Kevin Nolan: 'I always said Notts County were going to hit a bump in the road'

Kevin Nolan has stressed that he did not expect Notts County's season to be all plain sailing but is confident the team will get out of the rut they're currently in.

The Magpies spent a good chunk of the season in the automatic promotion places, even holding top spot for a number of weeks.

However, County's form has tailed off in 2018, with four defeats, two draws and just three wins from the nine league games this calendar year.

This has sent Notts - previously boasting a sizeable cushion into the automatics - tumbling down into the playoff places, with eighth-placed Lincoln City now just five points behind.

“I was under no illusion that we were going to go through a tough time this season,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

“I always said we were going to hit a bump in the road and it’s getting a bit bigger and bigger.

“But, listen, we have got to get ourselves out of it - and we will.

“Looking at the lads, I believe that they believe they are going to get out of it, and hopefully that starts on Saturday.

“Then we can look to start building from there. But, as I said, you don’t go from being poor to being top-notch in an instant.

“We’ve just got to get back to being where we were six weeks ago.”

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