This is so sad for our Notts County girls teams.

What is wrong with these people who do mindless acts like this?

There is a Strong rumour going round. I say again A RUMOUR.  Macca as left the Millwall Training Camp in Spain to fly back to the U.K. To Sign For

Leeds United, who will loan him back to Millwall for the Coming Season. Any Truth in the Rumour or Do You Think It's A Load of Old Cobblers?

I'm more on the  Ageing Shoemakers side of things.

Then Again if it is True Notts will get a Piece of the Transfer Fee reported to be £1.5 million.

The other day, when we went over to see @super_ram with Ava turning 13, we were talking and for some reason, my dad started talking about songs he liked. He played Andrea Bocelli's daughter, Virginia, signing what was one of @GrannyPie's favourite songs.

A few other songs played, then on TV an Amazon advert came on. He mentioned that he liked the song which was used, he asked if I knew what it was - I didn't, but quickly found it googling.

It samples Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields's "Canon À 3 on a Ground in D Major".

What songs do you like that are featured in adverts?

PS. Did you know that due to their loose licensing rights, Nickelback became what the internet considers to be the most hated band?

Right Thinking Caps On, Crystal Balls Out (No I'm Not An Android) Take off your Rose Tinted Glasses, Live in the Real World and Not a Fantasy Land. Hand on Heart and Be Totally Honest with Yourself. 

How Do You See This New Season Going For Notts?

What Do You Expect From The Team?

And What Will Be Notts Final Position in the League 2 Table?

My Answers are:-

I See A Season of Struggle unless a New Playing System is Adopted.

I Expect  Better Performances From the Defence. But Not as many Goals this Season.

Notts Final Position 14th Again Give or Take a Place.

Lee Carsley has been announced as interim manager of the England Men's football team.

Thoughts?

Who's making it?

Has any PON members bought a Notts membership since it became available. Do you think it is worth the money?

I bought a membership because I can't get to every match that would justify buying a season ticket 

For over 30 years before I retired my working week would include Saturdays and Sundays, so I couldn't attend many Saturday matches due to work commitments.

But I am hoping to attend more matches now I'm retired & I think the discount is well worth the money.

It also helps Notts too. Pity they don't include free admission to the Nest with the membership.

I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the lack of content. I am trying to organise myself into a routine that will help me over the season and into the future. I have been focusing a lot of time on doing this and sorting other issues that have come up. It's been quite slow in regard to news, but I have missed some, and I don't want this to worry anyone. 

Social media-wise, I haven't had the time either, but I will make up for that. When we are closer to the start of the 2024-25 season, you have my word that PON will be all systems go.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Scott gets the number nine shirt.

Dissapointing that Jatta hasn't got the number nine shirt, but pleased for Cedwyn that Stuart has given it to him for the season.

What are your thoughts?

much more interesting than golf

I See Celtic Have Won the Scottish Premier League Title Again.

Apparently the Premier League have fined Manchester City £2.09 million because in 22 matches they were late coming out for the Second Half. Really!! I Mean Really? I know Man City are possibly the Most Hated Team in the Premiership with other Fans but to fine them over £2 Million Pounds is Utter and Complete Garbage, because they breached Premier League Rules With Out Good Reason. Ok Fine the Club but lets keep things in perspective. Now that this as Happened should other Clubs also break this Rule they are going to have be Fined the Same amount. Can you imagine the chaos this could cause if one of the Lower Premier League Clubs were handed a £2 Million Pound Fine?

And what if this sort of  Rule was Adopted throughout The EFL ? Clubs wouldn't be Fined as Much but Imagine the Damage that would be Done to a Club, if they were Fined between £100,000 and £300,000 for the same sort of infringement, it would probably Result in Some Clubs Going To The Wall.

I Know the Premier League make Rules up as they Go Along but by what right do they have to inflict this kind of a Fine on a Club? I hope Man City fight this, because if They Don't the Fall of English Football will take One Step Nearer. And Finally Pep's answer to All This? I'll Make My Team Talks Shorter. Yeh Way To Go Pep.

THOUGHTS?

After the Classic Battle between the Magpies and Wrexham for the National League Title. There seems to be some sort Rivalry grown between the Two Clubs. So How About This, Lets Annoy Wrexham Even More.

Why Doesn't someone at Notts Approach Hugh Jackman, not to take over the Club, but to Offer some sort of Sponsorship For The Magpies?

I Can See The Headlines Now. Wolverine's Notts to Hunt Down Deadpool's Wrexham. A Poster Featuring Wolverine in a Black & White Suit, Steel Claws Extended, Ready For A Fight To The Finish.

Well that's the Preseason out of the way and to say the Magpies have been Disappointing would be an understatement. Despite new Defenders being brought in to  add Strength to the Back Line the same Old Mistakes are happening as they Did Last Season.  Poor Results can't all be placed at the Players door . So What's Wrong With Notts?

In My Opinion it's the Game Plan it's as plain as the Nose on your face that the Notts "Model" is all Wrong building up from the Back playing Tippy Tappy Football DOES NOT WORK.  And as it's been suggested by other Concerned  Fans on PON really by playing this type of Football will only Result in Notts being a Mediocre Midtable Team at Best or Relegation back to the National League in the Worse Case. The Excuses of well Notts haven't played at Home, the New Players need time to settle in, Stuart Maynard needs time to sort out his Starting XI all that won't  Wash Anymore. What Excuses are going to be Given when Notts are Struggling? And are caught up in a Season Long Relegation Battle?

Stuart Maynard needs to be Tough and tell any other People who try and Influence his decisions to Go Away This Squad Is His Team and He Will Not Tolerate any Interference from any other Quarters.  But he won't because it's my Belief he's Not Strong Enough to Enforce his Personality at the Club. So where does that leave  Notts Should Stuart Maynard Fail? The Appointment of  a New Coach, A Yes Man who will Play the Notts Way, which has been deemed the correct way to play their Football. Luke Williams may have left the Lane but his influence still lingers, the Magpies still play his way because it was Successful in the National League and for a Time in League 2. But once it was worked out by other Teams in League 2 and how to play against it the whole thing just came Tumbling Down. A New Strategy needs to be adopted, it doesn't have to be Good to Look at as long as it Produces a Match Winning Team.

Big News today, that our Friends across the Trent have signed Jack Grealish. 

Well his Portuguese Look Alike Any way. And why does Jota Silva remind people of Jack Grealish? As he played on many occasions for his  Country? No . As he Won a Sack Full of Trophies? No . Did he cost a British Transfer Fee of over £100 Million? No. But Most Important Question Of All. Has He Ever Appeared in the Famous Black & White Shirt of the World's Oldest Professional League Club? No.

So Why Does this Portuguese Player look like Jack Grealish? He wears his Hair in the same way as Jack. That's Right  that's the only thing he has in common with Jack is he wears a Head Band pushed back in his Hair. And the Journalistic Genius that came up with this comparison, gets paid Vast Amounts of Money, while ordinary People have to Get Up at the Crack of Dawn work a Job that they more than likely Don't like, to earn Money just to put Food on the Table  Pay their Bills and cloth their Kids, Makes Me Sick.

Yes I Know Macca's gone and different Topics have been written about him. And an Awful Lot By  Yours Truly. Just a Couple of more Questions

Do you think that if Notts Fans had known Macca was being Sold say around the Time he was appointed as Club Captain, his departure would have had any Real Effect on Season Ticket Sales?

And If You Knew Macca was going to Leave Before You Bought Your Season Ticket . Would You have Still bought Your Season Ticket, or would You Have Not Bothered?

I bet if I were in the UK, all the high street shops would be new to me. When I was last in Nottingham, I didn’t get a chance to go into the city centre. So, I’m not aware of what it’s like these days. I thought this trip down memory lane might interest some of the PON members like @Piethagoram and @super_ram.

What shops do you remember and wish were still around?

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Perhaps some games could be postponed this week on Police orders due to demonstrations in some areas. Obviously some Cities and major Towns could be effected... Tranmere not far from Liverpool or Manchester could be at risk i suppose.... Certainly hope not.... 

The discussion inside the post about the TV show "From" has made me wonder how many fans of horror are on the Pride of Nottingham. The 80s were a great year for the genre, with films like The Blob, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining, Hellraiser, Creepshow, The Thing and Friday 13th being just a few of the films I recall enjoying.

The 90s were also quite enjoyable, but I am not a fan of those films that use jump scares as their main focal point. I also dislike the first person, self-filming camera type movies. The Blair Witch Project did it right, but most films after that which tried this unique method made it unbearable and distracting.

What horror films have you enjoyed? If you were to name 3, what would they be?

Let's discuss what films within the horror genre we define good entertainment.

The season is nearly upon us - in just over a week, our Quest To Return To League One So We Can At Least Play Leyton Orient Again enters its ninth season. More importantly, the PON prediction league starts again! Next week, I'll post the first fixtures and hopefully a good few of you will be gazing into your crystal ball.

So, to gauge interest (and remind you that I'm still here): who fancies a go at it this coming season? Everyone is welcome - it's always fun to see some new names giving us experienced campaigners a run for our money. The more the merrier!