The Mansfield, Notts County, Lincoln and East Midlands mega thread

[CFC91]

Think Chesterfield bought around 3500 that day. That would have been the full Quarry Lane and Bishop St which is about 2500 seats and then I imagine 1000 in the North Stand. I was about 8 then so can't remember it very well. Even in 2007/08 Haslam gave them more tickets than what the away end held and 200 or so of them had to stand on some old unsafe concrete steps at the side of Bishop Street which was falling down then.

Sickens me he was allowed to separate the club from its own ground and still receives a yearly instalment for it, Up until 2019. That day will be a good day, Only bettered by the day he finally snuffs it.

Aye, ended up on the Bishop St that day too. Got into the ground at 2.50 and wondered what they hell was going on. Was clear that day there was 2/300 odd in that end too many. Could have potentially ended much worse.

 

[Baratheon]

Just seen this. Oh dear!
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sp...payments-made-to-two-former-players-1-8662273

 

[Vanni]

Think Chesterfield bought around 3500 that day. That would have been the full Quarry Lane and Bishop St which is about 2500 seats and then I imagine 1000 in the North Stand. I was about 8 then so can't remember it very well. Even in 2007/08 Haslam gave them more tickets than what the away end held and 200 or so of them had to stand on some old unsafe concrete steps at the side of Bishop Street which was falling down then.

Sickens me he was allowed to separate the club from its own ground and still receives a yearly instalment for it, Up until 2019. That day will be a good day, Only bettered by the day he finally snuffs it.

Any plans for an open top bus parade?

 

[Fandemonium]

'Just seen this. Oh dear!
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sp...payments-made-to-two-former-players-1-8662273'

Yup, and there's probably more to come.

We've witnessed a succession of scandals over the last eighteen or so months, all accompanying an exodus of key figures from on and off the field. Allen's right hand man, Ashley Carson (remember him Wednesday fans?), first denied any issues, then admitted but excused them, before sacking-off a succession of characters he heaped blame upon whilst protesting his own innocence.

Apparently the bloke at the very heart of the Club hadn't the foggiest about what was going on under his nose.

Well he's run out of scapegoats, and whilst a few gullible fans might believe his claims it's the football authorities he's now gotta convince.

For what it's worth quite a few of our lot are hoping for pretty punitive penalties thinking it might instigate a clear-out.

Unfortunately this crew have so often proven indifferent to the Club's name being dragged into the gutter, though...

 

[YouBlues]

'Just seen this. Oh dear!
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sp...payments-made-to-two-former-players-1-8662273'

Yup, and there's probably more to come.

We've witnessed a succession of scandals over the last eighteen or so months, all accompanying an exodus of key figures from on and off the field. Allen's right hand man, Ashley Carson (remember him Wednesday fans?), first denied any issues, then admitted but excused them, before sacking-off a succession of characters he heaped blame upon whilst protesting his own innocence.

Apparently the bloke at the very heart of the Club hadn't the foggiest about what was going on under his nose.

Well he's run out of scapegoats, and whilst a few gullible fans might believe his claims it's the football authorities he's now gotta convince.

For what it's worth quite a few of our lot are hoping for pretty punitive penalties thinking it might instigate a clear-out.

Unfortunately this crew have so often proven indifferent to the Club's name being dragged into the gutter, though...

This hasn't really just come out of the woodwork tho , has it? We knew about this ages ago it just seems that the EFL and FA have been slow to do anything about it. Either way tho it's a shambles. Bunch of wank stains who run our club. I'm glad someone official is involved tho , something might actually be done about those running/ruining our club , they've took the piss for far too long.

 

[Baratheon]

Any plans for an open top bus parade?

Now that we are posh Tories, they might actually allow it to happen this time!

 

[Hamez]

Aye, 00-01, giving our biggest rivals 3 sides of our ground. To think people then still supported & stuck for Haslam.

They could try and take 3 sides now but there'd be nowhere for us home fans to sit...

 

[CFC91]

Aye, 00-01, giving our biggest rivals 3 sides of our ground. To think people then still supported & stuck for Haslam.

They could try and take 3 sides now but there'd be nowhere for us home fans to sit...

Duno bout that, last time we came you would have all fit in the dugouts

 

[Hamez]

Duno bout that, last time we came you would have all fit in the dugouts

You seen the size of Evans now?

 

[Never Mind The Paul Cox]

01/02 I think? We won 1-0 and Laurie Duffeld scored. I was 10 or 11 and stood down the side of the ground. We were literally everywhere. No idea why it was allowed to happen but yeah not something we will ever forget

It happened because simply even though we only had one stand, at full capacity I believe it holds 5,500.
Under Haslam we were never going to sell more tickets than that, so Haslam being the way that he is and seeing he could sell more away tickets, put all of us into the West Stand, even moving season ticket holders from the Quarry Lane End to do so.
He could then fill all of the other stands up with your lot to maximise his profit.
Any decision Haslam ever made was always down to one thing as his objective, lining his own pockets.

 

[Spirederman]

Indian Dan your list is shit mate.

Have a gander https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...CDIwBQ&usg=AFQjCNHqs5j_lR6CJHeyeItdXlUlimOFcw

 

[Spirederman]

That's the thing with scandals, you think you know it all, then you find more

Didn't have to wait long Adam

Cfc Under Investigation..http://www.thecfss.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=60638

 

[Indian Dan]

We got relegated 2 leagues for illegal payments - paying players outside of their contracts. Funnily enough, Chelsea did the same and got fined.

 

[King Kev]

It happened because simply even though we only had one stand, at full capacity I believe it holds 5,500.
Under Haslam we were never going to sell more tickets than that, so Haslam being the way that he is and seeing he could sell more away tickets, put all of us into the West Stand, even moving season ticket holders from the Quarry Lane End to do so.
He could then fill all of the other stands up with your lot to maximise his profit.
Any decision Haslam ever made was always down to one thing as his objective, lining his own pockets.

So was this after field mill had been revamped a bit? I am guessing the home stand you talk of that holds 5500 was the side stand with the two tiers, home fans all housed in there and Chesterfield had behind both goals and the opposite side, which was still to be revamped and was only small?

First question is, how many did Chesterfield actually bring? I get that they travel well and were going for promotion, but were they ever going to sell out all three stands to justify that amount of the ground?
Second question is how much did each of the other three stands hold, surely they could have allocated Chesterfield tickets for the two stands and then seen how it went from there. I can see why Stags hate Haslam now, and that is without getting onto all the other stuff.

 

[CFC91]

So was this after field mill had been revamped a bit? I am guessing the home stand you talk of that holds 5500 was the side stand with the two tiers, home fans all housed in there and Chesterfield had behind both goals and the opposite side, which was still to be revamped and was only small?

First question is, how many did Chesterfield actually bring? I get that they travel well and were going for promotion, but were they ever going to sell out all three stands to justify that amount of the ground?
Second question is how much did each of the other three stands hold, surely they could have allocated Chesterfield tickets for the two stands and then seen how it went from there. I can see why Stags hate Haslam now, and that is without getting onto all the other stuff.

Think we had about 3800 there which was sold out. Can't remember too well but remember it being fairly packed

 

[Never Mind The Paul Cox]

So was this after field mill had been revamped a bit? I am guessing the home stand you talk of that holds 5500 was the side stand with the two tiers, home fans all housed in there and Chesterfield had behind both goals and the opposite side, which was still to be revamped and was only small?

First question is, how many did Chesterfield actually bring? I get that they travel well and were going for promotion, but were they ever going to sell out all three stands to justify that amount of the ground?
Second question is how much did each of the other three stands hold, surely they could have allocated Chesterfield tickets for the two stands and then seen how it went from there. I can see why Stags hate Haslam now, and that is without getting onto all the other stuff.

Can't remember the exact figure, but the small (now unsafe completely) stand on the opposite side to the two tier stand, was only half-open at the time if I remember rightly. When I first started going to Field Mill that tiny stand was the Family Stand. The front of it was more of a concrete sturdier structure, the back half if it was old fashioned and mostly wooden. The back half of it was deemed unsafe after it was packed to the rafters for a Coca-Cola Cup tie in 94/95 against Leeds, again, that's only from memory, but I'm sure the older part of it was deemed unsafe as people reported movement in it.
So for as long as pretty much most Stags fans can remember now, even when it's been used it has always been boarded up seperating the back from the front. Chesterfield only had the front part of it, but with how it was partitioned, even some areas came with restricted views which meant those seats were useless and therefore not sold as genuine tickets.

I think that little stand originally held 990 ish, so I bet Chesterfield had about 400-500 in there, but not really sure. The two stands behind the goals are usually reduced in capacity by Police to around 1500 each, but apparently they can hold 1900 each, even though I don't believe they do, I think it was a Haslam lie.

Haslam once tried to burn the little derelict stand down by the way and claim on the insurance....but was caught out....probably because he'd tried to falsely claim on his car insurance before by getting someone to "steal" it for him.
I think the bit of fire damage that he managed to cause was what rendered it fully unsafe. Again, not 100% sure on that, because he was a pure bullshitter that bloke.

 

[Luke Imp]

Here's a list
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...rdiff-and-swansea-meet-in-the-premier-league/

On the Lincoln/Grimsby bit, I can remember the steward getting hit by a seat at SB but I can't recall the stabbing at BP.

Think Chesterfield bought around 3500 that day. That would have been the full Quarry Lane and Bishop St which is about 2500 seats and then I imagine 1000 in the North Stand. I was about 8 then so can't remember it very well. Even in 2007/08 Haslam gave them more tickets than what the away end held and 200 or so of them had to stand on some old unsafe concrete steps at the side of Bishop Street which was falling down then.

Sickens me he was allowed to separate the club from its own ground and still receives a yearly instalment for it, Up until 2019. That day will be a good day, Only bettered by the day he finally snuffs it.

What rent do you pay?

Are you also like Oxford in that you don't take 100% of advertising/food/drink etc at the Stadium?

 

[Son of Cod]

On the Lincoln/Grimsby bit, I can remember the steward getting hit by a seat at SB but I can't recall the stabbing at BP.

Yeah 2005 would have been the 4-2 Yeo game and the 3-0 Reddy game, I never remember any stabbing at those ones.

 

[AdamStag]

On the Lincoln/Grimsby bit, I can remember the steward getting hit by a seat at SB but I can't recall the stabbing at BP.


What rent do you pay?

Are you also like Oxford in that you don't take 100% of advertising/food/drink etc at the Stadium?

No.

I'm pretty sure we've one more payment on the ground and then JR will own it. He has then mentioned that he would then transfer the ground over to the fans trust - obviously we will see what happens there, but there is little to suggest he wouldn't do so.

We take everything on the ground regarding anything sold - they've really done a good job doing up the west stand. As mentioned further up - as the ground was done on the cheap it does have limitations. Off the field revenue has soared in the last few seasons which is very promising.

 

[AdamStag]

Can't remember the exact figure, but the small (now unsafe completely) stand on the opposite side to the two tier stand, was only half-open at the time if I remember rightly. When I first started going to Field Mill that tiny stand was the Family Stand. The front of it was more of a concrete sturdier structure, the back half if it was old fashioned and mostly wooden. The back half of it was deemed unsafe after it was packed to the rafters for a Coca-Cola Cup tie in 94/95 against Leeds, again, that's only from memory, but I'm sure the older part of it was deemed unsafe as people reported movement in it.
So for as long as pretty much most Stags fans can remember now, even when it's been used it has always been boarded up seperating the back from the front. Chesterfield only had the front part of it, but with how it was partitioned, even some areas came with restricted views which meant those seats were useless and therefore not sold as genuine tickets.

I think that little stand originally held 990 ish, so I bet Chesterfield had about 400-500 in there, but not really sure. The two stands behind the goals are usually reduced in capacity by Police to around 1500 each, but apparently they can hold 1900 each, even though I don't believe they do, I think it was a Haslam lie.

Haslam once tried to burn the little derelict stand down by the way and claim on the insurance....but was caught out....probably because he'd tried to falsely claim on his car insurance before by getting someone to "steal" it for him.
I think the bit of fire damage that he managed to cause was what rendered it fully unsafe. Again, not 100% sure on that, because he was a pure bullshitter that bloke.

The BS held about 400 or so. I remember Carlisle kicking off when they used it in 2002 as we had the west stand and both stands behind the goals for home supporers, Northampton also had it when the attendance was about 9,300 in the playoff semi 3 seasons later on.

 

[Westbars_Spireite]

I recall my mates and I being herded up by Notts police and taken to the Village nightclub (presumably long gone) where we were effectively locked in and plied with booze while Chesterfield friendly songs were played by a DJ.

We missed kick off as it wasn't till five minutes before the start we were marched to the ground through a park and then directly past a pub full of angry locals.

Dodged a couple of half bricks walking up by the station after the game too.

 

[mtfc26]

You can still get herded in The Village but you'll get a paint ball gun rather than a pint now sadly.

 

[AdamStag]

You can still get herded in The Village but you'll get a paint ball gun rather than a pint now sadly.

I was just about old enough to get in there (legally) before it closed up

Shame actually, seemed alright from what I remember

 

[Baratheon]

Shame actually, seemed alright from what I remember[/QUOTE]
Village/Cavern was good for going on the pull! In there regularly in my single days.

 

[Never Mind The Paul Cox]

Just had a quick browse on Bob's Board.

Funnily enough my long summation of perfectly valid reasons as to why I wouldn't want any of the Spireites' players anymore, seems to be more validated by the comments on there.

I honestly think that you're desperately short of quality midfielders, and the fact Caldwell has signed the personnel to only play in a 3-5-2 is already coming to bite him on the backside.

 

[CFC91]

If we persist on 3-5-2 it will be carnage and Caldwell will be out of a job by Christmas. 3 at back is awful when you're wide players are shite

 

[Boletus Edulis]

Mansfield fans I have just seen the video of the song, Carolyn, Carolyn, Carolyn, used by your CEO as part of her campaign to get on the League Council. It will be good to have more women represented, but it was an odd video. What can you tell me?

 

[GTFCfish]

Mansfield fans I have just seen the video of the song, Carolyn, Carolyn, Carolyn, used by your CEO as part of her campaign to get on the League Council. It will be good to have more women represented, but it was an odd video. What can you tell me?

That she is a pitbull?

 

[Never Mind The Paul Cox]

If we persist on 3-5-2 it will be carnage and Caldwell will be out of a job by Christmas. 3 at back is awful when you're wide players are shite

Which further emphasises the point I made much earlier in this thread about Caldwell having no plan B. There's only Mitchell isn't there who is a natural out and out winger? So it doesn't give him much scope to change to even a basic 4-4-2 for example without having to put square pegs in round holes?

 

[Never Mind The Paul Cox]

Mansfield fans I have just seen the video of the song, Carolyn, Carolyn, Carolyn, used by your CEO as part of her campaign to get on the League Council. It will be good to have more women represented, but it was an odd video. What can you tell me?

Apparently she claims it was tongue in cheek, and it's a copy of some JFK campaign video from 1960 something, because she studied his popularity campaign when she did Politics at Durham University.
The fact she has to keep explaining that it's a mickey take copy of a JFK campaign says it all really. People aren't old enough to remember that bollocks even if it wasn't the most cringeworthy thing on the face of the earth.