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The third of October is German Unity Day. It's also a bank holiday, which makes it doubly annoying that it falls on a Saturday. To celebrate the day, here's a "wall" of fixtures...
Round: 9
Kick-off: Saturday 3 October, 3pm
Don't forget your joker!
Burton Albion v Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle
Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers
Gillingham v Newport County
Rochdale v Swindon Town
Eastleigh v Woking
Hartlepool United v Tamworth
Kidderminster Harriers v Sutton United
Reports are emerging that Man City have been found guilty of "nearly all" of their 130+ charges by the Premier League. Of course City will try to drag things out even longer, but I wonder what punishment will be in store for them?
Everton were docked six points a couple of years back, but their rule breaches were far less severe. And of course City dominated English football for a decade while flouting the rules. They should be stripped of their titles at least, and if they're given to the runners-up instead that means Liverpool and Manchester United would win three each.
Ideally they should also be relegated to League Two, resulting in one relegation spot less for us to avoid! But since they've breached Premier League rules, they can probably only be relegated once.
I do feel sorry for their long-standing fans, but the book really does need to be thrown at them as they've made a mockery of English football.
Edit: I've just merged my post with @Robbie's to keep things tidy.
Another point is the owners - surely they won't still be fit and proper if found guilty on 114 counts, so they'd have to leave.
No punishment that doesn't involve the owners leaving will be sufficient. Ultimately, all this stems from the fact that Man City are effectively being used to showcase and sportswash a foreign country. This has to be prevented in future, acting several years after the fact is not good enough.
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"No punishment that doesn't involve the owners leaving will be sufficient."... I'have to re read this many times @StarkMallard !!!
Personally I think there is an opportunity to form an EFL3 to replace the National League top division. Then relegate Man City to it.
Funding on EFL3 to come from the PL
On 27/09/2026 at 19:40, StarkMallard said: No punishment that doesn't involve the owners leaving will be sufficient.
Just for you @Robbie and anyone else who wants to play here is a dedicated topic for Strands.
Click this link to play https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
Strands #447
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You may (or may not) like this game, the idea is to connect words in a certain number of guesses. It can be frustrating because sometimes they throw in American things we don’t necessarily know.
Here’s the link https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections
Today was fairly easy I got them all with no mistakes.
Connections
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@super_ram @Piethagoram @Ohh Tommy Johnson and anyone else.
Here’s another word game to tax your brain box. Swap the letters round to form words but you’ve only go so many tries.
I’ve been doing this for some time so I’ve built up a streak.
#waffle685 3/5
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Does anyone else do the word game called wordle, I started doing it in lockdown now it’s part of my morning routine, I can’t get dressed until I’ve solved it. ????
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Good morning, a new week beckons, I hope everyone is well, the nights are really getting noticeably longer now October will soon be on us.
We saw our son in the marathon yesterday at Wollaton Park he was very pleased with his time of under 2:20. He did really well. We also saw several runners in Notts County shirts and gave them a “YOUPIES” as they passed.
I wish I’d have started running when I was younger, I struggle with 5k now and at the moment I can’t run because of a problem with my eye. The jolting could make a bleed at the back of my eye worse so I’ll have to be content with a brisk walk.
Here’s our son at the half way stage.
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I’ve been looking at cars recently, today I had a test drive in a Renault Capture plug in hybrid, nice car but sadly the battery took up most of the boot space.
Tomorrow we’ll look at the same model but a full hybrid which I believe the boot should be bigger and as it charges itself there’s no need for a charging point in our garage or cables.
It’s good fun looking at different cars but at some point I’ve got to make a decision.
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A friend is purchasing a Renault 5 fully EV @Fan of Big Tone . Paying extra for yellow paint rather than green!
Wasn't the old version of the Renault 5 back in the 70's marketed as like, "my car is called Kevin (Keegan), as it's good at taking corners"?
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This is a nice quick word game.
Five attempts to find the hidden word on a grid.
Rettel Search #239 🔍
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I guessed all the words (21 out of 21) in today's Combinations puzzle.
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https://combinations.org/
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I guessed all the words (22 out of 22) in today's Combinations puzzle.
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https://combinations.org/
Scoredle 3/6*
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Terrible news, my heart goes out to his friends and family. 😢
PONdle #22 is now open
2026-09-23 · Today’s surname has 9 letters.
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This discussion stays open across Daily rounds until it reaches the configured rollover target. It is only rotated when a new Daily round opens, so a live round is never split between topics.
PONdle #30 is now open
2026-10-01 · Today’s surname has 6 letters.
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Unlike Ian Burchnall, I think it would be a huge shame if Luke Williams didn't see this as a sign that he could do wonders if he had longer in charge of a club. I don't think this is likely to happen all that high up the English pyramid, Peterborough United, after Swansea City was almost a golden opportunity for him.
Going into coaching again would be a significant sign of accepting that he's not ready for management.
I think we could all agree that Williams does have managerial material in him, whereas Burchnall seems like an exceptional coach and nothing more. At least this is how I would compare the two, even Stuart Maynard has managerial qualities and York City did him dirty after he got them back into the English Football League.
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It's very harsh so early in the season, but Peterborough will have had other ambitions than a relegation fight. We all know what a brilliant job LW did for us, but he had a very good foundation to build on and he lucked out with Langstaff joining us in particular. His CV hasn't been that great before or since, but Swansea and Peterborough were much tougher gigs. He should think about his next club carefully - if his next club is willing to let him build and be patient, it'll pay off.
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Really interesting. Actually looks like football at this point. What the likes of Notts, Sheffield and Hallam played in the early days I doubt we'd recognise as the same sport.
Good morning it’s a bright start here and temperatures are expected to reach 20 degrees today which ain’t too bad for late September, I expect it’s warmer in Lanzarote eh @Michael D Pie. ?
Yesterday I had a nice chat on the phone with my old sparring partner @super_ram it was lovely to catch up with him and he promises to come on here more often.
Later we went to our sons for a few board games and a nice meal of roast beef and all the trimmings, followed by our daughter in laws famous brioche bread and butter pudding. Yummy.
I’m not sure what today has in store, maybe a bit of gardening,
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With no matches to discuss but having now played 9 matches (including 1 Cup & 1 Trophy match) we’ve been able to see the new players in action and see how last seasons players have adapted to the step up. We still have some injures but by the time Oxford rolls around who would you pick to start if the power was in your hands?
My starting 11 would be:
Belshaw
Gibbons Ness Bedeau
Tsaroulla Palmer Finneran Samuels-Smith
Cooper Mustapha
Kanu
The keeper and defence picks itself for me, but one of the tougher decisions was at left wingback. I think Lipsuic has been solid but being on the ‘wrong-side’ hampers him a bit, especially going forward. I would like to see him play on the right-hand side. I’ve not seen a lot of Samuels-Smith but he is very athletic and naturally left-footed I just have a hunch that he could be most suited here.
In terms of the midfield, I think Evans is great in terms of tenacity and pressing, but with Palmer back in the middle it potentially frees up Finneran a bit more to do this. I think a partnership of Palmer and Finneran allows us to be more in control and build out from the back more effectively.
Finally the last attacking spot was between Mustapha and Roberts. I think the athleticism and dynamism of Mustapha just shaded it, but I’m pretty 50/50 because Cal has been more of goal threat and his set-pieces are more often than not very effective too. I genuinely wouldn’t mind either or even both starting.
Upfront I went for Kanu, he was really impressive on loan at Walsall and I don’t think we have seen the best of him yet.
I can't fault those individual choices from among our fit players.its just a question of whether we have enough creativity in there. Roberts has faded a bit since his good start but he's our best bet for getting a goal out of nothing. Palmer picked him out on Tuesday for his goal, would be nice if that happened again, we're short of partnerships just yet.
Sad about two Notts-free weekends? The prediction league knows no international break and is here to soothe your woes.
Round: 8
Kick-off: Saturday 26 September, 3pm
Don't forget your joker!
Cambridge United v AFC Wimbledon
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
Fleetwood Town v Rochdale
Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United
Altrincham v Hornchurch
Scunthorpe United v Hartlepool United
Sutton United v Florist Green Rovers
Cambridge United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Reading
Fleetwood Town 1-2 Rochdale
Rotherham United 3-1 Crewe Alexandra Joker
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Colchester United
Altrincham 0-0 Hornchurch
Scunthorpe United 2-1 Hartlepool United
Sutton United 0-1 Florist Green Rovers
The results:
@super_ram has once again shown us how it's done and won the round, and well done to @ARLukomski! But this round was a bit tougher generally and we saw our first "nul points" of the season...
Overall, @Paris Sandwich Man remains top, two points ahead of @ARLukomski while @super_ram has a big jump up the table. And just look at the football genius in third place!
Thanks for playing, and thanks especially to the teams too crap to have Sierra Leone internationals for enabling this round to go ahead. The next round is on Saturday, so I'll scrape together enough fixtures and post them on Wednesday. See you then!
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Seems like Normal service has been resumed 🤦🏻♂️
Who can forget the slug celebration. 
He even dug out his slug celebration a few weeks back!
It's his second season there now. He could probably play higher, but presumably he's got a proper job now.
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The club have announced that it's being revived.
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2026/september/23/heritage--hof---dedicated-match/
Who would you add to it? Possibles for me:
Mike Edwards - 349 appearances and a promotion
Neil Warnock - back to back promotions to the top flight
Jodi Jones - two promotions and that Wembley performance (he might not be ready to accept just yet though!)
Edit - maybe the Anglo Italian cup winning team. Won an actual trophy in the days when we had cup runs!
I can't think of anyone else. A few others have made their mark e.g. Langstaff but I think there's got to be some longevity to it with players if not with managers.
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My precondition to be a Hall of Famer is longevity as well as contributing to our success
I think Brian Stubbs should be my number one contender. He played all his playing career at Notts and helped the club go from the fourth to the first Division.
David Needham would be my 2nd choice, him having a long defensive partnership with Brian during our glory years of the late 60s & 70sI think it may be difficult for modern footballers to get into the hall of fame because there is no longevity in the game nowadays.
Maybe in a few years Macaulay Langstaff's name might come up due to his record goalscoring feat for the number of games he played.
8 hours ago, Mapperley Pie said: George Smith. Proper goalie 😆
Blooming eck @Mapperley Pie I thought I was the only one old enough to remember George Smith!
May I also propose a concurrent Hall of Shame
Hackworth-less
Roos
Agana
Guy Branston
Ben Burgess
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Great read, and a fantastic part of the club, been lucky as a member to have won a few times and once taking the top £1000 prize ⚫️⚪️
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Round: 7
Kick-off: Saturday 19 September, 3pm
Don't forget your joker!
Burnley v Derby County
Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers
Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle
Luton Town v Bradford City
Accrington Stanley v Newport County
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
Eastleigh v Carlisle United
Halifax Town v Sutton United
Burnley 1-1 Derby County
Portsmouth 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Blackpool 2-1 Plymouth Argyle Joker
Luton Town 1-0 Bradford City
Accrington Stanley 1-0 Newport County
Northampton Town 0-2 Rotherham United
Eastleigh 1-1 Carlisle United
Halifax Town 1-0 Sutton United
@StarkMallard cheeker bugger!!!
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Thanks for the late three points @super_ram!
I am the god of hellfire, and I bring you ... last Saturday's scores!
Our reigning champion @william1984 was the only player to break double figures this round, an honourable mention also goes out to @menzinho!
@Paris Sandwich Man stays top of the leaderboard with @william1984 catching up fast and @4everapie making up the top three.
The next round is on Saturday, and in the next few minutes I will scrape together eight fixtures that are actually going ahead and will post them here. Thanks for playing and see you over there!
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EFL Trophy: The Mariners (H).
Venue: Meadow Lane
Date: Tuesday 22nd September
Kick off: 19:00 pm.
It was great to see Palmer back to his best stroking the ball around, he was my man of the match.
Cooper was like a little terrier when he came on he works so hard. We do need someone up front to put the ball in the net on a regular basis though.
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Palmer played well depsite being fouled a few times. McDonald also looked well up to speed.
Of the players I've not really seen before, Browne impressed me the most, very tidy and was always looking to play forward passes, and the goal we conceded wasn't on his side.
Palmer wasn't bad. Smyth ran a lot but with no clarity of purpose. Defensively looked OK apart from a shocking goal. Need to cut out some passes across the field sometimes.
A little disappointed to be honest.
A decent run in this cup will help with crowd morale as I suspect one or two fans will get upset when we aren't challenging for promotion.
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Burton Albion 1 v 2 Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient 1 v 1 Plymouth Argyle
Crewe Alexandra 1 v 1 Bristol Rovers
Gillingham 2 v 1 Newport County (Joker)
Rochdale 2 v 1 Swindon Town
Eastleigh 1 v 0Woking
Hartlepool United 1 v 1 Tamworth
Kidderminster Harriers 1 v 1 Sutton United
Burton Albion 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient 1-2 Plymouth Argyle
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Bristol Rovers (Joker)
Gillingham 0-1 Newport County
Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town
Eastleigh 1-1 Woking
Hartlepool United 0-1 Tamworth
Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Sutton United
Burton Albion 0-2 Huddersfield
Orient 1-2 Plymouth Argyle
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 B Rovers
Gillingham 2-0 Newport County Joker
Rochdale 1-2 Swindon Town
Eastleigh 1-2 Woking
Hartlepool 1-0 Tamworth
Kidderminster 2-0 Sutton