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  • 2 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

    Who’s to say the new coach/manager isn’t already having a say in recruitment, Matthew Dennis came from Carlisle….. the ex Carlisle manager Mike Williamson is available, just saying. :biggrin:

    You might be onto something there. He's a coach. He's available. He is from the area, well Stoke, but that isn't a million miles from Nottingham. As for his record, he got MK Dons into the playoffs but Crawley smashed them. As for Carlisle, he probably doesn't want to discuss that.....

    A very solid first signing for next season. From a Carlisle United fan: "Dennis is a 6ft1, agile, quick, strong, striker, who's technically good and gets into good positions... They aren't common." That’ll do for me!

    he looks a good signing, i think it shows that the club thought morias either was not good enough or his height was a concern. i hope we give dennis plenty of chance to showcase what he can do, a natural finisher with pace should thrive in our squad.

The Notts defence was a big success story for Notts last season.

Matty Platt, Jacob Bedeau, Lewis Macari, Rod McDonald & to a lesser extent Lucas Ness, played their part in a much improved defence.

I'm sure that they will all have a part to play in the coming season.

But which of those players would be in your first eleven, & would you prefer a back three or back four?

Do you think that Notts should recruit more defenders to join them?

    Given that Cundy has left I think we'll add one more CB, assuming that we are going to continue with a back 3. I think that would be more than enough and I'm half hoping one of our academy defenders will potentially be in the future squad.

    Personally I think right now Macari, Platt & Bedeau would be my choice. I'm hoping Ness can stay injury free for more of next season because I think he's more than good enough to play regularly too.

    If we switched to a back four I think I'd still have the three from above but shift them along one and play Tsaroulla at left-back.

    i really like lewis macari but sometimes i just think hes playing in the wrong position. he can be fantastic as a centre back but when hes not in great form he just looks out of place. rod mcdonald looks like a good rotational player, but he makes me nervous at times. matty platt and jacob bedeau are class, but sometimes i think we need someone to come in for bedeau. i think if we managed to sign another young centre back that can grown along side the 4 I have mentioned i think we would be stronger.

Now the decision has been made to sack Stuart Maynard, who would you like to see replace him as head coach/manager?

Post your choice below.

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  • Did well at Wigan in 20/21 but then was quickly sacked the following year. Followed by 2 wins out of 24 at Rotherham which could explain why he has been out of work for a year.

    Just hope the Brothers are true to form and it's somebody way off the radar!

    It's an absolutely tiny market with relatively small bets causing big shifts. The presence of Priske and Alves in the top three tells you all you need to know. Priske is literally only there because he's Danish.

    Apart from Maynard, every head coach the brothers have appointed has come out of left field. They are good at keeping things quiet and much prefer to appoint a relative unknown on the way up than somebody from the managerial merry-go-round.

    Yes I have seen on social media that someone claiming to be in the know has suggested Leam Richardson could well be the next head coach.

    I'm not too sure to be honest, he's got a league 1 title to his name so he's certainly got credentials but his style from what I can gather and remember wouldn't really fit with ours. Now, who knows, maybe we'll start to see a shift in that but I think it will be tweaked rather than changed completely.

    It is very hard to find out even what stage the club is at, in previous years we had a reporter from the NEP that didn’t give names but knew the time-frame and when the interviews were taking place etc. I’m surprised there’s be nothing from BBCRNS, they probably have the best relationship with the club but they’ve either not got in touch or if they have the club have told them zilch…

    The longer the search goes I would think it becomes more plausible the delay is due to a compensation fee needing to be agreed or a VISA needing to be approved for someone abroad... That said I am usually well off when I make predictions so cue Leam Richardson being announced later this evening!

Dara Costelloe recalled from Accrington...would be a great fit here at Meadow Lane.....especially if supplied by our boy Abbott!!!!!

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  • Yeah, he's got potential, his last loan spell at Accrington was his most successful one. Ok, 5 goals in 17 isn't amazing, but in a team like Accrington it is more impressive. He's 22 now, I think his chance to get into the Burnley squad has passed, but he looks more capable of being successful in a League 2 side.

    @menzinho i would say he fits the mould of our scouting system, with his age being 22 and how well he did at accrington. for a young striker, 5 goals in 17 games is not that bad. imagine what he could score within a more competitive squad, or the way we play.

    At 22, I wouldn't be against us trying to sign him, but I don't think a loan would be suitable. At 22, he needs to settle in a first-team environment, and if Burnley were prepared to let him leave permanently, it could be a good coup for us. That said, it might trigger those wiki fans who believe the stats on the pages say more about the player than giving them a chance in real life.

    We might be seeking more experience, mind you, what with the signing of Matthew Dennis.

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  • I had hoped that Oldham Athletic would come up. I had been speaking with a council worker at Skegness who noticed my Notts shirt and during our conversation, he asked who I wanted to come up. I have a soft spot for them, ever since I collected the first Premier League sticker book and I really liked their old badge. It had slipped my mind, due to travelling back, but I bumped into @ARLukomski, which was a really nice surprise, and he told me he had been to watch the game.

    When he told me Oldham had won, I was pleased because I think they are most certainly an EFL club and I hope they can survive next season.

    Watched the highlights today (on the DAZN SPORT YouTube page if you are interested) a really impressive attendance for what is the 5th level. I think it was something like the 5th time in a row the National League Play-off Final has gone into extra-time. I'd have been happy to see either back, think Southend have had a tougher time with their ownership issues, but nonetheless welcome back Oldham!

Is the York City co-owner right?

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York City co-owner Julie-Anne Uggla writes to the EFL and National League about the...

 

    Lots of reasons why there should be an EFL 3.

    The National League has a good standard & the top third Clubs of the NL can compare favourably with the bottom half of League 2.

    Financial turnover is higher in the NL compared to the past. All NL clubs except just four in 24/25 were full time professional.

    Unfortunately, not all NL clubs grounds are EFL ready. Many will have to upgrade their grounds to hold at least 4K & meet more stringent safety requirements to meet EFL standards.

    Another issue would be how the extra league would affect the League & FA Cups. Would there need to be a preliminary round for EFL 3 clubs?

    Yes there may be existing issues to be ironed out, but the prospect of a new EFL league 3 would be an exciting prospect for football fans across the Country.

    Implementation of  three up three down promotion /relegation across those four Divisions of the EFL, (including EFL 3), would be a much fairer system

    While York City have been unlucky this season, they've benefitted from the playoffs twice in recent years. They finished sixth when they were promotedfrom the NLN...

    But in principle I agree that we need three up, three down between L2 and the Bananarama Conference. Maybe even four. Having fewer promoted teams is a hangover from the days when the FL was a closed shop and can be incredibly cruel for the team finishing second, as we nearly found out ourselves. 

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  • @Pies79 I wouldn't say so, players are currently on holiday and managers will be having free time too. The only people currently talking are agents, who will conduct business in the absence of their client, to negotiate potential deals in their best interest. I write, "best interest", but I am not sure most agents are beneficial to the game.

    Some of the deals we are seeing being confirmed probably happened before the season was over, just a case of waiting for the window and the player's licence to be passed over.

    I wouldn't worry so much about not having a head coach in place, as we generally recruit players at board level and then they are coached. I have no idea how much say the head coach might have when it comes to signings, but I would imagine they would be more inclined to say "I need a pacey winger", or "A solid centre back, with height." And the club will have already compiled a document on these areas.

     There would have already been conversations at the Club about the type of players that the Club should be looking for. I'm sure those conversations would have included the coaching staff, (one has now left), along with the Head of Football & the board. 

    My concern is that any players that are recruited now will not have had the blessing/input of the new Coaching staff, & I think that is an important point, & this fact could obstruct/affect the recruitment of an experienced & leading Head Coach that Notts need at this time.

    I'm not surprised Morias has left, can't really say he was terrible because he didn't get much of an opportunity but at the same time it certainly wasn't money well spent by the club.

    As for the current head coach vacancy being an issue, for all we know behind the scenes it could've already been decided, so any potential players could be told who their new gaffer will be next season. And he could've even already suggested some potential targets for the recruitment team to look into... I feel like the club will communicate something to us this week as it's been very quiet so far.

We can all talk about Notts' lack of pace in the side, perhaps Cisse can be the answer for us now?

    Nice to see a team winning the Champions League for the first time. Congratulations to PSG on a great performance on the night.

    I believe the Champions League has been devalued with so many non Champions being allowed to qualify nowadays.

    I would prefer that only the league winners of each Country's top league should qualify. At a stretch, only the runners up in those leagues should be allowed to join them.

    Looking at his wiki he has had a long career in the lower leagues as a player & manager.

    One of his career highlights was In October 1988, Belford joined Tamworth and set a club record of 712 minutes without conceding a goal in February and March 1989. He was part of the FA Vase winning team in 1989.

    Strange that he never forged a successful career in the EFL. Sometimes it comes down to getting an opportunity & a lucky break.

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  • Fans are mentioning Didzy's appearances. Didzy played 36 league games for Notts including 7 as substitute. He scored 17 goals from those 36 games.

    When you compare his appearances with other players.

    Appearances as substitute included.

    Ness 7.

    McDonald 19

    Macari 33

    Grant 34

    Gordon 30

    Austin 25

    Robertson 8

    Edwards 16

    Jones 22

    Tsaroulla 38

    Didzy's appearances & fitness record this season compare very favourably with all those major players.

    football changes but we have to remember that he might wanting to focus on his private life and injury, last season was a big one for us and i dont think we have to worry. we might not be able to replace him, but no player is impossible to find someone else able to become a fan favourite. i hope hes just retiring.

There were times this season when the Notts team were subject to lots of physicality from the opposition.

Stuart Maynard complained about their opponents strong arm tactics on several occasions. He thought the Notts players were not getting enough protection from officials.

There were times when the Notts team were bullied by the opposition. It happened in the playoff semi final & in other games too.

Should the powers that be at Notts recruit a number of strong & physical players for Notts to become more of a bully on the pitch rather than the bullied?

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  • I would like to see Notts recruit some more strong physical players that don't mind getting stuck in to their opponents.

    I think that the Notts team does need to be more physically strong & be capable of holding their own against the physical sides in League 2.

    I still want Notts to be very strong on the footballing side, but a team doesn't necessarily have to reduce their effectiveness as a footballing side to become more physical.

    Lots of opponents pitches aren't as good as the Meadow Lane pitch, & a big factor on the system of those pitches is when winter sets in.

    A squad that includes half a dozen strong physical players could be a godsend when Notts meet these physical sides, play on the poor pitches, & experience the poor weather conditions.

    I don't think it's a case of being more physical, but less bullied by teams who pull shirts, clatter attacking players and just use the dark arts. If we give up to much freedom to be physical, it will impact the stone of football the club currently in visions.

    Fans always say we need to be more physical or aggressive, but the moment players pile up suspensions, or get red carded it causes negative meltdowns.

    Liam Noble and Might Doyle are two prime cases, both were silly with how frequent they got red carded but it's further evidence it's not what we need. Personally, I think Notts must be braver on the ball and more focused on misleading the opposition as to who might receive the pass. Our movement isn't all that great, yes we can score so excellent team based goals but they are few and far between.

    If players made more effort with trying to make space and constantly move, it would open play a lot more. Whereas physical football tends to lead to unnecessary suspension. Whilst there could be room for some more physicality, my suggestion would solely be on movement, creativity and better linkup play.

    a little more physical would not harm, wimbledon seem to get away with it and doncaster turned themselves around but i do agree more creativity, and better forward play would bring more success on the pitch. i think scott robertson could become a general in midfield, hes already showed some signs of not being scared to challenge or go for 50/50s.

I was listening to Paul on the Magpie Circle podcast with Mark Stallard and he says McCauley Langstaff has been transfer listed.

I wonder if Millwall are still paying instalments, could we buy him back? I guess his wages might be a stumbling block. However if Didzy doesn’t re-sign I guess that would free up some funds. If it were possible I’d take him back without doubt.

Thoughts?

 

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  • Honestly, the board would probably be advising the recruitment to focus on younger talent. We'd all love Macaulay Langstaff back, hopefully one day we will but it would be good to find someone who has pace, height, able to hold up the ball and can finish. Ideally 22-25, but strikers that are good are few and far between. Still, there's every chance we could develop or get the best out of the right talent.

    finding nemo seagulls GIF

    Seriously though, I doubt it'll happen as he'll be out of our price range financially. We'd have stood a greater chance of getting him in on loan, but transfer listing him makes this less likely. 

    maybe with david mcgoldrick not reversing, notts might try to land macaulay langstaff on loan? a good spell by returning to us, could make it easier for millwall to recoup some if their fee and hes not sitting on the bench doing nothing. i know it seems unlikely, but you can never say for sure what could happen in football.

Good morning it’s a bright sunny Bank Holiday Monday so far, I hope it stays that way for people who are making the most of the long weekend off work/school/college etc. 

We tend to avoid going anywhere at bank holiday times, so it’ll be a walk around the local streets and paths and time in the garden, weather permitting.

Whats everyone else up to?

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  • It hasn't been a good day for the supporters of Notts. We've lost our talisman who held this team together during the last third of the season. 

    Without Didzy Notts may have been in the bottom half of the table. We don't know all the circumstances why he didn't agree to an extension.

    It may not have been just down to the money. Was Didzy unhappy about Maynard leaving or something else about the running of the club? We will never know the answer to that question.

    Notts are a big club with brilliant support at this level, & they should be able to attract good experienced Head Coaches & players. I do hope we get some good news in the coming days to lift the gloom.

    Good morning it’s a bright start to the day but the forecast is for it to be cooler.

    As predicted I’m aching after yesterdays park run so I’ll take it easy today, probably have a gentle walk later. Right I’m off to do the word games now.

    Have a great day everyone.

    It's been a pleasant day here. Managed to get out into the garden to remove the dead spring flowers & prepare the ground for the summer ones.

    It's been a good spring for the larger plants. Pride of place goes to our Hydrangea that is looking the best I've seen it for a while & it looks like we will get a good crop off our two apple trees this summer.

    Of course it's essential to ensure that the plants get water during the dry spell. We've had a good amount of rain recently which has helped.

I was at Cobh Rambers vs Treaty United in the League Of Ireland First Division last night. I bumped into Brian O Callaghan who's a coach for Treaty United. Brian spent one season at ML in 2005/2006. It wasn't a great season. We just about avoided relegation to the Conference. We had a chat about Notts County and how Brian was glad we were on the up. He's a nice bloke. He had a chat with the supporters and you can see why Treaty fans like him. 

The league table for Man of the Match wins is as follows for season 24/25. Abbott at the top due to number of winning votes.

Abbott. 9 wins.   172 winning votes

Didzy.  9 wins.    101.    "            "     

Tsaroulla.6 wins. 84

Bass. 4 wins.       50   

Crowley. 3 wins. 39

Bedeau. 3 wins.  34

Jatta. 3 wins.       13

Jarvis. 2 wins.     55

Whittaker.2 wins.48

Gordon. 2 wins.   06

Palmer. 1 win.       16

Hinchy. 1 win.       03

Brown. 1 win.        03

McDonald. 1 win.  02

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  • @menzinho Platt made the most appearances for Notts this season with 47. He was featured in every poll in the matches he played. 

    He was very consistent & he did get votes from the members, but there was always another player who's performance stood out on the day. 

    18 hours ago, menzinho said:

    Most shocking thing for me is that Platt never won once!? Have you accidently missed him off? He's been one of our best signings this season, that's quite surprising. 

    And yet Jevani Brown has a win 😵‍💫😲 You can't trust us fans these days!

    That game Jevani Brown won, he was incredible and by far his best performance for us. Unfortunately, it was against Alfreton Town if my memory serves me and when Matty Platt has been exceptional, he's completed against others. 😞

    2 hours ago, Chris said:

    That game Jevani Brown won, he was incredible and by far his best performance for us. Unfortunately, it was against Alfreton Town if my memory serves me and when Matty Platt has been exceptional, he's completed against others. 😞

    It was against Alfreton. Jevani scored two goals & played superbly.

    Of course it was against non league opposition, but he did show that evening what he was capable of.

Aston Villa make official complaint over referee decision as Champions League bid ends after controversial decision vs Man Utd

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Aston Villa have made an official complaint after a "big mistake" by referee...

 

    I hate to say it, but it might be a blessing for Aston Villa. Leicester City winning the Premier League wasn't the best outcome in the long run for the club, wage increase demands and rushing natural development undid their efforts. Whilst Villa are unlucky, at least they can continue to keep building.

    Teams are always in a rush for success, without thinking of the downsides which often outweigh the positives. Yes, the decision sucks but they are finally achieving and I personally would hope it continues without focusing away from the Premier League.

    Interesting Podcast. 

    One of the realities of modern football that was mentioned is that the Football pyramid is no longer a pyramid but a Skyscraper with the PL right at the top.

    As they all agreed the gap between the PL and even the Championship is getting wider year by year.

    They mentioned that a Sky commentator said that the Championship playoff final was a match between clubs that whoever won would be favourite to come straight down next season.

    That reality is sadly very true now & some people wouldn't even place a bet on it now.

    The results of the final matches today confirmed that 5 of the top seven richest clubs in the PL qualified for the Champions League, & the sixth, Spurs, qualified for the CL by winning the Europa league during the previous week. So nothing has really changed this season.

    A football regulator with strong powers to regulate football is what's needed.

    The podcast talked about having a fair game 

    This is the website.

    WWW.FAIRGAMEUK.ORG

    With success comes higher salaries, better players means gate prices increase and it's a natural progression. A skyscraper would be a good way to look at the Premier league, but not so much the Championship. Teams can flirt between the 3 lowest professional tiers without much changing. Establishing yourself as a Championship side, and modernising at that stage can he costly. Teams that buy new stadiums, don't always get the success they in vision and then there's your Blackpool's, Portsmouth's and even rarer Bournemouth's.

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Huddersfield Town appoint Ipswich Town coach Lee Grant as their new manager on a three-year deal.

 

My question to PON members. 

Should Notts offer a contract extension to Didzy?

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  • I’d be gutted if McGoldrick left, even more so if it was join MK. He's played under Paul Warne and he wanted him to stay at Derby before he signed for us, so I could totally see it happening...

    A case of wait and see now I guess. If MK have offered him a deal there’s no way we’ll be able to match the wages offered. It's mad now, whatever league we are in there’s always a club that can pay ridiculous amounts of money to players. 

    As good as he is realistically he won’t play every game next season and that’s probably reflected in the deal we will have offered him. He will be tough to replace though, just in terms of skill I don’t think many can get close to him at this level.

Leicester City are facing a substantial points deduction after being charged by the Premier League with a profit and sustainability (PSR) breach. 

The Premier League side were initially charged in March 2024 with a spending breach after reporting losses of £90million for 2022-23, with top-flight sides only permitted to lose £105million over a rolling three-year period.

Meanwhile, the Man City 115 charges saga goes on & on without any sign of a conclusion.

WWW.FOOTBALLINSIDER247.COM

Football Insider has been told by Stefan Borson Leicester City should accept a 15-point...

 

    I'm not sure point deductions works as a penalty, transfer embargoes and the likes tend to cause a fairer balance. Perhaps, they should sell players to cover the loss as this would significantly weaken them.

    Manchester City being allowed to drag theirs on, is the only exception I agree with point docking.

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