I've told the joke my Family Tree only goes back three Generations, because my Grandad was a Lumberjack. However after watching Who Do You Think You Are? I thought wouldn't it be interesting, to find out about my Family Tree. So to that End I employed a Genealogist, one Doctor Tom Cobblers who came up with the Following Interesting Facts about, some of my Ancestors. I had nothing to do with any of these facts about my Family Tree, so the Work described here is all Cobblers.

1066. One of my Ancestors was first on the scene when King Harold Got an Arrow in his eye. His advice to the King ? Keep blinking 'H' it'll work it's way out.

During the War with Napoleon, one of my Ancestors was on a Ship which was captured by the French. The Emperor himself questioned the Crew. He declared that the British should surrender and let him rule Britain  because he would beat any British Force. To which my Ancestor became the first person to use the term Oh Yeah, You And Who's Army?

That same Ancestor remained a French P.O.W  for a few years, and in fact married a French Woman. Their eldest Son became a Famous French Chef, who invented Gravy. I found this very interesting. Really I said one of my Ancestors invented Gravy. Oh Yes said Dr Cobblers I'm sure you've heard of the Count of Monte Bisto.

On my Mother's side there is Scottish ancestry and one of her Ancestors emigrated to America, where he became a Famous Red Indian Fighter. Hawkeye the Nu.

This last Fact I find the most Interesting. Have you heard about the Football Match which took place between English and German Soldiers on Christmas Day 1914, during World War I ?

The Final Score was 1-1. However my Great Grandad thought he had scored a late Winner only for it to be disallowed, just before the Big Guns started firing again. He swore till his Dying Day he wasn't Off Side claiming there were at least Two German  Soldier Defenders Level With Him.

Well there you have it my fellow PON Members,, if you're thinking about doing your Family Tree, go ahead and Do It, you can find out some interesting things about Your Past.

Game 6 - The Ravens (A)

Team: Bromley FC

Date: 14/09/2024

Where: Hayes Lane

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.

It's Matchday at Coronation Park Eastwood.

Notts FA County Cup 

Did you know, one substitution for an injured player was allowed in English league football for the first time, from the beginning of the 1965/66 season?

Goalkeeper Mick Rose, who  made 109 appearances for Notts between 1967 &1970, became the first ever player to be substituted for an injury sustained in a match (21/08/65) when he played for Charlton.

He was replaced by Keith Peacock who became the first substitute to replace an injured player.

Only injured players were allowed to be substituted during the first two seasons following the  introduction of substitutions.

But it became apparent, that some players were feigning injury so a tactical substitution could be made.

The authorities caught on, and from the start of the 1967/68 season, the rule was changed to allow a substitution either for an injury, or for tactical reasons.

It's time to polish your crystal ball again - these matches all kick off at 3pm on Saturday, and don't forget your joker!

Sheffield Wednesday v QPR

Swansea City v Norwich City

Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

Rotherham United v Burton Albion

Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town

Port Vale v Chesterfield

Southend United v Sutton United

Tamworth v Maidenhead United

I would like us to take a moment to wish, @ARLukomski a happy 25th birthday!

The Pride of Nottingham wishes you a wonderful day. Bring those points home, please! ????

A very quick and simple question.

As Jodi Jones bulked up ?

I don't know if other PON Members have noticed but it seems to me, that Jodi Jones appears much bigger than he did last season. It Strikes me he's put on more bulk this year, by that I mean (to me any way) he seems bigger and more muscular in his appearance. His face seems fuller so as he decided to Bulk up to help more with his defensive duties and make it harder for opposition players to bundle him off the Ball? Or Is It Just Me?

Interesting statistics regarding the league record of Notts for their last eleven league matches.

Just two losses in 11 with 21 points in total gained.

Is Stuart turning things around & winning over his doubters.

Thoughts?

We are back for another round of MAGnets! This time, we will be playing Bromley FC at Hayes Lane on the 14th of September 2024.

The player I will start this round with might not have been the best technically, but he was a top person off the field and always had a smile on his face. He currently plays for Rochdale, but before he played for Notts, he played for Bromley. It's none other than Tobi Adebayo-Rowling.

Let's stick to naming one at a time for now, please. So, we can see how many members can contribute to this.

Here is the match discussion too.
Will be added once live.

Please feel free to join in, but let's stick with one guess to start things off. This might be a harder round!

What makes a good Striker?

It goes without saying that a good striker needs to have a combination of technical & physical skills, as well as tactical awareness. 

They also need to be able to read the game & make quick decisions under pressure. They need to have the ability of being in the right place at the right time.

They need to be fit, strong & have plenty of energy to run into space & create space for others.

A good striker should be able to link up well with other teammates, hold up the ball & maintain possession.

Strikers should have good ball striking abilities & be good in the air. They should also be able to help in defence when required.

A striker can have all these attributes, but they also need teammates that can work with them well & supply them with good service & plenty of goalscoring opportunities.

For example, McGoldrick & Jatta have both had good starts to the season. They both have many of those attributes I have described, but they do need to have good service too.

And they both need to be able to fit into the Notts style of play comfortably, which they are clearly doing 

The point I'm trying to make is that every player in a good team has their role to play. If all the players are on the same wavelength, the strikers will get plenty of opportunities to score plenty of goals.

Strikers just need to have those good attributes to play their part in the side & to be able to take those opportunities when they come 

After all, it's a team game.

Good morning, it’s a wet start to the week here, hopefully it’ll brighten up later.

Our holiday is fast approaching, only another week and a bit so we are busy making sure we’ve got all the correct documents and know everything we need to know before we go.

Apart from that we need to go for a walk this afternoon to keep our fitness levels up.

Whats everyone else doing today?

A big PoN welcome to @Jeff johno i hope you enjoy being part of our friendly community.

Welcome to our friendly PON community @Alan Carnell

Welcome to our friendly PON Community @Emma Duffield

A big welcome to @ScottyI hope you enjoy being part of our friendly community.

Very Sad News that's come out from Hollywood, Actor James Earl Jones as Passed  Away. The Actor with perhaps the Most Iconic and recognizable voice died four days ago. Paid very little for his voice work in the first Star Wars Film and not acknowledged in the films credits, James' voice became forever associated with Sci Fi 's  most Famous and Greatest Villain of all time. I saw James in many different roles over the years, in the first Conan film the TV series Roots and a couple of guest spots in American sit coms Frasier and The Big Bang Theory to name just a few. I believe both James's parents were deaf and he didn't learn to speak until he was 5 years old (I stand to be corrected).

R.I.P Lord Vader. Now As One With The Force.

Greeting my fellow PON Members, I don't know if you remember me, it's the Old Wheelbarrow Repairman. I've not been on the site for awhile and if you're interested here's why. Are we all sitting comfortably? The I'll begin Once upon a time in a Galaxy Far Far Away, no hold on I can't use that. Let me see ah yes well. A few weeks ago I tired to get onto the site to air some of my views only to find I was unable to do so, after several attempts which ended in failure I decided to leave things and come back to the site the following day, and much to my surprise not only couldn't I get onto the PON Site I couldn't get onto the internet at all. After trying everything still nothing and as the family computer whiz Kid (my eldest son was on holiday) we had to await his return. When he finally got back from his fortnight of Fun and Games, he attempted to put things right only to finally come to the conclusion the old Laptop was Fu****. So a new one was ordered and it finally came yesterday and he set everything up but I still couldn't get back on PON anyway after lots of backward and forwarding and after some hard work by @Chris I've managed to make my return. Thanks Chris your a Star.

There was a second reason why I've not been on before, now what was it? Oh Yeah I DIED.

I wont bore you with the details ( because I don't remember much of it). I went to the QMC in Nottingham with a pain in my left shoulder and down and around my left shoulder blade. Once in hospital I suffered a New Atrial fibrillation,  and a subclinical hyperthyroidism    which means my Heart Stopped. A CPR Team brought me back after around 15 minutes. According to my youngest Son who had accompanied me to the hospital. I was transferred ( No fee was involved) from the QMC to the Cardiac Unit at Nottingham City hospital, after several days being hooked up to a machine numerous Blood Tests and blood pressure tests, along with 7 tablets to take on a Daily basis I was allowed home. I am now slowly on the mend and was assured by a Doctor that I am allowed to go back down the Lane to shout and encourage the Mighty Magpies onto Great Things and to also question the Referee's parentage.

So in typical Monty Python Fashion- I WAS DEAD. BUT I GOT BETTER. 

Luke Garrard returns to Boreham Wood as Team Manager after just 5 months away.

What’s all this about?
 

Has anyone heard from @AmericanPie ?

I hope he’s ok, I’ve not seen him post for a while.

If you are still around and reading this we miss you mate.

At last. Some movement on these 115 charges that Man City have to answer to.