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Post by erikbloodaxe on Mar 19, 2024 4:42:38 GMT 1
This is a random post but thought I would give a shout out to Mansfield Town. I remember being in Spain watching us beat them on penalties in the playoffs back in 2004(I think it was Lawrence who missed a pen for them...he was a good player!) We obviously went on to get up into the Premier league, while Mansfield ended up dropping down into the National League. I think it shows how one game can massively influence the trajectory of your club. I was buzzing that we won at the time but over the years I sort of started to feel sorry for them. Anyway, it looks like they might be finally getting up into League One after all these years and I just wanted to make this post to say that I hope they do pull it off. It will have only taken them 20+ years!
I really hope we can stay up but the last 8 games are looking very tricky!
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Post by Metch on Mar 19, 2024 6:49:04 GMT 1
I'm with you. I stayed in a hotel in the Lakes in the early 80's and two other guests were massive fans of the Stags. We talked football all night. I was at Cardiff and it was a sliding doors moment for both clubs. I'd like to see them go up too.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 19, 2024 8:15:54 GMT 1
I’m still not sure Colin Larkin’s late goal should’ve been disallowed. But, thank fuck it was and god bless Liam Lawrence’s misplaced confidence and misplaced Panenka!
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Mar 19, 2024 8:28:11 GMT 1
It's OK lads, some folk on here are looking forrad to playing them next year, it's a 'great awayday' apparently.
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Post by utttrooper on Mar 19, 2024 8:38:55 GMT 1
It's OK lads, some folk on here are looking forrad to playing them next year, it's a 'great awayday' apparently. For Rotherham, the massive and the brum perhaps |
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Post by htafcokay on Mar 19, 2024 8:58:17 GMT 1
Mansfield hate us.
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Post by keithAM11532 on Mar 19, 2024 17:34:59 GMT 1
A tremendous day in Cardiff that was. I had a suite in the hilton. Lots of great bars just around the ground as well
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Post by Orinoco on Mar 19, 2024 17:49:22 GMT 1
That's Chesterfield not Huddersfield! ! |
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Post by htfcterry on Mar 19, 2024 17:50:38 GMT 1
Probably because most of them are just Forest fans who like Mansfield |
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Post by Terriersmad on Mar 19, 2024 17:57:20 GMT 1
That's Chesterfield not Huddersfield! ! No, they genuinely don't like us because we beat them that day in 2004. Their chance to escape the bottom tier. Instead - 20 years of League Two and non-league while we existed mostly two (or three) divisions above them. For which they blamed us. I wonder if they feel the same way about Newport, or if distance from the event has made the hatred more intense. Though their rivalry with Chesterfield is quite something. Was quite friendly, then the miners strike occurred. One side scabbed the other (suspect Mansfield scabbed Chesterfield, but I can't remember for certain). Now a deep-seated hatred. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 19, 2024 17:59:02 GMT 1
They were a good side that year. Remember them giving us a bit of a shoeing at ours just before the end of the season..1-4 maybe?
But I thought we edged it that day at Cardiff and shouldnt have been in the play offs at all really..Thanks Pav for that brain fart moment at Cheltenham that cost us automatic!
Glad theyre doing well. Good luck to them. Hope theyre the best team in Nottinghamshire soon enough.
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Post by westislandterrier on Mar 19, 2024 23:28:18 GMT 1
I’m still not sure Colin Larkin’s late goal should’ve been disallowed. But, thank fuck it was and god bless Liam Lawrence’s misplaced confidence and misplaced Panenka! Aye workshyfop - I’ve watched this many times over a beer 🍺 and a dram or two 🥃 🥃 - And it was out... And as ya say - Thank F#ck that it was !!! 🏆 👍 |
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Post by Macduff on Mar 19, 2024 23:37:22 GMT 1
The Lawrence penalty is still a highlight of my time watching Town. He pointed to his name on his shirt, and then failed to score. Utterly brilliant, thanks Liam.
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Post by mosher on Mar 20, 2024 14:04:55 GMT 1
A tremendous day in Cardiff that was. I had a suite in the hilton. Lots of great bars just around the ground as well Walking through Cardiff to the Stadium was amazing. A sea of blue and white everywhere you looked, was astonishing. |
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Post by wildbillthetownfan on Mar 20, 2024 15:19:03 GMT 1
I’m still not sure Colin Larkin’s late goal should’ve been disallowed. But, thank fuck it was and god bless Liam Lawrence’s misplaced confidence and misplaced Panenka! Nothing wrong with that goal, linesman flagged for the ball crossing the line from a corner but it didn't and was a perfect goal. After the game going to our coach we saw some Mansfield fans getting a right beating, that was bad and i am not surprised they don't like us. |
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Post by Torquayterrier on Mar 20, 2024 15:22:51 GMT 1
As I was living in Notts at the time I was on a train full of miserable Mansfield fans going home. Had to be as sympathetic as possible.
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Post by mosher on Mar 20, 2024 15:27:19 GMT 1
I’m still not sure Colin Larkin’s late goal should’ve been disallowed. But, thank fuck it was and god bless Liam Lawrence’s misplaced confidence and misplaced Panenka! After the game going to our coach we saw some Mansfield fans getting a right beating, that was bad and i am not surprised they don't like us. I'm surprised you can say either way for a fact. Couldn't tell from where we were at the opposite end of the stadium and I've STILL never seen a definitive screen shot proving one way or the other. |
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Post by bluemond on Mar 20, 2024 15:40:31 GMT 1
I do have a picture of the big Huddersfield flag hanging over the car park but I can’t put it on here?
I do remember it been a right bastard queuing for the train back to Huddersfield from Cardiff though! Had to stand up like sardines all the way up to Manchester
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 20, 2024 17:43:24 GMT 1
Nothing wrong with that goal, linesman flagged for the ball crossing the line from a corner but it didn't and was a perfect goal. After the game going to our coach we saw some Mansfield fans getting a right beating, that was bad and i am not surprised they don't like us. I'm surprised you can say either way for a fact. Couldn't tell from where we were at the opposite end of the stadium and I've STILL never seen a definitive screen shot proving one way or the other. I was away on holiday, so have only seen it on TV. Its desperately close and had the lino decided it was in we wouldn't be able to call it a howler in any way.. but to me it looks more out than it does in on the footage. |
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Post by cyberman on Mar 21, 2024 13:47:07 GMT 1
Didnt we sign one of their flair players on the back of that promotion - Junior Mendes ?
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Post by nutjacker on Mar 21, 2024 13:56:47 GMT 1
Yes - he tore us apart and looked sensational when they scored 4 at ours, so we signed him but he was crap for us! Montserrat international though 😄
Nice one putting those highlights on, great memories
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Post by swam4mwg on Mar 29, 2024 11:37:09 GMT 1
Probably because most of them are just Forest fans who like Mansfield Mansfield are scabs! |
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Post by Terriersmad on Mar 29, 2024 12:12:52 GMT 1
Just a quick corrective - it was a 3-1 defeat in the home regular season game, not 4. Delayed kick-off because of the number of fans, which did not help our very young side. Just didn't show up under the pressure of the automatic promotion run-in.
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Post by sabailand on Mar 29, 2024 12:15:22 GMT 1
Just a quick corrective - it was a 3-1 defeat in the home regular season game, not 4. Delayed kick-off because of the number of fans, which did not help our very young side. Just didn't show up under the pressure of the automatic promotion run-in. Think there was about 18-19000 there that day. |
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Post by Terriersmad on Mar 29, 2024 12:19:45 GMT 1
Just a quick corrective - it was a 3-1 defeat in the home regular season game, not 4. Delayed kick-off because of the number of fans, which did not help our very young side. Just didn't show up under the pressure of the automatic promotion run-in. Think there was about 18-19000 there that day. 18,633. The other thing was that Jacko insisted on picking three strikers and didn't play Rob Edwards. He did the same at Cheltenham. Had he played Edwards instead of McAliskey, as he did in the play-offs, we'd have been up automatically. See also: Pawel Abbott backpasses. |
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Post by Sio on Mar 29, 2024 12:21:06 GMT 1
Just a quick corrective - it was a 3-1 defeat in the home regular season game, not 4. Delayed kick-off because of the number of fans, which did not help our very young side. Just didn't show up under the pressure of the automatic promotion run-in. Think there was about 18-19000 there that day. We're a small club though |
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Post by joek on Mar 29, 2024 12:40:49 GMT 1
Think there was about 18-19000 there that day. We're a small club though Appreciate you’ve got a bee in your bonnet about this small club mentality thing but not sure a potential promotion game that drew a large-ish crowd twenty years ago provides evidence to prove/disprove anything?! |
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Post by jakeg on Mar 29, 2024 13:28:47 GMT 1
Remember going to Field Mill in about 2001 for an FA Cup game. Sure they were in a lower league and beat us 4-0 and the atmosphere was horrible....really threatening inside and outside the ground for reasons I never really understood!
Dread to think what would have happened if we hadn't won that play off final....Real 'Sliding Doors' moment
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Post by sabailand on Mar 29, 2024 13:35:03 GMT 1
Remember going to Field Mill in about 2001 for an FA Cup game. Sure they were in a lower league and beat us 4-0 and the atmosphere was horrible....really threatening inside and outside the ground for reasons I never really understood! Dread to think what would have happened if we hadn't won that play off final....Real 'Sliding Doors' moment Yes thats right 8th dec 2001 to be precise, i was at the game too, Chris Greenacre got an hattrick for them. |
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Post by Torquayterrier on Mar 29, 2024 13:39:14 GMT 1
Also at that FA cup game. We went thinking we'd be a decent bet to progress but that's Town for you. Don't recall it being particularly threatening though we did leave before full time as it was obvious by then we'd blown it.
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