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County cup date
The versatile 27-year-old, who can play in defence or midfield, suffered a knee ligament injury in the 1-1 draw with a Portsmouth XI during pre-season and is yet to make a league appearance this campaign. With a comeback in mind, Jermyn has one eye on the big cup tie, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 27 (3pm) and sees the Magpies take on County for the third time in little over a month. The county town outfit earned a 4-4 draw at Newport in the league on August 23 before losing another high-scoring match 5-4 at the Jewson Stadium in the Setanta Shield last Tuesday. Although keen to play, Jermyn is wary of coming back too soon. He said: "I'm hoping to be back within two or three weeks but, all being well, playing in that game is something I'd like to do. Hopefully though, we won't concede as many goals against Newport this time. "I don't mind playing through a bit of pain but if I can't run then I can't play. I don't want to come back too early though, I've got to be intelligent about when I return because there's still a long season ahead of us, so if it takes a bit longer for me to come back then so be it. "The FA Cup tie is a massive game for us and I'm sure everyone will want to be a part of it." With memories of a first round encounter against Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium eight years ago still fresh in his mind, Jermyn is desperate to relive what he described as "a tremendous day". First and foremost though, Jermyn wants to see his team-mates improve on their league results following a barren run of no wins since the opening day. The longest serving member of the squad, who watched the 2-1 defeat to Hayes & Yeading from the stands on Saturday, added: "I had a few choice words to say to the lads after the game on Saturday and explained to them that they need to pull their fingers out if they want to stay at the club. "If anyone walks into a team, or a job for that matter, and isn't pulling their weight then questions will be asked. Players have got to step up to the plate. At the moment they are making it easy for those that are injured because they are bypassing their opportunities. "I've stayed at this club for so long because I've worked hard. I'm not the most talented player the club has ever had but I work hard. "The fans pay their money to watch us so in return I make sure I work hard. The fans love Wes Fogden because he works hard and last season they loved James Rowe for the same reason."
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