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Match Report: Another shambolic Notts County display leads to defeat at Newport County

Notts County remain winless this season and have dropped to the bottom of the League Two table following Tuesday's 3-2 loss at Newport County.
The Magpies were under the cosh in the beginning but took the lead after 12 minutes when Enzio Boldewijn got past Dan Butler and crossed into the area for Kane Hemmings to fire into the net.
However, as with Yeovil Town, Notts' leaky defence cost them as Fraser Franks was left unmarked to head home from a corner to level the scores.
And then, Richard Duffy played an atrocious pass which Padraig Amond picked up and played into the path of Mark Harris, who scored to turn the game instantly around for the Welsh side.
Credit to Ross Fitzsimons, he made a number of saves to keep us in the game, and it looked as though we'd leave Rodney Parade with a point when Boldewijn set up Kristian Dennis to fire beyond Joe Day.
But the sucker punch came with only seconds remaining as yet another defensive horror move saw Amond nod the ball back across goal from a cross for Jamille Matt to break County hearts.
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Stat Attack: Notts County seek their first league win of 2018/19 season against Newport County

Head to Head
Notts have met Newport 50 times including both the old club and new club.
Notts wins: 26
Draws: 10
Newport: 14
Notts first met The Exiles on October 18th, 1930 in which they came away from Somerton Park with a 3-2 win.
Last season, Notts took four points from Newport with them dominating The Exiles at Meadow Lane 3-0, with a 0-0 draw at Rodney Parade in the return fixture.
The six meetings between the two, since Notts came back into League Two, have seen Notts win three, Newport win two and there has been one draw.
Stats
Newport are unbeaten in their last four at home which extends back to last season. They are also unbeaten in their last three in all competitions and earned a good point away at table-topping Exeter on Saturday.
Notts are still yet to pick up their first win and look very fragile.
History
Newport were founded in 1912 and the original club, dissolved in 1989 and were reformed in the same year, where they started in the Hellenic League.
They were Welsh Cup winners in 1980 and this allowed them to qualify for the European Cup Winners Cup, where they got to the quarter-finals before losing 3-2 on aggregate over two legs to German side Carl Zeiss Jena. 
The Exiles’ biggest victory is a 10-0 win over Merthyr Town on April 10th 1930 in the Third Division South.
Their biggest defeat is a 13-0 loss to Newcastle United on October 5 1946 in the Second Division.
Their mascot is Spytty the Dog.
They have played at numerous stadiums during their history: Somerton Park (1912-1989), Newport Stadium (1994-2012), Rodney Parade (2012-present). They have also had spells in Gloucester and Moreton-in-Marsh. 
Seasons in each tier of English Football.
First Division: 0
Second Division: 1
Third Division: 40
Fourth Division: 24
Non-League: 29
Team News
Andrew Crofts could be in line for a return for Newport whilst centre-back Mark O’Brien has recovered from an injury in pre-season. Robbie Willmott and David Pipe are injury doubts.
Notts are without Matt Tootle (toe) and Ben Hall (groin) who are set to miss the game on Tuesday. Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain recently returned to training.
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Lozzle1: 'Kevin Nolan must be given time at Notts County'

As a 49-year supporter of Notts County Football Club, you’ll appreciate that over the years, I’ve seen managers come in to this club; and I’ve seen managers go!
Truth is, with our past record, if you’ve been a Notts supporter for more than five minutes, you’ll probably have seen your fair share, too!
However, having thoroughly enjoyed the ‘stability’ brought to the club over the past 18 months, and all that’s come with it, I openly admit to being more-than slightly phased that anyone’s thinking (or believing) we should start again on the “Gaffer-Merry-Go-Round”!
After all, it’s ‘worked’ so well for us, in the past, hasn’t it?!
So, I’ll admit here and now, that the cries of “Nolan Out!” - from some of our supporters in this “results-today-results-tomorrow-results-results-results” World of football - just fills me with dread!
Seeing quotes too, of “eight wins in eight months” - which of course, takes in the summer recess and no account of incoming new players – and “#OutByChristmas” another, almost gleeful, mantra from a fan, slightly throw me!
As well, there are those fans – many of them – who give absolutely no credit whatever for all that was achieved by Nolan taking on a ‘team’ losing ten-on-the-trot to playoffs, with their #lookhowfarwevecome chides.
I can fully understand, as a supporter, being ‘concerned’ that the summer spend hasn’t yet seen our players, with anything ‘real’ to come out ‘fighting’ like other teams have. I can understand too, that the dreadful debacle of last Friday night, despite seeing some FANTASTIC initial play in the first 20 minutes, has left folk ‘worried’. I also ‘get’ too, that everyone wants to see good results and be part of a winning club!
WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND is that with so many new players in the side, so many new options of play and the understanding, time and practice necessary for everything to ‘gel’ – even though some people forget KN’s NOT yet had a fully fit side since pre-season – why there would be any calls for him to go?
With KN’s commitment to the club of moving his family here to a newly-bought home locally, I doubt he’d have done that if he’d hadn’t seen a long-term career with Notts.
Additionally, it’s clear that he, AH, DF and the Board have an excellent, professional relationship that, to me, sees a clear, shared vision for our club over the next five years.
And whilst it’s been made plain by AH that he wants promotion this season, is and can that now be an option, when there are such huge, gaping holes in our defence that need to be plugged?
Forty-nine years has taught me to be patient. Very patient. And I certainly don’t want ‘promotion this year, only to come down next’ simply because, I believe there are solid foundations here to be built, first. And, we’re far from there, just Y-E-T!
What was clear from Friday, is that when these players do gel and get it together, we’re going to experience edge-of-the-seat football, that’s long-missing at Meadow Lane… and I’m excited for it.
In conclusion then, I’m a huge “Nolan IN” fan. Truthfully, I’m not even wanting to just ‘give it ten games’ either because I’m mindful of the fact that it took a Sir Alex Ferguson, to go from 11th/11th/facing the sack-F.A. Cup Winner over three seasons, before he even started to look like the Super-Manager, he became.
And I believe KN CAN DO IT for us, so like all good things, I’m prepared to wait. COYP!
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Kevin Nolan: 'Yeovil Town loss poorest Notts County performance I have seen at Meadow Lane'

Kevin Nolan has admitted that Friday's 4-0 loss to Yeovil Town was the poorest performance he has seen Notts County put in at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies are yet to win a competitive game this season and go into Tuesday's game at Newport County seeking to banish Friday's heavy defeat.
"We think it's easily fixable, but it's alright saying that - we've got to go out and prove it," Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
"We've all got to do it. Everybody has to take ownership of what happened on Friday night - me included.
"I am at the top of that because my players, and my staff, are an extension of me.
"One thing thing I've never done is shirk away from a fight and that's what we've got to do - fight our way back and show what we are about.
"It wasn't acceptable but I must admit the fans were very good to us because they could have turned on a lot quicker than they did.
"We were poor by our standards and that's the poorest I've seen us at Meadow Lane since I've been here which is a major statement.
"For me, we've got to get it right and quickly and I am confident I can do that."
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Kevin Nolan: 'Notts County players will not be pointing fingers at each other'

Kevin Nolan has urged his Notts County players not to point fingers at each other following their poor start to the League Two season.
The Magpies are yet to win a competitive game this season and go into Tuesday's game at Newport County having fallen to a humiliating 4-0 home defeat to Yeovil Town.
"This is where the players have to come together and dig in," Nolan told the Nottingham Post. "I know it's early days but they've got to believe in each other.
"They can't stand their rollicking each other because that's easy to do when you lose a goal and start flinging your arms up.
"When you're not playing well, the best medicine is that you tell that person in the right manner.
"I don't want anybody pointing fingers at each other. I am nipping it in the bud before I see it. That's when they will have me coming down on them like a tonne of bricks."
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Kevin Nolan questions Notts County "desire" against Yeovil Town

Kevin Nolan has once again hammered the point that Notts County were "totally unacceptable" against Yeovil Town and questioned his players' desire.
The Magpies defence was routinely sliced open as the Glovers ran out 4-0 winners, with Alex Fisher bagging an easy hat-trick and former Notts man Yoann Arquin adding the cherry on top.
Notts were booed off at half-time and at the final whistle, with the Magpies now having conceded 10 goals in their last three games, and Nolan was not at all impressed with the abject display.
“I can deal with being outplayed and the opposition have played us off the park,” he said.
“But not when it is being outworked, not winning any second balls, not winning first contacts off anything.
“We didn’t look like we had a desire. We are missing 50/50s and there was one time when one player went through two of ours.
“Yeovil showed they wanted it more. That’s why they have come up trumps with a 4-0 win.
“We weren’t us. We cannot put in another performance like that while I am here. It was totally unacceptable.”
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ARLukomski: Notts County a complete embarrassment against Yeovil Town

Notts County ensured that their fans would begin the weekend on the sourest of notes as Yeovil Town ran out 4-0 winners at Meadow Lane on Friday.
The Magpies thought they had taken the lead early on when Nathan Thomas turned in at the back post but he was adjudged to have been in an offside position.
Things then went very wrong very quick as Elliott Hewitt made a hash of a clearance which eventually led to Yoann Arquin crossing low for Alex Fisher to turn the ball in from close range.
County then found themselves further behind just minutes later as Wes McDonald fed a low cross into the area for Fisher to grab his second.
Fisher grabbed his hat-trick as he capitalised yet more shocking defending to guide in off the post in the second half, and there wasn't even the possibility of an ill-earned consolation as Kane Hemmings hit the woodwork from the penalty spot.
And just to rub salt into the wounds, why not add a former Notts player scoring in front of his ex-fans? Step up Yoann Arquin to make it four.
On the plus side, we do have the great ARLukomski with his first vlog of the League Two season (he's been on holibobs but is now back suffering along with the rest of us), so enjoy this vid!
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Match Report: Notts County clowns ripped apart by Yeovil Town

Meadow Lane turned into a circus on Friday night as Notts County traded their football boots for clown shoes.
Hell, had they actually played in those, it probably wouldn't have made a difference to the scoreline as a modest Yeovil Town side came to town and left with a 4-0 win.
Frankly it's a miracle you even bothered to click on this match report at all so I won't waste your time, I'll keep it brief.
Alex Fisher scored twice in the space of two minutes - 34 and 36 - as the Notts defence was sliced open like butter.
The same man then latched onto a long ball and was given the freedom of the city of Nottingham to bear down on goal and complete his hat-trick.
Then just to rub salt into the wounds, Kane Hemmings slammed what can only be deemed a "pity penalty" onto the woodwork and former Notts man Yoann Arquin added a fourth.
This has already taken me five minutes to write - not to mention your one or two minutes reading through this - and frankly I think it's too much, so I'll leave it at that.
Try to enjoy your weekend, forget about the football and let's leave it to Kevin Nolan to actually do his job and rally his troops after this, yeah?
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Kevin Nolan cancels day off for Notts County following "unacceptable" Yeovil Town rout

Kevin Nolan has revealed that Notts County's players came into training today despite it originally being a scheduled day off due to their "unacceptable" display against Yeovil Town.
The Magpies defence was routinely sliced open as the Glovers ran out 4-0 winners, with Alex Fisher bagging an easy hat-trick and former Notts man Yoann Arquin adding the cherry on top.
Notts were booed off at half-time and at the final whistle, with the Magpies now having conceded 10 goals in their last three games, and Nolan was not at all impressed with the abject display.
“There are lots of emotions running through me at the minute,” he told the Nottingham Post at full time.
“But we got what we deserved because, quite frankly, when we talk about game plans, game management, not one of them have taken it on board.
“It’s quite strange really because we worked our socks off on Thursday, but they’ve struggled under the lights and the expectancy of what’s been thrown at them.
“But we’ve got to sort it out quickly because we have a game on Tuesday. We were supposed to be having a scheduled day off on Saturday but they will be in now.
“They will watch it again and we’ve got to put it to bed and we’ve got to get better and quicker.
“I’ve told the players who have watched me and have been with me for the last 18 months who know what I am about.
“I’ve just told them that it was unacceptable in terms of my standards.”
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Kevin Nolan: 'Kristian Dennis could start for Notts County against Yeovil Town'

Kevin Nolan has suggested that Kristian Dennis could make his first Notts County start in Friday's League Two meeting with Yeovil Town.
The striker was left out of the squad for Tuesday’s EFL Cup trip to Middlesbrough to work on his fitness.
Speaking a day before the Glovers clash, Nolan is confident that Dennis' extra grafting could see him involved from the off.
“We kept him back because we felt he had a real chance of starting on Friday,” Nolan told the official Notts site.
“He’s been on the periphery of the first team in the opening games and we manage all of the players’ fitness carefully, so we felt if we took him on Tuesday he might not have been ready for Yeovil.
“We got him to do more running earlier this week because he’s a bit behind some of the boys so by keeping him back we’ve given him more chance of starting on Friday night.”
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Kevin Nolan "delighted" with Notts County performance at Middlesbrough

Kevin Nolan has declared himself proud of his Notts County charges as they took Middlesbrough all the way to penalties in Tuesday's EFL Cup first-round tie at the Riverside Stadium.
In one of the games of the night, the Magpies took the lead three times, but the Championship high-flyers equalised each time to force the game to spot kicks, where the hosts held their nerve.
Despite the defeat, Notts did not disgrace themselves by any means and Nolan was delighted with the output from his boys.
“I am delighted with them,” he told the Nottingham Post.
“There were so many good performances and I thought they handled the pressure really well. They were more than a match for Boro and I am proud of each and every one of them.
“The character and the attitude they showed was tremendous. What I am hoping now is that they push on after this so we can get better as a team.”
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Valiant Notts County beaten on penalties by Middlesbrough in EFL Cup

Notts County have bowed out of the 2018-19 EFL Cup with their heads held high after taking Championship high-flyers Middlesbrough to a penalty shootout at the Riverside Stadium.
The Magpies took the lead in the 20th minute as Terry Hawkridge's quick free kick released Jon Stead into the area, and the former Sunderland man squared for young debutant Tom Crawford to sweep home.
County's lead lasted less than 10 minutes, however, as Ashley Fletcher steered in Grant Leadbitter's corner at the back post via a flick on from Daniel Ayala in the 27th minute.
Just six minutes later, Notts surged ahead again when Stead turned on the right-hand edge of the Boro box and hit a low shot that beat Boro goalkeeper Lonergan at his near post.
Boro then claimed a second equaliser a minute before half time, with Luxembourg international Enes Mahmutovic heading home from close range after Marvin Johnson stood up an inviting cross from the left.
An exciting game then yielded a third Notts goal as Noor Husin drilled a low shot against the post, with Stead on hand to sweep home the rebound.
Eventually the home side's pressure turned into yet another equaliser, as Fletcher added to his first after good work from Stephen Walker with 16 minutes to play.
Neither side could be separated come the full-time whistle, so penalties would be needed to separate the two teams.
Boro prevailed 4-3, with County's Stead and Jones seeing their penalties saved by Lonergan, while Boro converted all of theirs.
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Kevin Nolan discusses Dongda He loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers

Kevin Nolan has conceded that Notts County were powerless to stop Dongda He from leaving to join Wolverhampton Wanderers and admits that the Magpies are currently "at the bottom" of the footballing food chain.
The Chinese teenager, who put in some impressive displays in pre-season, was signed by Wolves for an undisclosed fee last week, thus fulfilling his dream of joining a Premier League side.
“Ultimately the kid wanted to go,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post. “The owners at Wolves wanted him and when they wanted somebody they get him.
“We are at the bottom of the kingdom if you like. All we can do is scrap our way up there as quickly as possible so that we don’t lose our best young players. But if top clubs come calling this is what happens. Nothing we can do can stop that.
“Ultimately as a youngster, you want to play at the top level. If they get that opportunity they are going to want to take it.
“If we rejected the bid they would have taken us to a tribunal which is set at a number of years he has been with us. If it’s £100,000, £70,000, £50,000 - what’s that to a Premier League club?
“We’ve got to get as much as possible. The boss worked tirelessly for the best deal for the club because we knew we were going to lose him. The boss did really well in getting the deal he did.”
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Kevin Nolan: 'Andy Kellett to start for Notts County at Middlesbrough'

Notts County boss Kevin Nolan has announced that Andy Kellett will make his full debut at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
The Magpies get their EFL Cup campaign underway with a trip to Teesside where they will face the Championship side.
“Andy will start on Tuesday, but Kristian [Dennis] will not,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
“We’ve got a duty to make sure all the squad are given a fair chance.
“We will be rotating like we did last year because it worked very well and the lads found it really good.
“There will be a good few changes on Tuesday and because we have a quick turnaround and we are playing Friday [against Yeovil Town), we’ve got to manage who we play, and how we play.”
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Kyle Bainbridge: Notts County can look forward to bright future under Kevin Nolan and Alan Hardy

Over the years, we've had mixed experiences when it comes to management but Kevin Nolan and Alan Hardy look like being the real deal. Not only have they got a great connection with the fans but they also seem to have a great connection with each other. They both have an understanding of each other with Nolan setting out what he needs in terms of improving the squad and Hardy doing everything in his power to make that happen.
From a fans perspective, this is great to see. Both a manager and an owner with the same objectives and ambitions to get the fans back into games and progress together up the leagues.
Last season, it wasn't expected of us to do much in the season having struggled in the previous season and recruiting a rookie manager in Nolan. But with the backing of Hardy, we managed to achieve a playoff place, which ended unfortunately bad for us. It was a learning curve for Nolan last season and I’m sure he will look back on it and learn from parts of the season.
It was all going well until Christmas with us riding high in the league and a good cup run but a bad run of results in the new year meant we dropped off the pace a little. Just like many others believe, it could have been to do with the change of formation playing Jon Stead up front on his own or not playing Jonathan Forte more often.
Whichever way you look at it, Nolan is certainly a man with the intentions to never give up and to try get the best from his players. Many interviews he gave, he never held back on his opinions whether it was a bad referee decision or whether it was his players simply not being good enough on the day. I felt it hard to argue with anything he said in post match interviews always seemingly to be bang on in every part.
When Hardy came in, he had intentions of re-building Notts and getting fans back onside. He admitted during the first half of the season with us riding high in the league that it was hitting his pocket with win bonuses etc. but he was loving every moment of this.
Another thing which helped us fans get behind Hardy was when he decided for his 1 year anniversary as owner, he would slash ticket prices to £2 for the game against Crewe. This attracted 17,000+ to Meadow Lane to witness a 4-1 win.
He has always been open with fans on social media, always keeps fans in the loop with the on goings at the club. There was a touch of class from Hardy at the end of the season, for everyone that attended the playoff semi final clash at Meadow Lane they were handed a free t-shirt to mark the occasion and get behind the lads.
He has certainly been back on form this season, getting transfers in to improve the squad and re-build. Also, with the announcement that he was going to freeze ticket prices till the start of the season due to England's great World Cup run.
As long as they carry on what they are doing, we can certainly look forward to a bright future in the hands of both Nolan and Hardy.
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Junior Notts County fan competition: Draw Pride of Nottingham mascot Pon Magpie!

Do you know any budding young artists? Do you enjoy drawing? Are you a big Notts County fan?
We at Pride of Nottingham are running a competition for young supporters to draw a picture of Pon Magpie, our mascot!
Alan Hardy has done wonders to turn Notts into the family club it's supposed to be, and as County's premier fansite, we want to get young fans involved in this fun contest!
Submit any photos of the artwork to the Pride of Nottingham social media pages, or as a message to the Pon Magpie Facebook page!
We will choose a winner and share all the pictures via the PON website!
The winner will also receive a large striped Notts County pennant or an alternative for around £10 from the club shop!

Please help us spread the word!
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Andy Kellett: 'Nobody at Notts County can take foot off the gas'

Notts County midfielder Andy Kellett has praised the fact that nobody can "come off the gas" at Meadow Lane due to competition for places in the squad.
The summer signing from Wigan Athletic missed the season-opening stalemate with Colchester United due to injury.
Although Kellett is hoping to be fit for Saturday’s trip to Cambridge United, he is not expecting to be simply drafted into the starting XI.
“The competition for places is very good because there are players in a number of positions," Kellett told the Nottingham Post.
“It’s hard for everybody to know if they are going to be picked or not.
“Where I’ve been previously you know you are getting in the team and you come off the gas a bit.
“But here at Notts, you’ve always got to be on top of it.”
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Magic Magpie: Leader of men David Vaughan is the people's captain at Notts County

In the current day of football with new younger managers playing new tactics and styles, announcing a captain and a vice captain, sometimes the captains don’t always do the role that a club or fans expect so they come under fire for it.
For me players don’t always need the armband to be a club captain. This applies to our David Vaughan, he is old school and many may think he is coming to the end of his career, what with his age and how injury prone he is becoming.
I think this adds to why it applies to Vaughan, while he was the PON community fan’s favourite not to mention fans outside of the PON community he was the runaway choice of captain. Some were disappointed when this didn’t happen, as Richard Duffy was given the honour to lead out the Magpies against Colchester United (and appears the frontrunner to take it full time), a job he did for the majority of last season while club captain Michael O’Connor was out injured.
Although he hasn’t been given the armband I don’t think that matters, i see Vaughan as a leader of men. A phrase that is used on FIFA 18, which is normally the title goes to a mature player who may not be captain or may never have been captain but holds the qualities to gain the team’s respect on and off the pitch.
Vaughan may have been a Red last season but as fans we all took to him wanting to award a former Forest player. Yes that's right a player from across the Trent, some say the enemy, but still wanted to award Vaughan one of the highest honours a player can be given to lead the team on to the pitch and through what the season may bring.
I’ve seen David play in all three of the home pre-season matches and last weekend’s draw with Colchester. In every game I’ve seen he was the go to man, almost everything came from the midfield where he was playing.
He is tactically aware of not only his position but also others, he's not afraid to take the ball if players get in trouble and will shoulder that responsibly - not only that he takes the control to give instruction to players, which are carried out with no arguments.
I’ve seen both young players and mature players approach him and speak to him. On those occasions he can be seen organising players whilst holding his composure all the time, he directs them and he never shouts, he is calmness personified and that's why he has all the qualities of a captain.
Vaughan doesn’t have the armband, I hear you say - why have you wrote this? I believe some players were just natural born leaders, Vaughan is exactly this, they are not cocky or arrogant, they simply lead with or without armband.
An armband is the respect that a player is given not only by the manager and the staff but the lads and us the fans too.
I’ve not read that he is vice captain or anything like that but from what I’ve seen Duffy has that same respect shared by everyone. It seems Duffy doesn’t mind if he plays a captain’s role, the number 5 may look like he will remain County’s captain but it's safe to say that Vaughan is the people's captain.
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Kevin Nolan: 'Notts County players had solid game against Colchester United'

Kevin Nolan has claimed that every Notts County player had a "really solid game" in their 0-0 draw with Colchester United and that the first League Two home fixture of the season was always going to be "a bit jittery for everybody".
The Magpies and the U's cancelled each other out in a fairly even game at Meadow Lane which, though not the most inspiring, still managed to yield a point and a clean sheet for the hosts.
“The first game at home is always a bit jittery for everybody," Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
"I just thought there were a lot of new faces, debuts made today and I don’t think anyone showed that they were a nine out of 10.
“As a whole, we got sixes and sevens which is good. I don’t think anyone on the pitch has lit it up, I just think everyone’s had a really solid game and we’ve got through it.
“We’ve got the clean sheet which is fantastic for us, keep clean sheets and then you only need one goal and with the talent we now have in the squad, we can get goals from all over the place.
“We’re still finding our feet, I’ve got lots to be positive about.”
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Match Reaction: 'Too many Notts County players had an off day against Colchester United'

Notts County began the 2018-19 season with a point in a tricky and ultimately underwhelming 0-0 draw with Colchester United at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies considerably strengthened their ranks over the summer with several high-profile signings rocking up at the club so the hope was of hitting the ground running against somewhat mediocre opposition.
It didn't go that way though, with both sides looking rusty in the first League Two game of the campaign, and the outcome was a share of the spoils and a clean sheet apiece.
Nathan Thomas came close when he controlled on the edge of the area before trying his luck with a superb chipped effort, but the opposition keeper was able to palm the effort away.
Colchester, meanwhile, had several attempts to breach Ross Fitzsimons' clean sheet but in the end it was honours even.
How did Notts boss Nolan and the fans react to the stalemate? Pride of Nottingham takes a closer look.
Kevin Nolan on the game
“There’s lots of positives to take from it. It wasn’t the free-flowing, absolutely fantastic game or fantastic performance, but what we have seen is lots of things we can take out to be excited about.”
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Liampie
it was okay for the first game but if kn wants fans to give their complete backing he needs to get them playing football. there was a lot of negativity flying around and i think the performance burst a few bubbles but its early.
Samwatto2008
Really disappointing performance from Tootle. Really let the defence down today, caught out too many times letting Szmodics run free. He also failed to release Boldewjin a number of times and failed to utilise his strengths. Overall though I am happy with a point against Colchester as they will be pushing play offs this year. Think if Norris came on or started this would have been a different game. Stead put in a lot of effort which saw him get an applause when subbed but he was missing and just isn't going to find form this season I don't think. Thomas looked quick and sharp, Hemmings also. Not sure which CB I would drop at the moment though as Hall needs to be in. Heart says Duffy, Head says Brisely. Happy with areas of the game though and there is still lots to work on.
The Heff
It looked like a team that was new with playing with each other, I think several players was nervous and found it hard to lift their performance accordingly.
KingKev
It wasn't as bad as some are suggesting, Notts did play well in spells but too many players had an off day.
Menzinho
I think Colchester will be pushing for play-offs this season, so all in all not a terrible start to the season. The expectation was high, but as we've seen through pre-season no-one's really got going yet and the wayward passes coupled with some terrible first touches made it feel like just another pre-season game. Very hard to really gauge anything from the match, Cambridge away will be interesting though, both teams should be going for the win...
CliftonMagpie
It's early days, but I felt like Notts was quite relaxed and never focused on pressuring Colchester. They looked a good side and I would be more positive if I was a U's fan, Notts just needs to focus more on passing forward.
Ian Ale Goode
no excuses we was rubbish end of let's hope we improve big time
Mick Jones
Need to give the team time to gel and that won't happen overnight. Also the likes of Hemmings and Dennis and a few others have yet to reach full fitness yet. My only real concern is that we're still poor at the back with no real changes having been made in that area of the team.
Jimmy Gee
Poor start to season. Should be playing to a plan from kick off... there was none!
Cecil Richardson
Stead is not a target man why cannot Nolan see that
Dave Woolley
Should have played Dennis with Hemmings from the off. Then if Dennis got tired change it. There was no way we were going to win a battle in the air....
Steve Blyth
Never first to the ball and to be honest half of them didn’t look fit !!
Dan Simpson
It's tough to pass the ball around though when they do and everyone starts moaning because it's not going forward. If you want Notts to play football...
Michael Rimmingtom
100% crap ok first game but expected better. Play football not hoofing the ball and hoping for the best. Still a points a point.
Alex West
Think we missed husin. Hewitt was poor. Vaughan was ok but lacked the options. Boldewjin was targeted but created the most. It will come together I'm certain of that.  Just a quick note - we lost 3-0 first game last season.
Antony Staples
Poor... long ball doesn't work for the players we have!!
Nick Norman
First game don't panic. They are favourites for a playoff place
Ian Ale Goode
total rubbish new team same old tactics get a grip Nolan no team work hoof the ball back passing was rubbish one chance to score all that money spent and no improvement
Michael Hill
Frustrating, Dennis is wasted. Noones looking to find the strikers
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Faces of PON: Fans see Notts County start season with Colchester United stalemate

Notts County began the 2018-19 season with a point in a tricky and ultimately underwhelming 0-0 draw with Colchester United at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies considerably strengthened their ranks over the summer with several high-profile signings rocking up at the club so the hope was of hitting the ground running against somewhat mediocre opposition.
It didn't go that way though, with both sides looking rusty in the first League Two game of the campaign, and the outcome was a share of the spoils and a clean sheet apiece, which is better than a loss I guess.
Nathan Thomas came close when he controlled on the edge of the area before trying his luck with a superb chipped effort, but the opposition keeper was able to palm the effort away.
Colchester, meanwhile, had several attempts to breach Ross Fitzsimons' clean sheet but in the end it was honours even.
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Match Report: Notts County open 2018-19 League Two season with Colchester United draw

Notts County began the 2018-19 season with a point in a tricky and ultimately underwhelming 0-0 draw with Colchester United at Meadow Lane.
Although the U's appeared the brighter of the two sides at the off, the Magpies almost took a fourth-minute lead through debutant Enzio Boldewijn.
The Dutchman was able to let rip with a low shot from a good position but visiting goalkeeper Dillon Barnes was able to palm the effort behind for a corner.
But Colchester then threatened midway through the first half through Frank Nouble, whose header from Ryan Jackson's cross flashed inches wide of County's far post.
The hosts received a let off in the second half when keeper Ross Fitzsimons appeared to handle the ball outside of his area after Jackson had sent Nouble through on goal.
Nathan Thomas then came close with a superb chance when he controlled on the edge of the area before trying his luck with a chipped effort, only for Barnes to backtrack and tip the ball over for a corner.
Colchester came close to claiming victory with 15 minutes remaining when Aaron Collins teed up Tom Eastman, who struck the bar with a curled effort from the edge of the box, but ultimately the spoils were shared.
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