This practice is perfectly legal & Everton are the third PL club to do it following Chelsea & Aston Villa, but is it really an ethical thing to be allowed to do?

Today we have Morcambe with a real risk of them going out of business while this sort of transaction by Everton is allowed.

Will the new football administrator look at all of these so called rules that allow this sort of thing or will it even be part of his remit.

There was something Strange on the Bus the other day. I had to Look Twice, because I could have Sworn the Driver Was Shaun Dyche.

I heard that Luke Williams was volunteering at the airport. If that’s true, it says a lot about what kind of person he is.

If he’s actually working there, it doesn’t change much. But choosing to give up his own time shows great character, especially from someone who speaks with such passion.

The image was shared nearly two million times, and lots of articles looked into his private life. It shows both the good and the bad sides of how things like this can spread.

A lot of last season's woes could be laid at Stuart Maynard's door. He just didn't have the same Man management skills as Luke Williams. Williams had the Skill to make poor players average, average players good and Good players Star players as he proved with Chicksen and players who were only really National League Level. Admittedly things were slowly starting to unravel before he went to Swansea, he seemed unable to be flexible and play a different technical game and once the opposition had worked Notts out the results started to go wrong. Still it would have been interesting to see which players had have come in, if Williams had had stayed for that January Transfer window and what may have happened if he had seen the season out.

I may have been a little harsh on Maynard? Maybe. But once the Saunders Brother left he appeared to Crumble under the Pressure, Alves his new second in command was a total Disaster , in each match I saw him in he simply stood in the Technical Area with his arms crossed over his chest like a Garden Statue, he never once shouted encouragement to players or seemed to be interested in helping Maynard out during a game. Automatic Promotion was there for the taking last season, but the Magpies home form was a Total Disgrace, they lost games to teams they shouldn't have at the Lane and certain players form fell off a Cliff after January. Failure to get Promotion cost Stuart Maynard his job I would say the National League is his Coaching Level. So who ever hired him must also take part of the Blame.

Player wise Jatta's form after January was terrible, even though he finished as the Magpies Top Scorer. Perhaps the Interest from other Club's played a little with his mind, because before January the guy seemed unstoppable. Returning from his injury seemed a tough thing for Jodi and in those last few games his head seemed to be all over the place, he also seemed to have added a few pounds to his frame and he appeared a lot slower than before his injury. Still I'm confident he can bounce back this coming season has he's done in the past with his other bad injuries. Matty Palmer needs to be stripped of the Notts Captaincy and be given the chance to find his form without the added pressures which come with being the Club's Captain. I'm sorry to say this but I think Traore is going to be another Junior he doesn't seem to fit with the Notts Model and he's struggling to adopt to the English game.

Tsaroulla and Jarvis are both good players but it struck me neither where given an opportunity to stake a place in the first team, because one week they were in the First XI then out the following match has Stuart Maynard tried stop the Rot at Notts. For this season another Striker is a must but as the Club seem unwilling to Splash the Cash where is such a player going to come from, unless of course the Recruitment Team are going to pull another Macca out of Non League Football. Just don't hold your breath on that one.

Martin Paterson has his work cut out, arriving at the Lane to a lack luster Welcome but he seems to have a decent attitude stating all players will need to prove their worth to get into his First XI a Good No Nonsense Character who will Hopefully be able to Inspire Players Get them fighting for every ball, give them the Belief they are the Best and even Bully some players to get the Best Out of them. Hopefully he'll be left alone to Run and Coach The Squad His Way, Without any interference from our New Director Of Football.

Grant is a class act - massively misused by Maynard. He isn’t a wide player nor a defensive midfielder. He’s creative, astute with good, quick feet and an eye for a pass. He can shoot too yet Maynard hardly ever let him get near the box! He’d walk into any other L2 team, so he should be a regular starter in ours.

Tsaroulla is another, if fit, he’s highly useful and needs to played in the right position, not wide right one game, left back another then filling in as a sub, if needed. He’d start for me but I’ve yet to see Cotter - I guess you don’t/can’t play them both together unless Jones is missing.

Hoping Cotter, Dennis, Iorpenda and Norburn live up to expectations too for that matter.

Re: the thread title - I should add that the player who most needs to “step up” is Palmer. Hopefully, Paterson won’t want him passing sideways and backwards 45 times before he actually makes a telling pass and can sharpen up his first touch diver keep the ball moving rather than dwelling on it.

I need to make it clear from the start that I really like Kellan Gordon, but he frustrates me at the same time because he is clearly a good player. I think when it comes to putting in crosses, he's one of the best at the club, but it's just how lacking we are to attack his good deliveries. He's almost identical in trying to beat his man; it's virtually nonexistent. He came off against Cardiff, and I thought, "Why did we start him?"

He's technically good; he has the ability to defend, but doesn't get stuck in enough for me. I think if he did, he could easily outshine others and prove too good with assists.

The question I found myself asking as he came off against Cardiff is something that frequently pops up when he plays.

Mai Traore, I still feel unsure about whether he will come good.

If he managed to establish himself, he could be exciting to watch. I have seen spells where he has had the ball at his feet and gone forward, looking dangerous. Whereas without it, he looks like a duck out of water. Ability I don't question; it's his effort and the mental side of the game that I question.

If we talk about players who can be good but need to be more consistent. I think the easiest answer would be Jacob Bedeau because, in spells, he sort of lost his way last season. Mostly towards the back, which could be more team-related, but it got to a point where I didn't want to see him lunging forward with the ball. He's perfectly capable of attacking, but if we could get solid performances out of him week in and week out, I think our form would reflect it.

Some fans told me he was their player of the season, and I can't dispute their thoughts, but I didn't agree personally. He had a great season, but it was off the boil at times. I think the first game was Morecambe away, where I questioned whether he was the player I had seen playing brilliantly at Meadow Lane.

Every player has their off days, so this might seem unfair to some, but I think when he's brilliant, we are generally by far the best team on the pitch.

Got to agree @Robbie all ladies football can take inspiration from the England team. I hope to see at least one Notts County ladies match this season.

It was nice to get a visit from @Chris , @cheeky~k8 and their tribe this afternoon,and @CutiePie 's birthday cake too.Followed by The Lionesses.

To carry on from Super, I should have posted half of my post in the new weekly discussion here.

their fans said we cheated when we gained promotion by throwing money at promotion, it seems its exactly the same as what they did but i wonder if they spent more chasing promotion. even now i see chesterfield fans who moan about clubs spending big amounts at this level chasing promotion, but its part of the norm. it just makes them seem silly.

Oldham will be extremely pleased that they were able to navigate their way through the play-offs last season, but promotion to this league isn't a magic fix, they'll still be losing money in League 2. I think Rochdale sold a young player to Brentford for quite a bit of money so that could explain why they had positive figures.

And as for a few opinions from Chesterfield fans, we didn’t throw money at getting promoted though, the club was losing money but we didn’t throw money at getting promoted it was quite the opposite. 5 of our 6 summer signings were from the National League North/South and the 1 that wasn’t was Baldwin who signed as a free-agent! A really odd take considering Wrexham were basically able to offer players in League 1 better contracts than they were on!

Unfortunately, I think it is becoming a fact of life that those clubs in the lower leagues that have the most financial backing are going to be successful.

Just look at Macclesfield who won the Northern Premier League, Premier Division at a canter & are expected to do well in the National League North this season.

Grant looked sharp again. Jatta's tidy finish and brave tackle summed up his commitment. Cardiff started strong, but we settled and matched them after the break. Good test.

Encouraged by that. 2nd half much better than the 1st. Pressing, physical and aggressive in and out of possession.

Iorpenda very impressive in the press, the tackle and his ball carrying. Going to be a very key player for us. I was very pleased with Cotter's attacking output. Always looking to take his man on and giving us some much needed pace, which we lacked last season. More encouraged by Dennis as well. Strong and quick but needed more service.

Got caught out with the ball over the top for the first goal, but I think the trio of Aljofree-Platt-Bedeau is good enough and the back-ups we have are good enough cover.

Still need some quality further forward. A CAM and a striker I would say. A striker, regardless of the Jatta situation. A CAM of quality to help Jones and Grant, as I feel Jarvis is a natural winger and I wouldn't put him there at the moment.

https://tv.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/videos/fb13e428-ed84-449f-87e7-fec56fe5de24

20 hours ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

@liampie

I Always thought Jonathan Forte Got A Raw Deal at Notts. He should have played more and I think if he'd had gotten a Decent Run in the Side, he would have scored many more Goals. He's Retired Now I Believe Through Injury.

kevin nolan had it in for jonathan forte, it was a silly decision because when he played he scored.

i totally agree with you @Wheelbarrow repair man, yes he suffered a serious injury and has retired. he now runs a football school and coaches young players.

Didn't exactly have the best time at Crewe last season, but he is 34 now and his pace and power was a big part of his game and that will be fading now. It's an ok signing for Barrow, provides a bit of experience and cover, but I can't see him up at the top of the scoring charts.

Teams that have a slender lead always try to waste time by trying to slow the game down with all sorts of negative tactics.

Some of those well known tactics include, feigning injury, committing lots of fouls to break up play, falling over at every opportunity, substituting players with just a minute or so to go, & taking the ball to the opponents corner flag to waste time.

At the end of the day it worked in England's favour with the extra time that was played. You would think that teams would stop doing this, but it's been part of the game as long as I can remember, & I don't believe it will ever change

It's getting worse if anything, but where there's a will there's a way.

I personally think it's bound to be tackled sooner or later, for this mass viewing age it's just too annoying and unwatchable to be tolerated indefinitely. Or maybe the physio coming on for a playactor will be the cue for ad breaks ;)

I thought it was crazy last season to hear our ex-coach admit that 'Bassy' went down to stop the game. There's 10K+ who have paid to watch football and 1000s more on streams. I wish more people would think 'hey, it's my time your wasting as well! Just through that I'm going to get home at 5:35 instead of 5:30 and that's just the start'

Looking forward to today's final. It'd be great if we could finally beat Spain in a major football final.

I don't think we're favourites though. Our defenders, Hemp and Walsh are outstanding and Agyemang is a real threat. But Spain have strength all round too and then have the real ace to play - Bonmati.

I watched most of the knock-out games and they were usually tight affairs. The deadlock in Spain's matches was broken by pieces of magic, which is what major international competitions should be all about.

Who else would play the back-heel pass to break the deadlock against the the hosts?

Then in the semi against Germany, the focus would be on her finish from the really narrow angle, but it was the trick to throw off the big German defender which made the goal. Pretending to be flat-footed, letting the ball roll thru her legs beat the defender all ends up and despite being twice the size of Bonmati she never made up the ground. Two flashes of genius got Spain to the final, and that's what we're up against.

his distribution looked questionable at times, and he does that european thing where keepers walk up the field too far. a certain keeper that got us relegated used to wonder into no mans land and it does make me nervous. but he did also give me the feeling he would be perfectly fine and once settled into the squad, i think he should flourish. i wanted to see cardiff test him more but they dont seem to have strikers. early signs are promising, he got a nice welcome when he came off.

I still feel sorry for Max Boruc, played well in Germany and deserved a chance at #Notts

Kelle Roos looked alright once the team got into the game against Cardiff. But before that, in the warm-up, he caught everything and seemed like a really good goalie. You need someone like him at our level. Alex Bass was more like a treat to have, but he was really good. I think Roos can be just as strong for us. I liked how the fans welcomed him.

This old fart managed to remember the first two lines of each. I surprised myself, I thought even that was near on impossible.

@Robbie All you have to remember is

The Chazzle with the Frazzle is the

Drazzle with the Plazzle (Eh?)

Fear not @gtownjohnno, I'm dusting down my abacus as you type. I'll post something later on, and the first round will be online on Wednesday.

Thanks for that...

Looking at the Photo doesn't give me the Impression, that the people shown are Football Fans.

stupid people causing more issues and problems that need not happen. its disappointing because i dont see the point in it. its a bad advert for football, even if they are not fans.

Wrexham ultras are coming over to Ireland and teaming up with Bohs ultras. It's a regular occurrence across the country. They were trying to cause trouble in Cork where I live a few weeks back. Plenty of Welsh accents to be heard. They were intimidating locals in Derry on Friday night. They assaulted a 15 year kid who crossed their path. The leader of the Wrexham ultras is an MMA fighter. They come over here because they think Ireland is a soft touch and they are probably correct on that score but the PSNI sorted them out on Friday.

Harry Potter can do magic and stands up for what he believes in. He shows courage and always tries to protect others.

Jesus, no offence meant to anyone religious, is seen as a martyr. He didn’t fight in the usual sense, and there’s no magic like spells or powers. His main significance is that people believe he’s the son of God.

Jesus who?

@liampie Thanks for this. It would seem from the Headline, he's also an Painter!! One Hell of a Talented Guy!!

Thanks to everyone!

Looks like I have to skip my idea of visiting Derby and spend more time in Nottingham

Try not to overdo things when travelling. It’s best to look at the suggestions and plan your day so you’re not rushing about. If you try to squeeze too much into two days, it can become too much and you might feel like you’d have enjoyed it more if you'd taken it slow.

If you get the chance to visit Meadow Lane, definitely go. Most of the staff are friendly and happy to show you around.

Hope you enjoy your trip. Take your time and make the most of it.

whatever you do @Alex make sure that its what you want and prepare for some setbacks potentially. if you will be relying on public transport, this is a must but i am sure you will have a good time.

The quality of local sports journalism generally has been on a downward trajectory for a very long time. The NEP stopped being impartial and balanced regarding Notts & the other lot years ago.

I stopped reading it at least 15 years ago.

The old FP was fantastic - the stop press even covered any late goals most of the time too. All local league tables and match reports were included too, remember the MAA, Notts Alliance, Amateur League etc?

On 25/07/2025 at 21:51, YoopEyes said:

The old FP was fantastic - the stop press even covered any late goals most of the time too. All local league tables and match reports were included too, remember the MAA, Notts Alliance, Amateur League etc?

i wonder why they dont try to bring back the football post, i know it would be somewhat unbearable with mansfield and forest being both above us. it would be interesting to see how it could help improve things for notts though. i would also be interested in learning more about local clubs like basfrod united, hucknall town etc.

3 minutes ago, liampie said:

i wonder why they dont try to bring back the football post, i know it would be somewhat unbearable with mansfield and forest being both above us. it would be interesting to see how it could help improve things for notts though. i would also be interested in learning more about local clubs like basfrod united, hucknall town etc.

They could at least have a digital addition. It wasn't just the major clubs they covered in the County, but also the smaller clubs which you have to go searching for now.

I didn’t know about this before, and I can’t see how it’s a good thing. It’s going to be harder for players to find new clubs, and it seems to benefit the teams that get in first. That said, Kevin Nolan does enjoy making excuses. It used to really bother me how he couldn’t just crack on without having a moan. Has anyone else backed Northampton Town to go down this season? I’ve stuck a tenner on it.

northampton town will be relegated it will take a miracle and nolan is already trying to bring his friends into the club. he clearly has not learned his lessons.

looked like a foul to me, with the pulling of the keepers shirt. silly own goal otherwise, but he probably thought he had more space.

They’ve got a set amount of money to spend, but instead of coming up with smart or useful ideas, they waste it on pointless things. It shows a real lack of imagination. There are some great YouTube channels out there, like JayzTwoCents. He builds PCs and shares proper advice on tech, which can actually help people understand what they’re doing. The younger generation does seem quite focused on money. It’s as if value is judged more by how much something costs than by how useful or meaningful it is.

6 hours ago, TheSkipper said:

The trend among creators like Austin Evans, MrWhosetheBoss, Marques Brownlee, and Unboxing Therapy seems to revolve around flaunting their wealth rather than producing valuable content that highlights the best technology available.

Why do people watch garbage like this?

I don't waste my time watching videos put out to obtain the most views or just simply to waste money. I prefer channels that educate and inform you, so many of the biggest YouTubers just forget about what the common person would enjoy, and it's all to be popular among the younger audience who believe that money grows on trees.

What a bunch of plonkers.Don't the accents grate ,too.How long were they let out for?

its a waste of money for sure, why are people interested in watching people spend money that could be put to better use? half the stuff on wish.com is rubbish.

he should do well at plymouth, i did wonder if we would see him or archie mair back at meadow lane wearing a new notts top. good luck to him.

i dont see any content @Piethagoram, some accounts on x for some reason dont show for me. its been like this for ages now, when elon musk started pushing for people to pay in various ways.

i can see why i dont see anything, there is nothing to the account. 🤣

David James Estate Agents, run by a family of Notts fans, have been confirmed as new sponsor for this season's shirt.

And this bit from the article on the official site has filled me with hope about the kit; “We’ve adapted our logo to ensure it complements the shirt – it was really important to us that it didn’t spoil the design – and it’s going to be a very proud moment for us to see the players wearing it."

All we be revealed tomorrow at 10am!

Will there be a third kit this season?

i have both the home and away shirt, also got myself the training top which is lovely. i dont normally buy both shirts, but i am hoping that they prove to be good purchases especially if we have a good season.

He’s a solid defender and should settle in well at Walsall. His style suits the level and he knows how to handle pressure.

I doubt he’ll stay there long, maybe a season or two, but while he’s there, he’ll add experience and a steady head to the back line. They’ll benefit from having someone calm and reliable.

He’s a decent defender, but it looks like his best days are behind him. For one season, though, it’s probably a smart move for Walsall.

They need someone experienced at the back to bring a bit of calm and help steady the defence. He should do that well enough.

I’m glad we didn’t go for him. We need younger, more promising players to grow and learn alongside Matty Platt and Jacob Bedeau. That’s where the future lies.

On 22/07/2025 at 19:21, theAnticlough said:

The rest of L2 should start figuring out how they’ll expose him for pace and on the turn - he’s 36 now

this! ^

hes on the way down and wont have many more years, good players will find ways to make his age show. i am sure he will do okay for walsall but we dont need a player like him or at his age.

On 25/07/2025 at 18:59, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

What would you have been, if you hadn't become a Footballer? To which Crouchy replied A Virgin.

😂😂😂

or a very efficient shelf stacker!!

Lunch is taken. Hampshire have moved on to 453 for 9

Hampshire are 464 all out. Notts lead by 124 runs. At tea Notts are 45 for 1 & lead by 169 runs.

As there is no chance of a result the Captains have shook hands & the match ends in a draw.

I wonder when Prem clubs finalize their GK pecking orders for the upcoming season. Will it all be done by now? Or maybe a bunch will come on the loan market anytime now?

GK is the number one priority, but ACM isn’t far behind. Get just one of those and we won’t be equipped for a promotion challenge

I’ll be happier when we sign another striker, I’m sure the recruitment team are working hard at bringing one in, another Langstaff please. 🙏

Well the vacant No.9 shirt after the announcement of the squad numbers is the biggest clue that a new forward is hopefully work in progress!