Luke Williams praised the Notts County fans following their goalless draw with Yeovil Town - Credit: Notts County YouTube
Notts County boss Luke Williams insists the record-breaking crowd at Meadow Lane during Saturday’s goalless draw with Yeovil Town didn’t add extra pressure on his side.
A dominative Notts County were superior in all departments, except the score line against Yeovil on Saturday afternoon.
National League top-scorer Macaulay Langstaff drew a blank at home for just the fourth time all season, whereas his Magpies teammates also failed to find the net.
An inspired goalkeeping performance from Grant Smith helped strugglers Yeovil to a hard-fought point at Meadow Lane.
The result saw Notts slip off the top of the table, with Wrexham regaining the lead at the National League summit.
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It’s the third time in four matches Notts haven’t managed to take maximum points, but Saturday’s draw at Meadow Lane will be remembered for an entirely different reason.
A capacity crowd inside Meadow Lane for Saturday’s clash saw Notts County break the National League attendance record for the second time inside 12 months.
Tickets were made available at a reduced price, with supporters encouraged to attend the Yeovil fixture.
Smashing the previous record set by themselves in November of last year, a whopping 16,511 were inside Meadow Lane for the stalemate.
Admitting it was the biggest crowd many of his players had played in front of, manager Williams does not think the attendance played a part in the result:
“Many of the players had never experienced a crowd even close to this, but what I will say is I think they managed it in an incredible way.
“They left very few loose ends and it’s fair to say at this level, it’s unusual to see a team with our level of concentration.
“We brought the ball back into play very well. Of our 15 corners, most of them we brought it into play immediately because we want that intensity.
“When you have a big crowd the idea is to constantly go and go, giving them the impression you’re always pushing.
“Otherwise when a team sits very deep, the play is slow, but I thought the players dealt with the crowd superbly.”
Williams will be hoping the result doesn’t prove costly in his side’s pursuit of promotion, with the Notts boss keen to see more sell-outs in the future:
“Notts is a real club. It has the feel of a club where you’re part of something.
“To have this number of people in the stadium is special. Many of those come here every game and hopefully they feel like something is going on.
“Ultimately, we hope that those fans come back to support us even more.”
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