On 22/11/2023 at 17:21, KingWilliams said:

In my view, it’s beneficial when teams like Everton leave the Premier League as it provides opportunities for clubs like Luton Town to make their mark. I’m optimistic that Blackburn and Coventry will make a comeback one day. It would also be a welcome change to see a few London clubs stepping down.

Thanks but let Everton stay in PL

Few words about Nottm Forest - Everton game. 
My friend visits all away Everton games for few years already, and when Forest promoted to PL it was new interesting direction to go. But he told me that all of them had not really good experience this time as well as last visit. They were surprised how Nottm fans rude are. There were many chants about poor damn unemployed scousers by Forest fans at City Ground.
And he said that there are not so many places where they meet disrespectful attitude of the home supporters: Leicester, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and now Nottingham.

I think my views on the supposed FFP rules are well known. Everton get the deduction, probably Forest will now follow, with Everton getting a further reduction.

Question on everyone's lips is when are Man City and Chelsea going to be brought to task? The answer will be probably never. They are both just two big and when billions are involved, money talks unfortunately.

On 05/12/2023 at 16:24, ARLukomski said:

Fan made content can bring exposure, not just to the club, but the lower leagues as well. Something that's hugely missing in modern day football.

This is the point the pen pushers don't understand. There is wall-to-wall coverage of football, but there's not an awful lot on official channels that promotes the matchday experience. Whether they're your cup of tea or not, vloggers do that. They are promoting the Football League's product.

How is it different in principle from Sky's Saturday show, when you also watch people watching the match?

Ultimately, it’s all about money, not the fans. Sky has had a significant impact on football, both good and bad. The rise of vloggers can be overwhelming given their numbers, but that shouldn’t be a reason to exclude them. They should also be allowed to earn money, considering the work involved, and I agree that it will likely be reinvested into the club. What @ARLukomski does for Notts, in my opinion, is attract younger fans and engage those living abroad. It’s unfortunate that the EFL is being unsporting about it.

I enjoy listening to what our club supporting Vloggers have to say. I think it is an important part of getting all the information from a match, it adds to the day and is very entertaining.

I can understand the concerns raised by some, but I don't see any problem if the Vlogger doesn't show any footage of the match itself but reports before, at half time, and after the match. 

The media are somewhat living in the past, & are still reluctant to embrace the modern technology available to us.

Club Vloggers have a big part to play in the modern era in my opinion. 

10 minutes ago, liampie said:

fowler for me was more of a threat than cole and very unlucky not to have been featured more for england.

100%. I'd have chosen Fowler over Cole tbf. Fowler was an unbelievable striker, definitely deserved to feature more for England.

11 minutes ago, liampie said:

most players needed to work well with alan shearer

That was the main issue in some strikers who perhaps should or could have appeared more didn't have as many caps. Sheringham and Shearer, especially in Euro 96, was a very good partnership and Shearer often acknowledges Teddy in his podcasts as his favourite striker partner because of how well they linked up and worked as one. 

@Robbie there were so many to choose from it was just the case of who do you leave out to make room for the others worthy of a shot?

Probably not to be honest. Every generation produces players who are amazing for their clubs but don't show the same form for England, and Cole fitted nicely in that category. I don't recall him getting a run of games though, he tended to get called up, failed to impress and was dropped again for the next game. The competition at that time certainly didn't help matters. Robbie Fowler came much closer to reproducing his club form for England and he was a bit-part player too.

Sheringham was a quality player, but I remember him being injured at lot. The emergence of Michael Owen didn't help him.

@DangerousSausage Totally agree, to a point. Shearer in 1996 hadn't scored for something like 2 years for England but Terry Venables stuck by him and told him that he'll still continue selecting him despite a lack of goals on the International stage. Shearer did start scoring granted but same could have been for Andy Cole given more of a chance. It's all maybes, maybe he would have scored more or maybe not had he been selected more. But, again to your point, the emergence of Owen definitely put a halt to Cole getting in. 

I'll always appreciate Ian. I was going through a horrible time in March and April of 2021. He was the manager of Notts then and the end to that season gave me something to smile about.

I needed the 2021-22 season so I could go to the football again. The season might not have ended how we wanted but he gave me a lot of good memories. I met him after the last home game against Alty and what a gent. Took time out to have a photo with us and have a laugh as well. Would happily take him out for a drink

Forest Green did us a favour by recruiting Ian Burchnall. While it’s not worth lingering on, I do wish him the best at Wolves. His family must be hoping for a period of stability with no further relocations in the near future.

Some may not agree, but I believe Ian's time at Notts should be looked back on more favourably than the general consensus sees his time here.

He did get us to the playoffs in successive seasons and Notts were continuing to play attractive Football under his leadership.

Fortunes can easily change in Football, Grimsby scored an equaliser in injury time of the Playoff eliminator. Notts could easily have been in the semi instead of being eliminated. And Luke was a minute away from losing in the playoff semi final. That's football.

Ian was offered the job at Forest Green, it didn't work out too well for him, but he would have been crazy not to take the job which wss a step up for him. Luke did the same thing.

Now Ian has bounced back and is First Team Coach for Wolves in the Premier League, so he must be doing something well, that a Premier League Club would want him. And as of today he's still there.

That was a great piece to read. Makes you applaud the man even more. 

Never knew the stories about him being stabbed or being involved in a car crash that left him in a very bad way. Certainly could have been worse but he never gave up on achieving something in football despite having his playing days done with. 

He was certainly motivated and gave everything, football and outside of football, his all. 

This is a great article, there's a lot in there that I hadn't heard before. I thin it's his life experience that makes him such a good man manager and an engaging bloke to listen to. He should consider writing an autobiography one day, it could inspire some people.

Very interesting signing, can't question his technical abilities, probably as good as if not better than Ruben. But that's just one part of being a success, you can't help but think why has he had so many clubs, is there some underlying issue there?

Time will tell I guess but his interview reassured me a bit, and having trained with us before he knows he's coming into a hard working environment. If he clicks here he could be great for us for the second half of the season.

Good signing on paper.

I hope we can get the best out of him, as he's the type of player some of our lot will get onto his back due to higher expectations and the unhealthy impression that a player of his quality/experience should walk rings round others in this league.

John Bostock turned out to be one of the signings of the year.

He became an important & influential member of the team that got us promoted back into the football league.

Notts improved in the second half, but it wasn’t quite enough to secure a win. We needed a greater contribution from the entire team, not just Jodi Jones. The man of the match decision was fair. Aidan Baldwin had an excellent game, but Jones was more consistent in his role. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t score a second goal, but a draw is a decent result.

It was a good game, with both teams having chances. Barrow seemed vulnerable in the second half. We needed to be more courageous. I agree with many comments made earlier, so I won’t repeat them. We should have won. Jodi Jones tried hard to assist, but it was difficult with Barrow defending in numbers.

@FozzyI agree that Brindley should be rested for this game.

A reminder to @Dry Nelson Ray that the real quality show is here at The San Sirrel 

The attendance at both home and away matches has been commendable, and the support Meadow Lane receives should not be overlooked. It’s heartening to see Meadow Lane filling up, with over 10k spectators for our home games, which is financially beneficial for the club.

Football fans love to see open attacking football. They like to be entertained. 

And Notts are doing both of those things.

Long may it continue.

@Dry Nelson Ray contact details : http://andybrownstadiums.com/ 

Twitter : @andybisanartist 

I'm sure Mrs @Dry Nelson Ray would love this art on her wall

Life really is Black and White ????????????

The painting is lovely, and it’s great to see Meadow Lane featured in his gallery. The club certainly made the right decision in allowing him to do so.

Very nice piece of work.