By Stephen Thrikill

STAR MAN JOE MURPHY Bury

NEAL Ardley thanked his Notts County players for buying into new ideas following a moraleboosting draw against promotionchasing Bury.
The Magpies suffered a defeat to relegation rivals Macclesfield on Boxing Day, but Ardley changed their tactics and it worked, with County dominating the game.
The only thing lacking was a cutting edge up front, with Jon Stead’s second-half penalty miss costly, but Ardley was still beaming at full time.
“It was a better display, the boys gave it all and I can’t ask for more”, he said.
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