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Notts County will take on Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United's academy side in the group stage of the EFL Trophy. The Magpies have been placed in Group G of the competition’s Northern section. The 48 EFL clubs have been placed into pre-determined groups, with consideration given to ensure travel time is minimised for supporters and recovery time is maximised for players. Players from EFL clubs who are out on loan in the National League and below are now eligible t
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Notts County responded with the opening goal on 10 minutes as Jodi Jones’ excellent cross was headed home by Crowley inside the area. They had to wait another two minutes to have the ball in the net again, though, as Brindley met Jones’ half-cleared cross with a sweet strike from 20 yards. Some of the standout players for Notts County in the match were Dan Crowley, David McGoldrick, and Richard Brindley. Telford United played well in their counter-attacking football, being direct and
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Notts County winger Jodi Jones is set for an extended period on the sidelines after sustaining a small fracture to his tibia during the Magpies’ 1-0 defeat to Gillingham on 21st September 2024. The injury occurred after a challenge from Gillingham's Jacob Wakeling at Meadow Lane, a blow that saw Jones initially attempt to continue before eventually succumbing to the pain. After the challenge, Jones bravely got to his feet, clearly determined to carry on. However, after only a moment,
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Notts have signed Lincoln City defender Sean Newton on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old passed a medical on Friday and signed a deal that also sees Notts defender Jordan Cranston move to the Imps until the end of the campaign. -- Barnsley have sacked manager Danny Wilson and assistant boss Chris Hutchings. The Tykes are 17th in the table, seven points clear of the relegatio
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Gavin Foxall, a director at Newport County says that Notts County have not made any sort of approach for the Exiles manager John Sheridan. It is rumoured that John Sheridan is heavily linked with the vacant position at Meadow Lane, however bookmakers have suspended betting for the position as manager of Notts – whom held the favourite likely to succeed the recently departed Ricardo Moniz. Whilst it is understood, that Notts County board have made Newport County’s manager t
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John Sheridan has let rip at referee Eddie Ilderton after his performance in Notts County's 2-0 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers, describing the official's decision-making as "atrocious". The Magpies slipped to a fifth League Two defeat on the trot at Meadow Lane on Saturday as Adebayo Akinfenwa and Scott Kashket bagged the winning goals for the Chairboys. Sheridan - who was sent to the stands for remonstrating - feels a number of decisions, such as a Jonathan Forte goal ruled out for
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Kevin Nolan has expressed his eagerness to catch up with former Notts County loanee Marc Bola when the Magpies host Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup on November 3. The Arsenal full-back joined Notts on loan at the start of January and made 13 appearances as the club survived relegation from League Two. Now on loan at the Memorial Stadium, Bola is expected to line up for Rovers as they travel to Meadow Lane for the first round of the world's oldest cup competition. “I am really looking
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Kevin Nolan has provided an injury update on several players ahead of Notts County's home game against Port Vale on New Year's Day. Jonathan Forte, Shola Ameobi and Richard Duffy will face late fitness tests, while Rob Milsom will have to see a specialist. The four players did not take part in Saturday's 1-0 loss at Swindon Town and, while Milsom is definitely out, it will be a case of taking it "day by day" with the other three. Nolan also provided updates on goalkeeper Adam Coll
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Notts County have signed midfielder Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain, the brother of Liverpool and England player Alex, on a two-year deal from Portsmouth. The 20-year-old becomes a Magpies player when his Fratton Park contract expires at the end of this month. Oxlade-Chamberlain will not be fit for the next couple of weeks as he is recovering from a broken leg sustained towards the end of last season. “When I played in the FA Cup here last season, I caught the eye of the manager,” he
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Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, has taken to Twitter with a thread regarding her meeting with Alan Hardy in wake of the recent happenings at Notts County. You don't need us at Pride of Nottingham to recap exactly what's been happening with the club. Let's face it, you as much as us are most likely sick to the back teeth of constantly hearing about how our beloved club, rich in tradition and history, has lurched from one humiliation to the other. Anyway, here is each mes
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Notts County manager Luke Williams recently spoke about player injuries and pre-season training. He discussed the minor issues that some players had with tightness and how they were removed from training and the friendly match to avoid making their injuries worse. The club is preparing for the start of the new season by avoiding unnecessary complications and injuries. Williams said that these minor issues are to be expected given the amount of workload at this time of year and that they are
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With the busy Christmas and New Year games schedule on the horizon it is perhaps time to look at the clubs in League One who are at the foot of the table and see who has made any green shoots of recovery and those who are seemingly in freefall. The four clubs who are presently in the dropzone are Bristol City on 15 points, then come Crewe and Notts County on 17 points with Stevenage sitting in 21st spot with 18 points. Then just six clubs are separated by two points and goal difference, w
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There was no game for Notts this weekend but some very interesting results. The big League One game ended with league leaders Bristol City losing at home to play-off hopefuls Sheffield United. There was also a surprise home defeat by Chesterfield to lowly Leyton Orient, also 2nd placed Swindon losing at home to strugglers Scunthorpe United. 3rd placed MK Dons losing away at Gillingham. Oldham also slipped up at home to Colchester United. The biggest win was at Cra
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The start of this years campaign, especially pre-season seemed a million miles away at the beginning and the slow build-up – although not uncommon, it did seem slower than normal. As I waited for signings to be announced, I hoped that by this stage we might be on verge on gaining promotion however, at the moment in time this seems far away. My entail optimism only peaked once signings like Scot Bennet, Gill Swerts and Scott Loach had been made. In this article, I will give
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Grimsby Town boss Paul Hurst has been named as the favourite with Sky Bet to become the next permanent Notts County manager. The 41-year-old, who will lead his side in their play-off second leg game at Braintree today, is 5/2 favourite to take the helm at Meadow Lane. Former Mariner Wayne Burnett is also said to be in the running at 8/1, behind Richard Dryden, while the names of Ian Hendon, Mark Robins, Malky Mackay, Richard Money and even Sol Campbell - a novelty bet at 80/1 - have be
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John Sheridan admits that he fears for his job as Notts County continue to freefall down the League Two table. The Magpies lost their fifth consecutive league game as Wycombe Wanderers won 2-0 on Saturday in a controversial clash at Meadow Lane. Although Sheridan was highly critical of referee Eddie Ilderton for his "atrocious" performance, he still acknowledges that his side is not playing well enough. "I'm the manager and we're losing a lot more games than I thought we would. I'
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Kevin Nolan has hit out at his Notts County players for conceding at the death in their 2-1 defeat at Newport County, their final League Two game of the season. The Magpies fell behind to a contentious Mickey Demetriou penalty but drew level through Jorge Grant's sixth goal in Notts colours. However, Mark O'Brien struck a winner in the 89th minute to set off wild celebrations in the Rodney Parade stands as the Exiles secured Football League safety. Despite their supporting role in
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Notts County manager Kevin Nolan has revealed that Kristian Dennis is in line for his first pre-season appearance this weekend. The forward, who scored 21 goals for Chesterfield last season, missed the Magpies' opening three friendlies due to injury. However, Dennis is now back to fitness and Nolan says he will be involved against Leicester City on Saturday at Meadow Lane. "He's back," Nolan told the official club website. "We were gutted when we realised he wasn't going to b
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After weeks and weeks of anxiety and agony, the news that every Notts County fan has been waiting for has finally arrived. The takeover of the club is complete. The former owner has relinquished control of the club to Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz, the Danish brothers who together own statistical footballing website Football Radar. "It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce today that we are the new owners of Notts County Football Club," part of the official club s
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Notts County emerged victorious in their pre-season friendly against Boston United, with a final score of 1-0. Cedwyn Scott, the forward, netted the winning goal by converting a cross from Jim O’Brien in the second half. This dominant performance was rewarded with a win. The first half of the match was relatively subdued, with the audience of 1,042 spectators waiting until the 23rd minute for the first significant chance. Cameron Gregory thwarted Aaron Nemane's initial attempt, denying him
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Notts County midfielder Alan Smith will wait until a new manager is in place before discussing his future, according to reports. The 35-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and is said to be on the radar of Plymouth Argyle, an offer that he is considering. According to the Nottingham Post he has informed the Magpies board that he is happy to stay should they offer him a new deal, but will speak to the new boss over his role
