I have just spotted this post from a Notts fan on the internet and couldn't help but post it here......amazing    

                                                                                                    Take a long, hard look in the mirror

Who will be PoN's midfield general and post the most posts? @Kingmasson or @Don Masson or maybe @donmassonisgod!

Either way Notts County could do with three Don Massons at the moment!

Having joined PON in December as a refugee from another site ("not my fault Guv....I am innocent"), I was concerned that I might lose my Notts forum connections and become a Syrian refugee stuck on the Macedonian border.

After 16 people said "hello Tarkers, tell us about yourself"......I thought I might have stumbled across some weird Dating Site for Notts supporters, though only one, @GrannyPie, offered any hope of cosy midnight chats with the fairer sex.

Luckily I spotted a few familiar names, @DangerousSausage, @Elite_pie and @Piethagoram, so I thought "what the hell" and dived straight in.

Three months later, PON has become an integral part of my life as an ex-pat, Weather forecast (slightly pointless, hot and sunny every day), News headlines, Facebook (just to check all my kids are still talking to me), e-mails.....then PON.....MY daily 8am ritual.

My views on PON are a bit like the two pics I attach, one is a "chicken bus" in Cuba and the other is the exec coach I took to the airport to catch the Cuba flight.

PON is the exec coach, calm and serene...all mod-cons, tv screen and cup-holders, free hot and cold drinks and toilet paper in the toilet!

So why add the next pic of the Cuban "chicken bus" I hear you cry?

Because as more and more people join PON and add to its vibrancy, things might get a little noisy!....and I also loved the crowded, jostling intimacy, the informality...the sense of being part of something bigger, something growing.

Yes, we can still have the hot and cold drinks, but someone might spill your drinks....and the toilet might be crowded!

So I applaud @Super_Danny_Allsopp for sticking his head above the parapet and sniping at @erindoors.......a bit like all the noisy schoolkids on the "chicken bus"!

After the defeat away at Plymouth, a result that was about as predictable as the Mexican weather (Pretty warm, hot or very hot), Notts now find themselves looking over their shoulder at the York and Daggers points totals.

Anyone who even mentions the play-offs again should be made to hand over their credit cards, to stop them buying those instant weight-loss pills that guarantee you will lose 50 lbs by tomorrow.....it ain't going to happen, so stop dreaming!

Luckily both of the above-mentioned teams stink and surely Notts can beat the stinkiest one on Tuesday night, despite losing to the other,  fairly recently.....we are about to find out!

The last two matches by Notts offer some hope in avoiding the dreaded drop into the 5th division....and matches against Bromley and Barrow next season!

Despite giving Accrington a 3-goal start, 2 matches ago, JF finally decided that it was time to start pretending to be a football manager.....and use his subs.

This shocked Accy, and by the time they had recovered from their surprise, Notts had scored a couple of goals and were threatening a comeback that was last equaled by a guy called Lazurus sometime before Notts were even born....a very long time ago indeed!

The miracle never happened, but there was a ray of light that JF took into the Plymouth game.

Obviously as I have said...we lost that one too, but only by 1 goal....when several people, including me, were predicting a score resembling England Rugby v 15 fat guys from Bilsthorpe Miners Welfare.

So what about Tuesday v Daggers?

My opinion of the George Formby lookalike, JF, is the same as 90% of the other Notts fans on here....what is he doing here, and how did he get the job?

For the record, I like Mr Trew and @erindoors, but surely they knew that appointing this guy was the biggest risk of their several years as Grand Poobahs at Notts......and ultimately it led to them putting the club up for sale.

In my opinion, their 2nd mistake was getting too involved in social media....the terrace terrorists are a lot more "scary" when they are hiding behind a keyboard!

So guys-n-gals....Tuesday night is Notts version of the Alamo or the Battle of Britain......a loss would be unthinkable and would surely see what remains of the Notts faithful go into meltdown.

Now is the time for everyone to get behind Notts....and JF (even just for 90 minutes).

Forget any personal animosity to JF....or even Mr and Mrs Trew......this is the time to back Notts, the oldest league club in the world.......after all, next season JF is extremely unlikely to be here anyway, as I hear he will be returning to Skeggy as an entertainer....or a window-cleaner!

Anyone else read this yet about 

Yet another new member to welcome.Hello @zacdixonI hope you enjoy your time with us.

Dunno if anyone on here plays PC or ps4 or Xbox one but jeez brought the witcher 3 the other day after everyone is still raving on about it.

And god what a great game it is fantastic open world 300+ hours of gameplay if you download there other story for 20 quid another 100 hours of gameplay included.

If you play any of the following platforms mentioned above and haven't played this yet I recommend you try it fantastic game 

Hello and welcome to @Kingmasson.You should get on with the last member who joined !

@super_ram...

Happy Birthday Dad! Now let's have some more PONcake!! (Days will be good when this happens every day). Any excuse for cake mind

A Derby win was difficult to purchase for a present, you will have to do with a draw.

Just to make you aware in case you want to pop in for a chat, to find out more about our community work or attend one of our upcoming events, Football in the Community will have an information table in the Meadow Lane Bar before tomorrow night's game.  We'd love to speak to any fans who would like to chat! 

A quick reminder of events;

Wine tasting evening, Sponsored walk to Mansfield & A night with the Wembley Winners.  In addition to this we have places in the Asda 10K and Nottingham Triathlon.

We suggest you stick around for the half time entertainment we are showcasing on the pitch tomorrow evening too!  #bubblefootball 

With the news of Ray Trew's "optimistic" valuation of 10 million pounds might scupper a potential takeover, it's time for us fans to step into the breach. The users of this board have many talents that can really bring the club forwards.

First, though, we have to find the money. That's easy enough, @notts-joe can empty the donation fund, I'll empty my tin of loose change that's been filling up for years and we'll just do a whiparound for the remaining 9,999,960 quid. Piece of cake.

So now that the takeover is a mere formality, we have some posts to fill. First of all I'd put @tarquinbeech in charge of catering on the condition that he supplies us with opossum pies. No other league club offers these, and the main point of football is pies after all. I also have an inkling that @Modern Fan 1862 ???? will be interested in the manager's job. What other jobs would people like?

Game 33 - The Pilgrims (A)

Team: Plymouth Argyle

Date: 27/02/16

Where: Home Park

What line-up should Jamie Fullarton opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

Happy Birthday from PoN!

What are your memories of Notts? Name 3 of each...

Highs
1.
2.
3.

Lows
1.
2.
3.

If you can't name 3 of each, just add what you can and a little bit about that time.

Whilst I have been critical of some of their decisions, now is the time to say a big thank you for all the money they have poured into the club's infrastructure.

Notts are already 2-0 up, goals coming from Graham Burke and Filip Valencic. Anyone still attending these games? @Elite_pie?

Saturday's Fixtures:
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City
Burton Albion v Walsall
Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town
Dagenham & Redbridge v Yeovil Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

 

Is there more to Ray Trew resigning than meets the eye? ITV are already reporting that there is a potential buyer. Wonder who it is?

http://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2016-02-25/notts-county-up-for-sale-after-chairman-resigns/

It's been pretty quiet from the ladies team, both their first and second season saw some very good players come into the club but as they prepare for a new campaign - sadly more quality has left than what's arrived. Some fans messaged me around the time asking if I knew anything, of course I didn't then and I don't now.

Yet thinking about it, along with this reported sale being discussed for some time.

I really wonder if all things are connected, and how far it goes back? The Fullarton appointment was very bizarre and out of the blue. I had been told Cooper would want certain people as his backroom staff and JF hasn't been able to find an assistant, no staff have come in to help him but we allowed staff to go upon sacking Ricardo Moniz.

This whole situation doesn't make sense to me.

According to NCFC

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I am curious to know where PON members have lived.

Just reading it sounds like there are far more who are based in Germany than I had realised. So lets discuss where you have lived. I've lived in Nottingham, I moved to London and then over to the states. I currently reside in a small town not far from Kansas City.

This question has been raised on the Match Forum............so I did a bit of research on the internet............. and to my total astonishment.........................no he's not!!

On the Binet Scale - moron has an IQ of 51 to 70.....not exactly in triple digits............................................. but not to be sniffed at either.

Imbecile is measured at 26 to 50......(some of my ex-girlfriends fell neatly into this category)

.................and the winner is.................drum-roll....................trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

...............................Idiot at 0 to 25 (which is what i call my kids regularly)

So from now on.....no more Mr Moron please...................call him by his proper title

During a holiday, I sat talking to my dad (@super_ram) and I can't remember why but the conversation lead to my trouble with knee dislocations. At 28-years-old, it seems I'm falling apart in more ways than one but we kept talking and eventually he shared this song.

There's songs which will make us think - whilst others bring back memories (most will). Yet, this song really made me think - I'm lucky despite my trouble and if anyone who reads this experience pain on a daily basis you will understand to some degree also. Certainly if you listen to the lyrics it makes you appreciate not just life, the ability to walk but a darker time.

I don't expect many replies, yet it would be nice to see some - share something which makes you think, then explain why.

Welcome to pon @Don Masson

Fancy telling us about yourself?

I had a good think about not supporting Notts until the current owners are gone. What I came to realize is that Notts County belongs to the supporters, not to what ever owner is charge at at given moment in time. We will be still here long after the current owners are but a distant memory. So I will continue to support the club and give praise and criticism where appropriate. 

What do you make of this?