John Sheridan has expressed his frustration at going into this weekend's game against Crewe out of the top seven.
The Magpies lost their last two games, at Mansfield Town and at home against Morecambe, to find themselves 10th in League Two ahead of the Railwaymen clash.
Sheridan also played down the boos directed towards the side, adding that fans "pay their money and are entitled to an opinion."
"I am still frustrated because I would have liked to have gone into the Crewe game four points better off," said the 52-year-old.
"We would have been in a healthier position but as I said it was just the way we played in the last two games.
"We didn't go out with the belief that we could be in the top two or three.
"I have to be patient and believe in my players which is what I do 100 per cent. I've got to stick by them and I am not going to beat myself up.
"I just think there was a good chance to get three or four points and if we had got them, we would have gone into this game thinking we can get even closer to the top teams."
When asked about Notts being booed, Sheridan replied: "It's football. I just think it was frustration.
"They weren't booing the last game we won. They were right behind the team and I loved that. You can feel it as well.
"The supporters pay their money and they are entitled to an opinion.
"That's the way the game has gone. They have been very frustrated for a few years here.
"And, in the back of my mind, I do feel where they are coming from.
"I feel it too as the manager. The game we watched the other night was frustrating.
"But they want what we want. And I want what they want.
"It's important that we don't get too carried away.
"You've got to be careful because they are human and it will affect some of them.
"But that's football. Deep down they want the club to do well."
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