The Following Question has been Raised and I'd like to Know, Which Is It ? To My Fellow PON Members.

Over the past Few weeks the  Magpies Match Reports on the B.B.C. Website have changed. The Boys in the Black & White Stripes

Used to be Called Notts County. However in Match Reports they are Now Simply Referred to as Notts. And it seems that some Magpies Fans are

Up in Arms about it. Asking why our Team are Now just Written as Notts and Not Notts County?

So Where Do You Stand On The Issue? Dose It Bother You If You're Called A Notts Fan? Do You Call Yourself A Notts Fan?

Or  should the Magpies be called by their Full Title Notts County? And You Are A Notts County Fan?

Interesting question. I myself have used the shortened name when posting about Notts myself. In fact I use the abbreviated name most of the time

I suppose it's ok to use the shortened name but bear in mind that the full name is Notts County.

At matches, I've heard supporters shout CMON Notts, I've done it myself too.

So I personally don't have a problem with reports refering to Notts County as Notts, so long as it's made clear the article is about Notts County.

I've read reports where they refer to Notts as just County. That's the BBC too.

 

I think once you've said Notts County in the headline it's fine and I also just refer to us as Notts. And with Nottingham Forest being know as Forest, if someone says Notts it's pretty obvious who you are referring to.

It's a big club feeling to be able to go by one word though, like if someone mentions "United" straight away you think Manchester, not Sutton. I guess if you were to say "County" at the minute with no reference most would probably think Derby, a few would think Stockport and us. If we can get to the stage where people think of us as "County" I'd take that as a compliment!

I usually refer to my team as Notts when talking to other Notts fans or people from Nottingham but if I was talking to e.g. a Manchester United fan and he asked who I supported I’d say Notts County.

 

typical football fans and notts, to find something to complain about that needs not. its not like we're being labelled nottingham. i get some might prefer notts county to just notts, but what a waste of energy to complain and make a fuss.

I refer to our fans, on social media as "Notts fans". Mostly, because it saves characters, and it can read better. I sometimes include Notts County further in the message(s), so I really don't see the fuss.

We are Notts, County, Magpies, The Magpies, The Black & White Army, NCFC, Pies etc.

Preference is one thing, but it's on par with political correctness and wokeness to take harms over something so trivial. This is when it comes to beyond moaning, and taking to using pitchforks or having a meltdown over it. The world has so many problems, but how we refer to ourselves as fans isn't one - provided it falls within meaning.