Harry hoping to help fire Magpies to safety after signing on loan from the Shots

Harry Panayiotou. Photo: Darren Woolley.

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Having not yet trained with the club, striker Harry Panayiotou was an unused substitute in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Eastleigh, but manager Alan Devonshire will be hoping the new loan signing from Aldershot Town can provide some of the firepower needed to shoot the Magpies to National League survival.

Panayiotou signed a month's loan deal from the Shots on the eve of the side's trip to the Silverlake Stadium last week.

Harrison - Harry for short - is a former Leicester City trainee who made his debut for the Foxes in 2012 and is an international for St Kitts & Nevis. He's also played for Livingston in the Scottish Premiership

He also knows where the back of the net is at York Road, having scored in the Shots' 2-1 victory over the Magpies in 2021 and in last season's 2-2 draw. He also scored in a 2-0 win over the Magpies in 2019.

It's likely he'll make his debut, either from the start or as a substitute in Tuesday's crucial clash with Yeovil Town at York Road.

He will wear squad number 25.

While Panayiotou was putting pen to paper on a short-term deal, Adrian Clifton and Samson Esan were doing likewise on month loan deals to leave the club.

Clifton has joined National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough while Esan has joined Potters Bar Town.

The club have wished both players all the best for their time away from York Road.