Just because Jatta has had is contract extended by another 12 months doesn't mean that the Club won't sell the player at the next available transfer window if another club makes an offer the brothers can't refuse.

All this extension is basically doing is keeping Jatta's value a little higher than it might have been. I still think that Jatta will be very marketable if he starts scoring again, & strikes up a good partnership with Dennis.

I think we've already picked up that the money earned from the sale of players goes into the running costs of the club, such as wages & running costs, & we may even see other players sold if the price is right.

Jatta could still leave in January @Robbie, but this means we're under less pressure to sell if the price isn't right. If he were out of contract in the summer, there would have been clubs trying to exploit that and sign him for a reduced fee in January. Now we can name our price (or just keep him).

I'm disappointed another striker hasn't come in for competition though, especially if we're playing two up top. I'm very happy with Dennis but we'll be very thin as soon as injuries and suspensions come into play.

Yeah, that Jatta could still leave in January is a given.

But the year extension is a massive pressure release which will have knock-on effects to MP's team selection, the media focus, and maybe the mood of the squad

Jatta turns 27 in January, his next contract could be the most important of his career/life. We should have a highly motivated player for the rest of the season/half-season.

I should have written a travelogue some years back, following #Notts to Jyväskylä Finland !

New signing for Notts today.

Welcome Lou Hembrough

Another new face in the building. Welcome to talented midfielder, Claudia Jones to Notts.

I agree @Sir Magpie that Tom Iorpenda played well in that first half. We all thought that it would be hard to replace George Abbott, but it does appear on this first league showing that he has slotted in well which is very encouraging..

He may not be the same type of player as George Abbott but he has a way of playing & style that could be very useful to Notts in the months ahead.

I'm sorry, I messed up. Sometimes I find it difficult to see what I actually write; I believe it's correct, and I could double-check it a million times and still feel that way. It's only when someone points it out. Usually, I run everything past @cheeky~k8, but I haven't done it for a while, so I didn't bother her with it.

It should read:

It should read: "Tom Iorpenda looked right at home for the black and white army, away at Newport County.👊🏻"

😓

We should see Iorpenda back against Tranmere. He's done pretty well so far, but personally I suspect he's a dangerous player for us. That means one who looks the part but won't contribute the goals, assists and wins we need from his position (he's playing in Didzy's role at the moment, to illustrate the point). I hope he proves me wrong, obviously.

I also feel a bit sorry for him. Is he a deeper-lying midfielder or an inside forward? I think the best answer to that is neither - with his energy, physique and athleticism he's more of a classic box-to-box midfielder. Today though, it seems you're either a No.6 or a No.10, definitely the way Notts have set up the last few seasons.

Where would Bryan Robson, for example, have played if he was in the premiership now?

Has Hincy joined the Kelle Roos colourblind Club. ?? or did he deliberately pass the ball to the Lincoln striker???????

I thought Scott Robertson had a good game, although a little overwhelmed at times by the quantity of Lincoln players surrounding him, just like the alamo.

Alot of positives can be taken, as mentioned by @Robbie utilising Academy and fringe players to give them opportunity and giving players coming back from injury game time.

Despite the Guardian TV review headline, from watching the programme, I don't pity the footballers involved.

The choice of the individual is to pay the tax the tax due, not look for schemes being touted by financial advisers which may come back to bite you at a later date...where in fact it has!

The initial "tax break" money has been spent. They could have put it in a bank account as a "provision".

And here's the first lesson. Kick it long or drop kick it long my son. It's a lot safer & it's a lot smarter.

The great Goalkeepers of the past, Bonetti, Sprake, Wilson, Banks, Clemence & Shilton kicked it long most of the time.

Professional football at its finest!🤬

Thommo knew the game. He didn’t get the success he wanted as a coach, but he earned respect. He gave everything to the job. It’s a real loss to football and to those who knew him.

Rest in peace, Steve Thompson.

I played cricket against Steve a few times back in the day whilst he played for Collingham, always insightful and still had the insider knowledge on the happenings at Notts (before his return). A good bloke who will be sadly missed.

As a side note for anyone that doesn’t know, he used to play for the same cricket club as (then starting out) referee David Coote.

Rest in Peace, Steve Thompson.

I was pleased to see the club put the statement on the OS, usually these events pass us by. 😥

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Norwich City

Watford 1-0 Southampton

Barnsley 2-0 Huddersfield Town

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Stockport County Joker

Barnet 2-1 Colchester United

Bromley 2-0 Harrogate Town

Hartlepool United 2-1 Boreham Wood

Morecambe 0-0 Woking

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Norwich City

Watford 3-1 Southampton

Barnsley 0-0 Huddersfield Town

Wigan Athletic 3-1 Stockport County Joker

Barnet 0-0 Colchester United

Bromley 1-2 Harrogate Town

Hartlepool United 0-0 Boreham Wood

Morecambe 2-0 Woking

The results:

Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Norwich City
Watford 2-2 Southampton
Barnsley 3-1 Huddersfield Town
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Stockport County
Barnet 1-1 Colchester United
Bromley 2-0 Harrogate Town
Hartlepool United 0-0 Boreham Wood
Morecambe 0-2 Woking

Congrats to @4everapie and @JustLikeJuve , who top the leaderboard this round!

Things are looking a lot tighter this round - @magpiejue is still top, but @Robbie and @super_ram are catching up. But there are still loads of players in touching distance of top spot, so it's all up for grabs still.

Despite it being the international break, there's still a round on Saturday so I'll post the fixtures tomorrow. Thanks for playing!

45 minutes ago, McPie said:

@Fan of Big Tone, that's the good thing about this forum. Here people respect one another's opinions and don't jump on every grammatical mistake that's made.

You are so right @McPie that’s what sets this place aside from others and long May it continue.

That's easy for you to say @Fan of Big Tone, what about the crowd of people who converged on Meadow Lane after seeing your comment? 😉

Another one: our former managers Colin Murphy and Steve Thompson, both of them more popular at Sincil Bank.

53 minutes ago, DangerousSausage said:

That's easy for you to say @Fan of Big Tone, what about the crowd of people who converged on Meadow Lane after seeing your comment? 😉

I’ll apologise personally to each and everyone of them at the match on Saturday. 😂

I'm talking about Paterson. We don't know yet if he's the right man or how it'll all work out but it's clear that he's giving it his best.

Braver selections, substitutions and interviews than we saw from Maynard - fighting back from 1pt in 9 to go 7pts out of the next 9. Being the one to represent the club in all the interviews, handling some probing and awkward questions, which are really for the technical board. Just generally showing real commitment and passion. That's what I mean by gumption. If more players in the squad had the same spirit we'd have nothing to worry about

As @Chris, says, the right players were probably were not available. We have been down the route of panic signing for the sake of a signing and it hasn't worked. I think it's better to manage till January and have a clearer idea what we actually need and make a push for promotion in the second half of the season.

I think that the right players were available but he Owners were unwilling to pay the price.

It does appear to me, although I could be wrong, that most of the transfer profit is going on playing players & Coaches wages

Well done to Matt Palmer. It’s great to see fans voting for different players, and I think the winner was spot on. He’s earned it.

Well done Matt. Richly deserved. He's certainly starting to play like the old Matt we know.

really pleased for matt palmer, this is his second and not third so far right? congratulations matt.

really pleased for matt palmer, this is his second and not third so far right? congratulations matt.

Hello, welcome to the Pride of Nottingham @timperkins. 👋🏻

Hello, welcome to the Pride of Nottingham. It's brilliant to be saying hello to you, @timperkins.

Please do share a little about yourself when you see this.

Hello, welcome to PoN @timperkins.

I know the whole no shots thing first half wasn’t great but at the same time Tranmere really didn’t look a threat either and they only scored through our needless sloppy play.

Our reaction was good though and I thought the second half performance was very impressive. I liked how we didn’t just sit back when defending the lead, we were definitely a lot more pro-active off the ball which I really did like. Even in the last minutes of the match when the Tranmere defence had the ball we had Dennis, Jatta and Grant all pressing hard and they were backed up by the wingbacks and midfield. I think we’ll create some good chances just from making opposition defenders/midfielders rush when on the ball.

Set pieces still make me nervous, I think we got a tad lucky at times. Yes, some good blocks in there and you definitely need that but we still aren’t great when it comes to clearing the ball it all seems a bit panic stations to me.

You can laugh now it’s over but Martin Paterson was getting really wound up at the end of the match about the ref not blowing for full-time. Stoppage time is and has been “a minimum of…” for as long as I can remember, so if the 4^th official displays 5 minutes but 6 minutes are played that is completely within the rules.

Anyway, I seem to be able to find more positives with each passing match now, my optimism levels are growing!

Paterson handled things well after the break, making the right decision to bring Gordon on for Cotter, who had a tough first half. The switch paid off straight away, with Gordon looking lively and finishing with real confidence. Dennis also deserves credit, he’s got a knack for being in the right spot and is quickly becoming a key part of the team. Tranmere did push us late on, but we stayed calm, which hasn’t always been the case in past games.

Roos made a vital save near the end, and the back line looked more settled than usual. All in all, it was a solid showing away from home and should give the lads a boost going into the next set of matches.

I would say it was the best performance so far this season. Tranmere were quite happy to allow us to play, and it felt more like a League One game. I did think they were very poor defensively, but on the break, especially those quick counters where they outnumbered us, it made me nervous. At least until they had two or three attempts and blasted them into the away end, nowhere near the goal.

Until they took the lead, I honestly thought it would be us who would score before anything came from them as a serious threat.

It was a sucker-punch moment, which seemed to drop the lad's head, but despite this, I thought we ended the first half somewhat encouragingly with how we played. I also can't stand Josh Davison. His attempts to fool the referee were very frustrating, and a lot of Tranmere Rovers players tried to play the dirty side of football. Relentless pushing, aggressive diving, and careless elbow jabs. I was pleased that we gave it back when we could, I think it was Jacob Bedeau who left a little on a challenge he faced, which caused the tackling Tranmere player to rethink that antic.

In the second half, Notts played some beautiful football, and we did look keen to get on the scoresheet.

While it wasn't perfect, it was a huge step forward in terms of performance, and having seen the majority of games, I thought if things had clicked, we could have thrashed them. I do give credit to Tranmere for keeping the pressure on us; their final 10–15 minutes made it difficult viewing.

Jake also said to me, "We are awful at time-wasting," and we really are. I don't condone it to the point where you look like Newport, or some of the sides we have seen this season, but sometimes you have to take the pressure off defending by running the clock down.

Upon the whistle blowing, my first thoughts were to upload the full-time match graphic and then look around to see the fans reaction. It does become a bit depressing when you see fans unhappy or those who let frustration get the better of them. It was great to see the celebrations and the players returning to properly celebrate in front of us, especially with the Tranmere players watching.

Yes, there is an excellent channel on YouTube called "Well, I Never."

It's a horrible story, and this is how I learned about Fanny Adams and the background of the saying.

This Excellent Channel is also where I got the Majority of my information from for this thread. Along with other sources. It is a Gruesome Tale, but I found it interesting , so I thought I'd share it on PON, I Didn't Know it had already been covered by @Chris .

I mentioned it in passing in a YouTube discussion; it was a while ago, and there's no harm in a topic focusing on the story. I only shared the video to give some context to how I learned about it, plus it's just an awesome video.

hello, @John B. welcome to the pride of nottingham. i hope you introduce yourself and join in.

Hello, @John B. Welcome to PON. It's great to have you registered and as a member of the community. I hope you like discussing Notts.

Hello, @John B. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham! I hope you like and enjoy being part of the community here on the PON.

Feel free to tell us a little about yourself.

hello, @Chrismabbs. welcome to the pride of nottingham. i hope you introduce yourself and join in.

Hello, welcome to the Pride of Nottingham @Chrismabbs.

If you need help with anything just reach out, a lot of members and the team would be happy to assist you. I hope you join in.

Hello, @Chrismabbs. Welcome to PON! I hope you like and enjoy being part of the community here on the Pride of Nottingham.

Feel free to tell us a little about yourself.

Good luck to him, he earned that - making the play-offs is something on his CV, to go with what he did at Wealdstone. I hope him and Alves do well.

I think his strength is, as he says, on the tactical side - he does seem to have a good understanding of the game. Doubling down too much on this strength was his undoing at County IMO. He became too clever with his team changes and too much focus on game tactics seem to neglect all those other things which make for winning football - the psychological side, the aggression, the toughness, earning a shirt and the right to keep it.

Everyone is on a learning curve with what they do, so maybe he'll find this balance at York and get them back in the EFL. That will definitely be their target and expectation.

I've been looking further into this appointment, and Stuart certainly picked himself one Hell of a Challenge. Apparently according to York City Fans their Owner, buys players without conferring with his Head Coach, which seems the Previous Coach Didn't like and one of the Reasons he left, or was sacked sounds like a situation not unlike what's going on over the other side of the Trent. Good Luck Stuart, seems like you're gonna need it.

Stuart Maynard took on a tough job. He stepped in after a head coach who had led Notts back into the Football League. That was never going to be easy. He did what he could with the squad and the situation. I hope he does well at York City. He deserves a fair chance.

@thommo . Thanks for the Complementary Feedback. Glad You Enjoyed The Topic.

A very interesting story @Wheelbarrow repair man There are strange superstitions all over the World in different Countries with their different ways & traditions.

For instance in China, The biggest superstition in China revolves around the unlucky number four (4), or tetraphobia, due to its pronunciation being very similar to the word for "death" in Cantonese and Mandarin.

The number four can be left out of phone numbers, floor levels & product names.

Interesting Superstition @Robbie. To slightly elaborate on the number 13 in a Poll 14% of People refuse to stay on the 13th Floor of an Hotel and 9% demanded a New Room if they were booked into Room 13. While talking of my writing of this thread to a friend he reminded me of a story, from our school Days. That being one girl pupil in a cookery class Refused Point Blank to make Chelsea Buns, convinced it would bring Bad Luck to her team Tottenham.

2 hours ago, DangerousSausage said:

Agents can't break the rules, but they're employed by players, not clubs. An agent isn't breaking the rules by trying to get a move for his client, and the player will hardly complain either if he gets a glamour move and a big pay rise out of it. It's part of the game unfortunately and there's only so much the club can do.

If the injury was fake, then the agent would be doing something wrong. I’m not saying it definitely was, but if it was made up, that’s not fair.

We don’t know for sure, but if it wasn’t Notts who said he was injured and it turns out to be a lie, then someone should look into it.

Things like this can make people lose trust, even if it’s hard to prove. It could still be possible to find out the truth.

If it’s all sorted now, maybe the best thing is to keep an eye on the agent and hope Jatta listens more to his team mates who want the best for him.

@KingofCounty, I think lots of fans believe it was the agent’s idea and that Jatta wasn’t really injured. It sounds a bit dodgy to me. His agent has been saying silly stuff, like blaming the club because Jatta didn’t go to Germany. That’s just being childish.

He’s meant to be a proper professional, and most agents wouldn’t get mixed up in things like that. It’s not a good look.

Just look at what’s happened with Alexander Isak at Newcastle. There have been rumours that his agent tried to push him into a move, though it’s only talk at this stage. Still, it doesn’t look great for either of them. If that sort of thing happened in League Two, it would be even worse. Isak’s case is more extreme, with reports saying he threatened not to train. That kind of behaviour doesn’t help anyone and makes the situation messy.

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On 30/08/2025 at 05:39, canuckpie said:

Actually I'm struggling with Paterson, " let's just say he's not my cup of tea" however if he can do the business and get the team winning and climbing the league table I'm ok with that. I just find it hard for a self proclaimed "Honest person" to continually avoid or skirt around the very few direct questions asked in those pre match interviews.

i think he will only be honest in areas that wont put his neck on the line, so in terms of the players but even his comments after tranmere baffled me a little. just a few strange ways he worded things, and gave praise in areas that did not match my own eyes. i still like him, and believe he will open where possible.

Good morning, it’s a lovely start to the day.

Saturday means matchday so safe travels to those making the journey. I’ll be listening on the radio hoping for a good performance but first I want to go a 5k walk with Mrs. T, I’ve paused my park runs for a while it was getting a bit much and I wasn’t enjoying it. I may start again when I feel up to it.

Have a great day whatever you are doing.

Good morning, we’ve got a cloudy day with the occasional sunny spells.

Our niece is popping in to see us on her way back from her trip to Finland she’s got a land rover that she sleeps in with two dogs, she’s a real action girl, ex army and fearless. It’ll be good to catch up.

Other than that no much happening, I might watch the red dogs against West Ham on the telly later.

Have a great day folks,

On 29/08/2025 at 10:10, theAnticlough said:

Same here, much prefer the computer. I keep my phone as far away from me as possible!

It's good you get where your parents are coming from. Years down the line you'll remember all the things you did outside and with friends, and too much unproductive time on devices will seem like a waste of a youth. I guess a healthy balance of all things is a challenge for all of us, but especially for the younger generations. When school restarts you'll get back to a normal routine

I use my phone when I just want to have a quick look or reply to something fast. It’s handy when I’m out and about or not near my computer. But I like using my computer more when I want to really get into the chats and look around the site properly. It’s way better with a big screen and easier to see everything.

The site still looks nice on my phone, which is good. But I’ll always pick my computer if I can. I’m not one of those people who’s always glued to their phone.

Also, my arms aren’t that long, so reaching for my phone isn’t super easy anyway!

Yes you would. It was a shambles.

Here's my photos from Wednesday night if you did want a look anyone: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10163780306689104&type=3

That's really shoddy @Dan, I've also heard some stories about that now. As the stadium is obviously only accessible from one side, you'd have thought they would have some proper infrastructure in place rather than just muddling through somehow.

In general I'm a fan of old grounds because they generally have that sense of history, even if the original stands are long gone. But the point of it all is ultimately to watch the game, and preferably without a restricted view. If we are going to have new grounds, I'd like there to be something unique about them.

Agreed. Give me an old ground every day of the week. I’ve been to Tranmere today, I’d choose going there every time over Anfield or Bramley Moor Dock.

@Robbie and all PON Members interested in this sort of thing, there's a You Tube Channel called Royalty Now Studios. The Artist Becca is a very talented Artist who tells each subject's life story and uses AI to turn their Painted Portraits into what they would look like in Real Life and What the person would look like if they were alive today. It's just not Royal Portraits, but other Historical Figures and is Certainly Worth A Watch.