Kevin Nolan has launched an astonishing tirade against the Notts County online community and social media, calling on "some people" to "have a reality check".
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Magpies' trip to Carlisle United on Saturday, the manager aired his grievances about what he felt were knee-jerk reactions from fans.
βThereβs a lot said about us that is very untrue,β Nolan is quoted by the Nottingham Post as saying. βBut I only hear it because I am not on these sites. I only hear it from my staff or the players.
βIf they donβt want to see winning football, then donβt come to Notts County because thatβs what we are trying to do.
βFor people to be complaining how we play given the club has lost one home game in a calendar year, then thereβs not much you can do.
βWe only won three games in the previous calendar year compared to what weβve done now so some people have got to have a reality check and look at themselves in the mirror if they are criticising.β
Last week, Pride of Nottingham published photos which were sent in by a fan which appeared to show Liam Noble in training at Basford - Notts subsequently announced that the midfielder had rejoined the club.
Despite the training sessions being open and accessible to supporters, Nolan continued his tirade, criticising the individual who took the photos.
βLetβs take last week for instance,β Nolan said.
βLiam Noble comes and trains with us for the first day and somebody turns up, and the next minute the pictures are on the internet within an hour or two.
βThat would never have happened a few years ago. But they didnβt know what was going on yet still wanted to put something out there.
βI couldnβt believe it when I saw it. That person, because we know who it is, will come back to training ground and then want us to respect him and not tell him to go away.
βWhen he asks the players for selfies what does he expect them to say?
βThere has got to be respect for us as much as we have got to have respect for them.
βThey will all expect us to say βyeah, no problem you can have your photographβ.
βAnd thatβs my biggest issue with social media. People will come and ask for your picture, then they will sit there on Twitter or whatever, type something, and have a rant.
βYou only have to look at Arsenal Fan TV to see how it gets millions and millions of viewers.
βItβs crazy. It makes headlines in the papers and itβs just taken over. Itβs something as a manager I have to deal with and all I can ask of the fans is to be respectful.
βA lot of my family are on social media so how is it going to feel for them to see something written about me. Itβs hurtful for them and thatβs what people have got to realise.β
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