hes had a good career, its a shame to see him retire but he knows his body. i thought he always put effort in when we had him, i actually thought he did well in his position.

Got asked about Damian McCrory about a month or 2 ago by my Wife and Kids. They asked if I had heard of a footballer by the name of McCrory and it turns out he has a daughter that goes to the same school as my kids. Apparently, he's often there during pick up times. Don't think I've spotted him though, maybe I have but just didn't twig at the time. 

Fair play to anyone who can take something and sell it. It’s no different from market traders.

The only issue I have is if people aren’t paying taxes or are doing other side hustles when they shouldn’t be.

Otherwise, it’s just smart business.

supply and demand, fair play to those who can make good money from doing it. i dont see any arm in it, the way the internet has opened up, i think its a good thing that people can make a living selling items without having to have storage and what not. provided taxes are paid, its a good way to make an income.

The practice is not illegal but is the practice ethical?

I'll stay well clear of anything like that.

I would rather buy my goods from a source I can trust.

A message from Matty Palmer via X.

"After 296 days, what a feeling to be back out there with the lads! Thank you to everyone who has played their part in helping me get back on the pitch and thank you for the incredible reception you fans gave me, it really does mean a lot" ???????? 

i thought he came back like he had not been away, i like that he was coming wide at times and putting in crosses. there was bits to his game which i do not remember seeing before, such as him taking on players with the ball. usually he passes or turns to put his back as a way to protect the ball until he releases it. i thought his return gave us a big boost with trying to make something of the game.

@liampie I'd love Matty to start against Grimsby however, he may not yet be fully fit to complete a full game.

I agree, when he came on he did make a difference.

Hard to disagree with Jodi, he was our best attacking outlet down the wing. Although I did feel at times he was trying to do a bit too much when a easy pass was an option to him.

Macari was very good too, I think he's going to have a very good season.

Jodi for me too, Macari and Crowley a close second

On 18/08/2024 at 22:45, menzinho said:

Hard to disagree with Jodi, he was our best attacking outlet down the wing. Although I did feel at times he was trying to do a bit too much when a easy pass was an option to him.

Macari was very good too, I think he's going to have a very good season.

except crowley was involved with winning the ball back, moving it around and working in a way that gave notts a edge. jodi was poor defending and only got into the game more when we needed goals. dont get me wrong, hes a great player and its fun to watch him but at times his decisions lost the ball. i would say without jones, we would have been unlikely to get back into it.

for me it was easily noticeable that dan crowley had the better performance.

A good win for the ladies and it’s good to see them make Coronation Park, Eastwood their home ground, it’s a nice ground.

good start to the season, is hollie fowler no longer the captain? it was to see one of our own as an important part of the squad. no idea if shes injured or something else, but was surprised she was not starting.

i thought ryan broom was fleetwoods best player, he reminded me of ben pringle.

always involved and doing the bits which gets a team going.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Broom

Not convinced that putting Scott on the left wing is a good thing.

I don't think playing him there is playing to his strengths.

Agree @Robbie, Chicksen and Scott offered nothing so Fleetwood went top heavy on defending Jodi

For me, Scott should be rested to the bench & McGoldrick has to start in partnership with Jatta, with Tsaroulla at left wing back.

I'd give Jodi more of a roving role in midfield similar to Gibbs-White at Forest.

I just think we need another striker with pace before the transfer window closes.

@Fan of Big Tone isle of wight is a stunning place, have you ever been to the isle of man?

Not yet @liampie but never say never, it’s certainly somewhere I’ve often thought of going to but never tried.

Next year we are doing a round Britain cruise which will take in Southern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Liverpool, Edinburgh and a couple of Outer Hebrides Islands but sadly not Isle of Man.

Nice read on Jacob Bedeau. The fee he attracted earlier in his career shows he was seen for his potential. While he might not have reached that yet, there is still time. He could make a move further up the leagues, hopefully with us.

More info on Jacob via Transfer Market.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jacob-bedeau/profil/spieler/453661

One word of caution.....his passing maybe not as good as we would like

I think on Sunday, it was his loose pass that led to Fleetwood's 2nd goal

I witnessed some similar poor passing at Shrewsbury too

I tried the app on the way to Tranmere, it actually looks very promising.

I did notice that it would randomly crash, and at times my phone would ask me to wait for it to load. Something which only happens with slow apps, but I am sure the kinks will be fixed in time. I honestly don't like using the OS site, it's extremely slow and worse on mobiles. The application swiftly loaded the article content. I have not checked if the update fixes any of the issues I experienced, but I couldn't watch anything.

If the actual site was a bit more optimised it wouldn't really need the app, but it does make it more compatible with phones.

I thought the ticker on the app was good during the Shrewsbury game. Better than the Google live score, as the timeline on that only provides updates on goals, cards and substitutions, where as, the ticker on the Notts app is more detailed and provides updates more regularly. 

@Pies79 I agree about the ticker. It has the makings of a good resource.

I would like to see them put more info minute by minute if it were possible.

Notts might cash in on Dan Crowley, but I don’t think they will just let him go. There’s time for the club to work out an extension. If they can’t work out a deal, the club might receive more tempting offers later in the season. Right now, I can’t see the club wanting to sell him. I think those jumping the gun and believing he’s going already should understand how negative it would be for the club.

I wouldn’t jump the gun either way. I’ll wait to see how things pan out. Let’s not run to speculation. For example, if he doesn’t make tomorrow’s lineup, have your say if you feel, but wait for it to be confirmed or for the window to close before worrying.

Remove Dan Crowley from this squad and things just won't click. Defensively and creatively, I don't think he's easily replaceable. Selling him to MK Dons would be a big blow.

Thanks guys much appreciated. ????

Are you all sorted now? I’m sure someone in the community could help. Good luck.

2 hours ago, Blake said:

Are you all sorted now? I’m sure someone in the community could help. Good luck.

Yes all sorted now, thanks @Blake

Yeah I liked the look of him after getting a bit of a longer look at Shrewsbury. A goal on his first start is great, should indicate he'll get into those positions and get a few similar goals over the season. He seems to have a very good first touch and is skilful enough to turn and dribble past players and he's pretty quick too. I know it's early days and we have good competition for the attacking midfield roles but I already think he's put himself in contention to start against Fleetwood.

The indication of the signings suggests Stuart Maynard sees him having an important role at the club. After his move from MK Dons, he really could do with a run in a team where he can settle and just get back to playing. I think this is another good read, so thanks again for sharing and writing it, @Robbie.

I hope he continues to do well. I have a feeling he’ll be on the bench tomorrow. I just have this sense that we will see someone else start in his place. This is informative; thank you for sharing it.

i guess it depends, i dont think we are looking for a regular starter and a new signing that is loan might be prepared to be more of a squad player. its their chance to get some experience if it does not work out, we dont lose anything. i do think things will open up come january, so until then i am happy to see the club consider loans.

I don’t have much of an opinion on him as a player, but I hope it works out. If we do go for him, I hope he brings quality to the team. It would be disappointing to loan a young player and possibly sell Dan Crowley though.

I don’t know why not, but I wouldn’t imagine it would please most fans. I think people will be wanting experience from a striker. I don’t mind. I see the sense in loaning a player in, and if he does well, opinions don’t matter. But from the look of things, I can’t see fans being all that excited. I’ll support him if he comes; if he doesn’t, good luck to him.

i thought he was quite rounded as a prospect.

he showed good hands, distribution was not bad, he could save shots close up and from outside the box. quite a flexible keeper, that just needed more coaching and time to fully develop. i do think it was his mental side that let him down, he seems very much lacking confidence by time he left. i dont think it was a lack of coaching from the goalkeeping coach, as i think it was kelvin pilkington back then and i thought he was brilliant.

decisions higher up i think took the confidence away, as we did not improve all that much and then moved for a more experienced keeper.

I don't remember him, but he probably was the keeper when I was either not born or really young. Possibly when I was little. Who did Notts to replace him?

Do I remember correctly that a Premier League team was scouting him at one point? Was it Liverpool? I might be mistaken, but we had a lot of promising keepers over the years who fell through the cracks.

The club feels like it’s on the up again. I am pleased that we have sold so many season tickets. I hope we can make Meadow Lane bounce.

it is remarkable and shows how clubs fortunes can change when everyone makes the same effort, fans and the club and making the club somewhere people want to be. yes winning helps, but if you take away the support it would be soulless even if notts won a match.

It’s a good amount of sales of season tickets from the Notts perspective. I think 6,000 is a very respectable number, and if the club sells more in future years, it will show how the club has progressed under the Reedtz. Generating that buzz, signing good players, and playing attractive football would help. I hope many of these fans stick around if it becomes tough.

Those are some volleys! I think defences these days make it harder for players to score, but from time to time, you do see a good volley.

some very good goals in that clip, all are well taken but some a different level.

It takes a level of skill and technical ability to hit volleys so perfectly. I enjoyed watching those goals.

This is the first I have heard of it. It’s very interesting. I took a look on Google Maps. The area seems much larger than the population would suggest. There is some nice scenery, and the town has some good facilities for football training.

How annoying would it be to see your club throw the last game of the season? I would lose hope in Notts if they did it and would only forgive once changes were made.

i am not familiar with any of this but it sounds like the town has suffered. losing a club can be big as it impacts the community. i hope they reformed or another team took over.

very rough, but its mostly because of the way those countries are ran. people need money, grans thrive on violence and its the people who try to live a good life that suffer.

@liampie "grans thrive on violence" 

I don’t know about Brazil, but the risk of being held for ransom in some South American countries puts me right off wanting to visit.

@KingMaynard Would you please apply again? Unfortunately, you didn't agree to the rules/code of conduct.

I hate to come across as picky, but it's very important that I only accept people who agree to it via the openings. I don't want to discourage you, and I realise you might have missed it, but unfortunately submissions can't be edited. They must be re-done, so if you choose to apply again and ensure to agree to these rules and code of conduct then I would be more than happy to take you up on your offer of help.

Please reapply if you are still interested, @KingMaynard! You hadn’t put your age, and the agreement to our policies wasn’t ticked. We have to reject the application based on those grounds. It doesn’t matter how old you are, as long as you are old enough to volunteer without parental approval.

@Burnz3r0 Yes, okay. I will do it soon.

haha... email it to the media team, so if they will use it. ????

I would use that image instead of the one from last season. I always think if you put effort into having a nice team page, all the photos should look equally good. Poor James Sanderson stands out by a mile.

It could be safe to assume he’s on his way out on loan.

He and other young people will probably be sent out on loan. I just hope they go to a good club and at a good level.

The Reedtz brothers have definitely made a massive difference to the club. Their management style and commitment to the team has been a breath of fresh air. Long may this "good dream" continue!

The club feels like it should do. It’s always on the front of moving forward and trying to compete for promotion. We have had 4 very good years. Let’s hope our return to the EFL will see a 5th year added.

As we go into a new season the Notts faithful are hopeful of achieving more success with the nine players that have come into the Club.

The club has never been in such better hands than it is now under the Reedtz brothers in my opinion. 

The Club is in a good financial state with great season ticket sales and other money making ventures doing well, such as the Nest, which is proving highly popular.

Long may their ownership continue with more success to look forward to in the coming years.

I think one or two players would be enough to add depth come January. The attacking midfield might need an addition if we are to play two players in this role. Unless Sam Austin gets more game time, the club could use players that offer quality and something different. I don’t think a keeper should be a concern. Alex Bass looks great, and Sam Slocombe is more than capable of covering. Aidan Stone could do better with the level of protection given to Bass against Tranmere.

I think a striker could make a difference. I want to wait and see how we do, but I think there’s a chance we might strengthen further in the next transfer window. I just hope we can defend more like we did against Tranmere than against Shrewsbury, but I am not worried.

I think we could manage by just signing a striker, but we require someone distinct from Jatta, Scott, and McGoldrick. A significant burst of speed would be beneficial, along with a natural talent for shooting. If we had a striker willing to try from afar, I believe they would score goals because we excel in the box but lack initiative to seize opportunities outside of it, which doesn't sit well with me.

When you’ve watched Notts for as long as I have you learn to limit your expectations, I think these days fans expectations seem to be far higher than they were years ago, if Notts lose a few games then the manager should be sacked and we are going to be relegated, if we win a few on the trot we are going to be champions and the managers name rings round the ground.

I’m happy just to take each game as it comes and if we are good enough success will come. I do think we’ve got the best owners we’ve had for quite some time and with that in mind I expect things to slowly progress on and off the field.

i have said it before i balance my hopes and expectations based on how the season goes. you can have a good squad on paper that does not quite meet its potential but that is just football to me.

i want to see notts playing well, performing well in the league but when it does not work out to plan i wont give up my support.

there has been some dark times that notts has had to face and i think that if some fans or supporters cant accept how a season pans out without getting all mardy or negative. then i do wonder why people would choose to support notts. there is nothing wrong with saying why you feel notts should have done better but personally i accept it, and go again. if you start believing your expectations are the only way a club should do, you are leading yourself into misery.

balance things as they happen and reflect with the thoughts of improvement.

@liampie

Good grief I've seen some lows at Notts in my time, and have seen some magnificent highs as well.

I think the worse result for me was Notts losing to non league Runcorn in the FA Cup 1:0 in Dec 1967.

The best result & feeling for me was when Notts beat Brighton 3:1 in the 2nd division playoff final in 1991. Two playoff wins in a row

I think the seventies & early to late eighties are two exceptional stand out periods for Notts.As well as three periods in the nineties

The early 20s have started very well too, hopefully Notts can keep it going and make it a decade to rival the 70s

We enjoy the good times and put up with the bad times. But that is all what a football sporter's lot is.