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Tom Leach

Notts County's relegation rivals Yeovil Town to hold off appointing new boss until League status is confirmed

Notts County 's relegation rivals Yeovil Town have decided to continue the fight to preserve their Football League status without a manager.

Darren Way was sacked ten days ago following a disastrous run of form that saw the Glovers fall within three points of the bottom two.

His assistant, Neale Marmon, has since taken temporary charge at Huish Park and has revealed the club will not appoint a new first-team manager until their League status is confirmed.

After suffering defeat in Marmon's first game as caretaker, Yeovil are now tied on points with the Magpies in what is looking increasingly likely to being a three-team battle for survival at the bottom of the division.

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"I think that in my new position as sporting director next year, I'll obviously be in the role of selecting the manager," Marmon told BBC Radio Somerset.

"We haven't even thought about it for the moment. We've got a load of applicants, but we'll worry about that when it comes around.

"The person that comes to the club will have to be either a League Two gaffer, or for the National League. Hopefully it will be League Two, and we're going for that, and then we'll have a big choice."

Should results go their way, victory for Notts tomorrow could see them leap out of the relegation places.

It has been a long time coming for boss Neal Ardley, who despite being in charge at Meadow Lane since the end of November has never seen his side outside the bottom two.

Neal Ardley applauds his team during the first half against Morecambe (Ritchie Sumpter)

Since their 4-1 defeat to Cheltenham Town last month, the Magpies have taken seven points from four games and Ardley is putting it down to his side's newfound willingness to get forward.

"When we came away from the Cheltenham game, which was the last time that I feel we played poor, it was quite daunting when we watched the footage back that we had played nothing football," said Ardley.

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"There was no effectiveness in what we did. Certainly in our defending that day, but even in what we did going forward. There was no effectiveness.

"That was the part that we stripped back and we decided that the team has to create more and we have worked hard on that since."

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