Game one of Notts County Women's 2024/25 campaign in the National League Division 1 Midlands League (tier 4), kicks off on Sunday 18/08/24 at Coronation Park Eastwood, against Lincoln United WFC, kick off is at 2pm.

Coronation Park Eastwood is the new home venue for Notts Women this season, they were previously resident at the RM Stadium, Hucknall Town's home ground.

Notts narrowly avoided the drop last season finishing third from bottom.

Notts have had Five exciting additions to their squad in the summer, so there is hope within the camp that Notts can improve to become a mid table side. 

Lincoln United will be a tough test after being promoted to the National League Division 1 Midlands, from the East Midlands Women's Regional Football League Premier Division as Champions.(tier five)

David Harrington GK

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Zech Medley

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This film brought back happy childhood memories of visits to Skegness & Mablethorpe in the 60s, when life was much more slower and the World was much more pleasant.

Jacob Mitchell Bedeau was born on 24/12/1999 at Waltham Forest, England. He chose to play internationally for Grenada, him being of Grenadian descent.
Jacob can play in the centre of defence or wing back.

Jacob started his football academy career with Leyton Orient, before moving to Bury's footballing academy, where he impressed & made is professional debut for Bury before the age of 17, & he was to make 7 appearances for Bury in total.

Jacob began to catch the eye of top flight clubs & it was no surprise when he was snapped up by Aston Villa for £900K on a 2.5 year contract in Jan 2017.
Although Jacob didn't play for the first team during his time there, he was an important member of their U 23 squad, helping them to win a Cup & become runners up in their league.

In Jan 2019, Jacob joined League One side Scunthorpe U. He made his first team debut in Sept 2019 & altogether made 53 appearances for Scunthorpe before being released at the end of the 20/21 season.

After his release from Scunthorpe, Jacob then moved on to join Burnley on a two year deal & was put into the U 23 squad. In Jan 2022 Jacob joined League one side Morecambe on loan, he made his loan period permanent in Aug 2022 for an undisclosed amount. In all, Jacob made 90 appearances in League one & League 2 for Morecambe & scored two goals.

As we know, Jacob joined Notts on the 14th June 2024 on a three year deal and he's been very impressive in his pre-season games & his one league game so far.

Richard Montague was very pleased to get Jacob's signature, he believes Jacob will bring youth, experience & quality to the back line. "He is quick, powerful & brilliant in the air & is outstanding as a one v one defender".

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I hope this isn't true and it's just a rumour. Would be sad if Notts let our playmaker go.

I usually park on the embankment but on Sunday there is an event so parking there won’t be an option.

Any ideas of alternatives.

Conor Michael Grant is a 23 year old Irishman who was born in Dublin in 2001. He can play either in the centre of midfield or attacking midfield, which will give Notts plenty of options.

At youth level, Conor played for Irish clubs Malahide United & Shamrock Rovers before joining the academy of EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday in May 2017.

He signed professional terms in December & in September 2020, Grant made his professional debut coming late on as a substitute in a 2:0 EFL Cup second round win over Rochdale.

In Feb 2021, Conor signed a 2.5 year contract with EFL League One club Rochdale, for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut five days later as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Charlton Athletic.

In April 2021, Grant scored his first senior professional goal in a 2–1 home win over Swindon Town.

In June 2022, Grant joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee, signing a "long term" contract. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 defeat away to Cambridge United.

Grant scored his first goal for the club on 9 August 2022 in a 1:0 EFL Cup first round home win over Sutton United.

Conor was named Young Player of the Year at the club's end of season awards ceremony.

In Feb 2024, Grant joined League One club Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.

And as we know, Conor signed for Notts on a three year contract on the 9th of Feb.

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Stuart Maynard expressed his delight in signing Conor after Notts had been keen to sign him for a while. Stuart believes Conor will fit into the Notts style of play very well.

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Big landmark for Notts. Meadow lane will be rocking.

I'm very grateful to all the members who've kept PON updated during the off-season. When things are quiet, it's crucial to keep plugging away, and those interactions really count when it comes to the times when fans start getting excited about the upcoming season. With pre-season on the horizon, I'm putting in the graft to get everything back up to scratch, all the while making sure I'm organised so that we don't have a repeat in the future.

We're still working on sprucing up the users' post area, which will bring in some handy information and show various details about a poster, like their age if they've got that enabled. Their post count, reputation and more. The post count will also show up on handheld devices, which is a nice touch when you're seeing who's shared a comment.

On top of this, I'm putting together a FAQ page which should provide answers to questions that some members might not know about.

A good number of Notts Alumni's have been written and are waiting for final proofing. I'll be getting back to publishing these for Sunday reads.

The Pride of Nottingham PONcast is also making a comeback, with episodes yet to be scheduled but work is underway to bring back our popular talk show podcast. We'd like members of the community to get involved, by sharing their thoughts in an audio format. Calls can be made at a stage to me, which I'll produce into episodes to give us that fan element.

Lastly, I'm chuffed to say we've got some team openings. I'm keen to beef up the content side of PON again, by publishing fan-written opinions. But it's not just that, we're also on the lookout for volunteers who'd help with researching tasks, graphic design and joining our social media team.

Check out our openings on the link below.

https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/openings/

Cheers to all the members!

Pride of Nottingham Team,
Chris

notts has recently updated all the teams photos on the squad page on the official site, all but james sanderson?!?

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/teams

could it be because hes out on loan or something? surely he cant be injured? other players who have had their images done are supposed to be carrying knocks, so i sway more towards him being out on loan and nothing said.

or as i say it could probably be nothing.

i found this topic by robbie when i was sleuthing on the internet. it makes for a good advertisement to potentially loan a player out. did he feature much in the pre-season?

Would you agree with this?

With the recent outgoings the Notts senior Squad is down to twenty players & included in that squad is three goalkeepers.

So now Notts have a total of just seventeen senior outfield players to start the season. In my opinion that makes the squad thin on the ground to say the lesst.

It seems to me that Notts need another five more senior players to make our squad strong enough to challenge for promotion next season.

I believe Notts need two further defenders, a right sided wing back, and two attacking midfielders, to take the squad number up to twenty five players, plus the juniors 

Do you think we need more additions to the Notts squad, if so,  in what positions do you think we need additional players, is the squad strong enough to challenge for honours next season?

Are expectations good or bad? Does the pressure of aiming for promotion create unnecessary stress? Should the players handle this demand? And what’s the balance when things aren’t going as planned?

I think, in general, expectations are good, though less so when fans are unrealistic. For a club, having a target can help show where the squad and coaching team stand. Targets should be flexible, as signings in January might strengthen other clubs, which is part of the process.

From a fan's perspective, I see ambition as a healthier approach. I want Notts to reach the playoffs or higher if possible, but I can reflect on results and how the team performs before reviewing. If we’re not quite ready, I’d rather see the club become strong enough for League One.

Second team? Right decision.

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League Cup - The Shrews (A)

Team: Shrewsbury Town

Date: 13/08/2024

Where: Croud Meadow

What line-up should Stuart Maynard opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

https://barnsleyfc.org.uk/threads/matty-wolfe.331991/

Five time Olympian & five time Medalist, Tom Daley has announced his retirement from Diving.

Thanks for all that you have done Tom for British Diving.