O/T:- Florist vs. Ipswich FA Cup

[upthemaggies]

Rivalry is a key ingredient to maintaining my emotional engagement but I don't feel anything for Stags at all, I'm quite content to see them do well.

I've never known the gap between Notts and Fword to be this wide and that will probably be the biggest factor in my being the least bothered I've ever been about Notts and football generally, next to the 2020s effect of VAR, behind closed doors and the politicisation of the game. It's only for old times' sake that I still take an interest in how we get on, the unfolding history, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've now got access to watching Notts at home and away but I usually get distracted into doing something else. I very much doubt that would be the case if we were in the same division as Fword or if we were in tier 2, but I'm bored stiff with L2 and it's thoroughly depressing seeing them being relevant again whilst we slop out in the lower leagues interminably.

[marky]

Rivalry is a key ingredient to maintaining my emotional engagement but I don't feel anything for Stags at all, I'm quite content to see them do well.

I've never known the gap between Notts and Fword to be this wide and that will probably be the biggest factor in my being the least bothered I've ever been about Notts and football generally, next to the 2020s effect of VAR, behind closed doors and the politicisation of the game. It's only for old times' sake that I still take an interest in how we get on, the unfolding history, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've now got access to watching Notts at home and away but I usually get distracted into doing something else. I very much doubt that would be the case if we were in the same division as Fword or if we were in tier 2, but I'm bored stiff with L2 and it's thoroughly depressing seeing them being relevant again whilst we slop out in the lower leagues interminably.

Agree with you apart from the Stags bit, it's horrible being a division below them as well.

[magpie_mania]

Rivalry is a key ingredient to maintaining my emotional engagement but I don't feel anything for Stags at all, I'm quite content to see them do well.

I've never known the gap between Notts and Fword to be this wide and that will probably be the biggest factor in my being the least bothered I've ever been about Notts and football generally, next to the 2020s effect of VAR, behind closed doors and the politicisation of the game. It's only for old times' sake that I still take an interest in how we get on, the unfolding history, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've now got access to watching Notts at home and away but I usually get distracted into doing something else. I very much doubt that would be the case if we were in the same division as Fword or if we were in tier 2, but I'm bored stiff with L2 and it's thoroughly depressing seeing them being relevant again whilst we slop out in the lower leagues interminably.

Sorry, can?t agree at all. I am always bothered about us, I really do not care what Forest or Mansfield are doing. Looking back I quite enjoyed our years in the NL (obviously most in the last one).

You might be thoroughly depressed but that doesn?t mean we all should be. Can?t wait for the game tonight, even if Forest are the highest placed team left in the FA Cup.

[IluvNotts]

[QUOTE=upthemaggies;40668848]Rivalry is a key ingredient to maintaining my emotional engagement but I don't feel anything for Stags at all, I'm quite content to see them do well.

I've never known the gap between Notts and Fword to be this wide.

Check this graph out.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...erformance.svg

I've followed Notts since 1959 and well remember how grim it was in to support Notts in 1967.
That's about the time Les Bradd joined and Sir Jimmy arrived soon afterwards.

[marky]

[QUOTE=IluvNotts;40669017]

Rivalry is a key ingredient to maintaining my emotional engagement but I don't feel anything for Stags at all, I'm quite content to see them do well.

I've never known the gap between Notts and Fword to be this wide.

Check this graph out.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...erformance.svg

I've followed Notts since 1959 and well remember how grim it was in to support Notts in 1967.
That's about the time Les Bradd joined and Sir Jimmy arrived soon afterwards.

I bet there wasn't a three division gap for six seasons like there has been now. I bet the Nottingham Post still covered Notts games then.