I wondered why I hadn't seen it recently. I hope they can raise some money for a replacement

Is the burn extensive. Could it be repaired which would save money?

It's very saddening to learn about the flag being damaged. I am aware that a lot of people didn't like the branding on the flag from the OSA, and I would hope this played no role in the damage to the flag. I hope that a new flag can be raised, rather than just the old one being sold off.

We are a community, and the flag serves a great purpose before games.

On 29/01/2025 at 22:08, gtownjohnno said:

Where's James Sanderson nowadays?...scored on his debut last season....

Yes he did score on his debut, Notts youngest ever FA cup goalscorer...he'll be back in 6-8 weeks or so. Absolutely chomping at the bit to show his worth!

Thankfully, we shouldn't need to rely on a player to fill in as a striker, but as others before me, there will be options within the squad. If we are without an out-and-out striker, someone will surely step up. Could this be how Matty Platt gets his first goal for the club? Joking aside, someone more suited like Jodi Jones would do fine.

There are players who can go up top; Conor Grant, for example, has played as a striker. When Coventry City were in League Two, they had injuries up top, and Jodi Jones at times played as a striker. I believe he did so against us for this reason; virtually any attacking midfielder should be able to cover.

I recall the 1998 season when fans told me we put different players up top, especially a centre-back, and although I did attend games that season. I am too young to remember who, plus my memory is very foggy on who played as a striker. It's a good thing we have more depth now, though I wouldn't be against giving the position to someone to cover it if we needed to, as this is the best outcome.

Ref rated 7/10...Ye Gods, what game was the "journalist" watching?

did anyone else notice that morecambe at first allowed us to play? there was some challenges in the first 10, 15 minutes but it was only once notts started to really show their class that morecambe reverted to their aggressive and silly challenges. the referee should have warned and issued cards to them much sooner, and if he had it might have saved jodi jones from being taken off.

it felt like a matter of time before we took the lead, i was pleased for charlie whitaker because he had good chances in both halfs before his goal.

we played very well as a team, morecambe did make it hard but mostly because they were very dirty.

Morning all, cold and damp here. It’s matchday let’s hope Notts can get a win and go second in the league.

COME ON YOU PIES!

It's an overcast morning here. Drizzle in the air & it's cold. 

Looking forward to the Notts match today. I will be listening intently on Radio Nottingham & giving my usual updates on the match thread.

Going to watch the Leyton Orient v Man City FA Cup match on BBC at Midday. Hoping for an upset.

I’m going to listen to the match on radio Nottingham too, it’s too cold for me to attend, I’ll be glad when the weather warms up so I can go again, sitting motionless in the cold is not good for me.

He looks like a useful footballer, and his previous experience sounds like it can transition to English football. If Mai Traore has the right attitude, he'll use this move to help us climb out of League Two or attract better opportunities for himself down the line. Somewhere in the middle would be nice, but he sounds very promising.

He looks like a very good signing. If he can inject speed and take on players, it would give us creativity in the right area and not just potential goals. I think this might be more of a replacement for David McGoldrick, while he can still influence players around him and help them continue.

Good luck to David McGoldrick. He's in fine form, and I hope it doesn't stop any time soon.

I am surprised there's been nothing about Stuart Maynard being voted Manager of the Month, though that tends to be cursed. I wish David McGoldrick all the best with being named League Two's Player of the Month.

Sky Bet League Two Manager & Player of the Month January winners - The English Football League

WWW.EFL.COM

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The Official home of the English Football League

You'll never believe who won it...

(Yes, the pic is the spoiler)

David McGoldrick ticks all the boxes. He's the right man for the job now, but he might not be for next season. How many more campaigns can he continue playing?

Right now, David McGoldrick is the right fit for the vice-captain role. He's a leader even without the armband, and his performance can be inspiring to see. I hope, with time, that Jodi Jones might become the leader, as he shares a similar drive and always wants to win, even if we are behind.

I think unofficially, Didzy has the Vice Captains job, but it would be nice for the club to announce it officially. David certainly deserves the recognition.

i only know him as a former welsh international and he played for man utd, except he was a manager after but his success is before my time mostly. i dont know if hes a good or bad manager but going from the premier league to league two would suggest his career is on the decline. good luck to him at carlisle.

Giving a manager the whole January window and then sacking him anyway is tragic. It's hardy-esque. 

Last roll of the dice really, they need more than just the potential new manager bounce to stay up. Given how his time ended at Bradford, it doesn’t fill you with confidence either. I say last roll of the dice but I genuinely wouldn’t be surprised if Hughes got sacked before the end of the season!

Be interesting to see how this all plays out for Cedwyn too, I’m guessing a large part of why he joined Carlisle was not only to be closer to Newcastle but to play under Mike Williamson. No idea how Mark Hughes will play and if he see’s him in his first team, they have about 30 players so he’s not short on choice.

Those sort of days are long gone. Now we can look forward with optimism to much better days ahead

The Club has been rebuilt under the Reedtz brothers from top to bottom & we now have a team to be proud of.

The home game was very impressive. It was always going to be a tough challenge to ask the team to compete against Swansea City, who were then in the Premier League. The replay at their ground was a very harrowing experience, but fans still chanted, which showed the spirit.

before i started going to away games but i know notts fans tend to make a lot of noise even when we are being out played or losing. i do remember the home game and that they had sanches the hot portuguese player who looked pretty average.

its going to be a busy spell for notts, i hope the amount of games we play does not come at the cost of what points we can pick up due to the fixture backlog and amount of games needed to be played.

An early kick off will make it awkward for Notts supporters.

i wish him all the best with his return to health, i really hope he can and without any form of disability.  

I wish him well. It doesn't sound good.

Brilliant responses, and no worries @Chris. It's an easy mistake, and I thank you for sharing the discussion on social media. I hope it gets more exposure and we see more replies from fans.

To follow up on @John Wardle, I agree. League Two teams won't know much about them, but our squad's depth gives us the advantage of being able to throw in different players who could make an impact. This is a benefit of good recruitment and having a strong squad where all players have a chance to make an impact in the starting 11.

I have no doubt that the club always tries its best to sign the best possible players, even when they do turn out to be panic signings. I, for one, would rather the club tries to add cover than choose not to add strength when it could be included.

I think this is why Notts have started offering some players shorter deals. This is a good idea as it allows them to renew or let the player find another club. It is easy to give the likes of Matt Palmer much longer, though I seem to think he initially signed on a one-year deal and then extended to more. He has signed three extensions now? I believe this is correct. Under previous regimes, he would be one of those players we would have lost and signed by a rival. Yet we have hung onto him and he is establishing a great career here, well worthy of leading us out as captain.

The recruitment has been very good. As I mentioned, the club is signing with intent and seem to balance the wages as a means to avoid overspending. I think lessons have been learned from last season when Palmer was injured, which gave our recruitment the biggest eye-opener it has had since the Reedtz took over. I also think that we realised just how much we rely on Palmer, which is why Scott Robertson was a welcome signing to give us something similar. Robertson, although injured now, looks to be a great asset when in form. Early on, I thought he and Palmer would be the future. Yes, we haven't seen it much, but there is still time once he fully recovers, which will likely be next season.

The squad we have now, if promoted, I don't think the club would have to address much. A backup keeper, a few players here and there, and maybe another striker to add to the goal threat, but we are seeing how the recruitment is making a difference. Should the recruitment team have pushed for a replacement for Macaulay Langstaff, I think it has worked out well, with January being when we look to further fuel our bid to finish in the automatics. Looking outside the UK, it is a big market and not every club in this league could pull of a signing a player like Mai Traore or Alasanna Jatta.

January 2011 Notts sold Ben Davies to Derby County

"Inefficient recruitment" 2011 to the Reedtz Bros!

Reedtz Bros sales:

Cal Roberts

Lewis Knight

Tiernan Brooks

Macauley Langstaff

Aaron Nemane

Cedwyn Scott

Dan Crowley

Coaching staff

Birchnall

Williams and others

That's "Efficient!"

The way Carlisle United have been signing players, I thought Aidan Stone might join Cedwyn Scott up north with them, despite wanting to be closer to his family. I wish Stone all the best. I don't mind him and always felt he acted professionally. No fuss, just tried to impress, and when out of favour, he kept trying. That has to be respected because most would cause trouble or complain.

Yeovil? That could be a good chance for him to establish himself as a number one and move on. I wish Aiden Stone the best with the move.

Watching Aidan Stone in the pre-season, I felt very encouraged because what I witnessed seemed very promising. He looked like he was ready to take the opportunity, but in hindsight I wonder if he was pushing himself too much and demanding what he needed time to deliver. I know, some will say that playing against the standard of teams which we did doesn't compare to League Two, and it doesn't. Yet, you can see a player's natural ability nonetheless.

What encouraged me was his ability to command the area; he was very vocal. He would come for crosses and catch them, while I like Sam Slocombe (I think a lot of fans are harsh towards him), did feel Stone was a big step forward.

Despite comments that he was the worst keeper we have had (directed at him early on), I always thought he tried and I do feel he would be much better in the squad we have now. Whenever I interacted with him, I always tried to put across that those vocals weren't the main voice of the fanbase. I mean, he signed quite a lot of A4 and A3 prints, while a fan was being pathetic towards him, and this was like the third home game of the season.

I think the poor defending, abuse from certain fans, the fact Stone was pushing himself too fast, and blaming himself took away any chance of building confidence. He's not a bad keeper, he just deflates when teams score, and that is 100% a confidence thing.

I would have him happily as our backup, to which I hope Sam Slocombe retires with us, but I do think Stone could have been a good backup to Alex Bass. Slocombe has been a good servant of the club, but again we are far too critical of our keepers and considering a fan near me shouted he would **** him after conceding, only for David McGoldrick to score during the fan's petty rant. I would hate to be the world's best keeper, and playing for Notts, putting up with that.

Good luck to Stone at Yeovil, we have massively upgraded with Bass but I would like to see someone with half of Stone's professionalism come in as our backup keeper in time.

I’d be questioning the designers there, I guess they had some sort of a brief because it does mention it’s representing old red bricks that used to be made in Wrexham, but come on, given the amount of money that club has now they can do better than that.

It looks like the kind of thing someone did quickly on a Friday afternoon when they forgot that was the deadline!

It's not going down well, is it? It probably will look a lot better in person, but saying it looks nice might still be a stretch. I would have thought Wrexham would have gone for something grander.

It doesn't look like a football stand. It doesn't even look appealing, and I don't think it's the right design for a club, even if they are Welsh.

I am confused as to why they even spent money on appointing a manager who was already in management. Although he probably would have been sacked by now if he was still at MK Dons, it makes me wonder if Carlisle are not just panicking due to the results. It's going to be hard for them to steer themselves to safety; a new manager will basically have to start again.

Mike Williamson had the chance of a dream move, not once but twice. If he was a good manager at this level, he should have turned Carlisle United's fortunes around. He should spend more time establishing himself in the National League and perhaps find a club where he can compete at the right end of the table. His EFL career looks poor, with MK Dons failing to reach their potential despite backing Williamson and now failing to turn Carlisle's fortunes around.

Mike Williamson shot himself in the foot, not once but twice. His managerial career, at least in the EFL, will be on hold now. If he gets hired by anyone in the league, it will be a major shock.

I am delighted and pleased to see that George Abbott will remain here on loan for the rest of the season. I don't underestimate the impact he makes each week.

Just like in the summer, the extension of George Abbott's loan deal is part of the best business the club has done. Hearing George talk about how he wanted to stay, and that he wanted to finish this season off with us. It's a good thing to add to his footballing CV - even better if he gets his wish and helps us to be promoted. He's a very talented player, who could go far with the right guidance.

He's got the skill and attitude, so I hope he does end his season at Meadow Lane achieving the dreams he set out.

He'll be another Jack Grealish and Callum McGregor to our memories of having played for us, before he tears up the Premier League.

I never felt that George Abbott wouldn't want to extend his stay. It was clear how much he's enjoying it, and why would Tottenham remove him from this environment? If we weren't in the running for automatics and December had us drop off like it nearly appeared, then maybe, but not like this.

I think Gillingham are too good a side to continue with such poor results.

I'm pleased that Notts went to their place & beat them, because they did put the pressure on us in that 2nd half.

I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them turn their season around. I wouldn't right them off just yet.

i thought that about carlisle but gillingham have been very poor, least not that bad.

I think Gillingham will be aiming for mid-table now. I can't see them doing much better, and avoiding falling further down the table will be more important.

No way someone called Alex Palmer played for Notts in 2019. I don't remember him at all! That period has been scrubbed from my mind though.

8 minutes ago, JIMBO said:

No way someone called Alex Palmer played for Notts in 2019. I don't remember him at all! That period has been scrubbed from my mind though.

Apparently he was on loan to Notts in 2019, but just for one game according to his wiki. 

2 hours ago, JIMBO said:

No way someone called Alex Palmer played for Notts in 2019. I don't remember him at all! That period has been scrubbed from my mind though.

panic signing and had no chance of getting more games, though the game he did play was not a comfortable game.

What's he like defensively though?

X says the media could not be played, probably due to them wanting more people to join it, which I refuse outright.

i blinked and missed the first goal, but replaying it it seems the opposition defender got a touch. the second goal was a cross to the far post, no way did he mean to score that.

I don't think it should be closed, but it's a narrow road and there are always people walking on one side, which is dangerous, especially at night or in low-vision conditions. Snake Pass has beautiful scenery, so I hope it stays open for cars to enjoy on their route to wherever.

From the picture, it looks like the area my friend drove in on the way to Carlisle. I can't say for sure, I am not that familiar with the road since I don't personally drive. Yet, it does look like one of the many roads he took, where I found myself gazing out of the window appreciating the scenery. I wonder if they could look at improvements to make it safer during bad conditions, because it would be a shame to see it go due to this.

I have seen more dangerous roads in South American countries than this, so I hope it's not us being OTT and closing just for the sake of it.

if it is dangerous and not a means of cutting corners on repairs, then i get it but i do think alternative safety measures are explored before closing it.

He's a journeyman by the looks of it. He only scored one goal in nineteen during his spell with Notts.

Looks like his best years were at Gillingham where he scored twenty-seven goals from eighty-two appearances from 2020/22.

I wish him luck at Shrewsbury.

He did well for a short time at Rochdale but was terrible for us. I never thought he was good enough for Notts, though I know some people did and that's okay. However, wanting a player back who doesn't score goals, just because he had good form elsewhere, especially when he hasn't maintained that form or goal-scoring prowess, always confused me.

hes not a bad player, just not really good enough for us or for most teams. rochdale managed to get the best out of him, so i hope shrewsbury can be considering where they are it seems a bit of a strange signing.

Nobody here will bite your head off for sharing what you know or have heard. I find rumours to be interesting, and if the person is credible, it just adds to the excitement.

Well, you outlined much of what could be believable, and I see no reason to question anything you shared. The additional signing seems to be right, despite Notts being linked to loans and people on Twitter who are usually right saying they were having a medical, etc.

It's a good introduction. I think if you had posted this in many other places, you would have been laughed at. But I appreciate your post for what it is. It is a good way to introduce yourself. Now, spill some more gossip, please? I am joking.

I'm almost the same as  @liampie, except I've gone for Platt over Bedeau. So it's: Bass, Palmer, Jones, Jatta & Platt for me. I agree, it’s so marginal and those that miss out are simply just unfortunate as we have a lot of quality players at the moment.

Bass

Beddau

Platt 

Palmer 

Jody/Jatta

First five? That is more challenging than it seems. I would start by naming the captain, Matt Palmer. Then I would choose Alex Bass. Jodi Jones, David McGoldrick, and lastly Conor Grant.