I look forward to seeing more improvements over time. I am thankful for all the changes that have been made to give PON more value for us fans.

The site has come a long way since I was last here. The live features and the new layout look great. It would be good to see more fans using the site, even if only casually, because the more people who do this the less it will feel like it is just the same regular faces.

PON has always been good.

The activity streak might be the push I need to get back on here as a regular face. The improvements are very good. The live features and the new menu changes make it easier to use on a mobile. It is brilliant to see more changes that help bring the community together.

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Fraudsters will always be linked to the clubs they’ve been involved with, like Russell King and Notts. It’s something most people would rather forget. I hope he’s caught and given a proper sentence, not a soft one.

This is where the Football Regulator needs to come in and ensure that every potential owner of a football club is fully investigated to ensure they are suitable to own & run a Club in the football pyramid.

Hopefully if this is what is going to happen going forward it will ensure that instances like this are put firmly in the history books.

Hearts fans thought he was going to change their fortunes. Instead, he has been a terrible disaster, which many people expected. So many young and talented Scottish players have been sold by Hearts just to keep the club going.

what do americans know about football? the wealthy owners of club would always like to keep the premier league a closed league but that wont help them generate the amount of advertisement that the league attracts. i would question the sanity of any fan who felt differently, because promotion and relegation makes it supporting a club mean something, when you see just how better you have it when things are good.

I hate it when an overseas owner comes in and acts like they know everything about football, especially when it is an American. Most of them seem clueless and only think about themselves. He would not like it if Birmingham City had a glass roof put over them, especially if they slipped up and were relegated again. Who really wants to play in the same league forever without any changes each season.

He is talking about elite teams when he does not even own one. It would be like the Reedtz thinking they could have a say on what happens in League One before we have even won promotion.

Talk of changes usually comes at the cost of what makes football exciting. I wonder if he thinks VAR is a television show, and that it is worth it because of the drama it causes, as if the decisions could be cut into an episode of Dallas.

I would day definitely the right decision, some key players missing and Swindon are riding quite high in the table at the moment.

I'm pleased...hopefully it will be live on Sky+.....

The decision has been made by people far more qualified than me. If you asked me, and that is the point of this discussion, I would have played on. I think we do have the cover and the players need minutes.

I believe that by postponing, you are telling the squad they are weaker because of the absent players. At our level, postponed games can cost money and also affect form.

That said, I am more than happy to accept the decision.

Long overdue, a lot of clubs have been focusing on this sort of stuff for years. It's like the memory club with ex-players, though, and the Young Pies. If they don't commit and make sure it is done properly, it will lose focus and become a waste of time. I haven't seen any news about the memory club for some time, but I know the Young Pies are finally back on track.

Preserving the clubs history and having a museum would be of benefit to all Notts fans.

The club are doing very well with many of the fan driven initiatives. They do need the right people though, and it should always be done for the good of the club and not for personal egos.

I am sure most of those who help want it to be a success for Notts. At the same time, I am mindful that some might see it as a chance to boast about their part in it or even about things they might borrow.

It is great to see the Reedtz brothers and Notts working to bring more of the club’s history into Meadow Lane. This matters because we often take seasons for granted, especially when the team is doing well on the pitch. I hope fans who own memorabilia will be willing to loan those special items to the club at no cost.

There are many collectors who hold winning medals and historic keepsakes that deserve to be shared with everyone.

Just on the topic of free-agents, I’m amazed Hakeeb Adelakun hasn’t got a club yet. He turned down Salford’s offer of a new contract in the summer but I’m guessing his wages (or at least what he’s asking for) has been the issue here. Scored 9 goals and got 7 assists for Doncaster on loan in League 2 for half a season and then he signed for Salford where last season he scored 13 goals in 30 matches for them.

Problem for us right now our squad is pretty stacked, we aren’t light on players so if a free-agent was to sign they’d have to basically be first team quality. I think there are a couple of players from @Ash ’s list that could be that, like Dennis, Redmond and Andersen but I think realistically they’d be well out of our budget.

Some very good players have been mentioned, but I agree with those who think the club will wait until January. We usually spend money in the transfer window, and I am not expecting or demanding that we do.

It is just that we signed Jatta in January, along with Mai Traore and Will Jarvis, all for respectable fees at this level and in League One. I think the club will be looking for the right player to bring in. Still, there are many on this list who I would love to see join us.

I think striker and goalkeeper are two areas where we still need more depth. I worry that Kelle Roos will be found out as a weak link. If teams study footage of his mistakes, they will try to copy it, and in time he could start costing us points.

I am fair enough to admit that defenders also make mistakes just as often, and perhaps they are not judged as harshly. But a goalkeeper is meant to give confidence to the team. Roos does not do that.

As for a striker, a young player willing to play smaller parts could be useful. If he turned out to be a good goal scorer, then who knows what he could achieve.

Look at Stockport and other clubs. They show how important it is to have players ready to step in when form drops.

Notts have shown they can play well. It's about keeping control during matches and making sure the performance is strong enough across the full ninety minutes. The win itself isn't hugely important, but it was a good showing. Like me, fans will want to see that kind of effort more often in league games.

When I say the win doesn't mean much, I don't mean it wasn't good. It does matter, just not in terms of points. It's more about the hope that Notts can rise to this level more often in League Two.

I thought we would put out a squad and get dismantled in all honesty, but Martin Paterson got the best out of the players he gave a chance and that's exactly what you want to see. I think Barnsley felt they could play some of their fringe players and that they would still be good enough. So, I don't think it reflects badly on us but on them for not mounting more of a game against a weaker League Two team when you consider how many aren't regular starters.

The competition I don't really care for, but I am proud of the players for grafting a positive result because it will have helped with the league.

it was a very good win, and i do think it has helped with overcoming the defeat to crewe. defeats like that can linger and lead to frustration but i think the win is the positive outcome we needed especially for the oldham match we dominated and won.

A big welcome from me @Michelle Robson & welcome to our community.

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I think there were a lot more positives than negatives to takeaway from that match which is only a good thing. Since that Crawley match I'd say the performance levels have improved quite a bit. My worries about the squad not being competitive enough at the start of the season are gone now, I think actually overall we've got some very good options in a number of positions. And this slight tweak in style where we are a tad more direct at times means we aren't as reliant on a number 10 to dictate which last season it felt like we 100% needed Crowley or Didzy to play. It's not the case now, we are almost just as effective if not more by making runs and playing a balls into the channels at times. You just need committed runners with a bit of skill and we've got that.

In terms of the goalkeeping situation I think we’ll have to persist with Roos in goal and hope that Steve Collis can work some magic and get Roos looking confident when it comes to corners and set-pieces. He works with the keepers day in day out, if Griffiths was out-performing Roos in training each week he’d have had his chance by now. Sam Slocombe isn’t the answer either for me. He’s not played a competitive match of football for months and I’d imagine as he’s now one of the assistant coaches he’s done zero goalkeeper training.

I agree with @Scotty 's point about triple substitution second half, I think that was of the most important bits of game management. Jatta, Hall and Iorpenda, whilst still trying, weren’t able to press or trouble the Oldham back line as effectively. That was just down to being a tad tired nothing to do with ability. After their goal the Oldham defence were able to step onto to us more and that got the rest of their team up the pitch. But when they had to deal with three fresh attacking players, in Dennis, Grant and Kouyhar who could run and press hard, we were able to force them back.

I think we’ll see more early subs this season if we want to maintain that ability to press and run hard. Asking the forward players and midfielders to do it effectively for 90 minutes is a big ask. We can make 5 subs now, so that is a big help in terms of keeping the side as fresh and energetic as possible.

On the game management point, I think it’s something we can easily rectify. Over the past few seasons there have been critics of our possession based style of play. Going from side to side and backwards just to keep hold of the ball. Well when you go two or three up, that’s exactly the time to play a bit of possession football. The opposition are fired up and have momentum to try and get back in the game. We need to nullify their threat for a few minutes and then go again, rather than surrender possession and encourage their momentum.

there is a lot more for oldham to learn from the game than ourselves, but notts looked very comfortable until they scored. it could have been another 4, or even 5-0. but the game ending 3-1 is not a negative even though it would have been nice to keep a clean sheet. we can blame roos for not getting to the ball first and being lobbed, but so many players were caught out of position. they are equal to the blame, i think if we are going to attack with so many players keeping one or two players back in central areas would help with recovery.

biggest takaway in my eyes is how good we look when chances keep coming, we could have had far more and whilst conor grant had a couple of chances. how many did jatta miss? he had a lot more and could have scored 4 by himself, scoring 2 should not give him a free pass.

Calm amidst the chaos.

Is Hall’s time at Notts now going to mirror Abbott’s? It took him a few weeks to make a mark but once he got into the first team there was no stopping him…

It was a good game, though there were spells where the game just sat and it became a little boring. This is a credit to both teams playing the waiting game and just getting familiar with each other. Oldham surprised me that they were very focused on keeping the ball on the ground, whereas it was Notts especially in the final 20 minutes of the game, keeping the ball in the air.

Oldham looked like they wouldn't score until their keeper booted the ball and found their player clean through. This will sound harsh, but the moment the ball flew through the players, I knew Roos would make the wrong decision and end up being lobbed.

I would say they looked lacking in confidence, but I think much of it goes down to the way Notts played. Oldham aren't a bad team, but they aren't that threatening. The goal gave them a surge, and if we weren't 3-1 up at this stage, I would have felt like "here we go again," but credit to Martin Paterson; his changes introduced fresh legs, even though at the time I was pondering why we made certain changes.

Isn't there a noticeable difference in making such changes now compared to the start of the season?

I think the changes at the beginning of the season would have been negative, considering how lively Oldham became after scoring and how wobbly we started to look. We had spells where we couldn't clear the ball very well, and this all stemmed from us almost scoring a fourth goal.

The poll has now closed. Thanks to the 61 members who voted. It was a very competitive poll due to quite a few good performances against Oldham.

I am absolutely delighted that for his outstanding performance, Rod McDonald has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Oldham. Well done Rod.

well done rod mcdonald, pleased to see another pon man of the match won by him.

I don't remember voting, which is certainly a mistake on my part.

Though I am pleased to see Rod McDonald still earning praise because it highlights the impact he's made since coming into the Notts XI, and how he's taken the position for himself. We want to see players who get a taste of starting secure their place by playing with impressive form.

Cut his hair and shave his face, he would be getting ID for buying a pint. Let alone looking the legal age of driving.

I wish him well with his endeavours.

good to see hes working in football, i hope he can see the difference that he make s and i wish him all the best with his future. it seems a bright one, he may end up in management one day.

Think I might try to find this on Youtube

From BBC report Scunthorpe v Morecambe - 'Six minutes before the interval Callum Roberts cut in from the wing to score with a finish across Archie Mair and inside the far post.'

Scunthorpe up to 4th, 1pt behind Keiro's FGR and 2pts behind TAR's Rochdale

Derby County 1-2 Southampton

Swansea City 2-2 Leicester City

Huddersfield Town 3-1 Stockport County

Port Vale 1-2 Northampton Town

Bromley 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Salford City 3-1 Grimsby Town Joker

Braintree Town 1-2 Sutton United

Wealdstone 2-0 Altrincha

Derby County 1-1 Southampton

Swansea City 0-0 Leicester City

Huddersfield Town 1-0 Stockport County

Port Vale 2-0 Northampton Town Joker

Bromley 2-1 Tranmere Rovers

Salford City 1-0 Grimsby Town

Braintree Town 1-0 Sutton United

Wealdstone 1-1 Altrincham

The scores on the doors:

Derby County 1-1 Southampton
Swansea City 1-3 Leicester City
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Stockport County
Port Vale 0-0 Northampton Town
Bromley 3-3 Tranmere Rovers
Salford City 0-2 Grimsby Town
Braintree Town 0-0 Sutton United
Wealdstone 1-1 Altrincham

Not a single home win! Bad news for some of us...

Congrats to @Joshua, the only player to hit double figures this round!

@allardyces tash moves to the summit of a crazily tight table! But even those of us in mid-table obscurity are just a good round away from the top. At the other end, welcome to @Sir Magpie!

That's us done for another round. If any of you have questions (possibly relating to dodgy scoring), drop me a line. If you have any complaint, please write them on the back of a 50 pound note and post them to the usual address; I will then process them as soon as possible.

As we've got a full round of League One/two fixtures on Saturday, there will also be a prediction league round. The fixtures will be online on Wednesday as usual. Thanks fr playing (but not for beating me) and have a good week!

While I should have been watching the match at Meadow Lane I was in fact standing queuing in the rain so that I could have a needle stuck in my arm (flu jab). Apparently I’m not old enough for the covid jab this year so I was spared that.

23 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Not to worry I’ll catch the second half commentary by which time we’ll be 3-0 up won’t we?

I wasn’t far off was I? Just call me Mystic Tone

Back underway.

Goal to Peterborough.

Two quick goals for Peterborough.

Peterborough 4 Notts 1. 51 mins

Goal to Posh

Peterborough 5 Notts 1 62 mins.

Full Time

Matt Palmer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Palmer_(footballer)

Brian Kilcline made 8 appearances for Oldham in the 1991-1992.

Just heard John Thompson say on Radio Nottingham that he used to play for Oldham.

What I took from the Fans Forum (for what it's worth) is Martin Paterson's take on the start to the season. He said it was ok. He seem to point to the last three or so games as to a turning point, that were playing more like the way the owners want. I would agree with that. A point was made by one fan that the team that played against Crawley had 8 players from last season and that seem to make the difference. It would seem from his reply that he agreed. It looks like he has been giving certain new/loan players the chance to show what they can do, but they haven't taken that opportunity. I think he is getting very close to knowing his best eleven. You get the feeling that the likes of Cotter and Aljofree are on borrowed time. I think we will see more of Luker and Hall with just one up front. From the game against Barnsley, I'd like to see more of Ness, Bennetts and Jarvis, at least being involved on the bench.

Yes @McPie those points stood out. Actually I don't think MP got his phrasing quite right on that - I'm sure Aljofree, Norburn, Cotter and maybe others have been trying and it should be perfectly natural for players to come in and out according to form when the squad size is 25+. We can vent on places like this, but the coach should be a wee bit more diplomatic. He said it right later - anyone not performing well is under pressure. That's just a small detail, the forum and whole panel were great last night, MP especially, who spoke very well on the team.

One point that got my interest is the Bros still mulling over what management structure they want. That tells us there will be no appointment any time soon, if what the actual post is hasn't been decided yet :) Hopefully, there won't be any fans banging on about giving recruitment to MP - it's not going to happen. The choice is a) Head of Recruitment b) Director of Football or c) some other structure we haven't seen before. Personally I hope it's a) MP doesn't need a boss between him and the bros but could do with an equal in that other dept, either a Montague figure or Montague himself (I still haven't given up hope of him coming back).

In hindsight, a good question to have asked MP would have been ... should Jodie have been left to start in his wing position, at the beginning of the season?

League 1? Not even making any waves in League 2, 10 games in with Patto.

Wasted season again already

The core of the squad should be fine, but there are players who will need to be moved on. Midfield places must be filled with quality rather than numbers. At League One level, I do not think we could cope with the amount of strikers currently being used. You also need two experienced goalkeepers who can win matches on their own.

There are many improvements that must be made, but I believe when the club is ready we will not be battling to stay up. A finish in the lower to mid table feels more realistic.

From that point it all comes down to keeping the key players and sorting contracts early.

16 hours ago, Garry Lee said:

League 1? Not even making any waves in League 2, 10 games in with Patto.

Wasted season again already

There is still plenty that can be improved, but yesterday’s defeat came from a simple mistake rather than poor play. Notts put in a good performance, I just wish Matthew Dennis had not got so caught up in battling with the opposition in such a risky area.

That level of shirt pulling has to be cut out, but as Notts fans we know promotion is never straightforward.

Jatta and Jones would still be crucial. I would keep Jarvis if he is for real, and Dennis could push on with regular games. Palmer should handle the step up, and Ness needs fitness to show what he can do. We would need depth elsewhere, especially at left wing back and in central midfield.

Supporters want a plan and a timetable. If results stay patchy, we need to see a plan B in the league. Martin Paterson has to show he can change shape mid game and still keep our identity. Patience is hard, but it’s part of building a club that lasts.

The challenge isn’t just tactics, it’s balancing identity with adaptation. When Notts play well they move the ball quickly, switch tempo and hurt teams. When they lose control the passing becomes aimless. We have good techs in midfield, but the league is rough. We need to mix longer balls and direct play to relieve pressure, especially away. Let Martin Paterson try different shapes and use subs to shift momentum. The bench must influence games. If fans see steady progress, belief grows and results follow.

Back the club’s plans to invest in the academy and facilities as well as the squad. The Reedtz brothers want to build Notts for the long term. That matters. A coach can reach higher when the club grows off the pitch too. We must stay critical where needed but trust the process and back the vision.

Writing off the loan from Football Radar shows the owners want the club to stand on its own feet. It reduces annual interest and frees money for players, training and scouting. It also signals confidence in the club's strategy and the work of the Reedtz family. The change from debt to sustainability means steady growth rather than sudden leaps. Some fans will still ask for more investment, but this step aligns with a longer term plan to reach League One and stay there. It would be good to see the money used for development in the academy and facilities, which benefits not just this season but the club for years. This move feels like a significant turning point for Notts as a club.

Seeing Notts at the top of the table in the last few years has been rare, and this move supports that trend. The debt write off makes the club more attractive to potential players and staff who want stability. It also reduces the chance of another owner stepping in with big injections that skew the season. Fans want transparency and results, and the public statement helps. If recruitment stays smart and the academy feeds into the first team, we can build a strong squad without taking on heavy risk. It is not a guarantee, but it is a sensible step in the right direction.

Notts fans have seen big talk before, but this feels different. Writing off a loan is rare and signals real patience and a plan. It reduces financial pressure on next summer's budget, which means the manager can focus on getting a rhythm with the squad rather than chasing last minute loans. It also sends a message to players that the owners are serious about building something sustainable, not just a quick win. We should hold them to that, and we should support sensible signings that fit the plan. Promotion is a long road, but clear, careful steps like this help us move in the right direction.

You could look at it as he's gone on loan because he's closer to the first XI than you think - only 1 injury to either Palmer or Norburn and he's in the matchday squad.

He needs game time, but I'm sure the loan includes a recall.

At only 22, he's not the finished article as a CM. I'd say he's L2 level not NL, but not promotion level L2 without taking a leap forward.

Jack has made 19 appearances for Notts & when he's played for Notts he played steady without being spectacular. But he hasn't done a lot wrong either.

To be honest I'm surprised that he has been sent on loan because if either Palmer or Robertson get injured Hinchy would be close to selection.

I do hope he can get some game time at Altrincham, but I would have preferred he had gone to a league 2 club because his standard is higher than the National League in my opinion.

I think it will be Altrincham who has decided on the length, he has done well for us at times but hasn't showed enough improvements. In all fairness, you look at him in the squad and think it's a position we could be better allocating to someone else. I also think there's better younger options that we could bring in, Hinchy is 22 and needs to be playing on a weekly basis to improve further. Wiki says, he's only got 37 league appearances, which is nothing for a player of his age.

Good luck to him, I hope he flourishes and does gain confidence, but I think he will be one player highly likely to move on in the near future on a permanent basis.

What a move this was. Pin point passing

Barnsley doesn't look to be all that interested in the competition, but this doesn't take anything away from Notts winning. We played a much changed squad ourselves, and it shows the strength we have on the bench and in rotation and that must give hope that once our form becomes consistent that we will be able to start climbing up the League Two table again.

Lincoln City and ourselves, I think will progress from the group unless Barnsley decide to take it a bit more seriously.

It's good to know that we can do well, making such changes and know that the players coming in look just as good as those who have been rested. It says much more about us than Barnsley.

I do believe that set pieces are a very important part of football & it is very important that Clubs should work on the training ground to make them more effective as a way of scoring goals.

However, Clubs should work to ensure that set pieces are much more less effective against their own defence. We have seen Notts fail to deal with set pieces especially corners which has proved very costly over the last few seasons.

I can remember Wimbledon at their crazy gang best used to be very effective at set piece situations. I'm not surprised that it is being looked at as a tactic that is growing in popularity once again, as an effective way of winning football matches.

What I'd like to see for set pieces is a referee who has the guts to give a foul or penalty for the excesive pushing ,holding,cuddling etc and not just for the defending team.

I wished Notts were a lot better at set pieces, we never seem capable of scoring from a corner and people attribute this to Matt Palmer, but I think some of his corners are very good, just nobody attacks them.

Teams like FC Midtjylland have turned them into a strengthen, and it is possible that they work hard in training to achieve at a consistent standard.

The art of taking good free kicks, inch perfect corners is a fading aspect in English football, especially at League One and Two level.

Great to see that they have achieved the championship, it's another great story in football.