Replacing Bass with Roos was a major mistake of the summer so I'm glad we've taken steps to correct it. Roos showed some good reaction saves, but too often he didn't do the basics in commanding his area and catching and punching the ball. I hope we've now got a calm presence between the sticks, and of course I hope Roos does well in Scotland.

I do like to root for an under dog and think some of the stuff said about Roos elsewhere on the internet has been a bit unfair.

He did OK but never great with crosses and left most feeling a little uneasy, so it is for the best that he has now been replaced but I wish him the best of luck in Scotland

Going from playing Newport and Harrogate to playing against Celtic and Rangers softens the blow a bit I guess. Kilmarnock are struggling. They will probably end up in the relegation playoff spot. I don't see KR playing in the Championship in Scotland so hopefully they stay up and Roos signs permanently.

Welcome! Sounds a promising signing to me - maybe someone who can play behind the striker(s). A Hall replacement?

It also looks like a return to the policy of signing promising young players on their way up.

He's an aggressive fast in your face type of player, hope Notts don't coach this out of him, he needs the ball and just go at players.

Pleased with this, he clearly backs himself to be able to make the step up to League 2, I really hope he's great for us. He's been listed on our website as an attacker which hopefully means he's not going to play at wing-back and suffer the same fate as Jarvis.

Is he really the best we can do, a reserve old man

In January? Probably is not a bad call. Less risky than a young keeper on loan for 6 months

Belshaw is in the building- my old man has just seen him at ML

I’m sure I’d agree with every word if I could read Polish.

On 07/01/2026 at 22:49, DangerousSausage said:

Saturday is FA Cup third round day, but luckily there's also a league programme for teams that don't go in for all that cup nonsense (mentioning no names). As usual, get your predictions in by 3pm on Saturday and remember your joker!

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City..1:3

Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers2;2

Accrington Stanley v Barnet - POSTPONED

Chesterfield v Colchester United - POSTPONED

Tranmere Rovers v Bromley1;2

Aldershot v So<lihull Moors2:0]

Sutton United v York C>ity1 :3 joker

Woking v Hartlepool United1:2

Leyton Orient 1-2 Cardiff City

Peterborough United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Accrington Stanley v Barnet - POSTPONED

Chesterfield v Colchester United - POSTPONED

Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Bromley (Joker)

Aldershot Town 1-2 Solihull Moors

Sutton United 2-2 York City

Woking 1-1 Hartlepool United

The results:

Leyton Orient 1-1 Cardiff City
Peterborough United 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
Accrington Stanley v Barnet - POSTPONED
Chesterfield v Colchester United - POSTPONED
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Bromley
Aldershot 1-5 Solihull Moors
Sutton United 1-2 York City
Woking 4-0 Hartlepool United

Drum roll for this round's winner @Megan_Elizax! And also a mention to @4everapie, who got 8 points despite only predicting five games, which is frankly showboating.

No change in the top ten this week, @magpiejue still leads the way with @Dan banging on the door in second.

The next round is on Saturday, so the prediction league pixies will post the fixtures on Wednesday. Thanks for playing!

Absolutely brilliant result, all the palace players should be ashamed of themselves. But they probably won't be.

I'm so pleased that they have made their mark in history after having to start all over again as a phoenix club after Macclesfield Town were liquidated and expelled from the National League in 2020 because of huge debts.

Macclesfield have recorded three promotions in the four subsequent seasons & are now in the National League North, currently in 14th place.

I watched the game it was certainly no fluke result they thoroughly deserved their win, absolutely brilliant. I’m so pleased for the fans, who says the FA Cup has lost its magic.

I don't wish to sound harsh, but Luke Williams is still riding off the success he had with us. His stint at Swansea City isn't something that would overly appeal to clubs in my opinion, whilst he did a modest job. There were a lot of articles circulating about how he was staying away from the players and how he had caused a division among the squad.

Swansea captain Matt Grimes also left the club, stating Williams as the cause.

There are two ways of looking at this: either Williams was weeding out the bad eggs/underperformers, or he was contributing to the problem holding Swansea back.

Wales Online

BBC Sport

EFL Analysis

Since he arrived at the club, it's his first major appointment after having success. Alienating a struggling squad isn't exactly the way to go; I would have thought it would be best to adjust slowly and find replacements. I thought he had made a jump that was too big, but I understood the reasons, as he would be closer to his family.

Peterborough United, to me, seems like a poor move because they have spent money and massively underperformed as a result.

It's almost identical to Swansea City, who needed someone able to get the best out of the squad that was there without a massive overhaul. Posh will probably spend more money come January, but they need someone who can work with their existing players and fairly quickly improve their situation.

Holding the position at the bottom of League One comes with immense pressure, and although I genuinely wish Williams success, the challenges ahead are significant. I can see it failing; he would have done better to wait for a team that wasn't in any sort of crisis but just needed a steady leader.

Looks like we have a Luke Williams bounce today

Peterborough 5 Wimbledon 0

Even more recovery time now. Hoping the next time Notts get a run out we will be stronger to the tune of two or three players in key positions.

On 08/01/2026 at 23:41, Sheffield Pie said:

Even more recovery time now. Hoping the next time Notts get a run out we will be stronger to the tune of two or three players in key positions.

Yes, this 2nd postponement is a much needed chance to reset and address the issues which have been building up

Why is our passing out from the back so poor

Why aren't we building through midfield

Why are our only wide players, the WBs always trapped, tightly marked around the halfway line

The no.10 weakness we know about

Why are our excellent 2 top goal scorers prone to following good games with really poor ones

Sort some of these out, add some new blood and hopefully we can drive on and get back up the table again.

I think Notts are persisting with the long ball to counteract the opponents high press & our opponents just sitting back and basically challenging Notts to break them down.

Notts just don't have the playmaker(s) to open defenses, so it's the long hoof. Problem with the long hoof both Jatta & Dennis are not the type of players that can take a long ball, shield it and distribute the ball to other Notts players consistently.

When Palmer & Robertson are in the side Notts are much better at breaking defenses down. If Notts did have a good playmaker to feed off those two, I think Jatta & Dennis would be much more consistent with their performances.

Being an old codger I like to sit down so I can’t answer your question @DangerousSausage but I have wondered myself how it works, hopefully someone on here will be able to tell us.

I would always sit-down at my age , but I think safe standing is a good idea for the youngsters. I am a bit confused why it's not cheaper to stand rather than sit. . I think the Club should look at that maybe next season.

Sorry I can't answer you question though @DangerousSausage but I'm sure there are some PON members who can.

I do think that sustainability is important to keep a reign on the purse strings, but I would like to see the owners consider inviting further investment into the club by a third party.

I would prefer Notts present owners to retain a majority shareholding, but to get out of League 2 & maintain a place in League 1, more finance is going to be needed to compete with other clubs in this day and age.

I think it's a weaker league this season, and now is surely a good time to really go for it. It's fairly obvious what we need to really solidify and build on what's obviously a weaker (more technical and creative debt) team this time around, but with a more motivational manager. I'd argue that MP isn't any better than SM as I'm really looking for consistancy and good, prolific attacking play and not the dross I've witnessed vs Accrington.

They have different strengths and MP can talk the talk and change the game a bit with his game management, but I'm yet to be enamoured by his style of play.

SM played a more attractive style of play, but became very easy to read and the style of play was monotonous when we weren't winning.

I think the one that will be the deciding factor is a consistant approach from RM again. Gagliardi effectively has hampered any effect from MP on getting them to play attractive football, but hopefully, we'll see a new few faces and say bye to a couple of ones who've yet to make the grade.

Despite the changes of coaching and playing staff and playing style you could argue that many of our unsolved problems remain the same. The biggest of these is inconsistency. In my opinion this can only be addressed if we sign three or four experienced players who are good enough to start matches.

Realistically we are just an above average League 2 team....mainly because we have no flair players...we haven't repaced Macca Rueben Didzy Crowley etc We appointed MP an old school footballer who would have zero experience of playing a possession type team . Perhaps we could tempt George Abbott back to bring some flair back into the team...

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Charlton Athletic

Hull City 0-2 Watford

Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Burton Albion (joker)

Reading 1-0 Stockport County

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Barnet 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Barrow 0-2 Bristol Rovers

Walsall 1-1 Fleetwood Town

Blackburn 2-1 Charlton

Hull City 1-2 Watford

Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Burton

Reading 1-1 Stockport County Joker

Wycombe 1-0 Wimbledon

Barnet P-P Crewe Alexandra

Barrow P-P Bristol Rovers

Walsall P-P Fleetwood

The results:

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Charlton Athletic
Hull City P-P Watford
Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Burton Albion
Reading 1-0 Stockport County
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Barnet P-P Crewe Alexandra
Barrow P-P Bristol Rovers
Walsall P-P Fleetwood Town

And this round's winner is... me! Come on people, put some effort in. But everyone did manage to score despite only four of our matches actually going ahead this time.

@magpiejue consolidates her position at the top somewhat, but a big-scoring round from one of the chasing pack could still change everything. Elsewhere, @cheeky~k8 and @Megan_Elizax join @Garry Lee in notching up a hundred points.

And that's how things look now the festive fixtures are complete and the Christmas chocolates are finished! I'll post Saturday's fixtures on Wednesday and hopefully there will be more points, thrills and spills. Thanks for playing everyone!

Once again into the breach of another New Year, how many resolutions have been made and how long will they last? As the days get longer and reality returns are we looking for some guidance or maybe a touch of inspiration to move forwards into the days ahead 🤔

Whatever it is, I really do hope your wishes and plans come to fruition for one and all.

My pockets of enthusiasm are full to the brim. 🤠🖖

Just got back home, after having no snow for the whole week it decided to chuck it down as we packed the cars to come home, so we had todo it in blizzard conditions. By the time we’d packed the cars and were ready to go it had settled quite a lot. Thankfully the main roads were clear.

Hope that you made a snowman or two before leaving @Fan of Big Tone 😂

Back safe and sound eh?

Walked to work this morning and it was absolutely freezing 🥶 This was me trying to do my steps and get a little fitter this year. So cold, I even walked back, silly me or not i made it mine. Might even try again tomorrow. Happy days 😃

Sheffield United, Rotherham and Doncaster all off and they are close in terms of location to us, looks like even if we'd left it to a late pitch inspection it would've been off and that just makes it unfair for travelling fans.

You just know right now there will be fans that are travelling to a match today and will inevitably get the news to say it's been called off.

MK Dons have a Hybrid pitch but they also have installed undersoil heating whereas Notts decided not to connect their undersoil heating.

So the MK Dons match is on today whereas the Notts match isn't.

I think both clubs will be happy that it has been postponed. Both teams are on the ropes. A reset is required.

Southampton 2-1 Millwall

Swansea 1-1 West Brom

Orient 2-1 Wimbledon

Reading 1-0 Burton

Wigan 1-0 Barnsley 

Fleetwood 1-1 Grimsby Joker

Shrews 0-1 Bristol R

Swindon 2-1 Gillingham

On 30/12/2025 at 23:13, 4everapie said:

I'm doing what Notts are doing, stay off the pace, then when I get reinforcements in January, then see me climb up the table

I'm doing the same, but I'm staying even further off the pace. It's all a brilliant tactical plan.

The results for 1 January:

Southampton 0-0 Millwall
Swansea City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Leyton Orient 1-3 AFC Wimbledon
Reading 2-0 Burton Albion
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Barnsley
Fleetwood Town 0-1 Grimsby Town
Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town 2-0 Gillingham

This round's winners are the mighty, triumphant @DangerousSausage and @william1984.

Overall, @magpiejue holds on to top spot while @Dan is right back in the mix. As the (joint) best player of the year so far, I have surged from tenth to ninth; my ultimate triumph is surely just a matter of time and this defnitely hasn't gone to my head.

There's a round up and running for today's fixtures; you've still got two hurs to predict so head on over there if you haven't already. After that, we're back to our usual Saturday round, with round 26 to be posted on Wednesday. Thanks for playing!

Tricky, because we needed someone to do something, I thought of the subs Bennetts was the only player who came on and tried to actually do something.

I think it's a low bar but the picks for me are Bedeau or Dennis. Purely for being the only defensive player not at fault for the goal, I'll go for Bedeau. Had Dennis scored one of his headers it would've been him.

I've gone for Dennis because with a little more luck he could have scored w goal or two. He did get into some good positions but just failed to finish.

The Poll has closed. Thanks to all who voted. I'm delighted to announce that Matt Dennis has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Accrington Stanley.

Welcome to PoN from me too @Ros .Don' t be frightened join in.

A big welcome from me @Ros & welcome to our friendly community.

Good to have you on board @Ros I hope you enjoy the camaraderie and friendliness of our site.

Good luck to him wherever his career takes him next.

Not surprising, makes sense for everyone really.

I thought he was ok defensively but I was more shocked with how poor his technical skills were, his passing, first touch and just general ability on the ball were far below what I expected from someone who’s been schooled in Man Utd’s academy. I’d have thought the biggest issue would’ve been adapting to the physicality, but there you go.

I wish him all the best for his future though and hope he gets a club where he can play more often.

That puzzles me as well @menzinho. He seemed to get nervy during those bad games and things went from bad to worse. Hopefully,that's easily fixable for him.

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Agree with all the above but it's also about the big players, winners, leaders, who can make other players around them better. If we had a couple of those then almost any other nine players in our squad would be fine in supporting roles. The problem is we don't have any partnerships on the pitch or anyone inspiring the rest, driving them on, as well as chipping in with goals and assists. Palmer and Robertson have a bit of that but not the whole deal. Norburn talked the talk when he arrived but not delivered. JJ is past his best. Need a new impact signing urgently in the mould of Glenn Roeder or Ryan Yates. Not more 'data model says they might be worth x% more in two years' signings.

Some may not agree, but I don't want to see young loanee players being recruited during the January transfer window. Notts need seasoned experienced professionals who are going to strengthen the squad & hopefully help get Notts promoted.

The summer transfer window is the ideal time to recruit players that can be developed into valuable assets along with talented young players from Premier League sides who can serve q good purpose. I don't think the January transfer window is the right time for these type of signings.

I do think Palmer and Robertson being out at the same is almost as disastrous as if Jatta and Dennis were to be injured at the same time.

Playing out from the back isn’t Platt’s strength and watching him and Roos constantly play long balls to no-one was and is painful. But I do think getting Palmer back in the side will change things. Norburn in the middle is ok, but in terms of starting attacks and keeping us ticking over he’s just not doing it for me. Palmer always moves himself around to make himself available to collect the ball off the defenders taking the pressure off them to play. And we've missed Robertson’s energy in midfield, again not a dig at Norburn he battles but he’s no where near as mobile as Robbo.

I’ll come in to defend Jatta a bit here. I think because of his size we think he should just bulldoze players all the time. But more often than not we play poor balls to him, he’s either chasing lost causes, fighting for flick on's or he has a defender tight to him pushing and pulling him. Play a half decent ball to him and he’s usually fine. Again, with Palmer and Robbo back, we should get a bit more control in midfield and be able to play closer to him rather than long balls from defence.

Absolutely agree @ARLukomski ball retention is poor. It seems like we’re playing panic football. Few have the composure to control the ball and pass. It just seems it’s head it kick it as far away as possible like a hot potato! I don’t know why Roos continues a long clearance trying to find Jatta, it never comes off. It feels like the team is playing with fear. I agree @piedestrian we have a group of squad players. I don’t think any of this is knee jerk reaction, a number of positive results have masked some poor performances.

Just found the courage to watch the highlights and their goal confirmed my suspicion at the time that Roos should have come for it. When the initial ball is played over the top, Roos is outside his six yard box, but instead of coming forward a few yards to claim it, he retreated. Accrington’s goalscorer basically took his touch literally four yards in front of where Roos was originally stood.

That being said, I’d like to know why our three centre halves were all within a few yards of each other? What was Platt doing and why was Macari so far over to the left?

We should have hammered a side like Accrington but yet again we play the same boring side to side football, hoping to get a cross in from the wings which is nearly always terrible.

We’re desperate for the return of Palmer and Robertson so that we can push Iorpenda up into the 10 role as neither Hall (still can’t work out what he brings) nor Grant are effective enough.

Notts seem to lose the tactical battle against opponents at Meadow Lane more often than not.

Opponents just sit back and allow Notts possession & just challenge Notts to break them down. They then bide their time to either take advantage of a Notts mistake at the back, or hit Notts on the break when they can.

These opponents also tend to bully Notts with their physicality, they also employ the dark arts, by slowing the game down, fouling by pushing, pulling & time wasting.

Since Notts were promoted this problem has remained a big factor with Williams, Maynard & now Paterson unable to solve it. Paterson still has an opportunity, but I think the problem will persist unless Notts can recruit strong & skillful players who will have the skill to unlock these opponents defensive tactics.

You’d think Tom Iorpenda had some personal grudge against MK the way he’s played against them so far… They’ll try and sign him now!

I agree Iorpenda MOM. Not only does he press well, win the ball and retain it; he is a genuine goal threat.

The Poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted.

I'm delighted to announce that Tom Iorpenda has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v MK Dons. Well done Tom.

By drawing our match against MK on Monday, Notts preserve their unbeaten record of six matches against MK since Notts return to League 2

One day after, and you can better appreciate the achievement of outplaying MK at their own stadium.

The effort in the first half was incredible.

4 points against a promotion rival is a good return and they are the top scorers in the league too so all in all a good result.

Interesting hearing Adam and Stall talk about Aljofree being the only defender that has scored this season so far. Given we don't usually struggle for goals you do tend to sometimes overlook things like this but we are actually the joint 3^rd worst, having only scored 5 goals from set-pieces and this is where defenders usually score. I know our strength is in open play but the average across the league from set-pieces is 9.

And given how right at the end against MK we had a number of corners and free-kicks it would be nice to feel like we can be more of a threat from them.