Preview: Stags vs Rochdale

17 September 2021

Next up for the Stags is a home match against Rochdale in Sky Bet League Two this Saturday (3pm). Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game…

Please read these special notices, which include COVID-19 safety guidelines, before attending Saturday's match at One Call Stadium:

Proof of a negative test or double vaccination is not required for Saturday's game
Please do not attend the match if you’re experiencing symptoms of COVID-19
Sanitiser will be available throughout the stadium
All of our staff will be wearing masks for their own safety but also the safety of our supporters
We encourage mask wearing whilst not seated
Please respect others by keeping a safe distance especially within toilet areas, queuing and on the concourse
The fans' zone bar will not be open on Saturday
Kiosks will be open, along with Sandy's Bar & Kitchen
Please arrive in plenty of time ahead of kick-off
We ask our supporters to refrain from asking players/management for photographs/autographs

Defender James Perch will be unavailable for the clash, and midfielder Stephen Quinn is suspended.

Boss Nigel Clough will have skipper Ollie Clarke available for selection after the midfielder served his one-match ban during Saturday’s game at Walsall.

On-loan Sheffield United defender Sam Graham is a doubt for Rochdale this weekend.

The Dale will also be without loan defender Corey O’Keeffe, who is ineligible to feature against his parent club.

The Stags have endured a poor run of recent results after a good start to the season. Last time out, they lost 3-1 away to Walsall.

Rochdale are in strong form heading into the game, with three wins and a draw in their last four matches seeing them sit in sixth place ahead of the game.

We last faced Rochdale in a Carabao Cup match in 2017, with the Dale winning 1-0 at One Call Stadium.

Rochdale were also the visitors in the last league meeting between the two sides, a 3-0 win for the Stags in Sky Bet League Two. Martin Riley, Matt Rhead and Ryan Tafazolli were on the scoresheet.

The referee for Saturday’s game will be Carl Boyeson, assisted by Robert Atkin and Marc Wilson. The fourth official will be Johnathon Bickerdike.

Mr. Boyeson last took charge of a Stags’ fixture in our 2-0 loss at Barrow in March 2021.

Listed below is the club's general match ticket admission prices for home league games in 2021/22.

This includes family tickets, which allow one adult and one child to watch the game from Blocks A and B of the Quarry Lane end.

MATCHDAY TICKET PRICES

The prices for purchasing tickets in advance of league games (before matchday) at One Call Stadium are as follows.

Category	Ian Greaves Lower	Ian Greaves Upper	Quarry Lane End
Adults	£23.00	£24.00	£23.00
Seniors (65+)	£20.00	£21.00	£20.00
Young Adults (18-21)	£17.00	£18.00	£17.00
Juniors (7-17)	£14.00	£15.00	£14.00
Under-7	FREE	FREE	FREE
Family Ticket	Not Available	Not Available	£25.00 (QLE home only)

The following table lists general admission prices when purchasing tickets on matchday at One Call Stadium.

Category	Ian Greaves Lower	Ian Greaves Upper	Quarry Lane End
Adults	£25.00	£26.00	£25.00
Seniors (65+)	£22.00	£23.00	£22.00
Young Adults (18-21)	£19.00	£20.00	£19.00
Juniors (7-17)	£16.00	£17.00	£16.00
Under-7	FREE	FREE	FREE
Family Ticket	Not Available	Not Available	£25.00 (QLE home only)

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.

Supporters who have purchased tickets via stagstickets.co.uk and selected the 'print at home' option can now use their mobile ticket received via email to access One Call Stadium. Just download your ticket via email after selecting 'print at home' and scan the barcode on your mobile ticket using the scanners at the turnstiles.

Matchday prices do not apply to supporters who purchase tickets online. You can therefore make a saving by purchasing tickets on matchday via stagstickets.co.uk.

Tickets will be available to collect from the main ticket office from 10am on Saturday, but please collect tickets beforehand if possible.

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 main ticket office will be open for fans to buy tickets from 10am until 3pm. Please note that tickets bought in person at the ticket see an increase in price on matchday.

Our family ticket offer is also available for Saturday's game, which admits one adult and one child for just £25! 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.

Sandy’s Bar & Kitchen will open from 12pm, but our fans' zone bar will not open for Saturday's game.

Sandy's Bar & Kitchen will serve matchday food from midday up until kick-off. No food will be available from Sandy's after the game.

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 9pm after the match.

Supporters will also be able to purchase the latest edition of our matchday programme The Stag for just £2.50 prior to Saturday's game.

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

Can't make it to the game? This season's programmes are available to purchase online. To get your copy of this week's edition, click here.

Parking is unfortunately unavailable at One Call Stadium.

All reserved car parking spaces are within the location of the Ian Greaves Stand car park. 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.

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 & Dean Foulkes - by logging into iFollow Stags 15 minutes before kick-off. The match will not be shown live on iFollow Stags.

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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Match Reports

Report: Stags 1-1 Rochdale

18 September 2021

Danny Johnson made an instant impact from the bench to earn Mansfield Town a draw with Rochdale at One Call Stadium in Sky Bet League Two.

The striker netted just two-and-a-half minutes after replacing Rhys Oates to score his third of the season and cancel out Danny Cashman’s 50^th minute go-ahead goal.

Johnson’s cool finish ended a run of five defeats on the bounce for Stags.

Nigel Clough made three changes to the side that faced Walsall at Banks’s Stadium last weekend.

Ollie Clarke returned to the midfield in place of Ryan Stirk, having served his one-match ban coming in the home defeat to Harrogate earlier in the month.

Stags’ further changes saw Jordan Bowery and Farrend Rawson come into the XI replacing youngster Tyrese Sinclair and the injured Richard Nartey.

Stephen McLaughlin’s tempting free-kick inside two minutes was looped towards the back post and nodded wide as Mansfield looked to attack early on.

Rochdale soon grew into the game themselves as Matty Done’s shot inside the box was blocked at close range minutes later.

Rochdale stopper Joel Coleman reacted well on 15 minutes to palm away Ollie Clarke’s cross and deny George Lapslie a header from very close range.

Aaron Morley’s in-swinging cross in the 21^st minute bounced dangerously inside Mansfield’s box. Fortunately for the Stags Jake Beesley couldn’t control the ball at the back post, turning the chance narrowly wide.

McLaughlin’s long-range effort five minutes later was well handled by Coleman, diving to his left.

The Irishman continued to aid Mansfield’s search for a goal and came close to finding space inside the box a minute before the break. Linking up with Clarke on the left-hand side, the full-back found himself one on one before his heavy first touch dissipated the opportunity.

Stags continued to threaten down the left at the end of the first half. Oates came close to converting Clarke’s cross at the back post before the forward failed to find a teammate inside the box with Coleman off his line a minute later.

Morley’s corner for Rochdale in the 47^th minute found defender Max Taylor who headed narrowly over from close-range having shaken off his marker.

Rochdale continued their positive restart from the break and took the lead in the 50^th minute. Done dispossessed Gordon on the left off the box to advance forward and find Cashman in the centre, who struck first time into the bottom left corner.

Bowery found space to attack down the left four minutes later before cutting inside to curl a right-footed shot wide of the top corner.

Done continued to trouble Mansfield, linking up with Beesley before the hour mark whose low header was well held by Stags stopper Nathan Bishop.

A powerful George Maris strike on the edge of the box was blocked by O’Connell, reliving Coleman of danger to deal with on 65 minutes.

The boss made a double substitution with 20 minutes to play, introducing striker Danny Johnson as well as midfielder Ryan Stirk in place of the booked Maris.

Johnson made an instant impact by drawing Mansfield level less than three minutes after being introduced. Clarke did well to dribble into the box from the left before teeing up the former Leyton Orient striker whose outstretched leg turned the ball into the bottom right corner.

The sponsors’ man of the match George Lapslie was replaced by Harry Charsley with four minutes remaining.

Ollie Clarke bundled the ball to Charsley in the 89^th minute who was played through one on one with the keeper. Coleman’s reaction save denied Charsley’s powered shot to earn a corner for Stags. Stirk’s subsequent delivery was met well by the rising Oli Hawkins but Coleman was again equal to the effort to keep out Mansfield’s late goal-wards push.

This was the last action of a tight contest at One Call Stadium, with the Stags next in action away at Leyton Orient next week.

STAGS XI: Bishop, Gordon, McLaughlin, Hewitt, Rawson, O. Clarke, Bowery, Maris (Stirk 70’), Hawkins, Oates (Johnson 70’), Lapslie (Charsley 86’)

UNUSED SUBS: Shelvey, Burke, Sinclair, Law

ROCHDALE XI: Coleman, Taylor, O’Connell, Dooley, Morley, Beesley, Newby (Odoh 57’), Dorsett (McNulty 46’), Keohane, Done (White 80’), Cashman

UNUSED SUBS: Lynch, Broadbent, Andrews, Kelly

REFEREE: Carl Boyeson

ASSISTANTS: Robert Atkin & Marc Wilson

FOURTH OFFICIAL: Johnathon Bickerdike

ATTENDANCE: 4,336 (381)