Kevin Nolan has hinted towards Jon Stead and Shola Ameobi remaining the first-choice strike partnership at Notts County, claiming that Jonathan Forte was not unlucky to have been named on the bench for the 2-2 draw with Accrington Stanley.
Forte had scored in his previous two appearances before Fridayβs League Two fixture at Meadow Lane, but was nonetheless not picked in the starting XI as the Magpies shared the spoils with Stanley.
βI donβt think he (Forte) was unlucky. I explained the reasoning to him on Thursday why he didnβt start and he took it on the chin,β Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
βWe played so well in the first half at Wycombe. Weβve got three good strikers in good form.
βI just feel that we beat Chesterfield and won at Wycombe. I donβt feel we needed to change. The two lads have done a fantastic job upfront. Itβs my decision. Thatβs it.
βSometimes you can get carried away when lads have played well. Forte scored a great goal against Everton Under-21s and scored at Wycombe.
βIt could have happened again for him off the bench against Accrington, but we didnβt produce for him. We didnβt give him the ammunition.
βIβm delighted with all three of them. They did the right things at the right time but we didnβt feed them properly.
βSteady is off the mark which is great for us. Shola is yet to get off the mark, but their keeper has made some fantastic saves. That said, itβs not good enough us saying their keeper has played really well.β
Edited by Joe Jones
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