Kevin Nolan: 'Jon Stead already full of confidence'

Kevin Nolan has claimed that Jon Stead is a confident player already and scoring his first Notts County goal of the season will not necessarily have given him a jolt of confidence more than what he previously had.

The veteran striker has come under criticism from a section of Notts County fans, who would like to see one of the club's other strikers - Jonathan Forte the name most mentioned - given a go in the starting XI.

He got off the mark in the 2-2 draw against Accrington Stanley with his penalty, but while the common consensus is that forwards get a boost of confidence once breaking their duck, Nolan says it's not the case with Stead.

“The goal won’t do anything for his confidence. He’s a confident lad already and he’s been brilliant,” the Notts gaffer told the Nottingham Post.

“He had an indifferent game at Coventry, like everyone did. He played really well against Scunthorpe and Chesterfield and did fantastically well against Wycombe.

“He was a big part of a lot good stuff we did in the first half there.”

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