I'm going up to Nottingham tomorrow and wont get home till late on Saturday night, so I probably wont post the scores till Sunday this week.

Saturday's Fixtures:

Derby County v Charlton Athletic (sorry @super_ram but I am going to this!)

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

Millwall v Coventry City

Sheffield United v Chesterfield

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers

No pressure boys!

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-s-promotion-ve-failed-says-boss/story-27545239-detail/story.html

There's quite an interesting insight into his training methods too.

I, as many of the other 7K Notts fans in attendance last night, have woken up today with a very sour taste in my mouth. The same sour taste as if you were to consume a HUGE packet of Haribo Tangfastics as you cried yourself to sleep and leave yourself asking.. "Is this real?"

Yes we played bloody woefully.. For a game as important as this, not only it being our first home game where we get to put our stamp on the home form in this league but a chance at early bragging rights.

This was a derby that only one team turned up for and FULL credit to Mansfield because they gave one hell of a performance both on and off the pitch, it was an absolute incredible performance from the 'yellows' that saw them boss every aspect of the game in all areas.

But that sour taste is accompanied by optimism... As I was purchasing my home shirt in the club shop at the end of the game i said to myself "I am willing to disregard what I witnessed tonight and put it down to lack of fight and determination for the occasion from the players and nothing more. I will carry on my belief through what I witnessed in pre-season, coupled with what I saw at Stevenage and what I read about the Huddersfield game and give the players time".
I know this is going to be nothing short of an impressive season for Notts.. one i am very glad to be a part of. With Oxford Tuesday night and Accrington on Saturday, the players will soon get a feel for the physical and demanding pace of this league and soon find their comfort zone and be racking up the points...
COYP!!!!
 

So here we are on a beautiful morning in a field in our camper van at Flamborough.

Yesterday our gas ran out, no problem thinks I its just a case of swapping to the small spare one we keep for such an occasion and then get another. Everything fine until the early hours when a clicking noise woke us and disaster the emergency gas had also ran out, the clicking was the gas fridge trying to ignite.

Since this site hasn't got electricity this means that we have no morning cuppa, no hot water to wash etc., a trip to Bridlington I think this morning to get the gas replenished.

Have a good day each.

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Heard on radio Nottingham this morning that Colin Slater has had one of the trams named after him.

What a great idea and a lovely tribute to Colin who has been commentating on Notts for 47 years. A can't actually remember Notts County without Colin and I am REALLY old.

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Will Forest end up facing life back in League 1 after this season? Answer yes or no.

Good morning all, I hope we are all not feeling too down after last nights disappointment, there will be better days... Hopefully.

Today is a mix of sun and cloud our camper van is loaded and we are off up North where I've heard it is grim, not too grim I hope. We are also popping in to see an old colleague on the way so looking forward to that.

Have a good day all and CHEER UP!

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I'm trying to find time to do more things like this, the page graphics I have credit to date have all be very successful and I do like to make things like this.

Any way, here's the new cover image for social pages. What do you think?

Welcome @ironbrunet, I am pleased to see another resident fan come on board. Feel free to tell us a little bit about yourself, plus keep us updated on your progress within this season. We have a few followers from other teams, such as @BradtheMiller, so you will be made welcome throughout your visits here.

I hope you enjoy being apart of the community.

@david dickman A warm welcome to Pride of Nottingham, I hope you enjoy it here.

Hello and a warm PoN welcome to @Shepshedpie2 and @Nicknackk93.Please join in and enjoy!

A warm welcome to our latest member @harryd, make yourself at home mate.

Wow,4 new members to welcome.Hello @harbspie,@Dumfermline pie,@Oneliner and @Wooden Scoreboard.I hope you all enjoy your time with us.Why not tell us all a bit about yourselves.

A warm PoN welcome to our latest members,@Christophe Braillon and @steviemagpie.Please join in and enjoy your time on our site.

Well folks... our neighbours, there will be heaps of players and staff to go at here I think...

Keith Curle and Kieron Freeman are my openers.

Who can you name?

.....

Our attention now switches to the Capital One Cup, and opponents Huddersfield... there pre season has been a bit of a mixed bag, and they opened up with a 2-0 defeat away at Hull City.

The last time the two teams met was in January 2012 at the lane, with the match ending in a 2-2 draw, with a goal each for the Hughes's, Jeff and Lee.

Here we are looking for connections between the clubs, be it coaching/managing and players....

I will start us off with Sam Allardyce and Jimmy Spencer

As a side note I have just noticed that his name actually contains the word lard ... no wonder he is known as fat sam

I'm getting increasingly concerned about our ever-growing squad, but this one sounds genuinely good ...

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-elliot-hewitt-2593585.aspx

I just went on facebook, I stumbled across this post by PON. I am surprised nobody posted it here!!
 

Bad news! It's being reported that â€ª#‎Notts‬ duo Jon Stead and Liam Noble are likely to miss tomorrow's game against Mansfield due to injury.

What are your thoughts on this? Who should come in if either are unable to feature in the local derby game?

Let PON know...

What do you make of this?

Feels like the end of a long week. I need to take a few days off work at the end of August. Recharge the batteries. 

Notts away to Villa.

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Those who have tried this will appreciate it.

1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand… As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigorously.

7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later…

8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

10. Retrieve cat from neighbor’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw Tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

12. Call fire department to retrieve the cat from across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

13. Tie the little bastard’s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.

14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.

15. Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

How To Give A Dog A Pill

1. Wrap it in bacon.

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Supposed to be 4 of....  Navarone Foor, Mawouna Amevor, Genaro Snijders, Julian Jenner and Kyle Da Silva.

Source: Ray Trew on the other forum.

When I made my way down to Meadow Lane to catch the coach to Stevenage, I had memories come back of travelling to games with Grandfather. It made me realise the little things in and around the ground which has changed, you know the things people often take for granted but to you they mean something.

Sadly, I don't recall the alternations or the old ground.

I am wondering if community members are open to sharing some of their memories of Meadow Lane?

I'll add mine later on.