• Has The FA Cup Lost Its Magic?

    Harry Chapman The FA Cup is back. Some might say that football’s oldest club cup has lost its appeal, at a time when there’s more money than ever in the Premier League. Financially, it makes sense for clubs in the higher echelons of the football pyramid to chase that...
  • 2020/2021 Season Review: Hopeful Notts County Fall at Penultimate Hurdle

    Matthew Cotter The world’s oldest professional football club will once again be forced to languish in the abyss of non-league football after suffering a devastating semi-final defeat to Torquay United. It took extra time to settle the bout but, in the end, the challenge was seemingly too great for...
  • Notts County: Under New Management at Last

    Finally the Alan Hardy era at Meadow Lane has come to an end. After a tumultuous and lengthy process, a Danish consortium led by Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz have taken over Notts County. With the admirable short term priority of making sure players and staff have been paid overdue...
  • Turbulent Times at Meadow Lane

    At the end of January 2018, Notts County were second in League Two and had secured an FA Cup Fourth Round replay after drawing 1-1 with Swansea City in the first leg. Skip ahead a year and they are propping up the football league, have had three managers in...
  • ‘Steady’ start for Neil Ardley as Notts County boss

    Neil Ardley’s first home game in charge ended in a home win for the Magpies, as they secured their first three points since October with a scrappy 3-2 victory over play-off chasing Tranmere. Jon Stead was the hero for the home side, as his two goals and excellent assist...
  • Another Manager Bites the Dust At Meadow Lane

    Yesterday saw the announcement of Harry Kewell’s departure from Notts County, a mere 74 days after he was appointed as a ‘long-term solution’ by chairman Alan Hardy. Kewell was the Magpies’ sixth manager in three years and was brought in to try and change their fortunes after one point...
  • Emotion and Business – Two Sides of Running Notts County

    In January, Alan Hardy and Kevin Nolan celebrated one year at Meadow Lane. In that time, the duo have dragged Notts County from the bottom two of the football league to within touching distance of leaving the division through promotion. Speaking to Impact, Hardy reflected on his time with the...