Notts County fans and even former owner Alan Hardy have been angered by the lack of celebrations in the city after the club's promotion. On Saturday, May 13, Notts County had to twice battle back from a goal down to beat Chesterfield on penalties at Wembley in a remarkable National League play-off final that saw the Magpies return to the English Football League after a four-year exile.
A large banner has been installed at Nottingham Council House by the City Council in celebration of Notts County's promotion and a message of congratulations displayed on the Victoria Centre ’s big screen, but there will not be any further celebrations. The City Council said it had "worked extremely hard to identify the required budget" for an event, but financial pressures unfortunately meant it was unable to organise one.
This has caused annoyance among some Notts County fans including a Nottinghamshire MP and the club's former owner Alan Hardy. In response to the news being shared on social media that no further celebrations would be held the former owner, who presided over an extremely difficult reign in which the club endured a financial crisis and was relegated, said: "Ridiculous decision. Please find out the cost BBC Nottingham as I will pay for it."
