Nope, not a reference to the Swedish pop band (so no "Dancing Queen" blasting out of the tannoy at half time... what a shame eh), but the new penalty shootout method adopted by the EFL for the upcoming season.

So how does this ABBA system work? Over to the Beeb...

As the current system stands, teams take turns in a shootout, with the choice of who goes first decided by a coin toss.

For example, team A goes first, then team B, then team A again.

The new system sees team A followed by team B - before team B goes again. Team A would then get two successive penalties, a little like the tie-break in tennis, and so on until there is a winner.

A coin will still be tossed to decide who goes first.

It will be implemented in all ties in the Carabao Cup, Checkatrade Trophy and EFL playoffs.

So... a good idea or another unnecessary p*ssing about with the game's rules? Your thoughts, let's git em!

jorge grant has re signed for us on loan. this is a big boost! brill news!!

On the back of @Joe Jones's feature (shared below) - I would like to know your favourite loan signings for Notts since 2010.

It would be interesting to see what @Piethagoram and @Elite_pie would say.

Have your say below.

Pretty self explanatory. Out of the new arrivals - Dan Jones, Shaun Brisley, Liam Walker, Terry Hawkridge, Jorge Grant (up to you if you want to include him in the selection or not), Lewis Alessandra - which for you will have the most impact? Let's hear your thoughts.

Hey you!

Yes, you!

Do you enjoy witnessing something so embarrassing that it literally makes your nether regions shrivel up?

Do you like the sensation of dismay, embarrassment, and humour all colliding into one very strange emotion?

In that case, "cringe" might be what you are after.

And if you fancy having a good cringe this Tuesday afternoon, look no further than this offering by Mansfield CEO Carolyn Radford.

July is almost upon us and this is what the squad is looking like so far. I'll update this list as pre-season progresses.

GK:

Adam Collin, Joe Searson-Smithard (youth)

DF:

Matt Tootle, Carl Dickinson, Richard Duffy, Haydn Hollis, Elliot Hewitt, Mike Edwards (player-coach)

MF:

Alan Smith, Michael O'Connor (injured), Rob Milsom, Curtis Thompson, Sam Osborne (youth), Kevin Nolan, Alex Howes (youth), Terry Hawkridge

FW:

Shola Ameobi, Jon Forte, Jon Stead, Lewis Alessandra

That currently leaves us with 13 senior pros excluding injured players and the management team, which is very thin indeed. We need more than 4 new signings looking at that. We know for sure that KN is looking for a defender (Jake Buxton signed for Buxton yesterday) and a midfielder (Liam Noble, which probably won't happen). I'd like to see one, preferably two centre-halves, a left-back to compete with (and preferably replace) Dickinson and alternatives across the midfield.

I get the feeling that we are banking on more talented loanees, but this is a risky game. Jorge Grant and E Bola probably won't be coming back so they'll need to be replaced. I wouldn't mind a young, hungry striker with pace to complement the old hands we currently have there.

I had Alessandra down more as an offensive midfielder, but he's listed as a striker on the OS. It'll certainly be good to have some versatile players on board as the days of massive squads seem to be over.

The Football League has launched a new streaming service for overseas fans. For €130 a year, you can watch all matches not selected by Sky live using an app.

Is anyone else thinking about this? On measure I think I'll give it a try. I hope the current radio/highlights package will still be available, but it's a long time since I've been able to watch Notts regularly and radio just isn't the same.

I had no idea where to put this, so I'll put it here.

I also write (very) occasionally on a Waldhof Mannheim forum. They haven't found a shirt sponsor and are probably starting the season sponsor-free, so they were having a debate on shirt sponsors. I decided to post about what Notts were doing with the monthly sponsors, as it's genuinely a bit different.

Within five minutes, the first response was this (translated): "By the way, Notts County is the team whose shirts were delivered to Juventus by accident 100 years ago. That's why Juve now play in black and white striped shirts."

This came from a fan of a German club with no connection whatsoever to either Notts or Juve. It made me feel a little bit proud and brought it home what a special and famous old club we all support. We should never forget that.

On the back of Kevin Nolan's comments which mentioned that Notts needs to get 'nastier on the pitch', I'm wondering if he refers to us becoming the Stevenage, MK Dons type of team or if he simply means we need to be more physical in our game?

Personally, I just think Notts need to press more and mark better. We give opposition teams a lot of free time on the ball, there's virtually no closing down at all. I was impressed in the friendly against Forest, as we did start off looking like we wanted it back and marked quite well. Yet we just tend to run around and waste energy by not effectively marking or making the decisions when it comes to winning the ball back.

The perfect example would be how Tootle lost his man against Forest, ran backwards and only just managed to win the ball back.

He could have easily turned and positioned himself in a way that made it harder for the Forest fan, yet he decided to allow their player to run and this is an area where we tend to be punished rather easily.

I don't want Notts to become a team whereby we are dirty or aggressive, I just want to see closer marking and better pressing off the ball when we are trying to retain it. What about you?

Name: Shaun Brisley signs for Notts
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-07-25
Submitter: Chris

Defender Shaun Brisley speaks to iFollow Notts after signing for the Magpies.

Shaun Brisley signs for Notts

Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

Trialist Liam Walker, a Gibraltar international is being linked with a move to Notts but who is he? He's a 29 year old centre midfielder, who can list Portsmouth(when in league 1), Lincoln Red Imps, Europa Fc among his ex clubs. He's a similar player to Jorge Grant who he will likely provide competion for. A look at his Lincoln Red Imps career shows 43 games 23 goals and at Europa FC 26 games 15 goals. What's he done at Notts over the last two games? The quality of Forest stopped us from seeing how he was against them. Against Wigan he played some good football (as did Notts on the whole) tried to get some shots away, they was blocked alot of the time. 

As Leigh Curtis has alluded to it being an experienced centre half who do we think it will be and who would you like.

I'll go for Mike Williamson for both.

I asked on Twitter, so there's a fairly good start, but I thought I would ask here too. Shoot away folks!

We have already.....

Drissa Traore
Will Hayhurst
Billy Daniels
Civard Sprockel
Kyle da Silva
Carl Regan
David Bell
Adam Coombes

Throw them at me....

Does anyone actually care about the squad numbers? I find it interesting to see what changes but its not that big. Who could seriously be hassling the club to release them?!?!

On the back of @TheFostarr94's article.

I thought I would open a constructive discussion based on Haydn Hollis and what fans think of him, along with if he deserves a new contract. He's a player I don't think people realise how hard he works, as his dedication does deserve praise but he does seem easily picked out for making mistakes.

The goal we conceded against Crewe wasn't solely his fault, although he shouldn't run or play above his ability - certainly he should avoid using his weaker foot.

Yet in recent weeks people praised him, only to revert to singling him out.

Thoughts?

despite the size issue i think the shirts are quality.

i plan to buy the blue shirt soon as i really like it. has anyone else purchased multiple shirts? which have you got?

I thought it would be interesting to see where fans here felt Notts would finish.

Hey all,

As we approach the 2017/18 season, we are preparing to provide the most comprehensive and high quality coverage possible for Notts.

We want to take Pride of Nottingham to the next level, and as always, we want to keep our content free for all fans to enjoy as they please.

Ahead of the new campaign, we have launched the Pride of Nottingham Donation Drive, to help us with increasing costs of upkeep and to enable us to deliver even more regular and more high-quality content.

We are delighted with the initial response so far, but if you are in a position where you enjoy what we have been doing and feel like helping us out with a donation - if you want, of course - you'll enable us to reach our goals much quicker.

To donate, just click on this link - it can be done via PayPal.

Thank you for your support guys.

JJ & Chris

Name: Jorge Grant signs on loan
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-07-21
Submitter: Chris

Jorge Grant talks to iFollow Notts after returning to the club on a season-long loan.

Jorge Grant signs on loan

Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

Derek Pavis was Notts County chairman between 1987 and 2000, and during that time he made plenty of shrewd signings which brought the club a lot of success.

What's your favourite Pavis signing? Let PON know.

Name: Kevin Nolan post-Forest
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-07-21
Submitter: Chris

Notts manager Kevin Nolan offers his assessment following his side's pre-season friendly against Nottingham Forest.

Kevin Nolan post-Forest

Why not subscribe to PrideofNottinghamTV?

Sad news today from the world of rock as it's been confirmed that Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has passed away.

Linkin Park were the band that got me into rock and metal when I was a youngster - about 11/12 years old. I remember flicking through the music channels on TV one day and coming across One Step Closer, and I was just blown away by what I was listening to.

Needless to say, Chester and his gang were a huge part of my childhood, not only through their music but also for having opened my eyes (and ears) to some fantastic rock and metal both coming out at the time and also music from years gone by. I would have never discovered the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Deicide, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and so on were it not for the captivating sounds of LP.

I'm too young to remember the passing of Kurt Cobain, but many fans of Nirvana and rock in general from the generation above me have never quite got over it. Now I know how that feels - not only with Chester but also with Chris Cornell, who also passed this year.

RIP Chester. You will be missed.

As a huge fan of all kinds of music from all across the years, I can be listening to something from just a few years ago on YouTube, or compilations from 1920s music and everything in between.

In the comments section there's ALWAYS someone saying "aww the (decade) seemed like such a great decade to live in", to which someone would undoubtedly reply "ah but you're viewing it through rose-tinted spectacles, it wasn't all that" and so on and so on.

Which made me think - what do you think was the best decade to live in in the UK (or whichever country you live/d in)?

I'll give my personal opinion in the comments - let's hear yours, and give reasons why.

Please please don't sign him, he is absolute sh1te, he couldn't score in a brothel with a £50 note strapped to his apendage, I'd rather have Steve Scoffam back instead of him.

Whomever told him he's a pro footballer should be done under the trade descriptions act