I'm not sure if I missed this ... on 19 December our court appearance for the winding-up order was adjourned until February so that the sale of the club can go through.

While this is welcome, surely it means that we still have a transfer embargo. And thus no signings in the January window, which would leave us in severe trouble. Or am I standing on the hose?

What do you all predict the score to be tonight?

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I am the only one who wishes we still had him in charge?

Can anyone seriously tell me this shower are any better?

Hi all! I've not been on here as much recently which is no ones fault but mine!

Anyway, its been brought to my attention that notts ladies as well as notts conferencing and events LTD have made applications to be dissolved.

Does this mean a takeover is looming? Notts county is more than one company so it makes the sale very complicated, with 2 of the businesses removed perhaps it would make for an easier sale?

Well done to all who have posted on here recently about the happenings and non-happenings at NCFC and NCLFC. This forum seems to be the only place where there is any credible news these days.

Saturday's Fixtures
Sheffield Wedneesday v Rotherham United
Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town
Scunthorpe United v Millwall
Swindon Town v Fleetwood Town
Barnet v Stevenage
Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

The Mirror has covered Notts County's impending court visit on Monday following a winding-up petition from HMRC over a tax bill.

They say: "(Notts are) believed to be debts in excess of £500,000, and the Nottingham-based team also needed help from the Football League to pay players' wages late last month.

"Owner Ray Trew has been trying to sell up, and to raise funds as loans.

"Mirror Sport understands County have agreed to sell 15-year-old whizkid Jack Bearne to Liverpool for about £150,000."

Trew himself is quoted as telling the Mirror: “Our petition will be settled ahead of the hearing and that’s all there is to it.

“Firstly I want to know why this is even worthy of column inches when this is not news at all. Hartlepool and Bury have recently been in the High Court and this didn’t warrant a story, so why is Notts County a story?

“The only story you need to write about is why there are so many football clubs being issued with winding up petitions by HMRC.

“If you search the London Gazette and indeed the court listings you will see the likes of Morecambe, Southend and Bolton have all in the last week or so been issued with petitions.

“The fact is HMRC do not treat football clubs like they do other businesses and you will need to speak to them or the Treasury as to the reasons why, but my feeling is we are low-hanging fruit.

“Outside of football I own an accountancy practice and I have clients who not only owe vast sums (ten times what we owe) and are six months in arrears of PAYE but also maybe two quarters behind in their VAT, yet they don’t get issued with such petitions or indeed treated as we do in football.”

In addition, the SLO has confirmed that, as part of the winding-up petition, Notts are under a transfer embargo.

Evening all

December's column looking back on the last month or so of unmitigated shambles:

https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2016/december/left-magpie-december

Best not to read if you're within reach of any sharp objects.

I know it probably seems like a dumb, "stating the obvious" kind question but it's worth asking just to gauge fans' opinions.

With Notts County doing as poorly as they are, what are your main anxieties about where Notts could end up?

Would losing the "World's Oldest Football League Club" be a critical blow for the club? Would we lose Meadow Lane? Would we go into liquidation and see the end of Notts as we know it?

Let's hear what you reckon - let's treat it as therapy (goodness knows we need it at this time!)

I chatted to a few people at the Wycombe game today and the following rumours were all told to me directly by paid emplyees of the club:

1. NCFC will go into administration on the 17th December.

2. Some staff have been told the 17th is when some jobs will go.

3. Ray Trew's solicitors have advised him to accept the £5 million offer from Alan Hardy.

4. Ray Trew will not put anymore money into the club so debts to everyone will accumulate quickly.

5. Ray Trew wasn't there today.

6. There is a chinese consortium about to buy the club.

I can't confirm any of them, but it does indicate a club in toatl chaos

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/expremier-league-footballer-sam-sodje-accused-of-charity-fraud-35288101.html

Saturday's Fixtures:
Newcastle United v Birmingham City
Reading v Sheffield Wednesday
Rochdale v Scunthorpe United
Southend United v Coventry City
Grimsby Toen v Portsmouth
Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

Collin 4  - Not a lot to do, except pick the ball out of his net. Reminds me of Seamus, knowing we have a keeper that's not good enough. Time for Loach
Laing 4 - Cannot see him lasting pass January, though given a choice, Duffy should be ahead of him in the queue to leave.
Duffy 3 - Obvious now why he went to Eastleigh. Should have stayed there 
Hollis 3 - Out jumped by the "lump"
Dickinson 3 - MoftM??? Too slow, holds the whole team back as he has no pace.
Tootle 4 - No pace, little quality, should be imposing himself on games like this but fails miserably. Still cannot hit the target.
O'Connor 5 - Sending off appeared to be given by 4th Official who was in no position to see from that angle. Christmas at home with the family?
Milsom 5 - Would make a more solid left back. My MotM but doesn't say much for the others
Campbell 3  - Hardly in the game
Stead 5.5 - Good that he is back. Only possible goal threat.
Forte 4 - Lacking confidence. Needed to get into game more to offer options to receive the ball

Substitutes
Oliver 3 - Wins headers to nowhere in particular. Never a goal threat.
Richards 4 - needs to step up to the plate and take responsibility to make things happen. Some older pros around him, not fit to wear the shirt
Collins 3 -  Just doesn't have a good touch.

Crossley... is he Abbott in disguise? Just feel there is no technical training happening? Defensively woeful, other teams seem to have a game plan. We have nothing.

Sheridan. Seemed to set the team up to start brightly for the first time in ages. Downhill from then on. I get angry that his "picks" seem un-droppable. Utter refusal to give our Youth their chance. Wildin has too start.

On Tuesday I was at the Camp Nou supporting Gladbach, but the view and the treatment of away fans was shocking.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/dec/09/london-welsh-liquidation-history-sad-plight?CMP=share_btn_tw

Saturday's Fixtures:
Newcastle United v Birmingham City
Reading v Sheffield Wednesday
Rochdale v Scunthorpe United
Southend United v Coventry City
Grimsby Toen v Portsmouth
Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

http://mobile.nottscountyfc.co.uk//news/article/2016-17/peterborough-replay-information-3454477.aspx

I hope this doesn't backfire.

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Killer on the loose at meadow lane

Now I'm not saying they deserve to be paid at all on recent performances, but footballers have families and mortgages to pay. Absolute shambles are two words to describe the ownership of the club.

- Failure to pay tax man on time (multiple times)
- Failure to pay players on time
- Failure to pay other clubs on time

What's next, the milkman?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38121225

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/reserves-to-face-wednesday-3451642.aspx

That was awful. I'm not spending £22 again to watch that lot for the foreseeable future. No quality, no confidence and in some cases no desire.

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