Any one of a number of players could have won the award, it was a great team performance, congratulations Scott Robertson.

It was a close vote for the Top spot between Nick & Scott. Scott has been putting in some great performances of late so I'm pleased that he won. It was richly deserved.

I am pleased for Scott Robertson, he deserved the Man of the Match no doubt.

This will be better promoted and highlighted moving forward; it slipped my mind due to two reasons one being health related but it's not good enough. I apologise to the community, and to @Robbie.

I am greatful for the understanding, but the process needs better handling and I should have reached out to a team member.

You can’t beat a good Sunday roast my favourite has to be lamb, Yorkshire pud, roast potatoes, brocolli, garden peas and of course mint sauce made fresh from the mint growing in the garden. My mouths watering writing this.

Our form is even more impressive when you consider how poorly we started the season, with one point from our first three games and MP not having a clue what his best team was. The quality of football we play is still up and down at times, but the new additions look integrated in the team now and the results speak for themselves.

It's partly about availability. At the start of the season Jatta was suspended, Robertson, Tsaroulla and Ness recovering from injury (I think), and Macari and Hall not considered match ready. So basically MP has been doing a brilliant job since he's had key players available.

@Robbie you make a good point about the missing players against Cheltenham, when I saw the team I feared we might suffer but the first half performance in particular was very good so it shows that we can rely on the players who come in to give a good account of themselves when we have injuries and suspensions, at the moment the future looks bright, long May it continue.

Can't see the opening post.

In jest, did Gagliardi get Roos and Roefs mixed up😉

36 minutes ago, Piethagoram said:

That’s a shame I thought he was doing a half decent job there.

Alan Sheehan's overall managerial record at Swansea City across all competitions was 17 wins, 10 draws, & 12 defeats from 39 matches, a win percentage of approximately 43.6%. He served in two spells as caretaker manager and then as the permanent head coach. (Source Google)

Seems even a decent record doesn't save a Head Coach nowadays.

I'm sure it won't be long before he's snapped up by another league club.

We’ve played with a variation of a 3-5-2 (3-4-2-1) for years now and it’s worked for us so far. Also when you look at the teams that were promoted last season Bradford, Port Vale and Wimbledon all played some variation of a 3-5-2 as well.

Every formation has its strengths and weaknesses, I think the 4-4-2 covers the pitch well but you can be overrun in midfield if you face a team that plays with 3 centre mids or a box midfield. With the 3-4-2-1 we are very solid in central areas but it demands a lot of the wing-backs because they almost have to do the job of two players and they sometimes get pinned in if facing a full back and a winger.

I’m not overly concerned with the formation, I think it works well for how we want to play, the two attacking midfielders and two central midfielders mean we should be able to get a lot of control in the middle of the pitch and dominate. Sometimes I just wish the wing-backs play a tad higher, they were really deep under Stuart and that seems to have followed on with Martin. Maybe Luke Williams has warped my mind as to how wing-backs should play (because under him they were basically wingers!)

I think the approach to how you play is probably more important to us and that is to be brave (not sit too deep) play forward and be relentless with the press to pin-teams in. We’ve done it in phases and stages this season, just in the last two matches the intent and bravery hasn’t quite been there for me but there's no reason to suggest we can't get back into a positive approach.

Top post @menzinho 

These days I think a radical change of formation is a summer thing or an act of a struggling, desperate team. Our squad has been assembled and prepared for 3-4-2-1 this season. As you said it's served us well since 2021. The variations can come from 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2, the height of the wingbacks and many other subtle moves the coach can make.

And there's the thing that always seems to happen on the rare occasions we've played with a back 4 or something different, the players look really unfamiliar with it and the impression given is that they think the formation is being evaluated and not them.

I think there are times when we should try to stick to our main formation, but I would like to see Martin Paterson be braver to change things when it's not working. I give Paterson credit, as he does appear to read games well and will make changes that do make a positive impact, and compared to Stuart Maynard, it doesn't lead to the feeling we are to salvage a point from a game we were winning easily at one stage.

Personally, I think there are times when we should be looking at the opposition and thinking of formations that will give us the ability to hold the ball and press. There have been away games where Notts have stuck to their formation, and you just know nothing is going to change.

Barrow away earlier in the season was one of the worst games I have ever seen. 5-10 minutes in, you could tell Barrow would pressure us. I think there was some hope from our managerial team that they would tire or Notts would get to grips with it. However, nothing changed, and that a game switching formations going into the game could have put Barrow on the back foot.

We tend to rely on quality, and even when playing well, we can be very predictable to the point that teams can sniff out an opening. Persisting to think one style will succeed and that there's a one-size-fits-all formation for every team isn't the way to play. I acknowledge we do at times switch things up, but not enough, and I don't think we are consistent.

That is one major issue with switching formations, because if a routine doesn't get the best out of individuals, mixing things up could lead to further complications. In general, I do think it would be worth trying. The Matt Dennis and Alasanna Jatta duo looked promising at Tranmere Rovers, but a few games later, along with the absence of Dennis, it was dropped.

Maybe if Manchester United had selected him for the bench but didn't play him, losing 2-0 to Arsenal, things might have been different for them? I do like Sonny Aljofree; I think he's a good player, but his age means he will make mistakes. Someone else like Godwill Kukonki might be prone in different areas, but he does sound like one to keep an eye on.

I'm going to watch the full game later; I haven't so far, and I do like how Notts lets us rewatch full games.

Not one of yours then @Piethagoram ?

@Fan of Big Tone Unfortunately I am closer to being 100 than being 22☹️

Morning all, I hope everyone is well.

I’ve just finished the word games, now I must get ready to walk up to the war memorial for the Remembrance parade, there’s no excuse because it’s only just up the road from us. Not that I need an excuse to remember the brave people that gave the supreme sacrifice for us.

lest we forget.

A pint of beer for less than 10p ?I remember that.

It was 5p for a Match Programme in 1971. The price went up after decimalisation.

Fish & chips bought from a fish & Chip shop in the UK in 1971 typically cost around 20 pence.

In 2025 the average price for Fish & Chips from a fish & chip shop can typically cost between £10:88p to £11:71p. In London it can be up to £15

(Source Google)

Welcome to the pride of Nottingham community @DavidUPies Thanks for joining us.

@DavidUPies thank you for introducing yourself it’s great to have you here, you’ll find we are a friendly community, I hope you enjoy being a member.

@DavidUPies ,welcome to PoN from me too.

This is Asda now, right?

I have never heard of this supermarket, but the building looks similar to what I recognise as being Asda. Just with some moderisation. How big of a supermarket chain was GEM?

@TheSkipper

The supermarket chain "GEM" no longer exists as an independent entity; its British operations were acquired by Asda in the mid-1960s, and its U.S. and Canadian operations ceased in the late 1970s and 1980s. Asda now occupies the sites of GEMs UK Supermarkets.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09593960500049183#:~:text=Abstract,Nottingham

I watched a programme about Anne Frank the other day, it reconstructed what it would have been like at the beginning of the invasion of German troops, going into hiding, and eventually how the Franks were discovered to be hiding. I couldn't imagine fleeing my home, my family and taking a risk to find safety like some of these brave souls.

The house was leasehold but I arranged with the seller to buy the freehold at the same time of the purchase

Another scandal of recent times, are private roads etc where external mgmt companies can charge over the top annual fees

I have watched a lot of Homes Under the Hammer [don't laugh], and they stress the importance of making sure you check the title. If it's a leasehold, make sure you can extend it, or have enough time to sell it on. I would only look at Freehold properties when I am in a position to buy, I know not everyone can, and that leasing is virtually securing what could be considered a rental for usually your lifetime.

Even landlords of rental properties are pulling cons by claiming they are selling their houses in order to vacate legal tenants, and then after a few weeks, they push the property price up.

Walsall:

"Monday’s result made it even more painful for Walsall, after being 12 points clear at the top of the table in mid-January and 15 clear of fourth place, then just three wins in their final 21 games meant they had to settle for a spot in the play-offs." 

40 minutes ago, Piethagoram said:

and the winner's dad Graham Carr was Head Scout at Notts for several years

He was indeed, there was a very good drama programme about Alan Carr and his early life which featured his Dad when he was a manager.

I’ve just remembered what the series about Alan Carrs life was called it was Changing Ends, well worth a watch. I didn’t care much for him until I saw the series but it changed my perspective, the young boy who plays him as a child was brilliant.

I really enjoyed Traitors I thought Alan Carr played a brilliant game, I was really sorry for Joe who got booted out at the last minute and he’d guessed the traitors.

Alan’s winning will go to a worthy charity, children’s cancer. 👏

A householder across the road from us always stages a Firework party but most of the fireworks let off are either rockets or air bombs which make such a noise. Whatever happened to the Fountains, Catherine Wheels, Cascades & Roman Candles? The relatively quieter fireworks.

3 hours ago, Robbie said:

A householder across the road from us always stages a Firework party but most of the fireworks let off are either rockets or air bombs which make such a noise. Whatever happened to the Fountains, Catherine Wheels, Cascades & Roman Candles? The relatively quieter fireworks.

Does any member remember Jumping Jacks fireworks that were banned quite a while ago

41 minutes ago, super_ram said:

Does any member remember Jumping Jacks fireworks that were banned quite a while ago

Yes I remember them @super_ram we used to have to get out of the way as they jumped all over the place. Catherine wheel pinned to the outside toilet door at the bottom of the yard, rockets in milk bottles, Roman candles, firestorm and penny bangers of course. No health and safety then.

Welcome to our community@poulincarol