Neil Warnock returned to Meadow Lane to pay tribute to the late Mick Jones, and explained he was touched by the minute's applause before Notts County's 2-2 draw with Chesterfield.
The former Magpies manager was in attendance to Notts' National League encounter with the Spireites following the passing of his former assistant manager last week.
Jones was assistant manager to Warnock during the club’s rise to the first division back in the 1990s. He also played for the club as they won promotion from division four in 1970/71 as well as the promotion campaign of 1972/73. In total he had three separate spells at Notts
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Jones returned to Notts in 2013, where he played a big part in the signing of Manchester City superstar Jack Grealish on loan.
Warnock was the guest of honour for their fixture against Chesterfield, and speaking to BT Sport at half-time, the 73-year-old explained he was "touched" by the tribute given to Jones prior to kick-off.
"I thought the tribute was fabulous, even the Chesterfield fans were excellent, it was really good and he would have been touched by that old Mick if he was here."
The former Notts boss was serenaded by the KOP prior to his interview with BT Sport, with chants of "there's only one Neil Warnock" echoing round Meadow Lane, and Warnock expressed his happiness about being back in Nottingham.
"It fills me with a lot of love, absolutely. I have been back to Huddersfield, Sheffield United and Scarborough this week and it's been amazing, I have never been back to any of my previous clubs before so it was really touching this week," he said.
Warnock watched his former side come from two goals behind to draw with Chesterfield on Saturday evening, and was asked about Notts' chances of gaining promotion out of the National League.
"Chesterfield and Notts County, I hope they both get back in the Football League because they are both my old clubs and a game like today, you see the crowd, it's a fabulous crowd for non-league football," he said.
"I don't class it as non-league football, I think how lucky they are to play on a pitch like that after what we played on!"
