Seems like a 'try before you buy' to me. We pay his wages for 3 months so it's low risk. If we like what we see - and he likes what he sees - we can bring him in during the summer. An extra pair of midfield legs is helpful so we can rotate a little, some players have had more minutes than I think we'd have planned, given that we expected Matt Palmer to play all of every game.

It's reasonable to assume that in the event of a significant injury, he would likely go back to Crewe, his parent club. This transfer is probably advantageous for them as it helps cut down on wages, potentially balancing their finances. Meanwhile, Notts County has the opportunity to assess if they can aid Charlie Colkett in reaching his maximum potential. If this is a loan with an option to buy, there's likely a predetermined fee. Notts County would need to activate it, but the concern is avoiding the burden of another injury, that's not a viable scenario.

We are likely stretching the playing budget now, it’s beneficial that we have large crowds and that will greatly assist in being more competitive.

I view the signing of Charlie Colkett as optimistic but more mindful of cover. He has the skill, but seems to fall short of reaching his potential. We have a good track record with not only rehabilitating injured players, but also getting the best out of them. If we can secure a decent ball-passing midfielder, who can stay injury-free and just patch that area until the end of the season.

We can then assess his performances and worry about him not being up to the mark. It’s all up to him, he’s got to impress because we won’t sign him otherwise. Dan Gosling is the perfect example. How many of us thought that was going to be a fantastic signing?

I find it amusing how he leaps up as if he’s a troll, clutching his hands in sheer joy when called a joker.  No one can label him as just a grumpy old man. Ha!

I hope Neil has a great retirement, however I don't think Neil will retire completely.

Don't be surprised for him to be appointed again by a club to save them from relegation, & we might see him pop up as a summariser too. Someone who has so much Knowledge in the game like Neil will always be in demand.

The guy just has loads of charisma and personality & it's always a great listen when he's interviewed.

I'm sure it won't be long before we see him on the airwaves  again.

So much for retiring.

Yes, I will be putting an equal amount into all the leagues. The main focus will be on League Two, but I will be checking out other clubs.

Yes, I will keep an eye on the National League. I won’t be as invested as I was this past season or the three before that, but certainly more than I would have been before Notts were relegated. I am thankful for the four years as it has given us stability and a means to move forward.

I will be following the National League, hope Chesterfield can make it this year, they look on course to get promoted by right at season's end.

I like to follow all the leagues from the Premier league down to the many non leagues, I like to see how the clubs that had to leave the league like Bury, Macclesfield and Chester are doing.

My main focus is Notts, but I like to watch lots of Sports & am interested in seeing  how our local non league teams are doing.

As I lived in Basford in my early years I look for the Basford United result too 

On 22/11/2023 at 17:21, KingWilliams said:

In my view, it’s beneficial when teams like Everton leave the Premier League as it provides opportunities for clubs like Luton Town to make their mark. I’m optimistic that Blackburn and Coventry will make a comeback one day. It would also be a welcome change to see a few London clubs stepping down.

Thanks but let Everton stay in PL

Few words about Nottm Forest - Everton game. 
My friend visits all away Everton games for few years already, and when Forest promoted to PL it was new interesting direction to go. But he told me that all of them had not really good experience this time as well as last visit. They were surprised how Nottm fans rude are. There were many chants about poor damn unemployed scousers by Forest fans at City Ground.
And he said that there are not so many places where they meet disrespectful attitude of the home supporters: Leicester, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and now Nottingham.

I think my views on the supposed FFP rules are well known. Everton get the deduction, probably Forest will now follow, with Everton getting a further reduction.

Question on everyone's lips is when are Man City and Chelsea going to be brought to task? The answer will be probably never. They are both just two big and when billions are involved, money talks unfortunately.

On 05/12/2023 at 16:24, ARLukomski said:

Fan made content can bring exposure, not just to the club, but the lower leagues as well. Something that's hugely missing in modern day football.

This is the point the pen pushers don't understand. There is wall-to-wall coverage of football, but there's not an awful lot on official channels that promotes the matchday experience. Whether they're your cup of tea or not, vloggers do that. They are promoting the Football League's product.

How is it different in principle from Sky's Saturday show, when you also watch people watching the match?

Ultimately, it’s all about money, not the fans. Sky has had a significant impact on football, both good and bad. The rise of vloggers can be overwhelming given their numbers, but that shouldn’t be a reason to exclude them. They should also be allowed to earn money, considering the work involved, and I agree that it will likely be reinvested into the club. What @ARLukomski does for Notts, in my opinion, is attract younger fans and engage those living abroad. It’s unfortunate that the EFL is being unsporting about it.

I enjoy listening to what our club supporting Vloggers have to say. I think it is an important part of getting all the information from a match, it adds to the day and is very entertaining.

I can understand the concerns raised by some, but I don't see any problem if the Vlogger doesn't show any footage of the match itself but reports before, at half time, and after the match. 

The media are somewhat living in the past, & are still reluctant to embrace the modern technology available to us.

Club Vloggers have a big part to play in the modern era in my opinion. 

10 minutes ago, liampie said:

fowler for me was more of a threat than cole and very unlucky not to have been featured more for england.

100%. I'd have chosen Fowler over Cole tbf. Fowler was an unbelievable striker, definitely deserved to feature more for England.

11 minutes ago, liampie said:

most players needed to work well with alan shearer

That was the main issue in some strikers who perhaps should or could have appeared more didn't have as many caps. Sheringham and Shearer, especially in Euro 96, was a very good partnership and Shearer often acknowledges Teddy in his podcasts as his favourite striker partner because of how well they linked up and worked as one. 

@Robbie there were so many to choose from it was just the case of who do you leave out to make room for the others worthy of a shot?

Probably not to be honest. Every generation produces players who are amazing for their clubs but don't show the same form for England, and Cole fitted nicely in that category. I don't recall him getting a run of games though, he tended to get called up, failed to impress and was dropped again for the next game. The competition at that time certainly didn't help matters. Robbie Fowler came much closer to reproducing his club form for England and he was a bit-part player too.

Sheringham was a quality player, but I remember him being injured at lot. The emergence of Michael Owen didn't help him.

@DangerousSausage Totally agree, to a point. Shearer in 1996 hadn't scored for something like 2 years for England but Terry Venables stuck by him and told him that he'll still continue selecting him despite a lack of goals on the International stage. Shearer did start scoring granted but same could have been for Andy Cole given more of a chance. It's all maybes, maybe he would have scored more or maybe not had he been selected more. But, again to your point, the emergence of Owen definitely put a halt to Cole getting in. 

I'll always appreciate Ian. I was going through a horrible time in March and April of 2021. He was the manager of Notts then and the end to that season gave me something to smile about.

I needed the 2021-22 season so I could go to the football again. The season might not have ended how we wanted but he gave me a lot of good memories. I met him after the last home game against Alty and what a gent. Took time out to have a photo with us and have a laugh as well. Would happily take him out for a drink

Forest Green did us a favour by recruiting Ian Burchnall. While it’s not worth lingering on, I do wish him the best at Wolves. His family must be hoping for a period of stability with no further relocations in the near future.

Some may not agree, but I believe Ian's time at Notts should be looked back on more favourably than the general consensus sees his time here.

He did get us to the playoffs in successive seasons and Notts were continuing to play attractive Football under his leadership.

Fortunes can easily change in Football, Grimsby scored an equaliser in injury time of the Playoff eliminator. Notts could easily have been in the semi instead of being eliminated. And Luke was a minute away from losing in the playoff semi final. That's football.

Ian was offered the job at Forest Green, it didn't work out too well for him, but he would have been crazy not to take the job which wss a step up for him. Luke did the same thing.

Now Ian has bounced back and is First Team Coach for Wolves in the Premier League, so he must be doing something well, that a Premier League Club would want him. And as of today he's still there.

That was a great piece to read. Makes you applaud the man even more. 

Never knew the stories about him being stabbed or being involved in a car crash that left him in a very bad way. Certainly could have been worse but he never gave up on achieving something in football despite having his playing days done with. 

He was certainly motivated and gave everything, football and outside of football, his all. 

This is a great article, there's a lot in there that I hadn't heard before. I thin it's his life experience that makes him such a good man manager and an engaging bloke to listen to. He should consider writing an autobiography one day, it could inspire some people.

Very interesting signing, can't question his technical abilities, probably as good as if not better than Ruben. But that's just one part of being a success, you can't help but think why has he had so many clubs, is there some underlying issue there?

Time will tell I guess but his interview reassured me a bit, and having trained with us before he knows he's coming into a hard working environment. If he clicks here he could be great for us for the second half of the season.

Good signing on paper.

I hope we can get the best out of him, as he's the type of player some of our lot will get onto his back due to higher expectations and the unhealthy impression that a player of his quality/experience should walk rings round others in this league.

John Bostock turned out to be one of the signings of the year.

He became an important & influential member of the team that got us promoted back into the football league.

Notts improved in the second half, but it wasn’t quite enough to secure a win. We needed a greater contribution from the entire team, not just Jodi Jones. The man of the match decision was fair. Aidan Baldwin had an excellent game, but Jones was more consistent in his role. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t score a second goal, but a draw is a decent result.

It was a good game, with both teams having chances. Barrow seemed vulnerable in the second half. We needed to be more courageous. I agree with many comments made earlier, so I won’t repeat them. We should have won. Jodi Jones tried hard to assist, but it was difficult with Barrow defending in numbers.

@FozzyI agree that Brindley should be rested for this game.

A reminder to @Dry Nelson Ray that the real quality show is here at The San Sirrel 

The attendance at both home and away matches has been commendable, and the support Meadow Lane receives should not be overlooked. It’s heartening to see Meadow Lane filling up, with over 10k spectators for our home games, which is financially beneficial for the club.

Football fans love to see open attacking football. They like to be entertained. 

And Notts are doing both of those things.

Long may it continue.

@Dry Nelson Ray contact details : http://andybrownstadiums.com/ 

Twitter : @andybisanartist 

I'm sure Mrs @Dry Nelson Ray would love this art on her wall

Life really is Black and White 

The painting is lovely, and it’s great to see Meadow Lane featured in his gallery. The club certainly made the right decision in allowing him to do so.

Very nice piece of work.

@menzinho Now that we have Stuart Maynard as Head Coach, I think he will go for a much more balanced side with a little more emphasis on supporting our defense which is becoming a key area for us now.

To reach the playoffs, which I believe we still can do, we must reduce the goals conceded column even if it makes us slightly less potent in attack 

They do say you can't win a football game without scoring a goal and to win you have to outscore the opposition. A few managers, especially during the 80's and 90's lived by this but there's also the opposite saying that if you can stop your opponents scoring, you can't lose. So there has to be a fine balance. Notts are capable of scoring goals as it has been shown this season and last but more needs to be done to sure up the defence. We can't keep going into games expecting to outscore the opposition in 6, 7 or 8 goal thrillers. 

Aaron has come on leaps and bounds this season in league 2. He is flourishing at this new level and he is scoring a few goals too. The room for improvement is in his defensive duties, but he has definitely cemented his place in the side for now.

I wish he would take on his man a bit more a la Jones on the other side.  That would really give oppositions something to think about.

@Ohh Tommy Johnson Agreed. We know he has the speed but I think he also has the ability to do so as well. Maybe we'll see him do it more often under new management. 

On 30/08/2023 at 21:39, DeadlyMacca said:

Interesting photo, I can’t say I know more than half of the players and even then I would struggle. Brad, Stubbs, Hateley are easy ones.

On 30/08/2023 at 21:39, DeadlyMacca said:

Interesting photo, I can’t say I know more than half of the players and even then I would struggle. Brad, Stubbs, Hateley are easy ones.

In addition to Brad, Stubbs & Tony, some other names from that team: Bill Brindley & Bob Worthington solid full backs :David Needham centre back later with Forest under Clough: Don Masson midfield future Scotland international: Jon Nixon & Charlie Crickmore on the wings. Barry Watling solid goalie: Mick Jones defender but could play anywhere in defence. Richie Barker forward came from Derby.

They were exceptional all over the pitch.

If I could take any of these players from yesteryear to fit into our side right now, where we need them, I would have Needham, Stubbs and Jones in our defence and Don Masson in midfield, Macaulay and Didzy would have a field day with Don running the midfield. I'd replace Robertson with Don. Well you can always dream.

Don Masson or “The King” as we used to call him, it’s a privilege to have witnessed his playing days with Notts, what a player.

Notts County playing their 5,000th game is a huge milestone and a testament to the club’s rich history and tradition. It would be fantastic if this momentous occasion could be celebrated at home, in front of their loyal fans.

An impressive milestone of 5,000 league games has recently been achieved. To put this into perspective, consider that players such as Albert Ironmonger participated in a significant number of matches. I am intrigued to see if anyone can identify 11 footballers who have accumulated high appearance totals, somewhat akin to a countdown. The aim is to determine a total that can be reached exclusively by considering the appearances made by these players, through methods such as multiplication or subtraction. I'm eager to know if any mathematics enthusiasts are up for this engaging challenge. Don't hesitate to join in, if you can solve this!

What a fantastic achievement to get to 5000 matches.

This was our 5000th match, away to Gillingham. 21/10/23

Result Gillingham 1 Notts 2

Won by a Macari screamer.

David McGoldrick's homecoming is definitely something to look forward to this season. His passion and commitment to the club will surely inspire others in the team.

Yeah, very pleased with them all so far but for me there's something magical about seeing McGoldrick back in a Notts shirt. If he's as good as he was for Derby as he is for us he's going to be amazing to watch! 

The voting has closed as we are now in Feb 2024 and a lot of water has gone under the bridge since this poll  My favourite signings are Jodi Jones & Dan Crowley with Jodi just sneaking it due to how he has been performing since before Christmas.

And a special mention for the extended contract for Macaulay Langstaff which was really good timing after Ruben left.

There are some truly memorable goals in that compilation it’s so difficult to pick one but I’d go for Joel Taylor what a goal!

19 hours ago, TheSkipper said:

If we’re talking about the quality of the goal itself and not the build-up, then simply put, Castro, Taylor and Bostock all stand out. Those are exceptional goals. Personally, I think the best is John Bostock’s effort against Wrexham.

This is just my opinion, but I don’t see anyone else being awarded Goal of the Season. Not a player who has left or played for us on loan, but someone the fans will get behind. I fully expect this to go to Macaulay Langstaff.

i hope the right good goal wins, i dont mind if its not what i chose but i think things sway unfairly to macca.

There have been some wonderful goals in our successful National League campaign. I'll go for Joel Taylor's goal just ahead of John Bostock's against Wrexham.

CURLING FINALISTS!!

Team GB now face Denmark in the mixed doubles final this afternoon

Gold for the Curling Mixed Doubles Team.

They beat Denmark in the Final at the Junior Winter Olympics.

Six medals for our team at the Junior Winter Olympics.

It's tough to predict right now because I've no idea who stays and who potentially comes in. That said, given our recent recruitment I'm sure we'll sign at least 3 or 4 top quality players. I'm looking at the likes of Barrow, Grimsby, Sutton and Stockport who have all finished well after their first season. Play-offs would be an amazing achievement, but I'd take a safe mid-table finish (with maybe a little FA Cup run) for our first season back!

Writing in Feb/ 24 Notts stand in a playoff position and have an excellent chance of making the playoffs. Watch this space.

Interesting read as I hadn't realised that these were from last season! I wonder if anybody has changed their view?  I would have put us as Play-off / Automatic contenders last May, now I think we will finish just outside the paly offs. But, it is so tight, I wouldn't be surprised if we finished anywhere from 3rd to 10th or 11th.  I think there has been a lot of disruption to contend with and we need to get our defensive shape sorted.  If we can do the latter, then I don't see why we can finish above 7th. ... but I put 'Top Half' as I think this is more likely at this stage.  

This is a massive signing for us. Jodi Jones is a class act and he showed it last season on loan. He was the difference maker for us and he scored some crucial goals. He’s got a lot of ability and confidence and he’s not afraid to take on defenders. He’s the type of player that can win games on his own. I’m delighted he’s staying with us!

Can someone explain why fans think that Jodi Jones joining for two years means Ruben Rodrigues will leave? They play different roles, so shouldn't Notts need a new attacking midfielder rather than a winger if this was true?

Jodi Jones is a class play and it was absolutely fantastic that Notts gained his signature. His performances in League to have justified the owners faith in him to deliver for the team. Writing this in Feb/24 Jodi is currently our best player on the pitch. Long may his form continue.

Jodi Jones looks incredible by these highlights; he does have a style akin to himself. It’s very enjoyable to watch. I am looking forward to streaming more games this upcoming season!

Jodi Jones is an exceptional player who even looks impressive playing for Malta. I am delighted that he will be with us for the next two years.

Jodi Jones has just got better and better. It is now Feb / 24 and Jodi has the most assists (17) in the football league. A truely astonishing statistic. He along with Macaulay, are both becoming a valuable asset for Notts County.

Luton's rise has been absolutely remarkable and this video just about sums up and puts into perspective how big of an achievement it is for them to go from Non-League to Premier League. 

Hopefully we can replicate something similar. 

Well done to Luton for their impressive accomplishment. It's truly wonderful to witness a team of their calibre secure a spot in the Premier League once again. Their return to the top tier of UK football not only demonstrates their ability and determination but also adds excitement and variety to the league for the fans. This achievement will surely be a catalyst for Luton's continued development and success on and off the pitch in the years to come.

What we now know going into Feb 24 is that Notts have done well to maintain their position in the playoffs in League 2.

The January transfer window has ended with new additions, and our new Head Coach Stuart Maynard will want to push on and achieve a playoff spot in our first season  back .

I believe we have an excellent chance of doing it, so long as the leaking of goals is drastically reduced.