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Joe Jones
Adam Campbell has claimed that Notts County "can't go wrong" this season given the recruitment of players who know the Football League well and the confidence within the squad.
The Magpies endured a season of turmoil in 2015-16, ending up in relegation trouble despite being expected to bounce back into League One at the first attempt.
When asked if the current squad is stronger than last season's team, the striker said: "It's pretty much similar to last year when we had a whole new squad.
"But last year was more the foreign lads coming in who really hadn't played in this league before and now we've got all lads who know what they are doing, who have been here for years in and around these leagues.
"We can only go in full of confidence and we're looking to go up, that's got to be the aim. We can't go wrong with the lads we've got."
Notts begin their season away at Yeovil Town this weekend.
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Joe Jones
New Notts County goalkeeper Adam Collin has the belief that the Magpies will be in the upper reaches of League Two this coming season.
The 31-year-old is one of several summer signings at Meadow Lane as John Sheridan moulds the squad in his image in a bid to challenge for promotion.
Collin, who has joined the club on a two-year deal, said: "The squad's really good, it's got a good mix of experience and youth in there. And the manager says he wants to bring a couple more in still, which will only strengthen us. I'm sure we're going to be very capable and up at the top end of League Two.
"We've had a good pre-season of fitness and ball work and now you can see on the pitch the lads are well drilled and know what they're meant to do.
"The season has come around quickly, but we're ready for it. It's a long trip to Yeovil, but we're looking forward to a good, positive season.
"There's always a new buzz going into every season. There's a bit more for me personally, coming to a new club, and the manager has brought quite a lot of new signings in.
"There's a lot going on at the club and we just want to start with a positive result at Yeovil and carry on our positive work from pre-season."
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Joe Jones
New Notts County loan signing Vadaine Oliver has expressed his eagerness to fire the club up the table and avoid the relegation stress he encountered last year with parent club York City.
The Minstermen dropped out of the Football League despite the 24-year-old's 10 goals, which saw him finish the season at the club's top scorer.
Oliver told the official site: “I’m happy to be here – it’s a massive club and a great opportunity for me.
“When you’re in a relegation side it’s a struggle every day – the morale is so low. But now I have a great opportunity to kick on from last year.
“I was top goalscorer last year and I’m looking forward to scoring goals here.”
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Joe Jones
Notts County have secured the signing of York City striker Vadaine Oliver on a six-month loan deal.
The 24-year-old scored 10 goals in 42 appearances last season as the Minstermen were relegated from League Two.
Oliver, a former Sheffield Wednesday trainee, will remain at Meadow Lane until January 7, a fixture away at Morecambe.
He has previously had spells at Lincoln City, Crewe Alexandra and Mansfield Town, and has been allocated the number 9 shirt.
Oliver is set to compete with the likes of Jon Stead and Izale McLeod for a starting slot as Notts begin their season this Saturday away at Yeovil Town.
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Joe Jones
Notts County could yet make more signings before the end of the summer transfer window, according to assistant manager Mark Crossley.
The club has already bought seven players as they bid to bounce back from a horrendous 2015-16 season, but should the board ratify more purchases, then Crossley and John Sheridan will make the most of the opportunity.
"There's still this week to go and I think the manager would like an extra couple of bodies, there's no doubt about that," Crossley told reporters.
"We're always looking, we're always on the hunt and if we get the green light where we can bring somebody in that is going to make us better then we'll try to do it. Otherwise we will go with what we have got, which we're pleased with anyway.
"If we can strengthen we will be strengthening, but the manager, the owner and the chief exec will decide on that."
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Joe Jones
Notts County assistant manager Mark Crossley insists that Stanley Aborah's injury scare in Sunday's pre-season game against Blackburn Rovers is not worrying, and that the midfielder will be "fine" for Saturday's League Two opener at Yeovil Town.
Aborah was sensational in the centre of the park in the Meadow Lane friendly, but signalled to come off just before half-time and looked in distress as he walked off the pitch to a standing ovation.
Crossley sought to calm down fears of a long injury lay-off, telling reporters: "He's fine. He was excellent in that first half, he's going to be a very important player for us.
"You can see he is a little bit higher up the pitch than he was last year, that's where the manager thinks he's the most effective.
"And we expect the players around him to realise that he's probably one of our most effective players and a lot of the game is going to revolve around him.
"He's fine injury-wise. He's had a little knock, but he'll be fine. It was just precautionary that he came off the pitch.
"He won't be out. He wanted to stay on actually, but the most important thing is next Saturday not a friendly game where you could go on and make it worse, so we just decided to bring him off the pitch and prepare for Yeovil."
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Notts County’s youth team played their last pre-season game at the picturesque ground of Awsworth Villa FC in Nottinghamshire against their Ilkeston FC counterparts.
The game got off to an explosive start when, straight from the kick-off, Sam Osbourn raced at the Ilkeston defence, side stepping a number of defenders before firing  a shot from the edge of the area which went in off the inside of the post giving the goalkeeper no chance.
So, after only a few seconds played, Notts were already a goal ahead.
The rest of the first half was evenly contested but, moments before the break, a great through-ball from an Ilkeston midfielder put their 'number nine' through on goal, and the striker made no mistake to bury the ball into the back of the net.
So at half time, the score was Ilkeston 1-1 Notts.
Ilkeston started the second half the better of the two teams putting Notts under considerable pressure, but it was the Magpies who went closest to scoring when Alex Howes hit a shot from the edge of the area which rattled the joint of the post and crossbar – he was very unlucky not to score.
On 78 minutes, Howes cut inside his full-back on the left wing before firing a rocket of a shot past the Ilson goalkeeper and into the corner of the net to put Notts into a 2-1 lead.
With only a few minutes remaining, the Magpies sealed the victory when Remaye Campbell, inside the area, turned and rifled past the keeper to make the full time score 3-1.
A good workout for the youngsters in readiness for their first league game next Saturday at home to Scunthorpe United – fellow fans, come down and give the boys some support!
Joe Jones
Notts County striker Jon Stead has fond memories of his time at Blackburn Rovers, the Magpies' final pre-season opponents, but insists that the match will be all about ironing out the last few flaws within the team.
John Sheridan's side will take on the former Premier League champions on Sunday at Meadow Lane, their last match before the 2016-17 Football League season gets underway.
"I have brilliant memories of my time at Blackburn," said Stead, who joined the Lancashire club from Huddersfield Town in 2004. 
"They gave me my first chance of Premier League football and I really enjoyed it.
"The season we stayed up was a highlight and scoring against Manchester United was nice too. I had a good time there, so I am looking forward to it.
"But more important than that it's about us getting our house in order. We have to make sure we are right and iron out the little mistakes."
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Joe Jones
Notts County have announced their squad numbers for the 2016-17 League season.
Notable changes include Mike Edwards swapping 35 for 37, Genaro Snijders switching from number 11 to number 7, and Wes Atkinson changing from number 29 to number 20.
Youth academy products Jordan Richards and Montel Gibson move to numbers 19 and 21 respectively, while new graduate Jack McMillan gets shirt number 22.
New signings Carl Dickinson and Matt Tootle take up numbers 2 and 3 respectively, with Richard Duffy taking up the number 5 shirt. Michael O'Connor will be number 8, with Alex Rodman wearing the number 23 shirt, while Adam Collin will wear the number 1 shirt, and Jonathan Forte taking up number 11.
 
 
The full list of 2016-17 Notts County squad numbers is as follows:
1. Adam COLLIN
2. Matt TOOTLE
3. Carl DICKINSON
4. Alan SMITH
5. Richard DUFFY
6. Haydn HOLLIS
7. Genaro SNIJDERS
8. Michael O'CONNOR
11. Jonathan FORTE
12. Robert MILSOM
13. Scott LOACH
15. Curtis THOMPSON
17. Rhys SHARPE
18. Elliott HEWITT
19. Jordan RICHARDS
20. Wesley ATKINSON
21. Montel GIBSON
22. Jack McMILLAN
23. Alex RODMAN
24. Adam CAMPBELL
25. Luther WILDIN
26. Graham BURKE
30. Jon STEAD
31. Thierry AUDEL
33. Stanley ABORAH
37. Mike EDWARDS
39. Izale MCLEOD
40. Kevin PILKINGTON
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Joe Jones
John Sheridan has pledged to let a number of Notts County players go in order to bolster his squad as he prepares for the new season.
Despite making a spate of signings this summer, the Magpies boss is keen on strengthening the squad further and is seeking a left-sided centre-back as well as a striker.
Speaking after the Walsall friendly, Sheridan told reporters: "I need to have a chat with one or two people to let them know where we stand. I will just be honest with them and try to move things on if I can. 
"I need to get one or two people out because I think it's for their benefit and mine. That's not being harsh, it's just where I want to go.
"I am enquiring about players, but I realise I've got to get people out before I can bring anybody in. That's what I am trying to do."
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Joe Jones
Notts County defender Haydn Hollis says he has worked harder than ever to get fit for the upcoming season and feels like the campaign will be one of the best ones the Magpies have had in recent years.
The centre-back signed a one-year deal during the course of the summer, being one of only a handful of players from last season's campaign to be offered a new contract, but amid criticism about his distribution, he says he has ironed those flaws out and pledges to be more consistent.
Hollis told the Nottingham Post: "There are only one or two year deals offered to players at this level, and there are so many players still out there who I know of that can't get clubs and they've had 200-odd league games. It's crazy so you have to take every chance you get.
"I did a lot of pre-season work off my own back and I said to myself that I've got to do some preparation for when I came back. If you don't come back fit then you don't give yourself the best chance. But I think this is my best pre-season up to now.
"The manager has pulled me to the side and said he believed in me. He just wanted me to relax and play my own game. I don't think I've done myself any harm.
"A lot has been said about my distribution, but I can do it. It's just about decision making at different times. I think I've proved that I can do it.
"It's just consistency, like the gaffer says he wants. He wants seven out of 10 every week. You can't do it one week and not another.
"I'm very comfortable and confident with the lads we have got this year. That doesn't mean I was not comfortable with the lads we had last year. But I've not had the confident feeling since the (Shaun) Derry days really and I can feel good times for the club coming on again."
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Joe Jones
Notts County defender Richard Duffy has reiterated the need for consistency among his side's ranks if the Magpies are to launch and sustain a promotion charge.
John Sheridan's charges have strengthened their team over the off-season and are hoping to drag themselves out of League Two following last season's troubles.
Duffy told reporters: "Things are going really well although we are still getting our fitness. There's a game to go (in pre-season) but we are closing in and hopefully come the opening day of the season, we are all ready to go.
"Promotion has to be the aim and if you ask all the lads in the changing room, or any changing room in the land, the aim is to always finish at the top of the league. Then if you don't do that then you finish second, and if it's not second it's third.
"We want to finish as high as we possibly can and hopefully we have got the squad to do that. Consistency is going to be absolutely essential if we are to achieve that.
"We play games Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday pretty much all the way through the season. You are going to need the squad especially with the added EFL Trophy games. We are going to need all 22 players, if not more.
"I've said before if you get sixes or sevens out of 10 every week, then you are going to be in the mix but if we don't turn up then we are going to get turned over in this league."
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Joe Jones
Notts County manager John Sheridan has expressed mixed emotions about his side's 3-2 win over Walsall in Tuesday night's friendly at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies raced into a 3-0 lead as goals from Haydn Hollis, Jonathan Forte and Jon Stead put the hosts in command, but two late goals from Saddlers substitute Amadou Bakayoko made for a nervy finish.
"I was very pleased with the 70 minutes, but not happy with the last 20," the former Oldham boss told reporters.
"I made a lot of changes then, but up to that point I thought we looked very solid.
"We were 3-0 up and you think the game is over against a good team.
"I like the way they (Walsall) play possession wise, but we looked a decent outfit.
"We scored three goals and you do expect to see the game out a lot easier.
"I won't even look at the last 20 minutes, because it was just a case of game time for some people."
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Joe Jones
Notts County manager John Sheridan has found himself impressed with trialist Jhai Dhillon and intends to speak with the left-back about his future.
The former Chelsea youngster produced another solid display in the 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday as he found himself up against Reds winger Oliver Burke.
Dhillon has featured in the majority of the club's pre-season games having been recommended to Sheridan by the Panjab team manager Reuben Hazell.
"Saturday was a good test for him because their winger was very quick," Sheridan told reporters.
"Ideally I would have liked to have played him in a back four rather than a back five because he's a left-back really.
"But while he has been on trial, he's not done anything wrong. 
"I will have a chat with him and see what his thoughts are."
After winning Chelsea's inaugural Asian Star football talent competition aged just 14 in 2009, Dhillon has played for the likes of Stevenage and Hayes & Yeading, as well as plying his trade in futsal.
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Joe Jones
Notts County defender Thierry Audel believes that the remaining players from last season must leave the memories behind them ahead of the new campaign.
The Frenchman was part of the squad which ended up fighting relegation, went through three managers and experienced all-round turmoil.
"There are good players coming into the team and I think we can achieve something good next season. We just have to believe it, keep working hard and we will see," Audel told the Nottingham Post.
"But last season has gone. It was very disappointing and even during the summer you think about it.
"When you start a new season you have to forget what has gone on before. You have to leave it behind you.
"We cannot change it. It has been written down now, we just have to write down something better."
John Sheridan is now in charge at Meadow Lane, with a spate of high quality signings suggesting that Notts will markedly improve on last season.
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