The Mansfield Town Sentinel
Squad10 May 2027
Liam Roberts stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Liam Roberts and Mansfield Town agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 May 2027
Tempers go at Mansfield Town
Nicola Mosti was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 May 2027
Words at Mansfield Town training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lewis Orford is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad10 May 2027
Getting past Liam Roberts has become the hardest job in the division
13 clean sheets and counting. Forwards used to back themselves here; now they shoot early, shoot wide, and look for somebody to blame.
Market10 May 2027
One of our own: John Hill joins the Mansfield Town first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. John Hill is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 May 2027
Mansfield Town promote Christopher Smith from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christopher Smith has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 May 2027
Richard Bennett steps up from the Mansfield Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Bennett has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 May 2027
Mansfield Town promote Nathan Richardson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nathan Richardson has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings10 May 2027
Sam Chambers beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 18. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
In brief
- Player ratings Jack Shepherd stands above it all
- The dugout Liam Roberts knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout Stephen Shaw: “We have to be better”