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12th July

Field Mill is piss easy for me to get to. You can keep all this WC but you can't beat a matchday, even as a neutral!!

I hope everyone is enjoying this lovely weather. What are you all up to?

I've been busy catching up on computer work which has mounted up during my holiday but managing to get in the garden now and again to play with Grandson Freddie in the sunshine, trouble is he exhausts me, he is 2 and a real live wire.

Last Saturday we had a family BBQ, it was great to get all the grandchildren together, the weather was a bit cloudy but we managed to sit outside and eat our grub, we invited some friends to so there was quite a crowd of us, of course Mrs. H. got far too much food so we are now living off sausages and burgers for the rest of the week.

Sunday we took the grandchildren to Waterworld in Stoke, it's a great place for kids, quite expensive but its a whole days entertainment, lots of slides, flumes, rapids, waves, floating islands etc., It's about an hours drive so not too far.

Mrs. H. sits reading her kindle while I enjoy myself in the pool with the kids, great fun.

Well it's crept upon us ever so quickly, really - I almost forgot. I think I owe @cheeky~k8 a Thank You! (she reminded me).

Now we're approaching the new season, so it's time PoN get's back to the golden age and I will make sure I put the right amount of time in from here on. It's good to see members coming on and mixing, especially with it being quiet. I have to admit I usually would worry, though I've been spending a lot of time with my family and within another area that's kept me very busy.

Thank you to everyone who reads, posts and puts up with certain people who ramble on! (sorry).

Each contribution really is part of our foundation and without your support, especially within the past few months I doubt there would be such a community. Hopefully others will come back and join in again, if not I'll have to get the PoN Team onto them! Who needs the A-Team! I pity the fool who messes with Granny!

Okay, this month @hissingdwarf decided who deserves the award. He gives special mention to she I dare not say (basically it's not for me to say she didn't get awarded). It's hissingdwarf @GrannyPie! Honest

@Canadian - This feels very much like deja vu, however you're back and rightly so. You deserve the award for your dedication to PoN and although it's bronze, knowing you next time you'll be only back once again. Thank you for all your effort mate!

@Dana Shoup - The star on Facebook and Twitter, finally you've got the spotlight within the community. Really glad you joined us here mate, you talk sense and your views are always interesting. Plus we need to keep mixing where our overseas fans are from! Well Done buddy. Keep it up!

@Dripsey3 - No detention for you pal! You've done your homework, kept us updated with the World Cup and even entertained us with the prediction league for the WC! You've been busy and spotted by HissingDwarf. On a personal note, quite a few months now you deserved to be mentioned and somehow it hasn't happened but your contributions are vital (so keep posting). Good stuff! Onwards and Upwards

Well Done to all the Members of the Month!

Please take the time to spread the community spirit and congratulate all 3 members. YOU PIES!

I know this rumour has been around for a few days now, but this morning he terminated his Coventry contract by mutual consent, meaning they don't need to pay a whack to Sunderland when he hit 50 games. An excellent prospect and would be a better and younger version of Sheenan.

Hope SD and GA can pull this off as this would be a serious asset to the club.

Notts have signed a 28 year old midfielder Nicky Wroe on a two year deal.

Anyone seen him play?

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-snap-up-midfielder-nicky-wroe-1707467.aspx

What does everyone do about football shirts, do you buy the latest one every season or do you have a favourite that you stick to come what may.

I have a very treasured Notts shirt that my two sons bought me when I was 50, it has the number 50 on the back and the word Dad. Why is it so treasured? Because sadly my youngest son died tragically 14 months ago at the age of 31, so I will always keep that shirt and wear it with pride.

What's your favourite shirt or do you buy a new one every year?

As Carbrini have now been announced as our new kit supplier I wonder what we are going to get this time, I don't mean from a colour point of view I mean from a quality point of view.

Last seasons & the season before that's kits quality were absolutely shocking, if you wore / washed them more than 10 times the stitching started to come away, the crappy iron on logos both split then break off which when you are charging £45 quid is beyond a joke for me. As an example i have the tartan kit form way back and that has been washed & worn more than both the other kits put together yet it is still in better condition.

Then to top it all off some guy at Notts comes out & praises the quality of the old kits supplied from JD Sports, he obviously has never worn one!!

Rant Over 

All i say is come on rep of ireland

Radio Nottingham are reporting that Shaun Derry has said that Danny Haynes has a future at the club.

Thoughts?

When are FIFA going to get real and ban him indefinitely?? Talent or not this creature is detestable, that is now THREE times he has committed the offence of Wounding With Intent, he has clearly shown that he needs sectioned under the mental health act as his habit / fetish is the taste of human flesh.

If it was me or you on the public park or more pertinently our children who did this what do you think the reaction / punishment would be? 

..................Haydn Mullins.

Experienced player, good choice in my opinion.

What do you think?

Guys,

I'm currently working on my master thesis. I want to measure the effects of ownership models on the loyalty of football fans. As a fan I'm very concerned about the new developments in football and there hasn't been a lot of research on this topic. Remember that this is a theoretical approach; it doesn't quite catch the full picture. The goal of the thesis is to detect some strong effects that could be further analyzed in new research.

It will take 5-10 minutes of your time. I got the feeling this is a topic that concerns a lot of fans. So I would love to collect a few opinions on the matter as well.

https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_6CZc9HhL1wyqr77

Thanks in advance,

Pauwel Nuytemans

Have you missed me? No I didn't think so

I am (nearly) back, as I write this we are halfway between Roscoff, France and Plymouth using the ship's wifi.

The good news is that they are going to screen the England match on board the bad news is we will be disembarking around half time. I wonder if I can get through customs and to our hotel before the second half starts!

I noticed that Walsall have released Craig Westcarr on a free in their end of season clear out. 17 goals this season shows he can still score a few.

Would you go back in for the player that split opinion at Meadow Lane? Some loved him and others accused him or drifting in games. Quite frankly I would rather have him than Arquin. At least Westcarr could adapt himself and play on the wing where Arquin obviously couldn't do anything other than be the star man. If he wasn't that then you would get zero from him. A return of 17 in a season shows he has the eye for goal, but the question needs asking that why is Walsall willing to let their top scorer leave. Contract issues or something else?

This is a bit of a long shot but I'll try anyway.

We are going to France and will be away for part of the World Cup, I am sure it will be screened in the bars etc., and when we have been before it is a great atmosphere with different nationalities watching the games but the games are on at 11pm our time which will be midnight in France and it is a bit late for us oldies to be out in bars so I wondered about taking our little portable television with us.

I have searched on line and apparently some people say that they will work but obviously it will pick up French TV, so I am hoping they are right and we can watch the football but I am not sure if it is free to air over in France or on a subscription channel. Does anyone know?

I've been hearing a lot of commenting regarding the ladies team, it seems the media are now picking up on it and it seems to have been overlooked (unless I have).

Notts have done a deal with Arnold Town supposedly, which allows us to train their. It means that our players don't have to travel to high-fields and then back to Meadow Lane to have a shower. It's also rumoured that this will give the NCLFC (Notts Ladies) a new home. Now, I'm not against the move because it leaves less playing time on the actual pitch at Meadow Lane, so this can only be a good thing for the men's team.

However, I've honestly been impressed with the Notts Ladies. It's also good to see a core of our fans making Meadow Lane their home, I am not sure this type of support will follow the Notts Ladies to Arnold's ground and this perhaps would be a bad thing for the ladies.

It's important that the ladies have the crowd behind them, I can actually see it paying off and working out to be quite the advantage to play their home games at Meadow Lane. So, would this move be a good thing or bad thing? I naturally would prefer the rugby team to move, yet they've still go a considerable length on their terms.

I have to say I'd be down about it, I don't think I would be as excited to go to Arnold.

You? C'mon, let's discuss this and keep it going.

Interesting article in the red rag today. Just confirms what most of us knew already though.

IT WAS a brisk November morning and Shaun Derry had begun his first day as Notts County manager by impressing upon his players the standards he required on and off the pitch.

It was, he said, a fresh start for everybody as he attempted to reinvigorate a squad rock bottom of League One and destined for relegation.

But, in what was symptomatic of a dressing room which had grown out of control, assistant manager Greg Abbott reveals some players did not want to save themselves.

"On Shaun's first day two players were late, one of whom was an hour," he says.

"That gives you a picture of how bad it was.

"Some players felt they could turn up when they wanted and do what they wanted.

"But it didn't stop there. In the first home game against Wolves, one player walked in 15 minutes after the team talk.

"Shaun actually thought he had been in the medical room to get treatment, but he was late and you just can't have that at any football club, be it at the top level or the bottom.

"The training was lethargic and lacked tempo, which is something I noticed straight away. We tried to make it enjoyable and intense but to also have an honesty about it.

"Every day I turned up with a session and every minute was planned and structured.

"All I asked the players to do was to give their all for one hour and 15 minutes.

"Frankly, some of them could not even do that.

"Nothing was out of the ordinary. We certainly didn't ask the players to run up hills after the end of training.

"We never even asked them to come in on a Sunday.

"After losing 6-0 at Rotherham, for example, we could have had them in the next day, but we stayed in the dressing room and talked it through.

"Sunday is a cheap punishment, it's actions on a Monday which count.

"But all of those things were going on and there was a general complacency throughout the football side of the club.

"Married up to that, you had the fans, who were probably finding it dull to watch because of the lack of energy and enthusiasm. There was no reason for them to come and watch their beloved Notts County."

The problems that were affecting the dressing room were manifesting themselves in the results and, more importantly, performances.

Managers can accept defeat if players have drained their reservoir of energy levels, but not if they are producing football's equivalent of being laid on a sun lounger.

The only way in which Derry and Abbott could stamp their authority was to get tough, and by the end of the season those who did not want to shape-up were shipped out.

Among the casualties who either lost their place in the team or were released were strikers Yoann Arquinn, Enoch Showunmi and midfielder Joss Labadie.

"In the first few weeks of being at the club, there were a hell of a lot of things which needed addressing," continues Abbott.

"Some needed sorting quickly, others we knew we could correct over time.

"But the morale in the dressing room was an immediate concern, especially the behaviour and the mindset of the players in terms of what was acceptable and what wasn't.

"You have to remember, the first thing any fan sees is the results and, let's be frank, they were not good enough.

"There must be a reason for that, and for the amount of money invested in the playing squad, there was something drastically wrong.

"The manager went and addressed that. He laid it on the line. He wanted everybody to respect the club, respect the badge and everybody had to give everything they had.

"The ones who couldn't do that didn't finish the journey.

"He could not have been more honest and that's what stands out for Shaun and myself, an honesty about our work and what we want from others.

"You have to upset a few people and eventually the dressing room began to think, 'what's going on here'.

"Before you know it we got improved energy levels and determination."

It is remarkable to think that a team which was bottom of the league in November and had won three games all season then went on to complete the greatest of escapes.

Derry and Abbott's work behind the scenes, in what became a mass weeding exercise, galvanised the players and, more importantly, the football club.

A stunning run towards the end of the season, which saw them record six wins out of their last nine games, meant they only needed a point from the final day against Oldham to survive.

They did just that by recording a 1-1 draw and the momentous scenes which followed at the final whistle wiped out the misery caused by heavy defeats to the likes of Rotherham and Walsall.

Now, with a clean slate and a new season on the horizon, Abbott is determined to repay the fans who had united in the face of crisis.

"The fans are so important, and that's why I'm doing this interview when it's summer and I should be on holiday, because I am passionate about them and what we do," he says.

"They deserve it because the two lowest points for me were the 6-0 defeat at Rotherham and the 5-1 loss at home to Walsall.

"The support we got was fantastic. For the fans to give us that, and given the way that I was brought up, they need payback.

"And that payback is total honesty, total determination and desire to make this a good club for them to watch.

"They have said, 'we will look after Shaun and Greg', although there have been people who have said these two are not right. But any people who were given the job at Notts County, someone would have maintained they were the wrong choice.

"What you've got to try to do is convince people by the way you work and the manner of your personality, and, more importantly, results.

"If people can see you are giving everything you have got and believe in you, then you have a fighting chance with the supporters.

"They will get behind you and stay with you. If you show them honesty in every single department of your business, they will support you, and they certainly gave us that last season."

Read more: http://www.nottinghampost.com/morale-seemingly-hope-Shaun-Derry-Greg-Abbott/story-21272576-detail/story.html#ixzz35Io36kOb
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It's our star striker and my sparring partner's birthday today,so happy birthday @tonyhateley you old windbag,I hope you have an enjoyable day.

Radio Nottingham are reporting that Sheehan has turned down a one year contract and will be leaving the club,

That's Campbell Ryce, Liddle and now Sheehan three of last seasons most consistent players have now left, apparently they were all offered a one year contract.

Quite frankly I am very disappointed that we haven't done more to keep these players, I would have expected them to leave if we had been relegated but surely they could have been offered longer contracts?

What does everyone think?

Well at least you haven't got a tough one eh Pies?

We can talk, we've got Derby Away, both games should be interesting!!!

http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/capital-one-cup-round-1-draw-1645972.aspx

Heres the draw for the Capital One cup -Matches to be played week commencing 11th August.

Tough match for Pies ,banana skin for Rams!

Back in Hospital for another operation on Thursday, see you when I'm fit.

And that's Managers not shaking hands after games, can't recall seeing any doing this. Have you??

Liddle has just said on twitter he won't be renewing his contract, I reckon that he's going to be the biggest loss of all the players that have gone/ on their way out this summer.