It\u2019s been all quiet on the Notts County front following the covid-hit sides forced withdrawal from the FA Cup last month which also lead to two of the clubs league games being postponed.<\/p>\n
This Saturday see\u2019s the Magpies return to action at last after what would have been 21 days since they lost against Maidenhead at Meadow Lane when a number of Notts players were forced to drop out with illness.<\/p>\n
With the first team now back in training Manager Neal Ardley has said all the while his side have had strict protocols in place stating \u201cWe are covering every base we can and we\u2019ve reviewed it, but there\u2019s nothing else we can do\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ardley said believing his players contracted covid through playing a football match \u201cI\u2019m not confident it\u2019s not going to happen again because when you put your own team in a bubble and come up against opposition who have not been tested for months, how can you be confident\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked by BBC Nottingham correspondent Charlie Slater a recent question on whether testing should be mandatory for National League clubs Ardley said \u201cYes, at the moment money is more important it seems than the health of the footballers on the pitch\u201d which is something that has angered his Manager as his club continue to work tirelessly to ensure a safe environment for their playing staff.<\/p>\n
This weekend Notts travel to Aldershot Town in a re-arranged fixture at the EBB Stadium with County now tenth in the National League table with two games in hand on most of the teams around them but now worryingly nine points behind leaders Torquay United who have won six of their seven matches played so far this season.<\/p>\n