Welcome to PON, @Middlesex Magpie. It's good to be welcoming you.

Hello @Middlesex Magpie, welcome to PON! Glad you have joined.

Hello and welcome to PON, @Middlesex Magpie. It's great to see you have found your way here.

i dont usually find him to be very funny, but this is.

Hahaha!! It is funny.

Personally, every culture has stolen something. Whilst we may be one of the worst for taking artefacts, a lot of them would have been found and kept being preserved. There's a chance that some of the things might have been lost forever, damaged or just unappreciated. I'm sick of this attitude these days that the past must be rewritten.

happy belated birthday notts.

did anyone turn meadow lane into a cake? if so, i want some.

On 30/11/2023 at 14:48, liampie said:

did anyone turn meadow lane into a cake? if so, i want some.

Sorry, we did, but I ate it all.

Notts doesn't look the age it is, we are finally starting to look like one of these fashionable clubs to support.

On 30/11/2023 at 15:48, liampie said:

did anyone turn meadow lane into a cake? if so, i want some.

Wouldn't that be a bit crunchy?

ben davies  

Duane Darby

Glynn Hurst 

Josh Vela

Crawley Town played well, but I think they put too much into the first half. Some of their players didn’t behave well on the pitch, which was disappointing. They didn’t deserve anything from the game. As for the repeated mentions of their 4-hour coach journey, if they were trying to justify their tiredness, well, that’s just part of football, Scott Lindsey.

at least he agrees we are a good team, our first season back in the football league and we are earning further respect from opposition managers.  

I can't fault him much, despite the tinted glasses. I appreciate his words about us being a good team; it shows that some clubs don't see us as being a former National League club but one perfectly capable of doing well in League Two.

Can the match be watched through a live stream?

Just now, KingWilliams said:

Can the match be watched through a live stream?

That would be very cold at this time of year!!

@KingWilliams No, I read something about the only way would be to see it is live.

It was a great win. If we’d started brighter, I don’t think there would have been any doubt. I think we need to be a bit more consistent in defence. If we handle those early decisions better, I think we’ll get into the swing of games much quicker. Jodi Jones, Dan Crowley, Aarone Nemane, and David McGoldrick were all top-notch.

Crawley Town seemed really prepared for the game, pursuing and shutting down everything. They put in a lot of effort to create opportunities and could be seen as unlucky. Adam Campbell’s strike was very well aimed.

David McGoldrick’s strike was also impressive, he was at the heart of most of our best play in the first half.

By the second half, our team had really come to life, and the substitutions added an extra spark. I thought we turned the game around brilliantly and could have won by more than a 2 goal lead. A 3-1 win overall seemed quite fair.

Notts turned the match around with their start, even though it wasn’t the prettiest. I had the impression that Crawley, with their style of play, would score a few past Sam Slocombe. Luckily, David McGoldrick equalised for us, which I think significantly dented the confidence of our opponents. I wasn’t impressed with their goalkeeper, who seemed a bit lost, but the rest of their team appeared quite competent. Thankfully, they weren’t as good as our squad, and we managed to secure the victory.

Those super tight shorts are the stuff of nightmares! It brings to mind the scenes from the Goldbergs when Adam is in the gym. I’m amazed they could even kick a ball, I wouldn’t want to be caught wearing them.

12 hours ago, Ohh Tommy Johnson said:

They were good times indeed, when everything was in black and white and shorts were like bikini bottoms!

Like these?

Apologies if this photo is from the incorrect year or not the right style, but I vividly recall seeing much tighter ones in old football highlights. I reckon Liverpool had some where it seemed like their players could’ve done with a bit more breathing space. Those were the days, weren’t they? The fashion of football kits has certainly evolved over the years!

@Burnz3r0 that's the style.  I seem to recall Kevin Keegan rocked particularly tight shorts too, probably just before the one with Dalglish! Personally I like the length these days... or the early 20's!

It shouldn't be called a TV licence to begin with any more, it still makes people believe they have to pay. I know there's people getting fed up with the BBC, but I think most would pay a reasonable fee to still watch their channels and content. However, they use scare tactics and this is extended to them losing the TV licensing money.

Becoming subscription based would mean they would have to please people, a lot more than they do now, and it will force them to be more competent, less biased and more focused on quality.

In addition to paying silly amounts of money to their board, executives, presenters.

They're very much in bed with politics and over the years, the BBC are just becoming lazier and lazier when it comes to their reporting and shows. They have some fantastic content, but it's that which gets cut or cancelled - ahead of what really wastes the TV licence paying people's money. Hence, why there is always outrage over pay increases and who gets paid what.

Personally, I wouldn't mind some ads. It's a common thing these days and it's good money for them. I think the BBC would improve a lot more if they had to work for it, rather than this age old system which is very much outdated.

I think part of the problem is that their charter requires them to make certain types of programme, and this is often now what most people want to watch, but what only a public broadcaster will produce, and some of it is important stuff, if niche.  Going to most other forms of funding would also require them to drop this requirement and then we would lose a lot, That's why it is difficult.  

If the BBC wants the public to keep paying for a TV licence, then there should be a reform. This should give the public more influence on their broadcasting decisions, including what is broadcasted, when, and how their budget is used.

In his interview when asked if he was withdrawn because of tactics or injury Luke Williams said yes there was “a problem” with Slocombe or words to that affect, I took that to mean an injury of some kind which may have affected his game. When he came on Stone seemed to go long more rather than passing it short whether he was instructed to do that or not I’m not sure.

I think Stone does go longer more often than Slocombe.  Maybe he is more confident in hitting McGoldrick with a long ball than Slocombe?  

Our fans seem to really dislike whoever is in goal for us.  It won't be long before the same people who abuse Slocombe will be doing the same with Stone.  It's like the back 3 and goalkeeper have to responsible for every goal we concede and one or 2 are singled out for 'special' treatment.  Slocombe is one of those, Baldwin another.  It baffles me.

@Ohh Tommy Johnson stone already gets it by much of the same people.

its fine to have an opinion but some of our fans make it beyond personal and just constantly find fault when there is no need. i get when fans say they prefer someone else, i acceptable people might say that hes weaker in areas but when they never seem happy with a keeper, especially one who helped us gain promotion. it just makes me mad. these so called fans usually argue that archie mair took notts up because it was him who saved the penalties.

totally forgetting that slocombe played most of the games that resulted in points won and points saved, due to their performance.

luke should be happy but there were concerns before we scored that he should not be so happy with, but i think this should remain private.

beautiful each and every one of them, we dont seem to score average goals do we? all are well crafted, either from the passing or to the finishing itself.  

I don’t usually watch a lot of football, especially matches outside England. But, I’m excited to watch this one. I’m eager to see how Barcelona performs.

i like some of athletico madrids players, i dont like barcelona not with how they push players around and overspend. much like why i dont like man city. hoping atheltico win.

Cardiff City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

Coventry City 1-2 Plymouth Argyle

Bristol Rovers v1-0Leyton Orient

Oxford United 0-2 Bolton Wanderers Joker

Stevenage 0-0 Peterborough United

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Swindon Town

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Morecambe 1-0 Newport County

Cardiff City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Coventry City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Leyton Orient

Oxford United 2-2 Bolton Wanderers

Stevenage 1-3 Peterborough United

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Swindon Town

Gillingham 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Morecambe 0-1 Newport County Joker

The results:

Cardiff City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Leyton Orient
Oxford United 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
Stevenage 2-2 Peterborough United
Accrington Stanley 3-4 Swindon Town
Gillingham 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Morecambe 1-2 Newport County

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@magpiejue and @upthepies are top of the pile this round!

@magpiejue, @upthepies - 9
@Fan of Big Tone, @nottsnutter - 8
@ARLukomski, @liampie - 6
@Dan, @DonnyNotts - 5
@cheeky~k8, @Chris, @DangerousSausage, @Megan_Elizax, @super_ram - 4
@4everapie, @allardyces tash, @gtownjohnno - 3
@JIMBO - 2
@william1984 - 1

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@gtownjohnno and @nottsnutter now join @ARLukomski on three figures:

ARLukomski - 117
gtownjohnno - 101
nottsnutter - 100
cheeky~k8 - 99
4everapie - 99
Fan of Big Tone - 94
DangerousSausage - 90
william1984 - 89
super_ram - 88
magpiejue - 84
upthepies - 80
liampie - 80
Megan_Elizax - 80
Dan - 74
Chris - 74
Joshua - 72
DonnyNotts - 62
TheSkipper - 56
allardyces tash - 52
KingWilliams - 47
OoooooTommy - 45
CliftonMagpie - 43
NottsCountyKev - 41
JIMBO - 40
thommo - 39
jimbob - 38
Nocturnal-Magpie - 38
AmericanPie - 36
KB1862 - 22
George L - 6
Canadian - 4

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This weekend is FA Cup weekend, but we're going to have a prediction league round to make up for the loss of round 13 due to the computer gremlins. So Saturday's fixtures are online now (click here!). Thanks for playing and see you later!

Just a shout out for @ARLukomski excellent VBlog on the Wimbledon game. Spot on, but I would question the 2nd best defence in the National League?...when we had the 2nd worst defence based on the 30% we didn't have possession of the ball!!!

4 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Just a shout out for @ARLukomski excellent VBlog on the Wimbledon game. Spot on, but I would question the 2nd best defence in the National League?...when we had the 2nd worst defence based on the 30% we didn't have possession of the ball!!!

 

The only team we conceded more than was Boreham Wood. 42 goals conceded last season 

8 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Just a shout out for @ARLukomski excellent VBlog on the Wimbledon game. Spot on, but I would question the 2nd best defence in the National League?...when we had the 2nd worst defence based on the 30% we didn't have possession of the ball!!!

 

That's because we held the ball more, which is also part of defending. If they cannae get the ball, they cannae score a goal.

this is not just now, russia has always seemed to be like this going back to when they murdered their royal family. i feel sorry for the people who cant afford to leave russia.

It’s admirable, but is it worth sacrificing seven years of your life, knowing that protesting the war or opposing Putin can lead to severe consequences or even worse? There have been instances where people have been sentenced to death for protesting against Putin, and opposition candidates have been unjustly imprisoned. It seems more logical to either leave the country or start a revolution. However, Russians are generally not known for taking such actions.

16 minutes ago, liampie said:

they probably have to use ads to pay for their hosting but its a poor user experience.

I don’t have a problem with adverts being used to pay for hosting I understand that but it could be a lot more discreet and as you say it gives a poor user experience.

From my perspective, the weaker the appointment, the more likely their fans will put pressure on them, and the less likely they are to perform well against us. Generally, I don’t pay much attention to opposition managers.

6 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Blimey that forum is absolutely packed with annoying adverts it certainly makes me appreciate PoN and the work @Chris and others do with this site. 

I have an ad blocker for certain sites; it's a must when reading the news, for example. They simply become unbearable. PON has always been aimed to be clean and not distracting in any way. I once had to use ads from Media.net, and I stuck with them for a while but jeez they are ugly.

They can be useful, but tend to be a slow barrier of fruit for fan sites of smaller clubs, which to me makes them quite pointless.

1 hour ago, liampie said:

i always wonder why people seem attracted to sites like this in comparison to pon which is so straight forward and clean. they probably have to use ads to pay for their hosting but its a poor user experience. still they seem to have plenty of members somehow.

There are countless reasons, but for me, the focus is solely on the present moment. I don't compare PON to other forums or fan sites; I think it would be quite distracting. The way things can go for us, more will get involved. It's a case of progression and community.

45 minutes ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

I don’t have a problem with adverts being used to pay for hosting I understand that but it could be a lot more discreet and as you say it gives a poor user experience.

The more distracting ones are the ones that pay a little more. Like on news sites, they cover the content and some play videos. It's not worth what you get in return to lose a visitor, but I wished I understood why fans would ignore them in this case as they are too much.

Terry Venables was a remarkable individual who will be deeply missed. My thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

Rest in peace, Terry Venables. A knowledgeable and friendly manager, highly respected throughout the football community.

I’ve taken my time to vote thoughtfully. It was challenging to pick just one person for each section, as I wished I could choose more than one. However, I’ve made my selections with careful consideration.

Although I primarily read and comment on the articles here, I also browse the forum and find many insightful posts from good contributors. I’ve cast my vote on this.

This is fantastic! Best of luck to everyone.

and yet when the wires were thicker than sailors rope they worked instantly.

On 26/11/2023 at 09:50, Fan of Big Tone said:

It’s gone a bit more high tech since then.

Watch: How we did Christmas light switch-ons in 1963 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-67526724

This was featured on the BBC East Midlands Today news programme tonight.

I saw this on the news today, using flashing lights to alert that the lights had been turned on.

I’m not sure, the article written by David Jackson doesn’t clarify anything and I don’t use Twitter enough to know what happened. I wonder if it was more innocent than abusive or rude, but has been taken out of context as many things can be when online. Either way, I will support Dan Crowley and his personal beliefs don’t change that.

Dan Crowley certainly deserves our backing, although I hope he learns from his decision to tussle with opposition players inside our penalty area. That’s a disaster waiting to happen and puts us on the defensive. Thankfully, he’s shown more class than anything else.

Dan Crowley has my full support. I don’t care about anything other than his contributions to Notts. Of course, health is important, but his religion doesn’t bother me in the slightest.

@Fan of Big Tone then there is also this i remember reading about. [not this exact article but most of them mentioned]

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/9-famous-animals-from-the-first-and-second-world-wars

When I get some free time later, I will watch the video @Fan of Big Tone - as I am not sure I have heard about this story before.

@Morten Johansen: Piethagoram regularly recommends players who he likes, it's not as serious saying we must go out and sign them. Based on what I heard on the radio, it seemed like he was in charge of everything.

I don't think that a goalkeeper is a priority - ours get exposed more than most due to the way we play. I think even Alisson or  Ederson would look average given the number of times they would be exposed... that isn't a pop at our defenders as we defend as a team (and the mistakes were made by the midfield last weekend).  It's the way we play and the risk we take.

Keeping in mind this is just a suggestion of a top-notch player to watch, I agree. But unfortunately, in reality, he’s being tipped for a move to the Championship and would command a significant fee. From what I’ve seen, he’s a very good player and would fit well into our system.

Dave said on BBC Radio Nottingham that they have apartments overlooking with a good view of the ground. Now, I can see what he means. It looks quite different and, in a way, reminds me of the hotel attached to Stamford Bridge.

Seeing Wimbledon on TV during the 90s, you don't get a real feel for their ground, and it's nice to actually see what it does look like.

It seems to have had some work done since the days of me collecting Merlin Premier League sticker books, looking at the club page, along with the stadium outline that's how I learned about teams ground capacities.

Great pictures @Piethagoram.

@Chris "Seeing Wimbledon on TV during the 90s, you don't get a real feel for their ground, and it's nice to actually see what it does look like"

The new ground isn't at the same location as the old Plough Lane ground

The new ground was built on the land that was once was the old Wimbledon stadium, greyhound and speedway track.

An additional pic of their main stand.

Wes Thomas, who played for Crawley Town, was a speedy and effective striker. I believe his departure from his football career left a void that we felt.

Cedrik (real name David) Evina, Jonathan Forte (what a guy),  Karl Hawley (underrated at Notts), Ryan Hall and Dean Leacock.

10 minutes ago, super_ram said:

I did better there than with Wordle. Your  cover is blown.

I need to start wearing a false beard and moustache I think. 

Even @liampie recognised me and as far as I know I’ve never met him. 

I know three other fans by name from that picture. I am not sure if they know me, but I have interacted with them over the years and have seen them at games/match days.

@ARLukomski: can you see your look-a-like in there?

6 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

I need to start wearing a false beard and moustache I think. 

Even @liampie recognised me and as far as I know I’ve never met him. 

you have shared pictures in the past, i remember when you would blur or make your face hidden. but you have shared one or two, never met you in person but would say hello if i did.