Aaron Collins thanks Notts County for "fantastic" loan spell

Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Aaron Collins has spoken fondly of his loan spell at Notts County, praising the club's staff, players and fans.

The 19-year-old made 22 appearances for the Magpies - 18 from the bench - scoring three goals in all competitions, including a strike in the FA Cup against Boreham Wood.

“I was able to settle into things really quickly,” Collins told the Wolves website.

“I signed on a Thursday for Notts County, then on the Friday I trained with the team for the first time and on the Saturday I made my league debut for them and I scored.

“I managed to start off really well and that is because I think I settled in there really easily.

“I haven’t got a bad thing to say about the club, they were fantastic with me. The staff were very welcoming and the players were all really nice to me throughout my time with them.

“Like I said, I started off really well and from there I just wanted to enjoy myself and enjoy the football that I was playing.

“I didn’t perhaps play as much as I would have liked to but that was because they had two really good strikers who were already at the club and it was hard to get into the team.

“However, I scored three goals - all on my left foot - and it was a good experience to have and it was nice to score some goals in the league.

“It was a really good way to start things off at the club and I was just happy that I could give the fans something to cheer about because I wanted to make a good early impression and I felt I managed to do that.

“I felt like all the way through my time with County that the fans were great with me and it was nice to feel welcomed immediately because sometimes that isn’t always the case.

“If you don’t get off to a good start then sometimes things can turn sour but luckily that didn’t happen for me.

“The fans were always interacting with me saying I should be playing more games and when you see fans calling for that it gives you that little confidence boost and it makes you want to try harder for them because that is what they want.

“When I got my chances to play, I tried to give them something to cheer about and I just want to say thank you to them all for making me feel so welcome during my time with the club.”

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