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This upcoming season Notts must not forget the importance of playing at home, as last year’s abysmal record will no doubt prove, yet high-flying football clubs build their promotion form based on how they do in front of their own fans.
Therefore, we must reflect this within our bid for promotion back to League 1 and find the right balance of players in order to do so.
 
I have been to a number of games whereby the build up to the match adds to the interest of the game ahead and some clubs really do fortify the use of their home crowd who attend. This is something that, in my personal opinion, Notts fail to do.
So, it’s not so easy for the club to just ask for the backing of the fans because they have to do something in order to warrant it. Having the squad warm up and train in front of the crowd is a way to get the players to lift the moment, yet it is on the field when and where it truly matters.
Watching games at Meadow Lane can be extremely awkward, even against sides which are supposedly weaker than us.
Having the right players will make a massive difference, as would players who represented themselves within the local community and around the actual supporters. It would go a long way, as the support is part of the key to the success and if we can go back to the days whereby we moved the ball forward, I am sure this would have supporters encouraging play by singing or making noise and not just repeatedly shouts from the guy behind informing fans nearby x player is a pile of (well I won’t say it).
Only five of the 23 home games at Meadow Lane were won last season. 16 games in, Notts had already achieved the lonesome figure away from home. It was afterwards where form just went completely out of the window and it lead to our relegation back into League 2.
Notts must put the relegation behind them; they must look to reuniting and firmly getting the victories, which will pave the way for fans to return to see the mighty magpies, rather than the attendance lowering each season.
For a club which operates on the income generated by its supporters, they must not forget that home victories are what ultimately draws any interest into the football club.
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Chris

PONcast Episode 6

By Chris, in Media,

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.
 
You can listen to the PONcast by clicking play.
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We would like to thank every subscriber for taking the time to regularly catch our PONcast episodes; including casual listeners. It is an absolute pleasure to be doing these audio shows. If you have not yet subscribed, please do share this journey with us here at Pride of Nottingham.
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
Chris
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.
 
You can listen to the PONcast by clicking play.
[media]http://traffic.libsyn.com/poncast/PONcast_Episode_6.mp3
If your mobile cannot display the media player, please download directly from - Here.
We would like to thank every subscriber for taking the time to regularly catch our PONcast episodes; including casual listeners. It is an absolute pleasure to be doing these audio shows. If you have not yet subscribed, please do share this journey with us here at Pride of Nottingham.
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
Chris

Newton & Tempest Deals

By Chris, in News,

Former Notts County duo Sean Newton and Greg Tempest have secured contracts for their services, with the former Magpies set to face each other within the 2015/16 season within Vanarama Conference.
26-year-old Newton has joined Wrexham after being released by Lincoln City while youth team graduate Greg Tempest has gone on to join the Imps.“Once I heard that Wrexham and the gaffer were interested in me, then there was only one club for me, There were offers from other clubs, and others at a higher level, but this place ticked all the boxes.” said Newton.
“I’ve played against Wrexham plenty of times and always thought this was a place I would love to play”, he added.
Tempest, who made a string of appearances for the Northern Ireland Under-21s during his time at Meadow Lane, said of his move: “I'm grateful to Boston really. When I knew I wasn't in the manager's plans at Notts County, I had to get out on loan.
“Notts didn't have a reserve team, so I was not getting any game time. Playing for Boston kept me involved and made this move possible."
 
Pride of Nottingham wishes both Sean Newton and Greg Tempest all the very best with their careers.
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He’s spent years working with disabled people and raising thousands of pounds for charity. Now, as he prepares for his fifth year of fundraising, Alun Millard is hoping to raise even more. Daniel Angelini had a chat with him.
Since the start of the decade, Nottingham's Alun Millard has raised over £2000 for charities including the Cystic Fibrosis Fund and Mencap.
As a support worker at Mencap, he helps people with learning disabilities to live independently, which can involve anything from helping them cook a meal to organising a holiday. Working a busy schedule of various day and night shifts leaves him exhausted, but luckily he found a few minutes to speak to me from his home in Chilwell and explained that his work was tiring but extremely rewarding: “The best thing about my job is seeing how far someone can progress when they are given the opportunity.
 
"It helps to remind you why you do the job you do.”
 
“People I support have developed skills which they never knew they had because they didn't have those opportunities. When you see that progression, and hear the compliments from families, you know that you've done something right. It helps to remind you why you do the job you do" “It does leave me rather tired, so I enjoy my sleep. A mid-afternoon nap is truly one of life’s pleasures.” Alun has worked at Mencap for over 10 years, and in 2010 he decided to raise money for the charity by shaving his head, in what would be the first of many fundraising campaigns. He reminisces about how it all began: “I was talking to a fellow Notts County fan about hairstyles and how I had never shaved my hair off completely. He joked about donating to charity if I did and that was the start of my fundraiser.” Alun and other Notts County fans were invited by the new Notts County Football Club chairman Ray Trew to hand out Easter eggs in the QMC Children’s Ward. Mr Trew thanked the fans for their help by offering them executive seats at the last game of the season. At the game, Alun saw an opportunity to boost his fundraising efforts. “I spoke with various staff members at Notts County to get money shakers around the ground during that game. I also did my head-shave on the pitch before the match started in front of 9000 fans.” After that, the donations poured in and he raised £1500. Buoyed by this success, Alun went on to raise £600 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust by growing a mullet and running the Nottingham half-marathon in 2011. 'It's not right' In 2013, he ran the half-marathon again, this time raising over £500 for the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association. His late aunt Elena had suffered from the condition, which is similar to Motor Neurone Disease but less common. “It’s a cause close to my heart. I’d never heard of the condition until my folks told me that my auntie had had it. There’s no treatment, no cure, the average life expectancy is about 7 years, and Aunty Elaine didn’t even get that. It’s not right.”
 
"I wanted to give something back.”
 
Last year, Alun raised money for Nottingham Mencap in memory of his good friend David Emerson. He said: “We got on exceptionally well, sharing a passion for the same football team, and when he passed away, it was a logical choice to fundraise in his memory. Nottingham Mencap was a place that he went to once a week, every week. It was an important part of his life. I wanted to give something back." Alun raised £295 by running the Nottingham half-marathon for a third time, but he almost didn’t make it after getting shin splints a few months before the day of the event. “Shin splints is a bit of a catch-all term for pain and inflammation in the shin area. Early in 2014 I was running to get back into exercising and I was getting discomfort in my right leg. “I've done 3 half-marathons, all in Nottingham. Last year was by far the toughest for me. I thought of David and wanted to make him and his family proud. “Finishing a half-marathon for me has always felt a mixture of exhausting and amazing. I've always struggled to stick at things and see them through, so it felt amazing to have done it when it seemed like it was all over before it started.” Shin splints Now in his fifth year of fundraising, Alun’s focussing on a new campaign to raise money for Cancer Research UK. “My current plan is to attempt the Nottingham Half-Marathon again but the shin splints are always on my mind. “I'm running in memory of Elaine Brooks. I never actually got the opportunity to meet her in the flesh, but she and her son were both well-known on a popular Notts County message-board. Elaine was someone who could get on with everyone and passed away in December 2014.”
 
"I may have cursed, grimaced, limped and hobbled, but I was determined.”
 
With the possibility of shin splints returning and ruining his running, he briefly considers other options. “To be honest, if I am unable to run this year due to shin splints, I will probably have to knock running on the head, continue the fundraising into 2016 with some other activity. Maybe it would be shaving off my beard, which I've had for something like 18 months or so and refuse to shave off, or the 3 Peaks Challenge.” With his thoughts firmly on the future, Alun pauses to look back on the most memorable moment of his fundraising career. “I think walking out onto a pitch, surrounded by 9000 football fans has to be up there. And the free bar afterwards didn't hurt! I was also able to meet Peter Schmeichel, who was a footballing hero of mine back in the day, and hold the League Two trophy. It was a very fun day!” For more information about Alun’s fundraising visit www.alun.be, or donate via www.justgiving.com/anonypie/
Written by Daniel Angelini
@Dangelinii
Chris

PONcast Episode 3

By Chris, in Media,

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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You can listen to the PONcast by clicking play.
Please be sure to share this journey with us here at Pride of Nottingham, subscribe and get in touch with us on our community forum at www.prideofnottingham.co.uk/community/ or on any of our social pages.
 
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Joe Jones
It pains me to say this folks, but Notts County have been relegated from League One. Despite a decent enough start to our season that saw us in the playoff places, it's been a freefall towards the bottom of the table, culminating in a 3-1 defeat away at Gillingham that sees us end the season in 21st place.
The Magpies began matchday 46 outside of the relegation zone on goal difference, so a win would see them survive the drop.
Ricardo Moniz's charges set about trying to find an early goal to settle nerves as Balint Bajner forced a corner after just 30 seconds.
The Gills, however, were deft on the counterattack and enjoyed a good spell with the likes of Cody McDonald, John Marquis and Bradley Dack all weighing in with chances.
Notts soon picked themselves up and Garry Thompson, Graham Burke and Haydn Hollis all test the opposition back line.
The first half finished goalless, which would not have been enough for the Magpies to survive as other results were going against them.
This changed for the better when Burke opened the scoring to the rapturous delight of the travelling Notts fans, the on-loan Aston Villa man picking up a Liam Noble pass and rifling past Glenn Morris.
There was genuine belief that the Magpies could hold onto the win and secure League One football for another season, but sadly it would all go pear-shaped in the latter stages of the game.
With two minutes left the Gills levelled the game as Egan powered home Doug Loft’s cross and in stoppage-time, as Notts struggled to clear, Ben Dickenson smashed the ball home to put the hosts ahead.
Dickenson then turned provider moments later, as the Gills burst forward, laying off the ball for Luke Norris to fire home a third and condemn Notts to the bottom tier of the Football League.
Joe Jones
Notts County's head-to-head record against Gillingham is historically pretty poor, winning 10 games, drawing seven and losing 15 since our first fixture on 25th October 1930. Fixtures between the two tend to come thick and fast for a certain period of time before ceasing to be for years on end.
Between 1985 and 1989 we played each other nine times, then no meeting for seven years, squaring up again in October 1996.
Since that league meeting (lost 1-0), another five games took place until March 2000, and then, nothing for eight years!
For over 50 years, the record for the fastest hat-trick in the Football League belonged to Jimmy Scarth, who scored three goals in two minutes and 30 seconds against Leyton Orient, on the 1st November 1952.
Sadly in 2004, James Hayter of Bournemouth dispossessed Scarth of said record; he came on as an 84th minute substitute in their game against Wrexham, and scored three times in two minutes and 20 seconds!
Gillingham do however retain one record; having conceded the fewest goals in a 46-match season, when the team conceded only 20 goals during 1995–96.
The Gills could have radically changed the face of English football had they not lost against Manchester City in the 1998/99 Second Division play-off final.
Had they won, City may have never recovered from a second year on the bounce in the third tier, by their own admission. And let's not forget Gillingham were leading 2-0 will less than two minutes left on the clock!
Instead, as things went, City were back up in the top tier within a few years, just in time to catch the eyes of some very wealthy people casually window shopping in the Premiership.
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There are no new injury or suspension problems for Gillingham but Mahlon Romeo will not be involved after he left the club by mutual consent earlier this week.
Notts will once again check on Paddy McCourt as they look for the win to guarantee their League One survival.
McCourt hobbled off injured during the defeat at relegation rivals Crawley on April 18 and the problem has seen the Northern Ireland international winger miss the last two matches.
Defender Mustapha Dumbuya is the other injury doubt for Ricardo Moniz's charges, who go into the final game of the season outside the drop zone on goal difference.
Joe Jones
So this is it then. It'll go down to the final day. Notts County managed to tear up their formbook as they secured a 2-1 win against Doncaster Rovers that edged the hosts just out of League One's drop zone - on goal difference.
The Magpies were quickest out of the starting blocks as Gary Jones and Balint Bajner saw efforts blocked in the early stages of the game.Donny countered through Nathan Tyson, who drilled wide from 12 yards out, but the Magpies would break the deadlock eight minutes in when Garry Thompson slotted past goalkeeper Marko Marosi after connecting with Graham Burke's cross.
The visitors, who had nothing to play for, got into their groove as the first half minutes ticked away, twice going close through long-range shots from James Coppinger and Kyle Bennett.
It would get even better for Notts after the restart as Burke floated a cross into the area and Noble lost his man, brought down the ball and slotted it past Marosi.
A Donny consolation came deep into injury time when Haydn Hollis was adjudged to have fouled Tyson in the box, allowing the striker to slot home from the spot, but it proved too little too late for the visitors.
Notts moved out of the bottom four as a result of this win after Crawley blew a 3-2 lead to lose 4-3 at Peterborough.
However, Colchester also gave themselves hope of survival with a 3-2 win at Fleetwood and a win for them at Swindon on Tuesday will put the Magpies back into the drop zone.
Joe Jones
Notts County have met Doncaster Rovers 53 times over the years, with the first fixture coming on the 13th December 1930. On that occasion, an FA Cup tie, the Magpies triumphed 1-0. Rovers have the upper edge head-to-head, but only just. They have 23 wins against Notts and 22 defeats, with eight draws.
We've played them twice this season already - we beat them in a JPT tie in December, before a goalless draw in the league the following month.
The club was founded in 1879 and turned professional in 1885. They have spent the majority of their playing history between the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system and are one of four clubs to win the Division 3/League Two title three times, the last being in 2004. Football League rules state that any team who wins a trophy three times can keep it.
However, when Rovers tried to retain ownership of the actual Third Division trophy, the Football League claimed that Rovers could not keep the trophy because the league names had changed from Fourth to Third Division, and so they had not won that particular league three times.
The team's mascot is a brown dog known as Donny Dog, who wears the red and white Rovers jersey.
Before a scheduled appearance during the game against Huddersfield Town at the Galpharm Stadium on 4 March 2006, police prevented Andrew Liney from entering the stadium in costume, citing unspecified "police intelligence", and refused him permission to wear any part of the costume within 50 metres of the stadium.
Mr Liney later received a full written apology for these unfounded allegations from the head of West Yorkshire Police.
The mascot was next portrayed by Tracy Chandler and in June 2011, she was relieved from the position after she posed in her underwear for a Sunday newspaper. Later in the same week she was reinstated back as the clubs mascot.
Arguably the club's most famous fan is One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson. The 23-year-old had agreed to play in a charity game at the Keepmoat to raise money for the Bluebell Wood Charity and was offered a deal by Donny to join the club on non-contract terms after impressing in the game.
Tomlinson also put himself forward to take over the club alongside John Ryan, but the deal fell through in July last year.
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Paddy McCourt is a major doubt after limping off in the defeat by Crawley, while Jamal Campbell-Ryce is not expected to feature.
Doncaster boss Paul Dickov has no new injury or suspension concerns.
Rovers' season is effectively over as they have nothing to play for - they are unable to reach the League One play-offs.
Notts, meanwhile, are two points adrift of safety and without a win in 11 games.
Chris
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!
With the launch of new designs the Art of Football has kindly provided us Notts fans with two t-shirts which we will be giving away as prizes, keep tuned for news regarding these two contests tomorrow!
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To view their range of designs and to find out more, visit art-of-football.com now or follow them on Twitter or Facebook.
Joe Jones
Two games to go. That's all Notts have left if they are to salvage their League One status after succumbing to a 3-1 defeat at home to seemingly Championship-bound Preston North End.
The Lilywhites broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Jermaine Beckford produced a thundering finish from Joe Garner's setup.
Garner then got on the scoresheet himself just after the half-hour mark when he fired in from inside the six-yard box after some poor Magpies defending.
Notts set about trying to reduce the deficit and saw Graham Burke twice force goalkeeper Sam Johnstone into saves.
The hosts' persistence paid off with just under 20 minutes left when Jimmy Spencer scored his first goal of the season after holding off a defender before turning and firing home.
Meadow Lane roared their boys on and were rewarded with some great attacking play as they searched for an equaliser.
Garry Thompson spurned a massive chance to draw level when put through by Liam Noble, but he could only fire at Johnstone's legs.
And it proved costly as Beckford bagged his second five minutes from time when he raced through to drive past Roy Carroll and kill the game off.
Joe Jones
Notts County and Preston North End are two of the oldest football clubs in the country (and by extension, the world), whose history goes back over 125 years. The first fixture between the two took place in November 1888, when North End defeated the Magpies 7-0 in the first ever season of the Football League.
The 1888-89 season saw Preston remain unbeaten throughout, and would go on to become English football's first "Invincibles".
This feat which remained unbroken until 2003-04 when Arsenal also went a whole top-flight season without losing - so really, Notts being thumped so heartily wasn't quite as bad a result as it seems!
Aside from Preston going the whole season unbeaten, they were also the first EVER winners of the Football League. Oh, and they won the FA Cup that year too!
The two clubs have met a total of 89 times, and sadly (for us Notts fans) the Lilywhites have the upper hand by quite a significant margin. They're won 42 times, while the Magpies have won 23 games. 24 draws have taken place.
The two teams that have played the most games overall in the Football League are, in fact, Notts County and Preston North End!
Meanwhile, Preston are ranked as the fourth most-successful English football club of all time domestically.
Over the years, there have been some varied scorelines. We've talked about the 7-0 back in 1888, but we've also had 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, 4-3 and 4-2.
Recently, meetings have been tamer (from a goal-scoring perspective). Since the turn of the millennium, only ten goals have been scored in the ten games we’ve played.
We've played them twice this season, first in the league, a 1-1 draw away in August, and then a 1-0 defeat at Meadow Lane in the JPT.
The National Football Museum was originally situated in Deepdale, Preston, but was moved to Manchester in 2012.
Deepdale was used as the venue for the England U21s when they played Iceland in March 2011. Deepdale was used again at the end of the 2011-2012 season to host three U19s Elite Round matches with England, Slovenia and Switzerland all taking to the famous pitch. The three games were held at the end of May over six days.
Preston have made the play-offs in a record eight seasons, spanning all three league divisions, but have not yet been promoted via this route.
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Paddy McCourt is an injury concern for Notts as he hobbled off after 33 minutes of the 2-0 defeat at Crawley on Saturday.
Midfielder Liam Noble trained on Sunday and he could come back into the Magpies' squad after missing the last three games, while winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce will miss the remaining three matches with a knee injury.
For Preston, Scott Laird, Jermaine Beckford and Paul Huntington all overcame problems to start at Port Vale last Friday as North End stretched their unbeaten run to 16 League One games, but three successive draws have seen MK Dons breathing down their necks in the bid for automatic promotion.
Joe Jones
Well folks, it's looking grim now. Notts have three games to save their season after succumbing to a 2-0 defeat away at Crawley, compounding a run of 11 games without a win which puts us two points from safety.
The opening goal at the Broadfield Stadium came on 15 minutes as defender Kelly Youga converted Anthony Wordsworth's corner with a spectacular overhead kick to leave Roy Carroll stranded.
Notts were right up against it just two minutes later when Wordsworth's free kick was nodded home by Darren Ward.
The visitors set about trying to reduce the deficit and went on to threaten as Blair Adams’ cross found the head of Jimmy Spencer, who forced Brian Jensen to tip the ball over the bar.
Jensen then made another fine stop minutes later, diving to save Garry Thompson’s header, before coming up trumps later on when he kept out Gary Jones's volley.
Youga had the sheer audacity to try out another overhead kick in the latter stages of the first half, but this time it sailed over the crossbar.
Notts came out with intent after the restart, but failed to provide much of a threat as Izale McLeod’s header dropped wide on 57 minutes, before the same player forced Carroll into a stop just after the hour.
With ten minutes to play, Crawley squandered a huge chance when Jordan Williams miscontrolled the ball and McLeod raced through.
The striker was denied one-on-one by Carroll and, from the rebound, substitute Dean Morgan missed an open goal.
Notts weren't able to muster up anything special in the last few minutes as Crawley sealed all three points and came out of the drop zone.
Meanwhile the Magpies' descent into League Two creeps ever closer, unless Ricardo Moniz's boys are able to rip up their current form book and conjure up another Great Escape.
Joe Jones
Notts County have only ever played Crawley Town five times in their history. The first ever fixture between the two was two and a half years ago, on November 10th 2012. This milestone first meeting between the two, played at Meadow Lane, finished 1-1.
Meanwhile the return fixture, played away on the 9th March 2013, ended as a goalless draw.The last meeting was an exhilarating 5-3 win for the Magpies back in November, as Garry Thompson's hat-trick helped his side up into the playoffs.
Crawley Town have been a non-league side for the majority of their history – 11 years ago, while Notts were struggling to survive in the old Second Division, Crawley had just been promoted from the Southern Football League!
Crawley have won plenty of silverware in their history, though the majority of it is amateur-based. This changed when they won the Conference National title in 2011 and the League Two title just a year later.
2010-11 was a record-breaking season not just for Crawley, but also for the Conference. The West Sussex club broke the points total in one season (105) and tie with other teams for most wins in one season (31), fewest defeats (3), and highest goal difference (+63).
Because of this season, alongside the funds they had to buy players and an unlikable manager (Steve Evans), they were known as “the Manchester United of non-league football”.
Crawley have the smallest stadium in League One; the Broadfield Stadium holds a meagre 5,996 people. You could fit just over three and a half Broadfields inside Meadow Lane!
The town of Crawley is known for being close - just three miles in fact - to Gatwick Airport, the world's busiest single-runway international airport.
Famous people who have links to Crawley include Australian footballer Kevin Muscat (born in Crawley), Gareth Southgate (attended the town's Hazelwick School), English rock band The Cure (formed in Crawley, several of its members attended St Wilfrid's RC School) and Gorillaz lead singer 2D (a fictional character, his back story claims he grew up in the town).
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Crawley defender Darren Ward is back fit after a heel injury, while midfielder Josh Simpson could feature for the first time since November.
Marvin Elliott will be assessed after an infection, but Dean Leacock and Conor Henderson are ruled out.
Notts County midfielder Curtis Thompson is fit again and Balint Bajner's late equaliser against Barnsley has him pushing for a starting place.
Both sides are in the relegation places with 47 points each. Leyton Orient, who are one place above the League One drop zone, are also on 47 points, but Crawley have played one more game than Notts and Orient.

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