Newport County cannot let their standards drop when they travel to Grimsby Town in League Two, says boss David Hughes. The Exiles have made a promising start to life under Hughes by taking four points from two league games, drawing with Notts County and winning at Crawley Town. Hughes, who left his role as Manchester United Under-21s coach for the job this summer, is encouraged by what he has seen in advance of Saturday's fixture at Blundell Park (15:00 BST).
Newport County cannot let their standards drop when they travel to Grimsby Town in League Two, says boss David Hughes.
The Exiles have made a promising start to life under Hughes by taking four points from two league games, drawing with Notts County and winning at Crawley Town.
They also beat Barnet on penalties in the Carabao Cup before putting in a spirited performance when knocked out 1-0 by Championship Millwall on Tuesday.
Hughes, who left his role as Manchester United Under-21s coach for the job this summer, is encouraged by what he has seen in advance of Saturday's fixture at Blundell Park (15:00 BST).
"The reaction from the supporters was really positive around the levels of intent and purpose in our play, that's really important that the crowd are with us," said the manager after the Millwall game.
"That's the benchmark for us, we need to know when we start a game what the expectations are and the standards that underpin the performance."
Newport made eight changes to their XI to face Millwall and were also boosted by the return from injury of defender or midfielder Ciaran Brennan and winger Michael Spellman off the bench.
Grimsby have made an unbeaten start to the season with an opening day 3-0 win over Crawley, 3-3 draw at Harrogate and 3-1 cup win against Shrewsbury on Tuesday.
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