Paul Hart Arrives!

Notts County have announced the arrival of Paul Hart as the acting Academy Manger. The club stated they felt it was important to support the current Academy staff and players.

This is whilst the club continue the disciplinary process with Mick Leonard, Hart steps into the role which as been overseen by Mick Halsall. The decision to take on Paul Hart appears to reflect on the clubs desire to produce their own high level, quality professional players.

Hart is well known within the football community for being able to help bring through promising young talent. The experienced manager has enjoyed success with a flight of top teams, the likes of Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, where he helped to progress the development of players such as former England internationals Jermaine Jenas and Jonathan Woodgate.

He helped Leeds United win two F.A Cups at youth level, which formed the backbone of the side that was able to reach the Champions League semi-finals back in 2001/2002.

At Nottingham Forest he aided the progress of upcoming fledging stars such as David Prutton, Gareth Williams, Barry Roach, Andy Reid, Michael Dawson and former Notts County player and fan favourite John Thompson.

The last youth role Hart had was with Portsmouth FC, where he was appointed as the “Director of Youth Operations”. He eventually found himself as the caretaker manager and before taking the manager role permanently back in July 2009.

It's a very exciting time for the Notts County Academy, who have recently received a donation from NCFCOSA to aid them with purchasing equipment and now the club's not only introduced Mick Halsall, who has a wealth of experience at this level, but also the arrival of Paul Hart.

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