Mansfield Town new boy Baily Cargill wants the taste of promotion for a third time

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New Mansfield Town signing Baily Cargill is hoping to enjoy the promotion feeling for a third time as Stags get set for the new season.

Centre half Cargill has enjoyed his first pre-season with the club and been impressed by the high quality of the squad he has come into.

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Promotion is an amazing feeling. I have been lucky enough to do it a couple of times and it's memories you have for a lifetime,” he said.

“Both years I've done it have been so special and it's exciting to think we have an opportunity to do it this year – and hopefully we do.

Baily Cargill receives treatment during the pre-season match against Rotherham Utd at the One Call Stadium, 22 July 2023  
Photo credit : Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.mediaBaily Cargill receives treatment during the pre-season match against Rotherham Utd at the One Call Stadium, 22 July 2023  
Photo credit : Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media
Baily Cargill receives treatment during the pre-season match against Rotherham Utd at the One Call Stadium, 22 July 2023 Photo credit : Chris & Jeanette Holloway / The Bigger Picture.media

Mansfield have always been up there and having a settled squad and everyone knowing each other will definitely help.

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“I have been really impressed by the quality of players we have here. All over the park we have got really good footballers.

“A lot of the lads are a similar age and a lot have experience of getting out of this league, so I am really excited. I think we've got a great chance this year.”

Fellow centre half Alfie Kilgour added: “It's a group that has been together for a while and gone through good times and bad times together – and ultimately a bit of disappointment.

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“That does make you hungry and even more determined to learn from your mistakes.

“The gaffer is really at it this pre-season to put things right and get flying.

“It is probably going to be the toughest League Two for quite some years.

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“And it is relentless. You have fixtures like Grimsby away and Accrington Stanley away this year – hard teams to play against.”

He continued: “We have to stick together, take each game as it comes, and hopefully have a bit of luck along the way.

“Ultimately all we can do is give everything on a Saturday.

“Nothing will be won in the first few months of the season and nothing is won in pre-season.

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“The season will be a tough slog but hopefully it will be a successful one.

“We have recruited really well and it's the same side we've had for a few seasons so the lads know other and have a good bond on and off the pitch which helps.

“We also have a settled manager with a style of play that we've done well in pre-season and will try to take in to the league.”