Southampton have been relegated from the Premier League.

The gap between the Premiership and Championship is seemingly getting bigger and that's not a good thing. It's looking like this season all the teams that got promoted will be relegated. Same thing happened last season with Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton... What's the point of going up to just come straight back down?

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Good morning all and happy Sunday, or not so happy for us Notts (and Derby) fans. 😒

It looks like it’s going to be a nice day weather wise, so we’ll have a walk this morning then this afternoon we are going to see the family and stay for the evening to keep our grandchildren company while their mum and dad go out, Mrs. T is going to cook Fajitas for tea, I don’t expect we’ll see much of Fred as he seems to spend a lot of time out with his mates till it gets dark  and Chloe will likely be in her room with headphones on. 

Have a lovely day whatever you are doing.

Good Morning.

It's a lovely start to the day here once again.

Dissapointing result yesterday, but we move on. Still lots to look forward to. Five games to go. Two wins & a draw should secure a playoff place, then anything can happen. We could see Doncaster, Notts, Walsall & Grimsby in the playoffs. 

Notting Helles, well recommended

I wasn’t at the game but listened on the radio. I’ve watched the game’s footage today and think Will Jarvis is a good choice for Man of the Match.

i voted and i am surprised to learn i am the only one who did for that player. 😛

The poll is now closed. Thanks to all of you who voted l.

I am pleased to announce that Nick Tsaroulla has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Colchester.

Well done Nick.

Update 

Loughborough add a fourth 

Full time.

A spirited performance by the Pies against a professional outfit, but it ends in defeat.

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It doesn’t say a cost but it mentions breakfast and asks about dietary needs, so I assume breakfast is free?

On most models it seems that 73 points might be enough for a playoff place. 75 to be a little more comfortable.

My prediction table is:

Bradford 82
Walsall 81
Wimbledon 80
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Port Vale 80
Doncaster 78
Notts 76
Grimsby 72
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Colchester 71

I really do think it’ll be close, there's still a possibility one team suddenly ends the season strongly and goes clear at the top, who knows?! I also wouldn’t be surprised if Walsall slipped out the automatics, I think their saving grace might just be their remaining fixtures against the poorer teams but their current form is awful.

As far as Notts are concerned, I think I had us down to draw with Salford and Doncaster at home and lose at both Bradford and Colchester… Maybe a touch pessimistic but it does mean even if we don’t have a great end to the season we should still make the play-offs.

I've done an up to date model after today's defeat to Colchester.

I've put Notts down for two wins, two draws & one loss from their last five matches.

Notts finish in 5th place & get a play off place.

I worked at Simon,May & co Ltd at Weekday Cross from 1963 to 1997.There were caves there that extended below the cellars.Myself and a couple of mates entered one but we only had cigarette lighters to light the way.From what I was told at the time they were made available as air raid shelters during the war but think that was just for employees .

Crawley Town 2-0 Peterborough United

Lincoln City 3-2 Huddersfield Town

Northampton Town 1-0 Rotherham United

Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Grimsby Town

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Walsall

Harrogate Town 2-3 Tranmere Rovers(joker)

Aldershot 1-2 Fylde

Wealdstone 2-2 Boston United

Crawley Town 0-1 Peterborough United
Lincoln City 2-0 Huddersfield Town Joker
Northampton Town 0-3 Rotherham United
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Grimsby Town
Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Walsall
Harrogate Town 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
Aldershot 1-0 Fylde
Wealdstone 0-0 Boston United

For some reason the text I wrote bragging about my magnificant victory this round has just vanished, although you can see the table and standings above. So here's your reminder that I won, and I suppose I'd better post Tuesday's scores for you too:

Thanks for playing and don't forget to enter your predictions for Saturday's games!

On 03/04/2025 at 17:58, Chris said:

Did Dan Crowley receive boos?

Not sure, but the scoreboard seemed to be malfunctioning as the Notts fans were repeatedly forced to ask Dan Crowley what the score was.

Will Jarvis MoTM.

The Poll has now closed. Thanks to all who cast their vote. 

i am pleased to announce that for his outstanding performance against MK Dons, the winner of the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match is Will Jarvis. Well done Will

I wished I had seen his performance live, as his goal and David McGoldrick's were both very classy finishes.

Congratulations to Will Jarvis on a job well done!

Indeed a tragic story. 😢

I noticed while reading the article that the club's turnover increased from £18.4m to £132.3m thanks to their return to the top flight after more than 30 years away, but operating costs also jumped from £39.5m to nearly £85 m as a result of winning the Championship play-off final against Coventry City.

The Premier League is certainly a different Football World when it comes to financing a Club. 

I assume that the increase in turnover was due to primarily an increase in players wages. And what happened to the parachute payment this season?

Luton look as though they may be relegated this season from the Championship so the parachute payment looks like it hasn't given Luton an advantage.

It's hard to believe that it is possible that Notts could be playing them next season.

This may be a controversial opinion but I believe English football would be served much better if the Premier League & EFL Companies were forced to amalgamate to form one company that looks after the interests all four league clubs.

I believe that this could result in more money for the lower league clubs when it comes to television rights, which could result in less lower league clubs getting into financial trouble.

When you consider that the revenue generated for just one league is £3.64 billion compared to the revenue for 3 lower leagues being just £206 million, there is a massive disparity there.

Some may say that this might make a European super league much more certain, but I say let the big six Clubs  go if they wish. There needs to be a fresh realignment in English football.

If we get promoted, Notts should put in a bid for him. He clearly loves coming back here. It's like his second home 

Notts will not be able to match the quadrupling of Macca's salary when he signed for Millwall 

If we got promoted, would Millwall release him for free and we settle with Macca on say a doubling of his previous salary at Notts?

I’d love to see Macca back with us, never say never.

Always good to see @Dry Nelson Ray back on this board. 

Perhaps he can update us on

"or another way "We’re looking into an environmentally friendly coach too."... so Phil Parkinson's job is at risk!!! "

The only thing I would say about this Wrexham story is that again, it is symptomatic about the current problem in our domestic football, the haves' and the have nots'

That's why there should be a Cap on turnover for each of the four top tier Leagues.

@Dry Nelson Ray "Guilty as charged" AGAIN! 

Nice lad, but I don't think he pushes himself enough and I think he's content to be just a professional. I think we have had far better players, and we seem to favour his height over his actual defensive abilities. The only game I think he stood out as having potential was against Colchester in our home game, but I do wonder now if it was because he knew the club were planning to loan him out?

I wish him well; personally I think Notts can do better, but I would always hope that a player under contract could prove themselves.

After all, he's not Richard Duffy.

Good for both parties

Barnsley had an operating loss of 9.6 million last season, so there's still Championship spending going on there. Stockport's spending is huge, but at that time they were in L2 with a smaller slice of tv money.

It puts our own figures into perspective, but none of it is sustainable. Clubs are kidding themselves that the football regulator will be a silver bullet. 

@DangerousSausage A Football Regulator may rule to allow PL overseas TV income to be allowed into the distribution pot! EFL 3 should replace the NL.'s top division, using a proportion of said money.

Maybe the only way is to have a financial points penalty for every £m of loss. With financial accounts working in arrears, the points penalty would be effective in the 2nd season, following the publication at Companies House. I would be in favour of EFL accepting management accounts from clubs during the season, so points deduction would happen that season, with severe penalties to Directors for signing off misinformation.