Notts County Football Club

• Nickname:The Magpies
• Founded:1862
• Manager:Keith Curle

• Ground:Meadow Lane
• Capacity:20300

Fairclough earns Notts deal

04 Aug 2008 - 16:40:55

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Notts County manager Ian McParland has offered a short-term contract to Ben Fairclough who has been on trial at Meadow Lane recently.

The former Nottingham Forest trainee scored twice in five pre-season appearances for Notts to earn a deal that will keep him at the League Two club until the end of the year.

McParland told County's official website: "Ben's done well for us over the course of pre-season, so we've come to an agreement with him over a short-term deal.

"We've been pleased with him and he's mixed in well with the group we have.

"It's down to him now to knuckle down and see if he can earn himself a longer deal. He has the opportunity, now it's for him to grasp it with both hands."