My club is dying. Notts County FC is the world's oldest league club and has a proud tradition. Whoever through the inability of two groups to finalise a protracted takeover we find ourselves with scant days before we're are thrown out of the league and are wound up in the courts. Below is a bit more detail. Please take a couple of minutes to read it and if there is any way you can help save one of the founding clubs of the English game please find it in your hearts to do so. Thanks in advance. NOTTS COUNTY FC: ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION Notts County is heading towards extinction in five days. There is a very real chance that the match at Meadow Lane against Luton Town this Saturday could be the last ever game for the world's oldest League club. Twice now takeovers have fallen through and earlier this week another failed at the last minute leaving us in deep trouble. The future of the world's oldest League club is now in serious doubt. The administrators Kroll must now present a case for the future of the club at the Football League meeting on Monday, September 8th. Failure to do so may signal the end of Notts County's 115-year membership of the League and the end of a vital piece of football history. As this deadline approaches, representatives of the independent Supporters' Trust continue to work 'behind the scenes' to help engineer a solution. Today, members of the Trust have discussed with the administrators Kroll how we the future of our football club can be secured, which is where YOU can help. We are appealing to supporters everywhere to help secure the future of Notts County Football Club. We need everyone to give what they can. However small or large a donation - whether it is a £1, £100 or £1000 or more, together we can make a difference. The Trust believes that with the goodwill of football fans everywhere we can raise between £250,000-500,000 by Monday - the deadline set by the Football League. Notts County fans are not going to let the world's oldest league club go out of business without a fight. The idea that Saturday's match against Luton Town being the last is unthinkable. That would be a tragedy - not only for the people of Nottinghamshire but for our national game. How to donate By Bank Transfer If you have internet or telephone banking you can make a donation directly to us, just use our account no. 65115189 and our sort code 08-92-99 and make a electronic or telephone payment as applicable. Alternatively you can go to your bank and make out a bank giro credit to the above account . If you donate in any of these ways please send an e-mail to treasurer@nottscotrust.org.uk telling us how much you have given so we can tell who has donated what. By Cheque/Postal Order Please make cheques and Postal Orders payable to "Notts County Supporters Trust" and post them to. Notts County Supporters Trust PO Box 7819 Burton Joyce Nottingham NG14 5YD By Standing Order Please download and complete one of the following forms: Standing Order Mandate (Word) - 52Kb Standing Order Mandate (Pdf) - 144Kb Please return your completed form to: Notts County Supporters Trust PO Box 7819 Burton Joyce Nottingham NG14 5YD Below is a US address (one of the Supporters Trust) to send donations to. The recipient will be able to use his UK account to make the necessary transfer. Notts County Supporter's Trust c/o Paul Berry 24 West 76th St, Apt 3F New York NY 10023 Ph: 917 375 2764 Make any cheques sent to this adress payable to 'Paul Berry' Many thanks!
The first Coventry match I ever went to was against Notts county at Highfield road. I think it was 1991 and you had just been promoted to the then 1st division, you had Steve Cherry in goal and we won 1-0 thanks to a Paul Furlong goal (he was shite). So anyway cheers for that result and good luck with your future.