Optimists only...

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Me at the start of this season and me at the end of it

love it ! its funny coz its true !!! and i'm sure there is many of us on here that have finished up like that !!!

[i961pie]

I just hope the brothers get rid and replace, quickly, in time for a new manager to have a full, preseason with whoeever we find ourselves with on the books.

Don't hold your breath.

[nw6pie]

I’ve never seen so many magpies in the garden as this past week. There have often been two together (for joy) and at one point even six, which I am reliably informed is “for gold”. It’s a sign - League 1 here we come!

[upthemaggies]

I?ve never seen so many magpies in the garden as this past week. There have often been two together (for joy) and at one point even six, which I am reliably informed is ?for gold?. It?s a sign - League 1 here we come!

Yes, I had six in my back garden the day before yesterday. Often see two or three, but I'm sure six is the most I've ever seen together around here. They were having a bit of a scrap though, four attacking two.

[ancientpie]

I have often been called over optimistic but with the news that Didzys out the best I can manage is that miracles can happen. COYP onwards & upwards.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

Even though we lost on Saturday, I do not think that changes the main aim of tomorrow too wildly.

If we had won 1-0 or drawn, we would have still aimed to go to Wimbledon and win. We lost 1-0. So we still need to win.

Obviously no my having McGoldrick and Jatta is a massive blow, but we are not playing Barcelona.

We created multiple goal scoring openings on Saturday, dominated the ball and conceded a goal we could easily cut out. If we would have won 4-1 on Saturday, no objective observer could really argue we were not worth it. That should give us huge confidence.

They know what they need to do. Time to show us how good we all know they can be.

[ThaiPie]

I think Grant will play and score. He was unlucky. The chance where he sublimely dinked it over the keeper with the outside of his right foot would usually be a goal 9 times out of 10.

COYP

[Elite_Pie]

We can do it on Saturday!

Gloomsters, resist the temptation, post on another thread.

COYP's

At least I know what a Gloomster is now.

A Gloomster is a realist who can see what's actually happening, rather than burying their head in the sand and hoping it will all turn out ok if we post positive things and clap happily together.

[SwalePie]

At least I know what a Gloomster is now.

A Gloomster is a realist who can see what's actually happening, rather than burying their head in the sand and hoping it will all turn out ok if we post positive things and clap happily together.

Not a realist, that would be the middle ground.

Anyhow, on to 2025/26 we go

[Bohinen]

Not a realist, that would be the middle ground.

Anyhow, on to 2025/26 we go

Yeah, and will we be OK keeping Maynard, he'll turn it round? Is that the 'optimistic' view or the head in the sand view? A realist would say he has to go, and that would also be the optimistic view, because you know we can only improve with a better manager.

I'm not buying into seeing Notts as a basket case who should be grateful just to survive in League 2 as optimistic. It's as miserable as sin.