Kevin Nolan backs Notts County players to "prove a lot of people wrong again"

Kevin Nolan has backed his Notts County players to put the 3-1 defeat at Mansfield Town behind them and "prove people wrong again".

The Magpies enjoyed a flawless September right up to the final fixture of the month, where a Danny Rose brace and Richard Duffy's own goal sadly brought the visitors back to earth.

Despite the defeat, Notts remain top of League Two, and Nolan admits he gave them a pep talk following the loss at Field Mill, with a view to the Forest Green Rovers clash and the subsequent games in October.

“I said to the lads at the end of the game that I was very proud of them,” he told the Nottingham Post.

“They have been absolutely magnificent and to be top of the table after 11 games is a wonderful feeling.

“Let’s not get carried away with just one game. Let’s just think about what we have done in the last 10 because we were magnificent.

“Nobody over those games can ever say we didn’t deserve to win. All I am trying to get across to the players is that when you do win, and you don’t deserve it, that is when you are a proper side.

“When I was playing and you had the likes of Man United coming to you, they wouldn’t be brilliant but would go away with a win or a loss.

“That’s what we have got to learn so we leave some grounds thinking ‘how did we get away with that?’.

“Defeat against Mansfield will give the lads determination to prove a lot of people wrong again.”

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