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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has urged Notts County to finish the season on a high with a win at Newport County and get momentum going into the 2017-18 campaign.
The Magpies have the luxury of not having to worry about their League Two future at Rodney Parade, while the hosts need to win to make sure of a place in the Football League.
However, Nolan insists that he does not want the players to mentally be on their holidays and warns that a lot of them may not see each other again, so must make the most of it.
The Notts manager told the official club website: "I'm really looking forward to it. We've got to go out with a bang.
"We did it last week, beating Blackpool when a lot of people thought we'd be on our holidays. I don't want it to get to that 'end-of-season' feel.
"A lot of these lads might not see each other again, so they have a duty to each other to go to Newport and give it their all - and hopefully come away with another win to give us momentum going into next season.
"It's really important they don't let themselves down after doing so well since I walked through the door."
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Joe Jones
Rob Milsom has expressed his desire to "put down roots" at Notts County after enjoying an impressive and award-winning season at Meadow Lane.
The 30-year-old midfielder was voted the club's 2016-17 player of the year as well as the players' player of the year for his consistency in the middle of the park.
His contract is up at the end of the season but manager Kevin Nolan has publicly declared that he wants to keep Milsom at the club.
Now the former Rotherham United man says the feeling is mutual, telling the Nottingham Post: "I have really enjoyed it this season and hopefully I can put down roots here.
"I've really enjoyed playing under the gaffer and I think the club is going places.
"The fans have turned out and got behind us and it's been really enjoyable to play in front of them.
"I'd like to be part of a club that is going forward next season. I expect the talks to be straight forward and hopefully we can come to an agreement."
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Joe Jones
Alan Hardy has vowed to keep using Twitter to interact with Notts County fans, but insists that abusive messages sent to him on the platform are not acceptable.
The Magpies chairman often tweets updates about the club and engages with supporters, though he has sometimes come under criticism for doing so rather than using the official club site.
He wrote in the Nottingham Post: "As the chairman and owner of Notts County, I am a firm believer that engaging with the fans is essential to make them feel part of what we are trying to achieve at Meadow Lane.
"Twitter is my chosen tool for communication because I believe it's a terrific way to interact with the supporters on a one on one basis especially if they have any questions.
"I firmly believe our success will heavily rely on engagement with the fans which is why I put myself out there on Twitter.
"It would be wrong of me to suggest that it has all been plain sailing and over the last week or so I have had to block a number of accounts.
"I have no problem whatsoever with people having a different opinion to me, but it's how that opinion is delivered.
"Some people have been nothing but abusive and the last thing I want when fetching a drink is somebody giving me gratuitous abuse.
"I just won't stand for it. I don't need it in my life because it adds nothing to it. If somebody has a different opinion, then fine.
"I welcome that because it's about debate, challenging viewpoints and being able to consider other perceptions.
"I always think of Twitter as being in the pub having a debate with your mates. But if somebody comes up to me, calls me an idiot and headbutts me then it's not acceptable.
"Likewise, somebody being abusive on Twitter is not acceptable. I encourage people to have different opinions not only on Twitter but in the workplace too.
"Fortunately, 95 percent of the people who do engage with me are polite, appreciate the interaction and leave me sometimes looking at my own thought process."
To read the rest of Alan Hardy's column on the Nottingham Post, click here.
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Joe Jones
Notts County decided to hold a firework display ahead of their final home game of the League Two season against Blackpool on Saturday.
With the players lined up on the Meadow Lane pitch not far from the touchline in front of the Derek Pavis stand, they had their backs turned to the display on the centre circle.
And right at the end, loud explosions from the cannons startled both sets of players, some of whom visibly flinched - cue much amusement from the crowd!
See the firework display for yourself - credit to Nick Holmes for the footage!
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Joe Jones
Richard Duffy has praised Kevin Nolan for helping improve his game and says he wants to remain at Notts County past the end of the season.
In January, the defender agreed to waive a clause in his contract that would have automatically triggered a one-year extension at Meadow Lane, with the club's League Two future in the balance at the time.
His contract now runs out at the end of the season, but his performances improved since Nolan's arrival, helping the club survive in the Football League.
Now Duffy insists he is hoping to be granted a new deal, telling the Nottingham Post: “I would like to stay.
“When I agreed to the clause being removed from my contract earlier in the season, and while it wasn't something I wanted, it's something I had to sacrifice for the sake of playing and the team.
“But it's down to the club, the manager and chairman as to what happens next.
“I feel as if I have picked up since the manager has come in and, like everybody here, played to a standard I know I can."
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has praised Rob Milsom after the midfielder picked up two Notts County awards last week, admitting that he would like to keep him at Meadow Lane next season.
The 30-year-old collected the Players' Player of the Year and the Fans' Player of the Year awards before Saturday's 1-0 win over Blackpool as a reward for his impressive and consistent form.
Milsom is one of many players out of contract at the club in the summer, but his manager is hoping to keep hold of him for the 2017-18 campaign.
"Rob has been brilliant since I came in," Nolan told the Nottingham Post. "He is an honest and hardworking lad. That's why he has all of those accolades.
"I am hoping he can kick on further now after having a torrid few years before that.
"He should go away feeling very proud of himself, and he should have a good rest before he comes back ready and raring to go in July.
"He hasn't played this many games in a long time, but we will manage it and see where we go with the contract talks. I would love to keep him if we can get the contract right."
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Chris
Notts County have ended their programme of League Two home fixtures this season on a winning note after a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Meadow Lane on Saturday.
Centre-half Richard Duffy's fourth goal of the season was all that separated the two sides as he headed into an unguarded net on 34 minutes after Blackpool goalkeeper Sam Slocombe had kept out Jorge Grant's free-kick.
Pride of Nottingham was at Meadow Lane for the game and spoke to a number of fans - as it was the last home game of the season, we asked them a number of "review" type questions, such as who their favourite player has been this campaign, how many home games they've been to and so on.
Here is the video, embedded from YouTube, for your enjoyment.
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Joe Jones
Notts County have ended their programme of League Two home fixtures this season on a winning note after a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Meadow Lane on Saturday.
Centre-half Richard Duffy's fourth goal of the season was all that separated the two sides as he headed into an unguarded net on 34 minutes after Blackpool goalkeeper Sam Slocombe had kept out Jorge Grant's free-kick.
Here are the highlights from the clash against the playoff-chasing Tangerines from the official Notts YouTube channel.
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Joe Jones
Richard Duffy has echoed Kevin Nolan's comments in being delighted about Notts County's winning home finish on Saturday.
The Magpies fans, who have put up with a lot of grief this season, were treated to a victory in the club's last home game of the season, a 1-0 win over Blackpool.
Duffy, the club's stand-in captain as Michael O'Connor recovers from injury, named several players who he thought stood out and admitted the dressing room is happy at present.
He told the official Notts side: "Haydn was superb today. He did everything and more. If you hang a ball up for him, hes going to eat everything up. He's just getting better and better.
"Everyone put a shift in. You wouldn't say we had a bad player. Carl Dickinson was someone who maybe got a bit of stick earlier in the season, but since he's come back into the team he's been superb.
"To finish the way we have, especially at home, is pleasing. The fans turn up and expect you to perform to your best and we weren't doing that.
"But since the new manager has come in we have done that, picking up some good wins against teams who are pushing for promotion, as you've seen today.
"We've finished on a good note at home and it's a happy dressing room."
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has claimed that Saturday's League Two fixture at Meadow Lane between Notts County and Blackpool could have gone either way, but is happy to have capped off their home programme on a high note.
The Magpies edged the encounter 1-0, Richard Duffy scoring on the rebound after Jorge Grant had forced the Tangerines goalkeeper into a save from a free kick.
Nolan told the Notts website after the game: "I don't think it was a great spectacle and it could have gone either way.
"We haven't played well but we've come out with a 1-0 win and a nice clean sheet, which I'll enjoy just as much as I did the Colchester game the other week.
"Hopefully we can finish on a high next week at Newport, which is going to be tasty because they've got to win to stay up and we want to go out with a bang. We're looking forward to that now."
When Nolan took the reigns at Meadow Lane they were just one point adrift of safety, but since then he has steered them to 16th in the fourth tier.
And after guiding the Magpies to a win on their last home game of the season, Nolan said he was thrilled to send the Black and White Army away from Meadow Lane happy.
"This showed how far we've come," Nolan said. "The fans are coming out in force and it would be magnificent if we can keep sending them home happy week in week out.
"When we first came in home crowds were only about 3,000 some weeks, so to get where we are is a great achievement from everyone.
"Alan Hardy and all his backroom staff deserve so much credit because their hard work has come to fruition, making it easier for us on the pitch."
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Joe Jones
Notts County have wrapped up their home fixtures for the 2016-17 League Two season with a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Meadow Lane on Saturday.
The first chance of the game came in the second minute when former Tangerine Mark Yeates curled wide of goal.
Blackpool then came close to taking the lead when Adam Collin spilled what ought to have been a routine claim, but the defence cleared just as Mark Cullen looked set to tap home.
The lead, however, came the way of Notts when Jorge Grant's free kick was palmed by Sam Slocombe into the path of Richard Duffy, who headed into the empty net.
Stead almost doubled County's advantage when forced a terrific stop from Slocombe, which denied him his 15th goal of the season.
Both sides continued to trade blows in the second half, with Collin keeping out a Neil Danns cross-shot that was sneaking in, and also held a late Brad Potts header as Blackpool searched for an equaliser.
Ultimately, however, the Magpies held on for the win, which ensured that Kevin Nolan has only lost one home game since taking the reins at Meadow Lane.
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has played down suggestions that Notts County are to make a move for Dover Athletic striker Ricky Miller, claiming that he costs a lot of money and could invest his budget more wisely.
The 28-year-old has scored 37 goals this season to top the National League goalscoring charts and was also named the division's player of the year.
Notts were quoted with an interest in the player both in January and heading into the summer, but Nolan says he could get "a lot of good players" with the money quoted for Miller.
"We have a long list of players who we are looking at and who we are considering," Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
"I have a meeting with Alan (Hardy, Magpies owner) this week about the budget and Ricky Miller is going to cost a lot of money.
"We were quoted a lot in January when we enquired about him, as we did with many others.
"But whatever budget Alan decides to give me, we have to get the best out of it. For the money you would pay for Ricky Miller you could get a lot of good players."
Nolan also hinted that he would be looking to the Premier League again for loan signings after Marc Bola, Josh Clackstone and Tahvon Campbell contributed to the Magpies' 2017 revival.
He said: "All of the loan signings we have brought in have been a success in their own way, not just for the impact on the field but in the dressing room or training pitch.
"We will definitely look to bring in players on loan and use that system because I think it's a great system.
"And I think a lot of Premier League clubs will look at us and be happy to send their players here because they know they will get a chance."
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Joe Jones
The first fixture between Blackpool and Notts took place on 28 November 1896 at Raikes Hall, and finished 3-2 to the Lancashire side.
A total of 58 games have taken place between the two sides, with Notts winning 19, Blackpool winning 24, and 15 draws.
The last fixture came earlier this season, on 12 November 2016 - a humiliating 4-0 defeat for Notts at Bloomfield Road.
Football had developed in Blackpool by 1877 when Victoria FC were founded as a church club with a ground in Caunce Street.
This team disbanded a few years later but some of its members are understood to have merged with old boys from St John's School to form a new club called Blackpool St John's.
But the two factions remained disunited and, on 26 July 1887, at a meeting in the Stanley Arms public house, the members resolved to wind up St John's and form a new club to represent the whole town called Blackpool Football Club.
Blackpool's most notable achievement is winning the 1953 FA Cup Final, the so-called "Matthews Final", in which they beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3, overturning a 1–3 deficit in the closing stages of the game.
During that post-war period, Blackpool made three FA Cup Final appearances in six years and, during the 1950s, had four top-six finishes in the Football League First Division, their best position being runners-up to Manchester United in the 1955–56 season.
In 1953, four Blackpool players were in the England team against Hungary at Wembley, causing the Daily Mirror to declare that "Blackpool are playing Hungary today", though England lost in a famous defeat.
Since the 1950s Blackpool's fortunes have varied, and when they won promotion to the Premier League, at the end of the 2009–10 campaign, Blackpool became the first club in English football to have won promotion from every division of the Football League via the play-off system.
Blackpool's least successful period was officially in the 1980s, particularly when, in the 1982–83 season, they finished 21st in English League football's lowest tier, their lowest-ever League finish.
Team news
Matt Tootle faces a race against time to be fit for Notts County's final home game of the season against Blackpool.
Tootle missed the defeat at Luton Town with a hamstring injury and should he not make it Josh Clackstone is likely to continue in his absence at right-back.
Midfielder Mark Yeates will hope for a recall against his former club while Alan Smith, Curtis Thompson and Jonathan Forte are also vying to be in Kevin Nolan's starting line-up.
Captain Michael O'Connor has been ruled out for up to nine months after sustaining a knee injury against Portsmouth and requires surgery.
Blackpool are just missing long-term absentees Jim McAlister and Jamille Matt.
McAlister broke his leg in early February while striker Matt has a hamstring tear that could rule him out for the remainder of the campaign.
Ian Black, Kyle Vassell and Bright Samuel are all options for boss Gary Bowyer if he decides to freshen things up, although his team have not conceded in their past three games.
The Seasiders are currently sixth in the League Two table and their goal difference is so superior to their rivals that four points from their final two fixtures should ensure they enter the play-offs.
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has once again insisted that the Notts County players whose contracts run out at the end of the season must prove themselves to their manager in the last two games.
The Magpies secured safety on Easter Monday against Portsmouth with several games to spare, but with neither promotion nor relegation at stake, the concern is the players may not perform to their full potential.
Nolan has already said several times over the last few weeks that he does not want the Notts players to take their foot off the pedal, reiterating their need to play for their Meadow Lane futures against Blackpool and Newport County.
"It's all about mentality and what the players want to achieve," he told the Nottingham Post.
"There are a lot of players out of contract, as we know, and they still have to convince me that for next season they want to be a part of this club.
"There may be players getting their heads turned by other clubs, you never know, but for their sake they cannot let the season peter out.
"You sensed there was a huge sigh of relief when we achieved safety a lot quicker than perhaps many thought.
"But now they have to show me their professionalism and their mentality moving forward for next year.
"I think I will learn about them more now, than when our backs were against the wall.
"You come out fighting and the lads did brilliantly with that, but now, with the pressure off, you've got to create the pressure from within yourself."
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Joe Jones
Mark Yeates has confirmed that he wants to stay on at Notts County past the end of the season and admits several other out-of-contract players do too.
The former Blackpool winger signed for the Magpies in January on a short-term deal which expires in the summer, alongside those of the majority of the players.
Yeates, who will face his former club on Saturday, says he gets on really well with manager Kevin Nolan and would sign a contract if it were put in front of him.
"The gaffer and I get on really well and I am sure we will sit down at some point," he told the Nottingham Post. "I am not the only one, there are quite a few boys he wants to speak to as well.
"All I can say is that it's a great club and I've really enjoyed it. We've done what the gaffer set out to, which is to keep the club in the division.
"Everybody can give themselves a pat on the back, but as for myself, I am not 100 percent sure what will happen.
"I've enjoyed it immensely. It's a great club and I've made some good mates. My relationship with the gaffer is one of the best I've had for a long time.
"If something was to be put in front of me then I would like to stay."
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