Tom Harris managed our club from 1893 to 1913, a very long period of time for a Club Manager.

They were actually called Secretary Managers in those days.

Tom is the only Notts County Manager that has lifted the FA Cup, winning it in 1894, when Notts defeated Bolton Wanderers 4:1 at Goodison Park.

Notts were actually a Division 2 club when they won the Cup, defeating 3 Top tier sides on the way to their triumph.

Tom also guided Notts to the Division 2 Championship in season 1896/97 and a 3rd place in Division 1 in 1900/01.

Tom is a true legend of Notts County Football Club & his achievement is unique, which puts him equal to all the other great Managers who have served this club.

The recruitment of loanees has proved successful for Notts.

Take Jorge Grant. Jorge played a season and a half for Notts from the 2017 to May 2018 appearing for Notts 62 times & scoring 21 goals. In his first spell he scored 6 goals and helped save us from relegation. In season 2017/18 his goals helped us to the play offs with a fifth place finish.

The most recent successful loanee story is Jodi Jones who came from Oxford U & played 16 times in our promotion year and scored the winning goal in the playoff to get us to the final. In May 23 Jodi signed permanently on a 2 year contract with Notts, and he's now a regular in our team helping us to push for promotion to league 1 & already has 4 goals to his name this term.

And we will never forget the heroics of Archie Mair, another loanee from Norwich City, in the play off final, saving two Chesterfield penalties in the shootout that proved absolutely vital.

I believe Notts should continue with this policy of recruiting players on loan. It is a good way to assess a player for a possible transfer while he is also doing a job for us. If it doesn't work out the loanee just returns to his club.

This fits very nicely into Notts current 'sustainability' financial policy.

Thoughts?

It's the final round of the year! Send in your predictions by 3pm on Boxing Day, and remember those jokers!

Hull City v Sunderland

Watford v Bristol City

Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers

Fleetwood Town v Carlisle United

Barrow v Stockport County

Bradford City v Morecambe

Altrincham v Halifax Town

Southend United v Barnet

Game 24 - Rovers (H)

Team: Doncaster Rovers

Date: 26/12/2023

Where: Meadow Lane

What line-up should Luke Williams opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

When Notts loses, we fans don’t get to hear from the players, which prevents us from gaining a clear understanding of a player’s thoughts. I realise this is mostly done to protect the players, but for a club that claims to want an open dialogue with the fans and encourages players to connect with the fans, I’m not keen on the club avoiding player interviews just because we lost a match.

Negative comments will appear on social media regardless, and I can’t help but think they could be handled more effectively if done.

I have such great memories of our grand old stadium at Meadow Lane.

I can remember when we played Everton in the FA Cup at home on a wet day in March 1984,  standing on the Cop getting wet through. The ground was absolutely packed with 10K Everton fans. We lost to an Andy Gray header he headed in only a few inches off the ground.

When I was a boy I would stand at the front of the Cop, behind the goal. When I grew taller, I would watch Notts standing on the County Road side or pop side. There was a large step at the back of the lower tier that you could get a good view from standing at the half way line if you got a place there.

Spent many years standing. Never sat down until it became all seater.

How many of you remember our old ground and where did you watch the games.

Did you prefer to sit or stand?

Wishing all of PoN members a wonderful Christmas

I know this can be a difficult time of year for some people but I hope everyone can have a peaceful Christmas and enjoy as best you can, even if you have an empty chair at the table.

Game 23 - The Hatters (A)

Team: Stockport County

Date: 22/12/2023

Where: Edgeley Park

What line-up should Luke Williams opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

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What’s your favourite Christmas Film?

I’m a fan of most of the Scrooge films I love the story Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and used to read it every Christmas when I was younger.

My favourite Scrooge film is the 1970 Musical version starring Albert Finney, we watch it every Christmas.

Lets hear your favourite Christmas Film.

If you look outside of our fan base, Notts are still being praised, and although some are pointing out the awful defending, most say this is the price of transition back into the football league. Maybe some of it is self-doubt, a lack of confidence within individuals, and maybe some teams have just deserved the results more. I know we can get frustrated, but look how far we have come. The recruitment will fix the defence, and Luke Williams will then get us back on track. Provided we stay up, why lose our heads over a poor run of results?

Where Stone could have been ranked 4th????

I see that Steve Cooper has finally been sacked by our “friends” across the river. I’ve been impressed by the amazing support he’s been getting from the reds fans. I hear that Nino Espirito (or whatever his name is) will be taking over, it’ll be interesting to see how that goes.

Thoughts?

Could I kindly request everyone to put forward nominations for the following categories: Newbie of the Month (any member from this past year), Member of the Month, and Team Member of the Month?

Feel free to nominate as many individuals as you deem suitable.

Don’t fret if you’re uncertain about who’s new or who are team members, I’ll take this into account. I’m aiming for 4 Newbies, 6 Members, and 4 Team Members. Those with the most nominations will be placed in the appropriate categories.

Voting will commence on the 26th, which is in 3 days’ time. Do make sure to nominate, even if you don’t fill each category. Let’s spread some community cheer!

I'm sick to death of Ken and Karen videos, even the slightest reference to them.

It seems that these days if you disagree with someone, it automatically gets people labelled a Ken or Karen. Whilst I have seen a large portion since the term was phrased, that shows self-titled, obsessed and crazy people kicking off over things which, yes, can be funny. I have now grown tired of it.

Some people are acting crazier and crazier.

The thing I most find annoying is how people go around trying to trigger these moments, they're there ready with their phone camera and will cause a situation just to try to post a viral video.

Sometimes people have simply had enough of being harassed and are perfectly within their rights but still get labelled. I find it all very sad. Against the grain, I wondered if others felt similar to me?