Kevin Nolan will not be "bullied" in Notts County player contract negotiations

Kevin Nolan has claimed that Notts County will play hardball over player contract negotiations and will not be "bullied" into offering higher salaries in case someone has a higher offer elsewhere.

With the exception of Adam Collin, Mark Yeates, Carl Dickinson, Michael O'Connor and Matt Tootle, every other player on the Magpie payroll will see their current deals expire this summer.

Nolan has already spoken of how he wants the out-of-contract players to give their all in the final few games of the League Two season to "make him want to keep them" as well as rejecting prospective new players who "have to think about" a move to Meadow Lane.

Now, the Notts manager has warned his players that he is not one for "haggling" over new deals, telling the Nottingham Post: "We don't want it where players are haggling over £20 here or £100 there. That's the mentality we have to have and we will be better because of it.

"We won't be bullied into offering an extra £100 just because a player may have an offer somewhere else.

"Alan and I will try to come up with a structure which is going to work for the club but also help us be successful on the pitch too."

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