I agree that the bringing on Grant and Tsaroulla changed the game for the better. I think both have underpeformed this season. Given that Grant plays in the No.10 role there really is a lot of onous on him to create and score more goals and this season that has be badly lacking. And for me Tsaroulla is a strange one, I’ve never known someone look so comfortable and threatening until they get into the final third that is, usually his shooting is really poor. It was better from his last night though!

Anyway, I went for Abbott just because I see no reason why his goal was disallowed and you can never fault his lack of effort.

The poll has closed.

I'm pleased to announce that Jacob Bedeau has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match against Barrow. Well done Jacob.

I didn't get to go to the game, and I haven't yet watched the full game or highlights. Yet I am sure the right player has been voted for, and it is good to see Jacob Bedeau continuing his form.

Thanks for voting, everyone.

notts should have made the second half count and there was moments i felt we could but we just lacked that cutting edge on goal. bringing conor grant on was a good decision, and i can see why he does not always start because he can fade in and out. he made a good impact and i dont think the side is struggling due to injuries, more because they are not putting attacking practices into the play. i thought barrow did well to sit back, but play when the opportunity came.

you can see that they are a good league team but we had every chance to turn the game around and we just failed.

i left feeling frustrated but with the game in hand, plus the results going in our favour. i think winning a few games back to back would help, but we need to start taking the chances we get because the results in other games wont always go our way. just a bit more urgency at times and better movement seems enough to give us a bit more opportunity to create something more clean cut.

5 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

 

I don’t think Traore is quite up to speed yet, he didn’t link well with Jatta the seemed to be on a different wavelength and as is said above he should have been able to jump higher to win that header and prevent the goal.

On the disallowed goal, having just seen the replay from @Piethagoram's clip it hits the Barrow player and no-one is in the keepers eyeline. The most telling thing is the reaction from the Barrow player who has the best view (standing on space on the right-hand side) he instantly puts his head in hands, he knew…

I’d have liked to have seen a touch map for Traore, I’d be surprised if he got into double figures. Not his fault though but in Jatta and Traore we had a physical striker and a quick striker yet we didn’t use either of their strengths enough. I know they'll need time to get used to each others game, but I really don't know why we took so long to get the ball to them.

It is a good article. It's good to read that Didzy is in talks with the club about his future once his contract runs out.

Whether Notts get promoted or not, I still see Didzy having much to give if he extended his contract for another year.

It's always good to see a Notts player getting their name in an article like this; David McGoldrick has deserved it and we'll be better off when he's able to return to action. The good thing is, we should be able to manage him better and rotate/change him when he needs a bit of time.

This season he has been far and away one of the most improved and consistent players compared to last season.

Notts need him back on the playing field as soon as possible. Notts play much better with him being in the side. Jatta isn't the same player without him either.

I think if a keeper drops the ball and picks it back up it’s an indirect free-kick isn’t it? They can bounce it but I think that’s it. Could be wrong though.

I quite like the idea and let’s be honest it probably benefits us, it’s one way of combating all the teams who do just constantly time waste and try to play as little football as possible. I’d go one step further though, if they do it twice in a match the punishment should be a penalty, three times and a goal is awarded! Maybe I’m getting a bit carried away here... 🤪

@menzinho You're almost spot on! If a goalkeeper drops the ball and picks it back up, it was indeed previously an indirect free-kick. However, the new rules starting from the 2025-26 season state that goalkeepers must release the ball within eight seconds of first holding it. If they fail to do so, the opposing team will be awarded a corner kick instead. 

They can still bounce it without issue, though. Your idea about stricter penalties for repeated offences does sound a bit intense but might indeed discourage time-wasting even more effectively.

I think one thing the authorities could  do to keep the game flowing could  be to stop goalkeepers catching & holding the ball altogether. 

A goalkeeper could punch crosses away or deflect shots with their hands.

If the goalkeeper has to hold the ball from a shot or from the air, a throw in could be awarded to the attacking side 18 yards from the defensive goal line.

I'm sure penalising the goalkeeper like that from catching & holding the ball would reduce it to a minimum & keep the game flowing.

Personally, I don't think Joe Palmer does all that much that is publicly known. He seems quite happy in the background, and I would prefer a bit more transparency and open dialogue from him. I don't mean in terms of squashing rumours, but just general insights, which is why I miss the communication that Jason Turner used to provide. I hate how the club does things when they want the fans on their side, but the moment attendances are up and things seem rosy, you might not realise just how much the CEO role benefits the club when they are acknowledging fans with their work.

Joe seems to focus on behind-the-scenes tasks at the ground, rather than the fans. I think it would be nice to have more frequent updates, not necessarily monthly. Now that he is a director, his role at the club will be a very important channel of communication, and I hope the club considers this.

I think Notts are missing Richard Montague leaving more than people realise. I think that he used to work well with Stuart Maynard.

I don't think that it is surprise that the Notts form has dropped off since Richard left. Coupled with the fact that Craig & Matt Saunders left at a similar time too, those three leaving are sure to have disrupted the Club in lots of ways.

I'm sure that the players miss Craig & Matt on the training ground & Stuart misses Richard too.

Luton Town 1-2 Portsmouth

Stoke City 1- 1 Watford

Crawley Town 2-1 Cambridge United

Peterborough United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Cheltenham Town 2-0 Grimsby Town 

Harrogate Town 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Oldham Athletic 1-3 Barnet 🤡

Yeovil Town 2-2 Southend United

This round is closed and I'll post the results in the next couple of days. Round 35 is on Tuesday, so I'll post the fixtures for that in the next few minutes!

Saturday's results:

Luton Town 1-0 Portsmouth
Stoke City 0-0 Watford
Crawley Town 0-2 Cambridge United
Peterborough United 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Oldham Athletic 0-3 Barnet
Yeovil Town 2-2 Southend United

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@menzinho came out on top this round!

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And this is the updated table overall:

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This evening we've got another round on, you can enter your predictions until 7.45pm this evening. As ever, thanks for playing and see you there!

i think it could be a good thing but it depends how serious notts are about it and if they can get the right people to take the seats. i think there are more reasons why this can fail, than there are to succeed. if the club find the right person to lead the meetings and it actually focuses on notts, us fans and does not become about what those groups involved can get or the benefits of being close to the club it could be good for notts. i am just of the mindset that most will want something and not all give up their time just to be useful. some will, most probably not.

I think it could be a good thing but the club has to give it continued support & getting the right people to run it is absolutely essential.

Perhaps where it could work, would be to meet a month before the annual forum of the directors.

All questions are collated and discussed and then a list of questions with suggested remedies be put forward to the Directors for discussion?

Stunning pictures, thanks @Piethagoram Scotland is indeed a beautiful place I just wish good weather could be guaranteed, my favourite memory of Scotland is a fantastic holiday I had when I was around 18 with my parents we stayed in a bed and breakfast on the shores of the Firth of Clyde, I spent a lot of time fishing for mackerel from a rowing boat.

We also had a cruise on the paddle steamer Waverley around the Kyles of Bute, the weather was idyllic, I’d love to recreate that holiday one day.

i love going to visit my family up in scotland and on the isle of man, there is a lot of beautiful scenery. i do want to take time to look around england, but i have always found scotland to be very peaceful. there is some great pictures in the article.

We are blessed with wonderful scenery all around the British Isles.

Coventry City 2-0 Preston North End

Portsmouth 2-1 Queens Park Rangers

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Leyton Orient

Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Grimsby Town 2-1 Fleetwood Town

Port Vale 1-0 Salford City (Joker)

Rochdale 2-2 Barnet

Tamworth 1-1 Southend United

Thanks for playing, I'll post the results in the next couple of days. In the meantime, I'll post the next round if fixtures now. 

Curiously, every single one of the Football League fixtures ended 2-1 to the home team:

Coventry City 2-1 Preston North End
Portsmouth 2-1 QPR
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Leyton Orient
Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Grimsby Town 2-1 Fleetwood Town
Port Vale 2-1 Salford City
Rochdale 0-4 Barnet
Tamworth 1-1 Southend United

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@ARLukomski nailed it this week with 15 points!

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Overall, @ARLukomski now has a double-digit lead over @super_ram and the championship is looking like a two-horse race (or three if I can slip myself some points while nobody is looking).

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So that's round 33. Round 34, from Saturday, will be counted at some point tomorrow. Round 35, for Tuesday night, is already up and running - go on, have a go!

even if george abbott does not make it with spurs, i think he will attract interest and still end up as a very good premier league player even if he has to play in the championship for some time. hes a class player, and i hope his time here helps him to establish himself in the tottenham team.

George is going to have a great career at the top of the football pyramid. Notts have been blessed to have his talent this season. 

I just hope that George can help Notts to success this season. 

whenever crypto is mentioned in any business sense, i automatically assume its going to go bad. all these scams, its not exactly something that shouts reputable.

I don't think that we would ever see a merger between Spurs & Arsenal. They hate each other with a vengeance.

Seriously, I think that generally, it is a bad idea for clubs to merge

they are one of the teams who continue to compete back and fourth with being in the premier league, i wonder how much their financial issues are as a result to this.

Unfortunately this is becoming a sad trend in our national game. As I've said many times before, there should be a cap on transfers & wages at different levels depending  on which division it is.

Finance just seems to be spiraling out of control which is not good for our game.

Failing all that. I think that the Notts County finance model is a good example for other clubs to follow.

first half was a very good 45 minutes, but even though i think notts could have put the game to bed then. i do think its sometimes how games go and their pitch is one of the worst i have seen this season. i thought it was good how it did not make us sluggish, but i could see them growing in strength and the disappointing thing is allowing them to claw themselves back into the game and then to losing in a game we should never have been in that situation. fleetwood played some good football, but i think we were a lot more lively and looked the better team.

we just struggled to adapt to how fleetwood changed things in the second half, and some of our own players did not ask enough questions.

On 18/01/2025 at 13:00, Fan of Big Tone said:

Just me then.

Not my cup of tea.

I caught @cheeky~k8 watching the last series, oddly, I was downstairs as the news was on and it announced the winner before the show started. No idea why it made the BBC news, not sure why they teased the spoiler, and why give the result away before watching. A very odd tactic; still, I find these sorts of shows impossible to watch. I just don't like false people, or shows that like to create drama out of the "Big Brother" textbook of shows.

Worse of all, I am starting to sound like my dad!!!

i have not watched it, i dont watch a lot of tv. usually its just the dramas and documentaries that interest me. i know the show, but i dont like the host.

I'm sorry but I've said this before. With less than a third of the season left I just don't see the advantages of sacking a Manager/Head Coach so late in the season.

It is so hard for another Manager/Head Coach coming in. Why don't these clubs just appoint someone with coaching qualifications to come in and assist the Head Coach and maybe bring new ideas to the table.

I think it is so important to have someone that knows his  players at this critical part of the season. It can make all the difference.

Its harsh on Shaun when the owners sold their best player to Luton in January transfer window

george abbott would be my man of the match, so he gets my vote.

2 hours ago, Robbie said:

A belated thanks for letting me know. By the way you spelt Abbott wrong but  never mind, we all make mistakes. 

Believe me @Robbie I’m a master at making mistakes, I was probably thinking of Abbot Ale I haven’t had a drink for 3 weeks and it’s affecting my brain. 

The poll has now closed.

Thanks to all who voted.

I am pleased to announce that by a large majority, George Abbott has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match for his outstanding performance against Fleetwood. Well done George.

3 hours ago, CliftonMagpie said:

Happy Birthday, @super_ram. Share the cake amongst us! Hope you had a good birthday.

3 hours ago, NiftyNick said:

Happy Birthday @super_ram. 🎉🎈

40 minutes ago, Robbie said:

Happy birthday @super_ram Hope you've had a great day.

Thank you all.Yes, It's been  a lovely day all round. Nice to chat with friends and relatives ,and not forgetting the visit from @Chris and family with the amusingly wrapped presents.

Bit late in the day, as I am just back from Fleetwood...Happy birthday @super_ram

15 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Bit late in the day, as I am just back from Fleetwood...Happy birthday @super_ram

Better lat tham never  @Piethagoram Thank you.Hope you enjoyed the match One point is better than no points.

Good morning it’s the first day of March and it’s another lovely sunny start to the day but it’s cold first thing with a bit of frost.

It’s matchday too of course and the same as @Robbie I’m desperately hoping for a good performance and a win. Safe travels to those who are going to support the lads.

COME ON YOU PIES!

Another lovely spring morning here with plenty of sunshine.

Out early in the garden breaking down branches of the American lilac I trimmed down the other day 

Also removed all the leaves from the patio floor. I've now come in for a bit of test before resuming some garden work.

Then it will be sitting down to listen to this afternoon's match on Radio Nottingham.

Morning all, I hope all those who travelled to the match returned safely, or are you stopping over sampling the delights of Blackpool?

Its another lovely day here the sun is out and the sky is cloudless, I think I might have my first foray of the year into the garden and do a bit of tidying up, I’m not a keen gardener by any stretch of the imagination but I try to keep it tidy if my back will let me.

Have a lovely day whatever you are doing.

Fireworks used to be just around the 5th of November when I was young,Then it was New Year.Now it's on a regular basis ,at least around where I live it is.3 nights this week and after 10 o'clock.

i think its stupid when fans know clubs will be fined, they risk being banned and in the rare circumstances cause other people issues. it's only right to ban them, personally they should be made to pay for the finest issued to clubs.

I don't worry about football finances. I think the Reedtz have a good understanding of what it takes to get us up the leagues, and provided we maintain control over the money going out and the debt, I personally think we'll be better off than a lot of other clubs that are considered bigger and richer. The thought of us being able to profit from departing players is only part of the good signs.

i used to worry about the finances but i dont think the reedtz try to hide things and are investing in the club, if improvements were not being made and we looked like we was barely getting by that would be a concern but i dont see that. i think we are in safe hands and things will improve with time.

An interesting aside, employees increased from 274 to 340...when Man U in the news for staff redundancies.

25% increase, seems high for an EFL2 club? 

Such tragic news, he still had plenty of years ahead of him.

Rest in Peace...

It's very sad news about Matija Sarkic. Rest in Peace.

What a long way our club have come when we are being shown as an example of how a club should be run.

Another inevitable sacking. Worse possible time in a season for a new Head Coach/ Manager to take over. 

Who ever it will be is on a hiding to nothing. Just thirteen matches to turn their season around. And it's very tight between the bottom three.

I personally think that it is a wrong move by Tranmere & they may rue their decision at the end of the season.

Yeah, it’s a tough one I can see both sides to the argument but I get that losing to Accrington is extremely deflating, it’s a massive loss. If you can’t beat an equally poor team, at home, where is your next 3 points coming from?

They’ve been averaging a win a month, but it’ll be zero for this month and that recent loss also extended their winless run to 10 games. Knowing all that I can’t exactly say I’d have any faith in Nigel Adkins to keep them up, you’d basically be reliant on Morecambe and Carlisle to keep losing.