Country parks around Mansfield are awash with topless running Footballers, the fresh new training kit is soaking up the sweat, and Andy Garner's got his top off... it can only mean one thing, the Stags are back in pre-season training!

And with the players back, it's time for us to return for our own pre-season, live from Craig's garden to talk transfers, kits, fixtures and much more! A reminder, as we're outside, there might be the odd microphone issue, bare with we're monitoring it as best as we can, but it's our pre-season too, we're rusty!!

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Kystian Pearce was a true fans favourite who, thanks to a combination of Graham Coughlan and Covid, never had the chance to say goodbye... until now!

The former Stags captain joins us to discuss his five season Stags rollercoaster, where he went from mid table obscurity, to the brink of promotion, before crashing back down again.

Serving five very different managers, the centre back cemented his place at the club and watched it evolve, in this eye opening interview he reveals more about a fragile Mansfield Town being turned into promotion favourites, how Steve Evans and his mate Dodgy created a championship environment, when it really went wrong under Flitcroft, why John Dempster didn't gain the players' respect, and how Graham Coughlan's ghosting behaviour led to a baffling exit.

The chief also speaks openly and honestly about the Sheffield Wednesday pre-season friendly and the incident of racist behaviour, what really happened and how the long lasting impact went unseen.

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This episode was recorded on Tuesday 26 May so we are NOT live and can not answer / respond to your comments, questions etc. Feel free to chat to eachother in the comments though!

TRIGGER WARNING - This episode contains discussions about racial abuse and mental health.

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Nigel Clough isn't messing about, getting contract extensions sorted and securing the signatures of Tyler Roberts and Jon Russell - so we thought't we'd have a little chat about it all, why? Well....

[A] Because Mansfield Matters

and [B] Because at the very last minute, we had to re-arrange a recording of stags Stories and thought, sod it, let's not waste the opportunity to Podcast!!

Full disclosure, we are NOT LIVE, this was recorded on Wednesday 20 May, so whilst you CAN chat to each other in the comments, we won't be able to answer them! Stay tuned to our socials to find out more about Stags Stories and we'll see you soon!

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As we say goodbye to three players, we're here for one final show to share our reaction to the no-surprise -whatsoever retained list and take a brief look ahead to next season.

As ever we welcome your views, opinions, observations, questions and comments in the live feed....

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It's the end of the season review! Come and join us as we recap an epic campaign, crown the winner of Podcast Predictions and MUCH more...

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The Stags travels are over for another season, finished with four more points - now only Cardiff City stand in the way of Clough's side going undoubled this season as the already promoted Welsh side come to One Call Stadium on Saturday.

Join us as we recap the previous two games and find some other Stags related content to talk about as we desperately try and save the review stuff for the ACTUAL end of season review on Monday!

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MMPAs | the Mansfield Matters Podcast Awards

Voting is now open for the annual end of season awards, aka the MMPas! This includes the usual podcast feedback, so please take five minutes to send your thoughts in and as ever - be kind! https://tinyurl.com/MMPAs2526

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With the maths now taken care off and another season in League One secured, the Stags can enjoy the run-in and start to build momentum towards next season - but will a huge part of that be the Roberts factor?

Join us to discus all as we dream of what could lay ahead for Mansfield in terms of positive progress.

As ever we welcome your views, opinions, observations, questions and comments in the live feed....

The views expressed in this broadcast are solely those of the individuals. The Mansfield Matters Podcast is part of the talkSPORT Fan Network.

The Mansfield Matters Podcast is proudly sponsored by Actifire, Fire Safety Products & Services in Nottinghamshire and Surrounding Areas

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PODCAST PREDICTIONS - Sponsored by https://mansfieldcaninecentre.co.uk

Play our guessing game NOW at https://t.co/p94bdOQyq8

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MMPAs | the Mansfield Matters Podcast Awards

Voting is now open for the annual end of season awards, aka the MMPas! This includes the usual podcast feedback, so please take five minutes to send your thoughts in and as ever - be kind! https://tinyurl.com/MMPAs2526

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EFL FANTASY LEAGUE

Play along with the EFL Fantasy League and build your ultimate squad at https://fantasy.efl.com/team Use League name: Mansfield Matters // pin: MTFCmat1 A season ticket for all 72 clubs is up for grabs if you win their mini-league, as well as monthly prizes like a £50 voucher for Classic Football Shirts amongst others!

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Despite a slip-up at the weekend, the Stags are within touching distance of safety after reaching last seasons points total with plenty more games to go. With that in mind, we're turning our attention to those approaching the end of their contracts, looking at progress and putting together our nominees for the MMPA's (Mansfield Matters Podcast Awards!)

As ever we welcome your views, opinions, observations, questions and comments in the live feed....

The views expressed in this broadcast are solely those of the individuals. The Mansfield Matters Podcast is part of the talkSPORT Fan Network.

The Mansfield Matters Podcast is proudly sponsored by Actifire, Fire Safety Products & Services in Nottinghamshire and Surrounding Areas

• https://www.actifire.co.uk/

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PODCAST PREDICTIONS - Sponsored by https://mansfieldcaninecentre.co.uk

Play our guessing game NOW at https://t.co/p94bdOQyq8

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MMPAs | the Mansfield Matters Podcast Awards

Voting is now open for the annual end of season awards, aka the MMPas! This includes the usual podcast feedback, so please take five minutes to send your thoughts in and as ever - be kind! https://tinyurl.com/MMPAs2526

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COMMUNITY DAY

Don't forget to bring a pound to the ground on Saturday as Mansfield Town Community Trust host their community day. Find out about all their activities by searching for Mansfield Town Community Trust wherever you go social media wise, and if you can... 👉 Donate here: https://tinyurl.com/MTCTDonate

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EFL FANTASY LEAGUE

Play along with the EFL Fantasy League and build your ultimate squad at https://fantasy.efl.com/team Use League name: Mansfield Matters // pin: MTFCmat1 A season ticket for all 72 clubs is up for grabs if you win their mini-league, as well as monthly prizes like a £50 voucher for Classic Football Shirts amongst others!

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