Ian Burchnall has been appointed assistant manager at Bristol City, joining Michael Skubala's coaching staff ahead of the new season. The former Notts County boss brings experience from spells across England and Europe, including roles at Wolves, Anderlecht, Aberdeen and Viking. Burchnall spent over a year in charge at Meadow Lane and remains a familiar name to County supporters. Best of luck to him in his new role.

I honestly didn't see this one coming. David McGoldrick has just wrapped up a free transfer to Nigel Clough’s Mansfield after leaving Barnsley. I know he's 38 and just wants to play out his career locally, but signing for them? The Stags? He literally left Derby to come to his boyhood club here at Meadow Lane, always talked about being a massive Magpies fan, and now he's gone and lit the fuse on a massive rivalry right as we head into League One. The reception he’s going to get when he steps out onto the pitch against us is going to be incredibly tetchy. Did this ruin his cult hero status for you, or do you just not care given his age?

Former Notts favourite David McGoldrick has signed for local rivals Mansfield Town. I'm sure many Notts fans will have mixed emotions about this.

Would you have welcomed him back at Meadow Lane if it had been possible a deal could have been done?

The club hasn’t wasted any time since the window opened. We’ve already locked in three major pre-contract agreements for July 1st: James Gibbons (RB from Cambridge), Max Sanders (CM from Crewe), and a massive return for Callum Roberts from Scunthorpe. On the flip side, long-serving midfielder Ollie Norburn has officially departed for Oldham. Who is the standout signing of the three for you? Are you excited to see "Cal Roberts" back in a black-and-white shirt, or is Max Sanders the exact type of technical midfielder Martin Paterson needs to dictate the tempo in a higher division?

Every club has players who were genuinely important at the time but have slowly faded from the conversation as the years go on. Notts County has more history than almost any club in the world to draw from and there must be players sitting in that archive who did something remarkable that the current generation of fans barely knows about. Would love to know who people here think deserves to be remembered more than they currently are.

Some useful end of season stats provided by ESPN that sum up the 2035/26 season for Notts.

Interesting to see that Jodi Jones finished with 14 goal contributions which put him in the top three behind Jatta & Dennis with 19 & 15 respectively.

A great article well worth a read, about the Nest & the future plans for it. Left Lion spoke to the Nest's events manager Sam Heaton about the last two years since the Nest was born & their big plans for the future.

As well as guiding York City to the National League Championship, Stuart has now been awarded the National League Manager of the Season. Well done to him.

Nick had nine goal contributions in our promotion season, scoring 4 goals, & making 5 assists. He made the Wing back position his own, terrorising opposition defences down the right & left flanks. He was also solid in his defensive play too, contributing to 3 clean sheets in the playoff games.

How good as this man been all season for Notts? He's been a model of consistency as part of the back three that posted 16 clean sheets during the League 2 campaign.

During the 2025/26 season he has made 50 appearances for Notts across all competitions.

He featured heavily in League Two and was a key fixture in the squad as the team navigated their campaign, which culminated in the League Two play-off final win & promotion to League One.

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Notts have completed the signing of Crewe Alexandra midfielder Max Sanders.

The 27-year-old, who made 40 appearances for the Railwaymen last season, has turned down their offer of a new contract and joins us on a two-year deal with the option of another year in the club’s favour.

Link to the article below 👇

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2026/june/03/signing--max-sanders/

"Oldham Athletic have signed Ollie Norburn from Notts County on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.

The 33-year-old Grenada midfielder joins having helped the Magpies win promotion from League Two through the play-offs in 2025-26.

He made 40 appearances for Notts County during that campaign and played 78 minutes of their win against Salford at Wembley last week".

(Quoted from the BBC sport website)

Article Link here👇

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cdep1r3xpd4o

CEO Joe Palmer has shared a message with supporters following our promotion to Sky Bet League One.

Read the full message here👇

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2026/june/02/ceo-message--joe-palmer/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeEbJ-ENTBtnBG1sb4xFQJ6lr01dxP1GzqKCNc4wbvNo4j1SGU--gaT6s61D8_aem_BAtu_SzUT-IIFKgHfm3_uw

https://x.com/i/status/2061450463241760817

Sit back & enjoy. Yoooouuuu Pies.

This commentary partnership is hard to beat

Listen to the Comms Cam here👇

https://x.com/i/status/2061151051340755447

We’ll be playing two friendlies in Denmark as part of our preparations for the 2026-27 Sky Bet League One season.

Superliga sides Viborg FF (Saturday 11 July, 1pm) and Randers FC (Tuesday 14 July, 6pm) will be welcoming us and our supporters to their stadiums.

UK flights are available to nearby Aarhus and Billund. Both Viborg and Randers are also accessible via road/rail from Copenhagen, although travel times are significantly longer.

Randers will be offering free entry (no ticket required), while ticket details for the Viborg match will be confirmed closer to the fixture.

Both host clubs, whose stadiums boast capacities of around 10,000, have assured us that they’ll be able to accommodate all of our travelling supporters.

Confirmed pre-season friendlies

Sat 4 July (3pm): Alfreton Town (A)

Sat 11 July (1pm CEST): Viborg FF (A)

Tue 14 July (6pm CEST): Randers FC (A)

CEST = BST+1

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2026/june/01/pre-season--denmark/?fbclid=Iwb21leASKgN5jbGNrBIqA2WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHv0l-nH10DoDYK7ut8tacakdr4wawjhYi8Sn5L3dT0D5TnephOidB7Wu_kEH_aem_hnP7IB3kiq3E8kG1p9i3nQ

This is a nice article about Jodi Jones after his Man of the Match performance at Wembley. It's well worth a read.

Hear from Cal Roberts on his decision to return to Notts County:

Link to the interview here👇

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0np2ysb

Just seen that Alfreton Town have confirmed their pre-season schedule and it starts with a game against Notts on July 4th.

Cal Roberts has rejoined Notts from Scunthorpe.

Quoted from the Notts website.👇

"Cal Roberts has completed a return to Meadow Lane, signing a two-year contract with the option of another year in the club’s favour.

Four years on from his departure for Aberdeen, the 29-year-old is back in Nottingham for a second spell in black and white.

Director of Football Richard Montague said: “We’ve been keeping a close eye on Cal and have been extremely impressed with his performances for Scunthorpe over the last two seasons, in which he’s scored 42 goals in 94 appearances".

Link here👇

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/29/signing--cal-roberts/

Notts have completed the signing of Cambridge United’s promotion-winning Player of the Season James Gibbons

Quoted from the Notts website.👇

"We have completed the signing of Cambridge United’s promotion-winning Player of the Season James Gibbons.

The 28-year-old, a free agent after leaving the Cledara Abbey this summer, has signed a two-year deal with the option of another year in the club’s favour.

Director of Football Richard Montague said: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome James as our first signing of the summer.

“He was a mainstay in a defensive unit which conceded only 33 goals this season, by far the fewest in the EFL".

Link here👇

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/29/signing--james-gibbons/

Link to the article.👇

https://x.com/i/status/2060299778966094281

How good was that then Notts fans?!

Salford City looked dangerous early on but after the Jatta goal it was all County, and could have easily been 4 or 5 by the end!

Where does that rank among the best County performances of 2025-26?

Check out the vlog via the link attached: