Notts County : Through Blood, Sweat and Swedes

[Mike :]]

Hi, my name is Michael and I have decided to create a Notts County story. I know it’s easy but as it’s my first story I thought I’d give it a go. I’m hoping to become a more advanced FM player soon so a few harder stories should be coming soon. Also I know someone has a title like this, I can’t remember who it was but sorry if I took your idea.

Notts County Football Club​

Founded in 1862, Notts County are a professional English club currently playing in the Coca-Cola League 2. The club play their home games at Meadow Lane and possess adequate training facilities and an adequate youth setup. The club is affectionately known as The Magpies and retains a fierce rivalry with Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town.
The club enjoyed probably their best spell of success during the 1890’s. Although now enduring an eleven year barren spell, having not won a competition since 1998, The Magpies still have a history of which they can be proud. Notts County won the FA Cup in 1894 and finished runners-up once, won the English 2nd tier in 1897, 1914 and 1923 and finished runners-up on two occasions. They finished runners-up in the English 3rd tier for the only time in 1973, and won the English 4th tier in 1971 and 1998 and finished runners-up once.

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Sky Sports Breaking News – 11.08am​

Peter Trembling has today confirmed that manager Hans Backe has departed with immediate effect. Backe, who only joined the club a few weeks ago, said that the plans that were put in place and not being met and he feels that he is wasting his time with a club who he feels cannot progress at a steady rate. Peter Trembling has made a statement saying : “ It is a sad day for Notts County Football Club losing a manager of this reputation, we will be looking to replace Hans as soon as possible. There will be a further statement the club this evening. The main contenders for this job are ex-County boss Neil Warnock and ex-England international Michael Henson.

More updates coming soon...

 

[hazer]

good layout so far

 

[Wadinho]

good layout so far

Yup, look forward to seeing the rest.

 

[Mike :]]

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Sky Sports Breaking News – 5.31pm​

Notts County chairman, Peter Trembling, has today confirmed that ex-England international Michael Henson will be the manager until the end of the season on a £975-per-week deal. The 33-year-old enjoyed a successful playing career until his career was ended by a horror tackle in 2004 by Roy Keane in a 4th round FA Cup tie against Manchester United. In his 10 year career, Henson played for Bury, Oldham, Preston, Burnley and finally Arsenal. He had planned to return to Bury before the end of his career but missed out on the opportunity due to his injury, Michael had been an Assistant Manager at York City before he took the position at Notts County.

In a statement released by Henson, he said “Notts County is a club on the rise and I hope to achieve promotion in the short time that I am here for. I have assessed the squad and have a wealth of targets in mind, I am looking to sign a handful of players as back up but I will be making some major signings, for example I will be looking to sign Michael Mifsud on a free transfer as well as bringing the highly rated Middlesborough full back, Joe Bennett to Meadow Lane. I have also been looking at an ex-Ajax star that has become available on the market and I will do anything to make sure he signs for me.”

 

[SamScfc]

I don't normally like Notts County stories, but seems though its your first and you seem like you have a good layout goin on, I'll follow

Good luck.

 

[Mike :]]

July Update​

8th July 2009
Notts County manager Michael Henson was said to be disappointed this evening after seeing his side draw 1-1 with Notts County reserves. Johnnie Jackson opened the scoring for Notts County in the 36th minute before Delroy Facey equalised in the second half. Henson revealed after the match that they are in advanced talks with an ex-Portsmouth player and the ex-Ajax star he wanted to sign. He also told journalists that he has had a 40k bid for Joe Bennett accepted by Middlesbrough.

9th July 2009

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Sky Sports Breaking News​

Notts County chairman, Peter Trembling, has today announced that Notts County have signed ex-Portsmouth player Dejan Stefanovic on a free transfer. Dejan said on his new adventure:” I am very excited to have signed for a club with such great expectations. I will try to be a big part in these and I hope I can help push the club towards Coca-Cola League 2 glory. Trembling also revealed that County have signed ex-Ajax star Nicolae Mitea. Mitea had been available on a free transfer since his Dinamo Bucharest contract ran out in July 2009, he said he was looking forward to getting back to the game he loves.

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Dejan Stefanovic Nicolae Mitea​

11th July 2009​

Article from Notts County’s Official Website
Middlesbrough hot prospect Rhys Williams has joined on loan for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old is highly regarded at Middlesbrough and he is relishing the opportunity of first team action. The club can also reveal that ex-Coventry City and Malta international Michael Mifsud has joined on a free transfer. Manager Michael Henson commented on his latest signings saying “I am overjoyed that we could get Michael on a free transfer as he has great ability and has shown it at his previous clubs. Also I am delighted that we could get Rhys on loan for the season as he will provide tough competition to our current defenders at the club”.

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Rhys Williams Michael Mifsud​

13th July 2009

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Retrieved from BBC Sport website
Notts County seem to be aiming for glory this year after they boosted their squad by another four players in the past two days. The club has signed AS Monaco midfielder Malaury Martin on loan for the rest of the season, the 21-year-old has a promising future ahead of him and looks forward to be working under manager Michael Henson. The club has also signed Huddersfield’s Nathan Clarke, Halmstad’s Alexander Prent and Middlesbrough’s highly rated full back Joe Bennett. Bennett has been signed for a fee of £40k whilst 26-year-old Prent has been signed for a fee of £80k. Clarke’s fee is undisclosed but rumours are that the fee is around the £270k mark. All three signings are believed to be excited about the prospects of first team football; however Nathan Clarke has made himself heard about being made to leave Huddersfield, the club he spent 8 years at. Although Henson was unavailable for comment, the Notts County manager was believed to be extremely pleased at landing these signings.

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Alexander Prent Nathan Clarke​

14th July 2009

Airdrie United visited Meadow Lane for a pre-season friendly. County came out on top with an 82nd minute goal sealing a 1-0 victory for the League 2 side. Manager Michael Henson said this after the game,” I am pleased with this result as the new signings need to gel. However, we need to up our game if we want to win the league this season. One journalist asked Henson if it was true that Danny Tiatto was at the game today, to which he replied “Yes he was, we are pleased to announce that we have signed Danny from Brisbane Roar FC for a fee of £12k. We think it will be a great signing as Danny’s record speaks for itself.”

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15th July 2009

Manchester United has today confirmed that defender Danny Simpson will join Notts County in the January transfer window. Simpson is currently on loan at Championship side Newcastle United but was on the transfer list at Old Trafford. The fee has been agreed at £1.1m which will be paid in monthly installments over 48 months. The defender will join County on 15th January 2010 after his current loan at Newcastle finishes. Notts County manager said on the news, “I am very excited by the news that Danny will be joining us in January. He has plenty of Premiership and Championship experience so that will be a huge boost to our side.”

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18th July 2009
Notts County earlier this week accepted a friendly invitation by Glenn Hoddle Academy and have played the game today. County had a comfortable win over the academy beating them 6-0. Michael Mifsud particularly impressed by scoring 4 goals and Lee Hughes grabbed a brace as well. The result shows that County are a growing side under Henson are looking to be a dominant force in the forthcoming season.

19th July 2009

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Sky Sports Breaking News​

Chairman Peter Trembling has today confirmed that Notts County have completed the triple signing of ex-Chelsea midfielder Joe Keenan, Rui Almeida Monteiro and Max Fuxberg. Keenan and Monterio have arrived on free transfers whilst Fuxberg has joined for a fee of £2k from Trelleborg. Some County fans have questioned Monteiro’s ability as the Cape Verde player hasn’t had a club since the 2005-06 season. Trembling confirmed that these signings would be the last in the current transfer market.

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Max Fuxberg​

At the moment I don’t really want to type up all the friendly results but I will tell you them instead. I beat Ayr 5-1, Charlton 1-0, Norwich 2-1 and Southend 1-0. However, I lost to Sheffield United 3-1.

 

[Finn]

Even if I didn't love the layout I'd be following as I'm a massive County fan but the layout is abolutely CLASS! Good luck!

 

[Mike :]]

Even if I didn't love the layout I'd be following as I'm a massive County fan but the layout is abolutely CLASS! Good luck!

Cheers mate, I'll be updating the story soon with August updates and a very nice loan signing.

 

[Trophy_Whorder]

ill follow good luck am county on my own game want a tip get gibson on loan was amazing for me

 

[Mike :]]

August Update​

1st August 2009

To start off the month of August, Notts County started off with a tough pre-season friendly against Southend at Roots Hall. The game could have swung both ways but Notts County but a goal on 43 minutes by Joe Keenan sealing the win for The Magpies. Both teams had plenty of opportunities but they didn’t take them. Michael Henson said after the game, “The result was good for us but we could have made more use of the chances we had and we could have put the game to bed in the first half. Pre-season has been good so hopefully we can now push on with our promotion aim. I am also very pleased to announce that we now have Aston Villa as our parent club so that they now can send their youngsters on loan to us to gain first team experience. We will announce shortly if we can sort out any deal with them. Hucknall have also been confirmed as our feeder club so that we can send our youngsters to them as well.

3rd August 2009

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Sky Sports Breaking News​

Aston Villa has today confirmed that 18-year-old Nathan Delfouneso will join Notts County on loan to the end of the season as part of the deal between the two clubs. Delfouneso, who is currently valued at £3m, has a promising career ahead of him and is relishing first team action. Neither Nathan nor Notts County manager Michael Henson were available to comment.

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August Results​

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Coca-Cola League 2
Notts County 6-1 Bradford City
(Delfouneso, Mifsud, Stefanovic, Prent 2, Martin – Thorne)
Man of the Match – Alexander Prent (Notts County)​

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Carling Cup First Round
Oldham 0-2 Notts County
(Martin, Mifsud)
Man of the Match – Malaury Martin (Notts County)​

Some astonishing results from the first round
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Coca-Cola League 2
Macclesfield 0-1 Notts County
(Keenan)
Man of the Match – Joe Keenan (Notts County)​

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Coca-Cola League 2
Chesterfield 0-3 Notts County
(Delfouneso, Keenan, Mifsud)
Man of the Match – Michael Mifsud (Notts County)​

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Coca-Cola League 2
Notts County 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
(Martin, Mitea, Mifsud)
Man of the Match – Malaury Martin (Notts County)​

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Carling Cup Second Round
Portsmouth 2-1 Notts County
(Piquionne, M Wilson – Mifsud)
Man of the Match – Marc Wilson (Portsmouth)​

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Coca-Cola League 2
Barnet 0-3 Notts County
(Prent, Mifsud, Martin)
Man of the Match – Malaury Martin (Notts County)​

Review of the Month
I am pleased with the team this month and the first result of the season was extremely pleasing. The Carling Cup First Round was also very pleasing as Oldham are in the league above us. We are currently top of League 2 with 15 points out of 15. The defeat against Portsmouth was disappointing but they were a lot stronger than us on the day so there was nothing we could do, it was also nice to see we took the lead against them.

Player of the Month
1st – Michael Mifsud (Notts County)
2nd – Alexander Prent (Notts County)
3rd – Dave Hibbert (Shrewsbury Town)​

Manager Of The Month
1st – Michael Henson (Notts County)
2nd – Keith Hill (Rochdale)
3rd – Ronnie Moore (Rotherham United)​

League Table
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August Results
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Players That Impressed This Month
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[Wadinho]

Fuxberg ftw (H)

 

[Ben]

If your still in the transfer window sign Brian Hamalainen, quality left back. Try and get Dani Pacheco on loan as-well. Next season sign Jonjo Shelvey and Morgan Schneiderlin, Premier League quality players. Oh and good story so far and nice layout, good luck

 

[Mike :]]

If your still in the transfer window sign Brian Hamalainen, quality left back. Try and get Dani Pacheco on loan as-well. Next season sign Jonjo Shelvey and Morgan Schneiderlin, Premier League quality players. Oh and good story so far and nice layout, good luck

I'll try and buy that Brian guy in the summer as the window is now shut, I also am trying to sign Ben Thatcher as cover for Joe Bennett. Thanks for the tips I will hopefully try and sign them in the summer as well.

 

[Max]

Jesus, copyright everywhere with Harry's idea of Blood, Sweat & (then something different every time).

Good luck mate

 

[Ben]

I'll try and buy that Brian guy in the summer as the window is now shut, I also am trying to sign Ben Thatcher as cover for Joe Bennett. Thanks for the tips I will hopefully try and sign them in the summer as well.

Ok mate, good luck I am following

 

[Nick.]

shame about the thread name

 

[Nixon]

If they haven't been snapped up by now, Rudolph (although i've always heard him called Rudi...) Skacel and Izzy Iriekpen are great free signings for league 2 sides.

 

[Eliteg]

How much have u spent so far in the window?
Nice story, will be following

 

[Mike :]]

Jesus, copyright everywhere with Harry's idea of Blood, Sweat & (then something different every time).

Good luck mate

Cheers mate, I seem to remember someone else had it for a Portsmouth story

Ok mate, good luck I am following

Cheers ^^)

If they haven't been snapped up by now, Rudolph (although i've always heard him called Rudi...) Skacel and Izzy Iriekpen are great free signings for league 2 sides.

Thanks for the tips but Skacel is at Slavia Prague and Iriekpen is at Bohemians

How much have u spent so far in the window?
Nice story, will be following

At the moment, I've spent £400k but when Danny Simpson joins in January the total amount will be £1.5m

 

[cooksta]

If your near the window or have enough money, try to buy Patrick Agyemang from QPR, he got me 30+ goals in League 2 and isn't doing too bad in League 1. He's about 375k-450k.