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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan is eager to see Notts County build on their winning run in League Two when they take on Yeovil Town at Meadow Lane on Saturday.
The Magpies followed up their 2-1 win over Coventry City with a 3-1 victory against Colchester United at the weekend to move up to fourth in the table, though they have since returned to fifth following Tuesday night's fixtures.
Exeter City are now fourth in the standings, while Wycombe remain third, five points ahead of Notts with three games left.
A playoff place is now very likely for Notts, but Nolan is cautious of the threat posed by Darren Way's charges, despite their lowly position of 18th.
“The last two games have been fantastic and we’ve had some good football,” he told the Nottingham Post.
“We’ve got another tough game against Yeovil this weekend and they’ve had some positive and good results against some big sides this season.
“But we will be working hard and tirelessly to keep this run going. We want to finish the season strongly and see where that takes us.”
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Joe Jones
Richard Duffy has stressed that Notts County are not giving up the fight for automatic promotion from League Two.
The Magpies are three points behind the Chairboys - who take on Lincoln City at Sincil Bank tonight - in the race for a top-three spot.
Notts are hoping for a favour from the Imps, who will move back into the playoff positions themselves if they can overcome Gareth Ainsworth’s side, and Duffy commented on how he sees his side going forward.
“We can’t give it up and at this stage of the season you don’t want to be throwing games away,” the Notts captain told the Nottingham Post.
“We don’t want to be crawling into the playoffs, because the teams who have that momentum usually do well.
“But Wycombe did their job on Saturday with a win at Yeovil but we’ve just got to win three games and hope they lose three. If that happens then we will see where that takes us.”
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has spoken highly of Adam Collin's big throw, describing it as a "proper weapon", and hopes the goalkeeper can continue making use of it as Notts County seek a grandstand finish in League Two.
The Magpies came from behind to beat Colchester United 3-1 away last weekend, with Collin setting off a number of quick counterattacks by launching the ball upfield.
“I thought Adam was absolutely tremendous again,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
“He has got an arm on him which means he can throw it over the halfway line quite easily. When he uses it, it’s a proper weapon.
“I’ve probably taken it away from him a bit because when I came here, it was about controlling the game and making sure he slows it game down.
“But when he launches it, it gives us a lift and sets a bit of a tempo for us.
“We spoke about it at half-time at Colchester and said that Adam would get the ball and try to release it quickly as possible.
“But you’ve also got to remember the saves he made in the first and second half to keep us in the game.
“The lads then went up the other end and got the goals we needed.”
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Joe Jones
Colchester United captain Luke Prosser has spoken of the incident where Notts County's Shola Ameobi allegedly elbowed him in the chest, and says he received an apology about it after the game.
Just before half time, the veteran Magpies forward appeared to elbow Prosser in the chest, although referee Brendan Malone chose to take no action.
Ameobi went on to score County's second goal in Saturday's 3-1 away win at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, which kept them in the hunt for a top seven spot.
“I went to see the doctor, and have just looked at the incident in the physio room,” Prosser is quoted by GreenUn24 as saying. “I got an elbow straight in the chest. He (Ameobi) apologised to me after the game, put it that way.
“It’s part-and-parcel of football, but obviously it didn’t go our way. To be fair, we were having a bit of a tussle before we went into the box and I was looking across when he made a connection with me.
“It looks like he struck out, looking at the video, but that’s not the reason why we lost the game. It’s a big decision, but we have still got to defend crosses that are coming in, and you’d always rather there were 11 versus 11 on the pitch, to make it a better game.
“He managed to get the second goal, but we have still got to defend that. Albeit on another day he would not have been on the pitch, but we have still got to defend better than what we did do.”
Asked whether he thought about taking out revenge, Prosser joked: “He is a lot bigger than me, and you have to pick your battles! And it’s fine now, though on another day, he shouldn’t have still been on the pitch, maybe.”
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Joe Jones
Notts County boss Kevin Nolan has hailed Jonathan Forte after the striker grabbed his third goal in two games against Colchester United on Saturday.
The 31-year-old has endured extended spells outside of the squad but his equaliser spurred the Magpies to victory as they ran out 3-1 winners at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
It was the first time Notts have sealed back to back wins in League Two since last September and Nolan praised Forte for the impact he had on the game.
"You can see he's riding the crest of a wave at the minute," Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
"He kept Steady out, finished his goal fantastically and worked his socks off.
"I'm delighted both he and Shola got on the scoresheet - and I thought Steady was terrific when he came on.
"All three contributed, but Forte is showing what we all believed he had. Hopefully he can continue that form until the end of the season."
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Joe Jones
Notts County have taken another giant step towards sealing a League Two playoff place with a 3-1 win at Colchester United.
The U's had taken the lead after just nine minutes through Drey Wright at the Weston Homes Community Stadium before John McGreal’s side hit the post early after the break.
However, the Magpies stormed back in the second half as Jonathan Forte, Shola Ameobi and Richard Duffy sealed a memorable comeback for Kevin Nolan's side.
Tom Eastman hit the post for Colchester but Notts hung on to claim a comeback victory that sees them sit four points off the automatic promotion spots
Here is some of the post-match reaction from the events in Essex.
Kevin Nolan
"We had a few choice words at half-time. I just feel we didn't match the high standards we set last week.
"I challenged them to get back to that level as quickly as possible and show the togetherness, character and spirit they've shown all season.
"We were lucky to get in at 1-0 but I thought the goals we scored were fantastic and they came at the right time.
"The lads' character was absolutely brilliant in the second half and I thought we were well-deserved winners."
Richard Duffy
“We were not good in the first half to say the least and we didn’t do what we were told to do.
“We have instructions and things on the board which tells us what we need to do to win games and we didn’t do any of it.
“They hit the post early doors in the second half but apart from that and when we scored the goal, there was only going to be one team who won it.
“I’ve seen the manager angrier but he said what he thought and I don’t think anybody could disagree with him.
“He walked out and the lads got together and had a quick chat. We got some more instructions and gladly we came out and put in a performance.
“We had intent, we got it forward and we won a lot more second balls. The back four got up and in the first half we didn’t do that.
“They found pockets and were playing through us and big Adam Collin made a fantastic save to keep it at 1-0.
“If you are not playing well being a goal down allows you to regroup at half-time and you go again. That’s what we did and we scored three good goals.”
 
The Black & White Army
Dave Woolley: Absolutely wonderful 2nd half well done again JF 3 in 2 games ! That’s a strikers return.... fantastic.
Mariusz Cwiklinski: Well, looks like Forte is taking his long overdue chance, good lad 😉
Tracy Rigby: 👏🏻👏🏻⚫️⚪️👏🏻👏🏻
Mark Rogers: Automatic promotion still not out of the question COYPs 😀
Neale Tristram: Top result after a nervous first half 👍
Andrew Rayson: Well done Notts, and well done Nolan for sticking to what worked the previous week for once. It is actually really refreshing to have reason to hand out praise all round for a change...Those on here who constantly disagree with me enough to mock me and doubt my support for the team; read the above Carefully.
Christopher Key: Up a place to 4th! Really happy with that.
Claire N Shane Wigley: Backto winning ways Mr Nolan
David Skelding: Great team spirit to turn that around! Let's get that play-off spot in the bag!
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Joe Jones
Richard Duffy admits that Kevin Nolan's half-time dressing room dressing down did the trick as Notts County ran out 3-1 winners at Colchester United on Saturday.
The Magpies trailed at half time to Drey Wright's ninth-minute opener but scored three goals after the restart, through Jonathan Forte, Shola Ameobi and Richard Duffy, to seal victory in Essex.
“We were not good in the first half to say the least and we didn’t do what we were told to do,” the team captain told the Nottingham Post following the League Two victory.
“We have instructions and things on the board which tells us what we need to do to win games and we didn’t do any of it.
“They hit the post early doors in the second half but apart from that and when we scored the goal, there was only going to be one team who won it.
“I’ve seen the manager angrier but he said what he thought and I don’t think anybody could disagree with him.
“He walked out and the lads got together and had a quick chat. We got some more instructions and gladly we came out and put in a performance.
“We had intent, we got it forward and we won a lot more second balls. The back four got up and in the first half we didn’t do that.
“They found pockets and were playing through us and big Adam Collin made a fantastic save to keep it at 1-0.
“If you are not playing well being a goal down allows you to regroup at half-time and you go again. That’s what we did and we scored three good goals.”
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Joe Jones
Notts County have taken another giant step towards sealing a League Two playoff place with a 3-1 win at Colchester United.
The U's had taken the lead after just nine minutes through Drey Wright at the Weston Homes Community Stadium before John McGreal’s side hit the post early after the break.
However, the Magpies stormed back in the second half as Jonathan Forte, Shola Ameobi and Richard Duffy sealed a memorable comeback for Kevin Nolan's side.
Tom Eastman hit the post for Colchester but the visitors claimed a comeback victory that sees them sit four points off the automatic promotion spots.
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan was pleased with Notts County's second half performance against Colchester United, coming from a goal down at the break to run out 3-1 winners at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
The Magpies trailed at half time to Drey Wright's ninth-minute opener but scored three goals after the restart, through Jonathan Forte, Shola Ameobi and Richard Duffy, to seal victory in Essex.
“We didn’t match the standards we set last week against Coventry,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post.
“I challenged them to get back to there and show what they have shown all season which is togetherness, character and spirit.
“I just thought we looked off it and we allowed Colchester too much time on the ball.
“When you do that with a good side they punish you and we were lucky to get it at 1-0.
“But at the score you are always in the game. We did all the right things in the second half and I thought the goals were fantastic.
“We got them at the right time and the lads’ character was brilliant in the second half.”
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Joe Jones
Notts County came from a goal down to record a 3-1 win at Colchester United that keeps their League Two playoff hopes alive and kicking.
The Magpies endured a poor first half, falling behind on nine minutes when Drey Wright exchanged passes with Ben Stevenson, slicing through the visitors' defence, before slotting low past Adam Collin from close range.
In the 17th minute, Colchester came close again when Mikael Mandron picked up Ben Stevenson’s smart pass and ran at the visitors’ defence before drilling a low shot straight at Collin.
Kane Vincent-Young, Wright and Mandron all weighed in with efforts against Notts, who had Jonathan Forte's goal ruled out on 25 minutes for a push by Shaun Brisley on Luke Prosser following a corner.
The U's almost doubled their lead just after the break when Tom Eastman divered Mandron's header onto the foot of the post.
Three minutes later, Notts dragged themselves level when Forte squeezed a low shot past Sam Walker after Shaun Brisley had done well to keep the ball alive from Tootle’s cross.
Ameobi then fired the visitors into the lead with 21 minutes remaining, finishing off after Forte and Matty Virtue tested the opposition keeper.
The game was then killed off with 14 minutes remaining when Richard Duffy rose to head home Dan Jones's free kick into the area.
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Joe Jones
Shola Ameobi has revealed that he is mulling over whether to retire at the end of the season but will consider it properly in the summer.
The 36-year-old has enjoyed a fruitful career in the English game, with more than 300 appearances for Newcastle United, the club he is most associated with.
Ameobi has also impressed in Notts County colours since signing for Kevin Nolan last winter, and this season he has netted five and assisted four in 33 appearances.
“That love is certainly still there for me,” Ameobi told the Nottingham Post.
“It's a tough one. I think my mind wants to, but we just have to see where we are.
“I've always said that I will take stock at the end of the season, give myself a couple of weeks and see if I'm good to go.
“So at this point in time there's no yes or no. But what I do know is I'm still fully involved.
“I still want to help this team make history and I think obviously if you do that then it would definitely sort of make the job easier in terms of deciding.”
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Head to head and stats
Notts County have met Colchester United 44 times over the years, all league encounters except for one Sherpa Vans Trophy tie in 1988.
The Magpies are in front when it comes to head-to-head, having won 22 games to Colchester's 15, with seven draws.
The first fixture between Notts and Colchester took place on 23 February 1959 at Layer Road, a Division Three clash which finished 4-1 to the U's.
The last fixture was earlier this season, Notts running out 2-1 winners at Meadow Lane thanks to goals from Shola Ameobi and Ryan Yates.
All league encounters between the two have never taken place higher than the third tier.
Notts have won 10 of their last 12 meetings against Colchester, whilst the U's have failed to keep a single clean sheet in their previous 20 matches against the Magpies.
The Magpies have won three of their last four trips to Colchester in the EFL, though that single defeat did come in their most recent visit to the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
Colchester have lost three of their last four League Two matches on home soil, failing to score in all three of those defeats.
Notts County have lost back-to-back League Two games on the road. The Magpies last lost three consecutive away league matches within a single season in February 2017 (run of seven straight defeats).
History
Colchester United Football Club is a baby in English football club terms, having been born in 1937.
However, Colchester Town Football Club, the club's predecessor, was around since 1873.
Despite dwindling crowds in the mid-1930s, though, they refused to follow its neighbours Ipswich Town in turning professional, much to the disapproval of its fans and players.
As a result, Colchester United was formed, with the intention of playing professionally, and went on from strength to strength while its stubborn neighbour fell into decline and eventually folded.
Colchester United are responsible for one of the FA Cup's greatest ever upsets, when, in February 1971, they defeated the infamous Don Revie's Leeds United, an established top flight side who would finish second that season, by three goals to two. The U's were in the fourth division at the time.
The U's won the Football League Trophy (now the Johnstone's Paint Trophy) in 1996-97. and also compete in a competition called the Essex Senior Cup, a tournament contested by mostly non-league clubs within the region (Colchester usually field a youth/reserve team for this), winning this trophy back in 2009-10.
Micky Cook holds the all time club record for appearances with Colchester, having played nearly 700 games between 1969 and 1984.
Notable former players include Titus Bramble, Alec Chamberlain, Mark Kinsella, Kevin Lisbie and Newcastle cult hero Lomana LuaLua.
Trivia
The town of Colchester is said to be the oldest recorded town in Britain on the grounds that it was mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who died in AD 79.
It was for a time the capital of Roman Britain, and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Since 2006, Colchester has been one of 12 places in the UK where Royal Salutes are fired to mark Royal anniversaries and visits by foreign heads of state.
Team news
Colchester will make another check on the fitness of Tom Lapslie and Brennan Dickenson ahead of their home game against Notts.
Midfielder Lapslie and winger Dickenson have both missed the last two matches with knocks.
Defender Ryan Inniss will definitely miss out for Colchester as he has a knee injury, while Cole Kpekawa has left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
Notts pair Jon Stead and Terry Hawkridge are back in contention after missing the midweek win against Coventry due to knocks.
Ben Hall, Carl Dickinson, Noor Husin, Rob Milsom, Liam Walker and Lewis Alessandra all made way on Tuesday night, but are pushing for recalls.
Nolan has reported no new injury worries as his side chase back-to-back league wins for the first time since September.
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Joe Jones
Notts County have been boosted by the return of Jon Stead for the trip to face Colchester United on Saturday.
The 35-year-old, who triggered an extension this week which will see him with the Magpies for another season, missed the win over Coventry City.
Winger Terry Hawkridge will also be available after being sidelined through a knock to allow Nolan more firepower at his disposal.
“Jon trained on Thursday and the couple of days before that,” Nolan told the Nottingham Post. “He’s available for selection as well as Terry Hawkridge.
“It was hard telling lads last year that they were not going to be in the 11, but it’s harder telling lads they are not going to be in the 18.
"It just shows you the strength in depth we have got.”
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Joe Jones
Kevin Nolan has admitted that he hasn't given his holidays a single thought as he seeks to finish the season strongly with Notts County.
The Magpies are edging closer to sealing a playoff place, which would extend their campaign beyond the standard 46 games - although automatic promotion is still a possibility.
Four league games remain for Notts, with Colchester United first up at the Weston Community Homes Stadium, and Nolan spoke at length about what is coming up for his team.
“You sometimes get to this point in the season and look forward to the holidays, but I’ve not even spoken about one to my missus yet,” he told the Nottingham Post. “That shows how much work we are trying to put in and to finish the season strongly.
“There’s no better feeling to win, especially when it’s deserved and with a performance like last week. Coventry are a really good outfit and Mark Robins was very complimentary about our lads after the game.
“We knew we had to be on our mettle if we were going to secure the win. It was just the way we did it. When it went to 1-1 you think ‘here we go again’ and part of me felt that. But you look at the lads and to do what they did was fantastic.
“But they’ve been flying this week in training and have been looking forward to the game. It’s going to be another difficult one but one we hopefully can enjoy, keep the winning run going and see what happens come 5pm on Saturday.
"Colchester is a tough place to go and they played us really well here. We got away with one in the last minute and I did say to their manager that we did.
“We are going to be prepared for them because they’ve got some very good strengths. As I say, we’ve noticed a few chinks in their armour and I hope we can expose them on Saturday.
“I am just going to enjoy every minute of it. Unless I am going to be a top manager there are not going to be many times when you get these opportunities. I am really looking forward to the games and celebrating no matter what happens on May 5 because it’s been such a fantastic turnaround.”
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Joe Jones
Colchester United defender Tom Eastman has warned Notts County that they “will not take their foot off the pedal” as they look for a strong finish to the League Two season.
The U's are currently four points off the top seven ahead of their game against the Magpies at the Weston Homes Community Stadium this weekend.
While they have not given up hope of a late playoff charge, a failure to beat Notts would almost certainly rule them out of the reckoning, but Eastman insists they will not give up without a fight.
“We’ve got a tough run-in and all of our games now are against teams who are chasing promotion,” Eastman told the Colchester Gazette.
“It’s going to be good fun for us to test ourselves against them and none of the boys are going to take their foot off the pedal.
“We’ve got four games to go and we’ll be looking to win all of them.
“We’re definitely not going to make it easy for anyone who plays against us.
“We have Notts County here on Saturday and hopefully get the three points.”
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