Sven-Goran Eriksson at Notts County? Really?

Yes, in just three years, Sven has gone from England manager to Director of Football at a League Two club, via Manchester City and a disastrous spell in charge of Mexico albeit, Notts County are a club with a proud history as the world's oldest professional football club, fallen on hard times.

Whatever one might think about the current goings-on at Meadow Lane, it's difficult to not feel come degree of sympathy for their supporters over the media reactions to their appointment of Sven Goran Eriksson and Tord Grip. Heaven forfend that some elements of the British media would find the time to go out and actually learn anything about Notts County Football Club, the oldest of all of the Football League clubs and founder members of the oldest football league in the world - it was far easier and more convenient to run a number of patronising articles that read as something like print equivalent of the "Accrington Stanley?

It could be argued that the greatest condemnation of the Football League's "Fit and Proper Person" test was that Ken Bates could pass it. This, however, may no longer be the case - not because of anything Bates himself has done, but because of the serial mismanagement of AFC Bournemouth's affairs last season – which has emerged from the Football League's explanation for maintaining the strictest possible transfer embargo on the South Coast club.

A few months ago I wrote a blog comparing the fortunes of England's two Magpies – Newcastle and Notts County.
Back then Newcastle were in despair, mourning the loss of their Premier League status. Meanwhile, County were sky high, revelling in their new found wealth.
Their takeover in July, by the mysterious Munto Finance group, promised a bright future and lofty ambitions included Premier League football once more for the oldest league club in the world.

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The Football Association likes to boast of all its work in grassroots football and developing under-privileged sides of the game, but as we've seen in its continually disappointing treatment of women's football, there's an awful lot more talk than action.

My blog over at SoccerCity is already a little outdated given the events of today but I'll publish it anyway!
A few months ago I wrote a blog comparing the fortunes of England's two Magpies – Newcastle and Notts County.
Back then Newcastle were in despair, mourning the loss of their Premier League status.

Magpies looking for new investment.

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Notts County's owner Munto Finance has put the club up for sale, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.
It is understood that Munto is already in contact with interested parties.

It's mean to say "I told you so", I know, but it's difficult to resist in the case of Notts County, as we learn that owners Munto Finance have put the club up for sale, with Sven Goran-Eriksson's future at the club in doubt (Eriksson and executive chairman Peter Trembling are also reported to be leading a buyout bid).

So where's all that money, then?

How football laughed at Sol Campbell back in September. Here, tittered the pundits, writers, experts, and fans, was a man who'd chased the money and discovered he couldn't hack it in League Two before walking back to the comfort of a Premier League training ground.