Kevin Nolan insists players unsure of Notts County move will be rejected

Notts County manager Kevin Nolan has claimed that any potential recruit will not be taken on should they have doubts about moving to Meadow Lane.

With the club on the brink of safety in League Two, the former Leyton Orient boss is now looking at how to shape his squad for next season, with just five players - Adam Collin, Michael O'Connor, Carl Dickinson, Matt Tootle and Jonathan Forte - on a contract past the summer.

Nolan is expected to offer deals to some of his current squad, with the majority available to leave in the summer, but is adamant that new signings will not be afforded any thinking time should he offer them a deal.

"When I am signing a player in the summer if the first one says 'can I have a little think about it' then they will get 'sorry, but it's a no from me'," Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

"We are not thinking about anything. We are going forward and if you don't want to come forward with us then good luck in what you do but it won't be with Notts County.

"That's the sort of mentality we want. We want players to come here and the reason why I recruited those players in January was because they wanted to be here.

"Over the season it shows because when the chips are down and things aren't going right, they are the lads who will drive you and pull you through the tough times.

"There won't be anybody coming to Notts County for a free ride next year. There will be lots of hard work and not much play.

"Whoever comes will have to know it will be tough. It has to be because the successful sides work harder."

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