With apologies to the famous Three Lions song, '15 years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming'.

Dreaming of a club that treated its fans with respect, dreaming of a club that had ambition, dreaming of a club that reinvested revenue in its facilities and playing squad, dreaming of a club that wanted to engage with its fans and potential sponsors.

Controversial owner Keith Haslam has finally sold the Stags and already there is a feelgood factor at Field Mill - fans and staff at the ground with a smile on their faces, plans for fans to help spruce up the ground, an open weekend and stay-away supporters returning to buy season tickets.

All of this within a matter of a few hours . . .

The new owners are three Mansfield businessmen and Stags fans. They know it won't be easy, but Andy Perry, Andy Saunders and Steve Middleton deserve all of our support and help.

Yes, the details of their deal have yet to be made public. And, yes, they have bought the club but will be renting to Mr Haslam who is still the landlord.

But for long suffering Stags fans who have protested so vociferously that the owner was allowing the club to fall into such a sad state on and off the pitch, there is, finally, hope.

The club will need to be rebuilt, but it can bounce back into the Football League and it can be the club at the hub of the community that mayor - and now former chairman Tony Egginton - dreams of.