The cup dreams continue, though the league form has a slight stutter.

Up next at Meadow Lane is Swindon Town.  Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, financial irregularities, Steve McMahon, and John "Pizza-man 'tasche" Gorman all spring to mind.

However - what we all want on this thread is player / staff connections between the two clubs.

I'll start with Steve Mildenhall - good keeper, but following on quite soon after Cherry and Ward - as two outstanding custodians - he was oft criticised and prone to an odd howler.  I do remember clearly the start of the great escape season, when we seemed to concede 4 goals almost every other game.  (just checked, details were at port vale, home to man citeh, at tranmere, at oldham, home to reading, at bournemouth - all before november!). 

So - Mildy; anyone for anymore...

Its so funny, how they don't talk anymore..... (there is a song in there somewhere)

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/10/diego-maradona-hand-of-god-referees-feud

We have a squad full of players who give their all, some perhaps not the best in ability and others have age against them but this hasn't stopped them from chipping in.

At the start of the season we wanted a keeper, either a backup or starter. Enter Roy Carroll who's no doubt became icon, in defence we have Haydn Hollis and from there we vastly have squad full of contenders for the "hero" title. Gary Jones, Alan Smith, Garry Thompson and Liam Noble to name a few.

However, who are the unsung heroes of our squad? Who for you gives 100% and gets over looked?

Who makes a difference, commits to the cause and provides that underestimated, undervalued piece of the jigsaw?

I'd like you to name that player, tell us who it for you.

Paul Dickov "I am a little bit angry because it's a game we should have won, We've had a goal chalked off for what, I don't know. I've heard conflicting reports and I haven't even been to see the referee. If the goal is given, which it should have been, then we go on and win the game".

If he doesn't know why it was disallowed and he hasn't spoken to any of the officials perhaps he should reserve judgement? Swings and roundabouts Paul, swing and roundabouts! If the goal had have been awarded, Noble still might have scored. Is Paul also a fortune teller?

For those who haven't seen the highlights - Here we go

What do you make his these comments? Would Doncaster have won? Was the goal rightfully disallowed? Thoughts?

The tie which hasn't wanted to happen just yet, hopefully will go ahead on Tuesday night.

Doncaster this season have been very disappointing, I would suspect even their own fans would agree but likewise we can't write them off. Our lads shouldn't get ahead of themselves either! We was knocked out the League and F.A Cup, so if we go into this thinking we will make Wembley without a glitch, I feel the same will happen.

I don't expect this to be the case for us, I think we will go in prepared.

Since this is our last chance to have a bit of momentum from a cup, I do feel we should treat it just the same as any other game. Yes, I'm not that interested in the JPT - I still believe it needs re-branding but it is a good chance to lift the squad, fan base and continue our good start to the season.

I think whatever the outcome it will be narrow, I feel we can do it.

0-1 Notts. Murray to get the goal.

Thoughts?

Welcome to PoN @Nick.Why not tell us a bit about yourself?You'll soon feel at home.

Article from the Mirror, Chelsea are apparently to become the first professional club in the country to pay all staff the Living wage....

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-set-become-first-professional-4790174

Surely this has to be a given at all clubs, I think the living wage is a little different to minimum wage, but are clubs paying below minimum???

Thankfully Christmas is nearly upon us, or I would have thought this some kind of April fools... Mind you, they are seriously on a wind up... They must be....

http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/11/west-brom-create-seriously-awful-waxwork-of-goalkeeper-ben-foster-4983427/

While checking out some Notts stuff on Ebay (other internet auction sites are available) I came across this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1910-Notts-County-FC-Share-Certificate-STUNNING-UNIQUE-/230994334054?pt=UK_Coins_Share_Certificates_Bonds_LE&hash=item35c855d166

Now then, does holding any of these mean that you become a share holder of the club? Just a cheeky thought......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30407266

HA HA HA

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....