So you would drop & Hove Albion ? . How many would be happy with just Albion ? .
Next door to the City Ground as you know is Nottinghamshire CCC , also known throughout cricket as Notts , they don`t seem to have a problem ? .
Notts is an abbreviation for Nottinghamshire the county, not Nottingham the city. Hence Notts County and Nottinghamshire CCC are both abbreviated to Notts.
Abbreviating Nottingham Forest to Notts Forest is simply incorrect because that club is named after the city, not the county.