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Clash Of The Titans?

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There is a match today that could have huge repercussions for Notts County's survival in League 2 this season. Luckily, Notts isn't even involved. When bottom feeders Mansfield host Wrexham literally dozens of people worldwide will be anxiously...um...napping possibly...but still a draw of some sort would do wonders for the Magpies so *I* at least have to pay attention.

Relegation battles such as this one usually draw greater interest from fans who spent most of the preceding matchdays washing their car or staring at a blank wall for hours wondering just how their life could have gone so terribly wrong. Unfortunately, for the Mansfield fan base, a lot of them will be turned away at the gate: Stags capacity cut for crunch tie

Mansfield Town has had its capacity cut by 50% for a crucial home match in the League Two relegation battle.

The Stags face bottom club Wrexham at Field Mill at 1945 BST on Tuesday.

The county council said it imposed the reduction after "an interruption in safety management" due to the resignation of chairman James Derry.

Stephen Booth, the club's chief executive, said he was "disappointed" by the decision, which allows a maximum 4,682 fans into the ground.


Yes, a crushing blow for a side that drew 2,616 back on March 22nd against Grimsby.
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Southlandish said…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/7318218.stm

Saw this in the Guardian's Fiver the other day.

"So it was with a weary sigh that the Fiver noted prospective Mansfield Town purchaser John Batchelor's plans to change the club's name to Harchester United if his takeover bid succeeds. Yes, Harchester United. As in the fictional team in long-running Sky One soccer drama Dream Team. It gets worse. Madman Batchelor also intends to employ actors from the series in some unexplained capacity - presumably doing the nasty with the players' wives and offing the kit man in bizarre circumstances. "Harchester is more promotable than Mansfield," Batchelor explained today, inserting one hand into the watch pocket of his French military tunic. "That's not any form of insult to Mansfield at all because it's a club with a long tradition but it's just a fact of life.""



Ahhhh, the joys of League Two. I imagine Conference play is even more like the minors over here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2931344
April 1, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Imposs1904 said…
Got a soft spot for Notts County. Don't know why. I think it may be because of past memories of Jimmy Sirrell.
April 2, 2008 at 5:18 AM
Rich Horton said…
Wow, an actual memory of Notts that doesn't concern disaster on the pitch or financial ruin off of it.

What's that like?
April 2, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Southlandish said…
Kind of like the pre-war Cubs, I presume. That would be the Great War...
April 2, 2008 at 8:01 PM
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