The Notts County Courier
Squad17 Feb 2031
Ellis Hickman 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.
Market17 Feb 2031
Seb Stacey puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Notts County, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad17 Feb 2031
Thomas Ince in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Notts County this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match15 Feb 2031
3 matches without a goal for Notts County
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Player ratings17 Feb 2031
Tyler Silsby runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings17 Feb 2031
Ezra Mayers stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.64 on the card, and the Notts County support went home talking about one name.
Squad17 Feb 2031
Words at Notts County training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ellis Hickman is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Feb 2031
No hiding place for Maï Traoré
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Maï Traoré, and the manager let it.
Match15 Feb 2031
Notts County and Blackburn Rovers cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Blackburn Rovers came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
In brief
- Market The Matthew Dennis question follows Notts County around
- Market Bruno Padovoni placed on the list
- Player ratings Jack Hinchy spends the afternoon fouling