The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Mansfield Town vs Bradford City Tuesday 8th November @ 7:45pm

Just home from what was an excellent performance and well deserved three points. Referee was truly appaling and didn't even hide the fact he was a homer. Platt stupid for kicking the ball away but the foul given against him was a dreadful decision and his first yellow was incredibly harsh.

Strange how we can press so well and play with a real speed and intensity away from home but often look clueless at VP. Get that home form right and we'll be flying because we've just gone to yet another supposed promotion rival and walked away with a deserved three points and a scoreline that flattered our hosts.

 

the same happens every week and I can put you money in it’s knowhere near 10 minutes ................ and the majority the players who do godown against will normally have a physio on ............. it that’s the standard of stoppage time then I cannot wait for the 15 minutes that come our way during our next home game

 

I can only assume you weren't at the game

The refs input from start to finish was up there with one of the worst i've ever seen. Not just the 10 mins and sending platt off, but just everything. For instance, carding Banks for wasting time on the throw in...never seen that before

In my opinion, the majority of football fans, managers, players etc would have so much more respect for refs if they actually came out to face questions directly after a match, particularly if there were contentious decisions in the game

 

Melbourne Bantams pre match drink (8.45pm Aus time)

Alarm clock set for 6.15am, i-follow purchased, bring it you Mansfield buggers

 

Game over 3points on there way to Valley Parade.

 

Well done to the lads. Another very impressive away performance and victory.

Bounced back well after the shambles last Saturday.

 

If thats kicking the ball away, then there should be bookings galore in every game. The referee demonstrated with the ridiculous amount of stoppage time and further bookings that he thought everyone was there to watch him. I’ve seen players do what Platt did many, many times and rarely if ever get booked.

 

Yeah, and richly deserved for those who’ve suffered many a painful away day.

 

You should have been at VP when we played Bristol City 1989 in the league cup quarter final-one of the finest displays of time wasting you have ever seen.

 

Wasn't expecting that but great performance. Whether it's the lower level of expectation away from home or the home side coming at us, we certainly dominated up until the sending off. It'll be interesting who he picks to replace Platt on Saturday. Surely Songo'O deserves his chance in there. Special mention to the support it sounded great on the box and could be heard for most of the game. Only downside was the two flares thrown on the pitch, why risk getting the club censored and fined.

 

I'd be a bit disappointed if it wasn't Songo'o.

He's always defended manfully when he's come on, and I'm not convinced Odusina has found his footing just yet.

 

From the worst in the cup Saturday to the best last night . Let’s hope we can keep it up . Superb evening . We have a top following on nights like that ! Still buzzing from it

 

I was at the game and the yellow for Banks (for throwing the ball down so Halliday could take the throw) also wound me up.

Only a few minutes after the sending off we forced a throw from a counter attack and as Banks went to pick it up their full back grabbed it and threw it another 6 yards back up the line so he couldn't. In effect, time wasting to allow his defenders to get back. The result? Nothing.

5 minutes later a very similar incident and the result? Another yellow card? Surely time wasting is time wasting, regardless of the score line?

 

East and Banks please. Time for 1 or 2 to have a rest.

 

In complete control so far. Playing away really does suit us.

 

Very pleased with this 1st half performance..hope we can continue in the 2nd and add to our score.Great City following, the away end looks great!
Watching on the cinema screen for once..hope it proves lucky

 

Yes. But he shouldn't have kicked the ball away. That was silly.

 

Yessss!

not easy 10 v 12 fully deserved.

 

Great win! Great tactics.. time wasting tactics spot on!!
Idiot fans with flares…

 

Your blind then I take it