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O'TOOLE SIGNS A NEW CONTRACT TO SUMMER 2024
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twitter @mansfieldtownfc, Monday 17th January 2022 5pm #Mansfield Town are delighted to announce that defender @johnjoeotoole has signed a new contract which will keep him at One Call Stadium until the summer of 2024. --------------------- John-Joe O’Toole signs new contract mansfieldtown.net, Monday 17th January 2022 Mansfield Town are delighted to announce that defender John-Joe O’Toole has signed a new contract which will keep him at One Call Stadium until the summer of 2024. The 33-year-old has performed exceptionally for the Stags since signing as a free agent in October. Playing in defence as well as midfield, the former Northampton man has made 13 appearances in all competitions for Nigel Clough’s in-form men, weighing in with three goals. “We’re very pleased to see JJ sign his new contract and it’ll be brilliant news for Stags’ fans,” said manager Nigel Clough. https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2022/january/john-joe-otoole-signs-new-contract/ “Mr and Mrs Radford have worked very hard on this, along with David Sharpe, to get this over the line. “Since he’s come into the club, we’ve enjoyed a great run, and JJ’s been a part of that. He feels we have a good squad with the potential of success.” ----------------------- Massive boost for Mansfield Town as John-Joe O’Toole agrees to sign new long term deal chad.co.uk, By John Lomas, Monday 17th January 2022 Mansfield Town were given a huge boost today when John-Joe O'Toole turned down more lucrative offers from bigger clubs to sign a long term deal with the Stags. The 33-year-old has been a revelation at centre half and in midfield since coming in as a free agent on a short term deal in late October which had alerted clubs from higher up. But, against all the odds, he today signed a contract for up to two and a half years at Mansfield and boss Nigel Clough said: “We are very, very pleased we've got it sorted eventually. “It's taken a little bit of time and everyone will be delighted. It's brilliant news for Stags fans. read more at https://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/massive-boost-for-mansfield-town-as-john-joe-otoole-agrees-to-sign-new-long-term-deal-3530950 “We did our best to convince him playing-wise and on the pitch, but Mr and Mrs Radford have worked extremely hard on this along with David Sharpe and we have eventually got it over the line. “It was a boost when he came and now he's committed longer term it will be an even bigger boost. “It's good news for everybody. In the midst of the run that we're having, to get him sorted and established on a permanent is very important.” At 33 with two children, few would have been surprised if O'Toole had taken the money with a club from a higher division, with Doncaster Rovers certainly in the running. However, Clough said: “John-Joe has signed here for footballing reasons - he thinks we've got a chance and the rest of the squad are feeling the same. “He feels we've got a good squad and we're in a good position. “Since he's come into the club we've had a great run and he's been a part of that. And I think players sense when there's a good dressing room and a good vibe about the place as well as potential to have success. “It is not a financial decision for him. I think when you're coming to the end of your career it speaks volumes that you don't take the highest offer on the table. “I think he recognises we've got a good thing going here. He wants to be part of it and we want him to be a part of it. “I am sure the players will be pleased too - though I suppose some might not be if you are a centre half or midfielder vying for a place.” Clough had previously worked with O'Toole at Burton where he feels the player let his fitness slip. But the manager said he now looked in great shape. “He has been an important one for us,” said Clough. “He's been available since the summer but it was only through the injuries and suspensions we got him in. “We did know him from working with him for 18 months at Burton. “But he is in good shape - he's in better shape than he was then. “I think that spell of being out of work and not having a club has probably given him the kick up the backside he needed to say I need to get in good shape here. And he's probably in the best shape he's been in for a few seasons. “The interest in him is just down to how well he's done. He's been available since the summer and all these clubs, including ourselves, had the opportunity to take him. “We didn't have the room. But he has excelled in his performances since he came in. “He has been a pivotal part of it. Other players straight away recognised his abilities and wanted him around in our team and our squad.” Clough added: “We have a nice balance in the 20-21 players we'll have in our first team squad by the end of this window - and seven or eight will be 30 or over. That's not too many. “One thing you need in this league is experience and all the teams hat are up there having success at the moment have their fair share of experience throughout the team.” Despite the uncertainty over his future, O'Toole has continued to battle it out in a Stags shirt as they put together a superb winning run to reach the play-off spots. “While this has been going on, quite a few players would have said I could risk injury if I am going somewhere else,” said Clough. “But John-Joe has been totally committed in the last few games even when his future with us has not been certain.” --------------------------- Clough told John Lomas on iFollow Stags that the contract is "up to two and a half years." -------------------------- John-Joe O'Toole: Mansfield Town veteran signs deal until 2024 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60030923 Mansfield Town's John-Joe O'Toole has signed a new contract with Nigel Clough's League Two promotion contenders until the summer of 2024. The 33-year-old ex-Watford veteran, who first played for Clough at Burton, left the Pirelli Stadium last summer. But, since Clough signed him in October on a short-term deal, the Stags have won nine times in 10 league games to climb to seventh in League Two. "We're very pleased to see JJ sign his new contract," said Clough. "Since he's come into the club, we've enjoyed a great run, and JJ's been a part of that. He feels we have a good squad with the potential of success." Prior to O'Toole's arrival, the Stags had been on a 14-match winless run in all competitions - but they now stand just three points off an automatic promotion place. Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham last week that O'Toole had "turned down better offers from elsewhere and from a higher division". The former Watford, Sheffield United, Colchester United, Bristol Rovers, Northampton, Southend and Burton man has so far scored three times in 13 appearances in all competition, playing at the back and in midfield - and has been on the losing side just twice. ------------------- mansfieldtown.net, Monday 17th January 2022 Mansfield’s defence will be bolstered by the news that commanding centre-back John-Joe O’Toole has renewed his Stags contract, keeping him at One Call Stadium until the summer of 2024. “We’re very pleased that we’ve got it sorted eventually,” he said. “It’s brilliant news for the Stags’ fans. “Mr and Mrs Radford have worked extremely hard on this, along with David Sharpe, and we’ve eventually got it over the line. “[He signed the contract for] footballing reasons. He thinks that we’ve got a chance [of promotion] and the rest of the squad are feeling the same. https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2022/january/stags-set-for-league-leaders-test---boss/ “Obviously, since he came into the squad we’ve been in a good run [of form] and he’s been a big part of that. He’s probably in the best shape that he’s been in for a few seasons. “I think all of the players recognised straight away his abilities and also that they wanted him in our team.” -------------------------- comment from Martin: Great signing. John-Joe O’Toole at MTFC this season with him not in the side: Played 16 Points 17 with him starting: Played 8 Points 21 (plus 2 wins out of 3 in FA Cup) ------------------------- instagram David Sharpe Never in doubt!! ---------------------- EARLIER STORIES: Nigel Clough told iFollow Stags regarding O'Toole after the Walsall game, Saturday 15th January 2022: “We’ve got a deadline of Monday. One way or another we’ll get an announcement out on Monday.” ----------------- Doncaster Rovers boss talks interest in Portsmouth's Michael Jacobs and Mansfield's John Joe O'Toole doncasterfreepress.co.uk, By Liam Hoden, Thursday, 13th January 2022 Doncaster boss McSheffrey also confirmed interest in Mansfield Town midfielder John Joe O’Toole. The veteran is due to reach the end of a short term deal with the Stags next week. “He’s been on the list for a while,” McSheffrey said. “But he’s Mansfield’s player at the minute. “I believe he’s got a couple more games to play for them before his contract expires so there’s nothing much to report.” read more at https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-boss-talks-interest-in-portsmouths-michael-jacobs-and-mansfields-john-joe-otoole-3526456 --------------------- Nigel Clough told iFollow Stags regarding O'Toole after the Swindon game, Tuesday 11 January 2022: “I think it's still up in the air at the moment. He says he still has this very good offer on the table. “But if he is going somewhere I don't think anybody could have been more committed than he was tonight.” --------------------- Nigel Clough told iFollow Stags regarding O'Toole on Monday 10 January 2022: “It's all very amicable. We're just trying to get a deal that is acceptable. “But he has a very, very good offer from a team in the league above. So it's going to be difficult for us to match that deal, but we are still talking and we're still trying. “He is officially on contract with us until the 22nd January I think, so he has almost two more weeks with us in which we hope he will keep playing and we can keep working on things. But I think a decision has got to be made in the next few days. “We are trying to bridge the gap between the deal that's been put on the table, which is a very good deal both in terms of finance and length of contract. “He is enjoying it here but first and foremost he is married with two children. As a footballer at 33 years old you have to look at the bigger picture and we completely understand his thinking at the moment. “We're not 100 per cent out of it yet and we will keep working on it as long as we can.” ------------------ |
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