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Notts County have confirmed their 2021/2022 pre-season friendlies ahead of the National League campaign. Wayne Rooney's Championship side Derby County will visit Meadow Lane on the 1st of August 2021, with the Magpies' also playing hosts to York City the following week. Tickets are expected to be made available for all the pre-season friendlies closer to each fixture. Full pre-season schedule: Coalville Town (A) - Saturday 17th July, 3pm KO. AFC Telford United (A) - Saturday 24th July, 3pm KO. Boston United (A) - Tuesday 27th July, 7:45pm KO. Derby County (H) - Sunday 1st August, 1pm KO. York City (H) - Saturday 7th August, 3pm KO. Tamworth (A) - Tuesday 10th August, 7:30pm KO. Solihull Moors (A) - Saturday 14th August, 3pm KO. Notts has also mentioned that the scheduled game against Solihull Moors could potentially be cancelled, if the club is drawn to play them in any of the opening 8 games of the National League season. Head over to the Pride of Nottingham forum to discuss the pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2021/2022 National League Season. Fancy showcasing your brand or business on Pride of Nottingham? Click here to find out more about sponsorship and advertising opportunities with us.

Notts County has announced their 2020/2021 campaign retained list. 8 players continue to be under contract heading into the brand-new season, while several participants of the team have been offered the possibility to extend their stay at Meadow Lane. Michael Doyle has actually been offered the option to remain at the club after being offered the assistant head trainer on a long-term basis, although if he does remain it will be as a registered player also. 6 players have got released, consisting of long-serving squad member Enzio Boldewijn, will unfortunately be leaving the magpies, while 5 loan spells have actually expired and have returned to their parent clubs. Released Luke Pilling Luke Steele Ben Turner Damien McCrory Jordan Barnett Enzio Boldewijn Loan players returning to clubs Mark Ellis Calvin Miller Regan Griffiths Matty Wolfe Jimmy Knowles Offered assistant head coach role Michael Doyle Under contract Alex Lacey Richard Brindley Jake Reeves Callum Roberts Ruben Rodrigues Lewis Knight Elisha Sam Kyle Wootton Offered new contract Sam Slocombe Tiernan Brooks Connell Rawlinson Adam Chicksen Dion Kelly-Evans Jim O’Brien In a statement released by the Notts County board of directors on the official website, it read:"We would like to place on record our sincere gratitude to all departing players for their efforts throughout their time at the club. "Enzio in particular has provided many special memories, including several wonderful goals, and we’re sure he will always be held in the highest regard by our supporters. "As fans will see, we are making every effort to retain a strong core of the squad which we feel performed exceptionally well towards the end of last season. "We believe an element of stability will be key to building on our excellent recent form, while we will of course be looking to make several strong new additions to the squad. We are hopeful that this will include the retention of one of this season’s loan players. "Our recruitment team have been working closely with head coach Ian Burchnall since his arrival to identify players we believe can help us realise our goal of returning to the EFL as soon as possible, and we look forward to welcoming fresh talent to the squad in the coming weeks." Magpies' head coach, Ian Burchnall will be providing his insight into the future of the squad and discussing the retained list tomorrow at the club. Share your thoughts of this topic within the Pride of Nottingham by signing up to the website, and adding your thoughts to the discussion found on the PON forum. Fancy showcasing your brand or business on Pride of Nottingham? Click here to find out more about sponsorship and advertising opportunities with us.

Notts County head coach Ian Burchnall has urged his side to refocus for upcoming game against Torquay in the magpies' bid to regain their place in the English Football League. The Magpies take a trip to Torquay on Saturday in the 2nd stage of the National League play-offs. It follows a dramatic late 3-2 sway over Chesterfield at Meadow Lane. Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham, Burchnall said: "They are a very good team, they nearly won the league, but finished second - they ran it really close "We know they've got a lot of quality. We really have to focus now, we have to bring ourselves down and refocus on the next game." The magpies' are now one game away from another trip to the National League Playoff finals at Ashton Gate after Mark Ellis racked up a last-minute goal to provide victory over Chesterfield in a game which saw them three times score after going behind twice in the match. The defender has scored six goals in 20 games since arriving at Meadow Lane from Tranmere Rovers in March. "He's got a massive head." Burchnall joked before adding: "He's brave, he puts his head on everything. He doesn't mind getting his face smashed in. He's been magnificent." Ellis was born in Devon and also made greater than 130 appearances for Torquay earlier in his profession. "They're a former club, but there's only one thing on my mind and that's to go there and win and get us to the final," the 32-year-old said. Burchnall believes the character revealed by his group of players since arriving as manager, 12 days after Ellis' arrival at the club has been vital. "We have it in the group. I saw it when I first came in. "We just needed to believe in what we were doing a little bit more, we just needed to believe in what we were doing a little bit more, We turned a corner a while back and they've not looked back since then." Share your thoughts of this topic within the Pride of Nottingham by signing up to the website, visiting the forum and joining in the chat with hundreds of fellow Notts County fans. Fancy showcasing your brand or business on Pride of Nottingham? Click here to find out more about sponsorship and advertising opportunities with us.