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Yes I am sure we will have enough up from to get by crewe with a mixture of McGoldrick, Brown and Scott.
Not sure if we have seen Brown and Scott play together, with Brown's passing and assisting efforts it could be a good opportunity for Scott, along with the build in confidence from his goal against Leicester.
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Jatta has been a remarkable signing. When we were linked I didn't think it would be true and when we signed him I felt pleasantly surprised by how he fit in. The early signs looked promising, with how he held the ball up, and waved between defenders. He seemed to instantly settle in, and it's great to see how much us Notts fans have taken to him. You can't underestimate that support.
I have no concerns about his departure to represent The Gambia.
We'll be fine, and he really has earned this. I hope he does well, and manages to secure a place in their team. It's great to have internationals at this level.
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn;
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
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Emily Feldberg's Music - The Three Tommies
Well This Is A New One To Me. I Can Add It to My Collection. A World War 1 Song about Notts County vs Aston Villa. By The Way Who Won. Notts or Villa?
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@Wheelbarrow repair man Our first meeting with Villa after the war was in April 1920, when we were beaten 3-1. But in the return match at Meadow Lane just a week later we beat them 2-1, so Jack Miller was right!
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i have been watching a lot of pundit videos on football, along with vlogs and articles.
our recent game against tranmere rovers was a very enjoyable game.
not just because of how notts played but also how tranmere did, the game was very lively and i thought the atmosphere made it even greater. but i found myself asking are we being too critical at times? does it effect the fun of watching games back?
dan crowley missed a sitter, after david mcgoldrick hit the post from his shot. it bounced around and somehow perfectly found its way to matt palmer. who put in an excellent pass for crowley who really should have scored but placed the ball wide of the goal post. this moment in the game had me very excited, almost on the edge of my seat because notts had put a lot of pressure to score a 2nd goal. reading back, seeing all the comments, i do wonder if we are guilty of being too critical and if it comes as a cost to the enjoyment?
i am not saying its wrong to be critical, i am just asking does it ruin the enjoyment of that moment in the game when things that entertain us happen and then looking back we tend to put it under a magnifying glass.
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One has only to see how tough EFL2 is... Morecambe and Carlisle Utd wins were unexpected! Stockport, Wrexham and Mansfield went up with probably the largest playing budgets. Notts are still being "funded" but not to those financial extremes.
You don't necessarily have to have the biggest playing budgets to build a team that can challenge for promotion.
A good coach that can recruit the right players then coach them to play as a team is just as valuable as buying the best players who might not fit into the Club's playing system.
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Welcome back to the PON prediction league. It's the biggest and most beautiful prediction league, everybody says so. And remember your joker. I love jokers. But you can't have more than one joker. You can't sustain yourself like that. And the soccer games start at 3pm on Saturday. Good luck!
Norwich City v Bristol City
Portsmouth v Preston North End
Exeter City v Charlton Athletic
Stevenage v Reading
Tranmere Rovers v Newport County
Walsall v Crewe Alexandra
Solihull Moors v Altrincham
Southend United v Yeovil Town
I can save you the time calculating my score for this week, cos I got a big fat 0! ????♂️????
The results:
Norwich City 0-2 Bristol City Joker
Portsmouth 3-1 Preston North End
Exeter City 1-0 Charlton Athletic
Stevenage 1-1 Reading
Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Newport County
Walsall 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Solihull Moors 3-3 Altrincham
Southend United 0-1 Yeovil Town
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Not a lot of points being dished out this week, but congrats to @TheSkipper on another strong round!
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Overall, @super_ram still leads, @ARLukomski goes second and @TheSkipper jumps into the play-off places!
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The prediction league continues on Saturday, so the fixtures should appear here on Wednesday. Thanks for playing and see you then!
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Game 15 - The Rovers (A)
Team: Doncaster Rovers
Date: 09/11/2024
Where: Keepmoat Stadium
What line-up should Stuart Maynard opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?
Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.
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Doncaster had a poor first half, although they improved a bit towards the end. Their main strategy seemed to be to either kick the ball into our area or to slowly move it forward towards our goal.
Defensively, Matty Platt really made an impact. I felt that they changed once their substitutes came on, but overall, I didn’t think they were particularly impressive as a team.
I’m disappointed that we didn’t build on our strong start, but I’m proud of the effort every player put in. As a team, however, we could have done better.
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What an amazing team goal! And of course you can't complain at taking a point away at one of the best teams in the league. The fact that none of our substitutes was presumably fit enough to play tells you just how thin we are though, I hope this improves in the weeks to come.
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Poll closed on 10/11/24 at 21:00
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These Notts players are my shortlist for the PON Man of the Match.
Brown, Austin, Bedeau, Platt, Jatta, Abbott, Bass, Macari.
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Well done to George Abbott! It's good to see the votes reach 50. He performed great.
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great to see george abbott get the vote and earn his second man of the match here on pon! tho i do think many of the named players could have easily been voted for, i do think abbott amount stands out.
i wished someone had voted for sam austin as all players would have had a vote that were named. 
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I thought George Abbott played excellently in the first half and did well in the second too. Naturally, we started to tire as a team, but he kept his performance strong throughout.
He definitely deserves to be voted Man of the Match.
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League action resumes for Notts Women on Sunday, 10th Nov, at 2pm when Notts play Lincoln City Women at Coronation Park.
Lincoln City Women, formally Nettleham FC were promoted last season, but have found it very hard to compete in this higher league, & are still looking for their first win, having lost all their previous nine league matches.
Notts will be looking to get back to winning ways after a series of defeats against very good opposition.
This match up will be a good opportunity for Notts to get their fifth win of the season, but of course, they must not underestimate Lincoln City, who will be looking to cause a shock.
Today's match report.????
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League table. Notts in 6th Place.
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Our player of the match today is Leah Hardy.
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At the moment in the Premier League
A Premier League squad can have up to 25 players, but at least eight of them must be "homegrown" players.
That means 17 out of the total of 25 can be foreign players. This can mean that home grown players may never get in the starting eleven..
Having such a low number of home grown players can have a knock on effect for the four home Nations squads regarding ability & availability.
I think that home grown players should be at least a minimum of 13 out of the 25.
What do my fellow PON members think the right number of home grown players should be in a squad of 25?
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Can't disagree with what you've said @Wheelbarrow repair man
A minimum of eight home players in a squad of 25 doesn't mean they'll be any home players in a PL eleven.
It would be better to have a minimum home player number on the field at any one time.
If it were me making the rules that number would be at least six, to ensure home players have the majority at all times.
I would also ensure that there is at least one home grown coach on any first team coaching staff in the PL. It may be an assistant first team coach or Head Coach so long as there is at least one.
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I’d up it a bit, maybe to 10, I don’t think the English national team is in a bad place at the moment and our recent good showings in international tournaments show this.
It could potentially have a negative impact, if the number is too high you risk players just being named for the sake of filling the squad. Lots of very good young players get a season out on loan in the Championship and play proper competitive matches every week at a good standard. Surely this is better for their development then just sitting on the bench each week for Premier League teams. And, it also benefits the teams further down the football pyramid too. Like George Abbott, right now it’s a win-win for scenario everyone for Spurs, Notts and George.
I don’t think England will ever have a shortage of good players, it’s almost too popular in this country, so many kids play for their local grass-roots team and progress into academies and professional football. Personally, I think the good-home grown players will eventually get to where they should be, even if players don’t get the chance early on in their careers and have to take a slightly different route their talent will always shine through at the end of the day.
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is it the italian leagues where they have stricter rules about overseas players? i think the number should be a bit higher, maybe 10 like @menzinho mentioned. but i would like to see it broken down into age groups, so x players 16-20, then more 18-24.
there is no concern about the quality of players coming through, but some youngsters are discarded after reaching a certain age and this is more common if their form is inconsistent. you can have the same happening to a big name, but the reputation tends to save them. i think having a focus on retaining players that are in age groups would give better young professionals a chance to establish themselves.
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only undefeated efl team, another great stat and fact to accompany all the previous ones we have gained. it shows how well notts is being ran right now.
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This is not a poll but just a discussion on who PON members think is their player that has excelled the most in the first 14 games.
Notts have had a great start to the season & in their first 14 games they stand in third place in the table, scoring 22 & conceding just 12 goals.
We have seen some excellent performances by all the Notts players, especially the new ones that arrived over summer.
We can't forget the contributions from players who are out with injuries, such as Jones, Edwards & Grant, who helped Notts make a great start, & hopefully they will return in January.
The Notts defensive unit of Bedeau, Platt & Macari have been outstanding, with Bass a commanding influence between the sticks.
Tsaroulla & Gordon have excelled as Wingbacks & the midfield of Robertson, Abbott Crowley, & Palmer, (who is getting back to his best since his return), have all been commanding either defensively or going forward.
Didzy & Jatta are doing the business for Notts upfront. Austin has come in & played in different positions but has always done a job for Maynard.
And we can't forget the rest of the squad, players such as Martin, Brown, Cundy, Hinchy, Scott, McDonald, & Slocombe who've all demonstrated the strength of the Notts bench.
So my PON colleagues, we have an outstanding squad of players to choose from for your Player of the season so far. You can choose only one.
Just name your choice & why you chose that player, & maybe others that caught your eye.
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@Wheelbarrow repair man It would be also a great finish for Didzy if he could help get Notts promoted, but even if he doesn't, he's been a credit to this Club, for his leadership, his example to his colleagues & his performance on & off the pitch.
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On 02/11/2024 at 08:52, Piethagoram said:Actually, least we forget, Jodi Jones was magic before his injury
I was about to point this out, as I feel Jodi's form was bringing the best out of Dan Crowley. There was a period, whereby those two were very dominant in our team, very dangerous having them in our attack, and the injury to Jodi Jones seems to have impacted Crowley slightly - along with his own injury woes.
I still feel Dan Crowley has been immense this season, and would be my Player of the Season. At this point, at least.
If we spoke about "signings", then Jacob Bedeau has to be up there with one of the best recruited players, but you could throw Matty Platt and Alex Bass into the mix. It's a very interesting, and difficult thing to decide. It should make the Pride of Nottingham awards at the end of the season interesting.
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Good morning a new week dawns. It’s a grey start but mild.
I might go for a little run down the canal towpath today since there wasn’t a park run on Saturday, I need to shed extra pounds I put on during our holiday.
We also need to get someone round to measure for a carpet in our loft bedroom, hopefully we can get a new carpet before Christmas when we have our family staying here.
What’s happening in your world? Let’s keep the weekly chat alive.
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Good afternoon, we had a walk up to our local war memorial for the 11am remembrance service, there was a really good turnout of townsfolk. All the roads were closed to traffic while the scouts, army cadets and boys brigade band march from the church to the memorial.
Our grandson Fred was marching with his scout group at another local town but we couldn’t get the car out to go and watch him, it’s nice to see the youngsters being involved.
Bluffem, Diddlem and Doem Down Estate Agents are Pleased to announce details of the Following New Properties.
22 Edwards Avenue. Currently under going Repairs, but this Property should be ready for viewing by the End of January 2025.
40 Reynolds Way. A Nice Property with huge Potential. Current Owners would like to Sell but are prepared to Rent Out.
17 McGoldrick Road. Quite an Old Property, but Solid and Reliable a Real Home from Home.
29 Jatta Street. A Large Well Built Property Excellent Potential and We expect a Lot of Interest when it comes on to the Market
in Early January next year.
Further Properties will be added at a Later Date. I M A Conman Sales Manager.
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1 Sirrel Square. This is a Legendry Property which Stands Alone in it's own Grounds. Built in the Scottish Baronial Style, this Amazing Dwelling was built up from literally nothing to become a Top Attraction in Nottinghamshire.
4 Pavis Plaza . Like the above Property, Pavis Plaza also carries a Great Legendry Status in Nottinghamshire, No expense was spared in moving the building from across the Trent to it's Present Location an outstanding sight particularly it's Massive Iron Studded Black & White Gates which Greets all visitors.
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Have you got some more from your catalogue @Wheelbarrow repair man?
Here's the latest Properties from Nottingham's Leading Estate Agents. Bluffem, Diddlem and Doem Down.
7 Crowley Close. The Owners of this Property are looking to Extend it's lease till at least 2027.
14 Brown Avenue . Was a Slight worry of subsidence regarding this Property However it can be Reported it as Now Settled in.
18 Palmer Court. A Late 20th Century Build, with a Relaxing Atmosphere. Very Cool when things get Hot. Interesting Features Window Sills and Front Door surround built from Derbyshire Blue John Stonework.
5 Platt Place. A Solid No Nonsense Property built on Strong Engineering Brick Foundations.
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As I read through the many different Topics or Threads, or what ever you care to call it, I wonder as a Writer how do you Class your Success on the Pride Of Nottingham Web Site?
By that I Mean, do you look at the Amount of Views your Topic gets? Or Maybe the Replies? What do you Base the Success of your Piece on ?
Personally I set myself a Moderate Target of a Hundred Views and Three or over Replies to any of my Topics has a Success.
Do You Set Yourself A Target? Or Aren't you bothered that Much? Are you just Happy to see your thoughts up on the Screen of your Lap Top or Phone?
I Believe that My Best Viewed Post was one regarding the Departure of Jim O'Brien from the Lane, which the last time I Looked (many weeks ago) had over 1,200 Views (small Potatoes compared to some other Topics) But it bought me some satisfaction. Most Replies was my Article about Loan Players Good or Bad? Which received 20 replies. That was My First ever Contribution to PON.
Then there's the Topics I've written months Ago and Somebody Views one of them and it comes back to My Attention and I get a Certain Kick out of that, even though there are times I'd Completely Forgotten I'd written it!! And once your Topic has gone from Page One of the PON Site do you keep tabs on it or Do you think, Well that's Finished time to write something else, I Must Confess occasionally I do look for my Older Ramblings, I think the Furthest I've Gone Back is around Page 8, but this is Very Rare, once it's gone from the First page I usually Forget about it. I get My Inspiration from things I read on the Internet then add My Own Thoughts and Write a Piece About it on Here, or I Add my Opinion on the Main News coming Out of the Lane. Such has the Arrival of a New Coach or the Opening of the Nest (I still think, that's a Lousy Name) Fan Zone or the Departure of a Popular Player.
One Criticism if I May, Some Topics or Threads I Think stay on the First Page for far to Long. I include my own Piece Has Everything Gone Pear Shape At Manchester City? Which was last Replied to on the 10th of October, I would think some people who see it still sitting there may think. Same Old Same Old and Click off again, if it appears there's Nothing New to Read or Comment On. So once a Topic as been on the Front Page as it were and Not been viewed or commented on, for a certain length of Time, it should be dropped and placed on the Second Page. But for the Most part I enjoy PON and Interacting with fellow Magpie Fans on Everything Notts, Football and other related Topics.
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Cal has been named National League North Player of the Month.
Could Notts make a cheeky bid for him in January as a Striker/ Attacking Midfielder?
Could be a smart move.
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The Following Question has been Raised and I'd like to Know, Which Is It ? To My Fellow PON Members.
Over the past Few weeks the Magpies Match Reports on the B.B.C. Website have changed. The Boys in the Black & White Stripes
Used to be Called Notts County. However in Match Reports they are Now Simply Referred to as Notts. And it seems that some Magpies Fans are
Up in Arms about it. Asking why our Team are Now just Written as Notts and Not Notts County?
So Where Do You Stand On The Issue? Dose It Bother You If You're Called A Notts Fan? Do You Call Yourself A Notts Fan?
Or should the Magpies be called by their Full Title Notts County? And You Are A Notts County Fan?
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Right Come On My Fellow PON Members, I'll lay down a Challenge for You.
Lets put aside the worries of the Notts Injury List, Freezing Weather, or the Predicted Heavy Snowfall that's (Supposed) to be on it's way and have a Laugh or a Giggle, but your Joke or Funny Story Must Have A Football Theme. Can we get to Ten? I'll Start the Ball Rolling.
Luke Williams had a Funny Turn in the Swansea City Center. Luckily he was picked up by two Swans Fans and taken into the local Nat West.
As he drank some Sweet Tea to Help with his Recovery, he asked on of the Swans Fans
Where Am I ?
You're in the National Luke was the Reply
Blimey, What Happened to to Leagues 1 and 2?
There you Go there's the Start. Don't be Shy tell us a Funny Football Joke or Story, it doesn't matter How Daft or Corny It Is, Lets have a Laugh.
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That's the question PON members.
Everyone will have their own opinions on what makes a good Head Coach come Team Manager.
For my example of a good Team Coach/Team Manager, you can't go any further than Jimmy Sirrel who guided Notts from the fourth tier to the first tier, building multiple teams to get the team promoted through the leagues.
Another would be Neil Warnock, & recently, Mark Robins is the another one who's Managed a team from the 4th tier to the 2nd tier & nearly made it to the 1st
Those three would be my idea of what is good. Managing at all four levels & building a team to get promoted to each level.
Thoughts?
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A view of the Earth & the moon from the European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid.
Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance | Mashable
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No I Don't mean Ken Dodd, Jimmy Tarbuck or Arthur Askey. Simply your average Liverpool Football Fan. The Comment section on the Have Your Say section after Liverpool's 4-0 Demolition of German Bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen is full of Funny Witty and Sarcastic Comments.
Liverpool are now known as the Slot Machine after New Head Coach Arne Slot. Liverpool could win the Quadruple and there would still be Fans that Moan.
But Liverpool haven't Played Any decent team Yet. I'll reserve Judgement on this Liverpool team, until they've played the Teams above them.
Xabi touching This Is Anfield Sign. Class is Permanent. A Small Quibble how come 4-1 is a Thrashing and 4-0 is Easing Past Someone.
Just a Few comments I Enjoyed .
Slot Machine. Corny I know but it made me Smile. Liverpool could Win the Quadruple and there would still be Fans that Moan. I think something along the Lines of Stuart Maynard getting Notts Promoted from League 2 into the Premiership and Winning Trophies both at Home and In Europe some Fans still wouldn't be Satisfied.
But Liverpool haven't played any Decent Teams Yet. So the German Champions, who went through their Championship winning season unbeaten aren't a Decent side? I think this Fan was just being Sarcastic? Just a Tad. Reserving Judgement on the Current Liverpool Team until they've played the Teams above them. Top of the Premier League and Champion League Group, another Witty and Sarcastic Remark.
Xabi touching This Is Anfield Sign. Class Is Permanent. You'll Get No Argument From Me. I Like to see EX-Players and Coaches pay their Respects to the Fans of their Former Clubs.. Good Question. So why is it 4-1 is a Thrashing, but 4-0 is just Easing Past Someone? The Mystery of the Mind of Some Football Reporters or Pundits.
Well from Someone who has sat through a Ken Dodd Laughter Show, for 6 hours and laughed at his opening Joke right till his Last Joke. I'll Say
Tatty Bye Everybody.
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Pep says that Man City will struggle to win the treble this season.
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I'm sure I'm Not the only Notts County Fan having Cause For Concern, regarding the form of Cedwyn Scott. He came to the Lane not long after the arrival of his Gateshead Team Mate Macaulay Langstaff and along with Macca a Bag Full of Goals. The Strange thing was the then Notts Head Coach Luke Williams swapped the Players positions around and for a time didn't even play them along side each other in Matches, but when they did play together Scott still played a Striker's Role. in fact during the Season in the National League I believe Scotts Strike Rate was even better per games played than Langstaff's (please advise me if I'm wrong).
The two Most Stand Out Memories (for me anyway) regarding that Promotion Gaining Season was Ceds missing a Late Penalty at Wrexham, but scoring the Penalty at Wembley which took Notts back into the EFL, Real Boys Own Stuff. He seemed to be settling well into Life in League 2, when he suffered an injury which kept him out of the Notts side for months and certainly since his Return he seems to be Blighted by ill Luck and other niggling injuries, on Top of Which it seems that like Luke Williams, Stuart Maynard seems Hell Bent in Playing Ceds out of Position. So Questions need to be asked Did Cedwyn Scott come back too soon after his Injury? Should he have waited out last season and made a Fresh Start at the Start of this Season? And how is the Fact SM is playing Ceds Deeper, away from his Natural Position of Scoring Goals having an Impact on his Form?
To Me it seems that Stuart Maynard is Preferring Jatta over Scott who is also Struggling to Adopt to the Position Maynard wants him to play within the Team, and I think our Head Coach is Wrong. To Me Ceds is an out and out Striker and SM should be playing him along side Jatta (or McGoldrick) up Front to try and make them into a Double Strike Force like Scott had with Langstaff at Gateshead and for a Time at the Lane. Thoughts?
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Good news for Notts, Rod McDonald & Lucas Ness are coming back to match fitness & in Rod McDonald's case, he is available for selection.
Up till now, Stuart Maynard has had a settled back line for the first ten games, Lewis Macari, Jacob Bedeau, & Matty Platt have done superbly, with Rob Cundy filling in off the bench
Stuart McDonald has impressed Stuart when playing for Notts in two EFL trophy games & Lucas Ness impressed playing his first 45 minutes of the season in the 2nd of those games.
There has been talk of McDonald replacing Macari in the first 11. Question. Do PON members think Stuart should make a change to the back three for the upcoming games or stick with the three defenders who have performed well of late?
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All of a sudden I like him a lot better. He needs to be reinstated and officiating Florist matches forthwith.
What's the chance that he actually likes Forest? I think it's quite possible.
Watching the Sky Sports video, I can see why he said what he did, but doing it on video, and he clearly knew it was being recorded is extremely silly. Still, I don't think his decision was biased against disliking Liverpool. Their fans, etc, seem to be trying to make it about that, but it's not. Virgil van Dyke was offside. Jordan Pickford could have been spoken too, but under the rules he committed no foul despite it being a dangerous challenge.
The guy is a fool. His role and the fact that he spoke in a recorded video, criticising someone, is simply not acceptable. All of this could have been dealt with internally. The media are just as guilty for stirring up the drama.