I wasn't aware he was in management or coaching to the level he could be appointed as one, so it's pleasing to see. Rotherham United have had a disappointing campaign, and I don't know the ins and outs, but at one point I thought all their good work in recent years might be undone.

Am I the only one who wouldn't recognise him now, though? He looks very different.

@Chris No, you are not the only one who didn't recognise him. I actually assumed that article was bad journalism as the picture appeared to show a man in his late 50s! I genuinely couldn’t believe it until I googled Matt Hamshaw - he's only 43! He's younger than Stuart Maynard! 

Apologies, I did scroll down the forum and couldnt see it had already been posted. Off to Specsavers for me now

Match report

Let's hear from the Manager, Adam Dunleavy, on the Sunday afternoon win.

Well done ladies. 

Just the result Notts needed.

I watched the last 20 minutes of this match, neither team looked that good for the portion I saw, N’Mai the Salford player that tormented Notts wasn’t playing, I learned later he’d been substituted on 50 minutes and their centre back Tilt who had a superb game against Notts keeping Jatta quiet was sent off in the dying minutes so he’ll miss the next game.

I would feel happier if Salford City missed out completely with the playoffs. I think they would be a real threat to us - even if they do waste time. They have us sussed to the point we look useless against them. A draw is about the right result, although despite my nerves about Salford, I think even if they had won it would be a stretch to compete with Colchester United, Chesterfield, plus us and those in the playoffs already.

Winning Bradford City would be a big boost for us, but looking at the form of all 24 teams this season has been very hit and miss for all involved with promotion hopes.

@Piethagoram I merged your topic with @Robbie's which he'd posted earlier. 

How embarrassing is the MK Don's social media post, that's not what you write when you have had two managers already this season and sacked the replacement. Yes, Carlisle United wanted Mike Williamson, but even that was an embarrassing appointment (even though I hoped it would work out for Carlisle). Paul Warne, I think will start to turn things around, and I can see MK Dons being better, but I do wonder if "better" will be good enough for a plastic club like Franchise FC?

Imagine if their media team used "We've got our man" every time they hire a new manager, or sign a player from a club more successful than them.

I can't express how silly it is in words.

I'd love to see Jodi swinging his shirt around his head on the last day of the season as he scores the goal that secures Notts promotion to League One. 

I am sure it will be a big boost when Jodi is back to full fitness, and whilst I love his drive, Notts does need to be careful (as does Jodi). He's a great player, and I would hope any frustration from not playing or feeling like he could have changed our season, doesn't push him too far or too quickly. It's not that I want to see him doing the talking on the pitch, I think Jodi's drive can be infectious, but I do feel there's a risk since he's suffered setbacks twice this season.

The emphasis on pursuing automatic promotions reveals an underlying push within our ranks, which I do wonder if some players have doubts or feel they could have done better at times. The pressure needs to be forgotten at the end of the day, as does the frustration. If the players focus and work as a team, they will be just fine regardless.

I agree @Chris that Notts need to be careful with Jodi. Of course there will be pressure to play Jodi, but I don't think that it is feasible that he will be fully match fit this season.

Notts can still use him from the bench half way through the second half if they need inputus or need to change things.

But I do think it's important to ensure that Jodi doesn't break down again. A fully match fit Jodi at the start of next season needs to be the goal.

The youth team and B squad have some good players, and I think they will benefit from playing with some of the senior players.

A Notts County B team lost to Derby County under 21 side today.

@super_ram

Some of us can remember buying black jacks at 4 for a penny. An old penny mind, where there were 240d to a pound.

Black jacks were small square aniseed flavoured chews.

You can buy black jacks online 400 at a time, at a cost of £13:99. That's 3.47p per black jack. That's a massive price hike.

Just to add a bit of more info about why the price of chocolate has increased, I recently finished working for a chocolate processing company last year and there’s been a big downturn in cacao bean production since 2023 from West Africa, which is the largest producer by far. They’ve been badly affected due to the change in rain patterns (they’ve had none basically) and increase in temperature. Then they’ve had issues with diseases spreading amongst the remaining crops, sometimes to the extent that the ground can’t be re-used for next seasons crops. That’s why the price has risen drastically and sadly it’s not going to be any better in 2025…

No idea if it’s a short-term issue, but cacao trees are really tricky to grow to regardless as they need a lot of attention and very specific moisture levels. I’d say in 10 years or so I’d fully expect a non-cacao chocolate to be widely available. From what I can recall there’s a company in Germany doing this right now and I know companies in the UK are trailing similar methods too.

This is very much a long-term trend - Wispas definitely used to be larger than they are now (and they're half air anyway). On the other hand, I can't remember Creme Eggs ever being more than 34g!

One of the sneakiest things is that products are being sold at less than their advertisied weight. The box of grass seed I bought the other week was the lightest 2kg ever.

Thanks for the insight @menzinho, as chocolate is highly processed it's easy to forget that it's originally a crop and can be affected by crop failures. For the last couple of years I've been buying nicer chocolate (the fewer ingredients the better) but less of it.

Thankfully our owners are not as trigger happy and more level headed than some of our fans, I trust them to do the right thing, whether that is to replace Maynard in the summer or keep him. 

There’s still plenty to play for this season, the league is so unpredictable, keep the faith and support the club.

I think Maynard will stay whether Notts are promoted or not. Progress has been made since Williams left.

On 12/04/2025 at 11:39, gtownjohnno said:

Forgive me please for i have sinned.....couldnt have been further from my prediction....a nightmare performance from the whole team.....NO EXCEPTIONS

 

I think we can all agree that this result was solely down to @gtownjohnno angering the football gods.

But seriously, the wheels coming off after us losing our star loanee midfielder is a touch Nolanesque. But incredibly, we're not quite out of it yet as nobody else seems to fancy League One much either. 

On 13/04/2025 at 18:39, Piethagoram said:

 

Absolute shambles. But who's surprised  

We've signed some new and current academy players to scholarship deals for next season.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2025/april/14/update--youth-players/

And it's as if they've read my previous comments, cos they've even added little bios for each player! A really insightful touch.

Great to see Kameron signed up, the club clearly have high hopes for him. I think that evening out in Burton where he and the other youth players made their debuts is something the club needs to continue to do. I’d be 100% for using the trophy as a way of giving our young players an introduction to first-team football.

And Luca Fletcher is the son of Darren Fletcher the sports commentator who used to be involved at Notts a few years ago. Luca used to be at Forest and is a very good footballer too from what I’ve heard.

28 minutes ago, menzinho said:

We've signed some new and current academy players to scholarship deals for next season.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2025/april/14/update--youth-players/

And it's as if they've read my previous comments, cos they've even added little bios for each player! A really insightful touch.

Great to see Kameron signed up, the club clearly have high hopes for him. I think that evening out in Burton where he and the other youth players made their debuts is something the club needs to continue to do. I’d be 100% for using the trophy as a way of giving our young players an introduction to first-team football.

And Luca Fletcher is the son of Darren Fletcher the sports commentator who used to be involved at Notts a few years ago. Luca used to be at Forest and is a very good footballer too from what I’ve heard.

Great news.

Rest in Peace, Kevin Campbell.

His passing was a sad loss to football.

It's not just the Saudi's 

Manchester City is owned by Abu Dhabi United Group, an investment group linked to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the UAE royal family and current Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. 

(Source Google)

There's lots of rumours that City will get away with any harsh punishment if found guilty for the alleged 115 charges it has been facing for the last few years. Wonder if the UAE connection will be a decisive factor when it comes to delivering a verdict?

Notts all out for 385 after lunch

Essex need 366 to win from 52 overs.

Tea has been taken.

The captains shake hands & the match ends in a draw with Essex 106 for 1 with no chance of a win for either team.

This is why I don’t read much social media anymore, certainly not for football or politics, some people on there are the dregs of society and I want nothing to do with them. If Stuart Maynard has any sense he won’t have an account either.

@Fan of Big Tone His wife has Social Media accounts.... Hope #Notts take the matter to the Police

These idiots are so brave while remaining anonymous,just like the ones in a gang.Unfortunately this type of behaviour seems to be increasing.

I was surprised that there is no automatic promotion for tier 5 Scottish non league clubs into League 2, tier 4 of the Scottish league system.

The champions of the East, West, & South of Scotland Leagues play in a playoff to determine one team that gets a chance to promote to the Lowland League

The Lowland League champion then plays in a playoff with the Highland League champion, with the winner of that playoff playing the bottom club of the SPFL League Two for a place in the SPFL. 

Congratulations to Rory McIlroy for finally winning "The Masters" & with it completing the career Grand Slam.

Rory joins a a select band of golfers & becomes the sixth all time Grand Slam winner.

11 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Will @super_ram be appearing on Crimewatch now?

Not as a suspect ,I hope.

Good morning and happy Sunday everyone. I slept until 8.30 this morning which is very unusual for me I think yesterdays park run and gardening in the afternoon meant I was really tired.

How is everyone? Come on the weekly chat and let us know.

It's a little more cloudy today here but we are getting some sunny intervals too. It's just a little cooler today than we've seen during the past week 

Good news this afternoon. The Notts Women have beaten Lincoln City at Gainsborough by 3 goals to nill. Great that they have managed to get a clean sheet too.

That win gives them ten wins this season with just one game to go. Ten wins in a 12 team league isn't bad.

Looks like they will finish mid table which is a massive improvement compared to last season when they survived relegation by the skin of their teeth.

Ordinarily, I'd say it's play offs, but every week the results from the teams in the top three and in the play offs change the positions. This week it was our turn to blob it. Others will, so hold the line and keep the faith. Worse case scenario we will be in the play offs. Wembley is a heart-breaking place to be heart-broken, but I'm happy to take the risk.

It's squeaky bum time. If Notts don't make the top 3, I'd prefer if Walsall and Doncaster swap places. The playoffs will be wide open and a playoff place would be progress. League 1 would be a brand new adventure boys and girls. Think of the away trips and the teams coming to Meadow Lane. I'm getting ahead of myself......but......a man can dream........

Last season, after 42 games, Notts were in 15th place in League 2 having lost 19 games with a goal difference of 4 & points tally of 55.

This season after 42 games  Notts are in 6th place in league 2 having lost 12 games with a goal difference of 19 & a points tally of 68.

That's an increase in the points tally of 27% compared to last season.

Notts still have the playoffs firmly in their hands & even still have a possibly of automatic promotion.

There is still lots to play for before the season ends. There will be lots of twists & turns with the top 10 having to play each other & points will be won & lost in unexpected ways.

If you go by the stats the Notts team has improved markedly from last season. I also think that the overall standard of the league is much more equal than it was last season. Last term, there were around four teams dominating, but that's not the case this season. 

That's why even at this stage, up to 8 teams have a chance of automatic promotion, & Notts are one of them.

The poll is now closed. Thanks to all who voted. Much appreciated.

I am pleased to announce that the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Salford is  David McGoldrick. 

28 minutes ago, Robbie said:

Thanks to all who voted. Much appreciated.

All two of us.

11 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

All two of us.

Those two votes decided the man of the match. Whether it's 50 voted or just one voted, it still counts the same. 

N’Mai was their number 10 I think, if so he was outstanding full of energy, running and passion, everything we lacked. 

I had been expecting a new DoF to come in soonish as this is the time of year that clubs start working on their summer recruitment. I've never heard of him but I'm happy it's someone the owners have worked with and evidently trust.

It's promising to see the club thinking ahead, but the appointment doesn't mean much to me at the moment. I'll reserve judgement until I see how he settles into the role and what he can bring to the team. The position seems straightforward, and he will have the backing needed to succeed. It's also encouraging to see the Reedtz family sticking to their network, which helps them deepen their understanding and build a routine for knowing what works. Although the role is new, previous experience should help. To me, though, it feels like a standard appointment.

1st May start for DoF...too late IMHO

I don't read the Guardian, however, I must say that Alassana has been a revelation since he joined Notts. Partly thanks to him Notts are in a good position to win a playoff spot.

It's a good read and very positive about Jatta's career and skill. It will draw more attention to him as a player, but that's something Notts will have to handle now that we're recruiting better players.

Looks like the freezing of season ticket prices has been incredibly popular with the fans reading all the feedback.

Purchased!