theirs had none; some didn't even contain gravy!!!

@Piethagoram: I think we could get a fair amount of fans who want Pukka Pies back!!!

I think that the seven March fixtures for Notts, three being against teams we are competing with for an automatic place, may prove decisive regarding whether Notts get automatic promotion or not.

If Notts can get positive results against those three teams & possibly get wins against the other four teams, we could have a very exciting end to the season for Notts fans.

I think Notts are good enough to finish in the automatics, but we need to strive for a bit more consistency on the pitch, no matter who is available to play. Naturally, injuries will make an impact, but it is more the lack of taking chances which usually sees points being lost or defensive woes. The talent is there, but being able to call upon someone special to dig them out of trouble seems to fall on fewer shoulders.

This is the current top 7's remaining set of fixtures, excluding tonight's fixtues (February 25th).

We must improve our performance levels if we are to reach the magical 83 points. 9 wins or 8 wins and 2 draws. We need to begin running into space with the ball again, pressing more intensely like we did between MK (A) and Gillingham (A) and having a quicker intensity with the ball along with more urgency. 

I am concerned about our record in big games. This season we've taken 7 points from a possible 24 against fellow top 7 teams. Walsall (2 losses), Donny (draw), Wimbledon (won), Bradford (won), Vale (2 losses) and Crewe (lost). This isn't just a current problem, but it's always been an issue. We just can't perform in the big games. 

The returns of Didzy and Jodi will be important, as will the progress of talented, yet still developing duo Charlie Whitaker and Will Jarvis. Mai Traore needs a run of games as well. 

I'm just not sure we have it in us. We have a more "that'll do" mentality rather than a ruthless mentality. Are we genuinely better than 4 other teams in that screenshot? I feel like other fans have more faith in us than we do in ourselves and vice versa. I look at performances like Cheltenham (A), Accrington (A) and Gillingham (A) and think we have what it takes. I then look at recent games against Carlisle, Vale, Colchester and Tranmere and think we don't have it in us. There's them performances, coupled with our results against the rest of the top 7, which makes avoiding the play-offs a must.

2 hours ago, allardyces tash said:

@Chris Feel free to post it, but I would prefer it not to be shared on Twitter. I know fans there can get upset easily. I would rather see how it does on a more neutral social media network.

Facebook and BlueSKy it will be then.

I have written my monthly post for the PON blog section. I know things have been quiet, especially from me, but I am promising my support with these entries. Please read it and share your thoughts and any feedback.

I have written two blogs so far, and like some of the younger members of the site, I would like to encourage those who read this post to follow my blog. It might not be your cup of tea or coffee, but I enjoy adding a different tone to discussing Notts and the club's ongoings.

At the very least, I might make you laugh once or twice.

Perhaps not at all, but I try.

Tranmere are usually a good lot, who respect football and I am glad to read this.

A little off subject, but...

I felt a bit disappointed by how some of our fans turned Mick's death into something disrespectful, Jake (@super_pie) showed me some comments on Notts' Facebook page, and honestly, there was no need for them.

Notts did pay respect to Mick, the half-time segment was a good listen.

I realise many might have missed it, due to drinking, socialising, trying to stay warm, etc. Yet it was still done; it might have been an idea to record it, and put a video tribute up on the club's YouTube channel.

Suggesting the club didn't care, rushed it, or disrespected Mick, I feel is the wrong view.

Clubs must obtain EFL approval for memorials and moments of silence. I also recall being told rules about why it had to be done before the game, but honestly, I think Notts just wanted to pay their respects. The backlash to some petty comments about it being postponed, and announced for Tranmere might have come due to the club managing to line up more for the memorial. I don't know if more people, family, etc, attended the game against Tranmere, but I would imagine the club reached out to them.

The biggest disappointment is how I got the feeling some fans just took the frustration of losing to Port Vale as an excuse to blow off steam about this subject. It's embarrassing and disrespectful. Unpopular view, I imagine, but I speak with sense and freely cringe at some of our fanbase.

23 minutes ago, Chris said:

I felt a bit disappointed by how some of our fans turned Mick's death into something disrespectful, Jake (@super_pie) showed me some comments on Notts' Facebook page, and honestly, there was no need for them.

Thankfully I haven’t seen any of those comments on Facebook but I do take less and less notice of social media these days. I don’t know why people would want to turn Micks sad demise into a weapon to criticise the club. It’s very sad and shows disrespect.

I don't read social media because there is always a minority who like to be negative and share opinions that make little sense. That's why I don't use X or Facebook, though I have an account to keep in touch with family via Messenger. I know full well what the pathetic portion of our fan base can be like; it's always the usual suspects.

My maternal grandfather was  a Park Avenue fan and my  dad took him and myself to a game in the 1950's.I can't remember who the opposition was but we sat in a stand very similar to the old Baseball Ground stands except for the lack of fans.The Rams bought Kevin Hector off them in 1966 and he went on to make the most appearances and win 2 League titles with us.I wish we had him, in his prime ,now!

We share many similarities with Bradford Park Avenue, once Bradford's biggest team. They were stuck in their traditions and hesitant to embrace modern times. When I was younger, they were one of the most well-known Non-League teams but have yet to rise significantly. Some very good players have moved to the professional leagues after playing for them. Now, they play in the same league as Carlton Town.

Seems a bit of a coincidence Richard is terminated at Notts & on the same day within hours, Luke is terminated at Swansea. 

Personally, I don't think Joe Palmer does all that much that is publicly known. He seems quite happy in the background, and I would prefer a bit more transparency and open dialogue from him. I don't mean in terms of squashing rumours, but just general insights, which is why I miss the communication that Jason Turner used to provide. I hate how the club does things when they want the fans on their side, but the moment attendances are up and things seem rosy, you might not realise just how much the CEO role benefits the club when they are acknowledging fans with their work.

Joe seems to focus on behind-the-scenes tasks at the ground, rather than the fans. I think it would be nice to have more frequent updates, not necessarily monthly. Now that he is a director, his role at the club will be a very important channel of communication, and I hope the club considers this.

Who can forget the slug celebration. 

Great EFL goalkeeper, with a few years in the Premier League, but by far outshone most in the Championship. A bit hotheaded, but quite funny too. I remember watching a cup match where two pitch invaders came on, one of whom was acting aggressively, and Kenny just kicked him to the goal line.

I think he would have also been better off staying with Sheffield United instead of joining QPR. His career really did reach highs and then lows.

I wonder what his management style is like? If he gained anything from Neil Warnock, combined with his no-nonsense playing style, I wouldn't want to upset him. Great keeper!

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

I'm pleased to announce that Alex Bass has been voted Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match for his match winning performance against Tranmere.

Well done Alex.

Sorry, Robbie, I didn't make the game due to being unwell, and I haven't seen any highlights. Keen to get back into doing what PON needs, so I apologise for missing this.

The 3 points was probably the only good thing to come out of that game, other than the performances of Bedeau and Bass. 

Fans had the right to be annoyed by our opening 45 minutes. The lack of urgency continued from Tuesday's game. A lack of running into open space, quick tempo combined with an inability to take a good first touch (from any player) and complete 3 successful passes, made for one of the worst opening 45's of the season. Tranmere should have been 3-0 up.

I remember away at Port Vale, when I shouted for the team to press, someone stood 2 rows in front of me responding "There's no pass on that's why." Funny that because that should be more incentive to press, forcing a turnover. Vale then just went straight through our midfield. The same happened yesterday, when Tranmere had no pass on, we didn't press and then suddenly they were in our half. 

We were marginally better after the break, but still lacking. Funny that the first time a player ran with the ball into open space we scored from it. Bringing Traore on freed up Chaz a bit more. Would start Jatta, Traore and Whits against Fleetwood. Johnson had a better game than he did on Tuesday and it's good to see him wanting to bring the ball out from the back at every opportunity. 

Performances need to improve. Results are papering over them at the moment. Maynard has said before that performances are important. Fair play to him for calling out how bad it was. I look at us not doing the fist pumps at the end and there I see the players realising how poor it was and that they know the mentality that's needed. However, I then watch us during games and we've got zero urgency, no ruthlessness. It's more of a "that'll do" mindset and when you're going for promotion, you can't have that as a mindset. There has to be more of a will to win, dominate and be ruthless.

Bass - 9 - Kept us in it, some very decent saves. Berated our lacklustre play.

Johnson - 6 - Decent today.

Platt - 7 - Wins a lot

Bedau - 7.5 - He's a defensive monster.

Gordon - 5 - Incapable of beating a man, but puts some quality balls in - only Jatta to aim for normally.

Jarvis - 3 - He's not a wing back as he can't defend. Takes stupid risks at the back and didn't seem up for a fight.

Palmer - 3.5 - Completely lost the midfield battle.

Abbott - 3.5 - As above

Grant - 3.5 - Still no idea what he does.

Whittaker - 6 - He was one of the few to at least try in an attacking sense. For the most part, nothing came off, until it did.

Jatta - 6 - Starved.

Tsaroulla - 6 - Improved us.

Traore - 6 - Looks exciting in the small flashes we've seen him. 

Edwards - 3 - That fall to the floor when the pass to Jatta was so obviously on - is unforgivable. 

Alex Bass 8

Zak Johnson 6

Jacob Bedeau 7

Matty Platt 6

Kellan Gordon 6.5

William Jarvis  6.5

George Abbott 6

Matt Palmer 6

Conor Grant 5

Charlie Whitaker 7

Alassana Jatta 7.5

Maï Traoré 7

Nick Tsaroulla 6.5

Jack Hinchy 6

Curtis Edwards 5

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