One Mansfield is another's lawn. Away to the Midlanders New Year's Day 3-0' clock'

[HMX]

I hear the Bolton crowd sing “Ian Evatt your football is shit”

[Harry Genshaw]

We've not played too badly going forwards just the odd touch too many or poor ball.

Defensively though, we're absolutely fecked. I fear this could get really bad.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Anyone surprised at this?

[Harry Genshaw]

Goal!!

Hope Arthur's on the bench!

[HMX]

There’s my Collins goal. COME ON

[The_Gun]

Finally.

[HMX]

Lolos has been good. Wish he’s more trigger happy though

[Mar]

Good goal from Collins. In full agreement we should be getting shots off a lot earlier. We're getting into good positions but Mansfield aren't looking overly panicked as they're able to have 5 or 6 attempts at a tackle before we get a shot off.

[The_Gun]

Schön over-commits so often. Keep your fecking head.

[officer_dibble]

We can’t keep shipping two goals and expect to score three!

[HMX]

Another goal or two in it for us but we’ve gotta move it quicker and hit it without delay.

[Mar]

Well first half. Really good effort levels.

Some shocking defensive moments where we switched off and made it too easy for them to score, Santos & JDC.

All in all, we're playing well in terms of creating chances, but need to be switched on as they're no mugs. Hopefully we don't need another moment of madness from Hiram Boateng in order to win this one.

The fact we're behind here is a joke. We've had enough in their final third to get more goals. Just take a shot.

[BorsdaneWhite]

A disaster defensively. Cogley having a shocker and Jones being caught again and again. Don’t look strong enough—exemplified by Santos for their second.

Frustrating up top, too. Lolos doing way too much before releasing and getting caught; Collins with several misplaced passes and through-balls. That said: there’ve been chances—just get the shot away earlier. If anything else, Charles is always sharp off the rebound.

[GhostoftheBok]

Lolos has been good. Wish he’s more trigger happy though

Looking very much like Elmander at the minute.

[officer_dibble]

Lolos has been good. Wish he’s more trigger happy though

Looking very much like Elmander at the minute.

Elmander-esque, agree. But if someone bids £8mil for him I’d be willing to let him go

Law of averages has the game finishing three one. The fact we’re in it at half time is a positive and not played that bad but the defense is just ridiculous. Can’t keep needing to score three plus every week it doesn’t often happen!

[GhostoftheBok]

Clough is a very basic manager, but he's no mug.

Rico's weakness is his acceleration and reaction time. They're running off him, rather than trying to run him for 20 yards. Jones is shocking at covering these days, so anything over Rico's right shoulder is a chance.

They haven't coped well with our attack, but we've not produced enough quality in the final third.

Game's there to be won, but you'd not be shocked to lose 5-2.

[The_Gun]

This game is very much there to be won, and I think we have to if we’re going to salvage anything from this season.

[Mar]

Credit to George Thomason. Decent run down the wing and cross for the goal. He's not in prime Thomason lately but that was nice to see.

[Mar]

This game is very much there to be won, and I think we have to if we’re going to salvage anything from this season.

We can lose this and still make the play offs, but it just makes it that much harder. Something we don't need to be doing. 2-1 down at Mansfield seems somewhat self inflicted.

[DJBlu]

Their 1st, JDC is marking two and doesn't close the ball down. Jones is nowhere to be seen and has his fecking arms out as if to say he's offside or something. Sooner he feck* off from this club the better. JDC is having to do the job of two and he struggles with his own job. Toal in then maybe it's a different scoreline.

The wingbacks have been clearly told to get up the pitch as Schon is bombing on in attacks.