Notts County experienced a turbulent decade marked by multiple ownership changes, financial collapse risks, and winding-up petitions tied to unpaid staff wages. The club dropped out of the English Football League in 2019 and then suffered two relegations in five seasons. Danish brothers Christoffer and Alexander Reedtz later bought the club, bringing stability and funding a return to League Two in 2023. The club now aims for promotion at Wembley for the second time in four years. Goalkeeper James Belshaw, a lifelong supporter who joined in January, described the uncertainty Notts fans faced and said the time in the fifth tier helped change the club’s narrative.
"“There were times when you didn't know whether you would have a football club to follow because of financial difficulties, and previous things that are well documented within the history of this club,” Belshaw said. “Following the promotion to League One and the Munto finance thing [which brought Eriksson briefly to Notts] in '09-10, to then have success pretty much immediately in League One and then the two relegations, it was a tough time to be a Notts fan.”"
"“Following the promotion to League One and the Munto finance thing [which brought Eriksson briefly to Notts] in '09-10, to then have success pretty much immediately in League One and then the two relegations, it was a tough time to be a Notts fan.”"
"“There are a lot of Notts fans that would”"
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