Poor game to be honest, but a strong England side managed to overcome a spirited Welsh side at Pride Park tonight in front of over 13,000. England looked particularly strong in Midfield with Southampton's Ward-Prouse in the holding role, & Palace's Ince & Redmond of Norwich bombing forward. Nice experience watching an international game, even stood chatting to two Notts fans who growled at me (in a friendly manner) because of last weekend.

England;

Butland (Stoke)

Robinson (Liverpool)

Jenkinson (Arsenal)

Stones (Everton)

Chalobah (Chelsea)

Redmond (Norwich)

Ward-Prouse (Southampton)

Ince (Palace)

Morrison (West Ham)

Carroll (Spurs)

Berahino (WBA)

 

Subs who came on;

Ings (Burnley)

Hughes (Derby)

Moore (Leicester)

I know some of these players are on loan, but i've put their parent clubs!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm picking up my new car at the weekend. Its a Citroen Grand Picasso. It is paid for by mobility due to my son being severely disabled, but never the less its still a new motor!

 

Does a car reflect the person?

 

What do you own and what would you swap it for?

 

I own a Nissan Qashqai and its being swapped for the Picasso.

 

Reflecting me wise, impossible to compare as we only went for that one to fit Bens' wheelchair into the boot with more ease than we can now! In saying that though we have paid a little extra ourselves to ensure we have a luxury ride. All the bells and whistles are a must!!! so that must say something about me!

i think he will do well against England  but the fact he is a player from the  championship will go against hIm because the England team mostly play in the perm league. But i think he will give a good account of himself and do well. Proving the fact he belongs in the premiership in the future. good luck  to a notts county legend in my opinion  

We seem to have missed this.Better late than never I hope,Welcome to PoN,Mark Priestley.Hope you're joining in soon.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKdOXzxmaYA

 

Once again, thanks to everyone who agreed to be interviewed.

Notts County vs Leyton Orient this Saturday, will you be in attendance? How many travelling Orient fans do you think will make the trip? Our own attendance?

For opinions on the game please visit - Match Thread

It's confession time! Let PoN know..

I'm not sure how I missed this one

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26472401

 

@super_ram What are you guys trying to do to us????

 

Dumbuya going to be coming back into the team maybe?

 

Who would you guys play in RB on Saturday?

Firstly, I would like to thank each member who's signed into the site and all those who have taken part! Please don't feel you're not appreciated, we very much do and without responses the community would lack life!

The poll received 25 votes! I'm very happy with that.

This months been interesting, I have been a little more busy and preoccupied but the community have kept going. I like this time of the month when I get chance to praise each and every contribution to our site! It's when I get to reflect on the people who greatly help build and make PoN somewhere all NCFC fans who use our site feel made welcome.

Just like last month we will be naming two runner ups, however this just shows how well we're doing.

@weymouthPIE - You've been very busy with your help with content and with the prediction league, Thank you for the time you put into our community. It's always good to read your well thought out opinions and as always the humour you share!

 

@Canadian - A little deja vu here, I could have sworn you was named the bronze last month!! This just shows how your contributions help us and are widely received. Thank you for taking time to visit us and post buddy! If this is anything to go by, I suspect next month you will win if you keep going! Hat-trick! Hat-trick!! We want a Hat-trick!! Plus Canadian's seem to win loads of medals!!

@GrannyPie - What can I say? You've been a big help and I am glad you joined us. You add to the humour, you help to keep the boys inline! @Northants Pie!! @tonyhateley!! @super_ram!! and you give us a proper family feeling here. I am very pleased that your dedication and supports been recognise. Thank you!

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

I genuinely hope that this post doesn't come across as patronising, because that'd be the last thing i'd want.

The main thing our two clubs have in common is that we're traditionally lower two division clubs.

Since we were relegated from the Championship in 2004/05, Rotherham United have had to endure two spells in administration, had a total of 37 points deducted by our Football League friends in punishment for said administrations, had to endure the club playing home games in Sheffield (Don Valley Stadium) for four seasons because of our greedy ex chairman & owner of Millmoor charging the club exorbitant rent for the site & almost bankrupting the club. I for one do not & will never forget those dark days, even though we now have a fairly benevolent Chairman, who delivered on his promise of building a new stadium in the town & the good times seemingly having returned.

Notts have a fine stadium, a good potential fanbase, passionate knowledgeable supporters, a young manager who loves the club & who is desperate to succeed. Mr Trew & you Pies fans should stick with Derry, relegation may (or may not) happen, let him have the summer to clearout the dead wood & sign his own players, then & only then, can Notts fans start to judge him.

I know it's rough ATM, but stick together & keep the faith!!!!!

Not sure what happened to my caps, i tried FFP, oh well.

 

So let's have your predictions, on 2 teams who (If any) will be punished for their financial Turn over.

 

Also i can see this bringing football to it's knees here in England, especially around the Top 2 leagues.

 

My Guess is:

 

QPR

Watford

With notts county now in the drop, which players can help us escape? Do you think any will stand out and could save us from the drop?

For me there is a few players that come to mind i think for me it gunner be mcgreggor he has performed great all season for us with hardly any bad performances i think he will prove a player we can't do with out in fight for survival. 

Hi all,

 

Firstly thank you for enquiring as to my well being!!! It has been good to know that there are people who miss you.

 

My head is not always in a bright and happy place, in fact over the last month or so, it has been in exactly the opposite.

 

I will pop in, when I feel like I can interact, but if you don't see me around for a while, at least now you know why.

 

I don't see there is anything to be done, as far as I am concerned, I am on the way up. I just hope it continues...

 

Not me, but spare a thought for those that suffer from depression, it really is a horrible unseen illness.

 

Anyway, we are Notts County we move on, or onwards and upwards, whichever you prefer.

 

I am back albeit in fits and starts at the moment.

Live on ITV tonight- KO 8.00pm. First of 4 friendlies in the lead up to this years World cup finals.

Also tonight- Live on BT sports1- England v Wales U21 live from Pride Park,sorry, The ipro Stadium-KO 6.00pm.I understand @BradtheMiller will be attending this one.'m looking forward to both games.

I for one will be going down to support them, anyone else going down. They are Notts County as well now. Some top teams coming, Arsenal 1st home game £6

Really good experience today, I went to the Custard Factory along @judgepie and another friend. I encourage you all watch it

Jurgen kindly gave his expert opinion.

Really interesting.

Have IMO pulled off a transfer masterstroke

 

Luke "offside" Rodgers, brought in to partner Lee Hughes upfront...

 

Oh what I would have given to have kept these two together for one more season

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26383249

 

sol campbell thinks he would be england captain for more then 10 years if he was born white is it just me or is this a form of racism playing the im black card for sympathy wasnt that great a player and was a massive c**t to notts aswell.

Dread to think what our home gates are going to be, they have been going down steady for a season and a half now. Fans are losing interest and wont pay £24 to watch performances like the last few. If we go down then I can see stands being closed down and the matchday staff reduced to bare minimum. Mr & Mrs Trew will be looking to sell, but with no one likely to take over.

The future once again will be an uncertain one. Sorry to  paint a bleak picture, but it's a reality that could happen and needs facing up to.

Just back from watching Mansfield lose 1-4 at home to Bury.  Certainly cheered me up after Saturday's game!  They are really struggling and it won't surprise me if they drop back into the Conference next season. But what really took me by surprise was some very heavy-handed stewarding with the stewards just looking for people to eject among their own fans, for the slightest reason.  In the end, they homed in on their drummer allegedly for making an obscene gesture.  We were sat near them as they decided to target him and to make sure that his drum was ejected with him!!!!  Clearly the home fans aren't encouraged to create an atmosphere at Field Mill.

 

Based on the last time I tried to raise the subject of music, I bet many of you probably think of me as some crazy glowstick-wielding raver along the lines of this happy chappy...

 

 

But I'm not, honestly. I'm currently listening to violin covers of songs, such as this:

 

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dU6QO8PuU

 

And this:

 

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKV-ZLQheaM

 

So let's revive the subject of music (easily one of my pleasures in life, alongside family, football, food, and my missus). I want you to talk about what you listen to, post a video of your favourite song of all time, a guilty pleasure... elaborate as much as you can guys and girls!

It's shrove Tuesay has anyone had pancakes today then? Our Grandson George was adamant that he didn't like them but we persuaded him to try one of his Granny's and he has now decided they are "cool" and he loves them. We put orange juice and brown sugar on ours.

 

It's funny how kids get it in their heads they don't like something. Last week our other Grandson said he didn't want a banana split because he didn't like them, so Mrs. H. made one for herself, split a banana put squirty cream down the middle and strawberries on top, it looked great. She put it under his nose and asked him if he was sure he didn't want one and he changed his mind and wolfed it down.

NOTTS County could be set to raid the emergency loan market in order to cope with Jimmy Spencer's suspension.

The Magpies will be without the forward in the next three games after he was shown a straight red card in the 3-2 defeat against Shrewsbury.

His ban has left Notts short of options up front and they could add a fresh face before the weekend's trip to Rotherham.

Assistant boss Greg Abbott says he and manager Shaun Derry are scouring the market but accepts finding quality at this stage of the season will be tough.

"We are going to be without Jimmy for the next three games which leaves us a little short and naturally we would like to address that if we could," he said.

"When we lost Ronan (Murray) for three games after he was sent off at Peterborough and now Jim, it's certainly not an ideal situation to be in at this stage of the season.

"But Jim Rodwell, Ray and Aileen Trew have been brilliant and they've given us their full support. The problem is that finding that quality at this stage is difficult because clubs are reluctant to let players go, especially those at the top.

"But we will keep trying and searching. The one thing we won't do is give up."

Notts do have forward Enoch Showunmi available, but he has had to make do with a place on the substitutes' bench after losing his place to Spencer.

Kwesi Appiah, on loan from Crystal Palace, could also come into contention after extending his loan deal from Selhurst Park last week. Abbott says the striker can count himself unfortunate not to have broke into the starting 11.

"Kwesi's attitude has been absolutely spot-on and can count himself unlucky not to have started really," he said.

"He's got a lot of ability which is why we wanted to keep him."

Read more: http://www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-raid-emergency-loan-market-striker/story-20705104-detail/story.html#ixzz2uS2bsdYv

 

Copied from the Post today.

 

Not sure its worth it now we have Murray back in contention. We either play these guys or release them tbh. If they aren't good enough then why keep them. Appiah is a prime example. Now my anger over the weekend has slowly subsided, he needs to start a match in a positive formation to see if he can cut it or not. If the answer is not then why bother extending the loan? We have too many loans already dont we?

 

We've all seen them, dirty, bedraggled, sitting in a doorway with a blanket round them and usually a mangy looking dog at the side of them. I encountered one in York recently as we passed he asked quietly if we had any change, I looked down at him and then carried on walking as we walked away he politely wished us a good day. I am never sure whether to give money to beggars, sure I have enough money and I am comfortably off but do they actually use the money to buy food or drugs? Are they as bad off as they seem or are they making a living out of begging and at the end of the day pop round the corner and get in a car to travel back to their comfortable home in the suburbs.

 

I feel guilty at ignoring them and sometimes think "there but for the grace of God go I", that could be me in that doorway if life hadn't been kind to me, I could be homeless, living on the street with no prospect of getting a job and somewhere to live.

 

What do others think, should we give a little change to beggars to help them out or are the majority of them frauds? Are they just using the money to feed their drug habit?

This Saturday's fixtures:

Burnley v Derby County

Nottingham Forest v Wigan Athletic

Crawley Town v Peterborough United

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon

Rochdale v Oxford United