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Stags Talk discussion show (subscribe)Stags match reports (subscribe)Stags news (subscribe)Stags action photos (subscribe)Stags video/audio interviews (subscribe)Division II tableJohn Lomas' Stags blog (subscribe)Thursday 31st January16.32: Listen to the latest edition of Stags Talk, Chad's weekly audio discussion on all things Field Mill. Click
here.
15.16: New Stags blog online from Chad Sports Edtor John Lomas. Click
here to read. Plus the latest Stags betting news on our Chad Gamblers Corner site. Click
here to read.
13.06: The BBC is now admitting it could have handled Saturday's now infamous interview with Carlton Palmer differently. Click
here for report.
11.22: Jefferson Louis is 'a breath of fresh air' says Dearden. Click
here for full story. Video interview with Jefferson Louis to come.
11.20: Stags boss Billy Dearden says it is unlikely he will bring in a new player on transfer deadline day. Click
here for full story.
Wednesday 30th January14.30: Striker
Jefferson Louis completes his signing at Field Mill, as we reported yesterday, and will go straight into the squad against Brentford on Saturday.
09.10: Stags chief executive Stephen Booth says two bids have been placed for the football club. Click
here for report.
00.22: Stags boss Billy Dearden enjoyed his touchline celebration at Lincoln as star striker Mickey Boulding grabbed him a late, late winner. Click
here for full story.
00.22: Two-goal hero Mickey Boulding reckons the confidence gained from playing so well against Middlesbrough on Saturday went a long way towards Stags winning at Lincoln last night. Click
here for full story.
Tuesday 29th January21.56: YES! Micky Boulding scores over two miutes into injury time to clinch a vital 2-1 derby day victory at relegation rivals Lincoln. Click
here for report.
20.32: No goals at half-time at Lincoln as the Imps and the Stags are locked at 0-0.
19.16: New signing Will Atkinson is named among the substitutes for the derby match at Lincoln.
15.44: Stags boss Billy Dearden unveils his second new signing in successive days, striker Jefferson Louis. Click
here for story.
13.10: Police have said they are hunting the person who threw a flare onto the pitch at Field Mill on Saturday. Click
here for details.
09.58: The BBC has defended Carlton Palmer after the row over his comments about Keith Haslam and Stags fans during the Match Of The day coverage of Saturday's FA Cup tie. Click
here for report.
Monday 28th January09.50: Stags have finally signed a new player in the January transfer window. Click
here for story.
09.30: Stags fans wanting to pre-purchase discounted tickets for the Lincoln derby match this week can do so at Field Mill upto 1pm on Tuesday.
09.26: Stags chief executive Stephen Booth has praised his staff for their handling of the big FA Cup tie. Click
here.
Sunday 27th January14.20: Angry Stags fans have bombarded the BBC with complaints over bias coverage of the Keith Haslam ownership protests and unchallenged comments by former manager and Keith Haslam friend Carlton Palmer. Click
here for story.
Saturday 26th January17.26: Star striker Micky Boulding might have scored a hat-trick in the 2-0 defeat by Boro, but says that the players are now firmly focussed on the relegation fight and 'playing for their livelihoods'. Click
here for report.
16.36: View a slideshow of photos from the big cup tie at Field Mill. Click
here.
16.02: Full back John Mullins says the Stags gave everything in the defeat by Premiership Middlesbrough. Click
here for audio interview.
15.56: Stags captain Jake Buxton has praised his players for their efforts in the televised 2-0 defeat by Middlesbrough. Click
here for audio interview.
15.50: Stags wingman Matty Hamshaw says every match must now be a cup final until the end of the season as Mansfield try to avoid relegation. Click
here for audio interview.
15.40: Boro boss Gareth Southgate was full of praise for battling Mansfield after the FA Cup win at Field Mill. Click
here for report.
15.30: Delighted Stags boss Billy Dearden says he is proud of his players. Click
here for report.
14.20: The dream is over as the Stags lose 2-0, Boro's second only coming three minutes from time. Click
here for match report.
13.17: Half-time at the Mill and the Stags trail just 1-0 to Premiership Boro.
13.06: OHHH! Boulding twice goes close to an equaliser for the Stags, first with a long drive and then with a header from the resulting corner.
12.47: GOAL! Lee scores from close range to give Boro the lead after a bright start by the Stags.
11.40: Match Of The Day commentator Steve Wilson and summariser Martin Keown take their seats in a specially erected gantry in the directors area, ready for kick-of.
11.30: Billy Dearden names an unchanged starting XI for the cup tie. Click
here for story.
11.00: TV crews are all ready for the live coverage of the FA Cup tie at the Mill with hundreds of people already at the Mill.
10.50: Stags owner Keith Haslam is expected to attend today's FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough. Click
here for story.
Friday 25th January11.10: the Stags have produced a bumper matchday programme for tomorrow's FA Cup clash with Premiership Middlesbrough. Click
here for details.
Thursday 24th January16.50: Click
here to listen to the latest edition of Stags Talk.
14.40: The Stags' Boulding brothers Micky and Rory have a talented sister too. Read all about the talented Helen Boulding
here.
12.20: Cup fever is growing in Mansfield ahead of Saturday's visit to the Stags of Premiership Middlesbrough. Click
here for a Chad video report, including an interview with captain Jake Buxton.
10.50: Fans wanting to go to the big cup tie against Premiership Middlesbrough are reminded that tickets will only be sold at Field Mill until 5pm on Friday. Click
here for details.
10.04: The Match Of The Day cameras came to Chad to film editor Jeremy Plews as part of their pre-match package for Saturday's live FA Cup tie between the Stags and Premiership Middlesbrough. Click
here for report.
Wednesday 23rd January16.42: Mansfield's hopes of landing Crewe striker Tom Pope on loan appear to have been hit again. Click
here for report.
13.30: Stags keeper Carl Muggleton says being underdogs for the FA Cup with Middlesbrough should help Mansfield Town relax for the big match. Click
here for interview.
13.20: Read Billy Dearden's thoughts on Saturday's FA Cup tie. Click
here.
12.20: To view photos of the FA Cup at Field Mill this morning click
here. Or to view them in a slideshow, click
here.
11.56: Stags midfielder Lee Bell is looking forward to the Boro cup tie more than most. Click
here to listen to an interview with midfielder and find out why.
11.48: Listen to this morning's press conference with Stags boss Billy Dearden ahead of the big FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough. Click
here.
11.10: The FA Cup and the national media descended on Field Mill this morning as the build-up to Saturday's televised FA Cup tie with Premiership Middlesbrough continued. Video and audio reports to follow.
08.54: Stags owner Keith Haslam will NOT break his self-imposed Field Mill ban to attend Saturday's big FA Cup tie with Premiership Middlesbrough. Click
here for report.
08.52: Mansfield Town FC's new chief executive did ask a fans group to help fund transfers during the January 'window'. Click
here for story.
08.50: The Bishop Street Stand will be boarded off for the FA Cup tie, Chad can reveal. Click
here for report.
08.48: The sale of the Stags is moving nearer, insists chief executive Stephen Booth. Click
here for story.
Tuesday 22nd January11.20: The Stags have announced that the Field Mill car park will be closed to paying customers for the Middlesbrough cup tie. Click
here for story.
09.10: Tickets went on general sale this morning for Saturday's FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough. Click
here for price details.
Monday 21st January16.10: BBC Radio Nottingham has been allowed to broadcast Saturday's FA Cup tie live. The Fourth Round match is already being screened live on BBC 1 and also being broadcast on Five Live. For full details go to the club's official website
www.mansfieldtown.net for details.
15.44: There will be no extra demonstration against Stags owner Keith Haslam at this Saturday's FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough in front of the BBC TV cameras, says protest group Stags Fans For Change. Click
here for report.
13.10: Middlesbrough have sold their allocation of 1,400 tickets for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Field Mill. Click
here for details.
11.10: Stags' boss says he is waiting for news on bringing in a player from a Championship club as his search for a first signing in the January transfer window goes on. But they would not play in Saturday's FA Cup tie, even if they join this week. The Stags will also play a friendly behind closed doors at Loughborough University on Wednesday. Click
here for full story.
Sunday 20th JanuaryStags fans are again queueing at Field Mill to get their tickets for the Middlesbrough FA Cup tie, following large queues on Saturday evening. Click
here for report.
Saturday 19th January17.32: Angry Stags boss Billy Dearden says the referee was conned for the vital matchwinning penalty in Darlington's 1-0 win at Field Mill, which left the Stags stuck in the bottom two. Click
here for his post match verdict.
16.56: the Stags remain deep in the relegation mire after a 1-0 defeat by Darlington, courtesy of a controversial first half penalty. Click
here or match report and photos.
14.10: Stags 15-goal striker Micky Boulding returned after a three-week absence through a hamstring injury, for the match with Darlington.
11.40: Mansfield Town confirm that this afternoon's League Two match with Darlington at Field Mill has beaten the week's heavy rainfall and goes ahead. However, several games in Division II are off. Click
here for details
Friday 18th January18.02: The Stags' hopes of bringing in Crewe striker Tom Pope on loan have been dashed for now. Click
here for story.
14.32: Stags chief executive Stephen Booth has defended the club's policy on not handing 18-month contracts to potential new players in the transfer window. Click
here for report.
11.50: There is still chance to be a mascot at the Stags' big FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough in front of the TV cameras next week. Click
here for details.
09.58: The Stags are hoping that tomorrow's match with Darlington, at which fans can guarantee a ticket for the following week's FA Cup tie with Premiership Middlesbrough, beats the heavy rain. Click
here for details.
09.12: It is reported that the Stags are monitoring the availability of Crewe reserve striker Tom Pope. Click
here for full report.
Thursday 17th January17.10: Click
here to listen to the latest edition of Stags Talk.
16.10: Stags transfer target Peter Gain has elected to join Dagenham and Redbridge. Click
here for full report.
13.50: Bily Dearden is hoping any signing he makes can be as worth his weight in gold as Gareth Jelleyman has proved this season. Click
here for full story.
12.26: Mickey Boulding and Jake Buxton are back to boost Stags ahead of the tough Darlington game with all talk of Middlesbrough inevitably banned. Click
here for full story.
11.20: As FA Cup fever builds over the Stags v Middlesbrough tie, a television crew from Denmark have been in town filming ahead of the live televised tie. Click
here for report.
11.10: Stags boss Billy Dearden remains hopeful on signing a new player this week . . . and says that one of his targets, revealed as Peter Gain last night, is expected to make a decision today over whether to join the Stags or Dagenham. Click
here for full report.
Wednesday 16th January17.10: Peterborough Utd are reporting that they have cancelled the contract of Peter Gain and that the midfielder has had talks over joining the Stags. Click
here for report.
15.52: The FA Cup is coming to Mansfield. Click
here for details.
15.50: Notts Police have warned Middlesbrough fans not to travel to Field Mill for the FA Cup tie without a ticket. Click
here for full story.
15.37: Stags have announced new dates for their trio of outstanding fixtures. Click
here for full details.
Tuesday 15th January17.36: Stags fans are being given the chance to watch England in style at Wembley and help raise money for manager Billy Dearden's transfer kitty. Click
here for report.
13.15: Billy Dearden remains patient today as he continues to wait on decision by players on joining the Stags' relegation struggle. Click
here for full story.
10.00: New fans group Mansfield Town Fans Together has closed down and admitted defeat in its attenpt to launch a possible buyout at Field Mill. Click
here for report.
Monday 14th January17.42: Stags have anounced that fans attending this Saturday's home clash with Darlington wil get priority vouchers for the big FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough. Click
here for full story.
10.22: Mansfield Town are reminding fans that this week's match with Wrexham, scheduled for both Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, is definitely OFF and a new date has yet to be arranged for the match. Click
here for details.
10.10: Relive the Stags' vital win at Chester City on Saturday with action photos from the match. Click
here for photos.
Saturday 12th January18.16: The Stags are given another boost after their terrific win at Chester when it is revealed that hamstring injury victim Micky Boulding is on the verge of a quick return to the side. Click
here for report.
18.10: Stags captain for the day John Mullins relives a clean sheet for the makeshift central defensive pairing of himself and Gareth Jelleyman. Click
here for interview.
18.00: Hero keeper Carl Muggleton says the Stags showed great character to bounce back from the midweek drubbing and win at Chester this afternoon. Click
here for report.
17.30: Delighted Stags boss Billy Dearden savoured his first away League win for over 10 months, but then said the side has done nothing yet. Click
here for interview.
16.54: YES! The Stags hold on for a vital win at Chester City, winning 1-0 thanks to Matt Hamshaw's second half goal. Click
here for match report.
Friday 11th January14.40: Safety officials have spelled out how Mansfield Town Football Club can restore the attendance limit at Field Mill to 100%. Click
here for report.
12.20: Experienced defender Martin McIntosh is rated as 50-50 for playing at Chester City tomorrow after a training session today. Click
here for latest team news.
Thursday 10th January18.00: Stags chief executive Stephen Booth tonight said he 'would not speculate lots of money' on new players, but would consider specific requests for extra funding from manager Billy Dearden. Click
here for report.
13.20: John Mullins will be captain for the Stags at Chester on Saturday. Click
here for video interview.
12.42: Lee Bell has been involved in winning and losing relegation batles before and is confident Stags can survive. Click
here for full story.
12.30: Tickets have gone on sale for the local derby at Lincoln later this month. Click
here for details.
11.50: Trust In Me . . . the latest musings from 'Horatio Westand-United, the unofficial Stags Poet Laureate'. Click
here for his take on the latest Stags away trip.
11.20: Stags boss Billy Dearden has this morning again said that his hands are tied over any permanent new signings at the club as he continues to try to bring in loan players. For Saturday's trip to Chester, the Stags are also desperately hoping that Martin McIntosh and Rory Boulding will regain fitness to make up the numbers in a threadbare squad. Click
here for full story.
11.20: Video interview with John Mullins and interview with Lee Bell on the relegation fight also to follow..
10.00: Stags manager Billy Dearden has been given a vote of confidence by chief executive Stephen Booth. Click
here for report.
09.20: The Stags v Middlesbrough FA Cup tie is to be an all-ticket match. Click
here for details.
Wednesday 9th January18.34: Mansfield Town has announced a 25% sale in its club shop. Click here for details at the Stags' official club website,
mansfieldtown.net.
18.20: The capacity at Field Mill has been raised to 7,300 after a meeting between the football club and safety officials. Click
here for report.
12.30: Next Wednesday's re-arranged match with Wrexham has been postponed again, to a date to be arranged. Click
here for report.
08.48: New Stags chief executive Stephen Booth answers your questions. Click
here.
Tuesday 8th January22.30: Stags boss Billy Dearden admits his side were awful in the 4-0 home defeat by Wycombe. Click
here for interview.
21.56: The Stags remain in deep relegation trouble after a 4-0 mauling at Field Mill at the hands of Wycombe. Click
here for match report.
19.16: Matt Hamshaw was missing from the Stags line-up for tonight's match with Wycombe at Field Mill. Click
here for team news.
17.46: Next week's re-arranged League match between the Stags and Wrexham at Field Mill has been put back 24 hours. Click
here for details.
13.44: The Stags FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough WILL be shown live on national TV, with BBC 1 screening it on Saturday 26th January, kick-off 12.30pm. Click
here for story.
10.10: The Stags are planning an urgent meeting with the county council to try to get the capacity restrictions at Field Mill lifted ahead of the FA Cup match against Middlesbrough. Click
here for details.
09.10: Fans groups the SSA has announced its travel plans for Chester on Saturday. Click
here for details.
Monday 7th January18.10: It is revealed that the Stags will have to wait for over a week to see if their FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough is to be screened live on national TV. Click
here for details.
16.58: Stags chief executive Stephen Booth says the club hopes to get the Field Mill capacity lifted ahead of the FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough and pledges that Billy Dearden will be given some of the gate money for new players. Click
here for report.
16.03 Stags boss Billy Dearden's reaction to the FA Cup draw now on site. Click
here for story.
13.36: Stags have been drawn at home to Premiership side Middlesbrough in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. Click
here for details.
11.48: Stags boss Billy Dearden is playing a frustrating waiting game on his new signings ahead of tomorrow's crucial visit of Wycombe. Click
here for full story.
11.46: FA Cup goalscorer Matt Hamshaw completed a memorable weeekend when he became a father yesterday. Click
here for full story.
10.52: Relive the Brighton FA Cup win with audio interviews with matchwinner Ian Holmes, click
here, and manager Billy Dearden, click
here.
Sunday 6th January18.40: Supporters group Stags Fans For Change issue a statement thanking Brighton fans for their support and help in the protest at yesterday's FA Cup tie. Click
here for story.
18.22: Stags chief executive Stephen Booth says a proportion of the prizemoney from yesterday's shock FA Cup win at Brighton will be spent on new players in the January transfer window. Click
here for report.
11.32: To view photos from yesterday's terrific FA Cup win at Brighton, click
here. To view photos from the anti-Haslam protests, click
here.
Saturday 5th January17.44: Stags boss Billy Dearden and goalscorers Matt Hamshaw and Ian Holmes all savoured Mansfield's stunning 2-1 FA Cup upset at Brighton and their stunning winning goal. Click
here for report.
16.53: Full-time at the Withdean and the Stags record a famous upset, winning 2-1 at League One Brighton and go into the Fourth Round for the first time in 20 years. Click
here for report.
15.48: Half-time at the Withdean Stadium and the Stags take a surprise 2-1 lead.
15.45: GOAL! Ian Holmes restores the Stags' lead in first half injury time, converting at the end of a terrific passing movement.
15.22: GOAL! The equaliser, striker Alex Revel left unmarked to nod in a free kick.
15.09: GOAL! Stags' wingman Matt Hamshaw cuts along the byeline, after beating two defenders, and scores from a tight angle to give the visitors an unexpected lead.
14.56: Stags fans took their protests against owner Keith Haslam to Saturday afternoon's FA Cup tie at Brighton. Click
here for report.
14.34: Former Stags player Brian Lambert has died. Click
here for report.
14.02: Stags boss Billy Dearden hands Ian Holmes a starting place in the attack for the FA Cup Third Round tie at Brighton. Click
here for team news.
Friday 4th January14.22: Australian businessmen are back in the race to buy Mansfield Town - and Chad can reveal that at least two different parties are considering new bids for the football club. Click
here for full report.
11.22: Supporters are reminded that they can still buy tickets for the all-ticket Brighton FA Cup tie upto 5pm at Field Mill toay. So far 363 tickets of the 894 allocation have been sold.
11.20: Stags manager Billy Dearden's hopes of bringing a new player to Field Mill today have been hit by a hold-up. And Martin McIntosh will not travel to Brighton after joining the injury list. Click
here for report.
08.10: Star striker Mickey Boulding has had the results on his hamstring scan and it is hoped he will now be out of action for just two to three weeks. Click
here for report.
Thursday 3rd January16.54: The Stags' injury jinx has struck again with the news that defender Martin McIntosh has picked up an injury. Click
here for full report.
15.44: Supporters are reminded that they can still buy tickets for the all-ticket Brighton FA Cup tie upto 5pm at Field Mill on Friday. So far 351 tickets of the 894 allocation have been sold. Go to the club's official website at
www.mansfieldtown.net for details.
12.50: Mickey Boulding is to have a scan on his hamstring injury as chief executive Stephen Booth confirmed Billy Dearden is able to bring in new faces. Click
here for full story.
12.50: Brighton and Hove Albion supporters have agreed to show solidarity with Stags fans in their campaign to oust club owner Keith Haslam this Saturday. The Seagulls fought a successful bitter battle to remove their chairman Bill Archer and have agreed to take anti-Haslam banners into home sections of the Withdean Stadium for this weekend's FA Cup third round tie between the sides.
12.50: Ollerton Stags Supporters Club have postponed their Music Quiz, scheduled for Wednesday, 16th January. It will now take place on Wednesday, 26th March, dependent on other fixtures or personal commitments.
Wednesday 2nd January16.23: Stags boss Billy Dearden will wait until full assessments are made on injured strikers Micky Boulding and John McAliskey tomorrow before deciding which new players to bring into the club this week. Click
here for full story.
11.54: Mansfield Town is reporting that 304 tickets have so far been sold out of the 894 allocation for Saturday's FA Cup Third Round tie at Brighton. The match is all-ticket, click
here for ticket details. Click
here for SSA travel details to Brighton.
Tuesday 1st January17.32: Stags boss Billy Dearden says leading scorer Micky Boulding could be out of action for a month after he limped out of the MK Dons defeat with a hamstring injury. Click
here for interview.
16.50: Another defeat for the Stags, 1-0 at MK Dons, their brave performance after being hit by injury before and during the match not enough to aid their relegation fight as Andrews' second half strike proves decisive. Three defeats out of four festive fixtures has left them deep in trouble in the bottom two. Click
here for full report.
15.30: A double blow for the Stags as Boulding's replacement John McAliskey also goes off injured.
15.10: The Stags are dealt a huge blow at the MK Dons when 15-goal Micky Boulding goes off injured. Click
here for details.
14.50: Stags made three changes as manager Billy Dearden adopted a 4-5-1 formation for the game at leaders MK Dons this afternoon.Out from the side that lost to Accrington were Martin McIntosh (suspended), Arnold and McAliskey, who were both on the bench. Jelleyman was passed fit to play, despite that nasty knock in the mouth on Saturday and partnered Buxton in the centre of defence. Dawson returned from his one match ban to play central midfield alongside youngster Sleath who was making only his second League start of the season.
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