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Long drive and cold terrace, Great away support, pathetic home effort. I’ve been a critic of Grant for inconsistent performances but today he blew me away. Solid and hard pressing for 97mins, Great shift Conor 🚀🚀

This was a game that was short on quality, but that wasn't Notts's fault. The pitch played a massive part, not to mention the anti-football tactics of Fleetwood which the ref did nothing about. So for me a man of the match would be a player who led the way in passion graft and determination. For me it has to be Ollie Norburn. His celebration for the second goal typified it for me.

Norburn had another good game and Conor Grant put in a decent 90 minutes plus but Scott Robertson steadied the ship in that 2nd half. We faffed about after the 2nd goal and incurred stupid yellows that Could still bite us in the rear end But we won on a crap ***** in awful conditions. We’re human, we’re here and we’ll keep on keeping on.

We can go 2nd on Tuesday might. We're on a roll so Gills will have their work cut out trying to stop us.

Dennis the Menace on a roll.

A good, hard-earned win against an average side. Really pleased with how we're shaping up, and our options on the bench give us genuine depth. MP will have a bit of a headache once some of our new signings are ready to play.

Ndlovu had a genuine impact and showed he's a real team player by squaring to Dennis for the winner when he could have scored himself. It took me an embarrassingly long time to work out that the commentator wasn't saying "Liam Love" though! And another assist for that new number 10 who reminds me of Jodi Jones in his prime!

PS: we are staying up!

I'm thinking about getting a bus pass @Michael D Pie. Even if I don't use it a lot it's still worth having. Sometimes we use the local taxi service when the car has been off the road at times.

I was surprised I'd done less than a 1000 miles this year. Even so, it still worth keeping the car on the road. One never knows when one will need it.

I was due to be at Fleetwood to see #Notts play on Saturday but was admitted to A&E at 2300h Friday night. 13 1/2 hours later, finally discharged. Never take tomorrow for granted

Sounds like you had a scare @Piethagoram, hope you're doing OK now.

Nice to see.

Maybe a move like this might change things around in a positive way for Kelle Roos. I hope he can get plenty more clean sheets for Killie.

Portsmouth 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Watford 2-0 Swansea City

Peterborough United 0-2 Huddersfield Town

Stockport County 2-0 Plymouth Argyle (joker)

Chesterfield 1-0 Walsall

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Colchester United

Braintree Town 1-1 Eastleigh

Sutton United 1-2 Brackley Town

Portsmouth 1-0 WBA

Watford 2-0 Swansea City

Peterborough 1-2 Huddersfield

Stockport County 2-0 Plymouth Argyle (joker)

Chesterfield 2-0 Walsall

Crewe Alex 1-1 Colchester

Braintree Town 1-0 Eastleigh

Sutton United 1-0 Brackley

Portsmouth 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Watford 4-2 Swansea City

Peterborough United 1-1 Huddersfield Town

Stockport County 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Chesterfield 1-2 Walsall

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Colchester United

Braintree Town 1-2 Eastleigh(joker)

Sutton United 0-1 Brackley Town

Has Ndlovu chickened out by not taking the No.9 shirt though? He mentioned Macca in his interview, and was very positive about him. I know they are only numbers but it is strange not seeing any of our forwards with that shirt.

On 25/01/2026 at 20:21, liampie said:

i am not adding this to be negative but i thought straight away, here is the new junior morias.

Definitely, in the sense that it's insurance for the second half of a promotion bid.

Say we keep Jatta, but he got injured....we absolutely have to have a physical presence at both ends of the pitch. I wouldn't like to see us in play-off semis against Salford or Cambridge say, and we get bullied and wimp out like last season.

Apart from that there's not much similarity, different style, age, length of contract. He's got a season and a half to prove himself and make a contribution.. He may only get about 6 goals across that time and still be popular and a good signing.

On 27/01/2026 at 10:16, Mapperley Pie said:

Agree @McPie . Just listened to his interview and he comes across very well. Very clear of his role and how he would fit in. An old fashioned Division 4 forward 🤔.

Yeah, I think the new signings and his signing in particular will be a boost and I really fancy us to win well today.

He seems very positive and the way he spoke about Notts County made us sound like the place to be. Would all the players watch that interview? His enthusiasm about joining County could give an extra boost to the positivity and pride in wearing the shirt.

I went for Norburn, he’s really won me over now, he was tidy on the ball and he was pressing and hassling all match. We looked a bit all over the place when he went off that last 10, but I think he needed the rest! The back three were on top form and Jatta was also brilliant.

It was a very good team performance. Pity that Notts couldn't have taken some of those chances that they created in the first & second halves apart from the two goals they scored.

I think that the team performance was the best of the season so far.

The first goal has now been credited to Jatta, so along with his goal, & due to his exceptional performance, including that exquisite flick that let in Dennis for the winning goal, I award him with my vote for Man of the Match..

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

I'm pleased to announce that Alassana Jatta has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Swindon.

The fact that Paterson embraced all his outfield players as well as those on the bench after the match just demonstrates the type of gaffer he is.

But it also demonstrated the he was absolutely over the moon with the performance. A great performance in such an important match will be noticed and talked about amongst all other 23 clubs in League 2.

The win will certainly send a message to all those 23 Clubs that Notts have become a force to be reckoned with. Notts are not the soft touch that they used to be.

It would really signify issues at West Ham had they bought Traore from us.

Part of me hopes he can come in and start to show signs of improvements, but that is very slim now. I accepted awhile ago that he seems destined to be a flop, but I hope we can get some of the transfer fee back that we paid without him going on a free.

This is a very strange decision when Fleetwood are still in mid table & only 9 points from a playoff place.

It's always a strange time for someone to take over with the transfer window shut by the time someone is appointed.

The owners could be looking for a new boss to give the side a bounce, but it could easily go the other way. In my opinion it will be tough for Interim Head Coach Matt Lawlor, (who was first team coach under Pete Wild), although his team beat bottom of the table Harrogate on Saturday.

Huddersfield Town 1 - 0 Luton Town

Lincoln City 2 - 1 Bradford City

Plymouth Argyle 1 - 1 Mansfield Town

Rotherham United1 - 0 Northampton Town

Barnet 2 - 1 Tranmere Rovers

Cheltenham Town 1 - 1 Gillingham

Colchester Unitd 1 - 0 Grimsby Town(Joker)

Walsall 3 - 1 Crawley Town

Huddersfield Town v Luton Town 2-1

Lincoln City v Bradford City 1-1

Plymouth Argyle v Mansfield Town 2-1

Rotherham United v Northampton Town 2-0

Barnet v Tranmere Rovers 1-1

Cheltenham Town v Gillingham 0-2

Colchester Unitd v Grimsby Town 2-1 JOKER

Walsall v Crawley Town 2-0

The results:

Huddersfield Town 1-0 Luton Town
Lincoln City 3-0 Bradford City
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Mansfield Town
Rotherham United 2-1 Northampton Town
Barnet 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
Cheltenham Town P-P Gillingham
Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town
Walsall 0-0 Crawley Town

@Megan_Elizax smashed in again in round 29, but Walsall let a few of you down with your jokers...

@Dan is now sharing the top spot with @magpiejue, with @super_ram just a point behind. It's anyone's - even I fancy my chances.

The next round is this Saturday, so the fixtures will be online in just a jiffy. Thanks for playing!

It all sounds very promising. I've looked at his career stats on Transfermarkt, he plays regularly, which tends to be a good sign. He's also only played for two clubs permanently, so he's not one of those players who get a new team every season either. Hopefully he can adapt quickly and help us.

According to Transfermarkt he's played in central midfield more often than as an attacking midfielder. In the 38 games he's played as an attacking midfielder, he picked up 11 goals and assists, which is pretty decent.

Like @Mapperley Pie says, the Norwegian season ends in November. Harry Tangen hasn't played since September, so he'll be rusty and I wouldn't expect him to be in the first 11 too soon.

I don't know if it's down to it being easier to do the deal by it being a loan, with the option to then sign him or if it's because we are a tad cautious that it might not work out?

Traore had played quite a number of matches in the Eliteserien, but now I've looked more into he never really played the majority of the match, sometimes only playing for minutes. Tangen has played a lot more and usually for most of the match too. He even featured for Denmark in their youth teams, so all the signs are promising that he should be able to have an impact when he is up to speed!

I do think that loans deals can work in a positive way when it is used to see if the player can do a job for the club, especially when they have come from abroad, & the club has taken a bit of a gamble with the signing.

Notts gambled on Traoré by signing him on a full contract, they did the same with Morias & Jarvis. So signing Tangen on loan with a view to offer a full time contract in the summer if he delivers, is a good move.

Great to hear @Fan of Big Tone that you saw @Chris yesterday. I was beginning to think things had turned a little negative for him, as he hasn't been seen on Pon for a while. Perhaps if we let him know that we are all here for him, our thoughts, prayers and blessings, just reach out and let us help. No one ever needs to be alone in our community, just a message and help is at the forefront. On here or even face to face, never suffer in silence, there is always a way forward. 🙏

On 22/01/2026 at 19:13, Robbie said:

You Training as a facility manager, is great news as you journey through your career at work. As I found myself going from a worker to a Supervisor, then later into management, it does take up lots of time with work and study. I was fortunate that the Companies that I worked for supported me as I climbed the ladder through promotions, & I had the opportunity to gain management qualifications through work.

if you manage to stay on as a contracted employee, they give you training every year and the longer you are with them the more advanced it gets. i am quite familiar with my line managers role and his bosses duties, so i think the training is very useful because its another level but it does not mean i will be advancing any time soon. still i am grateful to be receiving it.

On 23/01/2026 at 10:19, Michael D Pie. said:

Nice one @liampie as sometimes it takes guts and determination to want to advance your career as you are doing. Training can be tedious at times especially if the content is matter of fact, laws and regulations.

thank you, michael. it is a good thing to be able to have the training to move forward if that opportunity presents itself.

On 23/01/2026 at 10:19, Michael D Pie. said:

We are all here for you @liampie and please don’t forget that.

again, thank you.

8 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

For those who like me have been a bit concerned about @Chris and his absence from PoN I can report that I saw him yesterday at the match, he was in the kop and I could see him from my seat in the Pavis stand although I didn’t get to talk to him he looked well, I’m glad to say.

i noticed chris walking to his seat from the steps near the chip van but i did not get to speak to him either. i dont think he would want anyone to be concerned but it is understandable.

5 hours ago, Michael D Pie. said:

Great to hear @Fan of Big Tone that you saw @Chris yesterday. I was beginning to think things had turned a little negative for him, as he hasn't been seen on Pon for a while. Perhaps if we let him know that we are all here for him, our thoughts, prayers and blessings, just reach out and let us help. No one ever needs to be alone in our community, just a message and help is at the forefront. On here or even face to face, never suffer in silence, there is always a way forward. 🙏

i think chris will know that a lot of the community cares, but i am sure if he noticed messages like this and from tony that it would make him feel well supported. negativity can be difficult, but i dont think this season has been any more or less than previous years. i just hope that he manages to start to find a way to cope with his pain because it sounds like it makes everything else a lot worse.

I tried to explain the situation I find myself in, which I have hidden behind the spoiler below. I will try to get on a bit more even if it's hardly noticable but I can't make promises. I have spent the majority of today fast asleep, again explained below. It's good to see the community holding the torch, I know it's gone quiet but there is a lot of quality from what I have seen in my fleeting visit.

I noticed at times during the match Tsaroulla was having his hands up to receive the ball and Macari didnt look to the right, and chose an inside ball.

I get where you are coming from @liampie regarding Nick Tsaroulla, he put n a great cross for the goal and I like the partnership with Lewis Macari. For me it's just there isn't enough of what he is good at. Taking players on quality crosses and for a wing back he gets in some great positions to shoot from, but always seems to sky his shots over the bar. There is a really good player in there if he can increase the end product.

The Poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. I'm pleased to announce that Tom Iorpenda has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Crewe. Well done Tom.

I mean he loved his time here, I think if we were in League One, it'd be nailed on, but alas.

I think he'll get the offers from all over, Peterborough, Eredivisie, MLS, Liga Nos midtablers. (and just to add, his agents/management company is based in Netherlands).

However, if he's still out of contract say by Feb, a cheeky 18 month contract surely could be an option.

Unfortunately Notts were never going to compete wage wise. My money is on him going to Peterborough because he would join up with Luke Williams again.

I hope now that we are getting to the last week of the window Notts will refuse any bids for Jatta or anyone else of value to Notts.

New signing from Norway.....

I expect it helps that the pitch is artificial, although I’m no expert.

Sounds like a good game for the neutral.

A welcome away win for Notts Country Women against Sutton Coldfield Town on Sunday.

Update to date League Table.

Very very impressed by the Crewe no.26....hope Richard Montague put him in his little black book for next season.....

4 hours ago, gtownjohnno said:

Very very impressed by the Crewe no.26....hope Richard Montague put him in his little black book for next season.....

O'Reilly. Yes, I was thinking the same. Villa player. Maybe we can remind them of what we did for Grealish!

We need to win our home games. We won this one. Box ticked.

Birmingham City 1-1 Stoke City

Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Wrexham

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Wigan Athletic

Stevenage 0-2 Mansfield Town (Joker)

Barrow 2-0 Crawley Town

Bromley 2-0 Swindon Town

Eastleigh 0-2 Halifax Town

Woking P-P Yeovil Town

Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City

QPR 1-1 Wrexham

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Wigan Athletic

Stevenage 0-2 Mansfield Town

Barrow 2-1 Crawley Town

Bromley 2-0 Swindon Town

Eastleigh 1-1 Halifax Town

Woking 2-0 Yeovil Town (joker)

The results:

Birmingham City 1-1 Stoke City
QPR 2-3 Wrexham
Doncaster Rovers 3-3 Wigan Athletic
Stevenage 1-1 Mansfield Town
Barrow 0-1 Crawley Town
Bromley 2-1 Swindon Town
Eastleigh 2-3 Halifax Town
Woking P-P Yeovil Town

@ARLukomski and @Megan_Elizax win this round, congrats to you both!

At the end of round 28, @Dan has overtaken @magpiejue to take the lead for the first time. It's looking like a close title race!

And that's us for another round. But don't put your crystal balls (or ferrets) away yet - we have another round coming up on Tuesday, so the fixtures are going online now! Thanks for playing and see you on the next thread!

Still here @liampie ,just trying to keep warm.Will be happier when temps rise.

3 minutes ago, super_ram said:

Still here @liampie ,just trying to keep warm.Will be happier when temps rise.

you make sure that you do keep warm and feeling well, i am sure granny pie would be waiting to hit you with her walking sticks if you did not listen. i am glad you are keeping warm.

Hi @liampie Hope you are well, we've all missed you these last weeks.

Belshaw made 2 good saves... and reads the game well, to adjust his positioning. Solid based on Saturday's performance

He should have donebetter for their goal from the free kick, do Kilmarnock want a No2 to Roos 🤣🤣

i am happy and i do acknowledge that when we have seen him in goal against us, that he always does well in goal but i did feel it was a bit of a "please the fans signings" and that makes me nervous because we have had chances of signing him before. it makes me wonder why now? i feel for roos a bit, he is just prone to eccentricity. in the ideal world we would still have him competing and pushing belshaw to retain his space but i think the loan releases wages. perhaps roos is on a chunk we cant afford to have him in this situation.

it is nice to see more confident when teams attack, and that fans are fully behind belshaw. i think its a sensible signing, but i would add we should not settle and strengthen this area next season.

not to replace belshaw but so we have two capable first team keepers, with griffiths being able to gain experience.