THE Stags might be struggling at the foot of the Football League, but FA Cup fever is taking off among the fans.
Hundreds queued for their tickets after Saturday's defeat by Darlington and more were at Field Mill on the rain on Sunday morning to get their place in the ground for next weekend's visit of Premiership Middlesbrough.
More than 1,000 extra home fans went to the Mill for the Darlington match, which the
Stags lost 1-0, lured by a voucher guaranteeing entry to the FA Cup Fourth Round tie.
The attendance of 3,344 included an extra 1,000plus home fans from the previous home match.
The Cup build-up will take-off this week, with the
FA Cup visiting the Stags on Wednesday.
The tie is being televised live on BBC 1's Match Of The Day, kick-off 12.30pm - the second time tthe BBC have chosen the Stags as their live match in the Cup this season, following the win at Harrogate Railway.
The unexpected cup run to the Fourth Round is expected to have made the club around £500,000.
Tickets will go on sale to Stags Supporters Association (SSA) members on Monday and then on general sale on Tuesday - click
here for details.
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