National League Preview 22-23: Here we go again…

In the words of CJ Johnson… Ah sh*t, here we go again… It is somehow two-and-a-bit months since Grimsby stuck their last quid in the fruit machine and spun round to three cherries in the play-offs at Meadow Lane (then put all of their winnings on 0 at the Racecourse Ground roulette wheel), and the

Better or worse? Notts County Squad Preview 21/22

By Rob Davies As with Jacob’s excellent National League preview piece, this annual run through of where the Notts squad is at going into a new season took a temporary hiatus for last season’s ‘ghost’ campaign which, for all the welcome distractions it provided amidst national lockdowns, never quite carried the same levels of personal

Gerrit Forward’s BIG National League Preview… guaranteed to upset someone

By Jacob Daniel Fire up your hired Ford Transit, the Vanamara National League is back on Saturday! After what felt a bit like a ghost season, fans are back across the land, and unsurprisingly a lot has changed since Notts fans were last able to travel to an away game. We’ve lost two play-off campaigns,

Notts County 18/19 squad analysis

View last season’s pre-season squad review. With major investment comes major expectation. Notts go into this season as bookies favourites to win League Two and owner Alan Hardy has been clear with his remit; only promotion will do. This is relatively uncharted territory for this club – in the past 20 years, only in the

Big League Two Preview – The Outsiders

Following an in-depth look at the potential League Two strugglers and also rans, Jacob Daniel takes a look at the promotion outsiders in the third part of his 2018/19 preview… 

Big League Two Preview – The Also Rans

After part one of Jacob Daniel’s Big League Two Season Preview looked at who he expects to be battling relegation, we work our way up the table to assess the sides he expects to be destined for mid-table.

Big League Two Season Preview – The Strugglers

Jacob Daniel’s in-depth League Two preview returns, starting with arguably the most controversial section… the teams expected to be battling it out at the bottom.

Notts County prediction panel 2018-19

It’s the time of year where we make ourselves look stupid by trying to predict what’s going to happen at one of the country’s most unpredictable football clubs in one of Europe’s most unpredictable professional leagues. Dane Vincent, Rob Davies, Tom Nixey, Colin Sisson, Paul Smith, Lee McKenzie and Stuart Brothers step-up to the plate to

The BIG GF season preview – part four

Here’s Jacob Daniel’s fourth and final instalment of his BIG Gerrit Forward season preview. This time he looks at the team’s he expects to battle it out at the top of the table. Like it or not, he’s included our local rivals, Mansfield Town… Don’t like that? Make your voice heard in the comments section

Why I can never get enough of Notts County away days

As we approach the first away game of the 2017-2018 season, I can’t help but feel excited and optimistic about what may lay ahead for Notts County – away days are special for me and I have enjoyed some very good trips since I went to my first one against Hartlepool United. It’s a chance