The Notts County Courier
Squad14 Dec 2026
Lucas Bonelli keeps Notts County in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Lee Ndlovu says Notts County went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Shay Spencer gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Shay Spencer has just signed for Notts County, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Jacob Bedeau signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jacob Bedeau commits to Notts County for another 4 years.
Match12 Dec 2026
Conor Grant’s goal not enough for Notts County
Conor Grant scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Salford City, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Words exchanged at Notts County
Thiago Milanese and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Thiago Milanese
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Thiago Milanese, and the manager let it.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 1‑2 defeat, delivered by David Phillips to a room that had heard them before.
Market14 Dec 2026
Notts County buy the years ahead of Kwandile Gumemde
He is 20, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- The dugout Lucas Ness asks for a word with the manager
- Market Notts County and Tom Edwards are talking past each other
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Tyrese Hall