Chris

Real Madrid vs Barcelona Team - Real Madrid Date - 17/08/2025 17:00 Where - Location3

There's been a fair bit of improvement made over the last two days. I am working on the dashboard, but the sticky left and right panels aren't working exactly to how I intend. The layout needs a little adjustment, but I am pleased with the progress.

The mobile menu? Text size will be increased. The menu at the moment isn't hookable, but the devs of the software have expressed interest in feedback about customising it. A future version will see me being able to change them, but user preference wise that might be some time off.

Over this week, I aim to get this up to 70% ready to see the site upgraded, and once I get back from my family break. I will get that percentage higher, so we can get the community on track. There are errors with articles, the store and icons need sorting, but I hope those who see this early stage see how much better and quicker the site is.

First test 😁

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FAO: Subscribers. A recent 'patch' has caused subscriptions to automatically cancel from the point it had been installed. I have confirmed with @Dripsey3 that PayPal has cancelled those are active, but from our end it's still showing as active. I am in talks with how to resolve this matter, but to renew again would mean a payment would be taken twice. This is unfair to subscribers and challenging for the site. No double payments have been processed. This issue might only affect PayPal, as looking into Stripe it seems subscribers have remained active. If not, members subscriptions might expire, but this will not affect any benefits which might be claimed. Once I can confirm, you can either re-subscribe or choose to remain inactive. If you are effected, and wish to continue supporting us by subscribing - I will walk you through the process closer to the time of your potential next payment cycle. It looks as if Stripe is okay, but I apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

Sorry, I missed this but happy belated birthday, @Piethagoram.

I think Matty Platt's performance has gone somewhat unnoticed because he was a vital part of the backline. I thought he was superb at the back, and stood out within my top five performances (he actually earned my vote in the Man of the Match poll). Jacob Bedeau also did very well, although at times he did risk picking up more yellows if not more with some of those lovely timed barges/pushes on the advancing Bradford players. Bradford City passed the ball around quite well, and prior to our goals they did seem to be testing Alex Bass more. David McGoldrick is the glue that gets us playing; his relentless effort to get us moving forward really put a halt to the passing backwards prior to our opening goal. There was a lot of sighing prior to that, and I understand it opens up the opposition, but it can be wasteful. It was a bit disappointing when McGoldrick had the chance, where he wasted it by not shooting - despite plenty of time, but he really did make up with it. City was quite poor, but their fans until we scored I thought were brilliant. Walking out when the 2nd goal went in, I think that is pathetic support. I have seen Notts get battered away to Rotherham United sat in the home end, and never dreamt of leaving. Credit to the fans who stayed, the numbers were really great to see, and I think we all hoped that their players would make a game of it. Unfortunately, they were poor. Some Notts fans think we don't stand up for other selves, and have no 'dirty' side to our play. Yet if anyone watched Platt and Bedeau, then you will know they took no nonsense from Bradford. Callum Kavanagh, he had those antics I don't like to see from players. Pulling on Bass's shirt, not just when he tried to get him to drop the ball but from corners. I loved seeing him get his comeuppance with being flattered. When he put his reckless challenge on Sam Austin, it just made him more of a target and honestly, it was great to see from us because it made him very ineffective. Second half, I didn't think we were that good. There were spells, and chances came, but we gave the ball away too much. Bass's distribution was awful, but so was the passing of the majority of the final 45 minutes. It highlights just how poor Bradford are, when they couldn't take advantage of it. For about 30 minutes, we relied on defending and Bass to stop them from scoring, so the clean sheet feels all the more special. It was a great win, but I noticed the players arrived later than usual. It ignited speculation that the club was convening in response to Salford's performance. I doubt anything special would have been arranged, as leading to games players go through the previous game. Also, what is this about Dan Crowley wanting to leave after the end of last season? There’s an overwhelming amount of gossip that feels completely irrelevant in terms of need at this point in time. It just seems designed to drag up negativity, which is very counterproductive.

We are forgetting that what Luke Williams says to the media is all part of his management style, and although I think his criticism during our home performance against Forest Green Rovers - particularly the second half performance was very harsh, leading to our poor form and downward spiral. I do think this type of approach never works out well, but Williams does try to get the players to take some pride in the performances they give. Sometimes it works, often it seems to ruin morale. Swansea still have some players who don't really meet the standard he probably wants, and the message is probably more directed to them. I like his honesty. I am sure he's very upfront with the players at his disposal, but I can't see their board sacking him over this or their recent results. As for Swansea players sticking up two fingers, which isn't I have read on this - the only real way is by improving and doing their best.

I thought Matty Platt was class in defence, with Jacob Bedeau also being a big part in the performance too. Alex Bass did well in goal, but his distribution was questionable. I don't think Alassana Jatta deserves the Man of the Match. I thought he was good but nowhere near the level of others put in. David McGoldrick played a good role in what made us dig deep and take the game to Bradford. Without him relentlessly trying to get us to play forward, instead of passing out at the back we wouldn't have scored any of the goals. Dan Crowley also played well in spells, but not quite to the level we tend to expect from him. All the squad put in a good performance though; it was great to see Jatta score twice - he could have had 3 quite easily.

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It sounds very "woke" to me, probably some generation z thought he could rebrand it. I wished people would stop messing with football, and making changes which solely further ruin the game.

That's true, but our defence was weaker. Alex Bass, Matty Platt and Jacob Bedau are all massive signings which are starting to suffer from our current tactics. This season, we have improved the squad overall, but failed to make sure the depth is there in the scenario of injuries. That let Stuart Maynard down, but it just shows how complex football is.

I don't like creating segregation between supporters. But the fickle fair-weather fans who don't really support the club, just the moaning and attention it gives does drive me crazy. Every club has an element of this, but I am more inclined to give my full support despite how I feel, yet I am more than happy to share and discuss my feelings. I don't think wanting a manager/head coach out, makes anyone a fair-weather fan by default. There are many other aspects which go into it. I am aware of fans who stopped watching Notts regularly during the years we were in the National League, who refused to attend away games, and rarely went home games but made it to the playoff final. They have seldomly started reappearing at away games, and are at most home games now. That is fair-weather by my definition, but it's their choice. I just don't like how they act like 'super fans' upon their return.