Notts County turned on the style to ruin former manager Neal Ardley’s return on a record-breaking, emotional and sometimes fractious afternoon at Meadow Lane.
Kyle Wootton and star man Frank Vincent netted the goals the Magpies thoroughly deserved with Ben Whitfield’s last-gasp penalty kick putting gloss on the scoreline for disappointing Stockport.
A RUBEN Rodrigues brace broke the duck of three defeats in a row for Notts County as they sunk a Yeovil Town side who have only won once at their Huish Park home this season.
Brian Stock hailed his battling Weymouth side after holding big guns Notts County to a share of the spoils in a fiesty affair at the Bob Lucas Stadium.
IAN Burchnall felt his Notts County side made “far too much hard work” of their victory over Aldershot Town, even though it maintained their unbeaten start to the National League season.
Gary Johnson hailed a draw ‘that was as good as a win’ as his stubborn, well organised side refused to buckle after losing defender Ali Omar to a red card in the 25th minute at Meadow Lane.
SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown believes his side can get better after starting life in the National League with a slender victory at King’s Lynn Town.
A QUICK-FIRE second-half double by Notts County’s Portuguese striker Ruben Rodrigues early in the second-half set the scene for the Magpies to romp to a comprehensive victory over a dispirited Barnet.
The 26-year-old midfielder was one of a flurry of signings at Notts along with former Manchester City and England youth captain Ed Francis, 21, and midfielder Aaron Nemame, 23, who has joined from rivals Torquay United.
Magpies’ manager Ian Burchnall described the Bucks as a good test ahead of the season opener in three weeks, and Roberts capped it when he cut in off the right wing before striking a powerful left-footed shot that beat Russ Griffiths in the Bucks goal to his left.
The 25-year-old only joined the Spirietes last December from National North club Chester on an 18-month contract for a fee believed to be around £25,000.
Second-half goals from Dan McCrory and star man Kyle Bennett earned victory for National League Notts County but Coalville, in their first meaningful game since November, certainly played their part in an end-to-end encounter.
Johnson, 65 and gunning for his seventh promotion as a manager, even joked it’s about time he shared his salary with striker Wright after his two goals helped the Gulls on their way.
Mark Ellis played a main part, raiding the Spireites box to end a Notts County onslaught with a last-minute winner only after their visitors had stung them with a first-half double.