We shouldn't be afraid to hoof the ball at the right time, we have players further up the field that are capable of bringing the ball down and playing it across the floor. This is a very good signing, he looks physically strong and I can't comment further about his previous performances as I know very little about him. However, I was happy with his interview and comments from those who have seen him play (remember him playing) have spoken highly of him. Comments such as being surprised that he's not moved to a League One club is a good compliment.

@Chris we've got Jatta to receive those hoofs upfield & then shield the ball to keep possession????

This is a good start to the summer's business, and it's also interesting from the point of view that Bradford have replaced him with Baldwin! He sounds very promising, but many Bradford fans have remarked that passing is not his strong suit. I hope we don't expect him to play in a way he's not comfortable with.

This was genuinely bonkers - Düsseldorf won their away leg 3-0 and must have thought they were all but promoted, only to throw it away. Must be so bitter for them.

Hmmm... I wonder if they'll be following in FGR's footsteps?

Notts stated well and we're 104 for 1  after 10 overs but collapsed to 154 all out

So Notts Outlaws 154 all out, Northants Steelbacks need 155 to win.

brilliant show ????

50 minutes ago, Robbie said:

Kasper Schmeichel:  Denmark

Brian Stubbs: England

Andy Legg: Wales

Ruben Rodriguez: Portugal

Ian McCulloch: Scotland

 

@RobbieDon't know if I missed it, in a blink of an eye, but Leggy could never beat his man on the wing. Stubbs, mobile enough in a 5 a side team, no!!!.... maybe Yates / Short would be better options

30 minutes ago, Piethagoram said:

@RobbieDon't know if I missed it, in a blink of an eye, but Leggy could never beat his man on the wing.

They are playing on a five a side pitch aren't they?

Not much room needed on a five aside pitch.

You don't need so much pace on a small five aside pitch either????

                         Białkowski ????????

                         Johnson ????????
Rodrigues ????????                             McGregor ????????????????????????????
                          Grealish ????????????????????????????

I've exploited the loan system! And what do you call a false 9 in 5 a-side team? A false 5? ????‍♂️????

Thank you for the welcome. I'm slowly working out the lay of the land. Definitely liking what I see.

45 minutes ago, Dnc69 said:

Thank you for the welcome. I'm slowly working out the lay of the land. Definitely liking what I see.

Your welcome @Dnc69

If you need any help navigating round the site or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. There will always be someone on here willing to help.

A big warm PoN welcome from me too, @Dnc69, If you see an item you feel like adding a comment to, well, just dive in, we don't usually bite. A sense of humour comes in. handy too

I hope we put a sell on clause if we lose our best players.

@Fan of Big Tone One can see Jodi and Macca being on sold for mega bucks. We just need to be canny and get the millions, should an offer we receive, which we cannot turn down

I wonder if there is already a sell on clause written into Macca's contract where Gateshead will benefit to an extent if we sell him on?

I'm pleased this has been settled and wish them well.

Great news for the fans.

All Notts friendlies will be away apparently so that the pitch has time to settle before the season kicks off.

So Stuart Maynard clearly left on good terms to be welcomed back! We could do a tour and visit the clubs that some of our previous head coaches/managers are at now. Swansea, Wolves (Ian Burchnall & Shaun Derry), Yeovil (Mark Cooper), Oxford (Craig Short) and FGR (Steve Cotterill).

Not sure the budget would stretch to reach Yokohama Marinos (Harry Kewell) or Zurich for Ricardo Moniz!

Back in the real world, surely we’ll get some fixtures against teams that are pretty close to compensate for the fact there are no home games. Maybe we’ll even get another game against Forest, it’s pretty close even if it is out of the city…

I believe the club threatened them with legal action at one point and they had to hurriedly remove all the copies on sale.

I loved the Pie. At the time, pretty much all writing about the club came from the club or from professional journalists anxious to keep good relations, so any criticism was muted. Fanzines were a breath of fresh air. Ours was very funny and superbly written.

If you want some entertainment during the summer, all copies of the Pie can be found here:

https://piefanzine.com/

1 hour ago, DangerousSausage said:

If you want some entertainment during the summer, all copies of the Pie can be found here:

https://piefanzine.com/

Brilliant, thanks @DangerousSausage

I read that Chesterfield have sold 5,000 did they start selling them earlier?

Think we’re quite a bit behind than at the same point last year, but I’m pretty sure the early bird prices ended sooner last summer?

Need a couple more decent signings in key positions to get the tickets moving again.

So it's happened then. Vincent goes to Bayern Munich as Head Coach.

This appointment is totally out of leftfield. Kompany played in the Bundesliga for several years and was well known as a player, but so too were many others. I know they'd been knocked back by many candidates, but I expected them to give someone like Sebastian Hoeness a go, or maybe someone from the merry-go-round like Pocchetino.

Good luck to the bloke, but there is zero tolerance of failure at Bayern. Lose two games and your job is on the line. They're becoming more and more like Chelsea. 

@DangerousSausage I think he's been appointed due to his reputation as a player, he won the Championship with Burnley but that is a far cry from a Club with the status of Bayern.

Like you said I hope it works out for him too, & I'm sure he's on big money, but Bayern will expect results quickly & be up their challenging for the league title again. 

Wonder why the Club didn't go for someone with more stature?

I do agree to a point @Chris in what you are saying....

I slightly disagree with "It makes me very thankful to have witnessed the Luke Williams era, as it's the closest I have seen to a manager that cares about the whole of his squad."

I think we were far too sentimental, especially on our defence, some 2 year contracts dished out were unwarranted. LW also brought in Randall, having previously worked with him at Swindon.... didn't turn out too well either.

@Piethagoram I think some fans over did it, but I have witnessed with my own eyes how respectful Luke Williams were to our players, yes, he went off (to which I felt was a mistake) for conceding goals at home - yet he always made sure that he left on good terms with everyone. I have heard from staff how he remembered their names, including folk like @Dan.

Will Randall is a flawed signing, but I can see the thought behind it. Randall sort of isolates himself from the squad, I don't know why but even when I have spoken to him - I haven't found him friendly or bothered. He lacks self motivation, I'm sure Williams tried with him but for whatever reason he isn't responsive. Not even to Stuart Maynard, who gave him cameo appearances and he never took that opportunity. Most fault falls on him as a player, I feel. Defensively, when we went up the board and Williams should've strengthened the defence more, along with being more mindful of the two-year deals, I agree on those points.

“Fankaty Dabo” Sounds like something Jimmy Krankie would say. 

Still remember Leeds from the 70's so am pleased Southampton won.

Since the weather was pretty awful I stopped in and watched the game, I thought Leeds were a bit unlucky but I was rooting for Southampton, I don’t know why, I just have to pick a side to support and today it was Southampton. 

Understandable. It's his hometown club and Barrow have a reputation for buying from non-league and developing players. Although the guy who helped that process has now left (Pete Wild)

I'm disappointed he hasn't come to Notts in a way. Mick Jones found Paddy Kenny for Warnock from Bradford Park Avenue. I dont necessarily buy into that we have to recruit from EFl1 or EFL2 nonsense, Stone has just proved my point

The Umpires have declared a draw because of persistent showers making the playing surface unplayable.

Let's hear from the Head Coach after the last two days of the match was washed out due to the waterlogged playing surface.

Notts gave him a great chance after he left Hartlepool. His mistake was being too ambitious because he moved around too much and never settled. I don't blame him for wanting to play at a higher level, but I think if he had stayed with us a few more seasons, he would have found better options to move forward. I'm glad he's still playing; he was a good player for us.

Good news that they have survived but the same problem persists in the Scottish PL as in the English PL.

The gap between the haves and have nots gets wider and wider.

Today, a dose of literature at The Hay Festival

17 minutes ago, Piethagoram said:

Today, a dose of literature at The Hay Festival

Well I suppose it's one way to spend some time watching a good comedy act???? on second thoughts maybe not.

What, no Egrets ? @super_ram

Flooding in Brazil and and also landslides kill 670 in Papua New Guinea ????

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckkkyxvdv5eo
 

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Man City are gonna get away with it. Politics shouldn't be a factor in football. 

Would it have been possible to achieve without the things they're being charged with? Maybe not but even with the charges they still have to go out there week in week out and perform. What Pep and this group of players have done is a great achievement. 

I don't think it is a great achievement what Man City have done.

The gulf is so great between them and the team that finished even in 7th place (31 points) never mind the other 14 PL clubs, that there is a massive chance that they will go on winning it just like Celtic in Scotland & Bayern Munich do in Germany all due to money.

Unless there are changes made to the FFP rules that equalise the PL somewhat, the gap between the big six & the rest will continue to grow and it will eventually destroy the game as we knew it.

And as far as best Managers go Guardiola is no where near the best.There are many more deserving above him, Nicholson, Shankly, Clough, Robson & Ferguson to name a few.

I'd put Jimmy Sirrel above him for what Jimmy achieved too, taking a club from the fourth Division to the first, & building a team from scratch, & rebuilding in every division to get from the bottom to the top, and all done on a shoestring budget.

So Manchester United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final today..United qualify for the Europa League.

All of the big six are back in Europe. They have all got what they want once again.

Multiple millions of pounds will be earned by the big six next season, while the rest can only dream.

Congratulations to Aston Villa for joining them. Good for them.

A very short statement, if I had to guess the reason I'd say Pete Wild thinks more money is needed to progress the team and they either don't have the ability (or want) to increase their funds.

Barrow are overachieving in L2, if they've sacked him just because they missed out on the play-offs it's very short-sighted. They average about 3,700 fans which at a quick glance puts them 19th in the table. They don't exactly generate a massive amount of income compared to the other teams in this league, they probably need 3 home games to match the income from just 1 of our home games.

I think they'll do well to find someone as good as Pete Wild, he'll get another L2 job quite quickly. The managers Barrow had in-between him and Evatt shows what a good job he did.