3 hours ago, liampie said:

bonus points to the fans who have the original shirt. 😁

I had the away shirt from that season (a turquoise number with purple and white blotches on it). Do I get a bonus point too? 😀

The badge and logos from that era were made of a nasty plastic foam material that cracked and peeled off. If they've replaced that with embroidery, all the better!

It has a strong retro 90s feel. It’s nice, but it’s not the best Notts shirt I’ve seen.

Has anyone bought one yet? I'm curious if the sizing is like Puma, where I usually need to go a size up from what I'd normally wear.

@themightymagpies,I get ya, and agree re; Notts' poor rewards for loyalty, but to counter, I; like many, live outwith Nottingham, I'm definitely a fan, and get to a game when I can; but I wouldn't qualify for that, nor would I stand a hope of, considering it can cost upwards of 100 quid for a ticket down south at times.

I think for Kit, DEFINITELY put a restriction on how many can be purchased; especially for high-demand items (Adult medium for instance) and maybe a 'club reward system' points based, and a certain amount of points equals a level; for example:

Season ticket holder: 100 points

Multiple year season ticket holder: 250 points

Audio Pass holder (piesplayer): 50 points

Per shop purchase: 5 points per 10£ spent.

then levels up with rewards:

50 points = 10% discount in shop

100 points = 1 free video pass for a match not on Sky

etc.

If something like that is implemented, a rewards based system for purchase, they can easily control the demand for things like limited edition shirts, by releasing it in the tiers, so top tier gets access 2 weeks before, mid tier gets access 1 week before, then general release. it also will encourage sign-ups to mailing lists etc meaning they can sell more ad space.

I tell you, get me in front of the Notts Marketing team and we'll be buying Prem Players in no time! ;)

Sadly, we are Notts County, a club where mistakes do happen, and common sense doesn’t always come through.

That’s why we have the chant, “I had a wheelbarrow, the wheel fell off,” because it feels like Notts were the ones who gave it to us that way. All jokes aside, the club is bound to get things wrong now and then, but I’d like to believe they’ve taken something from the experience.

I can’t imagine the Reedtz brothers were pleased with the reaction or the letdown.

@allardyces tash,THIS is the way.

To be honest, I think Notts could look overseas again when bringing someone in. I’d be surprised if we didn’t end up signing someone from a smaller European country this time.

There’s so much talent out there, and as long as the work permit or placement isn’t a problem, I really think we might do just that.

To be fair it's the most thankless of roles in the squad. Normally it means if they're playing, there's a huge amount of pressure because of injury/suspension so every eye is on the player just look at Brookes a season or two ago. I think it'd need to be someone with a decent amount of games played.

I wouldn't mind seeing Archie Mair back. He never looked the most confident in goal, but there was clear potential there. It’s been a few seasons since he was with us, and our defence has come on a lot since then. I do think there’s something in going for someone more experienced.

At 24, you'd expect Mair to have played more games by now. That lack of match time is a bit of a concern.

Maybe we should be looking for a keeper who's had regular first team action, but also knows what it’s like to be a backup. That balance could suit us well.

I ensure you had a good one, @Fan of Big Tone?? Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday, @Fan of Big Tone.

6 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Wow, thank you everyone my flabber has never been so ghasted, we have just returned from a 2 week cruise around Britain, lots of good food and drink of course, a lovely birthday treat.

Great way to celebrate!

Belated birthday wishes to you @Fan of Big Tone, its good to see you are living the rewards of many years of hard work.

The pace of the match has increased, though not every game is this back and forth. It was a fantastic final. At times it felt like walking football, but the quality was still easy to see. Once the goals started going in, the match really came to life. I've watched older World Cup matches, and even when you already know the outcome, they can still be good fun to watch.

i have never had that connection with watching the world cup or euros, not when i was younger. it was only after 2010 when i first showed real interest in football, and that was more notts. i do like seeing games like this tho, you can appreciate how things have improved and its even better when people share their memories of it. watching the highlights, brazil still have no improved that much in defence. by far the best going forward, the level of confidence is off the scale.

Agent Trev makes up a lot of things. Every now and then, something might turn out to be true, but most of the time it's just nonsense. He's really not worth paying attention to. Some people used to think it was just a Notts fan having a laugh and trying to cause a stir.

I keep wondering when the club will announce the new head coach. It sounds like an agreement’s already in place and we’re just waiting for things to be finalised. If the contract’s done and it is the Danish coach, things could still shift if they reach the final. I doubt we’re the only ones keeping an eye on him, but hopefully we’ll hear something soon.

It’s certainly dragging on isn’t it? I guess that could mean this Danish chap could be the man, or perhaps the first choice has turned them down and they are searching again, who knows.

Hello, @Oliver Reedtz. Welcome to the site! I hope you enjoy being a member of PON.

It's a good site, and once you get familiar, the more you find it interesting.

Hello, @Oliver Reedtz. Welcome to PON. If you join in and share comments, you will find the site to be good fun.

Iam assuming that your Dad was partial to a drop of the hard stuff????

Hello, @Warrenpie.

Welcome to our community, I do hope you enjoy being a member of PON.

Hello, @Warrenpie. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham. We are very pleased you have taken the time to join us, I hope to see your username around the site.

Hello, @Warrenpie. It's a big welcome from me. I hope to see you contribute to the community here. 😊

Hello, @SRK1862. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham. How long have you supported Notts?

We are a great group of fans, who are very keen to discuss all things Notts. I look forward to seeing you join in.

Hello, @SRK1862. Welcome to the PON community.

Hello, @SRK1862. It would be great to see you joining in. Welcome to PON. 😊

Welcome @Sheffield Pie lock and load and grip the moment.

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, @Sheffield Pie. Its good to have you.

Hello, @Sheffield Pie. its been great see you joining in so far. welcome to the community from me.

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, @battman. Its good to have you.

Hello, welcome to the PON community. I hope you settle in and find the site useful @battman.

hello, @battman. welcome to the Pride of Nottingham. 😊

Hello, welcome to the PON community @STAT. I hope you settle in and find the site useful.

Hello, @STAT . Welcome to the site! I hope you enjoy being a member of PON.

It's a good site, and once you get familiar, the more you find it interesting.

Hello, @STAT. I noticed you online a short time ago. I thought I would say welcome, and I hope you like the site.

Hello, @Alan Underwood. Welcome to the site! I hope you enjoy being a member of PON.

It's a good site and once you get familar, the more you will find it interesting.

Hello @Alan Underwood ,welcome to PoN

Hello, welcome to PON @Alan Underwood. Don't be a ghost, come say hello.

It's really good to see you joining in @PieHard, welcome to the community! The Pride of Nottingham is a very enjoyable site, and considering social media is where most people tend to hang out it's refreshing to have a site like this to come and avoid all that negative stuff.

Hello, @PieHard. Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham. I am pleased to see you have opened your account, double those digits and you will be way on your way towards making the first team.

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, it's been great seeing your posts @PieHard. 😊

@Michael D Pie., It looks a bit different, but it reminds me of that shirt we had with all the season ticket holders’ names on it. I really like the Adidas kit, it has that classic 80s feel to it.

i just hope its not as simple as last seasons away shirt, otherwise i am sure i should like or at least be able to accept it.

It would be better if the kit was bespoke, or at least not so plain and basic. People who say there’s not much that can be done with black and white stripes just aren’t thinking creatively.

Think we can do better to be honest. Recruit someone younger in this position

I would say the Football League World site is definitely more credible than someone just posting on social media, they had the story about us signing Matthew Dennis and back in January they reported that we were going to sign Whitaker, which we did... They certainly don’t just make things up.

Because of this I’d be inclined to think that holding talks Norburn is something the club has done, but I’m sure they’ll be other clubs interested in him too. I would’ve thought he was a little bit out of our league in terms of wages but I guess with Didzy leaving that makes this more of a possibility. He’s a decent League 1 player so he’d be a good/very good League 2 player.

As for Jamie Walker, only got 16 starts for Bradford this season I can't say I know much about him but if was really good surely he'd have started a lot more matches (and Bradford would've wanted to keep him).

Football Insider

We are one of the rivals according to this report. Clearly a talented young-player, perhaps a bit like Whitaker a touch raw but could become a really good player.

There are many wonderous films out at the moment, the new Mission Impossible the final reckoning with the evergreen Tom Cruise. The new Jurassic Park one if you like dinosaurs. How to train your dragon if you have one? Salt Path, a true story of how a life can be lost and recovered. If you are into horror/Thriller 28 years later is for you.

That's all from film 24/7 the MDPie franchise. 😎

I haven’t been to the cinema for a while, but I do watch films on streaming services when they’re released. I prefer watching them at home. The only time a cinema is worth it is when a great horror film comes out, though these are rare these days.

For @cheeky~k8's birthday, last Decemeber we went to watch Moana 2. We used to go quite often, what with having three children, but the pricing and the fact they are all teens means that it's a lot harder. Even when we could, getting all three to agree and be motivated is a real task. I asked Jake if he wanted to go watch "28 Years Later", but he just text back "I don't really know". 🤣 Yes, I text him from time to time as otherwise he acts like I am trying to wind him up. 🫣

The girls are on about going to watch "How to train your dragon" soon, I wouldn't mind going but I am also mindul that when I am at football with Jake, they just stay at home and never really do anything special.

I think it's important for them to bond.

Looking at what is currently showing, I am not all that bothered about anything else.

Without a new striker coming in, I’m unsure where we’d get the goals that Alassana Jatta provides. His ability to hold up play and make a nuisance of himself is something we’d miss. A good offer might tempt the club, but it should lead to reinvestment. I hope we secure a few more players who can help with scoring goals.

I can't believe he got a 6 match ban for that! Seems way too harsh it was all handbags stuff after the challenge. Threatening behaviour, really? Are the Wimbledon players children or something? Are we sure it's not just clarifying it's a 3 match ban, surely they would've said additional 3 matches? It's slightly ambiguous wording to me or at least that's what I'm hoping!

Anyway, back to the original question I don't think the club would want to sell him but as we've found out with Macca and Crowley if a club comes in with a price that they think more than matches or excels their valuation of him then he could well be sold. And it also depends a bit on which club comes in for him, if it was a Championship club or a club from a top tier league in another county, Jatta himself might feel it's an opportunity to good to turn down.

If the right offer comes in, I would accept. He didn't seem the same player as he was at the start of the campaign. That offer would have to be between north of 400k.

I think, like quite a few of the players currently at the club, he will improve under a new gaffer and playing in a better system, where he is allowed to run in behind and where our build-up play is played at an intensity quicker than glacial erosion.

Dennis won't be a starter and so, even though I think we still need another striker, if Jatta did leave, it would give us the chance to bring in a more physical option (e.g. Michael Mellon or Freddie Draper) to play alongside a striker in the Langstaff mould.

Both players had a fantastic season. David McGoldrick will be greatly missed.

Congratulations to David McGoldrick and Alassana Jatta. It’s great to see them achieve this, really proud of what they’ve done.

Well done to Alassana Jatta and David McGoldrick. This really is something special. It shows just how important both of them were to our season last year.

A word from Nimesh.

I wish him every success and hope he can make a real difference with the academy lads coming through. If he can guide them, support them, and give them a bit of belief, there’s no reason it can’t work out.

Welcome, Nimesh Patel.

He didn’t really need to highlight that he’s the first South Asian Head of Coach Development in academy football in England. If you’re good at what you do, that should be what matters most. Saying that makes it sound like where he’s from played a big part in the decision. I’m sure he’s proud of his background, and that’s fair enough. But the message could have focused more on what he wants to achieve. It came across as a bit too much about him and less about the job.

I’d much rather hear someone talk about how vital it is to guide young players and help them get the best from their careers. That’s the heart of the role. Let’s hope he keeps his feet on the ground and stays focused on the work, not himself. There’s no room for egos in youth development. It’s about the players, not the spotlight.

Footballers come and go, and when a signing like this happens, it's natural not to know what to expect. Sometimes, though, these signings bring something different to the team. We can be quite predictable, and as long as he has the ball control expected at a professional level, he should do well. If he's not good enough, he won't get much game time, but I'm sure he'll be eager to impress.

Still got no clue

If he does well, we’ll be happily surprised. But if he struggles to keep up with our level, at least his contract isn’t as long as some of the signings we’ve made before.

Will Randall arrived with a fair bit of excitement, and that didn’t work out. Sometimes the ones who come in quietly and go under the radar turn out to be solid squad players.

it does make you wonder if we can unearth creatures unknown who like the deepest depths of our seas and lakes etc. i watch a video where some fisherman in japan had caught some bizarre looking fish which turned out to be rare.

Cedwyn Scott’s face does make it seem like he’s been on the spirits. He’s on holiday and enjoying himself, let him have his man crush on Geraldo Bajrami. Great picture!

Nice to see they’ve stayed in touch, you could tell there was a real harmony to that promotion winning team.

Great to see Bajrami looking well though, to have had back-to-back ACL injuries is awful luck. I can’t see why not @Chris, but he’ll probably be incredibly nervous when he first gets back playing next season, I really hope he can stay injury free for a while.

Still think Cedwyn should’ve stayed with us, but if he’s happier elsewhere that’s what really matters.

@menzinho, Fully agree.

If we had played him more as a striker, we might have kept him. He clearly felt lost when Macaulay Langstaff left, and when living away from family, having good friends like that is important.

I wish he had stayed, but we let him focus on his health and what was best for him. Not all clubs would do that.

What a fantastic recovery from the the England teens, against the old enemy. It must have been an entertaining match to watch.

I didn’t watch the game, and to be honest, this is the first I’ve heard about it, but now I want to see it.

Very poor start.

Germany’s first two goals gave them the lead and made them look stronger. England looked bright on the ball, even early on, and turning the result around was impressive. It’s a great comeback, but they need to defend better.