Mendes left Notts nearly a fortnight ago after a well-publicised spat with
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NCM ventured down to watch him in action at Sincil Bank yesterday and grabbed a word with the former Mansfield Town man who arrived as one of Thompson's many new boys during the summer and appeared 47 times, 25 as a starter for him this season, scoring just five goals.
When we asked him about Thompson's latest comments Mendes said he had nothing to say back: "He can say what he wants to say really. He's trying to make me look bad. People who
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Mendes knows his days are numbered at Notts, but he still found time to praise his former team-mates, especially his close mate Tcham N'Toya who notched his first league goal for Notts to settle the win at Bury: "Oh I was really pleased (for Tcham) and I rang him straight away when I found out and I had a word with a few of the lads. I was really happy and really happy for Tcham."
However, Mendes did concede that Notts were unlikely to improve much on their current league position of twelfth: "It's just mid-table now isn't it. But like I said, I was delighted that the lads got the win and even more so that Tcham."