⚽ Match Thread vs. Mansfield Town FC 14.10.23 [EFL L2]

[upthemaggies]

If we manage to score in the 2nd half, it will be the first time we've scored more than 1 at home to Stags in a league game since Gudjon Thordarson was in charge.

[Scamps]

Just seen Crowley’s elbow, lucky boy

Very fortunate for him that the ref never seen it ,he would have been off

[BanjoPie]

Fitness is going to be an important factor today. Will all their pressing hurt them later on?

Clear grab on Bostock's arm for their goal. The ref may have been blind-sided but the lino should have picked that up.

Bostock clearly doing a Cameron!

[BanjoPie]

Better from us to finish off the half.*

I'm almost glad we didn't finish that chance and are still level going into the 2nd. Probably just a Notts thing lol.

[the_anticlough]

That was no foul, Bostock and Cameron need to man up, you can’t rely on the ref every time

Grabbing and tugging an opponent on the upper arm has to be a foul. How can that be within the rules?

Cameron's not playing today btw

[marky]

If there was VAR the first half would probably still have about 10 minutes left, they would have checked Mansfield's goal, Crowley's elbow or non elbow and also when Langstaff went down just before half time.

[ThaiPie]

That was no foul, Bostock and Cameron need to man up, you can’t rely on the ref every time

Stone for Slocombe. Would be harsh but helpful, Slocombes long clearances are too easy for the big Mansfield defenders.

The rest of the team have got to stop giving the ball away.

[Scamps]

Just seen Crowley’s elbow, lucky boy

Where was the shouting during the silence from?

There shouldnt have been a minutes silence in the first place its sport not politics and the israel palestine problem is too complex for most of us to comprehend

[keldsyke]

Grabbing and tugging an opponent on the upper arm has to be a foul. How can that be within the rules?

Cameron's not playing today btw

I know Cameron’s not playing but others have pointed out it s what you see too much from Cameron, hence the sarcasm.

[OchPie]

The ref has been letting quite a lot go - I was even surprised he gave us a free kick when their player pushed Brindley out the way near the end of the half.

There was a foul on Langstaff in the box after the ball was lost, but it would have been the softest penalty ever. And while it looked a foul on Bostock in the build up to their goal, it was also soft enough that he should never have expected it to be given.