I have noticed this already being discussed, however since the nature of the discussion originates based around a rumour from off a Twitter account and the fact Jimmy Spencer linking with Blackpool is stepping up a few notches, I felt it was worth while adding a topic on the very subject.

Team Talk are reporting
 

"Notts County striker Jimmy Spencer is attracting interest from a host of League One clubs.
 

The 23-year-old striker is heading into the final year of his contract at Meadow Lane and Blackpool, Fleetwood and Barnsley are all keen on signing the Leeds-born player.
 

Spencer missed seven months of last season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in July but successfully returned to action in March.
 

The forward started the final eight games of the season as County were relegated to League Two.
 

The East Midlands club will hold out for a six-figure fee if Spencer leaves."

Could the Twitter account have merit behind the rumour? What do you make of this? Do you think we should cash in on Jimmy if we could or are you against it?

Discuss folks...

The Notts retained list has already been a subject of discussion and signings have been/will be discussed, Notts-joe has also posted

I thought it would be interesting to see how members views of the coming season change as close season activity happens.

Beyond Roy Carroll I don't have any idea how Notts would line up or what formation would be used at the moment but with new faces hopefully coming in options should become clearer.

  I know it's early days still but where do you see Notts at the moment ? As signings are made do you feel more or less optimistic ?

At the moment I see Notts as lower to mid table and just for the record I see my lot as about 10th.

adam campbell and kyle da silva have both signed up and are now official ncfc players!

thoughts?

Where do these 2 stand? I thought they were 'in negotiations' but as we've seen with Jones, that doesn't mean anything.

I really hope we can hold onto these 2, from all accounts they do a real good job. I like the blend of Moniz, with Kevan and Yates the old guard, with Pilks and Eddy being more recent. 

Eddy has been seen taking training in the videos on MP, so can assume he is staying on?

A warm PoN welcome to @rigsbyvienna.I'm interested in your user name.Why not introduce yourself.Enjoy!

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHzBEGjg9k

I need to learn to slow down just a tad bit, though you should see the madness it turns out to be when you add a little background music. LOL TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN!

For me probably Newcastle to Plymouth, of course this was to see Notts. This was many moons a go and I had been to a family wedding the night be the game.

The travel was brilliant fun, let me tell you.

What about you?

Did you think you would be pleased with the Wheeling's and dealings? Has Notts achieved your expectations or gone over them?

I did not expect the signings at all and I thought the majority would be average to honest.

So I am pleasantly surprised by them and I just hope that Moniz reaps the rewards from all the hard work involved because I was starting to think do serious changes might be required to push on from here.

2 year deal. 

I am hearing a whisper that some of existing players will be ending out the revolving door at Meadow Lane permanently.

What do you think? Is this likely and who would you think this includes if it is true?

@RayTrew can you shed any light on this?

Beer, cider, wine, vodka, rum, whiskey etc?

Pop, fruit juice, tea, coffee?

What do you like???

Just saw this article on which sports websites are the most reliable, and thought I would link it

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/101-great-goals-rank-the-most-reliable-english-sources-for-transfer-news-video/

Where do you find your most reliable sources (other than PoN of course)?

So former Tottenham Hotspur academy player Kudus Oyenuga is being linked with Notts County. He's just 22 years old and is already quite well travelled in terms of clubs played, having played for Finnish outfit MyPa and a number of clubs in England and Scotland. His most prolific spell was for Hayes & Yeading, scoring 18 goals in 40 games. His last club was Cowdenbeath FC in Scottish League One, where he bagged five in 17, and is now a free agent.

What do you think about the possibility of him being signed by Notts? Given that he's young, could Moniz turn him into a gem or is his record tainted by the clubs he's played for and the relative poor turnover of goals?

Let's get some opinions and thoughts!

Taking UK politics out of it for the moment, what are your opinions on the Greek referendum, Would you have voted Yes to take the package or No (as it seems most of Greece have) and try to either renegotiate or back out totally and have own currency again?

Do you still but CDs?

I don't anymore, I don't actually listen to much music either. When they became cheaper in the late 90's it was hard to how they would be replaced but along came downloadable MP3's.

If you don't, what was your last CD you purchased?

Another straight forward game.

You have to interview a member who's been online today, so make sure to check the index page of the community - at the very bottom it lists the folks who have been on within the past 24 hours.

Be silly, be smart, be funny but nothing too personal.

If you get tagged and don't wish to play, please just post 'I'm out' so that we know you're about as much as the grey haired guy who's catchphrase it belongs too! No seriously, it will help us cut down re-tagging people unwilling to partake. The aim is just to have fun, it will allow us to joke around and gain more of an insight into each other.

So, if you're tagged answer the 1-3 questions put to you - then tag another member. Keep the circle going!

Please give it a go.

Solid signing who will hopefully lead the line for us this year. Where does it leave Spencer though?

Maybe Moniz really does want his own team and Jimmy might not get alot of game time?

Is Stead here to partner him?

Cant see Stead coming here without a promise of game time tbh.

The Magpies are delighted to announce the signing of striker Jon Stead on a two-year deal subject to a medical…

Read more at http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/jon-stead-notts-county-meadow-lane-2521891.aspx#m1ivUuVGr4CBimk3.99

Welcome @Ngmaddog2020, hope you enjoy being apart of the Pride of Nottingham. We take great care in our community and each member really adds something which makes PON what it is today.

See you around, have fun and YOU PIES!!

My nominations would be the following.

@allardyces tash
@mad roofer

and,

@magnum.p.i.e

Half of which I have only have noticed from today.

I came across this article (and an interesting discussion below it) on the WSC website yesterday.

http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1197-june-2015/12576-smaller-euros-and-world-cup-would-save-international-football

Next year, 24 teams will take part in the European Championships. There is even talk of expanding the World Cup from a just-about-OK 32 to a ludicrous 48. The author reckons that the World Cup and European Championships are becoming increasing bloated in the search for ever more money, and that a smaller field would result in better quality and fewer boring group matches. He has a point. However, you also need to give enough countries a realistic chance of taking part. An 8-team EC would mean Wales and Scotland could more or less kiss goodbye to any chance of taking part.

Personally I found 16 teams for the Euros OK, but 24 won't work as it'll take two weeks to eliminate 8 teams, generating a lot of pointless matches. As I can never see UEFA members agreeing to whittle down the numbers again, I would suggest this: a 32-team, pure knockout tournament. The first round is carried out in a home/away format immediately before the tournament "proper", when the remaining 16 teams go to the host nation and the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are played. The last 16 teams automatically qualify for the next tournament, making qualifying a shorter affair yet still giving the likes of Luxembourg the chance to play a major team. Apart from completely eliminating "dead rubbers", this would give smaller nations a real shot at glory and make it easier to host by cutting down the number of matches  from 31 for the previous format (God knows what for 24 teams) to a more manageable 15, meaning that the whole thing could be held at just 4 stadia.

What do you all think?

Shaun Derry just been on Talk Sport 20:45 - 22:00. Talked about a lot of things, but some interesting points relative to us:

- When he inherited the squad, there were '2 big characters' in the dressing room that needed shutting up, basically. Shaun stamped these out and moved them away from the squad. I assume one would be Dean Leacock, the other? Not sure... maybe Labadie? Haynes? 

- On his first team meeting, one player came in 40 minutes late, wearing a cap and sucking on a lollipop. 

- There were 2 cliques, some players didn't talk to other players at all.


- Enjoyed working with some backroom staff. Highlighted Mike Edwards, Pilks, physio's and our departed Analyst.
 

- Didn't enjoy working with some other backroom staff who, to paraphrase, were butting in and putting him under unnecessary pressure. Obviously there is two sides to every story, but one could only assume that Rodwell would be in there, and possibly one or both of the Trews? 

 

What are Partick Thistle thinking with the mascot that they just released?!?!?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33223578/partick-thistles-kingsley-will-bring-shame-on-the-good-name-of-mascots

Can you think of any worse mascots from memory?

Pictures of the first training sessions are up on Facebook now. Does anyone know who they are?

Sanchez Watt seems to have been identified in one of the photos. Former England schoolboy, played for Colchester and Crawley after being released from Arsenal. Anyone know any more?

The ginger no. 25 looks like Adam Campbell.

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Yet another new member! Welcome to PoN @kculv.Enjoy your time with us

I have noticed that a lot of Notts fan always include something NCFC related within their usernames and e-mails, yes I sort of expect it with usernames (especially on PON) but not so much on general forums/sites.

Also, e-mails seem to have a lot of connections with Notts. '1862' to being popular or 'ncfc'.

So I am wondering, do you have Notts included in your e-mail? If so why? and do you use the same username elsewhere?