Ryan Yates: 'Liam Noble will push me to become a better player'

Ryan Yates has claimed that Liam Noble's return to Notts County will make him work harder to improve as a player.

Noble departed Forest Green Rovers by mutual consent citing a need to be closer to his family in the North East and has now linked up with his former club.

The 26-year-old will not be able to play for his new club until January, given his registration was with FGR at the closure of the transfer window.

Yates, however, believes that Noble will be an asset to Notts once he becomes available and will give the youngster more impetus to prosper as a footballer, both on loan at Meadow Lane and back at parent club Nottingham Forest.

“Liam is a great player,” Yates told the Nottingham Post. “I’ve heard about him and watched him before.

“I watched him play against Swindon for Forest Green on television a couple of weeks ago.

“He is going to add to the squad and there’s so much healthy competition for places.

“I love it because he’s only going to push me to become a better player for when I go back to Forest and hopefully prove myself.”

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