Preview: Stags vs Morecambe

8 August 2019

We welcome Morecambe to One Call Stadium on Saturday 10 August for our first home league game of the 2019-20 season (3pm kick-off). Here's all you need to know ahead of the clash...

The Stags will be without long-term absentees Craig Davies (ankle) and Bobby Olejnik (knee) for Saturday’s game. Frontman Jordan Graham will also be absent from the squad.

The game will likely come too soon for wing-back Hayden White.

Midfielder Willem Tomlinson, who suffered minor knee ligament damage in our clash with Blackburn Rovers in pre-season, will also miss out.

Fellow midfield man Jacob Mellis is suspended for Saturday's match.

The Shrimps will be without A-Jay Leitch-Smith at One Call Stadium.

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Mansfield started their 2019-20 campaign in dramatic fashion, coming back from two goals down to earn a hard-fought point away to Newport County.

Morecambe will be looking to get their first points on the board this weekend after suffering a 2-0 loss against Grimsby on the opening day.

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We last faced Morecambe at One Call Stadium in April, recording an emphatic 4-0 win courtesy of goals from Jacob Mellis, Krystian Pearce, CJ Hamilton and Mal Benning.

The referee for Saturday's game will be Trevor Kettle, assisted by Joe Simpson and Stephen Finch. The fourth official will be Danny Gratton.

Ticket information for the match is as follows:

A full breakdown of match ticket prices for the 2019-20 season in the Ian Greaves Stand (lower tier) is as follows:

CATEGORY	BEFORE MATCHDAY	ON MATCHDAY
Adult	£22	£24.50
Senior	£18	£20.50
Young adult (18-21)	£16	£18.50
Junior (7-17)	£12	£14.50
6 and under	FREE	FREE

Ticket prices for the Ian Greaves Stand (upper tier) are as follows:

CATEGORY	BEFORE MATCHDAY	ON MATCHDAY
Adult	£23	£25.50
Senior	£19	£21.50
Young adult (18-21)	£16	£18.50
Junior (7-17)	£14	£16.50
6 and under	FREE	FREE

Quarry Lane prices are as follows:

CATEGORY	BEFORE MATCHDAY(with membership card)	BEFORE MATCHDAY(without membership card)	ON MATCHDAY(with or without membership card)
Adult	£11	£22	£24.50
Senior	£9	£18	£20.50
Young adult (18-21)	£8	£16	£18.50
Junior (7-17)	£6	£12	£14.50
6 and under	FREE	FREE	FREE

Tickets for the match are available to purchase online via www.stagstickets.co.uk, at the ticket office on Quarry Lane, or by calling the ticket office on 01623 482 482.

Disabled supporters should view our disabled supporters' section for revelant matchday ticket information.

Supporters can also purchase tickets on the day of the game. The matchday ticket office will be open for fans to buy tickets from 12pm until 3pm. Please note that tickets see an increase of £2.50 on matchday.

Our family ticket offer is also available for Saturday's game, which admits one adult and one child for just £18! Supporters that have purchased a family ticket will be seated in our family block, which is located in Block A of the Quarry Lane End. Fans with a family ticket may also be seated in Block B of the Quarry Lane End if demand dictates so.

Please note that, on police advice and for ease of congestion, the gate between the North and Ian Greaves Stand will be closed after every home game this season, re-opening approximately 20 minutes after the final whistle.

The newly-refurbished Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen will open at 9am, serving all-you-can-eat breakfast for just £4.75 until 11am.

Following this, the bar will not serve food from its main menu, but a selection of matchday food will be available from 12pm.

The bar will begin to serve food from its main menu after the full-time whistle.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are available for both home and away supporters, and the bar is located at the rear of the Ian Greaves Stand.

The bar will remain open until 11pm after the match.

Supporters should note that the Kevin Bird Suite will not be open for the first few home fixtures of the season due to planned refurbishments.

Supporters will also be able to purchase the first edition of our new-look matchday programme The Stag for just £3 prior to Saturday's game

The Stag can be purchased from the merchandise stand near Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen, our matchday kiosks, or any mobile programme vendor around One Call Stadium.

Car parking is severely restricted at One Call Stadium and works on a first come, first served basis. All reserved car parking spaces are within the location of the Ian Greaves Stand car park.

Matchday parking costs £5 per car. Please note that the car park shuts 30 minutes prior to kick-off due to safety regulations.

The following sites, owned by Mansfield District Council and with easy access to One Call Stadium are Grove Street, Victoria Street, Garden Road and Church Lane.

Charges are as follows:

Grove St 50p/hr
Victoria St 50p/hr
Garden Rd 50p/hr
Church Lane 80p/hr

All of the above pay and display surface level car parks offer cashless parking via RingGo as an additional way to pay.

Every car park has a unique code so people can either pay over the phone, by text, online or by using a free smartphone app.

Details of how to do this are displayed in each car park. Information about all Mansfield District Council car parks can be found at www.mansfield.gov.uk/carparks.

Where do I go when I get to One Call Stadium?

Hospitality

If you are a hospitality guest, please enter the stadium via the brown double doors to the rear of the Ian Greaves Stand, which is the entrance to our hospitality suites.

The doors are located to the left of the white merchandise stall outside Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen, backing onto the main car park and sign-posted 'The Kevin Bird Suite'.

Media

Members of the media are asked to also head to the entrance to our hospitality suites, where our media steward will provide you with the necessary accreditation.

The required entrance is located to the left of the merchandise stall outside Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen and signposted 'The Kevin Bird Suite'.

Supporters

If you need to collect tickets, please head to the main ticket office on Quarry Lane. For ticket purchases, please visit the matchday ticket office, adjacent to the Quarry Lane Stand, around the corner from the main ticket office.

The Ian Greaves Stand is the main stand at One Call Stadium, which backs onto the main car park.

Away supporters are housed in the North Stand, which can be accessed via Portland Retail Park. Please note: there is no matchday parking at the retail park.

Can't make it to the game? You can follow the action live via our Twitter match updates, which can be found here.

The match centre on mansfieldtown.net will also contain Opta-populated updates, and can be accessed here.

A report of the match will be published on the club website following the full-time whistle, and post-match reaction will be available to view on mansfieldtown.net and iFollow Stags.

iFollow Stags subscribers can listen to full-match commentary of the clash - courtesy of Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes - by logging into iFollow Stags 15 minutes before kick-off.

Supporters who are blind or visually impaired can take advantage of our fantastic free audio descriptive commentary service.

Provided by Alan March Sport, supporters can listen to commentary from trained audio description broadcasters.

To take advantage of this free service, please visit the entrance to the Kevin Bird Suite at One Call Stadium after 1pm on Saturday.

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Report: Stags 2-2 Morecambe

10 August 2019

Mansfield Town produced their second successive comeback with goals from Nicky Maynard and Danny Rose earning a 2-2 draw against Morecambe.

The visiting side took a two-goal advantage within 21 minutes after Sam Lavelle and Lewis Alessandra made their mark.

Although, the Stags were not to be deterred as a strike in either half from Maynard and Rose rescued a point at One Call Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Stags’ boss John Dempster opted to begin with the same XI that staged a spectacular, second-half fightback at Rodney Parade last week.

Kellan Gordon and Otis Khan came in for Ryan Sweeney and Jacob Mellis, with the latter suspended after picking up a red card against Newport.

Mansfield made a fast start as Otis Khan took aim from the edge of the box, however, it instead was the visitors who struck early.

After a deflected, long-distance strike in the fifth minute, Morecambe were able to recycle possession and profit from space at the back post.

Lavelle had crept round to plant a firm header in the back of Conrad Logan’s net and give his side the advantage.

Dempster urged his men to search for an instant response – one that almost arrived moments later.

Danny Rose showcased his penchant for winning headers with a deft flick that set Maynard free; only for the striker to be denied by a combination of two Morecambe defenders.

Then, Matt Preston tried to angle a header towards goal but was unable to rotate his body far enough.

And on 21 minutes, the visiting side notched their second.

Kevin Ellison drilled a superb pass towards Alessandra whose header looped beyond Logan and gave his side room to breathe.

Much like in south Wales last Saturday, there was another fightback needed from the Stags.

And the contest burst into life six minutes from the break.

The ball landed at the feet of Alex MacDonald and, despite his effort being palmed away by ‘keeper Barry Roche, it trickled towards Maynard who halved the deficit with a simple finish.

Decibel levels rose significantly inside One Call Stadium and almost climbed higher when Maynard looked in for his brace.

A defence-splitting pass made its way to the number 11 but Roche had hurried away from his post to deny the striker with a fine, fingertip save.

Mansfield trailed at the break by a solitary goal as they looked to overturn the scoreline in the second period.

The Stags picked up where they left off, with Maynard forcing a timely block, before Krystian Pearce directed a header agonisingly over the bar.

Neal Bishop then watched his own header wide as Mansfield seemed to be creeping closer to the desired equaliser.

The midfielder, soon after, slid through Khan but the eventual cutback was hooked clear by Luke Conlan.

The hosts edged ever closer when Gordon’s teasing delivery would have surely resulted in another goal for Rose had it not been for a last-ditch clearance by Lavelle.

And despite Morecambe striking the upright, giving heart-in-mouth moments for all in amber and blue, the Stags’ pressure told.

In the 72nd minute, MacDonald’s phenomenal cross was met by Rose who powered a header into the far side and restore parity to the delight of the home crowd.

Pressure continued to mount against the Shrimps’ backline as Rose sought to take matters into his own hands.

Both a close-range header and attempt from outside the area fell wide of the mark with just ten minutes remaining.

However, for all of Mansfield’s positive work, they were dealt a huge blow seven minutes from time.

Preston was shown a straight red card for a sliding challenge on Alessandra that meant they would search for a winner with one less man.

Andy Cook was introduced in the latter stages and he was soon left disappointed after he saw his strong penalty appeal waved away in added time.

Mansfield were forced to settle for a point despite dominating large parts of the second half, but will look to exact revenge when they again face Morecambe in the Carabao Cup this forthcoming Tuesday.

STAGS' XI: Logan (GK), Benning, Preston, Pearce ©, Bishop, MacDonald, Khan, Maynard (Sweeney 84’), Gordon, Hamilton, Rose (Cook 88’).

UNUSED SUBS: Stone (GK), White, Donohue, Sterling-James, Smith.

MORECAMBE XI: Roche (GK) ©, Buxton, Conlan, Old, Tutte (Kenyon 76’), O’Sullivan (Cranston 67’), Alessandra, Stockton (Miller 76’), Ellison, Wildig, Lavelle.

UNUSED SUBS: Halstead (GK), Sutton, Oates, Brownsword.

REFEREE: Chris Pollard

ASSISTANTS: Paul Graham & Gary Hilton

FOURTH OFIFICIAL: Joe Simpson

ATTENDANCE: 4,465 (110 away)

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