The season preview was quite brief and to the point, with a bit of talking but not much in the way of an in-depth look at the upcoming season. It was more of a catch-up with the players who were interviewed, who spoke about their thoughts and expectations for the season ahead, but not in great detail. Nevertheless, I appreciate Charlie’s effort in putting it together.

As for the BBC footage, I'll make sure to keep an eye out for its upload on their website. It would be great if someone could provide a link if it's already available.

Ive seen quite abit of coverage of notts in the news recently as if we have gone from the last bit of news to something important in terms of some news companies. It was interesting to hear from the manager and some players though.

David McGoldrick is a real force on the field. His ability and technique, combined with his experience and reading of the game, make him a formidable player. Even his goal against Shrewsbury was pure class. It’s a classy strike that showcases his talent. He’s sure to entertain us with his skills.

What a super goal by David McGoldrick! It was a fantastic finish!

It was a good goal to watch

The Magpie Circle is an excellent platform, but I must admit, this is the first time I've seen it in a while. I don't often come across their YouTube channel, unfortunately.

I enjoy watching The Magpie Circle from time to time, usually when the guests are worth watching. This is one of those episodes that fans should watch. It’s a very good show and I appreciate Mark Stallard putting his free time into featuring on it.

It’s good news that Macaulay Langstaff has signed a new deal. I agree that both him and Notts will have put in a release clause, even if it’s not publicly acknowledged. Teams who may be watching to see how he does in League Two might not be tempted to pay a premium for his services, but it puts Notts in a strong hand when it does come to these discussions. I think for now we just have to enjoy seeing him play for us.

I don't watch podcasts or even youtube really but i have seen this advertised on notts related things for awhile... interesting insite for anyone who likes these sorts of things.  My only insite to youtube is to watch a music concert i've missed/not been to but interested in, but thats not often.

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

https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swans-and-dragons-steve-jenkins

I remember him, he was a right back. Really solid player too. Apart from that, I remember him being Welsh and I'm sure he joined us on loan.

I thought he'd managed Leeds at some point, but maybe I'm getting mixed up there. 

He wasn’t around for long. I don’t remember if he joined for the season or on loan, but he did okay. We have had better and far worse players, but it’s a name I think is easy to forget.

Danny Mandroiu is a decent player, I have seen him (televised) several times when I used to watch the Irish leagues. @Dripsey3 should be aware of him too.

I know Alistair Smith from his short time at Mansfield but not much else. Lasse Sorensen is someone I have heard of, but I don't recall having seen him perform. Danny Mandroiu will only be on the up in my opinion. I can easily see him playing in the Championship in a few years time.

@Piethagoram the club needs to appoint you as some sort of scout.

i agree with the three players you have named as being good performers for lincoln, but i honestly dont know much about any of them. if we could sign sorensen i would be pretty happy, he looked class.

1 minute ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

I think the first games are guess work for a lot of people because you don’t know how good teams are until a few games in when the table starts to take shape.

There's no certainty of results ,never mind scoreline all season.I agree it is harder to predict with so many unknown factors early season, but the unpredictable factor still remains. Just go back to last Saturday and how do you legislate for that awful backpass at Sutton, which ended with a sending off and a penalty.Things like that don't happen very often.Well on the same afternoon Derby's Bradley also made a backpass which resulted in an away goal.How can you forecast things like that?The prediction league is just for fun though(apart from  @Fan of Big Tone)

54 minutes ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

I think the first games are guess work for a lot of people because you don’t know how good teams are until a few games in when the table starts to take shape.

Yes it will be because what teams did last season may not be the same this season.

just beneath mid table, i will take that for the opening round.

When I watched Sutton United's highlights, I could see the large gap and it made me re-think the discussion between me and @Piethagoram. I wished their were extended highlights, so I could see what people meant about it could have been double digits. The regular highlights were hard enough to watch, but we were so week on the ball and from a defensive point of view.

That game we just didnt play as we should gave so its what happens... Move on and play better 

its very easy to see where notts went wrong, the space at times is a joke and we dont seem to be defending as a team. its just silly how we did not regroup or try to limit their space, sutton looked very structured, notts very disconnected and mostly due to the defence.

It makes you wonder when you see such poor ratings for players like Kyle Cameron, the issue I have with losing to Sutton is that teams will have a blue print on how to make us suffer. The players need to be stronger, Luke Williams needs to try to reduce the damage by making tactical changes - especially when we lose a player.

it shows that the defence is not quite up to scratch with the players in front of them, i think we have a good set of players but they need to defend better together.

@DangerousSausage

defensively, if we dont control the game we should not play the high line and should revert to playing deeper.

i think sometimes its a evil for us to try to play pretty passing football when we are not in the control to do it, i would prefer us to hoof it away and then get the midfield to hold the ball better. we just dont do well when times realise how to make us weaker. there is no fight after that or change.

If the ref sticks to the rules or actually notices it will be good 

It's been a rule that if a player kicks a ball away, or holds onto for a prolonged team as a means to prevent the opposition would result in a yellow card. I remember Alan Shearer being sent off for tapping the ball as he passed it for Newcastle, which Shearer called ridiculous in his post match comments. However, it's been something referees haven't been consistent with. The rules state that once a free kick has been awarded, the opposition shouldn't touch the ball or prevent it from being taken. I assume these changes are just more stricter guidelines, but I can see it being conveniently forgotten at the lowest level.

i also thought these were in place, referees at our level will always been inconsistent with what should happen. i swear some of them just make it up as they go along.

I didn't feel very well Saturday/Sunday, I fell asleep and would wake up to see my laptop showing the score. I wondered what the hell was going on. When I did finally wake up, about 11ish, I noticed Sutton United had uploaded their highlights. I felt sickened by how that great support were let down, you can hear our fans and I felt frustrated. We need to see better, nerves don't cause that. A lack of understanding for opposition does.

@TheSkipper fuller match highlights follow, one needs to suffer

and @ARLukomskiexcellent vlog 

i agree with @Piethagoram, that omari patrick looked good.

omar sowunmi looks ok in average teams, i dont think we would get the same type of performances out of him.

Perhaps we do need to inject a bit more height into the team.

"Perhaps we do need to inject a bit more height into the team." I am very much against  growth hormones @Chris  but I agree with your sentiment

Owning your own ground can also provide significant benefits. Take Coventry, for example, who sold their own ground and had to ground share before returning to their own stadium as renters alongside the rugby club. In my opinion, it makes little sense to suggest that not owning the land is better. This seems like the wrong point to make, especially in a discussion about the threat of ground sharing with our neighbours across the river. Personally, I would not want to rent land from Nottingham Council.

While ground sharing with Forest wouldn't be feasible, I agree with @liampie and other fans who have emphasized the benefits of owning the land. Ownership provides security, and any ambitious team aiming to compete at the highest level must possess their facilities outright. It's the only way to ensure future-proofing, as the council could easily decide to sell the land to developers once the lease expires, just as easily as bad owners might.

I was thinking... That cant be true... What are we sharing, training facilities at the most because anything else makes no sense... Not tht that does either.

Jim O'Brien comes across as a lovely person and a dedicated footballer. Age is just a number, and as long as he can run and contribute, which he certainly does, it highlights how significant he has been for us in recent years.

brill video, just a shame he had to part way after aidan stone got sent off.

we can be better than that tho, i dont blame jim o brien either.

The ideal world, Notts would have beaten Sutton for Jim O'Brien but it wasn't to be. The video is very good, I for one am glad it's come full circle for him.

There was a chance that Notts could have pulled it back if Aidan Stone hadn’t been sent off, but it might not have made a difference. Notts have played just as badly before and then picked up once things had settled down. I think it was more than just a bad day at the office; Notts just looked woeful.

7 hours ago, DangerousSausage said:

He's spot on.

You'd assume that in most cases, but not yesterday. The players allowed themselves to be bullied yesterday, and I found it alarming. That shouldn't be happening even if you're a man down - if anything you've got to step up. It wasn't the team selection I'd have chosen, but if they don't compete the manager has every right to feel let down.

I've now seen the highlights, or should it be lowlights, and  can understand totally Luke Williams comments.

Giving an honest assesment will surely make the players play better next time and improve their weaknesses and flaws

I haven't had chance to listen to the post match interviews or anything but I did watch the highlights on Instagram. 

The goals looked avoidable and highlighted problems we may have defensively. Also, the back pass from Cameron that led to Stone being sent off was absolutely horrendous.

The 4th goal though looked like there was a foul near the halfway line in the lead up to the goal. 

On a positive, Langstaff did superbly well in setting up McGoldrick for the goal. 

As disheartening as the result may have been on our EFL return, I hope fans continue to back the team rather than turn on them as it was only the first game of the season and things can only get better. Let's hope this was just a blip and better things are to come in the season. 

@Fozzy touches on a good point, the players weren't where they needed to be mentally. There's been a lot of hype around the team and noise about our EFL return, and maybe they got carried away with it. Sutton appeared much more focused on the here and now. 

Maybe this is an experience the team needed. Now it's time to let go of last season, ignore what the bookies are saying and concentrate on doing the simple things.

10 minutes on the bus for me on Saturday. Notts hierarchy seemed aware of the defence needing strengthening , see the rumours over trying to sign Terence Vancooten from Stevenage.

Yes, we need a RCB with height, pace and power.

What frustrates me from Saturday, we should have been aware of the way Sutton played. Just gave the impression, we could turn up and win. Big mistake

r

richard butcher rest in peace  

It’s not very often owners are links but Ray Trew owned both clubs.

Good price. I don't mind paying for the audio pass if the quality is guaranteed. If it cuts out, as I have experienced in the past, then I wouldn't be a happy fan paying for something twice.

The subscription service is truly a godsend. I have already subscribed, and I would even be willing to pay more for multi-camera views. However, I'm content with a single point of view as it still brings me closer to the action than I've been in a while. It feels like having my season ticket, and I believe any exiled fan would share the same sentiment.

I got in slightly later yesterday so I only tuned it at the end of the first half. It does what it says on the tin, there didn't seem to be any technical problems, there were replays, there was commentary and the updates when goals had been scored elsewhere were a nice touch. Oh, and there were six goals, woo hoo.

I've got a gripe though - why does iFollow STILL not work with Chromecast? National League TV (which I hope I'll never have to use again) offered this from day one, and it worked perfectly. Why is this not possible in iFollow's seventh season of streaming? I'm happy to be able to watch the matches and it's good value for that alone, but squinting at your laptop screen is very 2017.

Just now from Notts:

Our owner, Alex Reedtz, will be live on TalkSPORT at 8am tomorrow to discuss our EFL return!

His appearance was previously incorrectly advertised as being on 5Live.

@liampie   @Chris

I think we're being watched.

No harm done. Now, where are those spying devices.  

Nothing really new on the interview... just mentioned they "tried hard" to keep Ruben

In my opinion, Mark Stallard speaks with great wisdom and insight. He has a lot of valuable things to say about Notts County and the challenges they face. The team must work hard to achieve success, as the depth and quality of the squad alone are not enough. It is encouraging to see that Mark rates the squad highly and recognises the potential that Luke Williams sees in them. Overall, it is a fantastic interview.

Mark Stallard has a way with words that most strikers of his era simply don't. I enjoyed watching his thoughts on the upcoming season and how he thinks Notts will do. I think we have a good chance to do something special if we can get the right results.

This is a brilliant interview. Mark Stallard provides excellent insight into how he thinks Notts will perform and what needs to be done to achieve success.

I think I will need to get used to not hearing Charlie Slater who I thought was great but I’m sure Dave will do a good job alongside Stall of course.

Dave Bracegirdle will be perfect; he covered while Charlie Slater wasn't doing the coverage many times. I have gotten used to him, and I like the quality of his writing.

Dave Bracegirdle will do well, I'm sure. I listened to his commentary a few times last season, and it was perfectly fine. In fact, I liked his commentary more than Charlie Slater's. However, I do enjoy Charlie's celebrations and banter with Mark Stallard, which can't be replicated.

Hello everyone! Welcome from me too.

It's good to see many more new members like myself, welcome everyone!

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, everyone. Hello from across the pond!

Hello, welcome to the PON site @David Shipston.

Hello, welcome to the site and PON. It's good to have you here, @David Shipston.

Welcome to the Pride of Nottingham, @David Shipston. Hello from across the pond!

has charlie mcparland defected to mansfield now he works for them? 

i think mansfield will fall short, so i agree with kelvin wilson on that. i might try to watch the catch up show, just for more laughs.

I respect their opinion and only time will tell, I would have though Charlie and Kelvin would be a bit more optamisic about Notts considering but they have their thoughts.

I’m not sure why some people might underestimate Notts County or appear biased against them. It’s possible that they have their own reasons for thinking that Notts County may not achieve promotion via automatics or even reach the playoffs. However, to completely rule out the possibility seems a bit odd. It’s important to remember that anything can happen in football and Notts County has the potential to achieve great things.

I am in Sutton already

We waited in but the Notts shirts for our grandchildren didn’t turn up I am really disappointed with the service I’ve received I know they have been busy but I was assured they’d been despatched Wednesday first class. So we had to wave our family off on their holiday to Croatia without their shirts. We gave the boys some Euros we had so they could buy something when they got there so that cheered them up.

I’ve just watched the Sheffield Wed v Southampton game which was good. Tomorrow it should be Park Run but if the weather is really bad I’ll give it a miss.

As for my plans, I won’t be at Sutton and today I only did things to help my parents. Tomorrow and Sunday may be more eventful, but it depends on the weather. If it rains, I won’t go out unless it’s absolutely necessary.