Connell Rawlinson sends strong message to Notts County over title race Nottinghamshire Live12/14/2020
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Notts County defender Connell Rawlinson does not really care about Torquay United’s 11-point lead at the summit of the National League and insists his only concern is the clash against Stockport next Tuesday. The Magpies have serious ground to catch-up on the Gulls who have had a wonderful start to the campaign in which they have defied all expectation. It is feared that the gap is already too big to overhaul given their form with Notts currently trailing in third place in the division. But Rawlinson says it is far too early to be talking about the promotion race and feels it will only become an important topic when the season is in the home straight. “I don’t really look too far ahead,” he said. “People are talking about automatic promotion and the playoffs already. “We’re 12 games in. The season is over 44 games and I think if you if you start looking too far ahead you take your eye off what is right in front of you. “And what’s right in front of us at the minute is Stockport on Tuesday. “I don’t look any further than the next game. It’s all about winning that game, then winning the next game and putting points on the board. “And then when you get to around 10 or nine games to go that’s when you need to have a look at the table. “If you’re in touch with the leaders, you are leading or you’ve got a good solid position in the playoffs, then you’ve got something to chase down. “And I always say you’ll see the best of the better players when it comes down to the business end of the season when it really matters. “I don’t look at the league and I don’t look how many points up we’re behind so and so. I don’t really care about Torquay or Sutton. I’m just concentrating solely on on winning games for Notts County.” The Magpies had been due to face Yeovil this weekend, but the game was called off after the Glovers had a confirmed case of Covid in the camp. That has given Notts a free weekend to prepare for their clash against Stockport at Meadow Lane on Tuesday which will be screened live by BT Sport. Notts will be hoping to send a message out to the rest of the division against a side highly-fancied to challenge for a return to the Football League. The Magpies will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat to Boreham Wood in midweek, which was the first time they have conceded a goal in three games. Rawlinson has formed an excellent partnership with Ben Turner during that time and feels they complement each other well. “We’ve got a good understanding,” he said. “We play well together and what you’d like to call an old fashioned centre-halves. “We talk well, we’ve got good communication with the players around us. “Ben has a lot of experience and I’d like to think I’m a leader on the pitch as well. So I think it’s just shored us up a little bit at the back. “Last year we had a very good defensive record. And this year I want the best defensive record in the league. “We’ve had a little bit of a start-stop to the season and conceded some some silly goals off set-plays and mistakes. If we put them out over the period of the season, then it should bode well for the end of the season.” from https://taxi.nearme.host/connell-rawlinson-sends-strong-message-to-notts-county-over-title-race-nottinghamshire-live/
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