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All we've seen in the first few days of the transfer window for Notts is loan defender Aljofree going back to Man U.

Chesterfield have already signed three players so they have shown lots of intent early doors of the window.

The trouble with rumours is just that, they are rumours, I don’t pay them any heed until I hear something official, that way I’m not disappointed.

Hopefully we will hear some positive news soon.

Interestingly, out of the four teams promoted only Doncaster were in the top 3 on news years day. Bradford were ninth 17 points behind Walsall who were 12 points clear of Doncaster in second place. It just goes to show anything is possible at this stage of the season.

Good question. To answer it, it's also worth considering whether L2 is stronger or weaker this season. Last season it was definitely weak, some bang average teams got promoted and it was a massive missed opportunity. Slightly stronger division this season I think especially on the managerial front. In that context, MP is doing OK. though he needs some strong showings asap to put that Accrington horror show to bed.

A good January window is vital if we are to achieve promotion, we need 2 or 3 quality players who can help the team get us over the line. Surely we have some money in the coffers from the sale of Langstaff, Crowley etc. to fund the purchase of good players. The last thing we want now is for the team to falter and drop down the table necessitating another change of coach.

I’m hoping to hear news of some signings soon but I don’t want to hear that Jatta and Dennis are sold. 🙏

Notts meet Barnsley WFC at Coronation Park on Sunday 7th Dec, Kick off 2pm.

Unfortunately it ends in defeat for the Notts Women today after leading at half time.

Notts 1 Barnsley Women 2

Result of today's League game between Notts County Women & Stourbridge WFC at Coronation Park Eastwood.

Notts Women 3 - 5 Stourbridge WFC

The groundsmen at Coronation Park managed to get the game on despite the cold weather. Good for them.

League 2 Results tonight

Crewe 2-2 Newport

Oldham 0 -1 Walsall

Updated Table.

Two important early kick off matches affecting sides that could challenge Notts at the top of League 2. Full Time.

Notts are now in third place behind Walsall & Swindon.

Bristol R 0-3 Swindon

Salford 4-3 Colchester

There were only two games possible today in League 2 due to the Weather.

MK Dons 2 - 2 Chesterfield.

Cheltenham 3 - 0 Crawley.

Chesterfield go above Notts in the table & Notts drop to 8th place out of the playoff places.

Up to date table

Sheffield United, Rotherham and Doncaster all off and they are close in terms of location to us, looks like even if we'd left it to a late pitch inspection it would've been off and that just makes it unfair for travelling fans.

You just know right now there will be fans that are travelling to a match today and will inevitably get the news to say it's been called off.

MK Dons have a Hybrid pitch but they also have installed undersoil heating whereas Notts decided not to connect their undersoil heating.

So the MK Dons match is on today whereas the Notts match isn't.

I think both clubs will be happy that it has been postponed. Both teams are on the ropes. A reset is required.

Southampton 2-1 Millwall

Swansea 1-1 West Brom

Orient 2-1 Wimbledon

Reading 1-0 Burton

Wigan 1-0 Barnsley 

Fleetwood 1-1 Grimsby Joker

Shrews 0-1 Bristol R

Swindon 2-1 Gillingham

On 30/12/2025 at 23:13, 4everapie said:

I'm doing what Notts are doing, stay off the pace, then when I get reinforcements in January, then see me climb up the table

I'm doing the same, but I'm staying even further off the pace. It's all a brilliant tactical plan.

The results for 1 January:

Southampton 0-0 Millwall
Swansea City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Leyton Orient 1-3 AFC Wimbledon
Reading 2-0 Burton Albion
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Barnsley
Fleetwood Town 0-1 Grimsby Town
Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town 2-0 Gillingham

This round's winners are the mighty, triumphant @DangerousSausage and @william1984.

Overall, @magpiejue holds on to top spot while @Dan is right back in the mix. As the (joint) best player of the year so far, I have surged from tenth to ninth; my ultimate triumph is surely just a matter of time and this defnitely hasn't gone to my head.

There's a round up and running for today's fixtures; you've still got two hurs to predict so head on over there if you haven't already. After that, we're back to our usual Saturday round, with round 26 to be posted on Wednesday. Thanks for playing!

Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic 1-2

Hull City v Watford 2-0 JOKER

Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion 3-1

Reading v Stockport County 1-1

Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon 2-1

Barnet v Crewe Alexandra 1-2

Barrow v Bristol Rovers 2-0

Walsall v Fleetwood Town 2-0

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Charlton Athletic

Hull City 0-2 Watford

Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Burton Albion (joker)

Reading 1-0 Stockport County

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Barnet 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Barrow 0-2 Bristol Rovers

Walsall 1-1 Fleetwood Town

Blackburn 2-1 Charlton

Hull City 1-2 Watford

Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Burton

Reading 1-1 Stockport County Joker

Wycombe 1-0 Wimbledon

Barnet P-P Crewe Alexandra

Barrow P-P Bristol Rovers

Walsall P-P Fleetwood

Tricky, because we needed someone to do something, I thought of the subs Bennetts was the only player who came on and tried to actually do something.

I think it's a low bar but the picks for me are Bedeau or Dennis. Purely for being the only defensive player not at fault for the goal, I'll go for Bedeau. Had Dennis scored one of his headers it would've been him.

I've gone for Dennis because with a little more luck he could have scored w goal or two. He did get into some good positions but just failed to finish.

The Poll has closed. Thanks to all who voted. I'm delighted to announce that Matt Dennis has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Accrington Stanley.

Just a quiet day in for us after the festivities. It's all over bar the shouting for another year. Xmas comes and goes so quickly doesn't it.

Once again into the breach of another New Year, how many resolutions have been made and how long will they last? As the days get longer and reality returns are we looking for some guidance or maybe a touch of inspiration to move forwards into the days ahead 🤔

Whatever it is, I really do hope your wishes and plans come to fruition for one and all.

My pockets of enthusiasm are full to the brim. 🤠🖖

Just got back home, after having no snow for the whole week it decided to chuck it down as we packed the cars to come home, so we had todo it in blizzard conditions. By the time we’d packed the cars and were ready to go it had settled quite a lot. Thankfully the main roads were clear.

Welcome to our Pride of Nottingham Community @Gloucester Pie . Great to have you on board

Hi @Gloucester Pie thanks for introducing yourself, it’s great to hear your back story, thank you for choosing the oldest professional football club in the world. Enjoy the ride.

Welcome @Gloucester Pie to the world of wonderful we have here at Pon. COYP

Welcome to PoN from me too @Ros .Don' t be frightened join in.

A big welcome from me @Ros & welcome to our friendly community.

Good to have you on board @Ros I hope you enjoy the camaraderie and friendliness of our site.

Good luck to him wherever his career takes him next.

Not surprising, makes sense for everyone really.

I thought he was ok defensively but I was more shocked with how poor his technical skills were, his passing, first touch and just general ability on the ball were far below what I expected from someone who’s been schooled in Man Utd’s academy. I’d have thought the biggest issue would’ve been adapting to the physicality, but there you go.

I wish him all the best for his future though and hope he gets a club where he can play more often.

That puzzles me as well @menzinho. He seemed to get nervy during those bad games and things went from bad to worse. Hopefully,that's easily fixable for him.

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Agree with all the above but it's also about the big players, winners, leaders, who can make other players around them better. If we had a couple of those then almost any other nine players in our squad would be fine in supporting roles. The problem is we don't have any partnerships on the pitch or anyone inspiring the rest, driving them on, as well as chipping in with goals and assists. Palmer and Robertson have a bit of that but not the whole deal. Norburn talked the talk when he arrived but not delivered. JJ is past his best. Need a new impact signing urgently in the mould of Glenn Roeder or Ryan Yates. Not more 'data model says they might be worth x% more in two years' signings.

Some may not agree, but I don't want to see young loanee players being recruited during the January transfer window. Notts need seasoned experienced professionals who are going to strengthen the squad & hopefully help get Notts promoted.

The summer transfer window is the ideal time to recruit players that can be developed into valuable assets along with talented young players from Premier League sides who can serve q good purpose. I don't think the January transfer window is the right time for these type of signings.

I do think Palmer and Robertson being out at the same is almost as disastrous as if Jatta and Dennis were to be injured at the same time.

Playing out from the back isn’t Platt’s strength and watching him and Roos constantly play long balls to no-one was and is painful. But I do think getting Palmer back in the side will change things. Norburn in the middle is ok, but in terms of starting attacks and keeping us ticking over he’s just not doing it for me. Palmer always moves himself around to make himself available to collect the ball off the defenders taking the pressure off them to play. And we've missed Robertson’s energy in midfield, again not a dig at Norburn he battles but he’s no where near as mobile as Robbo.

I’ll come in to defend Jatta a bit here. I think because of his size we think he should just bulldoze players all the time. But more often than not we play poor balls to him, he’s either chasing lost causes, fighting for flick on's or he has a defender tight to him pushing and pulling him. Play a half decent ball to him and he’s usually fine. Again, with Palmer and Robbo back, we should get a bit more control in midfield and be able to play closer to him rather than long balls from defence.

Absolutely agree @ARLukomski ball retention is poor. It seems like we’re playing panic football. Few have the composure to control the ball and pass. It just seems it’s head it kick it as far away as possible like a hot potato! I don’t know why Roos continues a long clearance trying to find Jatta, it never comes off. It feels like the team is playing with fear. I agree @piedestrian we have a group of squad players. I don’t think any of this is knee jerk reaction, a number of positive results have masked some poor performances.

Just found the courage to watch the highlights and their goal confirmed my suspicion at the time that Roos should have come for it. When the initial ball is played over the top, Roos is outside his six yard box, but instead of coming forward a few yards to claim it, he retreated. Accrington’s goalscorer basically took his touch literally four yards in front of where Roos was originally stood.

That being said, I’d like to know why our three centre halves were all within a few yards of each other? What was Platt doing and why was Macari so far over to the left?

We should have hammered a side like Accrington but yet again we play the same boring side to side football, hoping to get a cross in from the wings which is nearly always terrible.

We’re desperate for the return of Palmer and Robertson so that we can push Iorpenda up into the 10 role as neither Hall (still can’t work out what he brings) nor Grant are effective enough.

Notts seem to lose the tactical battle against opponents at Meadow Lane more often than not.

Opponents just sit back and allow Notts possession & just challenge Notts to break them down. They then bide their time to either take advantage of a Notts mistake at the back, or hit Notts on the break when they can.

These opponents also tend to bully Notts with their physicality, they also employ the dark arts, by slowing the game down, fouling by pushing, pulling & time wasting.

Since Notts were promoted this problem has remained a big factor with Williams, Maynard & now Paterson unable to solve it. Paterson still has an opportunity, but I think the problem will persist unless Notts can recruit strong & skillful players who will have the skill to unlock these opponents defensive tactics.

I’m pleased for Maynard, after all the stick he received about being a BT engineer, he’s proving he is a very capable manager.

He’s certainly landed on his feet by ending up at York as he got himself one of the best clubs outside of the Football League. They were unlucky not to get promoted last season, their current squad is full of quality players for the level one them being the player of the month award winner Ollie Pearce. He's the best striker in that league and having scored 16 in 21 he could get close to Macca’s record!

On New Year's Day, Stuart Maynard's York City currently stand in 2nd place in the National League, They have only lost two of their 24 matches so far with 15 wins. They have scored 63 goals & conceded only 26. It's nice to see Stuart doing well.

You’d think Tom Iorpenda had some personal grudge against MK the way he’s played against them so far… They’ll try and sign him now!

I agree Iorpenda MOM. Not only does he press well, win the ball and retain it; he is a genuine goal threat.

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

I'm delighted to announce that Tom Iorpenda has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v MK Dons. Well done Tom.

Good choices @Robbie and good way of approaching it. The only other ever-present has been Roos but I note he doesn't make either of our lists!

I've got a feeling the team and the main players carrying it will take more twists and turns than usual this season.

We've lost star power, but this is probably the deepest squad we've had in our 3 seasons back in L2, with more options and movement to come very soon

Rod Macdonald would of been top of my tree, but injury sidelined him and the rest is history.

Tom Iorpenda even after the ups and downs has settled and now is in a class of his own. Looking forwards to watching him for the rest of the season.

Without Matthew Dennis and his goals, where would we be. Seems to drift in and out of games to me, but a good asset to the squad.

Jacob Bedeau a great defender, playing with total confidence, enhanced now with the captains armband is my pick of the bunch.

This season (I agree with @theAnticlough ) the depth of squad players, and quality at that, is giving Martin good all round backup whichever team he picks.

And as @Robbie says Consistency is now the key to where we go and where we end up. COYP

This is really tricky because before McDonald, Palmer and Robertson got injured they’d have easily made my top 5… I do think number of matches played has be taken into account because those who have played more minutes really have helped get us to where we are in the table.

5) Jatta, we know what we get from him in terms of goals but his defensive work and pressing is so valuable too.

4) Iorpenda, been ever present in the team, versatile having played in both deep and attacking midfield roles. Never stops running and I love how he can just pick the ball up in midfield and breeze past players.

3) Palmer, even with his recent injury he’s played the 5^th most minutes in League 2 for us so far. You realise how much we miss him when he's not there.

2) Bedeau, think he’s played every minute so far and has been very steady and reliable as our left sided centre-back.

1) Dennis, signing of the season so far for me, he’s really surprised me because I wasn’t expecting him to be as good as he has been.

Honourable mentions for Tsaroulla, Hall and Macari who have all been impressive in this first half of the season too.

By drawing our match against MK on Monday, Notts preserve their unbeaten record of six matches against MK since Notts return to League 2

One day after, and you can better appreciate the achievement of outplaying MK at their own stadium.

The effort in the first half was incredible.

4 points against a promotion rival is a good return and they are the top scorers in the league too so all in all a good result.

Interesting hearing Adam and Stall talk about Aljofree being the only defender that has scored this season so far. Given we don't usually struggle for goals you do tend to sometimes overlook things like this but we are actually the joint 3^rd worst, having only scored 5 goals from set-pieces and this is where defenders usually score. I know our strength is in open play but the average across the league from set-pieces is 9.

And given how right at the end against MK we had a number of corners and free-kicks it would be nice to feel like we can be more of a threat from them.

I think it's all about creativity. I've mentioned previously that our main creative outlets as a team lie in our attacking midfielder and wing backs. With our wing backs, I've found myself wanting to change style because we've not seen that consistency like we did with Nemane and Jones previously. Playing WB's also leaves us more vulnerable and exposed to threaded passes around the back. Our WB's, and this might be a tad harsh, have all shown that they are more squad players at this level and nothing short of the occasional 7 out of 10 performance. It’s also slightly odd we’re putting so much pressure on this working as everyone and their dog knows that Dennis, Jatta and Grant aren’t gonna get to the ball first on any cross, inverted wing back or not.

I think it’d take less weight and probably criticism of Grant as well if we played a 4-2-3-1, because he can press while (both normal and inverted) wingers can be more creative and attacking. I’d really like us to mix it up, because I could literally write a scouting report for the next 20 teams we face as it’s blindingly obvious.

Certain players were brought into the team because the powers that be at the Club thought that those players would be able to execute the playing style that the Club prefer to play. That formation being a 3-4-2-1 or a variation around that formation.

I agree that creativity in this team is important & that this style of play needs creative players to make it work successfully.

I still believe that having a back three is my preferred option. Having two wingbacks that are good defensively is a must, along with two strong central midfielders that can also drive forward & initiate attacks.

I do think that Martin is right to encourage competitiveness in the squad, & players should have to fight for their place, but I don't necessarily think that Notts should change a style or formation just to accommodate having as many of the better gifted players in the side as possible.

Martin has to ensure that the side is collectively his strongest all over the pitch, & that sometimes means that some of the gifted players may have to wait their opportunity on the bench.