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Back in mid-April, Notts County chairman Ray Trew announced during a radio interview that he would be creating a transfer committee at the club. This would consist of six members – all unknown at the time of the interview – who would discuss each player, before the manager, Ricardo Moniz made his final decision, as any manager should do if the chosen players were good enough for the club. After this interview, fans’ opinions were somewhat negative concerning the direction chosen by the club. The general opinion is that this would ultimately lead to bargain players being approved, as the general mood at the time was low. However, nobody knew for sure how this would work out and regardless it was the direction in which the club opted to go for. As the close season began, activity around Meadow Lane seemed very slow and fans hung onto any sort of transfer speculation linked with the club. When Notts made their first signing, it seemed that the mission of the current board and manager was to settle the worries and minds of loyal fans. The process of transfers is something generally handled on the quiet side at Meadow Lane it would seem. However, it wasn’t long before speculation and optimism started to creep into the fan base, with Ray Trew publicly voicing his thoughts on potential signings. Notts quickly started being linked with European talent, namely from the Dutch and Belgian leagues where Moniz has managed or dealt with before. Even names within the English division seemed to impress the majority. As the optimism increased, so did the transfers and, on merit, it seems that the transfer committee is doing a good job, as is Chief Scout Guy Branston who is heading the recruitment drive. It’s a little too early to say if it’s a complete success, but looking at the business done and achieved by the committee so far, it is certainly showing other clubs how it needs to be handled. With the club developing squad based on quality and not quantity, it’s easy to become excited when the players linked are of various skills and age ranges. It seems the five-step plan mentioned within local media really was the footprint for the success aimed towards the 2015-16 League Two campaign. Personally, I am satisfied with the direction in which the club appears to be going. I am also very keen to see the season underway and for fans to quickly jump on board, as success on the field for me can only be measured by the fans in attendance and naturally if Notts do get off to a bright start, the players arriving could seal a brighter future for this football club. It is a promising start for Notts, which does not warrant any sort of negativity remotely, and I am encouraged by the response I have seen. Let’s hope this season is a successful one for us, so we can finally push on together in the right direction.

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. [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. You Pies! ---------------- 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

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. You Pies! ---------------- Previous Episodes PONcast Introduction - Link PONcast Episode 1 - Link PONcast Episode 2 - Link PONcast Extra - Link PONcast Episode 3 - Link

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.