It's safe to say that few Notts County fans have looked back since Alan Hardy took over the club and hired Kevin Nolan as first-team manager.

Since mid-January, the Magpies have halted their freefall towards the bottom of League Two, with the now much more confident players putting in much-improved displays and rediscovering how to get points.

The atmosphere in the stands is much better too, with offers and incentives combined with the improved performances making Notts fans smile again and restoring hope that next season the club will still be in the Football League.

On Thursday night, the fabled Meadow Lane trinity of Hardy, Nolan and Sir Colin Slater were on stage at the Lifeline Quiz and spoke to the audience.

Nolan talked about how he came about getting the Notts job, his good relationship with Hardy, and how the skills and experience learned in his playing career is now filtering through to the Magpies players.

To see him discuss these things, here is the video.

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When Robert Jackson's second son, Oliver, was born in 2015 and was diagnosed with Down's Syndrome, his father was unsure what services were available out there to help Oliver get the best possible start in life.

A fellow parent then suggested the Rutland House School for Parents, and since then Oliver and his family have never looked back.

The SFP began life in 1978 as the Rutland House School. Originally based in Mapperley, it was part of the Scope charity network and it aimed to care for older children and young adults with cerebral palsy.

Since then the SFP has grown exponentially as it hit several milestones and added more duties and responsibilities to its mission.

In 1981, it began helping parents of young children with varying forms of motor disorder. In 1986 its new nursery opened and saw 60 families attending its various sessions.

The 1990s saw the SFP become international as professionals began training at the original premises and school were established as far afield as South Africa and Pakistan, while a network of SFPs also began forming in the UK.

By 2000 there were 40 SFP schools for parents helping hundreds of children and their families across the nation, and in 2001, it became an independent charity as it continued to grow over the years.

In 2011 SFP moved to its new premises at the Iona School on Sneinton Dale, and on 17 July 2012, its celebrated its 10th anniversary of being an independently registered charity and increased the services they offer to include supporting older children with communication difficulties; supporting transition to school; and offering outreach for families.

Since starting his journey at SFP, Oliver's development has come on significantly. They have supported him in learning a range of skills from learning to pull himself to standing, self feeding and using a cup with a straw.

SFP also gave Robert and his partner Stacey the confidence to practice the techniques used at their sessions at home. On a daily basis they sing the songs with signs they have been taught and as a result, Oliver has engaged and begun signing back.

Oliver's development has not only been noticed by his family, but also by other educational and health agencies that are involved in Oliver's care.

Due to the help, support and advice Oliver's family has been given through SFP, Robert has decided to pay the goodwill forward by fundraising for the school.

He will be running four half-marathons over the next few months, starting with Coventry on Sunday 19 March followed by Lichfield on Sunday 7 May, Ashbourne in July (date to be confirmed) and finishing with Nottingham's very own Robin Hood half-marathon on Sunday 24 September.

SFP's work has proven a godsend not only for little Oliver, but also for his family, who get the incomparable pleasure of watching their son grow, learn, prosper and have fun under the tutelage and supervision of the best possible teachers and carers. And you can't put a price on that.

And this amazing work extends to hundreds of other families across the UK, whose lives have been changed for the better thanks to the SFP.

To donate to this worthy cause, simply visit Robert's JustGiving page by clicking here.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Notts County have fallen to a 3-0 defeat at Stevenage on Saturday which puts them just five points above the bottom two in League Two.

Matty Godden's double sandwiched Jack King's strike as the hosts earned a seventh win in eight games.

The result also sees the Magpies' unbeaten run come to an abrupt end after a renaissance of sorts under Kevin Nolan.

 Notts County's official site has published the video of the highlights from the game at the Lamex Stadium, so you can see for yourself if you haven't already.

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Notts County climbed eight points clear of the League Two relegation zone thanks to a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle in Tuesday's fixture at Home Park.

Jorge Grant made the most of a defensive calamity in the Pilgrims back line to put the Magpies into a 21st-minute lead in Devon, and impressed for the remainder of the game.

The result sees Notts climb to 19th in the table on 37 points, and with second-from-bottom Leyton Orient struggling to get out of trouble on 29 points from 34 games - the same as Kevin Nolan's team - it means that March's fixtures could see us finally secure safety once and for all.

Notts County's official site has published the video of the highlights from the game, so you can see for yourself just how good the Magpies were at Plymouth.

What did you make of the highlights from the game between Plymouth and Notts? Reckon you might get tickets for the upcoming trip to Stevenage? Which of the remaining fixtures strike you as the most important? How crucial is Jorge Grant to Kevin Nolan's plans? We want to hear your thoughts on all of these and more so don't hesitate to sign up to the Pride of Nottingham forum and join in the conversation with all our fellow PON members.

Kevin Nolan's Notts County successfully retained their unbeaten home record during the 'new era' at Meadow Lane during a goalless draw against Yeovil Town.

In a game with few chances for either the Magpies or travelling Yeovil Town, Jorge Grant forced a save in the opening minutes when he conneted with a clever pass from Notts winger Mark Yeates. Yeovil Town themselves struggled to create chances after showing little ambition going forward.

Despite the lack of quality from the opposition, Notts failed to trouble the visiting keeper Artur Krysiak despite further chances from Grant from set peices.

Notts continued to ask questions of Yeovil's defence early in the second half, with yet again on-loan Nottingham Forest midfielder Jorge Grant looking their best hope of a goal. The midfielder saw a deflected shot hit the side netting, before Yeates tried his luck with a close-range shot which was beaten away by Krysiak.

Yeovil Town lacked any real direct efforts which virtually left Adam Collin nothing more than a spectator.

However, Alex Lawless nearly scored late on when he placed a shot which forced the Magpies keeper to make brilliant save as he tipped it away. Leaving both sides forced to settle for a point in a drab encounter.

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This week's Meet the Fans video sees Pride of Nottingham chat to Notts County supporters before the Morecambe game!

Such a shame the game was called off because of torrential rain, but it was still nice to hear the thoughts of Magpies fans, many of whom were in good spirits with their team flying high!

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Notts County's first home game of the 2016-17 League Two season saw John Sheridan's side take on Darren Sarll's Stevenage FC at Meadow Lane.

The game was mostly uneventful, as the Magpies conceded fairly early onto the game with an horrific defensive mistake, which saw Notts pegged back to 1-0 - until striker Jon Stead struck before the end of the first half making it 1-1.

Pride of Nottingham spoke to a number of fans before the game and asked them a number of questions, including whether they were looking forward to the end of the season.

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Pride of Nottingham's Notts-Joe took to asking several questions ahead of the Magpies' first home game against Stevenage FC on the 13/08/2016 - be sure to help spread the word by commenting and sharing the video. You Pies!

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Notts County's last game of the 2015-16 League Two season saw Mark Cooper's side take on Keith Curle's Carlisle United at Meadow Lane.

As it turned out, the Magpies did not have a good game, falling to a 5-0 defeat which was followed by Cooper leaving the club for pastures new.

Pride of Nottingham spoke to a number of fans before the game and asked them a number of questions, including whether they were looking forward to the end of the season.

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Pride of Nottingham's Notts-Joe and Joe Jones prior to the Cambridge United game on the 23/04/2016 took to asking Magpie' fans key questions.

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Mark Cooper's magpies' unfortunately suffered their third back-to-back defeat, as Shaun Derry's Cambridge United triumph away from home.

The U's Luke Berry opened up proceedings as he charged down County keeper Scott Loach's clearance and the ball flew into the far corner of the net.

County pulled back on level terms as Haydn Hollis met a Liam Noble free-kick.

However, Ben Williamson got the winner after a goalmouth scramble.

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Pride of Nottingham's Notts-Joe and Joe Jones prior to the Cambridge United game on the 23/04/2016 took to asking Magpie' fans key questions.

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On Saturday 23 April, Notts County played host to Cambridge United at Meadow Lane. The U's, managed by former Magpies player and manager Shaun Derry, made it a happy homecoming for the Nottingham-born boss as they clinched a 2-1 victory.

Pride of Nottingham's dedicated media team was on hand to interview Notts fans prior to the game and ask them a number of questions regarding the fixture, the happenings behind the scenes, and their hopes for next season. Here are their responses - thank you for watching and thank you to the fans who kindly spoke to Pride of Nottingham.

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Mark Cooper secured Notts County's first home win of 2016, and first under his reign, as a much improved magpies' score late goal against Stevenage.

Jon Stead volleyed home for magpies' in the first half, however his spectator effort was ruled offside.

Stevenage's Fraser Franks produced their best best chance of the game from Chris Whepldale's free-kick, but Notts keeper Scott Loach saved superbly. With time running out, Liam Noble rifled into the corner from the edge of the area to give County the points.

The defeat left Stevenage 22nd in the table, but nine points clear of the relegation places with five games remaining, while County climbed to 18th.

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Jamie Fullarton’s reign as the first team manager of Notts County came to an end, as the magpies' saw another home defeat to the hands of Exeter City.

The final score 4-1, which saw fans take to protesting after the game.

Pride of Nottingham took the time to speak with four fans regarding concerns expressed in recent weeks by the supporter base. Firstly their thoughts on the decision by Ray Trew to sell the club, along with talk of 'administration' and relegation looming over some fans minds. Have a watch of our future and see what was said prior to the game against Exeter City.

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Jamie Fullarton’s first Notts County home game saw the Magpies take on phoenix club AFC Wimbledon, a side bidding to make it eight games unbeaten away.

Pride of Nottingham spoke to several Notts fans before the game about how they think Jamie Fullarton had done so far at the Meadow Lane helm, whether Liam Noble and Blair Adams should be in the squad, whether more signings needed to be made and what they thought the day’s result would be.

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Notts had a rare Sunday matchday as they welcomed Plymouth Argyle to Meadow Lane, eager to extend their great home run.

As always Pride of Nottingham interviewed a number of Notts fans ahead of kickoff to garner their thoughts on the game ahead.

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As Notts welcome Crawley to Meadow Lane, Cobby and Notts Joe do their usual thing of interviewing faithful Magpies fans for their take on the game and all that surrounds it.

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Back for another season of Meet the Fans we asked the Notts County faithful their opinions on this summer's signing and what we needed to do to climb back up the table. Thank you, once again, for everyone who agreed to take part in this week's video!

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Please leave your comments on this video, letting me know if you like the facelift. Your feedback really helps us make sure our videos are relevant to what you, the viewers, want from Meet the Fans.

We have released six main shows to date, with two additional PONcast Extras and of course, the introductory episodes and it is still early days for the Pride of Nottingham. Within this item, you will find where to subscribe to our show.

Whilst also finding where exactly to find each PONcast, as always we would welcome your views on our social pages and of course the community forum. Since the public release, our hits have been phenomenal and we cannot thank you enough for your support – It is done for our enjoyment but we are pleased to see the shows received so well.

As a community we are delighted with the progress we have been making recently, so with addition to our video content – having audio based is an added bonus.

In the most recent addition, episode 6 – We touch upon the latest signing Rhys Sharpe, what does he have to offer? In addition, we discuss the recent back room staff shakeup at Meadow Lane, Roy Carroll's international cap for Northern Ireland and we discuss former Magpie loanee 'Jack Grealish's' recent trip to Wembley. There is also a fantastic interview with Pride of Nottingham member Super Ram.

As always you can subscribe to the Pride of Nottingham PONcast, you can do so by Itunes for all IOS devices. We are available on a mix of apps, which include all major mobile platforms – Android, Blackberry and even Windows based devices.

We are also on the popular TuneIn Radio app, which is supported on all devices and it includes an app for windows 8-based computers and laptops.

To-date we have 518 subscribers, this has grown from 437 which prior to pre-launch we had a total of 15

Below you can read the PONcast Episode 6 Show Notes.

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Hello and welcome to the Pride of Nottingham PONcast Extra.

 

This special edition of Pride of Nottingham's PONcast is all about the Notts County vs Nottingham Forest All-Stars game at Meadow Lane to raise money for the Jimmy and Jack Statue Fund. Your hosts Notts Joe and Joe Jones discuss every aspect of the day, beginning with the early preparations all the way through to the post-match interviews. We also speak to J&J chair Lisa Black about how the event came to fruition and how close the statue is to becoming reality and, to top it all off, we chat to legendary Magpies Mark Stallard and Andy Legg about their take on the day!

 

The All-Star Special is not to be missed!

 

Please remember to subscribe to our PONcast, visit the on-demand website www.poncast.co.uk and of course make use of the relevant mobile apps, including Itunes for IOS devices, the popular TuneIn Radio and the majority of Android, Blackberry and Windows devices.

 

Thank you for joining us for another PONcast, please leave us a comment on our main PON website.

 

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Be sure to check out our on-demand service over at poncast.co.uk if you have not caught all our existing episodes to date, you can also do so if you are subscribed via any app.

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Previous Episodes

PONcast Introduction - Link
PONcast Episode 1 - Link
PONcast Episode 2 - Link
PONcast Extra - Link
PONcast Episode 3 - Link
PONcast Extra (All-Stars Special) - Link
PONcast Episode 4 - Link
PONcast Episode 5 - Link

After the public release of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast Episode 3, we have focused on bringing the fans a special addition of the PONcast extra. A special look into the all-stars match which took place on the 17th of May 2015.

Notts-Joe and Joe Jones took to covering the game, whilst promoting the event in a special and unique way. After the public release of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast Episode 3, we have focused on bringing the fans a special addition of the PONcast extra. A special look into the all-stars match which took place on the 17th of May 2015.

In this recent PONcast Extra, you will hear exclusive interviews with the Jimmy & Jack Chair, Lisa Black, along with magpies fan Helena Page and also former Notts County legends Mark Stallard and Andy Legg.

As always you can subscribe to the Pride of Nottingham PONcast, you can do so by Itunes for all IOS devices. We are available on a mix of apps, which include all major mobile platforms – Android, Blackberry and even Windows based devices.

We are also on the popular TuneIn Radio app, which is supported on all devices and it includes an app for windows 8 based computers and laptops.

To-date we have 437 subscribers, which prior to pre-launch we had a total of 15.

Below you can read the PONcast Extra (All-Stars Special) Show Notes.

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Hi all and welcome to the sixth episode of Pride of Nottingham’s PONcast.

 

In today’s instalment we begin by discussing Notts County’s second new signing of the close season – Derby County youngster Rhys Sharpe. We also touch on the changes behind the scenes, including the creation of several new positions and the promotion of key Notts staff to these roles.

 

The PONcast then goes on to discuss the international exploits of goalkeeper Roy Carroll, former loanee Jack Grealish's FA Cup final appearance and Ashleigh Plumptre's call-up to the England Under-17 squad.

 

Finally we interview SuperRam, a key member of the PON community, and find out his Magpie memories.

 

Remember you can subscribe to our PONcast.

 

You can do so by using Itunes for IOS devices, downloading any of the main podcast apps from the google play store or even listen to show using the TuneIn Radio app.

 

Please let us know your thoughts on this PONcast, thank you for joining us.

 

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Previous Episodes

PONcast Introduction - Link
PONcast Episode 1 - Link
PONcast Episode 2 - Link
PONcast Extra - Link
PONcast Episode 3 - Link

We are now at Episode 3 with the Pride of Nottingham PONcast and we are delighted with the progress made so far. These early shows have helped us to get to grips with the production, allowing us to work on the principles we set outright when we began Pride of Nottingham many moons ago.

Joe Jones and I have been enjoying discussing Notts, as we have throughout our involvement with doing the Pride of Nottingham website, and we are delighted to bring yet another feature to the Notts County community.

We have an on-demand service for folks to catch up with these features, which can be found on the PONcast website.

You can subscribe to the PONcast show by downloading any of the major Android apps, the likes of ‘Podcast Addict’, ‘Podcast Republic’ or even the ‘Pocket Casts’ app which I highly recommend.

You can also subscribe via Itunes for all IOS devices, including Iphones, Ipads and Mac computers.

In addition, we are on the popular TuneIn Radio app, which is available on multiple platforms including Windows handheld devices.

To-date, we have 3 main shows available, one PONcast Extra and the introduction episode we released at the very beginning.

Below you can read the PONcast Episode 3 Show Notes.

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Hello and welcome to the Pride of Nottingham's PONcast Episode 3 hosted by Notts Joe and Joe "JJ" Jones.

 

Today we will be discussing the recent comments made by Notts CEO Aileen Trew regarding the Magpies having a competive budget in League Two next season before moving onto the controversial column by Kenny Burns which claimed that Notts could end up in the conference in a year's time.

 

Your hosts Notts Joe and Joe Jones will then discuss their favourite players from the championship winning League Two side of 2010.

 

We will also touch upon next season's season ticket prices, our thoughts on Notts's chances for next season, and an update on world cup call ups for the lady pies.

 

Please subscribe via Itunes, the majority of Android devices and the popular TuneIn Radio App.

 

Thank you for joining us for episode 3, we look forward to reading your views.

 

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The folks who brought you the brilliant Great Escape imagery that spurred Notts County to safety last season are back with a fantastic new set of designs featuring some of the greatest Magpies to sport the legendary black and white stripes!

The Art Of Football have created artwork of such Notts greats as Les Bradd, Sir Charlie Palmer, Tommy Lawton, Phil Turner and Tommy Johnson, which you can get in both t-shirt and print form!

Weymouth based Magpie Alan Hargreaves and his wife Debra is planning an extraordinary journey for charity this summer.The couple are very keen cyclists as it is, but this journey is on a slightly different level to Weymuff’s usual 14 mile commute to work on his bike every day.

Their plan is to cycle the length of Britain from Land’s End in deepest Cornwall to John O-Groats, right at the top of Scotland. A trek of over 990 miles!

Two weeks have been scheduled for the journey starting on 28th June 2015, with the plan being to average 75 miles per day.

They are doing this trip to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK, in memory of Wilf Hargreaves, who sadly passed away in August of last year.

Pancreatic Cancer has the lowest survival rate of any cancer, and the charity tries to make a difference by providing information and support to those who are affected by the disease, and funding vital research which goes into helping find a cure for this horrible disease.

Alan and his wife are hoping to raise at least £500 from their venture, and so far they have raised £235 since opening their fundraising page.

It’d be fantastic if the Notts County family could help them towards their target, and any donations - no matter how big or small, will be gratefully accepted, and would be a massive help.

The link to Alan & Debra’s fundraising page can be found below, and it includes regular updates on their preparations and training, as well as further information about their chosen charity, and of course information on how to donate.

https://www.justgiving.com/Alan-Hargreaves3/

Please take the time to visit their page and make a donation if you can to support a fellow fan.

Good luck Weymuff. Be sure to give it a big “You Pies” when you cross the finish line.

Since coming to Meadow Lane two years ago, Ronan Murray has quickly established himself as one of Notts County’s first-choice players. The young Irishman originally signed to the club on a short-term contract as one of four successful trialists in 2013, but he went on to play a key role in helping the Magpies avoid relegation from League One with nine goals in 16 starts.

Of course, there was the odd setback, most notably the red card on the quarter-hour mark of that Peterborough United game, but the mark of a true professional is learning from your mistakes and proving doubters wrong – and Murray did just that.

Pride of Nottingham has spoken to the 23-year-old hotshot about Notts County’s season.

What have you made of the game so far?

Well I think we've played well, I think Paddy McCourt's done well for us, he's really been our best player. He looks bright, so hopefully he will continue in the second half and keep giving the ball to him basically.

What time do you think the full score will be?

Well hopefully we can get back into it, hopefully the gaffer can give them a good talking too and they'll come out flying in the second half really. As I say keep giving the ball to Paddy and Jam on the right and hopefully they can make things happen. Hopefully Bajner and big Garry up there and can do the business in the box. So, hopefully we can come back from this and we need it, we need it at home – like seven in the last eight are obviously not good enough so, we need to get the fans our side here.

Have you been enjoying your time at Notts?

Yeah, yeah, I'm loving it. Loving it really, this season hasn't really set off for me but hopefully I will have a good end to it.

Is there any news on your injury?

Yeah I just had a scan on it yesterday it, on my groin, so hopefully the results come back all clear and then I can crack on with training. There's just a few questions over it, scan is clear I can take it from there.

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Pride of Nottingham would like to thank Ronan Murray for taking the time to speak to us, we wish him all the very best with his injury and hope that he finds his form again soon.

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