Former Notts County striker Mark Stallard believes Luke Williams' side stand as good a chance as any of achieving promotion back to the EFL this season. Having suffered play-off semi final heartache last year, a strong pre-season may indeed hold the key to a fruitful campaign.
With Kyle Wootton and Cal Roberts both now departing for pastures new, reinforcements have been brought in through Macaulay Langstaff and Sam Austin. With just over a week to ago until the team's first game against Maidenhead United, York City will tomorrow provide the final pre-season test.
Stallard, who turned out over 200 times for the Magpies, has insisted returning to the Football League must be the key aim once again this season. With the bookmakers currently seeing Notts as second favourites, expectation is high in and around Meadow Lane at present.
