Notts County boss Neal Ardley says their performance against York City “wasn’t good enough” but admitted he he learned a great deal from the 3-0 defeat.
The Magpies put in an awful performance in their final game of pre-season having been 2-0 down at the break following goals from Akil Wright and Jake Cassidy.
Notts marginally improved after half-time, but they conceded another poor goal to Alex Wollaton to seal a convincing win for the Minstermen.
With the National League set to kick-off next weekend, it was a poor performance ahead of the curtain-raiser and Ardley said it told him a great deal.
“It wasn’t good enough, we know that,” he said.
“It’s easy to get really angry about it, but in the same vein it’s told me a lot I needed to know.
“It’s hard when we could not play any league teams in pre-season so you work your friendlies and make sure the last two are tough.
“We did that last season and lost both on a double-barrelled weekend.
“It tells you a lot about where you are.
“York were the perfect game for that. They are expecting to win their league and they could be a top 12 team in ours.
“I’ve learned a lot. The players had their chat before I even went in the dressing room, so they know as well.
“For some of the new lads who have come in it’s a bit of a ‘welcome to what’s going to happen’.”
