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Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton has described Filip Valencic’s goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Crawley Town as straight off the training ground. The Slovenian struck a wonderful volley just after the hour mark at the Checkatrade.com Stadium to seal a first Magpies away win since the opening day of the season. "It was a fantastic strike by the young man who has responded well to the information we have been drip feeding into him over t

Notts County striker Izale McLeod has claimed his side can still push for promotion, while he believes he can still reach 20 goals this season.  The Magpies' top scorer, with nine goals, returns to old club Crawley Town this afternoon, having left the Reds for Meadow Lane in the summer for a fee said to be over £100,000. But with new manager Jamie Fullarton in charge, McLeod believes a nine-point gap to the play-off places in League Two is

Leyton Orient president Francesco Becchetti has been given a six-match stadium ban and fined £40,000 by the Football Association for aiming a kick at assistant boss Andy Hessenthaler. He was charged after television pictures captured the incident after the win over Portsmouth on 26 December. An independent regulatory commission decided on Friday the 49-year-old was guilty of a charge of violent conduct. Becchetti,

Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton has emphasised the importance of preparation ahead of a game, both on his part and that of the players. The new boss, who took over from Ricardo Moniz last week, has reportedly been arriving at Meadow Lane at 6am every day since his appointment in a bid to do his research and tailor the training to the opposition – in this weekend’s case, Crawley Town away. Fullarton told reporters on Thursday: "We don'

New Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton will give the club’s out of favour players the chance to make an impression before deciding their next move. Blair Adams, Nicky Wroe and Taylor McKenzie were all frozen out under previous boss Ricardo Moniz, and were sent on loan to Mansfield, Halifax and Wrexham respectively. All three players are either back at Meadow Lane or will be back soon, and Fullarton is eager to give the trio a clean slate

The appointment of Jamie Fullarton as Notts County manager is a coup for the Magpies, at least according to Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman, who claims he is now “fearful” of the team on the other side of the Trent. The Reds boss has worked alongside Fullarton at Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Forest and regards him highly as a coach. Freedman said: "They have got themselves a great coach. Notts County fans might not know Jami

League Two Preview Saturday 16th January 2016 We're back to a full programme again this week after last week's postponements and FA Cup fixtures and also with a new manager. *Important games **Key Game Saturday 16th January 2016 *Accrington v Portsmouth – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-3) Wimbledon v Mansfield – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-1) Barnet v Carlisle– Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Predi

Notts County chief executive Julian Winter has compared new manager Jamie Fullarton to Brendan Rodgers. The 41-year-old, who was previously in charge of the Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers youth teams, saw off Newport County boss John Sheridan, Grimsby's Paul Hurst and former Swindon manager Mark Cooper for the Magpies role. Winter, who worked with Brendan Rodgers and Malky Mackay when chief executive of Watford, said Fullarton's le

Notts County are back on the road this Saturday as they face up against Crawley Town and the Broadfield Stadium. Jamie Fullarton's magpies' will require all the support they can get, so below we have proved you with all the information required - which is provided with the latest known details as of 12/01/2016 at 2:20pm and may be subject to change. If you are planning to travel via coach, we have listed all the current options known to us below. Notts County have been all

New Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton gave his first press conference on Monday, telling the press of his delight at managing the oldest Football League club in the world and reassuring fans with the fact that he has plenty of coaching experience. The former Nottingham Forest development coach was appointed as Ricardo Moniz's successor on Sunday, having beaten the likes of Mark Cooper and John Sheridan to the post. Fullarton, who also took his first training session on

“Jimmy Fullarton announced as new manager x” “Who” Sky Sports news it may not be, but news travels fast these days. The above messages were between me and my old man shortly after Jimmy Fullarton, an ex Scotland Under 21 captain ‘don’t you know’, was announced as Notts’ new manager. Speculation had been rife over the past week as to who would succeed Ricardo Moniz. Mark Cooper and then John Sheridan had been “odds

Two historic legends: Jimmy Sirrel and Jack Wheeler will be coming back home to Meadow Lane, as the Statue Fund announce that the fundraising target has been achieved. Yesterday’s ‘pub to club’ walk in the memory of Jack Wheeler who had sadly passed away back in June 2009, has seen the remaining £500 raised and a total of £633 saw the Statue Fund complete their overall objective. Lisa Black proudly announced the outstanding achievement via the statue funds Facebook group.

Notts County have confirmed the appointment of Jamie Fullarton as the club’s new manager. The Magpies sacked Ricardo Moniz in December, with Mick Halsall and Richard Dryden taking over first-team duties in a caretaker position. Fullarton, 41, has spent time this season in charge of Championship side Nottingham Forest’s development squad after leaving Bolton Wanderers in 2014. Notts chairman Ray Trew says he was imp

Notts County have confirmed that they will be announcing their new managerial appointment in a press conference on Monday. Speculation is rife that the successful candidate is Nottingham Forest Under-21s development coach Jamie Fullarton, who jumped straight to the top of the bookies’ list to become odds-on favourite, and Colin Slater also suggested that the 41-year-old - who, like County's three previous managers, Chris Kiwomya, Shaun Derry and Ricardo Moniz, has

Notts County hope to appoint a new manager over the weekend after narrowing down their shortlist to three candidates, according to reports. The Magpies have been without a manager since sacking Dutchman Ricardo Moniz, along with his assistant Dave Kevan and defensive coach Dean Yates, on December 29. Over the last week a number of individuals have been tipped for the job, including Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder, Grimsby Town boss Paul Hurst, Newport County’s John S

Former Notts County shot-stopper Fabian Spiess has joined Boston United, after the Pilgrims struggled to fulfil the position prior. The 21-year-old German born player is poised to go straight into Boston’s squad ahead of their trip to Curzon Ashton within the National League North. Spiess enjoyed breaking through the youth system, in place at Notts as a promising teenager, making nine senior first appearances during his time at Meadow Lane. Before later moving out on loan

The easiest thing to do during difficult seasons is to depart terms with your manager, yet this leaves repercussions and after a recession, you can sort of lose your identity and over the years, especially since running and starting the Pride of Nottingham website – I have spoken about this in the form of securing the better players within any Notts County squad. Yet for me, despite craving success and stability – I am prepared to see things pan out some of the time. I don

Accrington Stanley are flying high at the moment, they are currently 7th, yet despite being just outside of the play-off zone – they retain games in hand over Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers. The Magpies stats are known to all, we have not won since the opening day away to Stevenage. Lancashire based Stanley will be hoping to keep Notts quiet at the Crown Ground, with the expectation being placed upon them to return back to the play-offs. They have won three of their

Leyton Orient president Francesco Becchetti has admitted part of a Football Association misconduct charge. Television pictures appeared to show him aiming a kick at his club's assistant boss Andy Hessenthaler after their 3-2 win against Portsmouth on Boxing Day. A club statement said Becchetti accepted his actions on the touchline were 'improper conduct', but added that he "strongly denied" it was violent conduct and had requested a person

Richard Dryden has played down reports of Alan Smith leaving Notts County, insisting that he is still in the squad for now. Plymouth Argyle have reportedly offered Smith a deal until the end of next season, with the 35-year-old keen to extend his playing career before moving into coaching. A photo emerged on Wednesday of what appeared to be Smith walking alongside Pilgrims manager Derek Adams in the Devon city. Dry

Two new names have emerged in the running for the Notts County manager’s job. One of those is Grimsby Town boss Paul Hurst, who led his side to the Conference play-off final last season, which they lost to Bristol Rovers at Wembley. Hurst was a teammate of Notts head of recruitment Guy Branston at Rotherham United when they won promotion to the second tier in 2001. The Magpies are said to have been monitoring Hurst