Thus did Notts, who were then midway through a spell in the old First Division, save Juventus from a century of being confused with pink-shirted Palermo. It was built on the site of the Stadio delle Alpi, the club's previous home and holds 41,000. They are nicknamed the "Magpies" due to the black and white colour of their home strip, which inspired Italia… "It was a wonderful experience", he said. We can exclusively reveal the Italian giants were ready to help in the Magpies' hour of need. However, it could have been oh so different for Juventus. Notts had been good value for their 1-1. Juventus’ gesture shows the incredible bond between the two clubs which was formed in 1903 when Notts had supplied them with their iconic black and white shirts. Luca Toni tapped home after Rob Burch had parried Fabio Quagliarella's 53rd-minute penalty. hey could have invited Barcelona, Real Madrid or Manchester United to inaugurate their fine new stadium. See Mark Clemmit's report from Turin on Football Focus - Saturday 10 September, 1130 BST. Notts County spoiled Juventus's party with a late equaliser in a special friendly to mark the opening of the Italian side's new stadium. Last updated on 9 September 20119 September 2011.From the section Football. Instead a great Italian institution summoned the club standing 12th in the third tier of English football to join Thursday's opening ceremony and, if there has been a more elegant gesture in the history of football, it would be good to hear of it. Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. Instead a great Italian institution summoned the club standing 12th in the third tier of English football to join Thursday's opening ceremony and, if there has been a more elegant gesture in the history of football, it would be good to hear of it. It was John Savage, an Englishman playing for Juventus, who in 1903 arranged for replacement shirts to be sent to the Italian club by a County-supporting friend back home, and Juventus have worn the black and white stripes Notts County traditionally play in ever since. The brilliantly staged gala featured a brass band, speeches, fireworks, a diva on stilts, film clips of Omar Sivori and John Charles on giant screens, the mass singing of Juve, Storia Di Un Grande Amore, huge replicas of the club's trophies, Agnelli cutting a ribbon with golden scissors handed to him by a Monica Bellucci lookalike, dancers dressed as zebras – Notts may be the Magpies, but Juve are Le Zebre – and a quietly devastating parade of 39 white-clad children representing the Heysel dead. For it was Notts County, in 1903, who answered the call of a Juventus member, an Englishman named John Savage, to send a set of the club's … You can unsubscribe at any time. Juventus made the incredible gesture of supplying Notts County with new shirts for next season but the club had to turn down the offer because of their contract with Puma. Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli was willing to supply Notts with new kit through Adidas and wrote to the club informing them of their willingness to lend a hand. Time to celebrate for residents on this lucky street! Originally, the Magpies donned a black and gold hoops design, switching to brown and blue before eventually settling on a combination that has since been made famous by their European family. In a letter seen by Nottinghamshire Live, Juventus’ head of communications Claudio Albanese explained to Ms Greenwood how Juventus had been willing to help Notts during their hour of need. Photograph: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images. Our. “We have already held talks with our technical sponsor, Adidas, to inform them of the situation and they immediately contacted Notts County to arrange equipment supply. And, eventually, a decent game of football. Now back to Meadow Lane. But Notts had to respectfully turn down the offer because of their contract with Puma who are awaiting payment for new shirts that are currently in a warehouse waiting to be delivered.