The Mafia involvement , (I believe) is Nothing New in Italian Football ,there have been other Clubs charged with Mafia Connections over the years.

south america is full of clubs owned by drug lords. i am not surprised to see the mafia branching into football in italy. i would not want to support a team where the owners are that dodgy.

12 minutes ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

he gets working at an Airport,

I believe Luke was volunteering

We've seen examples of Head Coaches and Football Managers getting jobs in the lower divisions to resurrect their career by getting more experience at a lower level, & getting a regular wage.

We've seen that with Stuart Maynard & there are plenty of other examples. It's better to be in work in a profession you love than being out of work for the sake of waiting for a lucrative appointment that may never come.

@Piethagoram , was he? Top Marks to him for Volunteering I thought he had actually got himself a paid position. So Regardless of what Footballing Job he's offered he'll probably take it, because his compensation or pay off from Swansea, isn't Going To Last Forever. You Never Know, He Just Might Be Waiting For The Call From The Brothers.

It's interesting to scroll through the pictures and see how the land Broadmarsh was built on looked in 1953.

This photo of Nottingham square is quite different from how it looks today.

https://bsky.app/profile/piethagoram.bsky.social/post/3lyzilnrbvs2z

My cousin lived in the Meadows area off Kirkwhite street in the 60s. All that area was demolished by the mid 70s. There have been lots of changes in Nottingham since the 50s by uban redevelopment, the demographics of the City & the industry has changed too. The Coal Mines have gone & there are no longer any lace factories left.

The last trolley bus ran at the end of June 1966. You could call the trolley bus the first green bus.

Thanks @menzinho ..the original linked post must have been subsequently deleted. Yes, he is at Bracknell Town. Maybe telling that he didn't reappear at York City wit Stuart?

I think this could be a good move for Matthew. Getting experience in the lower leagues as a Head Coach could give him the platform to move higher in the pyramid if he has a successful spell at Bracknell. I do wish him lots of luck.

I can only go off what others have said, having only been able to listen, but it was hardly a match that will live long in the memory. Gillingham have 7 shots, we have 8 it’s one of those that feel likes if you play it 9 times out of 10 it finishes 0-0.

The post-match interview makes it sound like we lost 2 or 3 nil. We only needed to score 1 goal and we’d have got a point there but Martin seems to be very hung up on the 30 seconds in a 90-minute match in which we concede. In 90 minutes of football, when you play teams around your level you should be able to create a couple of decent chances but we didn’t.

He talks a lot about playing forward too, we had a very similar problem last season, it’s hard when you play 3 at the back, two very deep fullbacks and two deep midfielders… I agree with the previous points about the identity and think there's lack of balance to the first 11 too, are we overloaded with defensive players now? Yes we've got two strikers on the pitch but if they are isolated and playing off scraps there's almost not point. You can play 1 striker and have an attacking team.

The difference between Gillingham and Notts was clear. They handled the situation better, got stuck in, and looked like a group of men. Notts didn’t have that same presence. We were pushed, pulled, and drawn into giving away easy fouls.

Some of the decisions made by the referee and officials were never fouls at all. We need to cope better with the dark arts of the game because we can’t always play our way out of everything.

It's another sad day for Hollywood & the film industry@Wheelbarrow repair man

Robert Redford was right up there as one of the best actors in history. He will be sadly missed. Rest in Peace Robert. You've earned it.

No idea if he’s bet on 16 matches or 198 that he was involved in because the article is so badly written… Think it’s 198 though so I’m slightly surprised he’s got off that lightly, I’d have thought there would’ve been serious implications for betting on the team you play for… Is it just because it was in the National League North and the FA probably have to be reminded such a league exists? Imagine if a Premier League player had been betting on matches he’d been involved in it would result in a pretty serious ban.

Looks like they make the rules up to me, Macari bet on 350 matches, Jellis 2,250 that is a significant difference. It would seem that the outcome for Macari should be more favourable but you never know…

This is history for the club and for our fans. It makes me proud to support Notts every week.

On 11/09/2025 at 14:53, DangerousSausage said:

Ahem. Notts currently hold this record, so it is incredibly important and meaningful 😁

its like giving a medal to someone who finishes last. we might have won all the teams in the 91 now, but in the future when newer teams come in it will mean nothing. like it does exist. it would mean more if it was recorded as the first time and year, then followed up the second or whatever time.

@liampie, this season is about achieving something special by beating Fleetwood Town. We now join Port Vale and a few past teams who have beaten all 91 professional league clubs from the Premier League to League Two.

It is an achievement to be proud of, much like visiting all 91 grounds, and it means a great deal to the fans.

Thanks to all of the 54 members who voted on this poll.

It became a close contest between Rod McDonald, Jodi Jones, & Matt Palmer.

I'm pleased to announce that for his performance against Gillingham, Rod McDonald has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match. Well done Rod.

I've got RodMac down for at least 3 of these awards now....

When Platt gets back (unfortunately a long time away) I don't think anyone would want to see RodMac trapped on the right again with his left foot. As he says himself, CB is his position. So I'd imagine Platty becomes the latest player to try to solve our RCB position.

That's assuming Rod can maintain this run of great form in the coming months. I suppose that's an unknown

Well done to Rod McDonald. He has been excellent since coming into the team. At first, he looked like he might only be a rotation or backup option, especially after Lucas Ness arrived, but he has shown he is good enough to be a first-team regular. This is exactly what we want from players. He has earned his back-to-back Man of the Match awards from PON.

Wow that's a big shock. He was only in his middle forties wasn't he? Rest in Peace Ricky Hatton.

The Independent

Ricky Hatton was a very entertaining boxer. In the early part of his career he seemed a little distant, but over time he became likeable and earned a lot of respect.

It is very sad to hear about his passing. The news came as a shock and feels even more powerful because it was so unexpected.

Rest in peace, Ricky Hatton.

He was a fearless boxer who let his performances in the ring speak for him instead of using words. He was a genuine and worthy boxing champion.

Rest in peace, Ricky Hatton.

FULL TIME

A win for Notts women.

Notts 3 SCTFC 0

Let's hear from Manager Adam Dunleavy on the great win.

Current Table after the latest set of matches.

Notts Women in fifth place.

Work was work. Never enjoyable.

Night out on Friday. Roxy's karaoke and Huddl darts. Saturday was Notts. Had a 20 minute service stop on the way back and managed to get 9 nuggets and a coke in less than 10 minutes, despite all the Norwich fans in the services.

Today I've been out celebrating my birthday with @Megan_Elizax. Tgi's, NQ64, Roxy's (again) and Slug & Lettuce.

5 hours ago, ARLukomski said:

Work was work. Never enjoyable.

Night out on Friday. Roxy's karaoke and Huddl darts. Saturday was Notts. Had a 20 minute service stop on the way back and managed to get 9 nuggets and a coke in less than 10 minutes, despite all the Norwich fans in the services.

Today I've been out celebrating my birthday with @Megan_Elizax. Tgi's, NQ64, Roxy's (again) and Slug & Lettuce.

I hope you had an enjoyable birthday @ARLukomski along with @Megan_Elizax .

Belated Happy Birthday @ARLukomski

Stoke City 1-1 Birmingham City

Wrexham 2-1 QPR

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Rotherham United

Leyton Orient 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Barrow Joker

Fleetwood Town 1-1 Walsall

Hartlepool United 2-1 Brackley Town

Wealdstone 2-2 Gateshead

Stoke City 2-1 Birmingham City

Wrexham 0-3 QPR Joker

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Rotherham United

Leyton Orient 1-2 Bolton Wanderers

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Barrow

Fleetwood Town 1-0 Walsall

Hartlepool United 1-1 Brackley Town

Wealdstone 0-0 Gateshead

The results:

Stoke City 1-0 Birmingham City
Wrexham 1-3 QPR
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Rotherham United
Leyton Orient 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Barrow
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Walsall
Hartlepool United 0-0 Brackley Town
Wealdstone 2-2 Gateshead

No fewer than three of you equalled our season's best score of 13 points. Congrats @allardyces tash, @JustLikeJuve and @upthepies!

Overall, our three winners make big moves up the table, with @JustLikeJuve moving into first place ahead of @magpiejue and @gtownjohnno. But it's all to play for still, even for those of us languishing in 19th...

As we don't cover the prestigious tournament that is the National League Cup, the next round of fixtures will be on Saturday, so they'll be posted on Wednesday as usual. Thanks for playing and have a good week!

I used to be a big fan of possession based football, the theory being while you have the ball the opposition can't hurt you. Especially the Guardiola style played at Barcelona. The problem is to make it work you need players like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Now even Guardiola has tweaked his style at Man City as many teams have discovered how to nullify it. In recent years Klopp and now Slot have and other managers are adopting a much faster quick passing more direct style that is proving difficult to defend against because defending teams have less time to react to what is happening and get into shape. With this style you don't need Messi and co, but you do need players who can think quickly and pass accurately. I think that has become my preferred style, but not sure it's achievable with league two players. When that style doesn't work you tend to get long aimless balls up field. Sound familiar? It's possible that the brothers are thinking that Williams style leaves us too open at the back and Maynard's style was too pedestrian. Maybe they think Paterson's style is somewhere in between. Let's hope it works out that way. I suppose we will find out sooner or later!

I think it helps to think of keeping possession as just something good players and teams do rather than as a philosophy.

English club football had it's peak in the late 70s early 80s but the writing was on the wall before that. I watched decades of football where European teams full of 'technical players' dominated the ball and British players gave it away. It was always painful watching seeing England or English clubs chasing round the opposition unable to get the ball. Giving the ball away cheaply became the thing I hated most, even watching Notts, which could be torture over the years but you do it out of commitment and loyalty.

Saturday was a masterclass in giving the ball way cheaply, by both sides, and it was an awful watch. Over the decades, good technical play became embedded in the English game and trickled down the leagues to even reach the NL. I think that thuggish, physical teams only succeed down in L2 because of the way the game's officiated - it wouldn't wash in other countries. Generally though I don't think there's any going back with the direction of the game and we shouldn't deviate from trying to mirror the type of football played in the premiership. Sure it's got faster as @McPie said, but it's still based on great technical players able to keep the ball and find a man. I think that's what were trying to pull off at the moment. Good luck!

I agree with @theAnticlough - I think what we're being served up with now is the result of poor recruitment and MP being unable to convey his ideas (or both) rather than being our ultimate aim. The owners know this is not where we should be and that's what ultimately cost our DoF his job. They were aiming for a more incisive possession-based style with more pace from wide positions but it's not happening so far.

In general, there's more than one way to skin a cat! You just need to have a clear idea of what you want your team to be and recruit the players that fit it.

there is no arm in talking to him and seeing if the door can be left open for a return, even if other clubs are interested knowing that you are likely to fit back in and have a reasonably safe working environment is better than going somewhere unknown.

i dont want to speculate on if he will return as i really dont know, it depends on how the relationship was departed with.

Would the Brothers have him back? When Montague Departed it seemed a Strange Decision, he had after all known and worked with the Brothers for a number of years, and of course as always there was No Communication from the Club at the time of his leaving, was there a rift a Massive Failing Out or What? Did Montague wish to team up with Luke Williams again? But the Fan Base where once again, treated like Mushrooms, Kept In The Dark And Fed A Load Of B.S.

I don't know whether Montague would return here after the obvious change in footballing Philosophy at Notts.

Montague worked well with Williams & with Williams would Notts be playing the way they are playing now? I doubt it

The longer it goes on with an appointment the fear is that Notts could be struggling to get any interest.

Fair Point @Robbie players certainly wouldn't be happy sliding through Bird Guts after scoring a Goal. Imagine if it had been an Ostrich or a Vulture😂. But I remember back in the 70's when the Streaker Phase began and Football, Rugby and Cricket Matches were interrupted by Naked People. I bet it was Fun back then being a Steward, having to tackle a Buxsom young Lady as she sprinted across a Pitch. There was also the Famous photo of a Police Officer holding his helmet over a Young Man's Wedding Tackle after his Run across the Pitch at Twickenham. And then there was the guy who ran across the Field of play during an England Test Match, and jumped over the Wicket and a Commentator said it was Lucky he didn't catch the bails and poor Brian Johnstone couldn't talk for a few minutes for Laughing to much.

I remember that streaking incident @Wheelbarrow repair man at the Test match. Was it "Blowers" Henry Blofeld commentating? I'm sure it was.

I honestly can't remember @Robbie who was Commentating at the Time, just Brian Johnstone's Laughter. If I also remember right Morecambe & Wise did a Sketch about it. Eric was complaining about the Heat, then it cut to the guy jumping over the Wicket (giving the Impression it was Eric who had jumped the Stumps) then back to him sitting back down next to a Gob smacked Ernie.

Definitely well deserved! He looks the complete striker. His two goals against Bromley show that to me. His first a solo goal cutting in from the left and a great finish. The second, although not the tallest, timed his jump perfectly to head in against a very strong defensive Bromley back line. Well done Matt Dennis!

Some were sceptical about his arrival, with reason, due to his goalscoring record. But he's proving what he's capable of in front of goal so far hence being given this award which has been well deserved.

Long may this form of his continue.

Congrates Matt on a Well Deserved Award. I only hope the Player of the Month Jinx doesn't strike, as it seems to do when Players or Coaches are given an Award. Macca being the acceptance. Hope Matt goes on and scores many more goals in the Black & White Stripes (if he doesn't get Sold in January of Course)

I'm pleased for him. To his credit he did get Notts to sixth place and a playoff place. From January to May of 25 he was virtually on his own without much support.

We know that he was wanting in a few areas like EFL experience on the Management side & his substitution timings as an example, but he did give it his best shot, & if he had been given more support by the club hiring an experienced EFL Head of Football to help Stuart, & give advice who knows what the result could have been at season's end.

You might be right @Wheelbarrow repair man that Stuart was hamstrung by the perceived wishes of the owners regarding the Notts model then, but it looks like the owners have done a 90 Deg turn when it comes to Notts footballing model this season.

Pity they couldn't have given Stuart more of a reign over the style of play as they are appearing to give Paterson.

I haven’t been impressed with the recruitment, but I don’t think all the blame should fall on Roberto Gagliardi. Any failure is also the responsibility of those above him. We don’t even know if he left because of football reasons or something else entirely. If the club acted quickly after seeing he wasn’t the right fit, then fair play to them. But they also need to admit that hiring him might have been the wrong call from the start.

If we do get promoted and the loan players play a big part in that, it raises a question. What does that say about the long-term plan and how much credit goes to the short-term fixes?

Like I mentioned in the squad registration topic, there are signs pointing to a bigger plan. No major departures, space being cleared, and Paterson asking for new players all suggest January is the focus. Gagliardi leaving might be part of that, but it shouldn't cause too much disruption. It would help if the club explained the decision a bit more. Even if they don’t want to say too much, a little openness goes a long way with fans.

@allardyces tash . As I have said in other comments on the Site, the Communication by the Club to the Notts Fans is Very Poor, at Best and needs to be Addressed. As you say if they don't want to say to much, a little openness with the Fan Base, would be Welcome.

I want to be in the top ten at least @Chris, pretty much anyone can manage a title push with a couple of good rounds. You're right that relegation to the Vanarama Prediction League Conference must be avoided at all costs!

Shocked and Surprised feeling as though one weeks total eclipsed all other weeks combined

On 10/09/2025 at 14:52, Chris said:

I'm quite happy being where I am; there's room to climb, and provided I keep hitting the average points needed, I should be fine. I feel sorry for my better half; normally she's pretty good at this. Relegation must be avoided, @cheeky~k8, what happened to wanting to beat Super?

Its not super i want to be ahead of, not too fussed really on placement. Not last would be nice lol

Lifeline has always been key to helping the club do things that might not be possible otherwise. It’s worth every bit of support. For those who can’t join, I believe there’s still a way to donate and help out. Every contribution makes a difference.

love reading the comments about what lifeline means to people and what good it has done, i know it was started up to help the club operate if it was ever in need of money and that it has countless times helped with that but it is nice when owners are investing, that the money can be used to improve outdated or much needed areas.

I too, joined at the outset @Fan of Big Tone

I won £1,000 within the first year, a 50/50 maybe 15 years or so back and that's about it!

The new hand rails in the Pavis are appreciated. A necessary safety measure with our increased crowds in recent years

From this thread I take a simple view. Winning matters, but the way we win matters more. A team that shows resilience, shape, and shared purpose earns respect even on tough days. We need to see improvements in ball retention, transitions, and finishing. The fans notice when a team fights for every ball and sticks to its plan. If Notts can maintain that approach, the results will follow and the atmosphere will lift. It is not a sudden fix, but a steady build. That is how we become a strong side that people want to watch again and again.

Notts winning matters, but it isn’t everything. We need to win with a clear plan and solid football, not just hope for a late goal. The best teams combine grit with good play.

i am not sitting on the fence with writing this, but...

i think there is a time and place for winning ugly, and winning is very important but so is the level and consistency of good performances. it all depends on the factors and situation, but performances wont always be deserving of winning or all that good. you have to take into account why things happen, such as if we have injuries, backlog of fixtures and performances are not great, so be it. if we are playing a team in better form, win ugly. even local games like against chesterfield and grimsby i would not mind if we were not 100% in.

teams we should be doing well against, really should be good performance but winning is what gets promotions.

48 minutes ago, Dripsey3 said:

I wonder if Richard Montague will return to ML? He left Swansea yesterday. I know some PL clubs were looking at him but I wouldn't be shocked to see Richard return to ML.

I hope this happens Dripsey.

When the Bros got Burchnall and then Williams maybe we thought they had a conveyor belt of talent across all roles lined up to fit their philosophy and project.

We've since learned, from the appointments of Maynard, Gag, and maybe MP too that this isn't the case and recruitment for them is challenging. Lord Montague of Beaulieu driving back from Swansea in one of his vintage cars would be an easy and reliable solution. Gagliardi was obviously a mistake and we couldn't afford another

Good point @theAnticlough in maybe suspending the TB and just having informal meetings, while the football staff concentrate on helping the players to keep improving on the field.

It's vital that the players get as much support possible as they try to extend their unbeaten run.

i would like notts to give fans, at least season ticket holders updates on some of the inner working of the technical board. i dont think they should release sensitive information or anything opposition teams could use against us but at least some form of review as to what they are doing, looking at, working on and are implementing from what has been learned.

There's a good chance he could be on the bench at Gills @Randall. Jatta and Dennis did alright together, including defensively. Maybe MP will want to roll with that again meaning just 1 slot behind and JJ 's got nowhere near Iorpenda's level of performance on Saturday.

What a player JJ would be if he had 20% more strength and 20% more speed (he wouldn't be at Notts 😊) but since he doesn't, he gets a weekly battering playing inside. It's a shame but I feel the slot has been slipping away from him from the first game onwards.

If MP plays with two up front again, it's possible Jodi would play at wing back and replace Gordon. Although with it being an away game at the team top of the league he might go more cautious and just go with one striker.

Solid post. We need steadiness more than big signings. Notts must prioritise continuity under the Reedtz brothers.