Welcome to our live discussion about Notts County's performance in the League Two season! ????????

Notts County suffered a shock in their opening game, but they have steadily improved since then. Are they now on the up? Are they settling into life in League Two? These are some of the questions we'll be discussing today.

• Notts are 9th in League Two
• LWDW - current form
• Currently sit two places away from the playoffs and are six places away from the automatic promotion places.
• Scored 7
• Conceded 8

Join us as we delve into Notts' journey so far in the League Two season and share your thoughts and opinions with us. 

I don’t travel to away matches but enjoy listening to Radio Nottingham. After Charlie Slater I’d not been too impressed with his replacement until todays game, I thought Dave Bracegirdle was excellent although I missed Mark Stallard who was absent, Ian Richardson stood in.

The young commentator who did the first games showed his inexperience but he’ll learn, whereas Dave Bracegirdle really was very assured and competent his interview technique for the post match interview with Luke Williams was really good he asked all the right questions whilst being respectful.

What did other stay at home fans think?

Next up Notts play Tranmere at Meadow Lane on 26th August.

How many links can we find between the two clubs?

The only one I could come up with is Zoumana Bakayogo who joined Notts from Tranmere in 2019.

Over to you clever lot.

I am curious what people think, if Notts needs to sign one or more to cover? We are yet to see what Ollie Tipton brings to the team, and Richard Brindley has done superbly in the middle of the three CB's.

However, we may need cover in this area and with Geraldo Bajrami's injury, I could see Tipton playing in the DM/CB role when needed.

Despite the feeling of needing a CB who is tall and can play the ball out. I have a feeling we won't bring anyone in, and I am fine with that. As we can review the situation in January. Thoughts?

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Some of the funniest memories I have is of watching this with my parents. I also love Steptoe and Son.

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If we need a centre back, ( and we do)  perhaps a season long loan?

Good morning, the weekend is here, a joyous time for those working, even though I’m retired I still treat weekends as special.

What plans have you all got this weekend or if you’re reading this late what did you do?

Today is set to be wet so I don’t suppose I will be going far, tonight’s tea will be one to look forward to, Mrs. T is doing one of her famous home made curries, Chicken Jalfrezi.

Tomorrow I’ll be doing the 5k Park Run at Long Eaton then listening to Notts commentary.

Sunday we are going to our sons house for a bbq and to watch the Lionesses in the World Cup Final. Our son and family are returning from a holiday in Croatia so it’ll be great to see the grandkids and give them their Notts shirts which they’ve been looking forward to.

Whats everyone else up to?

It feels like the season only started yesterday, yet we're already onto round four. These ones kick off at 3pm on Saturday - good luck and remember your jokers!

Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers

Carlisle United v Exeter City

Grimsby Town v Mansfield Town

Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon

Rochdale v Eastleigh

Wealdstone v AFC Fylde

Game 3 - The Shrimps (A)

Team: Morecambe

Date: 15/08/2023

Where: Mazuma Stadium

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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Stone - 8 - though he made some excellent saves and let down for the clean sheet. Distribution good on the whole.

Baldwin - 6.5 - Decent, too many wayward simple passes.

Brindley - 9 - Again excellent in that role. Reads the game so we'll and his technical ability is excellent.

Cameron - 6.5 - Good on the whole, couple of cameron-esque mistakes. Not sure how he didn't get a yellow for diving on the ball and purposely handelling it.

Austin - 7.5 - A bit quiet in the first half, but his constant energy caused them issues in the second. Good deliveries.

Crowley - 7 - more quiet than usual, but kept it tidy and put some great balls in the box.

Palmer - 7 - quiet, but kept things ticking.

Bostock - 7 - looks a step above at times, however always has an error in him and almost did a Boreham wood V2 where he sells the defender short on a pass.

Jones - 8 - Menace down that side and got the goal he deserved.

Mcgoldrick - 5.5 - Didn't really work for him today.

Langstaff - 8.5 - Almost got his hat trick and was a little bit more involved in some play today. Warrior.

JOB - 5 - Looked good when he came on, but caught on the ball in our own box to surrender our clean sheet with seconds remaining. 

Nemane - 6 - Didn't do a lot going forward, but tidy enough elsewhere. 

Rawlo - 6 - Decent.

Chicksen - 6 - Steady.

Scott - 6.5 - Thought he looked good when he came on. Few nearly moments.

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Anyone following the Lionesses World Cup campaign?

They are playing Haiti this morning kick off 10.30am on ITV.

Game 4 - Rovers (A)

Team: Doncaster Rovers

Date: 19/08/2023

Where: Keepmoat Stadium

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.

I was watching the EFL highlights last night and in the game between Rotherham and Blackburn, Rotherhams Onyedinma was given a second yellow for gesturing to the referee for a Blackburn player to be given a yellow. 

This is something that has irritated me for years when a player immediately goes up to a referee to try and get a player booked by gesturing a card with their hands. So it was great to see the referee hand out a yellow to a player doing just that. 

I believe it was Julian Dicks mentioned this particular thing on That Peter Crouch Podcast. He said he was involved in a game where a player tried to get another sent off by gesturing to the referee about handing out a card. But as he put it, why are you trying to get another player carded or sent off? 

Hopefully, this happens more often where players are booked for telling the referee to hand out cards. 

On a side note, I did notice that Suttons number 9, who waved Stone off last weekend, was sent off and a Barrow player did a double wave when he was given his marching orders ????

I ordered two shirts for my grandsons last Thursday it said they’d be despatched the next day first class post but I’ve not received anything, I’m assuming they are busy with the shirts being just released. Do they send a message when they’ve dispatched them or is it just a case of waiting to see if they turn up does anyone know?

On Saturday Notts travel to Doncaster Rovers, how many links can we find between the two clubs.

My contribution is Ricky Ravenhill who played for Doncaster 2002-2006 and joined Notts in 2009-2012 making 79 ppearances.

How many more can we find?

Did anyone else buy a match pass for the Morecambe game last night. I thought it was quite good for a tenner but on the downside the commentary was from Morecambe’s local radio, yet I thought it would be Radio Nottingham, is there a way to switch the commentary does anyone know.

We’ve had a day out at the National Memorial Arboretum which has memorial monuments for lots of things from people lost in world wars and other conflicts to stillborn babies and everything in between. The memorials are set in beautiful landscaped gardens near Alrewas in Staffordshire.

Amongst the memorials we’re ones to footballers including a memorial funded by Leyton Orient FC commemorating the players of Clapton Orient Football Club who all volunteered to join the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment during the First World War, many sustained wounds and three players died during the battle of the Somme.

There was also one commemorating the Christmas truce of 1914 when British and German forces who’d been killing each other the day before stopped fighting on Christmas Day and played football, the bronze handshake encased in wire to form a football symbolises this. 

It’s a fascinating place and we’ll worth a visit.

Glapton Orient FC Memorial

Christmas Truce handshake

The memorial that has names of every serviceman lost in wars.

A bronze tree statue with brass leave that have inscription to loved ones who’ve died,