Jamie Fullarton: 'I understand fan frustration'

Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton has empathised with fans who booed him and his team in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat against Leyton Orient at Meadow Lane.

The Scot has presided over three wins in his first six games, but both home games, against the O’s and AFC Wimbledon, saw the Magpies walk back into the tunnel with no points.

A minority of supporters chanted against Fullarton late on against Orient, and Notts were booed off come full time.

Fullarton said: "I see the frustration and disappointment. We share it. Have no doubt about that. We're going to strive to do the best we can to change it.

"I'd combine disappointment with frustration. Myself and the players, when we come to play at home, we're looking to do better.

"I'd never question their attitude but in certain aspects we've got to do better to eradicate their frustration.

"You've got to be honest and say how you see it. We're disappointed. I feel the frustration the fans are entitled to feel.

"We've shown we're resilient away from home and gain points. We've got to show that here in front of our fans. 

"I stress that I understand the frustration. The only way we can eliminate it or ease it is by winning games at home. That's what we'll aim to do.

"We've had a good week. The performance at York was the most emphatic we've had away from home, but it wasn't matched by the result.

"The players took everything on board this week. The preparation was right for the game. We'll regroup and we'll re-assess where we could do better and look to kick on on Tuesday. 

“I was expecting more today. The players expected more. We want to correlate the effort with quality to get a performance."

Notts travel to Accrington Stanley on Tuesday.

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