As the title says - who is your political crush? Absolutely regardless of any political beliefs and affiliations here. Whose policy announcements are you unable to concentrate on because the person making them makes you daydream?

Let's not descend into a political slanging match here, there are other places for that. In this case all your thought processes should be happening in your underpants. I reserve the right to delete this topic if it turns out to be a bad idea

I'll out myself here - I just can't focus on the travails of Scottish Labour because Kezia Dugdale is absolutely adorable, eyebrows and all.

Name: Tributes paid to Derek Pavis
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-06-10
Submitter: Chris

Tributes are paid to Derek Pavis, whose funeral procession passed through Meadow Lane on its way to St Mary's church.

Tributes paid to Derek Pavis

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From the Nottingham Post:

The service will take place at 1.45pm on Friday, June 9, 2017, at St. Mary's Church, 40 High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN.

Supporters are welcome to attend and are encouraged to wear Notts County shirts and scarves.

For those supporters who cannot attend the service, the funeral cars will be driving through the stadium at Meadow Lane at approximately 1.30pm.

The club has invited fans to stand outside main reception, situated in the Derek Pavis Stand, to pay their respects.

The service will be followed by a private cremation to be attended by family only.

Attendees are welcome in the 1862 Suite at Meadow Lane to join the family following the service.

Donations are welcome to The Brain Charity and the RNLI.

Name: Pitch renovation; one week on
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-06-08
Submitter: Chris

We take a look at the Meadow Lane pitch as the ground staff remove the germination covers, one week after the grass seed was sown.

Pitch renovation; one week on

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When it comes to prospective signings being mentioned, or indeed players being officially recruited by Notts County, they tend to be a mixed bag in terms of what league they come from - some from the Premier League, some from the Football League, some from non-league.

What kind of player would you be most happy to see linked with the Magpies?

Please cast your vote and share your thoughts.

Notts County's Meadow Lane stadium has the fourth-best atmosphere in League Two, according to a fan poll by the92.net.

Out of all 92 clubs, Notts came 32nd in the list - Mansfield are only 84th!

https://www.the92.net/stats

From the official Notts site:

The 2017-18 Sky Bet League Two season will see Notts County travel almost 1,000 fewer miles than they did in 2016-17.

With Portsmouth, Plymouth, Doncaster, Blackpool, Hartlepool and Leyton Orient replaced in the fourth tier by Port Vale, Swindon, Coventry, Chesterfield, Lincoln and Forest Green, Notts fans will be spending less time on the road when the new season comes around.

The shortest round trip will be the 32-mile journey to East Midlands rivals Mansfield Town, while Chesterfield (58 miles) and Lincoln (70 miles) are both nearby.

According to the AA's mileage calculator, the longest trip of the season will be to Exeter City, a 422-mile round journey, with Yeovil close behind at 402 miles.

It leaves the total mileage for the next campaign at 5,097 - a reduction of 955 miles from the 6,052 miles travelled last season.

From the Notts site:

Notts County have confirmed ticket prices for their home pre-season friendlies against Nottingham Forest and Wigan Athletic.

The Magpies welcome Forest on Wednesday 19 July before the Latics arrive at Meadow Lane three days later.

And Notts supporters who buy a ticket for both matches at the same time before 7pm on Tuesday 18 July will benefit from an exclusive pricing incentive.

Joint-ticket prices

Adult: £17
60 and over: £12
18-21: £12
Under 18: £7

Individual match prices (matchday price in brackets)

Adult: £10 (£12)
60 and over: £7 (£9)
18-21s: £7 (£9)
Under 18: £4 (£6)
Under 12: £1*
Under 7: Free*

*Must be accompanied by a full-paying supporter. Under 7s' tickets cannot be purchased online.

The Haydn Green Family Stand will initially be closed for the Forest match, while all home supporters will be housed in the Derek Pavis Stand for the visit of Wigan.

Not sure if I've missed this elsewhere - nest season Colin Slater will be replaced on the airwaves by Charlie Slater, who was previously Mansfield correspondant on Radio Nottingham. What do you all think of this?

Personally I was hoping for the bloke who stood in for Colin recently - was it Andrew James? But Charlie Slater always seemed alright when doing his updates. It'll take a bit of getting used to though.

From the official Notts site:

Notts County are hosting a special breakfast to celebrate the release of the 2017-18 EFL fixtures.

The Magpies will learn their Sky Bet League Two schedule on Wednesday 21 June and Alan Hardy, Les Bradd, Mark Draper and other special guests will join supporters at Meadow Lane for the big reveal.

The package, priced £10 + VAT per person, includes:

- Breakfast sandwich and refreshments
- The opportunity to put questions to the chairman and special guests
- Networking opportunities
- Exclusive discount on the club's brand-new hospitality and sponsorship packages

To book, please email [email protected] or call 0115 955 7241.

Reckon you might come to this?

Liam Noble, the talented but temperamental former Notts County midfielder, now at Forest Green Rovers, has been confirmed by FGR boss Mark Cooper as being on the radar of his former club.

He's impressed for the promoted club and appears to have curbed his disciplinary ways - would you give him a second chance or not?

For 2017-18, League Two will have new teams in the form of Lincoln City, Forest Green Rovers, Port Vale, Swindon Town, Coventry City and Chesterfield.

Are you looking forward to any of these in particular or was there an away day from last season that you're eager to go to again?

Time for another German football update from the depths of the Regionalliga Südwest. SV Waldhof returned from the winter break early for their rearranged game with Stuttgarter Kickers. The 3-2 win took them within a point of the leaders and six points clear of third place having played a game more. Next weekend TSV Steinbach are the visitors, who are third. A home win and we can dare to dream of the play-offs and promotion again... (the top two qualify for the play-offs)

On Saturday's match: good entertainment, lots of chances and, in the first half, a Stuttgart team that is better than it's league position would suggest. Waldhof played them to death in the second half and the 3-2 scoreline was very flattering on the visitors. All the goals fell in the second half, which begins after 7 minutes on the video.

http://www.espnfc.com/tsv-1860-munich/story/3137917/1860-munich-fail-to-secure-league-license-to-play-in-german-third-tier

Be careful with foreign ownership, even in part, when this happens

From the Football Manager website:

We’re currently looking for Football Manager researchers to join our scouting network, and help make future editions of the game as accurate as can be.

We have a number of exciting EFL vacancies available including:

Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Notts County and Swindon Town.

We also have a number of National League vacancies available including:

AFC Fylde, Bognor Regis Town, Concord Rangers, East Thurrock United, Eastbourne Borough, Eastleigh, Ebbsfleet United, Hampton and Richmond Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Hemel Hempstead Town, Hungerford Town, Maidstone United, Oxford City, St. Albans City, Weston-super-Mare, Whitehawk.

If you'd like to get involved and help us make future games as accurate as possible, please email our research team.

We also welcome speculative applications to research all clubs throughout the English pyramid, so if your clubs is not listed above and you're keen to get involved -  get in touch with us on our research forum.

If you're based in a country outside of the UK and would like to help scout your club or league, please follow the instructions on our forum and we'll put you in touch with the relevant Head Researcher for your nation.

@Official_NCFC We're searching for a Notts fan to join our scouting network as a researcher. An RT would be great! https://t.co/DPYpQTGpvj

— Football Manager (@FootballManager) 2 June 2017

See for yourself!

So this is how we stand at pre-season friendlies:

Rolls Royce Leisure Select XI
Rolls Royce Leisure
Sat Jul 08 2017 15:00

Basford United
Greenwich Avenue
Sat Jul 15 2017 15:00

Nottingham Forest
Meadow Lane
Wed Jul 19 2017 19:45

Wigan Athletic
Meadow Lane
Sat Jul 22 2017 15:00

York City
Bootham Crescent
Sat Jul 29 2017 15:00

Which one are you looking forward to the most (you'd think it's a no-brainer - Forest - but let's not assume) and which ones will you be attending? Let PON know.

According to The Post Notts are set to give former Hartlepool winger Lewis Alessandra a medical. The 28-year-old seems to be quite the experienced winger, with spells with notable clubs such as Plymouth and Rochdale. What do you make of this? Discuss below.

I have to say, since the season ended, I don't think I've been so optimistic going into the next campaign as I am now for a long time (probably 2009).

New owner, great manager - both of whom really seem to care about the club - and a cautious approach to signing players which is sure to reap quality over quantity.

Are you feeling optimistic this pre-season - and if so, how much so compared to other years?

I know this has little to do with Notts County but I came across this short documentary on youtube about the rise and fall of Leyton Orient from the fans perspective. It is a real interesting watch and just goes to show how unsafe a lot of the smaller clubs are with owners that don't care.

Very sad to hear of the passing of Notts former chairman,Derek Pavis.He did so much for your club.My thoughts are with his family ,friends RIP Mr Pavis.

As a lover of dance music and avid festivalgoer, I enjoy delving into the history of the rave/electronic music scene, reading up about it and watching videos on YouTube of people having the time of their lives at Fantasia, or Shelleys, or the Hacienda.

I went to a festival in Leicestershire last week called Glastonbudget, which features some of the world's biggest tribute bands, and on the Friday they had Jilted Generation, the UK's top Prodigy tribute band.

And I'm not kidding, being in there throwing shapes and going bonkers alongside several hundred other proper mad bastards was really something! Though I doubt it captured the truly raw, euphoric feel of a Prodigy gig in the 90s (felt it came pretty close, mind... when Smack My ***** Up came on, I've never seen such an atmosphere).

So if you were part of the late 80s/early-mid-90s rave generation, I'd love to hear your stories!

Name: Lewis Alessandra's Notts medical
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-05-29
Submitter: Chris

Lewis Alessandra undergoes his medical before completing a move to Notts County.

Lewis Alessandra's Notts medical

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Name: Lewis Alessandra's first interview
Category: Official Notts Videos
Date Added: 2017-05-26
Submitter: Chris

Forward Lewis Alessandra speaks to Magpie Player after completing a move to Notts County.

Lewis Alessandra's first interview

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