Good morning, I’m off to do a park run shortly my first for a while, Chloe will be in bed until at least midday then we’ll go a walk down the canal to the pub before having sit down fish and chips in the local chippy. Good luck to Notts at Alfreton shame I can’t be there.

@Michael D Pie. I like the bunny picture I showed it to Mrs, T she loves rabbits, in fact she loves anything furry that’s on reason I grew a beard. 😂

Hiya @Fan of Big Tone i hope that you successfully completed the park run and can still walk afterwards 😀 I'll be performing my first couch to front door and back (on several occasions) during the England match later tonight, especially when we score. The bet is that my movement map will show at least two different positions 🤔 All we have to do now is return our two youngest grandchildren to mum and dad, as we've had them for the weekend. Need more than 40 winks to prepare for another all nighter with the football. Come on England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

56 minutes ago, Michael D Pie. said:

Hiya @Fan of Big Tone i hope that you successfully completed the park run and can still walk afterwards

It’s funny you should say that @Michael D Pie. my leg muscles are really aching this morning, probably because I haven’t been for a while.

We’ve had Chloe for the weekend and this afternoon the whole family came for a bbq which was nice. They’ve just gone so time to relax.

I think we might watch the match early tomorrow and avoid the score by not putting on our phones etc. I don’t think I’ll stay awake in the early hours to be able to enjoy it.

He still seems to be the same old Ricardo, who loves attacking football and high intensity from the defence which leads to the need to outscore the other team. He's a purist football fan's dream, let alone natural supporters.

Sorry, I was expecting this to be news about him signing for a new club. 🤣

Thanks liked the photos at the end as well. As a neutral, any thoughts on Roos and the triallists?

Roos is horrific, we had him on loan a few years ago & he was bad then. I think Aiden Flint is worth a year, pace has gone obviously but there's no one better in the air & he's an obvious set piece threat. Harley Dean again worth a punt as a squad member, gets stuck in & wins tackles.

It sounds like we were much more organised than previous encounters with Alfreton, but they are a lot weaker too. It's going to be interesting what trialists if any impress, and how we are going to go about filling the squad in the areas needed before the start of the season. I am pleased for Ryley Reynolds but what ever has happened to James Sanderson? These two seem like a big part of our future for the talent we develop ourselves.

It's a good run out, but the result means little, but the fitness levels returning should be coming along nicely.

Jonathan Leko No 27 second half should have been subbed and replaced with a mannequin

12 hours ago, menzinho said:

There are some cracking goals from today, those highlights make it look like Alfreton were instructed not to tackle us!

So Aden Flint, Harlee Dean and Jonathon Leko were the three trialists going off the info from here. Obviously hard to gauge much against a team from the NL North but I would feel a tad more comfortable signing a centre back that was closer to 30 than 40.

Tom deciding to come a watch us play a meaningless friendly in his free time... Hmmm, I'm sure he's made some new friends at Notts but it makes me wonder. 🕵

Regarding Aden Flint, Harlee Dean and Jonathon Leko, I'd be surprised if we were seriously looking to sign any of them. More likely making up the numbers so we could field two different teams for each half.

I’m a tad surprised by this to be honest, I know we operate in that if a player valuation is met they are free to go but Burton are one the teams we are going to be in competition with to stay in the league. Let’s just hope come the end of the season this doesn’t look foolish.

We’ve lost a lot of goals with his departure now, I agree his form dropped but he’s a younger player and with forwards this isn’t uncommon. He was still coming off the bench and scoring. 14 goals in the league considering he didn’t start that many matches second half of the season is pretty impressive.

I’ve seen the other post about Mellon, makes it feel even more likely now.

Dennis is a talented player, but doesn't display the right work ethic needed to be in a Martin Paterson team. This is a good move by the club to free up wages and receive a fee which can be used to replace with a player more suited to our needs. You would think with the way the club works, they wouldn't have let him go if they didn't have someone lined up to replace him.

I was expecting this to happen - he'd fallen down the pecking order (from November onwards he was neither use nor ornament), yet due to his scoring record was always going to be easy to shift.

Like @menzinho I'd have been happier if he'd stayed in League Two rather than going to a potential rival. I just hope we can find a good replacement who can contribute the goals we need.

More good news. Though today's statement from the club says Rodders is also out for a bit, so we've not got many fit defenders. Might explain why Aden Flint is training with us. Might be more triallists on show at Alfreton.

Personally I think the squad is shaping up fine. I'm happy the club isn't panic buying or offering crazy money, not that our owners ever would.

Good that Macari has signed, I was starting to think that he hadn't when nothing had been mentioned.

Although gutted that Langstaff has gone to Salford, I don't mind that he hasn't come back to Notts but Salford!

Delighted that Macari has signed a new deal, he deserves it, one of Notts nsung heroes in my opinion, or at least not sung very often.

I have great admiration for Connell Rawlinson. His decision to work with Notts and to mutually agree on his release I believe allowed this to happen. I'm not sure that he would have been Chester bound otherwise. I really hope he can settle down, get himself on the team sheet and help Chester move forward.

It's a great opportunity for him.

This is a positive move for Chester. Rawlo’s addition to the team could make a significant difference. His tall stature could be advantageous. Since his departure, he has quickly managed to get things in order. This swift action leads me to agree more with @Chris’s viewpoint.

Happy Birthday, @Dan. Have a wonderful day, and I hope you get to do something special with Helen and Henry. 🙌

Thanks guys. I’ve only just managed to get on here. It kept saying I didn’t have permission!

Always a good read @ARLukomski

Matty Young Sunderland keeper I would try for

Colchester Utd's Jack Payne

Micah Mbick, from Charlton on loan?

Excellent as always. Mason Melia has bags of potential. It makes sense to send him out on loan to a League 1 side.

Mark O Mahony would be a brilliant signing. Given our style, he could easily end up with 15 to 20 goals.

Disappointed he didn't come to Notts

Probably the standout. County beat the Blades 1-0 at Meadow Lane in August 2010 thanks to Lee Hughes. It was one of the defining results of the Sven-Göran Eriksson-backed promotion season carrying into League One.

I think as me, fans will remember the superb 3-0 away win against Charlton at The Valley in 2011 under Martin Allen. One of the best away performances of that era.

Despite the accidents and losses to our fan base, I am looking forward to Stevenage. I was present when some of our fans were hit by cars, trying to go over the busy road and it was awful. It's a shame because I did enjoy going to watch them, and will do again but that will be in the back of my mind.

The reason I like Stevenage is it isn't difficult to get to, the parking is convenient and most of the games have always been a nice sunny afternoon.

There're not many fix releases that bring back memories; the only other is Alan Hardy banging on about how a certain person was going to go far but has caused multiple relegations. I thought about going to The Nest the other day, but I didn't due to the heat. I do look forward to the fixtures release but not many hold memories for me.

Had a lovely weekend down the smoke as I took Mrs P to see her favourite group. We stayed in Canning Town and travelled to the venue by tube train 🚆 The weather was hot and humid on Saturday but cooled down favourably for the evening performance, we were so grateful. Mrs P informed me that we had clocked 15000 steps on our return, phew 😵‍💫 no wonder my legs felt like jelly 😅

Where did we go?

And who did we see??

Answers on a postcard please 🤠

@Michael D Pie. Take that with a pinch of salt...though I prefer Belinda Carlisle😉, in need of summer rain🙃

100% correct @Piethagoram a revisit to the original 17 years ago with the same lineup, or close to it. Belinda Carlisle opening proceedings, followed by The Script and then Take That. What a fantastic show enjoyed by all.

On 26/06/2026 at 20:50, theAnticlough said:

We won that 0-4 to go top.

It's an early kick-off so if we get at least a point we'll be in an automatic promotion spot!

What a fantastic start. It's a big name, plus it's better to play them before they've picked up momentum. But Leicester, Luton and Burnley in a week is a tough start!

1 hour ago, StarkMallard said:

It's an early kick-off so if we get at least a point we'll be in an automatic promotion spot!

Alphabetic order is their only hope

18 hours ago, Chris said:

For me, it's a good time to be playing Leicester City because they will still have a lot of the negativity about their relegation and some of their fans are still having wobbles about it now. I honestly think they'll start off slow, and potentially may struggle. They still have some good players, and should be able to adapt in time, but I think for us going in confident, organised and showing no fear may give us a boost.

I agree, I actually think it’s better to play the stronger sides at the very start of the season when it might take them a few matches to get into the swing of things. Leicester have a new manager and are likely to have a whole new starting 11, I can seem them having up and down results for the first lot of matches.

Luton away for the first match is another biggie too but October looks the toughest set of fixtures on paper; a run of Oxford, Wycombe, Sheffield Wed, Stockport and Mansfield. Let's hope it's not a winless one!

good draw, i think it could be a good chance to showcase that we can play against teams a level up. we just need to prepare and be organised.

It would be nice to grab an early upset in the League Cup, but the focus more so has to be remaining in League One. Still, it will be a chance to start a few players who could be in contention for the starting XI, whilst allowing more favourable players a chance to get minutes in without things being pressured.

I am quite happy with the draw, because it's a different team and will be somewhere some of our fans haven't seen Notts play in awhile if at all.

i remember him, i thought he was a coach for mansfield but its good to see him still coaching.

Ah, good old MildenFLAP I wondered what had happened to him. 😂

If I remember right, he's from Swindon so it makes a lot of sense. I stopped tracking him after he retired, so I have no idea about his coaching but if it as a goalkeeper coach there might be better options. Swindon after last season needs to find someone who can improve the back line and get the most out of their keepers.

It's the hottest day of the year in the shade of our back garden. 104 Deg F or 40 Deg C at 3:15 pm.

its proving to be costly, as i am washing clothes every day and having a shower before and after work. i come back soaking because its just trapped heat. its one of the worst heatwaves for the humidity, it just makes me feel dizzy.

Another record high for June.

I will be there, with my son, @super_ram, @BigNCFC and @KatrinaPIE.

Mark (C) also expressed interest, but Mark (H) has a full car and I did offer to try to find a lift but I think it put him off. He's had a rough past month, and having lost my mum three years ago I know his pain. It would have been nice to have gotten him there, and to catch up as we watched a pre-season game.

i plan to go to the game, i dont want miss a chance to see the squad progressing. with the two games in denmark i want to make the most of it.

Thanks, Robbie. I’ve been following Notts for well over 40 years now. It’s very much in the family and I’m glad to say that I’ve passed it on to my two boys too.

A belated welcome from me too @Matt i hope you enjoy being part of our friendly community.

welcome to pon @Matt, its nice to see you on here and i hope we see you active in the community. a lot of good stuff goes into the site, so its great to have you.

At the moment, I do not know who I would personally start in the Notts XI.

I am still a big admirer of what Matt Palmer brings to the team, and I think giving the captaincy to someone else might be a smart move. I don't think Palmer was a bad choice, or that he didn't do well with the armband, but I liked when Rod McDonald had it. I think Rod kept a cool head, and influcenced the form we needed in our final run of games.

Both Lucas Ness and McDonald could claim the middle whilst Matty Platt is out injured.

I would like to see James Belshaw have stronger competition; it would be nice to find a keeper that has EFL experience but is around 22-23 that is happy to grow into the role and understudy Belshaw. The right keeper could even be younger, but Harry Griffiths seems to appear to have too much needed game time. I do like him, but I think a loan to a League Two or National League team would benefit him.

Kelle Roos could do it, but if we struggle I would rather just allow him to leave on a free and make room for someone else to come in.

I would like to see another winger, centre back, attacking central and perhaps a striker but all this depends on who stays, who goes and what movement we make.

I'm expecting our three signings to start. I've seen some people describing Roberts as a squad player but I hope not, he's got the potential to be really exciting for us, a fan faourite, and someone who can take free kicks and corners better than anyone we have currently.

Little change, but time for an update, with Concrete Rod re-committing? I'll go....

......................Belshaw

.........Ness.....McDonald....Bedeau

Tsaroulla..Sanders..Robertson...Jones

...........Roberts......Grant

...................Jatta

Not easy. But RodMac was our play-off winning Captain and IMO played at the highest level of anyone in his games last season...

So Ness or Gibbons? I'll have to be won over by Gibbons....I know he was Cambridge player of the year and in the L2 team of the year, but is he our kind of player? In Ness, Montague picked up a player with the potential to reach a level much higher than Gibbons could. If it wasn't for the inhuries, he might have moved on from Charlton in the other direction, up, rather than get picked up by us as a restoration project. He's kind of a poor man's John Stones...a Rolls-Royce of a defender who can aim for higher than L1 if all goes well. That's my thinking anyway

Anyway, 7 weeks 1 day to the first league game and we can be sure there'll be at least the same number through the door in that time. The team could still change a lot

Good morning we’ve just arrived in Southampton after a fabulous 21 day cruise, we stopped at Cartegena in Spain, Cagliari in Sardinia, Corfu in Greece, Zadar in Croatia, Split in Croatia, Valletta in Malta, Palma in Mallorca and Cadiz in Spain.

It’s been very hot in the ports but lovely and cool on the air conditioned ship.

We’ve got a coach trip home now to a red hot house, it’s 26 degrees inside according to my hive app.