@Chris I think that there is still room for someone to claim that number 10 role for Notts during the promotion run in.

I think that Jayden will give Martin more options on the bench. Martin does rate Jayden a lot, so I'm sure he's going to feature during the last 8 games & possibly the 3 playoff games if it is to be the playoffs.

To be fair, he can play out wide so there's options, and I think having someone else in those wider attacking positions will be help but I do look at our squad and wonder how he will get game time.

It's a question for Martin Paterson not me, and naturally Jayden Luker needs to take whatever chances come his way.

I already accepted that the No10 conundrum, if it's going to be solved at all, will be solved by committee, and he's one more for the committee!

Step by step I guess. As Chris says game time may be limited so he will have to try to shine in sub appearances and take it from there. We absolutely can't take chances or allow someone to rebuild their game in these 8 cup finals we have left .... Autos is one or two slip ups out of our grasp, and play-offs is 75% failure

Iorpenda, hat tip to Palmer too

i wished conor grant had shown the spark he did against accrington but i think he was pretty quiet, most of the players did very well and i think my choice would be between jodi jones and tom iorpenda but i have gone with who i felt played brilliantly throughout.

The poll has now closed. Thank you to all who voted. I'm pleased to announce that Tom Iorpenda, by an overwhelming majority, has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Cheltenham. Well done Tom.

Charlton Athletic 1-2 Norwich City

Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Portsmouth

Stevenage 0-2 Reading

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Exeter City 🃏

Accrington Stanley 1-3 Chesterfield

Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Altrincham 0-2 Southend United

Yeovil Town 1-1 Morecambe

No Freddie the Ferret again as he is still boating in this beautiful weather.

Charlton Athletic 1 v 2 Norwich City

QPR 1 v 1 Portsmouth

Stevenage 2 v 1 Reading

Wigan Athletic 3 v 0 Exeter City

Accrington Stanley 2 v 2 Chesterfield

Shrewsbury Town1 v 0 Crewe Alexandra

Altrincham 0 v 0 Southend United

Yeovil Town 3 v 1 Morecambe

With or without Freddie we do the business. 😁

The results:

Charlton Athletic 0-1 Norwich City
QPR 6-1 Portsmouth
Stevenage 1-0 Reading
Wigan Athletic 2-0 Exeter City
Accrington Stanley 0-1 Chesterfield
Shrewsbury Town 0-4 Crewe Alexandra
Altrincham 1-0 Southend United
Yeovil Town 3-2 Morecambe

@super_ram claims the (imaginary) prize this week!

There's little change overall, with @william1984 still leading the way...

The next round is on Saturday, so keep your eyes peeled here for the fixtures on Wednesday. Thanks for playing, see you all then

The issue for me with how Cheltenham played was always about if they could maintain their start, as they did seem very well organised. I think they were better in spells, collectively as a team but never overall in the first half. It was a good first half, against two attacking minded teams but they fell apart due to themselves. Their goals were well-made, but from a Notts view, they were very frustrating.

Second half, Notts did show a lot more of themselves, and even without the red card we would have won. It might have made them a bit more competitive but they were always looking like their energy levels were dropping.

Steve Cotterill is a bit of a moron; there's some valid points but he's that typical 90s whining manager.

There's a lot of credit to be given to how Cheltenham started, but at the same time you are wearing tinted glasses if you cannot accept that Notts were the better team. If you have to look for excuses, and justify them, then as a manager you know you aren't being completely honest. Referees may give advantage at times to teams, but the sending off was coming at a time where Cheltenham were just throwing silly challenges.

If you defend by trying to take out the opposition like that, then you have to blame yourself and expect what might come. You can't pin it down to the official, nor can you gloss over how good the opposition team played when things clicked. We are a very good team when that happens, even at our worst we are. We are fully capable of dismentling teams, so it would be like me avoiding credit to them just because how easy we made the second half look.

cheltenhams second goal, their player had all the time in the world and both of their goals were poor marking decisons. some fans made comments about james belshaw not reacting but what could he have done? Maybe he could have done something with the second goal but the first happened quickly. he made some very good instinctive decisions to claim loose balls i thought he did well despite them coming back into the game.

notts always looks better in the second half, there was calmness about the play and it was very entertaining to see us attack.

On 25/01/2026 at 20:21, liampie said:

i am not adding this to be negative but i thought straight away, here is the new junior morias.

Definitely, in the sense that it's insurance for the second half of a promotion bid.

Say we keep Jatta, but he got injured....we absolutely have to have a physical presence at both ends of the pitch. I wouldn't like to see us in play-off semis against Salford or Cambridge say, and we get bullied and wimp out like last season.

Apart from that there's not much similarity, different style, age, length of contract. He's got a season and a half to prove himself and make a contribution.. He may only get about 6 goals across that time and still be popular and a good signing.

On 27/01/2026 at 10:16, Mapperley Pie said:

Agree @McPie . Just listened to his interview and he comes across very well. Very clear of his role and how he would fit in. An old fashioned Division 4 forward 🤔.

Yeah, I think the new signings and his signing in particular will be a boost and I really fancy us to win well today.

He seems very positive and the way he spoke about Notts County made us sound like the place to be. Would all the players watch that interview? His enthusiasm about joining County could give an extra boost to the positivity and pride in wearing the shirt.

On 31/01/2026 at 05:28, theAnticlough said:

Definitely, in the sense that it's insurance for the second half of a promotion bid.

Say we keep Jatta, but he got injured....we absolutely have to have a physical presence at both ends of the pitch. I wouldn't like to see us in play-off semis against Salford or Cambridge say, and we get bullied and wimp out like last season.

Apart from that there's not much similarity, different style, age, length of contract. He's got a season and a half to prove himself and make a contribution.. He may only get about 6 goals across that time and still be popular and a good signing.

i think my concerns have been addressed, as he looks fully capable and i think if he was here at the start of the season he would be fighting matt dennis to be our highest goal scorer and jatta of course.

And with it I’ve changed mine, Aiways found it weird i was tagged as my name and not a user name. Thus arise Paris Sandwich Man

12 minutes ago, Paris Sandwich Man said:

And with it I’ve changed mine, Aiways found it weird i was tagged as my name and not a user name. Thus arise Paris Sandwich Man

Interesting choice! Are you actually a sandwich man in Paris?

No, I misheard Paris Saint Germain on radio, was sure he said Paris Sandwich Man, couldn’t get it out my head.😂😂

Watford 2 v Wrexham 1

Luton 2 v Exeter 0

Plymouth 1 v Stevenage 1

Bristol Rvrs 1 v Shrewsbury 3

Tranmere 2 v Harrogate 1 jkr

Walsall 2 v Cambridge 2

Southend 1 v Rochdale 1

Woking 2 v Yeovil 1

Watford 1-1 Wrexham

Luton Town 3-1 Exeter City

Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Stevenage 🃏

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Harrogate Town

Walsall 1-2 Cambridge United

Southend United 2-2 Rochdale

Woking 1-0 Yeovil Town

Tuesday's results:

Watford 3-1 Wrexham
Luton Town 3-2 Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Stevenage
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Tranmere Rovers 0-3 Harrogate Town
Walsall 0-0 Cambridge United
Southend United 3-2 Rochdale
Woking 1-0 Yeovil Town

Congratulations to @menzinho for winning this round!

@william1984 still leads overall, while @super_ram moves back up into third:

So that's Tuesday's round done; I'll count the scores for yesterday's round in the next couple of days. Thanks for playing!

@Fan of Big Tone a really memorable day with my family was a shortish stay at Reighton Sands and walking the full beach to Filey and back again. Longer that it looks, many steps in it for you, probably 1 hour there, 1 hour back.

The Flamborough Head cliff top walks too - we were lucky enough to see seals enjoying the shallows from up there.

It's time I checked in again... I had a few days in the UK seeing family and attending a funeral, but unfortunately missing out on yesterday's win. I brought a slight cold back with me, although it seems to be waning now.

On 20/03/2026 at 12:09, Robbie said:

The price at the Tesco Garage was £1:57. The price has gone up & it is expected to go higher.

It's €2.10 for unleaded here. Next time we come over we might bring the car for some "cheap" petrol!

To add to your musings about driving lessons, I was taught by a man called Steve, who had nerves of steel. It took me two years to be ready for my test, but I passed first time. I took the test in a clapped-out Fiesta and was alarmed when, after stopping on a hill for a hill start, the car started creeping downhill despite the handbrake being on! Luckily it didn't count against me and the car has probably long been turned into cans of Vimto.

@StarkMallard That's about £1:82 in Pounds & pence for unleaded. I'm surprised it's more than the UK with fuel tax & VAT adding to the cost here, but I suppose the cost of living is a little higher there. Unfortunately, it looks like diesel & unleaded will go higher across Europe the way things are going.

I've seen the estimates from that website before. I have no idea what they're based on, but the clubs near the top are the ones I was expecting.

The numbers are fantastical though. If Barrow are spending 4 million on players' wages then I'm Michael Sheen.

MK and Bristol being top isn’t surprising because they are both owned by very rich families from the middle east. I’d have thought just given the size of us, we’d have been in the top 10. I know Chris and Alex have always said that we operate in a way where we want to out-perform our playing budget, but just given how we turnover more money than most teams in League 2 I'd still expect us to be top-half in terms of budgets. 🤔🤷‍♂️

Barrow is an interesting one, having done a bit of digging one of their owners used to be the CEO of a company that is allegedly worth billions, so I’d imagine he isn’t short of money. They’ve also got some players like Tom Barkhuizen, Ben Jackson & Connor Mahoney that played in the Championship before joining Barrow so they will all be on decent wages. It wouldn’t surprise me if they were spending more than what most might think.

If Notts go up, they will have to spend more money on football operations. The wage bill will go up, & they will need new players to compete in League One. Even if they don't go up, Football expenses will increase. It will be fascinating to see if the Club will increase Season Ticket prices for next season.

Norwich City 2-0 Preston North End (Joker)

Stoke City 1-0 Watford

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Blackpool

Northampton Town 0-1 Burton Albion

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Walsall

Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Cheltenham Town

Boston United 1-1 Yeovil Town

Southend United 1-1 Forest Green Rovers

Norwich City 1-0 Preston North End

Stoke City 0-1 Watford

Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Blackpool

Northampton Town 0-1 Burton Albion

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Walsall (Joker)

Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town

Boston United 1-1 Yeovil Town

Southend United 01-1 Forest Green Rovers

Apologies for the delay, I've been away for a few days. But better late than never! Here are the scores from last Saturday:

Norwich City 2-0 Preston North End
Stoke City 3-1 Watford
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Blackpool
Northampton Town 0-2 Burton Albion
Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Walsall
Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Cheltenham Town
Boston United 2-1 Yeovil Town
Southend United 2-0 Forest Green Rovers

In the first round with my new user name, I've broken my duck (oh ho ho) with 14 points, followed by @ARLukomski with 11!

Overall, @william1984 still leads, but @magpiejue has cut the lead to six points...

I'll count and post Tuesday's points at some point during the weekend, and of course Saturday's round is live. Thanks for playing (and for bearing with me)!

That's quite a quiet year by recent standards. There are 10 expirations in 2027 for example, before we add any loanees.

Of those 7, 4 are no-brainer contract offers IMO. The other 3 are interesting - I'd say Bennetts, Kouhyar and maybe controversially Norburn have to prove their worth more during this run-in. We got an assist from Kouhyar at Walsall and a goal from Bennetts at Accy. More of that, please. Norburn is 33 and his last game was Chesterfield....we need to see a return to only positive contributions from here on in, I'd say

I think many decisions will be made on whether Notts get promoted or not. McDonald & Norburn are both 33. Norburn has experience in the Championship & League 1, McDonald has League 1 experience.

McDonald is arguably our best defender, & Norburn has demonstrated his value. I think with their experience, they could both be useful in League 1 if Notts were promoted.

With Nick Tsaroulla there is an option for another year on his present contract. Other players like Keanan Bennetts & Maziar Kouhyar, who has an option to extend his contract for another year, we will have to see what happens.

As far as Matty Platt he has an injury to deal with. Hopefully, he can recover during the summer off season. I think that he has earned a contract extension with his performances. He's good enough for League 1.

If I were Notts I'd put in an offer for Tom Iorpenda if Notts get promoted, or even if they didn't. He's a very good player who suits the Notts style perfectly & would do well in League 1.

I would be happy to see any lof those players sign on again for next season to be honest, with a few caveats. Matty Platt's contract should be renewed, but for a minimum of two years as he'll probably miss a fair chunk of next season. Kouhyar and Bennetts have contributed and Bennetts in particular has real potential, but I can see the club looking elsewhere for someone who would be an automatic starter. Norburn and McDonald have the quality (if not the brains in the case of the former), but their age might count against them. And as for Harry Tangen, I don't think we've seen the best of him yet but MP clearly rates him - let's see what he can do in the final weeks of the season.

I like your summing up @theAnticlough

The Norburn sending off did seem to make a difference to how the match unfolded. Him going off actually emboldened Notts for about 30 minutes, until we ran out of steam.

Just a thought, Martin Paterson intended to field a back four, but in some ways the defence & central midfielders were just so used to playing a 3:4:2:1 that Tsaroulla just found himself going forward & Norburn was just trying to cover him.

So the intended formation that Martin had planned didn't happen in practice especially after the sending off.

I guess that's possible @Robbie but Tsaroulla would've been so wildly wrong in his positioning in that case....

If you watch, he's always a good 10-20 yards forward of Platt. I wonder if those 'average positioning' maps are still done. Regardless of whatever MP wanted, Platt was RCB and Tsaroulla RM or RWB

[ a back 4, if you wanted RodMac and Platt together, would've needed a radical shift to something like 4-2-3-1 no more Wing-backs, or 4-4-2 no more No. 10s]

Defensive team changes has been a lifelong pet hate of mine as a fan. That pair though take the biscuit in terms of impact, if Platt and Norburn weren't out of their natural roles.....

The best way to promotion now is the Accy formula IMO. Pick a positive team and concentrate on accurate passing and movement, hard running, final third execution. Trust in a full season's training ground work by better footballers to take us all the way.

I thought Tangen looked really bright first half, best we've seen from him so far. But for me I thought Jones and Grant were the two stand-outs. I've been pretty critical of Grant but he had one of his best matches last night, so I voted for him. Can he finally finish the season in that kind of form?

Everyone played their part. Those who scored and those with assists, deserve special mention. However, I have gone for Matt Palmer. While he did nothing spectacular, he just makes the team tick. He gives those in front of him the platform to do what they do best. We have missed him in recent games.

The Poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. I am absolutely delighted that Conor Grant has been voted the Pride of Nottingham's Man of the Match v Accrington. Well done Conor.

I don't allow bags or luggage out of my sight and I always have my hand on them. It's easier said than done though, because it's easy to be distracted and being without your passport sounds quite a daunting task to deal with. I watch a lot of YouTube, from things like the Honest Tour Guide to other scam-related issues. It's good to know there are active people out there trying to do something but why don't the country authorities do better?

It amazes me the level of pick pockets in countries like Spain, France, Netherlands etc.

Oh and I know it happens in the United Kingdom too, many years ago someone tried to pick pocket me at Skegness and they walked off with a sprained hand. It's a shame people still target 'trust' because it just fuels the decay of it.

A few years ago I went on holiday to Greece, it was a really early flight and I had to get up at 3:30 in the morning to get to the airport. So once I finally arrived even though it was mid-afternoon I was feeling super tired and just wanted to get to the hotel to have a nap.

I can remember exiting the airport to find the bus to take us to the hotel. When I found it stood right at the side was a guy in a smart white shirt looking at people’s bookings, telling them to get on and leave their luggage with him as he'll load it for us.

Once I was on the bus and we were on the move I got this horrible thought of what I'd possibly just done. And then I just knew, looking at the driver and the rep in their proper uniforms... I'd handed my suitcase to a total stranger and surprise, surprise they had no idea of a man in a white shirt who worked for them.

I felt so stupid, I’m always super cautious and careful when it comes to getting scammed but because I was so tired I just wasn’t thinking properly. Luckily, all my important stuff was in my hand luggage and because I’m paranoid about the luggage being lost I’d split my clothes with my brother (who was on another bus) so I didn’t lose everything.

Now I'm like a hawk if I have to load my bag onto a bus, I'll wait to be the last person so I can see the undercarriage shut with my case in it!

As the Spencer Kelly story was in Barcelona, I'll share an experience I had in that city.

I was staying in a Hostal/Pension a few blocks away from Las Ramblas. I got talking to another traveller there and we decided to spend the day exploring the Funicular train and the views to the north. Normal enough day and chat with this man, about the same age as I was then.

Following day, early evening I was walking down the Ramblas on the west side. I looked across and at the same level as me going up on the east side was this guy. So about 30m across. I saw him glancing over at me with his head half turned. I would've been the same but as we were walking in opposite directions, the distance increased quickly. A few steps on....something wasn't right....he was going back in the direction of the Hostal. I turned around and went back up on the East side, pretty quickly

When I got back to the Hostal I asked for my key. The reception turned around and confirmed what I could see for myself - it wasn't there. They were just saying they had given the key to someone else, but I was already flying up the stairs. When I got up to the top (maybe 4 floors) I pushed opened my door, and lo and behold there he was searching the room. 'Trust your instincts' was confirmed for me thru this experience and I don't hesitate in following them.

Terrible news.

What bad luck for him and for us. Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

We're relying a lot on Rod McDonald now, but if he can play the next 9 games like the dozen before he was injured we'll be fine.

Ness is good and Browne looked handy at Accy.

(Two emergency CBs? It'd be interesting to see Iorpenda there, and maybe even Jatta!)

Gutted for him. It felt like he was doing more twist and turns against Chesterfield than he had all season, I know it could’ve happened at anytime but it's incredibly unfortunate it happened the one time he played out his usual position.

That’s 4 ACL’s in 3 years for us now. Luker’s injury wasn’t disclosed, he had to have surgery on his knee as well, it was probably similar to an ACL but not quite as severe. He’s basically missed the whole season too.

Very bad news, particularly for him! Hope he recovers well and quickly. The injury didn’t occur because he was being played out of position, it happened when he was trying to recover from pushing forward and losing possession. He chased back and tried to challenge for the ball and fell awkwardly. Unfortunate, but a genuine, accidental incident.

From the squad perspective it’s a blow but we still have 4 quality defenders at this level - so, hopefully they will stay fit for the rest of the season (and beyond).

I've listened to the interview. Joe Palmer always gives a good interview. He's always optimistic and positive & that's a good thing.

I think that Notts should be very proud of the new training facilities that they have developed in partnership with Nottingham University.

I can understand that the training facilities which the Club possesses can help to attract some of the best players at this level & even higher.

Attracting some of the best players at this level & above is possible & I'm sure they would revel working in those training facilities, however attracting the best players cost money, in transfer fees & salaries.

Getting promoted to League 1 will cost the club financially & it will mean the owners having to dip into their pockets much more or alternatively looking for a third party financier to put more money into the club.

It will be fascinating to see how the owners deal with possible promotion at the season's end. Will some players be sold on, & will we see some big name signings or not. Will season ticket prices have to go up or will the price rises be kept to a minimum?

5 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

@Chris i think what he said was we want to be the best team in league two and if we go up we want to be the best team in league one.

I don’t see anything wrong with that.

Every football team wants to be the best that it can be, but do we have the money to realistically be that? Start of the season Martin Paterson didn't even want to acknowledge promotion, especially during the poor start but now we are 4th with less than two hand fulls of games we are talking about League One? Whilst I wouldn't knock the ambition as I said, I do think there's one thing talking and another doing it.

I still haven't had a chance to listen to it, so it might be a perfectly fine interview but I still think we need to reflect on where we are now.

The way I read it is that being “the best that we can be” is within the constrains we have as a club, that’s not necessarily saying the best club in league two but the best that we can be. Also I don’t think he was talking about definitely getting promoted but of course that is the aim whether this year or in the future, I need to listen again too just to remember what he said, in fairness most of it was about the facilities at the university and how it helps the club attract better player, how it was good for the club and the university.

I think it could be worth Martin Paterson considering a similar team to the one that played at Accrington in one or more of the final games. I think Accrington were confused about who to mark because there wasn't a recognised target man.

It is something that Martin can keep in his locker just in case. I am sure that other teams will have been watching & studying a video of that match & as a result will be much more prepared to deal with that eventuality.

Notts just need to play their strongest team available as their best players become available. Playing a recognised striker, if available, from the start, has to be the better call. Whether Jatta is fit enough to start on Saturday will be a big factor.

I think it'd be fair to describe it as 3-2-5-0.

I saw Grant as a No.10 rather than filling in for the striker. Whatever it was, Accy couldn't live with it and they went to pieces.

As you say@Robbie, an interesting option rather than something to repeat in any of the 9 Cup Finals we have left.

One thing I would like to see kept though is the Palmer-Iorpenda CM partnership. What do you and others think?

Norburn's red card let others players in, they took the chance, looked great, and now he has to take a seat on the bench.

I'd like to see Grant and Bennetts given another go v Cheltenham. With Iorpenda next to Palmer again. I thought Palmer sprayed it around at Accy in a way Norburn can't.

I think I tend to agree that the Palmer/ Iorpenda partnership is a good one, the Robertson/ Iorpenda twosome is good too. I like Norburn & he gives some extra physicality to the centre of midfield but his petulance is a downer.

I think Palmer/ Iorpenda should be given another go. I think Tangen played his best match for Notts so a Tangen/ Grant partnership upfront is worth another go. Bennetts is close to a selection. I think Ndlovu should have served his 3 match ban so he should be back on Saturday.

@theAnticlough, it was good to see Rod McDonald back in the starting XI against Chesterfield, but I don't think Matty Platt supported Nick Tsaroulla. I would like to see this given more time, because it could work, but I do think we missed Lewis Macari, especially in the first half. I know he came on, but his impact could have been larger. There's still time for players to pick up and impress, such as Jodi Jones for example who hasn't been bad but just not consistent enough for me so far.

@theAnticlough Once the season ends I will publish the full PON list. Your list does marry up somewhat with the PON list so far.

I think that the PON results so far reflect how important Iorpenda, Platt, Robertson, Tsaroulla, Jatta, McDonald & Palmer are to Notts. That fact that some of those players have missed a fair number of games again puts pressure on the rest of the squad, & may I say, contributes to the inconsistencies in performance that we have witnessed on occasions.

I do think the standout player has been Iorpenda. When he's in central midfield with Robertson or Norburn Notts tend to be solid in that area.

Jatta has been the number one striker this season when he's played, & Notts miss him when he's absent from the team.

Platt & McDonald have stood out in defence & Bedeau is not far behind in my estimation. With Belshaw between the sticks I think we have close to the best defensive unit in League 2.

I agree with much of what has already been said, I’d have Bedeau 1^st and Iorpenda 2^nd, I think they are the clear standouts for me this season. I’ll be amazed if one of them doesn’t win the clubs player of the season.

I’d have Dennis 3^rd, just purely because his goals have been vital for us this season, he’s basically replaced Didzy which is no mean feat.

Macari 4^th, very close between him and Dennis, he’s been super reliable and really solid in defence this season.

Then I’m torn between 3, Jatta, Platt & Tsaroulla. But I think I'll say Tsaroulla 5^th for me. He’s played pretty much the whole season in a position that isn’t his natural one and he’s top of the charts when it comes to assists and chances created this season. I still don't like the inverted wingbacks being a thing, it’s the one hangover from last season I want to see kicked to the curb. But I get given we’ve been so limited with right-footed wingbacks, we’ve pretty much had no choice but to play him there.

Agree @Robbie 

Maybe it was simply a case of forgetting, but if we've reached a point where we can't ask about a key player like Robbo and his prognosis then the 'communications management' has gone too far IMO

Yeah, I get impression and I could be completely wrong here that Martin doesn't particularly enjoy the pre-match chats. I don't always watch them because he doesn't tend to give much away. I wonder if thinks the opposition listen and is therefore extra careful to give them almost zero insight!

I actually think hearing from Andy and Sam, in pre-match build up would make it more interesting from time to time. They don't have the final say on the starting 11 so they probably could talk a tad more freely.

6 hours ago, menzinho said:

I actually think hearing from Andy and Sam, in pre-match build up would make it more interesting from time to time. They don't have the final say on the starting 11 so they probably could talk a tad more freely.

Ryan Harley did quite a few (and invented the cure for insomnia). Before that Doyle did a lot. Mo Ross and Alex Rae are two others I remember, although the club didn't provide an interpreter.

We know Slocs like to talk - he could filibuster 10mins no problem, and MP gets a rest to keep it fresh