Please join me and welcome our latest new member @Mac the magpie.I hope you can join in posting and enjoy your time with us.

Has joined Plymouth according to twitter.

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham @shuey pie, thanks for taking the time to join us and I hope you enjoy sharing your views on Notts + anything else you may notice that we discuss.

Would you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Welcome @Garwood!

I have approved your account, it seems that you was stuck in the validation process - sometimes the e-mails go stray but I hope you notice and then manage to take part in the community. Thanks for joining us!

welcome @ncfcog to pride of nottingham, see you around.

Who do we want then?

Who is realistic and what type of manager do we need?

Current odds...

Mark Cooper 5/4
Mick Halsall 8/1
Richard Dryden 10/1
Ian Barraclough 10/1
Russell Slade 12/1
Dean Suanders 12/1
Gareth Ainsworth 12/1
Chris Powell 16/1
Graham Alexander 16/1
Lee Clark 16/1
Gary Bowyer 16/1
Ian Holloway 20/1
Paul Ince 20/1
Andy Awford 20/1
Paul Dickov 20/1
Phil Brown 20/1
Gary McAllister 25/1
Tim Sherwood 25/1
Alan Irvine 25/1
Alan Curbishley 50/1
 

For me it needs to be an old fashioned organiser and motivator like Martin Allen was. Baraclough or Cooper will do me.

Now the bullet has been bitten @tonyhateley you need to give us a straight answer. He's gone so that's done with. Who do we choose to take the hottest seat in football?

Just posting this link to put the number of Managers at Notts over the years in perspective!!

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/genclerbirligi-sacks-coach-yilmaz-vural-after-just-five-days-in-charge.aspx?pageID=238&nid=93174&NewsCatID=362

I'm sure you wont mind if I take a moment just to say thank you to all the new members that have joined PoN in he past couple of months.

A community is only as good as it's members and I think we have continued to build an even stronger one with our recent additions.

Please feel free to post as regularly as you can because being Notts fans, there is always something to talk about!!!

The bookies have it all wrong I'm sure 

Sheridan odds on 5/2

Chris wilder from 20/1 to 4/1

Mark Cooper drifting out to 6/1 from 4/1 

Baraclough as drifted further away as to Darren purse and chris Powell 

But odds on Sheridan and wilder behind him unrealistic I can only dream tho 

Welcome to PoN @Elite_pie. Hope you enjoy all that the site has to offer.

Feel free to have a good browse around.

Those of you who did it last year may remember that we had a seperate prediction competition on a seperate website for the FA Cup, if I remember rightly @[member="Dripsey3"] set it up?

Anyway with it being first round weekend this weekend I won't be doing the reguar one but I have set up an FA Cup prediction league here: https://facup.predictthefootball.com/minileague/overall/5147/2015

If your not already signed up you will need to sign up, and then league code is 448451. The league is called PON FA Cup Prediction League. Think the scoring system is slightly different on this one, there is a page on there telling you how it all works

What is the worst and best ground that you have visited?

Best - I liked the 'Deepdale' and Walsall's ground, yet for football feelings it must go to Preston whom have a ground worthy of their division.

Worst - Northampton! Cramped space, awful facilities and just generally 'lower league'.

What about you?

Portsmouth and Cambridge United both want Liam noble as he is in the last 6 months of his contract and is allowed to speak to clubs.

Its reported that Cambridge and Portsmouth have wasted no time talking to him but noble is happy at the moment and settled in.

wonder who will be next 

welcome to pon @ohstanleyaborah

Will keep this spoiler free.

Now I've taken Ben to see the new movie I've got to say I'm impressed with it all. The whole buzz about Star Wars is justified and feels real this time, unlike the previous 3 poor attempts.

Film was excellent and well directed and produced.

As I said elsewhere, Princess Leia carried off that costume superbly 30 years ago. Good idea to not try it again now she is coming up 60!!!

Word of warning to all parents though.

BUY from the Disney shop if you want decent merchandise. All the other stuff is inferior and more expensive.

Today Ben was given a lightsaber to replace the one someone else bought for him for Xmas. Much better from Disney. Same one as Disney sell for £25 for sale in Toysrus for £59.

Kylo Ren voice changing mask. £35 Toysrus. £20 in Disney.

Welcome to PoN @iankirke

Name: Meet the Fans 15/16 - Oxford United (2/1/2016)
Category: Meet the Fans
Date Added: 2016-01-04
Submitter: notts-joe

Many thanks to the fans who spoke to us ahead of the Oxford game at Meadow Lane on the 2/1/2016.

#Notts fans find out by watching what people thought of various questions and please do subscribe for more great content.

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After seeing saturdays performance, it made me wonder, was it Ricardos fault? the players just did not want it enough and call me crazy, the only one who put effort in the whole game was Hollis. he was their for everything, the defending was defiantly better but in the second half every player went walk abouts. Milsom had a good game i thought. But was it ricardos fault?

Lemme know what you thought and what needs to happen.

Does anyone know who our last longest serving manager was?

A fan told me about this on Saturday and I thought it was pretty interesting, I know throughout my life as a fan - I haven't really seen a manager sustain themselves long as our manager. I thought this would be a worthy discussion!

Share your memories about the managers you think it could be for extra added nostalgia.

The testimonial match for steady eddie will be played against our closest neighbours Nottingham Forest. After the fiasco of the last friendly, i hope Notts have managed to get this writing and the pr will be considered before speaking out.

Anyone planning to go???

Good to see so many different people as always, @ivansneck.

Right folks, have any of you got interesting claims to fame?

I've just told my colleague that my sister's friend's parents used to live next door to Jarvis Cocker. That practically makes me his brother. Of course, she's totally starstruck now. My parents also met Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, but that's less interesting.

What about you?

Saturday's Fixtures:
Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough v Derby County
Oldham Athletic v Colchester United
Southend United v Doncaster Rovers
Mansfield Town v Accrington Stanley
Yeovil Town v York City

 

Oxford thumped us 3-1 in the league in August. Notts were level at half time but Oxford blow us away in the second half. Roy saved a penalty to limit the damage. 

Oxford are going along nicely in the league. They are sitting in 3rd place. They have 45 points (15 more than Notts). They have scored 36 goals (one more than Notts) and conceded 19 goals (a whopping 21 less than Notts). It doesn't take a genius to see why Oxford are 3rd and Notts aren't. 

Oxford have lost only 1 won of their last 5 games. They usually go with a 4-4-2 set up. They like to build from the back. They have pace and power in their side. Sam Slocombe in goal is under rated IMO. He got his chance and hasn't looked back. Skarz and Baldock are 2 of the best full backs in the division. Mullins is rock solid at CB. Sercombe and Lundstram are a fantastic partnership in the middle of the park. Roofe is their danger man up front. It's hard to know who will partner Roofe. I think Taylor will start but it might be Hoban. 

Oxford are a well balanced side. One of the best in the division IMO. We won't get a more difficult opponent as we already found out in August. As they are a more settled and balanced side, I think they will beat us. 2-1 to Oxford. 

Happy 2016 one and all!!!

As the title suggests where are the best placed to bring kids up in Nottingham? Likewise where are the really bad areas?