The Notts County Courier
Match17 Aug 2027
Notts County throw away a 2-goal lead
2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Millwall the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Notts County will enjoy reviewing.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Max Arfsten 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.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A one-man rearguard from Jan-Christoph Bartels
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Scott Robertson goes up and wins it — 7.66
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.66 for the rest of it.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A new deal for John Grant
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Notts County
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
The game went through Jaden Brown — 7.12
Marked 7.12 on 13 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Notts County
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Juan Román Zarza was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Notts County rebuffed over Lukas Jensen
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sunderland have kept their man, and Notts County go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
In brief
- Squad Jaden Brown in a row with a teammate
- Market Notts County promote James Cooper from within
- Market Jonathan Graham steps up from the Notts County academy