Quoted from DB

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John’s giving us the middle finger…..

Very strong team after the weekend, looking forward to seeing those 3 up top

3-4-3 or more of a 3-4-2-1? (Or 3-4-1-2)

Have I missed some news .....what has happened to scanned  he started being sub ...but nothing for weeks

Quoted from Brazilnut

Have I missed some news .....what has happened to scannel  he started being sub ...but nothing for weeks

Lloyd, Taylor and McAtee… could be interesting!

Quoted from lee65

3-4-3 or more of a 3-4-2-1? (Or 3-4-1-2)

or even 3-2-2-3

Looking at the team I'll be looking at how we line up, it will be interesting.

The bench looks strong so Hursty is out for a win.

3-4-1-2 for me, but options to change during.

I think this is the first time this season that McAtee and Talor made a start together, lets's hope they link up well as they did last year.

Where is Green ?

I wonder how long Hursty’s psychedelic phase is going to last.

Hurst’s Nut Gone Flake.

He certainly can’t be accused of being dour as he’s throwing the kitchen sink at this one.

It’s the equivalent of taking a crate of prosecco to a parents’ evening.

C’mon Town.

That's a strong attacking lineup!

It'll be the usual.
3 at the back.
2 wing backs.
2 cdms (Holohan Morris)
2 attacking Central midfielders (Lloyd Mcatee)
Lone striker (Taylor)

McAtee, Lloyd and Taylor all start - dour!

Exciting!

Quoted from DB

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But Hurst is a boring defensive manager!

Fair to say Mansfield line up on the ‘positive’ also..bold to say the least.

Must win to have a sniff of the play offs

COTTAS

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

I wonder how long Hursty’s psychedelic phase is going to last.

Hurst’s Nut Gone Flake.

He certainly can’t be accused of being dour as he’s throwing the kitchen sink at this one.

It’s the equivalent of taking a crate of prosecco to a parents’ evening.

C’mon Town.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, The Small Faces at their best with Stanley Unwin as well!!! Classic !!!

I was a big fan of Hewitt when he was here but I hope he has a shite game tonight

Quoted from golfer

I was a big fan of Hewitt when he was here but I hope he has a shite game tonight

Well he was part of the worst team in our history, so he’s not THAT good.

Interesting start 🙊

We've flown out the traps . Need a goal

10 mins and so far so good.

Waterfall nearly got that header in

Its a bit like the Sutton game laast week so far, both teams playing well, open game, ref letting things flow.

How much have we missed Taylor?!

JT got confused again, McAtee nearly pops one in and Stags are saved by the post.

End to end attack fest.

Playing really well, need a capitalise. JT needs to clean his glasses 🤣

Morris needs to step up, everyone else playing very well. Really enjoyable game so far.

Playing at least two or three levels higher than I was expecting tonight…

Exciting game so far, lots of action. Impressed by the ref who has let the game flow instead of blowing his whistle over every minor infringement and 50/50 challenge.

Anybody who has been questioning Mcatee needs to be watching this .

Our fans look to be out in number and sound very good.

Quoted from DB

Our fans look to be out in number and sound very good.

Standard


I couldn’t afford tonight sadly

Another waterfall shot goes wide. Goal coming soon for us.

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

Standard


I couldn’t afford tonight sadly

And what a high standard that is, second to none.

What are the town fans singing? Great noise 👏

Getting close to the playing really well/being absolutely useless threshold this. Need to score.

JTs commentary is annoying this evening.

Quoted from DB

And what a high standard that is, second to none.

You're more likely to notice when we don't turn up this season aren't you

Best I've seen us play this season

Should be 4-0 up never seen so many easy chances total domination

How we are not winning i dont know. Supports been superb

Morris done well to get there 👍🏻 would of been a goal i think. Good first half i think  

How the fook have we not scored?! Could be 5 up.

One of the most entertaining league 2 games I've watched in a long time. Feel like it's the perfect game for Hunt too.

Most open 45 minutes this season . Mcatee different player playing off Taylor and Lloyd . Emmanuelle also a class above better without Efete and vice versa. Should be 2 ahead.

We should’ve scored 5! Brilliant build up play and it’s not like they’ve all been bad misses, just unlucky.

Great game

We look like we have zero confidence in front of goal again, all these easy chances missed is indicative of a lack of confidence. Not sure what effect the wind is having but we seem to be losing a  lot of 1st balls in the midfield

Since my comment Morris hasn't put a foot wrong haha

Great first half performance. How we're not winning I'll never know. Hopefully with the wind behind us we can push on and get the first goal 2nd half

Quoted from LH

Getting close to the playing really well/being absolutely useless threshold this. Need to score.

Bit harsh. We've been unlucky in a lot of respects and could have had a couple already. Hit the post and had players fumble/slip at the crucial moment.

Gutted I’m not there tonight, our fans have been incredible

Great to see us play so positively with our front three linking up well. The missed chances would be extremely annoying if we had anything left to play for.

Should be 3 up, played really well.

Looks like the hand break is off, great to see, only thing missing is a goal.

Should be at least 12-0, it’s coming

At the game and we look more likely to score… Great sound here tonight and glad I made the decision to drive down.. Come on town

Quoted from GyMariner

Should be at least 12-0, it’s coming

Certainly feels like if we can find our scoring boots (IF) the Mansfield floodgates could open

really good performance . Looks like we've gained a great deal of confidence from Sunday - Maher, Glennon, Holohan etc look really confident and comfortable whilst we've added the class of Taylor, McAtee and Emmanuel

PS Lloyd has a  touch of McAtee about him. Impossible, but would love Loyd n Emmanuel to stay with us next year

From Stagsnet, "good job we're not playing anyone really decent, they'd be out of site by now"  Mmmm
Sounds like we should be winning this so hope the attacking continues

Should be at least 16-0

What’s the song we’ve been singing all half?

Quoted from out of town

What’s the song we’ve been singing all half?

It sounds like a song Exeter fans sing regularly


We are e c f c
St James is our home
Oohohhohhhh

Quoted from DB

Our fans look to be out in number and sound very good.

have to agree totally.

Different game now. Another body needed in midfield

Mansfield playing more like the position in the league they’re at…..

We need to take off morris and holohan

Quoted from OddShapedBalls

We need to take off morris and holohan

I'd definitely bring 1 of them off (probably Morris)

Come on Hurst get Clifton on for Morris, we need his engine in that mindfield

Taylor? Wtf.

Morris doing ok now . Hoolahans passing is unfathomabley bad..

Quoted from lukeo

I'd definitely bring 1 of them off (probably Morris)

Children read this thread Luke 😜

Unpopular opinion I'm sure but I'd bring Hunt on for Morris and Clifton for Taylor. Move Lloyd cf.

So unpopular Hurst does the Taylor for Clifton swap seconds after I send the message 😄

Get holohan off that pitch now !! My lord how bad is his passing

Why morris ? Because he has had a better game then holohan

I’d gladly take 0 - 0 now.

Quoted from Marshy634

Just shows how some fans brains work… morris off but he has had a better game then holohan. Probs because he dont morris dont do tweets to the fans

No its because he's excrement. He's annonimous in games 90% of the time he plays and when he isn't, he can't pass, static off the ball, lets his man run away from him and chickens out of tackles.

Why McAtee didn't shoot only he knows

wayward passing is the name of the game today!

McAtee seems to have been taking an extra needless touch a lot more lately.

Quoted from LH

McAtee seems to have been taking an extra needless touch a lot more lately.

if it was anyone else id say its confidence

Mcatee off I can understand but surprised Lloyd's been brought off. Especially when I haven't seen much of ONiell myself *disclaimer. He will score now.

Whatever the score you certainly can’t say we haven’t gone for it.

Anybody know the gate and away gate?

Played a lot better than we did against Sutton where we scraped a result against a really poor team. Feel like this one we won't get a result and people will focus on only that to decide how the performance was. The only negative for the last 20 minutes is how much we loft the ball into the air playing to the strengths of every team that finds these gigantor players.

A game of two halves

Point gained  should have bee 3 easy after the first half display and chances

After the weekends celebrations/efforts , I would say that's a damn good point... well done Town  !!! On we go....

Safe journey home to all our brilliant fans.

Season over. Finish as high as possible is the only aim now.

Think that was a game that highlighted what we all already knew: we need someone capable of consistently sticking it in the net.

Enjoyed the game though and again showed that we can mix it with the better sides. First half they struggled to cope with us, second we were under pressure but defended really well. Plenty of potential in this team.

Good point.. 1400 town fans that's some following after the away games we've had last few weeks..

Disappointed because that game should have been out of sight in the first 30 mins, our midfield was plain awful too.

Positives, that was the most entertaining 0-0 draw I’ve seen in years, defence was all outstanding (special mentions for Emmanuel and waterfall, they looked a different class today). We seemed to have absorbed a bit of Brighton’s tiki-taka play it out from the back style and it would have worked great with a better midfield. Overall if we keep playing with that attacking style the rest of the season the goals will go in and the wins will come. Overall unbeaten in 4 in the league always happy to not lose and as there’s no chance of the playoffs why not give Essel 90 mins next time out see what he’s about?

Quoted from LH

Season over. Finish as high as possible is the only aim now.

I agree with you. We needed a win to do anything near a promotion push and it hasn't happened. Now is the time for Hurst to plan for next season and 1878 to give him his budget early.

Good point tonight, pity we couldn't get the goals when on top but defended well 2nd half

Quoted from DB

Anybody know the gate and away gate?

RH football forum are giving 1,102 as the away gate.

Decent game with some good performances, I think we look more solid with Smith. Thought Morris played well despite the predictable groan every time he didn’t find the perfect pass..

I’ve got to say, JT’s comms in recent years have been poor and tonight they were dreadful. Makes me wonder what the hell I was listening to over the years before ifollow.

Good result in the end but sums up our past 8 games.

P8 W3 D4 L1

Defense has started to rediscover early season form but unfortunately no killer instinct up top in poised games for much of the season.

Quoted from DB

I agree with you. We needed a win to do anything near a promotion push and it hasn't happened. Now is the time for Hurst to plan for next season and 1878 to give him his budget early.

You worded it better than I did. We’re not going up or down. We’re now the loose horse in the National.

Quoted from DB

RH football forum are giving 1,102 as the away gate.

Other than Bradford and donny, no other teams would bring close to that to BP. That’s mad. We’re 15th, just lost 5-0, and it’s a bloody Wednesday, for god’s sake!!

Amazing stuff.

Players gave it a go and a positive selection, good away point considering the opposition, schedule and such a big weekend in the cup. Thought Glennon was really good tonight again as was Smith also Morris looked much more solid, we need to pass the ball better but that#s been the case all season.

More importantly our support was/is magnificent, what did Kristine tweet? 1100+ travelled and made noise, great that considering the weekend just gone, cost of away trips and overall cost of football alongside the cost of living, absolutely magnificent.

Happy with a point and a clean sheet away to one of the better sides in the league.

Hoping now that we can finish a few places higher and a positive goal difference would be good. I think that would make a good first season back in the EFL on top of the cup exploits.

The day we beat Wrexham in the National League play-offs, Mansfield were playing in the League Two play-off final.

They were no better than us. We’ve come a long way.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Decent game with some good performances, I think we look more solid with Smith. Thought Morris played well despite the predictable groan every time he didn’t find the perfect pass..

I’ve got to say, JT’s comms in recent years have been poor and tonight they were dreadful. Makes me wonder what the hell I was listening to over the years before ifollow.

Suppose before iFollow we had no reason to question anything, given he was our only eyes. Put his comms on top of video and then you realise some of his calls are... interesting.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Decent game with some good performances, I think we look more solid with Smith. Thought Morris played well despite the predictable groan every time he didn’t find the perfect pass..

I’ve got to say, JT’s comms in recent years have been poor and tonight they were dreadful. Makes me wonder what the hell I was listening to over the years before ifollow.

Agree on JT . Pension calling

Quoted from HerveJosse

Agree on JT . Pension calling

I criticised him once on Twitter, he sent me a really @rsy message pretty much saying he’s blocking me as I don’t agree with him. I like that he sent me the message I like that he blocked me.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Agree on JT . Pension calling

Agree too, listening to his comments while watching the game is like watching a different game to the one he is watching.

Quoted from Mariner93er

Think that was a game that highlighted what we all already knew: we need someone capable of consistently sticking it in the net.

Enjoyed the game though and again showed that we can mix it with the better sides. First half they struggled to cope with us, second we were under pressure but defended really well. Plenty of potential in this team.

Agree, a Poacher who can stick away those chances 6 yards out.

Well the lack of any width/pace evident again for me, along with an inability to pass/keep the ball, but barring that good performance - tailed off 2nd half but probably expected.

Crocombe distribution very poor (again), needs addressing. Smith was very good, Emmanuel good first half - poor second, Last me should’ve scored and had another ‘moment’ late on but been outstanding all season, I like Maher..battler, throw ins useful but never work..not enough pace on them and looped rather than flat..easier to defend, Glennon played well again, think Holohan needs a rest, Morris can’t pass, makes errors but battled well tbf (need better though imho), McAtee better last night, Lloyd battled but little joy from their decent centre back, Taylor won everything 1st half..tired second. Forward line not helped by feeding on scraps..hence the earlier width/pace remark.

Saturday I’d maybe change Clifton, Green for Holohan,Morris.

Oh..and hoping PH had a word with Johnson after..bench warming for them ..he’s better than that

When we watched i follow with the awful away commentators during covid I really appreciated how good JT was. His knowledge and enthusiasm for Town are second to none, but he seems to have drifted off course lately.

Last night he alluded to how well Lloyd was doing holding the ball up etc. only for it to be McAtee. Thankfully I was watching the game on TV but if I had been listening on the radio then what difference would I have known? I believe Croft did correct him, but the match had moved on. This is regrettably one of many mistakes he has made this year.

So respectably I think it's time for JT to hang up his microphone at the end of the season and retire gracefully with his integrity intact.

Quoted from marinerjase

Well the lack of any width/pace evident again for me, along with an inability to pass/keep the ball, but barring that good performance - tailed off 2nd half but probably expected.

Crocombe distribution very poor (again), needs addressing. Smith was very good, Emmanuel good first half - poor second, Last me should’ve scored and had another ‘moment’ late on but been outstanding all season, I like Maher..battler, throw ins useful but never work..not enough pace on them and looped rather than flat..easier to defend, Glennon played well again, think Holohan needs a rest, Morris can’t pass, makes errors but battled well tbf (need better though imho), McAtee better last night, Lloyd battled but little joy from their decent centre back, Taylor won everything 1st half..tired second. Forward line not helped by feeding on scraps..hence the earlier width/pace remark.

Saturday I’d maybe change Clifton, Green for Holohan,Morris.

It's interesting you called out lack of width, I can't get my head around it when you look at the formation and that we have the likes of Emanuel, Amos, Effete and Glennon who can get forward, maybe it's down to the poorness of our passing and ability to hold the ball in mid field so that player can make runs, I'm no tactician but it feels like there is a disconnect.

Passing was good first half. Thought Gav faded badly and it was inevitable that Ryan would.

Alot of pitch watering by Mansfield - think they did that last time I was there. Perhaps makes it a bit stamina-sapping - especially for the older ones?