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Perhaps we let Luke go too cheaply!!!! Though I did see a figure of Β£750k banded about somewhere. Enough for a Nest?????

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  • This appointment is totally out of leftfield. Kompany played in the Bundesliga for several years and was well known as a player, but so too were many others. I know they'd been knocked back by many candidates, but I expected them to give someone like Sebastian Hoeness a go, or maybe someone from the merry-go-round like Pocchetino.

    Good luck to the bloke, but there is zero tolerance of failure at Bayern. Lose two games and your job is on the line. They're becoming more and more like Chelsea.Β 

    @DangerousSausageΒ I think he's been appointed due to his reputation as a player, he won the Championship with Burnley but that is a far cry from a Club with the status of Bayern.

    Like you said I hope it works out for him too, & I'm sure he's on big money, but Bayern will expect results quickly & be up their challenging for the league title again.Β 

    Wonder why the Club didn't go for someone with more stature?

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  • I do agree to a point @ChrisΒ in what you are saying....

    I slightly disagree with "It makes me very thankful to have witnessed the Luke Williams era, as it's the closest I have seen to a manager that cares about the whole of his squad."

    I think we were far too sentimental, especially on our defence, some 2 year contracts dished out were unwarranted. LW also brought in Randall, having previously worked with him at Swindon.... didn't turn out too well either.

    @Piethagoram I think some fans over did it, but I have witnessed with my own eyes how respectful Luke Williams were to our players, yes, he went off (to which I felt was a mistake) for conceding goals at home - yet he always made sure that he left on good terms with everyone. I have heard from staff how he remembered their names, including folk like @Dan.

    Will Randall is a flawed signing, but I can see the thought behind it. Randall sort of isolates himself from the squad, I don't know why but even when I have spoken to him - I haven't found him friendly or bothered. He lacks self motivation, I'm sure Williams tried with him but for whatever reason he isn't responsive. Not even to Stuart Maynard, who gave him cameo appearances and he never took that opportunity. Most fault falls on him as a player, I feel. Defensively, when we went up the board and Williams should've strengthened the defence more, along with being more mindful of the two-year deals, I agree on those points.

That's a heck of a lot of money to find and raise

In the Championship final at Wembley at half time the score is Leeds 0 Southampton 1.

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Day 1 of the Match between Worcestershire v Notts from New Road.

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    Notts gave him a great chance after he left Hartlepool. His mistake was being too ambitious because he moved around too much and never settled. I don't blame him for wanting to play at a higher level, but I think if he had stayed with us a few more seasons, he would have found better options to move forward. I'm glad he's still playing; he was a good player for us.

Blimey it’s nearly the end of May and another bank holiday weekend is upon us, are we going to have some decent weather I must check @Robbie’s weather watch thread.

Whats everyone up to this weekend, doing anything exciting? Let us know on this thread.

I’ve been gardening this morning and knackered myself so a restful afternoon is in store.

Tomorrow I’m not doing my usual park run as I have β€œrunners knee” which is disappointing because I was due to do my 100th but I’ll do it when I’m fit again.

So instead we are going to see our son and family who are camping, so hopefully a walk to the pub and a bbq will be the order of the day.

What’s everyone else got planned?

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So Manchester City have won the Premier League for the fourth consecutive year.

No other Club has ever done that in the history of the football league.Β 

Their domination of the PL is represented by them finishing 31 points ahead of the team who finished seventh.

Does Manchester City deserve respect for winning four titles in a row or is there an elephant in the room like their 115 charges waiting to be judged on & that saga seems to be going on forever & ever?

Should Manchester City be stripped of all or some of those titles if found guilty of breaching FFP rules, or should they be docked points and fined or a combination of all three?

It is obvious that their dominance of the PL will continue well into the future with the money their owners have, & the money that the Club can generate.

Will Manchester City ever be punished if found guilty of some or all of the 115 charges?

I am beginning to have my doubts. I think the most they will get will be a fine or maybe a twenty or thirty point deduction at most.

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    Man City are gonna get away with it. Politics shouldn't be a factor in football.Β 

    Would it have been possible to achieve without the things they're being charged with? Maybe not but even with the charges they still have to go out there week in week out and perform. What Pep and this group of players have done is a great achievement.Β 

    I don't think it is a great achievement what Man City have done.

    The gulf is so great between them and the team that finished even in 7th place (31 points) never mind the other 14 PL clubs, that there is a massive chance that they will go on winning it just like Celtic in Scotland & Bayern Munich do in Germany all due to money.

    Unless there are changes made to the FFP rules that equalise the PL somewhat, the gap between the big six & the rest will continue to grow and it will eventually destroy the game as we knew it.

    And as far as best Managers go Guardiola is no where near the best.There are many more deserving above him, Nicholson, Shankly, Clough, Robson & Ferguson to name a few.

    I'd put Jimmy Sirrel above him for what Jimmy achieved too, taking a club from the fourth Division to the first, & building a team from scratch, & rebuilding in every division to get from the bottom to the top, and all done on a shoestring budget.

    So Manchester United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final today..United qualify for the Europa League.

    All of the big six are back in Europe. They have all got what they want once again.

    Multiple millions of pounds will be earned by the big six next season, while the rest can only dream.

    Congratulations to Aston Villa for joining them. Good for them.

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Congratulations to our Notts County Women FC Elite Player Pathway U12s who today have won the Doncaster Elite tournament.

Unbeaten in the group games against some quality academy teams. They ran out 3-0 winners in the final against a strong Doncaster Elite side.

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    A very short statement, if I had to guess the reason I'd say Pete Wild thinks more money is needed to progress the team and they either don't have the ability (or want) to increase their funds.

    Barrow are overachieving in L2, if they've sacked him just because they missed out on the play-offs it's very short-sighted. They average about 3,700 fans which at a quick glance puts them 19th in the table. They don't exactly generate a massive amount of income compared to the other teams in this league, they probably need 3 home games to match the income from just 1 of our home games.

    I think they'll do well to find someone as good as Pete Wild, he'll get another L2 job quite quickly. The managers Barrow had in-between him and Evatt shows what a good job he did.

Enjoy all the thirty assists that made Jodi player of the yearΒ 

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There will be no FA Cup Replays from the first round proper onwards next season.

I don't think this is a good move, Do you?

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  • Newcastle beat Spurs 5:4 on penalties after the match ended in a 1:1 draw at the MCG in Australia in front of over 78,400 fans.

    The match would have earned both clubs millions in revenue just 3 days after the season had ended.

    This match was also filled with controversy because the FA decided to abolish FA Cup replays recently on the behest of PL clubs because they were concerned about playing more matches and worried about players fitness and potential injuriesΒ 

    Well this match shows them up for the hypocrites they are. There is also an injury scare for England too now with Trippier being substituted after 36 minutes.

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    It's just greed pure and simple, everyone who plays in the FA Cup should've been able to vote and not just the top division teams. Like you both mention above, you can't claim fitness and fatigue being the reason when you then go and play a pointless exhibition match just days after the season. Now I don't want any player to pick up a bad injury, but if it does happen, they've only got themselves to blame...

MK Dons vs Crawley Town

Crewe vs Doncaster

On paper, MK Dons would be clear favourites but this is football. Doncaster have gone from relegation contenders to the playoffs after an incredible run of form. Crewe and Crawley are balanced sides and could easily win promotion. My prediction is Doncaster to beat MK Dons in the final.Β 

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  • Congrats to Crawley, I thought once they went 1-0 they managed the game very well. Their fans will be incredibly grateful for VAR though. If that pen had stood and been scored it would've been a massive controversy!

    However whilst I’d be celebrating, I’d be a tad worried going into next season.Β They lost 18 times in L2 and only finished 9 points ahead of us! That doesn’t exactly feel like a team that's ready to step-up. The top 3 were quite comfortably ahead of the rest in the end and their massively superior GD tells a story too. Recruitment will have to be almost perfect for them over the summer, even with that I think if they stay up next season they’ll have done very well.

Β In the FA Cup final at Wembley today, Coventry came back from 3 goals down in the second half to force extra time.

In the second half of extra time Coventry thought they had taken the lead with a few minutes left, but after a VAR check it was ruled out for what looked like a big toe being offside.

Here is the fix frame claiming the man in blue was offside.

Offside was brought into football to stop players goal hanging, but now the fine margins are getting ridiculous.

A history making comeback ruined by VAR that ruled out 3 clear penalties in a PL match today.

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  • All season long League Two had no VAR but the play off final between Crewe and Crawley, it was in place. But had it not been for VAR Crawley might not have won with the penalty incident that the VAR overturned.Β 

    VAR have come out and said that they won't intervene next season only for clear errors, I'm sure we've heard that before.

    Surely time to scrap it.Β 

    i dont see premier league teams voting in support of scrapping it, it can work but its been rushed into the game before those who use it can really handle the decisions which need to be made. it needs to be clearer and simplified.

    On 08/05/2024 at 17:27, menzinho said:

    I think VAR does have a place in football, I just don’t agree with the way it’s used currently. I thought it was going to be used for clear and obviously mistakes, but it seems they check everything and every goal, even when they don’t need too. When you’re having to look at things for 3/4 minutes it can’t be a clear or oblivious mistake… I don’t want to force them into making more mistakes by applying time constraints or just the one replay but if it’s an obvious mistake you should, in theory, spot it straight away.

    Another grievance I have is the handball rule, deliberate handball we’re told, but so many times I’ve seen balls smashed at players who are about 5 yards away and it hits their arm that’s slightly away from their body and penalty is given. VAR never overrules it either.Β ????‍♂️

    I agree in some parts of what you say..

    I think VAR could be used as an appeals system where a Manager can appeal up to two decisions such as handballs in the penalty area, sending offs & offsides, but I would like VAR just to have that secondary role and the Referee & Assistant Referees making all the decisionsΒ  like they did pre VAR.

    53 minutes ago, liampie said:

    i dont see premier league teams voting in support of scrapping it, it can work but its been rushed into the game before those who use it can really handle the decisions which need to be made. it needs to be clearer and simplified.

    Unfortunately, I think you are right.

    All 92 Clubs should have an equal vote on VAR, not just the 20 PL Clubs.

Another area of the squad we need to add to and an area that hindered us last season, mainly due to our lack of energy in midfield, our slow build-up play in certain games and an injury to our most important player, Matty Palmer. Plus our inability to break down low blocks.

Having released John Bostock and Jim O'Brien, there is the need to add at least 2 centre-midfielders. Our current midfield options include Matty Palmer, Scott Robertson and if he signs a new deal, Geraldo Bajrami. Baj himself says he prefers playing in midfield.

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Jake Taylor is a player we've already been linked with and Ryan Croasdale has won 2 titles in 3 years at Stockport, getting to the play-off final in the other year. Croasdale is a player I would love Notts to sign. Charlie Lakin is someone I would definitely be after, after an impressive loan spell at Sutton and him and Scott Robertson would be two excellent left-footers to choose from. Charlie McCann is someone we were linked with in January and who has a fantastic passing range and work rate. It may be an expensive deal but I don't think he'll stay at FGR now they've gone down. It would either be loan-to-buy or FGR would terminate his contract to cut their losses, like we did with Kane Hemmings in 2019.

Sadou Diallo won promotion with FGR and has been part of a Derry team, as I said previously, have been Shamrock's closest challengers in Ireland. Diallo's ball retention is very good and his height would be a good asset to have. Adam O'Reilly is the engine in the same midfield at Brandywell. Evan Caffrey has been impressive for Shelbourne and a player I would like us to sign. Technically gifted on the ball and able to play further forward or play deeper. Matt Healy is a box-to-box midfielder who left Ipswich at the end of the 2022-23 season and signed for Belgian Challenger League side Francs Borains. He helped Cork City to promotion in 2022 and is an Ireland under 21 international. A very Football Radar style signing. As would be George McEachran. A player who had huge potential who has since dropped down the leagues to kick start his career again. A left-footed midfielder with a brilliant pass success rate and a player who would help us transition very well.Β 

Taelor O'Kane is someone I would like us to keep an eye on from Fylde. We've seen in the past that we can sign players from lower leagues and improve them. Langstaff, Scott, Austin. Maynard also helped develop players at Wealdstone. Riley Harbottle, Charlie Barker, Josh Umerah, Rhys Browne, Tahvon Campbell, Sean Adarkwa, Micah Obiero, Sam Howes, George Wickens and Miguel Freckleton. I expect EFL clubs to be looking at O'Kane's potential soon and I think he could develop into a fantastic midfield option. He's already scored 4 goals for Fylde and made nearly 20 appearances last season. The idea is, get him before someone else does or we may regret it.

    With O'Brien and Bostock off, there's space to recruit two really good options.

    I noticed Charlie Lakin had a really good second half of the season at Sutton, seemed to score every week at one point!

    Callum Maycock from Solihull is out of contract and has been offered a new contract – usually a good sign! He played pretty much every game and scored 8 goals too. Most Solihull fans seem to really rate him and is described as β€œtireless” and β€œenergetic”, not sure how technically good he is though – he doesn’t stick out in memory when we played them.

    Interestingly JJ McKiernan is the only player Morecambe have offered a contract to that hasn't turned it down, yet. His defensive stats are surprisingly good, and I know he considers himself more of an attacking midfielder.

Notts v Hampshire.

11am start.

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Is anyone watching this, Reuben Rodrigues is playing a blinder. A brilliant assist for Oxfords second goal and generally he’s all over the pitch.

Half time: Bolton 0 Oxford 2

    It was a great performance by Oxford, I fancied Bolton before it kicked off but they just never got going. Their performance reminded me of ours in the play-off final against Harrogate.

    Watching Ruben play again was bittersweet! I know some thought he'd made a strange decision moving to Oxford but he got it spot on and is a Championship player now. It's been quite a dramatic rise for him these last few seasons. I was slightly hopeful if it hadn't worked out at Oxford we'd see him again for us but I think that ship has truly sailed now...Β  Be interesting to see how he gets on the Championship now, I think he'll be fine!

    On 18/05/2024 at 18:18, Fan of Big Tone said:

    Just me watching then. Congratulations to Oxford promoted to the Championship. It remained 0-2.

    I watched part of the match. The second goal assist was typical RubenΒ 

    I think Notts were very fortunate to have him playing for us for so long. He's surely going to go on to big things, & good luck to himΒ 

Sheffield United are already relegated back to the Championship.

There are two relegation places yet to be decidedΒ 

There are three teams fighting to avoid those two places.

Those three teams are Luton, Burnley and Forest.

Those relegation places could be decided today & depending on results it could go on till the final game of the season.

Putting rivalry aside, I would like Forest to stay in the PL because that would be good for Notts financially.

The matches to watch.

3pm Start.

Spurs v BurnleyΒ 

West Ham v Luton

5:30pm Start

Forest v Chelsea.

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  • So we come to the final day of Premier League season with all matches starting at 4pm.

    The last relegation place is yet to be decided with Luton and Forest trying to survive for another season.

    Forest are in the best position being out of the relegation places & 3 points ahead of Luton with a much superior goal difference, (12 goals), so Forest are in prime position to survive.

    But we all know that football is a funny game and the least likely scenario sometimes does happen.

    What we do know is Luton need to win and Forest need to lose, for Luton to have any chance at all of saving themselves. Then goal difference comes into play.

    Could we see a massive shock of momentus proportions?

    So Forest survive for another season.

    Forest beat Burnley 2:1 & Luton lost to Fulham 2:4.

    Forest survive by six points, would have been 10 if no point deductions.

    Forest staying in the PL is good for Notts. Forest prices keep going up and up & Notts can cash in & get the floating supporter, who may become a commited Notts supporter.

    14 hours ago, Robbie said:

    Forest staying in the PL is good for Notts. Forest prices keep going up and up & Notts can cash in & get the floating supporter, who may become a commited Notts supporter.

    I agree but Notts need to get back to playing their attractive football scoring lots of goals and most of all winning games, floating supporters of Forest aren’t going to come to Notts to watch us lose, they might end up at Mansfield, it’s imperative we keep our best players and have a good season.

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