He's a free agent then? There are a few familiar names on that list, albeit approaching the end of their careers.

I just hope all the negativity surrounding him doesn’t affect his confidence before he has had time show what he can do.

His performances in Denmark give some hope that he is not a Tony Hackworth-less in disguise

Looked good against Viborg, looked poor against Forest. Ironically the best striker against Forest was Iwunze.

Too many rumours for me. Let's wait until we know something concrete from the Club. Rumours are just that. They are only rumours.

I agree that rumours are very tedious in this social media age, especially when they are about Notts star players being sold or not offered contract extensions. That said, Peter O'Rourke has a great record of reporting transfer activity before official announcements are made. If he says a fee has been agreed, my guess is that this one could well be confirmed soon.

He wasn't part of Harrogate's squad for their match against South Shields tonight 🤔

A possible replacement for Norburn? In terms of style they are quite similar, Jack Evans is more athletic but obviously not as experienced.

It's hard to feel impressed by how Forest performed, and I don't buy the excuse that this was their first game after a week of training. They are professionals playing against a team well beneath them and we have played other teams in the past such as Stoke and Leicester City who had their own issues but still looked quality compared to a side that failed to do so many basics. I almost feel harsh on the Notts point as I think we defended quite well. Jacob Bedeau seemed to struggle at points. I didn't like seeing him running around trying to grab any shirt he could reach when there was no reason for it.

Second half we were much better but Aden Flint is awful. Why are we trialing a defender that is 37, loses the ball because he tries to attack and forgets he's actually the middle centre back? I thought he was awful.

Yes, I don't like him but I am being as honest as I can be. Flint has always been an idiot when he has played against us, such a troulecauser and provocative. He's similar to Nathan Tyson joining Derby County after his celebration in front of the rams fans to rattle them. We have two decent prospects at youth level, one who is being tacked by Championship clubs. Give them the chance, not someone who couldn't settle or make a difference with Walsall.

Postive note, many of our youngsters did quite well and I felt very encouraged. Even Jake now believes Riley Reynolds should be given a chance and spoke very highly of number 16, who we believe was Harrison Hazard.

I'm pleased that Forest fielded a strong team and it took two quality goals from them to beat us. As far as the Notts defence is concerned, I think that we are ok for the coming season.

I'm concerned about the quality upfront especially if the rumours prove to be true about Jatta. We need a quality goalscorer who can get into the box & score some goals.I was also pleased to see the Notts youngsters do so well in the 2nd half.

It was great to see an almost full Meadow Lane & the atmosphere that it produced. I thought that the video coverage was very good, & it was an entertaining game. I wasn't too keen on the hydration breaks & the Ref didn't add any time on at the end of each half to compensate for the time taken by the hydration breaks.

Did Martin Patterson say in the post match Forest interview that Notts have a pre season match tonight (21st July) and this Saturday (25th July)? Who are these against and I assume these are behind closed doors if there is something happening?

Wow. What a story if this had happened.

If there's anything in this, I wouldn't be bothered either way. I like that we are looking around but feel we could do with some reputable experience at this level. Obviously, he could do perfectly well but it's not a name I would be jumping for or excited about. Naturally, I would welcome him and wish him well.

My biggest concern is that he might be someone who doesn't push to start games.

A big welcome from me @Paul Reaney

Welcome Paul, clearly you’ve made an excellent life choice in supporting Notts and now you've made the bold step to join the rest of us who spend far too much time talking about them!

I'm looking forward to seeing you around the forums and hearing your views, especially if you can explain why we seem do things the hard way every single season!

Welcome to Pon @Paul Reaney please dive in as the waters are calm pre season, things could get a little choppy as we progress, but never fear we have Martin at the helm. Enjoy the banter and camaraderie and feel free to give your all to the cause. 🤠

Now we are talking!!!!!! Really really hope it happens...

Considering how short we feel in terms of goal scorers (and with the Jatta drama) I'd have been quite happy to have him, he scored more than all our attacking midfielders combined last season.

It's a key area of the pitch that is lacking right now, obviously there's still plenty of time to sign players but the more time they get in pre-season with us is only going to help them get up to speed quicker.

21 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Patto mentioned after the Alfreton game, we effectively could not compete for signing Langstaff back. We missed out on Didzy seemingly over wages. We look likely to have a bottom 4 budget at this rate and also we have the conundrum of Jatta with a year left on his contract. Loan market to #Notts will be crucial come August

If the gossip is true, those two would have set us back 20,000 pounds a week. They were out of reach for most other clubs too. All the same, I expect our budget to be one of the smallest next season, and a chunk of that is being eaten up by Roos and Traore as well.

agents wage expectations likely to drop only at beginning of August, as season fast approaches

Notts perhaps missing out on Isaac Hutchinson. Reality will be we are seemingly destined for a bottom 4 budget☹️

Quite a few who spoke to me on Saturday said that they either hated it or strongly disliked it. I don't think it's remotely as bad as the pin stripe shirt. The comments about the limitations of colours, if true, would mean every club would struggle to design shirts season after season.

Black and white is no different; there's plenty of ways you can mix things up.

We seem to add little bits of yellow, to totally ghost it and this is the only area I think could have improved it. Little trimmings can add quality to the concept, but I don't think the shirt really is all that bad. It seems to be a common thing after promption that the shirts are disliked.

For me it's not the best nor the worst we've ever had. Trying to come up with a different design every year and pleasing everyone is just about impossible. So on balance I think it's ok.

I like the new kit. I think that it will be very popular with the fan base.

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Thought some of the youngsters advanced their cause, namely Reynolds for his shooting ability and Hazard

Good to have a friendly against Randers. Maybe we'll get Celdic next season.

17 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Thought some of the youngsters advanced their cause, namely Reynolds for his shooting ability and Hazard

Do you reckon Reynolds will feature this season? I'm starting to feel quite sorry for him, he only plays for us in pre-season yet he must have some potential.

@StarkMallard When Notts look short of goals, Reynolds has a strike on him. So its a yes from me

Good morning everyone, it’s Saturday so park run day, except for me there will be no park run. I have been advised not to run because I have a small bleed on the back of my eye and high impact running could make it worse. I could of course do a park walk but it’s a 20 minute drive to do a walk which I could do from here, so that’s what I’ll do, I’ll do my 5k brisk walk from home.

Later I’ll be keeping an eye (my good eye) on the Notts v F*rest game via Twitter as I’m not going to be there.

P.S. nice to see @liampie posting again.

Good morning, on the LNER train to London, off to Wembley Stadium ready for Bruno Mars this evening 😀

Sorry to hear about your eye problem @Fan of Big Tone and it hindering your park run, maybe a reason behind it. An eye patch might help 👍☠️🏴‍☠️🦜 but please don't turn into a pirate, eye eye 🤣

I think the Newport supporter quite likes him 🤔

he looks a good addition, i like that we are signing reputable players from teams that have voted or given them senior roles in their teams because they should have the right character we need.

17 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Though perhaps Notts get the paperwork muddled again(perhaps like the wrong Traore) , and we are signing Matt Baker from BBC Countryfile🤣

my dad actually joked about us signing him, but referred to him as being a blue peter presenter.

Good to see he was a player flagged up in @ARLukomski 's recruitment doc and going off that he looks like he'll be much more suited to being one of the outside CBs as opposed to being in the middle because I think someone who is more aerial dominate is more suited here.

The video from the is Newport fan is encouraging too, the fact he's very comfortable on the ball and pretty athletic means I think he'll be fine with us.

On 09/06/2026 at 14:31, theAnticlough said:

Ruben would've walked straight into the troublesome AM slots, no?

I don't think so, he's a good player but we have changed a lot since he was last here. His style of play would probably mean tweaks to how we build up, as a means to get him the ball. He wasn't the type to drop back for it; he would drift somewhat but unlike Connor Grant and others, there's no way he would play deeper just to get the ball. That's just my opinion; it would have presented too much at a time when we needed consistency.

Whilst I rate Ruben Rodrigues, and acknowledge his incredible talent. I don't quite think he's the Championship or higher quality that some think he is. That's fiar, everyone sees players differently but I think he will be quite average for Bolton next season.

I hope not, as I like seeing ex-players doing well.

Well, the challenge is right there ahead of him @Chris and he'll get another crack at the championship soon enough.

Oxford struggled, but switching from Des Buckingham to Gary Rowett was bad news for Ruben.

Two goals in the play-off final gives him a platform, and it's a bigger club with a better chance of establishing themselves. He must have a very high level of motivation, and I think it's going to stick this time. He'll have improved since he was with us and that elite, specialist talent of his doesn't grow on trees.

54 goals (from midfield!) and god knows how many assists, (plus those many 'hockey assists' when he's the one to put the likes of Nemane thru to cross) in just 3 seasons, and he missed almost half of the first one due to Ardley. He was an absolute machine of goal contributions for us. And 3 Wembley final wins in 4 years! 4 goals, 2 assists (at least)...an amazing record (Grant can't hold a candle to him IMO)

There used a to be discussions on what level he could reach. Well he already played Championship under Buckingham, and he's back there again. I think you have to say that's the level he reached.

i hope we can see that some times slow seasons build and the win at wembley has been one of the proudest moments as a notts fan. to hear some talk notts were going to get relegated and i think martin paterson won people over through hard work. there are some who dont seem to like when notts are doing well, i find it hard to believe they are notts fans. the battle was really against us at times with form and injuries, but we crossed the line.

i would rather notts builds for life as an established leag

He looks physically stronger than Conor Grant and if he has similar technical skills, we could be onto a really good signing.

I think he's a no risk signing for Notts. He has potential & there is plenty of room for improvement. If he can't get into the first team squad, he will be loaned out possibly to a League 2 club.

if we play him and dont expect unrealistic expectations, i think he should grow in the role and prove to be a good signing. he seems level headed, he looks to have the ability but settling down is important. he needs to make notts his home, and we need to support him. i think its great that we have the depth in midfield. we will need it in league one.