Kevin Nolan: 'Notts County masters of their own fate'

Notts County boss Kevin Nolan says he will not be monitoring Saturday's League Two results, insisting that the team will be responsible for its own destiny.

The Magpies are playing on Sunday this week, due to scheduling conflicts with regards to the team on the other side of the Trent.

It means some of County's relegation rivals have a chance to close the gap on Nolan's side, who are currently eight points above the bottom two,

Nolan, however, admits he will use the occasion to have some down time ahead of the Barnet fixture.

"I've got the family coming over, which is lovely. I haven't seen them for a couple of weeks because we've been working hard and been in every day," Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

"It will be a bit of down time with them, enjoying their company.

"It probably will be on in the background, but it's not about anybody else, it's just about us. That's what I've always said.

"It's us who is going to determine whether we stay in this league or we don't; no-one else.

"We don't want any favours from anyone. We've just got to make sure we continue to do our job.

"If we continue to do what we have been doing, we'll be okay."

He added: "Playing on a Sunday makes no difference to me, I don't know whether the lads feel a bit different.

"I much prefer a Saturday kick-off. I love a Saturday 3 o'clock kick-off. I think that's gone away from the game too much, with all these Sunday, Monday, Friday kick-offs.

"I won't be paying too much attention. It's about us. Even when the lads say after a game, 'they won' or 'they lost', I just say, 'it's got nothing to do with us'. We will decide our own fate."

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