20th/21st/23rd December fixtures

[E10rifle]

4 from 6 by the looks of it

Wigan and Rotherham are both absolutely awful as well. To be honest I don’t think there are very many good sides at all and it wouldn’t overly surprise me if anyone from Barnsley downwards managed to get sucked into trouble at some stage. A surprise Rotherham/Chavenage relegation combo would amuse me greatly.

 

[AdamStag]

Wigan and Rotherham are both absolutely awful as well. To be honest I don’t think there are very many good sides at all and it wouldn’t overly surprise me if anyone from Barnsley downwards managed to get sucked into trouble at some stage. A surprise Rotherham/Chavenage relegation combo would amuse me greatly.

I mentioned something similar last week that i’ve been surprised at the general lack of quality i thought we’d come up against.

Fair, we’re a more than capable if nothing special side but i’ve only really seen birmingham in the first half at our place and lincoln (who caught us on an off day) who looked top drawer at the time of playing them

 

[Conker]

Steve Evans moaning about our fans again, he really fucking hates coming to Field Mill, it clearly occupies his mind, job done.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Steve Evans moaning about our fans again, he really fucking hates coming to Field Mill, it clearly occupies his mind, job done.

Sat in the dugout from 2.30 and never went back to the changing rooms pre match to do his team talk. Bollockless

 

[Master D]

Kicked right off must have been at least 6 players from each side involved, hard to see what triggered it though

Your number 5 started it all off by giving it the big one and charging up to the midget that is Ollie Rathbone when the final whistle went.

 

[GEORGE]

Your number 5 started it all off by giving it the big one and charging up to the midget that is Ollie Rathbone when the final whistle went.

Still no excuse for that twat McClean to go charging in like a madman.

 

[EnglishRed]

Well if we were the worst team you've seen -- You've certainly got problems. Wrexham were well on top over the first period and virtually dominated until the best player on the pitch went off ( Lee ) . In the second half you should have buried us . But without Elliot Lee you were not the same and in the last 15 minutes we definately wanted it more. Can also see why Mullins does not get as much game time nowadays. Loved it when you had just finished singing the " Sheep shaggers anthem " we scored -- Made my day and nearly made up for that Arfon Griffiths goal back in 74. Oh and McClean is a Twat.

We were probably the worst we've been all season in that second half. If that becomes a regular thing I'll be worried but all in all we've had a good first half of the season so I'm not overly bothered. We need to strengthen in January but I expect we will. Some of our key injured players (Okonkwo and Marriott in particular) will be back soon by all accounts which will help.

You were the worst I've seen. Burton and Shrewsbury were also poor but at least looked organised. Rovers were all over the place. The wind definitely affected the game with both sides struggling to control the ball or make an accurate pass. Not a game that will live long in the memory.

Feels like a loss to concede like that but given how poor we were ill take a draw.

 

[EnglishRed]

Mean old Mansfield fans picking on a disabled man.

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

Do Mansfield still have that Steve Evans body double?

 

[devilofajob]

2013-14 season was our second of three previously in league 1.
Wolves won the league that season with 103 points!
I expect Birmingham City to do similar.
It wasn't live on SKY, but we beat Wolves 2-1 in front of 5680 that season. (Unlucky not to draw away)
I will be delighted if we do similar tomorrow.
COYR!

 

[ForzaCounty]

Do Mansfield still have that Steve Evans body double?

Surely it would be a body treble

 

[AdamStag]

Mean old Mansfield fans picking on a disabled man.
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In fairness it was pretty relentless on him 2nd half, but he was never going to get anything from our fans after doing his back door boogie to china that turned out to be peterborough.

Given historically there’s little loved between mansfield and rotherham and that we’d not won in 7 games, the fans were willing to do what they needed to get the win over the line,

Home support hasn’t been the best the last few home games, but they backed the team brilliantly yesterday against yet another team with a budget far larger than ours.

 

[Gassy]

We were probably the worst we've been all season in that second half. If that becomes a regular thing I'll be worried but all in all we've had a good first half of the season so I'm not overly bothered. We need to strengthen in January but I expect we will. Some of our key injured players (Okonkwo and Marriott in particular) will be back soon by all accounts which will help.

You were the worst I've seen. Burton and Shrewsbury were also poor but at least looked organised. Rovers were all over the place. The wind definitely affected the game with both sides struggling to control the ball or make an accurate pass. Not a game that will live long in the memory.

Feels like a loss to concede like that but given how poor we were ill take a draw.

We did try to tell you before the game when your lot were moaning how we got rid of Taylor just before our game.

Although maybe you were right, first goal we’ve scored in like 5 weeks.

I don’t think your problem is actually finishing teams off. You didn’t actually create enough goal scoring chances to do so, the only ones you had were gift wrapped on a plate. Probably a day off, but that’s all I can comment from what I saw of you

 

[EnglishRed]

We did try to tell you before the game when your lot were moaning how we got rid of Taylor just before our game.

Although maybe you were right, first goal we’ve scored in like 5 weeks.

I don’t think your problem is actually finishing teams off. You didn’t actually create enough goal scoring chances to do so, the only ones you had were gift wrapped on a plate. Probably a day off, but that’s all I can comment from what I saw of you

Probably best not to read too much into that game on either score. We've generally played a lot better this season which is why we are third. We are generally not great away but Saturday was particularly bad.

With a new manager I'm sure you'll improve. But whether or not is enough is another question. Dave Horseman is bloody clueless as he showed last year at Forest Green.

 

[Luke Imp]

I mentioned something similar last week that i’ve been surprised at the general lack of quality i thought we’d come up against.

Fair, we’re a more than capable if nothing special side but i’ve only really seen birmingham in the first half at our place and lincoln (who caught us on an off day) who looked top drawer at the time of playing them

There's a been more underachieving sides this year as well so far I think - Posh, Rotherham, Blackpool and Charlton being four.

I don't know what points totals have been like for the bottom four at this stage in previous seasons but 12 points a piece for Shrewsbury and Burton seems lower than previous seasons.

Wycombe and Birmingham the best we've faced so far.

 

[Casey]

Birmingham know they were in a game tonight but they were a step above us.

I was surprised to see Conroy start. That's his first game of the season and by the way he pulled up at thend it may have been too early. Trouble is without him we only had 1 first team defender on the pitch. I must say , I thought Barker had a good game v Anderson. When you consider he was a semi pro last season and playing out of position, he has come on in leaps and bounds.

Apart from the Darcy chance at the death I don't think k we got near them at all in the final third but we kept on battling and putting the tackles in. Keep doing that and we've got half a chance.

I hope the guy taken away I the ambulance is OK.

Casey

 

[The Terminator]

There's a been more underachieving sides this year as well so far I think - Posh, Rotherham, Blackpool and Charlton being four.

I don't know what points totals have been like for the bottom four at this stage in previous seasons but 12 points a piece for Shrewsbury and Burton seems lower than previous seasons.

Wycombe and Birmingham the best we've faced so far.

Bottom 4 around this time last year with 20/21 games played:

20. Exeter - 19
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21. Carlisle - 16
22. Fleetwood -16
23. Reading - 15 (-4)
24. Cheltenham -13

Port Vale were 15th with 25 points as well to show that teams can drop if they're not careful.

What a job Ruben Selles did in the end at Reading.

 

[AdamStag]

Bottom 4 around this time last year with 20/21 games played:

20. Exeter - 19
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21. Carlisle - 16
22. Fleetwood -16
23. Reading - 15 (-4)
24. Cheltenham -13

Port Vale were 15th with 25 points as well to show that teams can drop if they're not careful.

What a job Ruben Selles did in the end at Reading.

Think that’s the difference in this league with there being 4 relegation spaces, you can be absolutely crap in league 2 and stop up (something we achieved a fair few times) - but with there being the extra spaces you simply can’t get away with that here

 

[Casey]

Think that’s the difference in this league with there being 4 relegation spaces, you can be absolutely crap in league 2 and stop up (something we achieved a fair few times) - but with there being the extra spaces you simply can’t get away with that here

Tell that to the pies and us. We went down from here with 50 points!

Casey

 

[DaveBirm1875]

Birmingham know they were in a game tonight but they were a step above us.

I was surprised to see Conroy start. That's his first game of the season and by the way he pulled up at thend it may have been too early. Trouble is without him we only had 1 first team defender on the pitch. I must say , I thought Barker had a good game v Anderson. When you consider he was a semi pro last season and playing out of position, he has come on in leaps and bounds.

Apart from the Darcy chance at the death I don't think k we got near them at all in the final third but we kept on battling and putting the tackles in. Keep doing that and we've got half a chance.

I hope the guy taken away I the ambulance is OK.

Casey

Much respect to Crawley who showed real battling qualities and desire last night, it was a very even first half, shaded by Crawley id suggest, we couldnt get going, but that was down to our opponents excellent press.

Second half we stepped it up and we had to, Keshi Anderson continues to impress and he was one who cost us F all. We werent banging the door down but the game had shifted, we got a goal and saw the game out, not a classic but that really doesn't matter, 3 points are all that matters. onwards to Burton now

 

[Less than a mile (WAFC)]

You absolutely are. Birmingham, Orient, Barnsley & Blackpool all were better.

Not sure why you feel the need to be offended by that, you’ll win by 3 goals anyway

It's because everyone has the same opinion. It was the same last year. Getting told your rubbish, crap, 'the worst team we've played' yet we sit 3rd in the league, at least 10 points above 3 of the teams you mention. One Peterborough fan said we were so bad that he put a tenner on us to go down after we beat them 2-0 away.

Last year it was the same all season.

I went and thought we were much the better side and deserved to win. Unfortunately are strikers (Mullin) aren't performing right now, otherwise it would have been a routine away win.

The Memorial is one of my favourite grounds, purely because of how odd it is, a lot of character.