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Notts County, the National League leaders, suffered a surprising 2-1 home defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge, who were without a manager following Daryl McMahon's departure the night before.
The unexpected loss brought an end to Notts County's amazing 25-match unbeaten run. They had not lost a game in the league since 17 September. 
The Daggers, led by Steve Gritt and Dave Jupp, managed to halt Notts County's second seven-match winning streak of the season.
Notts County took the lead in the 21st minute through Ruben Rodrigues' 14th goal of the season. However, 
Angelo Balanta equalised for Dagenham ten minutes later. Although Jodi Jones and Macaulay Langstaff hit the post for Notts County, they were unable to convert their chances.
In the 86th minute, second-half substitute Inih Effiong scored the winner for the visitors, despite five minutes of added time and a frenzied goal-line scramble. 
The 7,441-strong home crowd was left disheartened, as Notts County's lead at the top of the table was reduced to just two points over second-placed Wrexham. Wrexham, who have two games in hand, could overtake Notts County and go top if they win their next match against Chesterfield on Tuesday night.
The Daggers' victory was their second consecutive win, which lifted them to 10th place in the table, within three points of the play-off contenders.
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Magpies' manager Luke Williams has stated that Notts County striker Macaulay Langstaff has proven his worth by being the first player in England's top five leagues to score 30 goals this season.
Langstaff's hat-trick against Yeovil made him only the third Notts player in 73 years to achieve this feat. Langstaff has been likened to Manchester City's Erling Haaland this season and dubbed the "non-league Haaland" for matching his accomplishments.
Williams praised Langstaff, stating that "He's just brilliant" and that "It's pretty impressive, and he deserves it because he has scored every type of goal."
Langstaff scored the opening goal against Yeovil in the fourth minute on Saturday. However, it took two injury-time goals from Langstaff and a late penalty from Ruben Rodrigues to win the game.
His two goals in the 94th and 95th minute marked his 30th goal of the season, with 13 league games remaining.
Williams jokingly remarked that he would have preferred Langstaff to score earlier so that he could have been substituted. However, he praised the striker's performance, stating that "He was fantastic and that is why you leave him on the pitch when it's tight, because in the blink of an eye, he can change a game."
Langstaff stated that he was "buzzing" to reach the 30-goal milestone but added that he did not set targets for himself. He said, "I don't set targets. I just look at the end of the season and see where my goals are and see if I'm happy or not. As a striker, the normal target is 20, so if you get that you are really happy. To have 30 with 13 games left, I'm buzzing with that return."
The last Notts County player to score over 30 goals was Lee Hughes, who scored 33 in the 2009-10 season, while Tommy Lawton scored 33 in the 1949-50 season. Langstaff said it was an "unbelievable feeling" to match these highly-regarded players.
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Luke Williams, the manager of Notts County, has opened up about his relationship with the club's owners. The club is trying to get back into the Football League. Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz, who bought the club in 2019, have transformed Notts County from top to bottom, with the aim of returning to the EFL this year. The brothers have kept the club financially stable while improving facilities and breaking attendance records for National League fixtures.
Williams praises the Danish brothers for their commitment to bringing the world's first professional football club back to where it belongs and hopes that this season will be a turning point in their journey. The Magpies' success this season can be largely attributed to their recruitment strategy, with several summer signings making a significant impact in their climb to the top of the standings.
This season, Notts County has brought in 11 new players, each contributing to the team's remarkable success. Notable names include Macaulay Langstaff, who has scored 32 league goals, John Bostock with his worldwide experience, and Sam Austin, who provides endless energy and desire. The recent loan signing of Connor Lemonheigh-Evans from Stockport County further demonstrates the Magpies' success. Williams' management style and the owners' ambitious vision are in perfect alignment, resulting in the positive results achieved this season. The manager is pleased with the clear decision-making process surrounding transfers during his short time in management, citing the relationship with the Reedtz brothers as a key factor in Notts County's success.
"First of all and the most important thing to understand is that this is not about backing me and giving me what I want," explained Williams.
"This is about what they want as well and this is a very new concept and I understand that for a lot of people, but believe me, I am not having to go to people in recruitment or to the owners and ask them that I want this, and I want that, far from it.
"They are so ambitious that they are telling me that we have a player that we think is perfect for what we need - they watch every minute of every game and see how the players are performing.
"They know after my morning meeting who is struggling with fatigue and other issues, they can also watch training because they have a live stream to that because we have no secrets with each other, so they can watch my staff and players at work all the time which I think is amazing.
"You can look at this in a big brother way, which is wrong, or you can look at it like these people are really invested and want to see everything, they are desperate for us to win.
"It ranks at the very top from what I have seen, right at the very top.
"Many times you have the staff and the managers asking that we need this or need that and meeting a wall of resistance sometimes - I have also seen a scenario where one wants to sign a certain player and the manager doesn't agree with that one, and then you have an uncomfortable situation, all of these things I have seen which are really common, conflict and different agendas, but we have none of that.
"We are desperate to win across the board and a keen eye on what we have in the building and a keen eye on what we can potentially bring in to strengthen what we have, for me, it is the best possible environment."
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Notts County has secured the signing of Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, a renowned midfielder from Stockport County, on a loan deal until the end of the season.
Lemonheigh-Evans, who scored a hat-trick against Notts County for Torquay United last season, has become one of the National League's best players after his good performance in the league.
Head coach Luke Williams, who previously worked with Lemonheigh-Evans at Bristol City, said he was happy to see the club sign the player.
"It’s a happy coincidence for me that a player like Connor has been suggested to me by the recruitment team so favourably," said Williams.
"Although he spent a lot of time out on loan, I obviously got to know Connor very well at Bristol City.
"He was versatile, tough, excellent with the ball and, wherever he played, he could score. I have so many good memories of his performances in training and in games.
"One of the first conversations I had with him was to tell him I thought he was a League One-quality player. I’d just been working at that level with Swindon and instantly thought Connor and a couple of other guys, Aden Baldwin included, could have held their own at that level with the right management, even though they were just teenagers. I’d be amazed if he doesn’t go on to do that."
According to Williams, Lemonheigh-Evans' competitive and spirited nature is one of his most significant qualities.
“I went to watch Connor’s senior debut for Bristol City against Watford in the FA Cup,” said the boss. “Watford had a strong Premier League side led by Troy Deeney and Connor was very, very good.
“Shortly after that he went on loan to Torquay, winning the National League South, and, as Notts fans know, he was then a crucial part of a team pushing for promotion from the National League, being named in the Team of the Year before getting his move to the EFL.
“You can only do that if you have that competitive nature and I think he’ll fit in with the guys here, so many of whom are tough competitors – winners who can perform over and over again.
“Hopefully he’ll recognise that he’s among the same type of guys once he settles in.”
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Notts County continued their unbeaten league run with a 4-0 win over Southend United. The win extended their lead at the top of the National League to five points.
Macauley Langstaff and Sam Austin were instrumental in the home team's seventh straight win, with each of them scoring a brace.
Langstaff scored his eighth goal in his last five games. In the 18th minute, he latched onto a perfectly-weighted pass from Ruben Rodrigues.
Austin doubled the lead for Notts County just before half-time with a well-placed header from John Bostock's cross.
Langstaff and Rodrigues combined again in the 56th minute, with the former scoring his ninth goal in five games with a superb finish from a tight angle.
Austin completed his brace with an emphatic finish in the closing stages of the match, securing the home team's third successive match with four goals.
Despite the comfortable win, Notts County must still be wary of second-placed Wrexham, who remain in the hunt for the top spot with two games in hand. In their latest match, Wrexham secured a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe with the help of two penalties.
Notts County will be looking to hold onto their lead at the top of the table, while Wrexham will be hoping to close the gap and challenge for the title in the coming weeks.
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After losing narrowly to Rochdale in the first round replay in the FA Cup. Notts County will have more time to focus on their bid for promotion from the National League.
The Magpies earned a home tie replay, with a 1-1 draw against Rochdale. However, at Meadow Lane this past Tuesday night, Notts fell short after a late winner from Dale's Jake Beesley.
Aydan White's own goal had pegged back the League Two side, which saw an impressive display within the second half where Notts had chances to cause an upset.
Speaking to the Nottingham Post, Notts County manager, Ian Burchnall said: "I am Hugely disappointed, I saw Plymouth got through, so it would have been really exciting to go and see where we're at."
"I think we've gone toe-to-toe with a League Two club there over two games and shown our qualities, It would have been really nice to see where we're at.
"it's more reference points for us, how we're progressing, but it's not to be, so we have to wait for next year for the big one," he added.
"Naturally the players will be flat. That's natural after the game, but we've talked in there and said listen the result is one thing, we have to take so many things from the performance there
"We can't spend too long on it really, we play two really big games away to Eastleigh and Boreham Wood next. 
"I think we just focus on the league, we know what it's like - we'd rather be in the cup, but now that's done, we just turn all our focus on to the league, and we put all our energies into that.
"We need the same kind of performance, tie up on one or two things at the weekend, and I'm sure it'll be good."
Despite Notts County's head coach, Ian Burchall feeling 'hugely disappointed' he does insist there is no time to dwell on the past with focus on players returning to league action.
"Not sure if they will be available for the weekend," he added.
"Alex Lacey felt something on his back, in the middle of the last game, which is why he came out. 
"Although I thought he played really well. We'll see how he is during the week, maybe he's available.
"Kyle Cameron should be available at the weekend, I think he's much better now and possibly Jim O'Brien, we'll have to see."
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Notts County defender Connell Rawlinson has said that he would sacrifice his dream, if it meant the club could play local neighbours Nottingham Forest at Meadow Lane.
The 30-year-old centre back grew up supporting Premier League club, Everton and, he has expressed his desire to see the Magpies progress in the historic knockout tournament.
Notts will face Rochdale on Sunday in the 1st round of the competition and, will be two victories away from a potential big money tie.
"Obviously I'm 30 now, and you do start to think about big moments you can look back on in your career. It'd be lovely if we could get a good run together and get to the third round." said to the Nottingham Post.
"We were speaking about it the other day with a couple of the lads, we've got a couple of Geordie lads that obviously want to draw Newcastle.
"You've got me who is an Everton fan, there are lads who are United fans, City fans, so it would be nice to obviously get one of the big sides."
Rochdale have been made the bookies favourites to progress to the 2nd round of the FA Cup, yet there is belief within the Notts County camp that the gap between the two teams isn't that far between.
"But on the flip side of that, it'd be nice to obviously get Forest as well.
"That would be huge. I think I would probably give up a tie playing against Everton to play Forest at home.
"I just think it'd be a really special occasion where two great footballing teams come together in the city and the whole city would probably come together as a result too.
"It would be a great day if we could end up getting through a few rounds and pulling Forest out the hat.
"I'll be honest, if you want to compare League Two to the National League, you've only got to look at the teams that have been promoted over the last couple of seasons, and how well they are doing, the top 10 teams that are up around the play-offs would be able to hold their own fairly comfortably in League Two." he added.
"We're just going into it as we do every game which is to play our style of football and dictate the pace of the game.
"You've also got to remember that you are away from home, and you are playing a league side, so there will be a level of respect there from ourselves.
"But I don't see why the lads can't turn up on Sunday and give a good performance."
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Notts County are not playing in the league this weekend because they will be taking on Tamworth when they take part in the FA Cup fourth round qualification.
The first round of the famous competition will be up for grabs when they meet on Saturday at 3pm.
Notts head coach Ian Burchnall is relishing the challenge his players will face, which he warns them about.
Speaking to the Nottingham Post, Ian Burchnall said: "It's obviously a historic competition, and it's one that everybody wants to get as far as they can in."
"I've been involved in a lot of cup competitions where we've faced lower division opposition, and it's always a challenge," Burchnall added.
"Certainly for Tamworth to get to where they are - just one step away from the first round proper - is huge for them and I know what a big game it's going to be for them.
"So it's one where all bets are off, really. When you play teams from different divisions, certainly like this when you play away, they are never, ever easy games.
"So, no doubt, it's going to be an entertaining game.
"I always remember watching FA Cup finals with my dad - Abide With Me and all that sort of stuff at the start - and it's always good memories of the FA Cup," he said.
"Growing up, I was following Leicester, and they never did so well in it - until, obviously, last season!
"I just remember a lot of different games in cup competitions where lower league opposition challenged the top leagues, and we all hope that, with us being a lower league team right now, that we can progress in the competition, and go and challenge against some of the bigger boys. That's the dream." He added.
"We had people watching when they played at home against Stourbridge. It was a very good performance, 
"I think they've got good players. They are obviously very well-drilled and well-organised.
"So that provides its own problem, away on an artificial pitch, so we certainly can't underestimate the game." said Burchnall
"They are never, ever, ever easy games, of course, we're going there as big favourites but, to be honest, we're dealing with that most weeks. 
"We're going in with the weight of expectancy on our shoulders.
"So, for me, I hope we can progress through and then be an underdog every now and again, against bigger opposition."
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Recent results have certainly created a whole raft of opinions about whether the squad is good enough, whether the manager is good enough, is the system right and a lot more, but let’s have a look at where we are.
Two seasons ago, we came into the National League in complete disarray and most of us were simply hoping we’d avoid successive relegations. 
We managed to get stronger as the season went on, making the playoff final (and I think we’d have had a chance of automatic promotion if the season hadn’t been curtailed).
With more expectations last season we faltered badly after Christmas but got to the playoff semi-finals again.
In both of those seasons, teams went up without having huge resources or expectations, in Barrow, Harrogate and Sutton. 
Hartlepool maybe had more expectation but were still not huge spenders.
This season, Grimsby has made a great start after relegation and seem to be a contender at this early stage while we’ve all read and heard of the big spending Wrexham, Chesterfield and Stockport.
Notts’ owners and management have said that we won’t be competing with big wages – and an example of that is when Ian
Birchnall said Chesterfield blew us away with the deal they offered Calvin Miller. 
Wrexham have signed players from League One when their current clubs didn’t want them to go. When that happens, it puts into perspective what is on offer elsewhere.
Notts have recruited technically good young players with a good academy background and the ability to play the type of football both owners and coach want to play. 
The idea is that with good coaching, they improve and not only progress Notts but also their own careers as we aim to sell them and make the club financially strong.
All of that comes with a lot of advantages, but also some testing times. 
Young players make mistakes. In fairness, all players make mistakes, but younger ones lack the experience to handle certain situations as effectively as they can, such as the recent capitulations against Woking and Halifax where it was real ‘rabbits in the headlights’ stuff.
When you play football from the back, it carries more risks. Even Barcelona and Manchester City have times where their goalkeeper passes it out to an opposing forward, so we should expect to see a non-League keeper (or, in the case of Patterson, a League One third choice keeper) doing the same. 
If we seek to play entertaining football, such as we saw at Barnet and in brief spells against Aldershot and Woking, we need to accept the other side.
We saw with the return of Kyle Cameron at Yeovil how the defence seemed more composed, albeit still giving chances to a really poor side towards the end. 

Going back to those games against Woking and Halifax, let’s not forget that for around 75% of those two games we were in control and should have coasted towards victories. On that basis, it maybe isn’t a million miles away from being a winning team.
The trick is to make those mistakes fewer and less costly.
But we’ve had a spell where our goalkeeper and 3 central defenders have been injured, and most teams would struggle to cope with that, even with the loan players.
One of the things Notts have struggled with recently is the results against teams in the bottom half.
Take last season as an example. Notts did the double over champions Sutton but then lost to bottom-placed Dover (okay, results expunged, but the point still stands).
And against teams who finished in the bottom half of the table, Notts had a record of 40 points from 21 games, with 5 defeats – a record of 1.9 points per game.
In my opinion, this is where league titles are often lost, by dropping points in the games you should make the most of.
So far this season – early as it is – Notts has 17 points from 7 games against teams in the bottom half with no defeats, a record of 2.4 points per game!
And this is with what is almost universally acknowledged as a team that hasn’t clicked yet, so there’s lots more to come.
So, what do Notts need?
I think this squad plays better and it a bigger threat when playing 3 at the back and 2 wide men, as long as the wide men do their defensive duties as well. Playing with four at the back makes it feel as if we’re being outnumbered somehow.
But a crucial part of that is working as a team and, just as importantly, keeping hold of the ball when we have it. 
Sometimes, players seem to give it away very easily and that invites pressure all the time.
We have goals from all over the team, but I’d love to see someone playing with Kyle Wootton. 
He seems so alone at times, with no-one within 20 yards of him. Which is fine if he’s able to control the ball and lay it off, but how often does a ball come at an awkward height, or the defender is all over him? 
If we had someone alongside to pick up the pieces – as Rodrigues did towards the end of last season – it gives the opposing defence something extra to think about.
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Notts County have confirmed the loan extension of Sunderland goalkeeper, Anthony Patterson.
The 21-year-old originally signed for the magpies as a short - term cover for regular number one Sam Slocombe, who picked up an injury during training back in September.
We have extended Anthony Patterson's loan deal until 9 January.
Via the clubs official site, head coach Ian Burchnall said: "We'd like to say a big thank you to Sunderland for agreeing to let Anthony stay with us,
"He gives us very strong competition and both he and Sam will benefit from being pushed hard by each other every day.
"Our involvement in the cup competitions, which Anthony will be eligible for, makes the autumn/winter period a busy one for us, so this move ensures we have excellent cover to see us through."
It is believed that Anthony Patterson, still forms part of Ian Burchnall's plans within the National League - despite Sam Slocombe expecting to make his full return soon.
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Notts County manager, Ian Burchnall had to patch up his side after the club was hit with several injuries to his first-team.
Defender's Connell Rawlinson and, Kyle Cameron both suffering injuries which saw the magpies' bring in Ciaran Brennan, despite the return to popular centre back Alex Lacey who has since picked up a knock himself.
The injuries coincided with a run of poor form for Notts, as they lost 3 games back-to-back, but magpies boss Ian Burchnall has cause for celebration with several key players close to making their full return.
"I expect him back by the Stockport game," said Notts County, head coach Ian Burchnall. 
"I hope so, but we have to just scan the knee, he took a bad blow on the knee a few weeks ago, and we've kind of patched him up, because you know Connell Rawlinson has been away with his injury and, Kyle Cameron has been away.  
"Alex Lacey was probably the lowest risk to get back on the pitch but after those two games in quick succession, he was really struggling on Wednesday, so we just decided that we couldn't risk it today we had to rest him." He added,
"Hopefully that we can give him now, maybe the FA Cup game off and prepare him for Stockport.
"Connell Rawlinson should be back ready for the FA Cup game, Kyle Cameron's back, he came through that really well."
Due to an injury to Sam Slocombe, Notts brought in highly-rated youngster Anthony Patterson. Although the injury to Slocombe was picked up in training and, considered to not be serious, the magpies' acted swift to bring in cover for the suspected 3-week absence of the regular shot-stopper.
"Sam Slocombe should be back as well, so it's starting to look bright from that front, but again you know Adam Chicksen's playing through, He's got a bad rib injury, he came off. 
"To be honest, he was in a lot of pain before the game." 
Before expanding "I think against Woking he fell into the post and, we don't know if it's broken or not.
"It's very, very sore in the ribs and, he's playing through the pain barrier for us. So we had to get him off, it was too much by the end and, hopefully we can give him a rest now.
"Joel Taylor pulled up with just a tight groin yesterday, so again, we need to treat him with Adam Chicksen struggling, a little bit. We hope that we can get him back ready for the FA Cup."
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Notts County returned to winning ways, after a spell of 3 defeats in a row as the magpies' lost to Altrincham, Woking and Halifax.
Head Coach, Ian Burchnall expressed his relief after beating Yeovil Town 2-0 away from home at Huish Park.
The win saw Notts move just a single place in the National League, from 10th to 9th, but comes at a time when fixtures are becoming increasingly harder on paper, with Stockport County next up to face the Nottingham club.
During his post-match press conference, Head Coach Ian Burchnall said: "Very relieved, yeah, especially after the kind of week, or so that we've just had really disappointing results and the nature of them as well.
"So really happy to get a strong away performance, and kind of put that behind us and, hopefully, kick on now.
"I think we needed to see a reaction from the last game, we talked about it and that the way we finished the game and that the nature of that game really hurt us." He added,
"That showed today, that we came out, and it was a good footballing performance.
"Very spirited fighting performance as well, with some very good individual gameplay in there as well.
"We've talked about and addressed it and I think we've discussed why that happened, and what we should do if we get in that situation again.
"I thought when we were one nil up, I thought we managed the game well at one nil, we didn't stress, we didn't show signs of panic in there.
"We stayed very calm and then, even after two nil, you see, we kept the ball in their half, instead of stressing, and I think we just saw the game out in a much more mature way."
Notts County forward, Ruben Rodrigues has stepped back into the spotlight initially after the suspension to team-mate Cal Roberts, by becoming the club's current highest goal scorer in the National League with 6 goals.
"Four in his last three, he could have had more today. He knows he should have shot before half-time.
"Great performance from him, on and off the ball, I thought he defended very well for us, from the front and found the spaces between the lines very well, and was a constant threat, so yeah happy with him in goalscoring form."
Next up, Notts will play Tamworth in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, but return to league action against Stockport County on October 23rd.
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After Halifax's victory over Notts County, Ian Burchnall had this to say "We got caught up in a lot of the nonsense."
The players on both sides became involved in shoving at the full-time whistle, which saw Shaymen come from two goals to win 3-2 with 10 men.
Despite having fewer players on the field, Halifax made an impressive come-back. 
After a fiery encounter that led to Tom Bradbury being sent off for appearing to raise his hands at Ruben Rodrigues, order was eventually restored in the second half, as the teams made their way back down the tunnel.
"I didn't see red," Ian Burchnall said in his post-match comments.
"Things were said to me on the touchline that I wasn't happy with. I was polite to everybody, but then I don't think I deserved that.
"I said to them at the end that I didn't feel that was the case, things were said in the heat of the moment. 
"There were a bit of handbags at the end, but it was no big deal."
Burchnall's misery worsened when he watched an offside goal ruled out, to make the score remain 2-2, with Ciaran Brennan’s header getting cancelled out as the referee noticed an infringement in the penalty box.
"I've seen it again," he said.
"The referee said there was a foul on the goalkeeper, but I can't see it, the angle I've seen it from isn't great, so I'll have to see it again.
"But the problem is that, after the red card, it is sometimes easy to just give something if there is just half a foul in there.
"I said after the Woking game how physical they were attacking the ball. We did that, but it's a foul on us.
"I was disappointed because I felt we had a winner there. Still, after that, we've got to ensure we don't lose the game."
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Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore, has opened up about his decision to allow centre-back Ciaran Brennan to join Notts County on loan earlier this week.
It comes as Connell Rawlinson and Kyle Cameron picked up injuries, which leave Notts short in the centre of defence.
The 21-year-old is expected to make his debut for the Magpies' against Altrincham tomorrow.
Via the Sheffield Wednesday official website, Darren Moore said: "We have spoken in recent weeks about the young players. 
"We’re pleased that the players out on loan are having a good time at their clubs and getting minutes and, hopefully, Ciaran will follow suit." He added. 
"For him to go to a club of the ilk of Notts County and play games is a good opportunity for Ciaran.
"We’ll keep track of his progress. He’s got wonderful potential, and we’ll watch him from afar."
It is believed that if Brennan does well with what chances he gets to play at Notts County in the National League, that the young defender could find himself in Darren Moore's first-team plans.
Moore went on to say: "We will watch how he gets on there and keep an eye on his progress. It is first team football and football on the front line.
"He is someone with wonderful potential and we will watch from afar his development down there.
"The biggest thing for him is that consistency and playing at that level.
"It is being able to cope with the demands, especially in a two or three game week."
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