The demise of... Mansfield?

[birkin youth]

Three former directors of Mansfield Town FC have announced that they have formally set up another football club.

Steve Hymas, Darren Bland and Andy Saunders resigned from the board at Field Mill last week after a number of disagreements behind the scenes.

But now the trio have controversially decided to start a new club which they have called AFC Mansfield.

Does anyone know why three directors all walked on Mansfield in the first place?

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/i...FULL&nid=85270

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[Windows]

I assume it's because their new owner hires staff based on how well they can blankety blank

[Beasty]

Interesting... It was clear that they were having problems with the way Radford and Still were doing tingz, don't know much about Mansfield but didn't know it was seen as a big deal they had left.

[Fallon]

Looks like they're playing at Forest Town Welfare, which is about a 2 minute walk for me. Not that I'll be going, mind

[trent end loyal]

stags have made some good close season signings already and kept the manager which bodes well for continuity next season, the worrying thing about what happened is it could cause a roll on effect according to my stag mate

[FBS]

Seems like the board could be the problem for them. Good team and manager, but I get the feeling the board might start sticking their noses into managerial areas ala QPR

[Craigan]

Stags conceded 4 goals for the second consecutive game tonight. Not good for my stags supporting friends who think this season they'll walk it

[Col]

Has the Conference season started already?

[birkin youth]

Has the Conference season started already?

Yes Col, the Conference Prem started this weekend just gone (but the Conf North / South didn't). I didn't realise either.

[Col]

So which team has a bit of cash to splash this year then? Fleetwood last year, Crawley before... As long as there are teams like that in the league, Mansfield will remain where they are.

[birkin youth]

So which team has a bit of cash to splash this year then? Fleetwood last year, Crawley before... As long as there are teams like that in the league, Mansfield will remain where they are.

Yeah, I don't know, I don't follow the BSP that closely. I think Wrexham are the ones to watch.... last season they finished 2nd behind Fleetwood but a long way ahead of 3rd place (then missed out in the play-offs)

[Col]

Are Luton still down there? There's a whole host of clubs in that division that I wouldn't mind seeing back in the league. Lincoln City being one of them!

[birkin youth]

Are Luton still down there? There's a whole host of clubs in that division that I wouldn't mind seeing back in the league. Lincoln City being one of them!

Yeah Luton are. I think they beat Wrexham in the play-off semi then lost to York in the final.

Lincoln, Grimsby, Mansfield, Stockport, Luton, Cambridge - all of these should be in the Football League.

[Roonaldo]

Can you have a 'demise' of Mansfield? Surely just living there is a demise in itself?

[birkin youth]

Can you have a 'demise' of Mansfield? Surely just living there is a demise in itself?

Some areas of Mansfield are almost as bad as Ireland! Horses running through council estates etc...

[Craigan]

Some areas of Mansfield are almost as bad as Ireland! Horses running through council estates etc...

as someone who spent most of his childhood in mansfield, I reject that statement ... they haven't got horses yet

[Col]

They dream of getting horses.

[Craigan]

I believe they use the more under-developed of their society similar to what we would call horses

[birkin youth]

as someone who spent most of his childhood, I reject that statement ... they haven't got horses yet

because you didn't tell us where you spent most of your childhood, I don't know if we're taking the piss out of Ireland or Mansfield

[Craigan]

because you didn't tell us where you spent most of your childhood, I don't know if we're taking the piss out of Ireland or Mansfield

fixed that now, been a long day