I made up with Kevin when he apologised to me after referring to me as "Arsenal Fan TV" and claiming I hassled the players for selfies. I only have a few, and the whole complaint about his falls apart when I show I had no involvement over JJ publishing the images sent to the FB page from a friend called Ben (R.I.P) Highlighting Liam Noble's training session with us.

This will make me sound bitter, but I had no end of abuse directed towards me on certain social media channels due to his unprofessional comments.

Although he apologised, I must confess that I still harbor resentment.

I was waiting for this to happen, the moment he made some baffling signings and stopped playing someone far better than one certain signing. I am sorry, I don't believe he's good enough to manage. He is biased towards his friends, he doesn't understand tactics as a manager and he's just a bit cocky in believing he can do better. Our fans call Paul Ince, Keith Curle and Chris Kiwomya. All three of those are better than Kevin Nolan.

My tinted glasses can't go as far as declaring Jamie Fullarton as better but they are incredibly close.

I think it was inevitable that his job would be on the line after winning only one match in the last sixteen. Problem for Northampton they are four points from safety with 10 matches left.

A new manager will find it very difficult to save them from relegation at this stage in the season

I can remember a toe-curling interview/game thing that Kevin Nolan did with Alan Hardy and one the questions Alan was asked was something like, “Where do you see Kevin in 5 years time?” and he answered, with no hint of irony; “Manager of the England National Team”.

I suspect if he wanted another managerial/head coach role it'll be either League 2 or the National League for him.

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

@Gloucester Pie, welcome to PON! I am very sorry I missed this. I hope 2026 has been a great start for you. I also hope you enjoy being part of our Notts community and check in when you want to contribute. We'll always make you feel welcome and at home. COYP!

The YouTube channel dedicated to uploading old highlights, and news has done a fantastic job perserving some of our history, that is how I have been able to watch many of them over the years. Though, I was given several DVDs of old recorded TV full games which I watched. These were given to me by a fan who did a similar thing, but just for personal use as the Magpie Goals channel.

I haven't spoken to the fan in years, everything about the KOP seems to have changed with our success on the pitch but one of the games was this tie. I can't say if it was fully extended or just highlights. I just remembered seeing it, I should try to find the dvds again.

I need to get back to promoting the OTDs, it was something PON first did that I had noticed Premier League teams doing and wondered why Notts never did. I probably have shared this one, I'll check tomorrow but fans don't like being reminded of defeats but some games I do feel are important historical. Therefore they should be shared, win, lose or draw.

Obviously, I would have been just over a year old when this game took place, so no memories or recollections, but you know what, I love reading about fans memories no matter what the result.

I have seen some Derby youth streamed games over the years, and they don't have a bad academy. Even when they were at their worst, it's the academy that gave them something to fill their squad out and some are real gems for the future. Easily Championship, League One potential and if their better prospects get the right time I think they could see more pushing them forwards or being sold on.

I am not surprised they beat us 2-0, to be fair it could have been more and our lads shouldn't dwell on it.

Don’t worry we’ll get promoted in third place, you heard it here first. 👍

Mystic Tone

Charlton Athletic 1-1 Birmingham City

Swansea City 2-1 Stoke City

Blackpool 1-0 Wigan Athletic

Luton Town 0-2 Reading

Gillingham 0-1 Fleetwood Town

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Oldham Athletic (joker)

Hartlepool United 2-0 Halifax Town

Woking 0-2 Tamworth

Charlton Athletic 1-1 Birmingham City Joker

Swansea City 1-1 Stoke City

Blackpool 1-0 Wigan Athletic

Luton Town 2-1 Reading

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood Town

Tranmere 0-2 Oldham Athletic

Hartlepool 2-1 Halifax Town

Woking 2-1 Tamworth

The result:

Charlton Athletic 1-0 Birmingham City
Swansea City 2-0 Stoke City
Blackpool 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Luton Town 2-3 Reading
Gillingham 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Tranmere 1-3 Oldham Athletic
Hartlepool 0-1 Halifax Town
Woking 3-1 Tamworth

Our joint champions this week are @magpiejue and @nottsnutter!

In our big leaderboard, @william1984 still leads but @magpiejue has made some inroads into that lead this week.

And that's yer lot - Saturday's fixtures will be posted on Wednesday as usual. Thanks for playing!

Martin has a few players to choose from for the number 10 role. I think that his selection will be made depending on what type of footballing side we are facing, whether they be a ball playing side or a direct playing one that are very physical for example.

I'll abstain from the vote as I missed the first half, but would lean towards Norburn, the rock in midfield who allowed others to shine. I thought he was a dud earlier in the season, but he's stepped up when we needed him and he's a big reason why we're still in the running for the top three. Bravo.

Kouhyar and Bennetts were both livewires after coming on. For the "penalty", Bennetts went down after feeling contact; those kinds of decisions tend to be given in Germany, but not in England! He's the perfect sub to bring on to shake things up, but no doubt he wishes he was starting more often.

The Poll has closed. Thanks to all who voted. I'm pleased to announce by popular choice, Ollie Norburn had been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Walsall.

On 04/03/2026 at 16:05, Fan of Big Tone said:

I’m appealing that red, I was not malicious and no one was injured. 🎵crap refs we always get crap refs 🎵

Strut your smarts like I told you in the PM, I should make it clearer my message is a joke. Though, I do like the idea of randomly whacking people like Granny would joke about. 1 New Notification "Chris has just wracked with GrannyPie's walking sticks". 🤣

On 05/03/2026 at 11:16, Michael D Pie. said:

What you do on here for everyone is really much appreciated @Chris and it is so good to see you back and doing your thing. Thank you 😊

It's nice to be back, and it will be even more enjoyable when the standards I set myself improve, but I know, little steps. I want to make sure I get next season spot on, and planning will help with that. Thanks for your kind words, Mr Michael. 👍

7 hours ago, Chris said:

Strut your smarts like I told you in the PM,

Ok, @Chris in that case I’ll just leave this here

I can do a good impression of Yogi Bear, saying that he's smarter than the average bear. 🤣

On 07/03/2026 at 08:01, Fan of Big Tone said:

Donation page has been revamped with new widgets, as per my coninued effort to be transparent it also shows I would break down the donations. I never expect to reach the goal target, but when it does it would have a breakdown. 9/10 all the funds go towards the dedicated server.

https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/donate/

The Avatar Gallery has been rebuilt and new features such as claiming a display picture are included to avoid other members using the same one.

My full attention turns to the social publisher application I am building, this will hopefully tie into the featured system (not spotlight) and allow for the featured page to bring interesting content.

I am also outlining what will be included for those who subscribe to PON.

Everyone helps massively, so please don't feel inclined to donate or subscribe. As a community we do our best with every single action we take.

Biggest understatement in terms of comments on football: "Suspensions likely to come.". 🤣

What the hell am I seeing? I know South American football is very violent, and Brazil are one of the worst places for that, but the keeper turns a bad 50/50 into something you might see in WWE/AEW, Only they wouldn't do the lamest knee drops, if I were in charge of the punishments I would issue bans. None of this is professional behaviour, and the punishment of bans is the only real way to combat it.

Yes @Fan of Big Tone the old English sayings are definitely ones to listen to. There was a reason behind each and every one. "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" March often begins with rough winter weather and ends more gently.

There is some truth here. In Britain the jet stream often still drives strong storms in early March, while by late March spring air masses start to dominate, bringing calmer conditions. Thought you might like this one to go with your contribution 😀

Here’s another one for you @Michael D Pie. :

"If the oak is out before the ash, then we are in for a splash; but if the ash is out before the oak, we are in for a soak":

I guess it refers to the buds on the trees.

Good morning fellow pies (and Rams of course), how are we all today? It’s matchday of course so we are all full of anticipation and optimism, safe travels to our travelling supporters I’ll be listening on Radio Red which will probably turn into Radio Yellow and Blue as they follow the stags FA cup exploits but hopefully they’ll save some time for the Pies commentary.

Have a great day everyone and COME ON YOU PIES!

I thought today was mostly good, but I feel a bit bummed (down) now. I have been burying my head in code, trying to get parts sorted so that it's easier to return the content to the site. I won't focus on that, but it's like a bomb being dropped on the inside and no matter how many positives I can think of it still not enough to change the perception in my own mind.

That said, whilst I waited for the kick off yesterday's game I finally met someone who I have looked out for at away games for awhile. I thought I had in the past, but I think it's a mismemory.

It's always been a huge pleasure to meet people, and it's one of the many privileges of the site. It's one of the best things about the community aspects, as I still remember not knowing any fans aside of my family and although sometimes I find games to be overwhelming I do look back at all the wonderful people I have met. I'm not mentioning who, it's not fair and respect privacy but they also kindly donated.

When someone does this in person, I find it difficult and I tried politely to say that it wasn't needed. In my mind, I was worried it would be taken the wrong way, but when someone insists I will accept it but it doesn't take the awkwardness a way. Everyone who has helped, it does show me what the site means and I am always thankful for that. It was nice to have a brief chat, but I wished I didn't fall into complaining about a few things. 🤣 Ironically, those views were multipled by the behaviour of some supporters who I am gunning to speak with in person. I won't stand by seeing abuse, and I will call it out.

These people are always the first to want something from the club or the players, even after being a gob*hit* towards them.

In other news, I have made a large step with improvements and I will continue to reach this target. I am hoping to have my social publisher application ready, but I am still stuck on a few parts.

Learning about important figures is something I think more people should do, it's partly why I like posts like this because without them being mentioned you might not otherwise be aware or make the connection that this is the same person who was issued on a stamp once upon a time. There's an element of legacy that makes it exciting to read about those who fought in the war, who made a difference and stood for good.

I was reading an article this morning, Quote, "Approximately 50,000 American soldiers deserted from the US armed forces during World War II, with the vast majority of these desertions occurring in the European Theatre of Operations". 

"While this number represents a significant issue, particularly during the peak of fighting in 1944 when desertion rates rose above 6 percent, it represented a low percentage of the total US military force"

(Source Google)

I hope Jatta is back soon otherwise this could be a worry going into the next three games, if neither Jatta or Ndlovu can play that just leaves Dennis as our only out and out striker.

Looks like me and you better get our boots back out @Fan of Big Tone and give to the cause. 🤣⚽️

I agree with @Chris it was a dangerous tackle that could have resulted in a serious injury, so the straight red was justified as well as the suspension.

But I do remember a bad tackle on Jodie Jones when Notts played Gillingham last season that went unpunished & Jodi finished up being out for months.

There are so many inconsistencies when it comes to dangerous incidents during a game where these incidents are either jumped upon, not seen or just ignored by the officials.

Oxford United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

QPR 2-1 Sheffield United

Mansfield Town 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Stevenage 0-2 Stockport County

Barnet 1-1 Chesterfield

Colchester United 2-0 Salford City (joker)

Brackley Town 2-1 Altrincham

Truro City 2-0 Braintree Town

Oxford United 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

QPR 0-2 Sheffield United (Joker)

Mansfield Town 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Stevenage 1-1 Stockport County

Barnet 0-1 Chesterfield

Colchester United 1-0 Salford City

Brackley Town 0-1 Altrincham

Truro City 0-0 Braintree Town

The results:

Oxford United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
QPR 0-2 Sheffield United
Mansfield Town 2-2 AFC Wimbledon
Stevenage 2-1 Stockport County
Barnet 1-0 Chesterfield
Colchester United 0-1 Salford City
Brackley Town 0-2 Altrincham
Truro City 2-3 Braintree Town

Congrats to this round's winner @Dan! But the strongest player this week is clearly me, as I'm propping the rest of you up:

Overall, @magpiejue moves into second, 17 points behind leader @william1984...

Keep your eyes peeled for Saturday's fixtures, which will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for playing everyone!

The stadium mockup looks huge for a club that only has 9k+ seats. Parts of it look nice but one side is far too big. I don't know much about the club, but I found it interesting to read.

I like Grant and Kouhyar, I think they offer a lot and improve us. Unfortunately, neither has been much of a threat in the final third, but both serve the team well in other ways (IMO we look better as a team when Grant plays). You can have one player like that, but having two just behind your main striker (who isn't exactly a golden boot candidate himself) isn't a recipe for goals galore.

We really stepped it up in the second half - we started taking risks and creating chances - and I thought we were much the likelier team to win it until the sending off, which was followed by a frankly stupid triple substitution and an unnecessary goal. And even after that we had a couple of good chances to equalise.

We're a good side, accidents happen. Let it be a lesson. Among other things, certain players need to learn to stay cool under pressure and to play to the whistle (Mr Jones I'm looking at you). We need to dust ourselves down and be back on our A game on Saturday.

Probably different cases @DangerousSausage. There's nothing too wrong with our formation or attacking intent, it's just a personnel issue. Our promotion-clinching No.10 was scoring a hat-trick at Orient at the same time.

I'd predict MP calling time on Kouhyar now. In a similar way that he turned against Roos after C'Field. He's been a lively sub for us (albeit w/out goals and assists) but that's 3 starts now in which he's looked nothing like that player who can give a nice 10min cameo.

We all know now what Grant does and what he doesn't do. If we had a productive alternative, his lack of output would have consigned him to the fringes. Both Luker and Hall were ahead of him previously.

That this was our main area of weakness going into the Jan window was obvious to all. We were interested in Ruben of course but that was the longest of long shots. Monty's answer in the end.....Tangan. I hope this season doesn't pass by without him getting the same chance Kouhyar's just had.

I've kind of given up on this weakness in the team being solved this season and there are only 12 (or 15 games left). We have to muddle through and hope MP can come up with something on a match-by-match basis. Can we get 2 or 3 more of early-season performances from Hall for example. Can we ever surprise a team by playing JJ or Tsaroulla there. Or throw in a totally different formation...

certainly i think the defending was better than our attack, but had that near miss of ours where lee ndlovu tried stretching to reach the ball it could have been different but matty platt played brilliantly.

Macari for me, though my vote could also have been placed with Bedeau and Platt

The Poll has closed. Thanks to all who voted.

I'm pleased to announce that Matty Platt has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Grimsby. Well done Matt.

On 14/02/2026 at 07:07, theAnticlough said:

Kind of a compliment really.

It’s funny, really. People talk about that Wrexham-Notts County mural like it’s some gladiatorial fresco of two titans locked in eternal combat, when in reality it’s part of this whole wave of Wrexham‑the‑mythology becoming Wrexham‑the‑street‑art. The Crispin Lane piece wasn’t even meant to stick around. Just a temporary promo, painted by a trio of very talented humans who probably didn’t expect their work to become a local landmark wedged between a football club and a ninth‑century earthwork. But here we are. Football, history, dragons… it’s a lot.

What’s happened to Wrexham since all of that only underlines what you already knew on the pitch. The resources, the momentum, the global spotlight… it was a tidal wave. And the fact that Notts County pushed us as close as you did? That wasn’t just impressive. That was miraculous in the way only football miracles are: quietly heroic, slightly absurd, and absolutely unforgettable.

If anything, it made the whole story better. Rivalries don’t work without someone worthy on the other side. And you were more than worthy.

I feel very out of touch because I wasn't aware of this street art, and to be honest it doesn't bother me. Cedwyn Scott scored the most important penalty, and earned redemption for doing so. At least in terms of the clash against Wrexham vs. Notts. Beating Chesterfield gave us a far greater occasion and many fans first trip to Wembley stadium.

This is something I have tried to get Notts to allow me to do for over 8 years. I would love to put up murals from our history but the club would rather pay people to do it.

I am very confident, which will sound like I have an ego but I know I could create fan pieces which remind people just what Notts County means. Every time I have asked though, I get rejected and then not long after something similar is done. Example includes Alan Hardy positioning himself alongside other iconic characters based on height comparisons. I suppose people know I wouldn't be into that BS.

I don't see a problem with it (although I bet a certain Mr Scott isn't too keen). It's a key moment in their recent history. That game was on a knife-edge, and if we'd won to seal the double over Wrexham I firmly believe we'd have gone on to win the league. But aunts, uncles and all that...

I think that Notts are in a good position to clinch a playoff place, but I'm not sure that we have quite enough to get an automatic place.

In this league I just don't think that you can get an automatic place by playing a purely passing game. We've seen Notts get results recently by working hard, matching other teams for physicality, staying organised, grinding out results. & producing a few moments of quality upfront.

Take the game against Shrewsbury as an example. If Notts had gone more direct & roughed the Shrewsbury players up a bit, they might have been more successful. Notts have shown that they can play direct when it's necessary. They should continue to keep that as an option.

It's going to be tight as the remaining games come, I just hope we can bounce back from Grimsby and avoid allowing it to linger. This focus needs to be on picking up as many wins away from home as possible, because I do think our home form has been very good this campaign at least off the top of my head. I was in The Nest yesterday, and I felt disappointed witnessing our fan base cheering for Cambridge when they scored, and then again for MK Dons. It made no sense, and as much as I hate team franchises, a draw was always the better outcome for us.

Teams just like us will be scrambling to get the wins they need, and that builds for an exciting end to the competition.

For us, we should expect more dips and highs in the rollercoaster because football is never plainsailing. I actually think, or at least hope we'll be stronger for the defeat against Grimsby and that we will unite as the matches become harder to squeeze those points. I would actually call for fans who attend and watch/look out for fixtures at home to spread encouragement.

would it not be like notts to go second, only to need to win or draw on the final day to stay into automatics only to fall into the playoffs? or even, to remain in the playoffs. its been a good season, we have learnt lessons and there is that sign tat we are getting stronger. whatever happens i want to keep building and i hope paterson takes his first season as a chance to further improve himself.

if we go up, so be it. i will be delighted. if we go out in the playoffs or dont make it, i will feel some disappointment but i do think its more important to be ready.

paterson might gain more if we was not to go up, but this is not me wishing for this scenario at all.

Thans to all on PoN for the lovely birthday wishes.Sorry Notts couldn't complete my day with a win.

happy belated birthday @super_ram, i am glad you had a nice day and got to see your grandchildren on chris side. i hope you got to see the others too.

All the love to the GOAT of PON. Wishing you many happy returns, @super_ram.

Match day morning and still more rain, mind you the sun will shine me thinks after a good result today. Busy day today as Mrs P is taking our Isabella to the Theatre Royal to see Bluey. So I assume the position of Chauffeur extraordinaire, delivering my passengers to Hucknall tram stop for 12:00 where they will board the tram, alighting at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. I will then proceed to park up at London Road Fire Station and make my way to the Nest, participating of food and beverage whilst watching the early kick off on the big screen. Once Bluey has finished Mrs P and Isabella will jump on the tram alighting at the train station then making their way to Meadow Lane to meet up with said Chauffeur 😀 happy days. Have a great weekend on and all. ⚽️

Good morning everyone, it’s matchday, I’ll be there with Chloe last week was the first time she’d seen so many goals from Notts so we’re hoping for a repeat performance.

In other news we’ve had a Hive Smart Thermostat fitted so now when we have our winter break in the sun we won’t have to come back to a freezing house as I can turn the heating on from anywhere in the world. Clever stuff.

Have a great day everyone and COME ON YOU PIES!

i went to visit my mum in the morning, then went to fetch her shopping and took it back. i stayed to have something to eat, she cooked a sunday roast and my aunt and uncle came over to join us. i have been busy during the week with work, and i found less time to check on things. i was not able to go to yesterday game as i was with my dad who asked me to drive him to covent garden.

would have liked to have made the game but i did like the change in some ways.

Last 4 years 3rd place were:

Bradford 78pts

Mansfield 86pts

Northampton 83pts

Bristol Rovers 80pts

So yes 85 points should do it, maybe 83 as this year is very competitive unlike the run away year of Stockport, Wrexham and Mansfield.

Is a further 22 points achievable?

6 wins, maybe.

4 draws, fingers very crossed.

Only 3 defeats.

It's squeaky time 😝

On 24/02/2026 at 16:40, Mapperley Pie said:

Last 4 years 3rd place were:

Bradford 78pts

Mansfield 86pts

Northampton 83pts

Bristol Rovers 80

Is a further 22 points achievable?

6 wins, maybe.

4 draws, fingers very crossed.

Only 3 defeats.

It's squeaky time 😝

Yesterday makes the rest of March look intense 😬

4 hours ago, theAnticlough said:

He's got all 3 of Barnsley's goals at Orient.

We were lucky to have him for 2 years, and if he'd have stayed with this squad I think we'd easily be top.

I think that Notts did make a mistake not coming to an agreement with Didzy for him to stay this season.

But we've moved on & Notts have to try to & do their best with the players that we have now.