The L2 Playoffs

[Trapdoor]

Watching your team have an implosion at a Wembley play off final is one of the worst experiences in football.

Not as bad as relegation to the non-league, but pretty fucking awful.

 

[Chief Rocka]

May as well set off home now Mansfield, what a clown, sent off after 35 mins.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Feel for Mansfield fans, game over nothing worse than losing at Wembley. Suppose it’s not a late one is the smallest of consolations.

 

[EricSabin]

This makes me feel a bit better I must say

 

[hellogregory]

I mean at 2-0 with an hour left, Mansfield still just about in the game if they get the next goal.

That red card has pretty much sealed it. Utter stupidity from the lad.

Game over. Well done Port Vale.

 

[The Terminator]

Hawkins has probably just cost Mansfield the game, two very poor bookings to pick up.

 

[Conker]

Watching your team have an implosion at a Wembley play off final is one of the worst experiences in football.

Not as bad as relegation to the non-league, but pretty fucking awful.

Haha true, luckily I’ve experienced the latter, but this is pretty disastrous. A lot of angry people in the Mansfield end, but I can honestly say it doesn’t surprise me at all.

 

[BarraMatt]

Idiotic stuff from Hawkins, not the first time he's been sent off this season?

 

[LordJord]

Having flashbacks all over the place. Both been mentioned on here but this is reminiscent of Bradfords demolition of us at Wembley years back, that header in particular against the bar was a carbon copy.

Vale carried their momentum through from coming from behind in the second leg, just like we did against Exeter.

Mansfield not showed up at all. Such a stupid red as well, game over now.

 

[Big Bird]

Preston 4-0 Swindon. Shivers.

Think playing a striker at centre half finally caught up with Mansfield there. Terrible decision making.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Mind Port Vale keeper doing his best to try and keep it close.

 

[The Terminator]

Lucky Boy Aidan Stone - that Connor Hall clearance could be key.

 

[hellogregory]

Mansfield will end up down to 9 men the way they are going

 

[LordJord]

Mansfield players doing their best to avoid being out there for 90 minutes. Could see another red at some point.

 

[valefan16]

Perfect half if I’d scripted it, any other club and jobs done… this is Vale though and never works out that way

 

[kieran_vale]

I’m not going to get too excited as this is Vale and I know what comes next with this club but that half went pretty well.

How lucky are we to have James Wilson!

 

[PuB]

One of the most pointless second yellows I’ve seen in a while. What a silly chap.

Hard to see past Vale finishing the job in the second half now.

 

[Conker]

Stop pretending it isn’t over guys.

 

[Gassy]

Ironically we saw the best from Mansfield down to 10 men, classic DC.

However, Vale by far the better team so far. Great atmosphere and Mansfield fans are an absolute credit to their club for that 8th minute applause.

Secretly hoping for a Mansfield goal just to make it interesting, enjoying the party so far

 

[AdamStag]

quality

as halves go that’s wonderful.

such a mansfield thing to do, fail.

at the bar outside wembley now

 

[chipmunx]

Stop pretending it isn’t over guys.

I've already added Mansfield to the L2 22/23 thread

 

[Back in the DHSS]

Nightmare performance from Mansfield. Got to give Port Vale their due though, who have put in an incisive and measured performance!

 

[Gassy]

quality

as halves go that’s wonderful.

such a mansfield thing to do, fail.

at the bar outside wembley now

You’ve left?

 

[kieran_vale]

quality

as halves go that’s wonderful.

such a mansfield thing to do, fail.

at the bar outside wembley now

Don’t worry mate us doing the Vale thing will come next….

 

[valefan16]

Ironically we saw the best from Mansfield down to 10 men, classic DC.

However, Vale by far the better team so far. Great atmosphere and Mansfield fans are an absolute credit to their club for that 8th minute applause.

Secretly hoping for a Mansfield goal just to make it interesting, enjoying the party so far

Yeah we sat in a bit, I want us to go for the jugular now rather than risk sitting in them getting one back and having momentum.

We could of had 4 or 5 hitting the post and the free kick but we do seem to have an error at the back and almost opened the door for Mansfield.

 

[Gassy]

Yeah we sat in a bit, I want us to go for the jugular now rather than risk sitting in them getting one back and having momentum.

We could of had 4 or 5 hitting the post and the free kick but we do seem to have an error at the back and almost opened the door for Mansfield.

Fingers crossed pal, knowing DC though I’d be surprised. I expect a Mansfield onslaught now, absolutely nothing to lose.

However you look much more dangerous up front and on the break, so I expect to extend the lead

 

[AdamStag]

You’ve left?

yeh. having a beer outside.

 

[Devon_Lad]

Most Mansfield fans are utter cocks on here, not all, but most.

Vale have the odd dickhead but in general much better fans so happy with this.

 

[James Frost]

Mansfield player sent off *pretends to be shocked*

 

[LordJord]

Isnt Matt Longstaff supposed to be on over 20k a week at Newcastle? Granted I have only seen him in a hand full of games but he has done absolutely nothing in any of them.