Leigh_Curtis published How bacon butties helped Notts County sizzle in victory

It might have strayed from the usual preparations of an overnight stay, but it was a canny piece of man-management nonetheless. Instead of ramping up the tension after three straight defeats for Notts County, Mark Cooper decided to take a small squad to Newport and bought all the players a bacon sandwich for the journey. There was no major training session awaiting them as they reached the hotel, with just a run and a swim the only exercise asked of them. Cooper's decision to lighten the...