Kevin Nolan: 'Ultimate goal is to get to the top'

Kevin Nolan has expressed his desire to manage at the top level some day but insists he is happy at Notts County at present.

The 35-year-old has worked wonders for the Magpies since taking the job on January 12 this year, steering the club to safety last season and overseeing a rise up League Two which now sees the club second in the table.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Nolan said: "The ultimate goal is to get to the top. But at this minute in time I have been given a fantastic opportunity to manage a fantastic club."

"I am loving every minute of it at the moment, although not so much when we lose, but fortunately we have not lost too many this year.

"You can never switch off and sleep. I have about four or five hours sleep a night.

"As a player, I was one who would sleep as much as I could. Once the kids were at school and after training I would have an hour before picking them up.

"But it is all worth it on a Saturday, seeing your team perform and getting a win. There's no better feeling.

"I don't want to think that I played in the Premier League and Championship all my career, that's where I ply my trade as a manager but, of course, it's the ultimate goal.

"This is my apprenticeship of now trying to become a good manager and have longevity in management."

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