O/T:- Florist vs. Ipswich FA Cup

[Lullapie]

Who would you sooner lose, forest or Mansfield, pick one not both

Gut feeling, Mansfield. I think the only time I?d want Forest to lose is if they were playing Notts.

Those that ?hate? Forest, did you complain when Notts had Grant and Yates on loan? Did you wish ill of Forest when their fans were collating money to help keep Notts in existence?

Probably a generational thing, but I think the last time I ?loathed Forest was when I was at Primary School.

[Elite_Pie]

Did you wish ill of Forest when their fans were collating money to help keep Notts in existence?

Yes, I hated Forest with a passion and always will.

[forwardmagpie]

Gut feeling, Mansfield. I think the only time I?d want Forest to lose is if they were playing Notts.

Those that ?hate? Forest, did you complain when Notts had Grant and Yates on loan? Did you wish ill of Forest when their fans were collating money to help keep Notts in existence?

Probably a generational thing, but I think the last time I ?loathed Forest was when I was at Primary School.

Yes I still loath them and I?m happy they never mention their donations kept the club afloat.

[marky]

Judging by some of the posts here, if we did ever play them again the half and half scarves would do a roaring trade.

[Glad2BeAPie]

I'd take Florest losing over Mansfield any day

[Lullapie]

Rivalry is a key ingredient to maintaining my emotional engagement but I don't feel anything for Stags at all, I'm quite content to see them do well.

I've never known the gap between Notts and Fword to be this wide and that will probably be the biggest factor in my being the least bothered I've ever been about Notts and football generally, next to the 2020s effect of VAR, behind closed doors and the politicisation of the game. It's only for old times' sake that I still take an interest in how we get on, the unfolding history, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've now got access to watching Notts at home and away but I usually get distracted into doing something else. I very much doubt that would be the case if we were in the same division as Fword or if we were in tier 2, but I'm bored stiff with L2 and it's thoroughly depressing seeing them being relevant again whilst we slop out in the lower leagues interminably.

Exceptional post UTM.

[Lullapie]

Agree with you apart from the Stags bit, it's horrible being a division below them as well.

The real problem is that Notts seem to win so few derby games.

[SwalePie]

The real problem is that Notts seem to win so few derby games.

Probably because we haven't had one since that brilliant cup game at the City Ground.

Mansfield isn't really a derby. That's just a temporary substitute until we get to play meaningful matches against our city rivals again.

[upthemaggies]

First time we played Stags in a league fixture (after I'd started going to games aged 12) I was 17 and Jimmy Sirrel was still in charge. When we had that 2-2 with them under Dearden when Caskey scored a late free kick and it all kicked off after their injury time equaliser, I was almost 33. Our league record against them in that time from Sirrel to Dearden was Won 6 Drew 5 lost 0. I have no scars inflicted on me by Mansfield Town.

Our record against them since that game in 2002 is W2 D6 L11, so I can understand why younger fans hate them, but to me everything that's happened since Scardino put us into admin - apart from the Munto season and the Short-Ince-Martin Allen period - is lost in a dark fog and it all feels totally inconsequential to me.

Let's start a rivalry with Derby County next season instead.

[marky]

First time we played Stags in a league fixture (after I'd started going to games aged 12) I was 17 and Jimmy Sirrel was still in charge. When we had that 2-2 with them under Dearden when Caskey scored a late free kick and it all kicked off after their injury time equaliser, I was almost 33. Our league record against them in that time from Sirrel to Dearden was Won 6 Drew 5 lost 0. I have no scars inflicted on me by Mansfield Town.

Our record against them since that game in 2002 is W2 D6 L11, so I can understand why younger fans hate them, but to me everything that's happened since Scardino put us into admin - apart from the Munto season and the Short-Ince-Martin Allen period - is lost in a dark fog and it all feels totally inconsequential to me.

Let's start a rivalry with Derby County next season instead.

My first Notts v Mansfield game was 1997/1998 although I did see a couple of County Cup games.
My first Notts v Forest games were the 93/94 season I attended all three including the Anglo Italian game.