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« Reply #525 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:00:29 » |
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Fuck me are you auditioning for the role as East Midlands based Reg? To the north of Mansfield lies The Dukeries. A strange place, the only one in the UK, where I've been escorted from the land by a gun totting game keeper for a bit of harmless trespass. All a bit DH Lawrence. It's called the Dukeries as the land is owned by a few families, who got rich from the mineral rights of having coal under it. Also nearby you've got Shirebrook, home to Mike Ashley's Gulag.... a kind of Tory wet dream, shaft the remnants of the miners, by importing loads of Poles and other Eastern Europeans, to work their nuts off on zero hours contracts. All a bit Victorian...women have been known to drop their sprogs in the bogs, rather than lose a bit of pay. Still May is going to protect workers rights, so that's alright then.
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« Reply #526 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:12:01 » |
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To the north of Mansfield lies The Dukeries. A strange place, the only one in the UK, where I've been escorted from the land by a gun totting game keeper for a bit of harmless trespass. All a bit DH Lawrence.
It's called the Dukeries as the land is owned by a few families, who got rich from the mineral rights of having coal under it.
Also nearby you've got Shirebrook, home to Mike Ashley's Gulag.... a kind of Tory wet dream, shaft the remnants of the miners, by importing loads of Poles and other Eastern Europeans, to work their nuts off on zero hours contracts.
All a bit Victorian...women have been known to drop their sprogs in the bogs, rather than lose a bit of pay.
Still May is going to protect workers rights, so that's alright then.
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« Reply #527 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:27:21 » |
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To the north of Mansfield lies The Dukeries. A strange place, the only one in the UK, where I've been escorted from the land by a gun totting game keeper for a bit of harmless trespass. All a bit DH Lawrence.
It's called the Dukeries as the land is owned by a few families, who got rich from the mineral rights of having coal under it.
Also nearby you've got Shirebrook, home to Mike Ashley's Gulag.... a kind of Tory wet dream, shaft the remnants of the miners, by importing loads of Poles and other Eastern Europeans, to work their nuts off on zero hours contracts.
All a bit Victorian...women have been known to drop their sprogs in the bogs, rather than lose a bit of pay.
Still May is going to protect workers rights, so that's alright then.
Ahh The Dukeries, although it's nearer Edwinstowe but your escortation is probably to do with what is still in the ground there. By all accounts (and this is local pub talk by the way) a Metal Detectorist got shot in the forearm and the landowners were cleared of any wrongdoing by Royal Protection You'll be aware of places like Warsop and the wonderfully named Spion Kop and Meden Vale. It is actually all very lovely land around there.
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« Reply #528 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:34:25 » |
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Ahh The Dukeries, although it's nearer Edwinstowe but your escortation is probably to do with what is still in the ground there. By all accounts (and this is local pub talk by the way) a Metal Detectorist got shot in the forearm and the landowners were cleared of any wrongdoing by Royal Protection You'll be aware of places like Warsop and the wonderfully named Spion Kop and Meden Vale. It is actually all very lovely land around there. It's lovely because the Dukes kept the plebs out or in some instances forcibly removed them..... also very little in the way of walking access, that the lower orders might enjoy the views. There are a few bits of England, where the feudal system never really ended and The Dukeries is one of them.
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« Reply #529 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:41:26 » |
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Stags fan getting wet at the prospect of signing Marc McNulty.... Postby SINA STAG » Mon May 15, 2017 4:16 pm I think Evans n Radford are shaking the lower leagues with anticipation on what we can offer n who were offering to when players turn down contracts n championship level to talk to teams like Mansfield you can see Evans n Radford are working together n bringing success to the Stags....
In turn squashes the rumours of Evans going to Swindon or any other club
Even Zander Diamond stated on his interview that the desires n intentions of the club n targeted players was a big signing plus for the player
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« Reply #530 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:44:03 » |
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Stags fan getting wet at the prospect of signing Marc McNulty....
Good for them. Five years in Non-League followed by some dull seasons in L2 and they beginning to feel like they might compete.
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« Reply #531 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:45:55 » |
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I liked this post, which was an MTFC fan's comment on local reporting of the Swindon approach: This whole episode could easily be put to bed, by The Manager (not Chairman or CEO) just saying that he's committed to Mansfield Town, and going nowhere. Unfortunately, Steve Evans has an ego more sizable than his waistline, and he takes no greater pleasure than hearing his name banded about in the media. So, to prolong his few days in the limelight a little longer, he keeps his mouth shut. Just another example of how the man has zero class. I'm sure he'll have been contacted by a local journalist, Chad, 103.2 or he could even pick up the phone and release a statement via Mark Stevenson at the club. He's not bothered if the fans of Mansfield Town are left biting their nails for a few days, it's all part and parcel of the circus as far as he's concerned. Strut, If qualifying for the title of "One of the best Manager's in the Football League" is gained by constantly berating and shouting at officials, having a scatter gun approach to signing players (at least 5 of the 7/8 players Evans brought to the club in January made very little impact) Treating players like there are purely a commodity, bending the rules as much as possible, (or even breaking them in terms of illegal player payments) the Yes, Evans is right up there. In my eyes, (as we saw from his strange starting line ups, and substitutions last season) the bloke is pretty average, and if you actually put him alongside genuine quality Managers in the FL, like Chris Wilder, or even Paul Cook, Evans would fall short, time and time again from a tactics, and squad building point of view. If Evans really wants to go to Swindon, tell the club not to spend any money on getting him there, as I'll gladly drive the bloke for free (with my headphones on, so I don't have to listen to the absolute 8o11ox that he spouts most of the time) Read more at: http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/stags-turn-down-swindon-approach-for-manager-evans-1-8544320
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« Reply #532 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 09:48:28 » |
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Good for them. Five years in Non-League followed by some dull seasons in L2 and they beginning to feel like they might compete.
Granted but as others have stated, some of their fans appear to think that they will be challenging for promotion next season (which is fine) however it's almost as if they are entitled to walk the league. I think they'll finish 10th.
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« Reply #533 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:19:42 » |
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One thing that concerns me if Evans does join us, is the loyalty he would of shown to Mansfield.
Having been there 6 months and jumped at the 1st opportunity, who’s to say he wouldn’t do the same to us if we start the season well and a bigger club comes in for him?
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« Reply #534 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:29:03 » |
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Imagine Evans only has loyalty to one person, and that is no more Lee Power than it is John or Carolyn Radford.
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« Reply #535 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:31:56 » |
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Having been there 6 months and jumped at the 1st opportunity, whos to say he wouldnt do the same to us if we start the season well and a bigger club comes in for him?
True of most managers though. Look at Wise (and T**d proving a good start isn't even necessary).
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« Reply #536 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:32:43 » |
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Imagine Evans only has loyalty to one person
Mr Kipling?
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« Reply #537 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:49:46 » |
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One thing that concerns me if Evans does join us, is the loyalty he would of shown to Mansfield.
Having been there 6 months and jumped at the 1st opportunity, who’s to say he wouldn’t do the same to us if we start the season well and a bigger club comes in for him?
Pretty much any manager would be off if the right approach came in, gawd knows we've lost a few ourselves in that manner. If he does join us only to be poached further along the line, take heart that it'll likely be because he did well.
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« Reply #538 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:50:51 » |
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Steve Evans doesn't even know if Swindon want him - our chairman hasn't given them permission to speak to him. I can't tell if that's a genuine comment.
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« Reply #539 on: Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10:52:35 » |
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I'd be very amused by Lee Power approaching Mansfield for permission to tell Steve Evans he wouldn't appoint him in a milion years.
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