Gary MacKenzie's Notts County loan 'could be extended'

Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton has admitted the club could extend Gary MacKenzie’s stay at Meadow Lane.

The Doncaster Rovers defender joined the Magpies on a month-long loan just before the closure of the January transfer window.

Fullarton believes that the 30-year-old’s arrival will only help his young back four improve, with Blair Adams being the oldest at Luton last weekend at 24.

He said: "When we realised Gary was available and we had the opportunity to bring him in, we worked fast on it.

"He is a presence and a voice and he will help with the young defenders what we have in the coming weeks.

"Gary is a defender and I think sometimes, and this applies to all levels of the game, we forget what the role and responsibilities are. The aim is to defend and the second role is to defend again.

“He will have influence, he takes responsibility, he organises and he has fitted in very well already with the younger lads. We are quite young in that department.

"Since coming in, Gary has showed his qualities already. He is a professional. 

"He is experienced enough not just in football, but also in life too. He is 30 and that's a good age. He will get game time here, which he has been short of at Doncaster. 

"It's a win-win scenario all round. We'll see how it goes, but it is definitely an option (loan extension). Much of it will depend on the circumstances at the time.”

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