They caved in because of complaints and pushed the plans further back. The club should have declined the moment they said it would be reconsidered. This just shows poor decision-making on both sides because the hope of doing something lifted the spirits of the fans who weren’t able to get down to the homecoming. So, Notts are faultless, but the way Nottingham Council has handled themselves is very poor.

100% @Joshua has it spot on. Why has the club suddenly decided not to do something? The Council backtracked weeks ago, so surely they knew then that the team would have been disbanded and not the same. It makes me wonder if club staff are reading this and planning to have an open day of sorts. The planning can be quite last minute, so Notts themselves can’t talk. It’s us being messed about.

No promotion celebrations, there’s the decision to have it later in the year. They seem to be waiting, and now the club says no? What is this, an episode of Little Britain?

If the city is spending money on events like this, then it should be done right and in a timely manner. We shouldn’t have to accept a belated celebration that has lost its significance. I don’t blame Notts for rejecting it, but I do agree it should have happened sooner. I’m sure the club is making plans of its own with us returning to the Football League. Our first season back will be special, so why not do it alone?

12 hours ago, Ohh Tommy Johnson said:

  I am a little surprised there wasn't  'avoided relegation' celebration though.

Funnily enough, at the time the Lord Mayor of Nottingham tweeted out her congratulations to the red plague staying up, but was completely silent a few days before when we won promotion. 
She soon took the post down when the only replies she got were from Notts fans (including me) slaughtering her for her bias.

I bet the council are very happy that we’ve turned them down, but I would have done it at the 11th hour after they had put some effort into it, just to spite them.

I agree with @liampie. The council seems to prioritise Forest over Notts, which is not fair. Both clubs should be given equal importance and recognition in the city.

This debacle just highlights the lack of communication and understanding between the council, the clubs, and the fans. We need better management in place to ensure situations like this don't happen again.

Maybe the lack of a full time CEO affected communications from our side.  I doubt delayed celebrations rates highly on the radar compared with preparing for the new season.

We don't play in red so the council was never bothered unfortunately. ???? 

11 hours ago, Ohh Tommy Johnson said:

Maybe the lack of a full time CEO affected communications from our side.  I doubt delayed celebrations rates highly on the radar compared with preparing for the new season.

This is a fair comment. I do believe that Notts could have spoken up sooner, even with the club searching for a CEO and recruiting players. However, I am more annoyed with the Council. It robbed some fans of the opportunity to celebrate.

11 hours ago, JohnTheBost said:

This is a fair comment. I do believe that Notts could have spoken up sooner, even with the club searching for a CEO and recruiting players. However, I am more annoyed with the Council. It robbed some fans of the opportunity to celebrate.

Definitely, this is on the council. 

I was never bothered about it anyway. There were great scenes, but other than that, it just became too busy. I would rather celebrate at Meadow Lane.

I think it’s a shambles and very disrespectful, but I understand the club’s decision to cancel it now that the team isn’t the same.