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Joe Jones
Mansfield Town boss Steve Evans has praised Kevin Nolan for his great management of Notts County and admits tomorrow's derby is a benchmark for the Stags.
The Magpies have soared to the top of League Two after 10 games and boast a six-game winning run in which they have conceded just one goal.
Mansfield were tipped to be challenging for promotion but hit a snag in midweek as they fell to a 3-0 defeat at Cheltenham Town.
"First and foremost, congratulations to Kevin Nolan; what a job he's done,” Evans is quoted by the Nottingham Post as saying.
“He's added very selectively to the group and he inherited a good squad, it has to be said.
"People forget that the squad that was put together the season before last was to be a promotion squad.
"This is a real tough challenge for us. They're a squad that have been assembled for well over a season, we're a squad that are two or three months old.
"I know people want to dismiss it, but those that dismiss it really don't know what they're talking about when putting a squad together and how long it takes.
"This is the real test, this is the real benchmark. This is the league leaders who have gone around the country turning win, after win, after win in the opening weeks, so it's a big test for us."
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Joe Jones
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has urged his Notts County players to stick to their guns and not let the hostile environment get to them in tomorrow's League Two derby with Mansfield Town.
The Magpies have had the perfect September, navigating through their six games so far with a 100% record, scoring 12 goals and conceding just one en route to the top of the table.
To finish the month off, Notts will face a Stags side were earmarked as promotion favourites at the start of the season due to heavy squad investment but were beaten 3-0 at Cheltenham Town in midweek.
"We're going to a really good Mansfield side who have had a tough result in midweek," Nolan told the official Notts website. "They will want to respond and there's no better way to do that than in a derby.
"I'm concentrating on us, hoping we can go there with the confidence, attitude and application we've been playing with recently, but temperament is key more than anything.
"For me it was always about concentrating on what was happening on the field. If you get carried away with the occasion, you start to make mistakes.
"You need a cool head in a hostile environment, which I expect it to be on Saturday. Mansfield will try to make it as difficult as possible for us.
"After the two wins this week we want to finish it off with another positive result.
"The manner in which we won the games against Lincoln and Exeter was  fantastic so we will stick to what we do, try to counter Mansfield's strengths and hit them where we think their weaknesses are.
"We have a fantastic opportunity to get another three points."
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Chris
It just gets better and better for Notts, who sit proudly atop the League Two table following impressive wins over Lincoln City and Exeter City.
But now, arguably the biggest clash of the season for the Magpies, a trip to the One Call Stadium to face Mansfield Town this Saturday.
Pride of Nottingham spoke to well-known photographer, Billy Davies 'nemesis' and Stags fan Dan Westwell to get the lowdown on his beloved team.
Background: 43 years old, first Stags game 1986. Lots of favourite players over the years, George Foster, Paul Holland, Ian Bowling, Chris Greenacre, Michael Boulding, Bobby Hassell to name a few.
What do you make of current owner John Radford?
I love him. I can’t thank him enough for rescuing us 7 years ago. He’s put a lot of money into the club to get us out of that hellhole we were in for 5 years. I really hope we go up and even if it’s for just one season, I’d love it for us to get to the Championship to fulfil his dream & reward him for everything he has done for us.
You were tipped as promotion contenders at the start of the season - what do you make of that tag?
I think it was the bookies' ignorance. They looked at Steve Evans record of 9 promotions and the fact that we got our business done straightaway & it just made them stick us up as favourites. I think Luton, Exeter, Coventry, Swindon, Wycombe, Cambridge, Carlisle, Crewe, Port Vale should all have been above us in the odds table but the bookies aren’t usually wrong, let’s hope they’re right again in May.
Steve Evans is a very Marmite manager - are you impressed with him as your manager?
When he was appointed I kept pinching myself as i couldn’t believe how lucky we were. I still think we’re lucky although some of his antics are getting a bit embarrassing at the moment, but that’s Steve Evans. Marmite is a brilliant description of him. I would say more people hate him than like him, but i would also say that most clubs in L1 & L2 would love to have him as their Manager, as he’s been there and done it. His experience could be the difference between going up and not going up. He did well by getting all of our signings sorted in June/July, but that made a lot of ignorant people say “Mansfield are spending millions” and “Steve Evans is going to bankrupt Mansfield” but what they didn’t see is that he released 11 players and signed 11 players more or less in the same couple of weeks. Matt Green was on a big wage as were a couple of others, so getting rid of them made us able to sign proper quality players from League One. I don’t think we needed all the players we signed as we had the 4th best defensive record out of all 92 clubs last season, then he goes and signs 3 defenders, but he knows what he’s doing so we have to trust him.
There are several East Midlands derbies in League Two this season - which is the biggest for you?
The biggest derby for all Stags fans is Ch*sterfield. There is pure hatred there. I know there’s a few Notts fans who hate Stags but I’m afraid the feeling isn’t mutual with most of us. I always call our game ‘the friendly derby’ because that’s how we look at Notts. Don’t get me wrong we love to beat Notts the same as Ch*sterfield, but if you gave us a choice of who to take 6 points from, it would be the woolly ones every time.  Lincoln is another derby game that’s tasty, on a par with Notts. There’s always a few idiots from all 3 clubs who like to cause trouble, as we’ve seen over the years. To back up my ‘friendly derby’ comment, we bring more fans to Notts than we get for home games, because people enjoy the trip to Nottingham, a few beers at the waterfront, Hooters, it’s easy to get to by train and of course with us not having electricity or water over in Mansfield it’s a big treat to visit a big city!
Who are your squad's danger men?
It’s hard to predict our danger men because on paper we’ve got a lot but on the pitch we’ve not really shown much danger apart from a brilliant 80 minutes against Luton. There’s a few who if they show their true potential will be a great asset. Paul Anderson, Jacob Mellis, Will Atkinson, Alex MacDonald, Calum Butcher & Alfie Potter all have got the potential to be match winners on their day and have got experience in the Championship/L1. We’ve also got former Notts defender Krystian Pearce who was player of the season last year. He scored twice against Grimsby recently so I’m sure he would like to grab a goal against his old club.
What do you think the score/scorers will be?
Predicting the game is impossible. My heart says we’ll win 2-0, my head says we’ll lose 0-2. I’d take a point if it was offered now, so I’ll go for a 0-0 draw and get splinters. May the best team win and hopefully it’s football that we’re talking about after the game.
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Joe Jones
Here is Pride of Nottingham's roundup of all the biggest news stories from League Two over the last week.
- Carlisle United signed veteran defender Clint Hill on a free transfer, the 38-year-old making over 600 appearances during his career and last playing for Scottish Premiership giants Rangers.
- The EFL has announced that its clubs are in favour of the summer transfer window closing before the season starts, with a formal vote on the matter to be taken in February.
- Lincolnshire Police have announced that they are investigating an attack on the Mansfield Town team bus which happened on Saturday, September 16.
- Luton Town midfielder Luke Berry has been handed a retrospective three-game ban for violent conduct by the Football Association due to his role in a melee during his side's 2-1 win at Wycombe Wanderers.
- Jack Lester is reportedly on the verge to being announced as the new Chesterfield manager.
- Birmingham, Oldham, Gillingham and Chesterfield have reportedly implemented the Rooney Rule as part of their managerial recruitment process.
- Crewe Alexandra midfielder Ryan Wintle faces a lengthy spell out with a stress fracture of his tibia suffered in Saturday's 5-0 defeat by Carlisle United.
All news stories sourced from BBC Sport and Sky Sports.
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Joe Jones
Notts County boss Kevin Nolan has claimed that Jon Stead does not get the credit he deserves.
The veteran striker impressed in the 4-1 win over Lincoln City at the weekend, scoring one and assisting Matt Tootle.
Stead went on to make his 100th Magpies appearance in the 3-0 victory at Exeter City on Tuesday, and Nolan paid tribute to the forward, who turned down a move to the United States to extend his Meadow Lane contract in the summer.
Asked whether Stead is given enough credit, Nolan told the Nottingham Post: “No, not at all.
“He knows I have got confidence in him. He knows how much I regard him not just as a player, but as a person.
“On and off the field he is what we are all about. He’s an absolute pleasure to work with day in, day out.
“I now think he is getting his just rewards. What he did on Saturday was absolutely brilliant. To score and then set one up was great.”
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Joe Jones
Notts County have cemented their hold on top spot in League Two thanks to a clinical 3-0 win over Exeter City on Tuesday night.
In a clash that pitted the top two teams in the division against each other, it was the Magpies who came out on top to extend their lead to three points thanks to Lewis Alessandra's early goal and substitute Jorge Grant's second-half brace.
Here is what the Notts boss, some of the players and several fans had to say following the game.
Kevin Nolan
“I think it was the most complete performance because we were away from home, we got the clean sheet, and scored three goals.
“We came here on a Tuesday night, made five changes and if it doesn’t work people start to question you.
“It’s certainly up there and I love winning every game. It means so much to me to have another fantastic result like this.
Jorge Grant
"Confidence is high but we have to keep level heads. We've had a great start but it's still early on in the season.
"We can't get too high when we win but, at the same time, we can't get too low when we lose."
Players on social media
 
 
 
 
The fans (from PON's match discussion of the Exeter game)
Upthepies: Surprise start to the game to go 1-0 up minutes into the first half. I thought the team defended bravely after a shaky period, the players re-group at half time. I don't know what Kevin Nolan said but whatever it was they came back out more determined. Richard Duffy was class tonight! Yet Ryan Yates stole the show for me. He worked very hard and his engine never stopped.
Liampie: Wow, 3-0 win over a very decent team. it sounded like we played very well in the second half especially. So pleased right now!
Chris: At the moment everything's going our way! 3-0! Two goals by Jorge Grant and of course the opener by Lewis Alessandra. Mark Stallard and Charlie Slater labelling the game 'the performance of the season by Notts', well the first half sounded like a write off towards the end but Notts have remained focused and sealed a good display.
Who r ya?? You Pies!!:  Omg what a win and performance , strong in defence good going forward getting those goals , Gorge Grants on fire league 2 defences are terrified lol COYP
Countyman: I just want to say it, WE ARE STILL TOP OF LEAGUE TWO. 3-0 win over Exeter? Fantastic!
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Chris
Notts County have cemented their hold on top spot in League Two with a clinical performance to beat second-placed Exeter City 3-0 at St James Park on Tuesday night.
Lewis Alessandra set the Magpies on their way with an opportunistic lob after just two minutes before substitute Jorge Grant added a further two goals in the second half.
The result, a sixth successive league victory for Kevin Nolan's men, sees them three points clear at the top of the table.
Here is an in-depth analysis of the game from Chris.
Was the result fair?
I take a lot of joy from saying this, Notts County wholeheartedly deserved to win at Exeter yesterday! The home side simply failed to take their chances in the first half, and a superb second half performance sealed the victory for the Magpies – there’s no luck involved at all, the better team went home happy.
How did Notts play?
Notts played very well, the first half had patches but at the back Richard Duffy ensured that Adam Collin was well protected. From the off, Notts looked bright and eager to prove to League Two that they’re a serious outfit meaning to do the business this campaign. A very strong, spirited second half saw the Magpies play some good stuff.
How did Exeter play?
I wouldn’t suggest they played badly, however their hyping up of the game really didn’t help them. It gave The Grecians the pressure, especially being on home turf and despite some good chances in the first half – they just simply weren’t able to tuck of their opportunities a way.
Did our tactics work out?
The five changes meant that Notts had several pairs of fresh legs playing, a decision which in all fairness could have backfired – however with this Notts squad we all know that players are more likely to respond positively. From the off, Lewis Alessandra proved this point and it shows just how universal the team tactics are right now. Kevin Nolan did his homework by injecting height into the squad, so tactically we were spot on.
How did the referee perform?
The referee did alright, and for once I find myself thinking that we actually had a sensible referee. Due to this the game played out quite smoothly, and although some decisions may have been missed – I think it worked in favour of both teams rather than any decisions to favour a single team.
Who do we play next?
Next up is six fingers, seven toes and no thumbs – aka Mansfield Town. This game has more momentum behind it than the Exeter City game, thus making it far more important and no doubt a tricky local derby.
How should we play them?
Notts have been building nicely from the back in recent games, it’s important that we play with the right balance against Mansfield – as I feel they will try to press us more and ultimately attempt to close us down.
It’s important that we keep the play simple, passing short and avoiding anything fancy.
When Notts assumes control by passing around the centre of the park, spreading the ball out wide – it creates so much space that opposition sides don’t know whether to drop deeper or push up tighter.
This is a vital aspect, as will allowing Jon Stead to gather players to make him tightly – in all fairness it would be useful to have Shola Ameobi back as his holding up of the ball and clever flicks would had a lot to our game plan.
However, we just have to be sensible within our play and use the creativity that players like Rob Milsom and Jorge Grant have to offer.
Exeter fan views (from Exeweb)
grecian-near-hell: Personally I didn't rate Notts County that highly, I thought they were slow and ponderous with too many wayward passes for a table topping team, and will be found out (like ourselves) shortly. That said we were worse. I didn't think we had any shape about us, the defence could so easily have been ripped apart with a far worse scoreline than 3-0 had NC had speedy wingers/forwards.Regrettably I think TAH has had his day he's got the turning circle of a juggernaut and last night neither of the Troy's appeared to have any understanding of what the other was doing. Like NC too many wayward passes from defence and midfield to runners who weren't there.
Jayden Stockley really needs to contact David Wheeler to find out how he seemed to float so long after he jumped for the ball, too often last night Stockley had jumped too soon and was on the way down before the ball got to him either from kick offs or crossing and on a couple of occassions this could have bought us a goal - he really does need to parctice his heading and jumping, but that's the (alleged) £400k difference I suppose.
The midfield also had a nightmare, as mentioned too many passes going astray Lee Holmes not weaving his magic.
The match although billed as top of the table did not live up to expectations which was a shame bearing in mind the good sized crowd for a midweek match.Oh well live and learn and we move on matches like last night emphasised why we are a fourth division side with players to match.
DanceMagnet: A simple question, Mr Tisdale. When you're up against two slow defenders in Nicky Hunt and Richard Duffy, why do you start with no pace up front? Instead you play Stockley and Reid together when it was blatantly obvious at Coventry that partnership wasn't working and would likely suit there central defenders more than somebody capable of running at them.
It was also pretty obvious from the start that the midfield needed strengthening. Why that did not happen at half time (at the latest) I'll never know. Boating should have been on then. Instead, we have to wait until we go two down until we make a substitution - too bleeding late, mate.
Mr Jan Yeo: We were punished for some sloppy play, but I didn't feel we were far away from that being a completely different result. Seen us play a lot worse and still get something from the game.
County were good and played us off the park for long periods. We seemed to struggle initially to break them down but definitely had a few decent spells that would've seen the game completely change if the ball had fallen right. We can't win them all and aren't the best in the league, so I'm not too surprised. We'll bounce back soon enough.
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Joe Jones
Notts County have tightened their grip at the top of the League Two table as they powered their way to a 3-0 victory over Exeter City in the battle of the top two on Tuesday night.
The Magpies began the match at St James' Park on the back of five successive wins, and left with a sixth against the second-placed Grecians, who they had deposed last weekend.
Substitute Jorge Grant's double, coupled with Lewis Alessandra's second-minute opener, condemned Exeter to a second defeat in four days and put Kevin Nolan's side three points clear.
The official Notts YouTube channel now has the highlights up from the game, so if you fancy reliving the amazing win - and you know you do - then simply check out the video below.
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Joe Jones
Not for the first time this season, Notts County manager Kevin Nolan has expressed his delight with another amazing performance from his charges.
What appeared to be a difficult proposition in League Two second-placed side Exeter City away on a Tuesday night ended up in a 3-0 win for the Magpies.
The win, brought about by Lewis Alessandra's early opener and a Jorge Grant brace, ensures that Notts pull away from the Grecians at the top of the table.
"Hats off to the lads - they were absolutely fantastic," Nolan told the official Notts site. "I'm absolutely delighted for them - they got exactly what they deserved tonight.
"Making that number of changes, you do have a little bit of a worry. But I trust these lads massively and they keep repaying me.
"We played like men tonight. We came here and believed. This is a difficult place to come to and we've got three points and another clean sheet.
"I keep saying there's more to come and I think you've seen glimpses of that over the last couple of games. I'm sure we can still get better - it's about me keeping feet on the ground.
"You won't see me celebrating too soon. What you'll see is us getting back to business tomorrow.
"The chairman's been absolutely fantastic in letting us stay over again tonight so the lads aren't getting home at 5am.
"They'll be in the gym tomorrow doing their cool down, making sure they're ready to go to Mansfield on Saturday and try to get another three points.
"If we can go there and get a result, everybody will be thinking 'what a week that is.'"
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Joe Jones
Notts County and Mansfield Town will compete for a new trophy in honour of former Stags physiotherapist Matt Salmon.
Matt, who had a work experience spell at Meadow Lane before spending three and a half years at the Stags, sadly died in May following a battle with cancer aged just 25.
Matt's wife and family have been invited to Saturday's League Two match at the One Call Stadium as special guests to mark the introduction of the Matt Salmon Trophy.
Notts chairman Alan Hardy told the official Notts site: "This was the very least we could do for Matt.
"We were all devastated to learn of his passing - it was incredibly sad. I knew he was poorly, but had no idea of the level of his condition.
"He was only at Meadow Lane for a short while but his reputation lives on. He had a wonderful time with us and learned a lot under Johnny Wilson and the rest of the medical staff. They still speak highly of him today.
"We're both East Midlands rivals at heart but ultimately we're all football people within our region and in that sense we're on the same side."
Mansfield Town chief executive Carolyn Radford added: "Matt was an incredible person, the type to do anything for anyone. He brought so much to his role at Mansfield Town. He was completely indulged in his work and loved his role at the club.
"It's fitting that we remember Matt in such a way and we thank Alan and everyone at Meadow Lane who have shown real integrity and warm spirits in the organisation of this trophy."
Joe Jones
So the crunch clash of the top two teams in League Two ended up being somewhat one-sided. And luckily for us, it was Notts County who emerged triumphant with a frankly frightening 3-0 win at Exeter City.
The nerves of the travelling Magpies fans - plus those following on the radio or online - were eased within the opening 90 seconds of the game.
A long kick from goalkeeper Adam Collin was flicked on and Lewis Alessandra, spotting Grecians goalkeeper Christy Pym off his line, lobbed a fine first-time effort over the head of the stranded stopper and into the net.
Exeter had an appeal for a penalty turned down minutes later when Jake Taylor broke into the box and went down under a tackle from Nicky Hunt, but referee Kevin Johnson deemed it a fair challenge.
The pendulum then swung back Notts's way as they won a number of corners, with Richard Duffy flicking one over at the near post.
Pierce Sweeney then misjudged a long ball that allowed Terry Hawkridge to break into the box but he fluffed his lines by firing over.
To their credit the hosts mustered several dangerous efforts on goal, as Jake Taylor rifled straight at Collin, while Lee Holmes stung the palms of the goalkeeper with a fierce effort from distance.
Exeter's best chance came shortly before the half-hour mark when Craig Woodman's cross was nodded down by Jayden Stockley and Taylor smashed his effort straight at Collin.
Notts rode out the storm and, in the 62nd minute, doubled their lead as a corner kick caused havoc in the six-yard box and the ball was turned in by the incredible Jorge Grant, who had been on the pitch for five minutes.
Jonathan Forte was narrowly off target for County, while Stockley headed high for Exeter, but Grant bagged his second eight minutes from time after beating the offside trap to volley home.
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Chris
Yesterday whilst appearing as a guest on BBC Nottingham’s Match Talk, I was asked the question by David Jackson - "is it time to believe in promotion yet?"
It’s a question which I have asked fans myself, and it's one which the majority seem unsure how to answer.
Myself, I always remain optimistic about any season, especially as the table is still taking shape - but the 2017-18 season does seem special.
I also recall a discussion that was started by PON member Liampie which asked “Should we avoid getting carried away?”
At the time I felt similar, although I would say I was more quietly optimistic.
I could already sense a ‘positive vibe’ around Meadow Lane that just felt that season could be very different, I always tend to warn caution to the fans I know – yet it’s difficult when things are going in your favour for once to play down the fact Notts could gain promotion.
It’s still very early days within League Two, however I do believe we as supporters should try to really get behind the team.
In our match against Lincoln City, it was brilliant to see so many fans being vocal about encouraging the Kop to sing and once the home support had silenced the away end (the opposition fans didn’t really do much did they?) – it was one of the most enjoyable experiences that I had had in a number of seasons.
Not just purely because our lads controlled the second half well, or due to Lincoln continuing to try to get something from the match – despite all hopes.
It was more so because everyone around me - and I moved around the Kop as I watched the game - was fully enjoying themselves and I honestly feel it made a huge impact on the way that Notts played.
It’s also good to see that we have a bench made up of players who could start regularly and the fact we have a manager who can make several changes now that he knows who forms the best starting 11.
Another point made by David Jackson was the amount of luck which we had, as any fan will know we have had a tendency to attract opposite previous seasons.
Yet the striking difference this term is how hard-working we are as a team, this was visual against Swindon Town – a game which the majority felt we didn’t quite have the power to shrug them off, but we did manage to keep them mostly quiet.
I felt extremely proud during that game, as for once it seemed like we had a team which would protect the lead at all cost. A team that would run, scrap and work hard for their manager.
It’s still very early days, and I would echo the discussion myself and Joe Jones had in the latest Pride of Nottingham PONcast – things can change differently, yet whilst the squad works hard and puts in those determined performances – no matter what happens on the pitch, we will always be better off, and I think that is the prime example of what we have witnessed so far during the 2017-18 season.
Kevin Nolan has done a fantastic job keeping the players focused, he takes things game-by-game.
The Exeter win will have instilled further hope and ambition within my fellow supporters. However, let’s make this season less about luck and more about the passionate, free-fighting squad that gets the right results.
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Joe Jones
Hello and welcome to episode 26 of the Pride of Nottingham PONcast, presented by Chris and JJ.
In this week's episode we recap, review and analyse Notts County's impressive 4-1 win over Lincoln City, the result of which put the Magpies top of League Two.
We then move on to previewing today's crunch clash with second-placed Exeter City and determining how Notts should line up and play against the Grecians.
Other topics covered include just how crucial Kevin Nolan's new contract is to the stability of the club, whether the seemingly imminent early closure of the transfer window is a good thing, and plenty more.
All this and more in the Pride of Nottingham PONcast, episode 26!
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Lincoln City have confirmed that Billy Knott's red card against Notts County has not been overturned.
The 24-year-old was given his marching orders by referee Sebastian Stockbridge 28 minutes into the Magpies' 4-1 win at Meadow Lane after catching Ryan Yates in the face with a high boot.
The appeal was considered by the FA on Monday afternoon and, the following day, a statement on the Imps site announced that the dismissal has been upheld.
As a result Knott will serve a three-match suspension, starting with tonight’s game with Barnet.
He will also sit out Saturday’s Lincolnshire derby at Grimsby Town and the home clash with Chesterfield on October 7.
Knott voiced his opinion on Twitter following the decision.
In Monday's press conference, Imps boss Danny Cowley had told the press: “It’s difficult for referees, I accept that, but on this occasion it’s really clear to me.
“The ball is low, the player [Yates] is not in Billy’s eye line, he’s just helping it on. If you look at the footage and how both players land, you can see that Ryan Yates comes into Billy.
“It was a harsh punishment to take on Saturday and ultimately it has cost us three points in my opinion because I thought we were in a really strong position in the game.
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