'Felt the love instantly': Will Evans posts farewell to Mansfield Town fans and reveals favourite Stags memory

The forward closed his chapter at the One Call Stadium last week when he made the switch to League One rivals Plymouth Argyle. His move ended a two-year stint with Stags and he departs the club with plenty of memories to look back on.

Evans is the latest player to leave Mansfield this summer. Argyle had been monitoring him for some time and after deciding he was ready for a new challenge, he made the move to Home Park on a two-year deal.

Nigel Clough revealed after the Sheffield United game that Stags had rejected offers from Argyle while they attempted to agree a new deal with Evans.

“We’d been talking to Will about a new deal for a few months and we couldn’t quite reach an agreement and get to what he wanted. Ultimately, he said he would like a fresh challenge and to go.”

The fee involved in Evans’ sale was undisclosed but previous reports suggest Tom Cleverley’s side paid £400,000 for the Welshman.

While he gets ready for the start of the League One season with his new club, Evans has posted a heartfelt goodbye to Stags fans on Instagram, along with a series of photos from his time in amber and blue.

“You Stags! What a ride it’s been the past two years. I felt it was right I left a message to everyone involved at such a great club,” he wrote.

“To the fans, I felt the love instantly when I signed and felt it to the very end, baring a few… But having the opportunity to represent such a brilliant club will stay with me for the rest of my life and that is down to you guys.

“To all the staff, players, board members, media team, canteen staff, ticket ladies, I could go on and on! A big thank you for making my time such a memorable one and I can’t thank you enough.

“You may think the Arsenal game is my favourite memory, but I can’t look past winning and scoring in the derby against Chesterfield! Such a special occasion and one that will live long in the memory for me, and I hope it does for everyone at Mansfield as well.

“A town that brought some of the best memories of my life, none more than my daughter who was born at King’s Mill hospital. There will always be a place in my heart where Mansfield will be home because of that. Thank you and until we see each other soon.”