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Kevin Nolan: 'We have plenty of cover for Shaun Brisley'

By Joe Jones

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Notts County manager Kevin Nolan has played down the impact of Shaun Brisley's injury, saying both Elliott Hewitt and Haydn Hollis can fill in for the centre-back.

Brisley limped out of Saturday’s 1-0 win at Crawley Town in the second half and Nolan feared he could be out for two weeks.

“We didn’t want to go and get someone in this summer because we knew we had Elliott and Hollis,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

“Elliott did a fantastic job. If Hollis had been on the bench then he would have gone and done what he’s done for me since I’ve been here.

"I’m delighted with them. We’ve got plenty of cover.

“If Bris is out for a week or two then we’ve got the resources to stay how we are. We knew Elliott could step in at centre half.

"I’m delighted with them all. The attitude is great. It’s that unity that gets results.”

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    The good thing is that it's only a week or two, however it's a big loss IMO.

    Brisley for me has been better than Duffy - he's more defensively aware and positions himself very well. Yet they're more a formidable duo and have settled together very nicely. Hollis could do the job, I believe in him but all it takes is a few mistakes to undo the progress and we need to keep the fans feeling positive - I guess you don't know unless he has a try?

    Then there's Dickinson and Hewitt who could fill the void, so we have cover.

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