NOTTS County hero Bartosz Bialkowski has revealed he almost didn't play at Swindon Town.
The Pole spent a sleepless Friday night in the Queen's Medical Centre at the bedside of his baby daughter Nadia, after she was rushed to the hospital with a fever.
He was worried sick when she fell ill, with her temperature rising as high as 42 degrees Celsius.
And he only decided to link up with his team-mates for the League One clash with the Robins after doctors told him the three-year-old was stable and could go home on Saturday morning.
He then slept on the team bus and after being woken up at the County Ground he produced his best performance for the club, making seven super saves to deny Swindon in a 0-0 draw.
"I was close to not playing," he said.
"I was up all night and I didn't want to leave my family, but my daughter was absolutely fine in the morning so I said to Pilks (goalkeeping coach Kevin Pilkington) 'I will see you on the bus'."
Bialkowski's best saves were in the second half as he deflected a powerful strike from Swindon sub James Collins over the crossbar with his legs and tipped a point-blank header from Adam Rooney onto a post.
"I thought he (Collins) had beat me so I just left my leg there and fortunately the ball came off it and went over," he added.
"I think the one from the header from close range, when I put it onto the post, was the better save.
"I think it was my best game for the club so I'm really pleased, it's a fantastic feeling for me.
"I felt unbeatable, I kept saying to them 'go on, try and beat me because I'm unbeatable' I was so confident."
The Magpies are still in 11th place in League One and six points outside the play-offs with six games left now.
"I think it's a good point for us," said Bialkowski.
"We did really well defensively.
"We were solid and everyone put their bodies on the line."
