I intended to sit down last night and listen to the game and have the Champions League on mute on the telly. After around 15 minutes, I turned the Notts game off and watched Liverpool instead. Why? Because I was bored. It then struck me that Notts games recently have been less than exciting. Now it might be different if you are there in person, but I find it harder and harder to listen to the games. Yes I know we are going well and I'm very happy about that but......

Do others feel the same or am I being too picky? 

It has come about up here that Carlisle have had an enquiry about Brad Potts (midfield or RB), the enquiry from a league 1 club was to be followed by an offer in writing (not yet appeared). This much was in Keith Curle's presser this week.
 
Having walked down for the paper, I have been accosted by some of the natives... "looking to pinch another one of ours then are you"
 
It seems the jungle drums think it is Notts..
 
This one seems less likely to me, but with GA you never know...
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Potts
 
Thoughts?

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

Here we go folks, what are the key pluses from the highlights? Thoughts?

According to Sky Sports Notts are lining up a loan move for Rotherham winger Ryan Hall. Anyone know of this player? Thoughts?

No doubt people look forward to choosing who they would have win it, or they may even vote.

Another part of this program is to remember what has happened, and who we have lost in the year...

Undoubtedly this year will be dominated by the loss of Philip Hughes, but there have been others,

So Who have we lost:

Elena Baltacha, born in the Ukraine, the tennis player died on 4th May, aged 30.

Any other favourites or sportsmen and women, that have passed away this year we would want to remember....

I've got an apple computer, an apple iphone, apple ipod, now there is the apple watch!

I want one!

http://www.apple.com/uk/watch/films/

Once again the racism via social media topic is coming to the fore.

I am pleased no end that we don't get as much on the terraces anymore although there is still the odd comment heard, even at Notts.

But like others I am struggling to understand why more cannot be done to stem the tide of abuse through social media..http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29988074

Thoughts?

I know this is a Notts County message board but we love it when our neighbours are struggling don't we?

With the current run of form that them across the river are in how long do you think Stuart Pearce will last as manager? Do you think he will pull them round and start winning again or do you think their current run will continue? If so how long will he last in the job, the chairman over there isn't noted for his patience after all.

We were discussing films in another fred and this film cropped up. 

This by far has to be the most realistic and scary film ever made to anyone who grew up in the 70/80s. It is so realistic its almost believable and could have happened if things had gone another way.

Runs out of steam by the back end, but the shock value is at the beginning and the actual bombing. 

For those who weren't around then, trust me, life was exactly like that and if political decisions had been made a different way, then there for the grace of who ever you believe in...

Based around Sheffield and a East West conflict where as the UK gets the brunt of a nuclear conflict. 

Very scary.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_s8CrRN76M

Has anyone else seen it? Opinions (especially from those of that age!!!)

No not the new MAD members. Just saw a trailer for the Discovery Channels newest idea. Eaten alive by a snake. Basic premise is guys gets suited up and then goes to tackle a massive Anaconda, enticing it to swallow him whole, while recording it.

Wow. Different I suppose, but apparently 21,000 have so far signed a petition to ban it on the animal cruelty side of things.

Where do you sit? Ban or erm, interesting and might watch it?

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/eaten-alive

Has gone out on a month's loan to Brizzol Rovers with an option to bring him back with 24 hours notice. Shaun says it will be good experience and we have adequate cover in Pilks.

Thoughts?

I see that two very worthy people are being inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Swindon match later this month.

Don Masson and the late John Mountenay two great servants to the club, very well deserved.

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-county-don-masson-john-mounteney-hall-of-fame-2115073.aspx

I can't think of a more bizarre substitution than the one I saw last night. The setting:

Western League Division 1 - Wellington AFC vs. Portishead Town, 3rd bottom vs. bottom - so crucial game.

Half time 3-0 to Wellington.

Then at half time, Portishead took off their keeper (who was not injured) and put their centre forward in goal, and brought on a full back to play at centre forward. The centre forward had an excellent second half in goal, but Portishead were even more inept in attack than they had been in the first half. Final score 4-0.

Why???

Just spotted this doing my round of the twinternet...

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/05/nazi-swastika-spotted-by-brazilian-police-helicopter-_n_6275730.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

I wonder what else they could find if the examined Google earth closely, blimey when searching for my long lost sister, I went for a walk round Carlton with Google maps and found them because the brother in law was in the front garden watering when the car went past.

They are watching us, all of us....

New manager Adam Murray, not much of a surprise there, do you think he will be a good appointment?

What's @Dan's views?

So we now have a third tournament for the national side to play in. The Nations League, a product of UEFA.
 
Now we only have the outline to go on, but I like the thought that it would be divisionalised (that's a new word I made up right there), the one thing it doesn't mention is the promotion and relegation from the divisions. As they say the devil will be in the detail, but here is the Beeb sport website article....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26762899

Notts County FC have complained about a billboard advertisement outside their ground, which they say is not in keeping with their "family ethos" and want it removed.

What do you think about this? Let us know but bear in mind when discussing this that we have all age groups on this forum so please keep it clean.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-30336399

The draw for the women's world cup takes place today, tournament to be held in Canada, so we will have our own world cup correspondent in @Canadian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30343424

Will we do better now, Hope Powell has been replaced or were we at our level?

Jeremy Balmy and Harry Andrews won't be offered new contracts by the club in January.

I think I've seen Balmy play but I can't remember seeing Andrews.

What are your thoughts?

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/balmy-and-andrews-to-leave-the-club-in-january-2125405.aspx

Today Cheeky~K8 popped out for a few hours and I was in charge of looking after the children (seriously they looked after me). Now I've cooked and prepared food for hundreds of people, so it doesn't faze me.

Children are easy right?

First Ava refused to eat? (this says nothing about my cooking) Secondly Jake insisted that he had Turkey Dinosaurs and Smiley faces, Ellie on the other hand wanted Beans on Toast!

I managed to talk Ellie into having the same as Jake but with beans.

Guess what? Opening the tin up (or I should say trying), it exploded in my face and a portion of beans + sauce went everywhere close by. Now the tin's lid went straight into the can and being a typical man, I put the tin down and served the food as it was. No beans for Ellie! Now how can a tin being forced outwards explode into someone's face?

I suspect compressed air or something but seriously, beans went everywhere!!

Oh and I found this...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2596046/Couple-woken-tin-beans-explodes-kitchen-cupboard.html

I'm a huge fan of zombies! I grew up obsessed and I have literally every mainstream DVD/Film - I'm also a massive fan of the comic book of the Walking Dead (yes before the TV series and before it went mainstream) literally back when you had to order it online! In fact I have several indie zombie comic books which will eventually become mainstream also I expect.

So, awhile back I heard that a new TV series was to be aired called "Z Nation".

It was labelled the new "Walking Dead" and "World War Z of TV". That got me pretty excited, however I ended up forgetting about it as I don't watch much TV in truth. I'm also not the biggest fan of World War Z (very overrated). It shares many cool elements and it's very good, yet I can pick so many faults with it spoils the movie.

TWD (Walking Dead) - Realistic, I can see myself within the show and it really says a lot about humanity. The whole series is a "what would I do" and a lot of the time, I think it's spot on.

Z Nation for me is a poor mix of popular movies, games and of course TWD. The acting is woeful, the story and key elements are fun. Yes, it's not "gloomy" - it is quite fun but the acting kills it. I can also be very knit picky about what's happening and several mistakes, now I tend to look past these but when I notice so many things it annoys me.

Both are good, though Z Nation isn't that great.

I was actually looking forward to Z Nation with it being uncharted but I'm 2 episodes in and questioning if I shall continue to watch.

Does anyone else watch either shows? opinions and thoughts?

@fulci I would love to know your opinion, especially since your nickname.

Just pulled out an article from The Mirror... about the Christmas day truce of 1914...
 
I didn't realise that people were still killed that day, and a letter from one of the officers saying he couldn't leave the trench in case he was shot by sniper.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/football-must-never-forget-christmas-4759153

It is good that this will continue to be remembered, as at least a small shining light upon the face of humanity, and what we can continue to strive for...

Taking four grandchildren on the Santa Special steam train on Sunday, should be good fun, we went last year and the grown ups get a snifter of spirits and a mince pie, the kids get to see Santa at the end of the train, we never had anything like this when we were kids but then again all the trains were steam in those days.

I'll report back and let you know how it went, the weather forecast doesn't sound too good, windy and heavy driving rain.

(I've been dying to use that smiley)

Jealous @super_ram?

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