The Agony Of Near Disaster

Notts County could have silenced once and for all any relegation fears this season when they took on Mansfield at home today.

What's that you hear? Relegation fears of course:

Notts County had keeper Russell Hoult to thank as they earned a point against fellow League Two strugglers Mansfield.

Hoult had injured himself in the warm-up but struggled through the 90 minutes much to the relief of his side.

The keeper pulled off several fine saves while Nathan Arnold also rattled the angle of bar and post with a fierce shot for Mansfield.

It took Notts County 70 minutes to test keeper Carl Muggleton for the first time through Danny Crow.

So it wasn't a complete disaster, but this was a game Notts should have won.

Mansfield has seven games remaining and can top out at 55 points. Notts is sitting at 41 points with six games (18 possible points) to go.

That makes it 15 points from safety.

Let the countdown begin.