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[Sedgwick]

Wow.... Never saw that line-up coming.
He certainly has filled the team with experience, but the lack of pace (IMHO) is rather worrying.

Hey-ho... Cloughie got us here, so he knows more than most.

Who exactly on the bench or not in the squad is gifted with this missing pace??

[yorkshire stag]

Where is Mr Maris?

wish i had quid for every time i’ve heard that in the last half hour

[wink68]

That team looks set for a battle. Not sure whats the chances of a game of football breaking out.

[Jamie]

Sueely something like... Hawkins JJ and Perch as a three with Macca and Hewitt wing backs. Wallace DMC with Quinniesta and Atkins.2 up top.

Hasn't filled me with confidence but we know they'll give 100%. COYS.

[MTFCMusings]

Wonder if O’Toole might be playing midfield, took part in the shooting drill in the warm up.

[Sedgwick]

Wonder if O’Toole might be playing midfield, took part in the shooting drill in the warm up.

Midfield three with Wallace and Quinn and three in front.

[arsene wengers coat]

Shakey nervous start.

Jesus Christ in for a looooong night.

[wink68]

Best defender no playing in defence.

[Sedgwick]

They are going to go for it, keep them out and they will run out of steam as the pressure builds on them to score.

[Marky Mark]

Has only 8 minutes gone? That felt as long as lockdown

[yaxhamstag]

Only 65 to go

[Sedgwick]

Half an hour gone, fairly even.. No side looks better than the other

Our midfield just isn't capable of playing that much though, one touch to JJ and its sent long.. need a chance!

[bobbystagsfan]

COME ON!!!!

[arsene wengers coat]

That was a brilliant offside non interfering run to bamboozle Northampton then. Hewitt with a brilliant ball across as well.

[Beano]

[wink68]

Best defender no playing in defence.

Best midfielder playing in midfield.

[arsene wengers coat]

Amazing to be in the lead in the match and the tie.

Started with a wobble and got better from there. We looked relaxed for large parts of that.

Hopefully not a Jekyl and Hyde performance like Saturday.

45 mins to Wembley ladies and gents. Hold on to your hats.

[bobbystagsfan]

A few nervy moments but we've done well and look calm in a huge game. Another one and I'm dancing in the streets

[gazza1988]

With 10 days rest it's not like we need to shut up shop for the next crucial game in a couple of days, which is what we've had to do fairly recently due to the fixture pile up. Most knocks and niggles will have healed by then. Hoping for a big half.

Northampton have to go for broke so counter attack is the way forwards for us.

[Marky Mark]

I genuinely will not care if every time we get the ball we volley it over the stand in the 2nd half

[kentish stag]

raspberries up curle luck even it self up at last

[arsene wengers coat]

They're gonna come out the traps like a train 2nd half. We need to be tight and take the sting out of them. Slow it down, run the clock down, game management etc.

Come on Mansfield, we can do this!

[1970Stag]

Lovely to be proved wrong so far!
Battled and won most things and the goal was an excellent bonus!
Keep it up Stags!

[Sneag]

The stress is killing me.

Let's get another 2 or 3 so I can relax a bit.

[Beano]

We just need to keep calm, they’re already putting pressure on the officials, we don’t need to give the ref any excuse to level things up.

Frustrate them and catch them on the break.

Steady steady catchy monkey and all that