5 years since Mansfield away. Turning point (1 Viewer)

You'll Never Beat McPake · Feb 24, 2023

Just had a flash back to the 1-1 draw away to Mansfield playing with 10 men exactly 5 years ago today. Similar weather as I recall. Massive turning point that season and in our recent history. Now we sit a couple of wins away off play-offs to Premiership. What a journey.

play_in_skyblue_stripes · Feb 24, 2023

Seems the common consensus that was a key game. A bit like the Everton win in 84 at Oxford that started their rise to winning Fa cup and league.

Bad Boy · Feb 24, 2023

'It's a funny old game' - James Peter Greaves

skybluepm2 · Feb 24, 2023

I remember being there and getting into a heated argument with a fellow fan over how dreadful Haynes was. We scored and ended up embracing after JCH tucked the pen away.

They were flying at the time, especially at home. Couldn’t see us coming back after losing Willis to a straight red and going 1-0 down. The fight and belief we showed that day has held us in good stead ever since. Definitely a turning point.

We’ve had such a topsy turvy season, looking back it’s crazy to think we were all pretty much resigned to going down or at least being in a relegation scrap. The incredible run prior to the World Cup had a lot of us thinking that the play offs were very much achievable, only to be followed by a mundane and depressing run after we returned. We’ve now turned it around again, have stopped shipping goals, picked up a decent results against some decent sides and are extremely hard to beat. We have always tended to end the season well under MR so who’s to say we can’t do the same again this term? It’s pretty incredible really.

We’ve had the takeover, the end of SISU and Wasps, pitch issues, suspensions, a ridiculous injury list to contend with, the transfer window uncertainty, and yet here we are sitting well placed for a final effort to try and at least pressure the top 6.

Never a quiet day in CV6. 3 points incoming tomorrow

(Haynes is still shit)

clint van damme · Feb 24, 2023

Was fucking hammered, drank a rake of overproof and several pints before the game. Would definitely have been on the pitch when JCH scored if I wasn't too pissed to get over the hoardings.
Great times.

Kilclines curly mullet · Feb 24, 2023

Although Notts County was vital to me this was the game that changed our season. One nil down with 10 men.

Had we lost this I don’t think we even reach the play offs.

pusbccfc · Feb 24, 2023

Unbelievable fight second half. Doyle incredible.

Offhegoes · Feb 24, 2023

We also had a couple of horrible injuries that season. Andreu was the marquee signing and was out for 12 months in his 2nd game and then Jodi did his ACL in December. Luckily Shipley and Bayliss stepped up well from the youth team and Biamou became the perfect foil for McNulty

TomRad85 · Feb 24, 2023

It came after a rotten run of form too that had us pretty much in mid table territory. I don't want to glamourise league 2 though, the play offs were great but it was fucking shite, we cobbled through it for the most part and it was embarrassing just being there in the first place.

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skybluepm2 · Feb 24, 2023

Offhegoes said:
We also had a couple of horrible injuries that season. Andreu was the marquee signing and was out for 12 months in his 2nd game and then Jodi did his ACL in December. Luckily Shipley and Bayliss stepped up well from the youth team and Biamou became the perfect foil for McNulty

I always wonder what could’ve been with Andreu. Showed glimpses of class before his injury, I think he would’ve been a big player for us, had he stayed fit.

On the whole, we’ve somehow managed to step up and deal with long term injuries to key players year on year. Staggering when we’ve either had a small squad or lack of quality in depth (or more often than not, a combination of the 2)

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 24, 2023

skybluepm2 said:
I always wonder what could’ve been with Andreu. Showed glimpses of class before his injury, I think he would’ve been a big player for us, had he stayed fit.

On the whole, we’ve somehow managed to step up and deal with long term injuries to key players year on year. Staggering when we’ve either had a small squad or lack of quality in depth (or more often than not, a combination of the 2)

That’s kenny jacket for you

Calista · Feb 24, 2023

skybluepm2 said:
I always wonder what could’ve been with Andreu. Showed glimpses of class before his injury, I think he would’ve been a big player for us, had he stayed fit.

On the whole, we’ve somehow managed to step up and deal with long term injuries to key players year on year. Staggering when we’ve either had a small squad or lack of quality in depth (or more often than not, a combination of the 2)

Andreu definitely looked classy.

skybluepm2 · Feb 24, 2023

Sky Blue Pete said:
That’s kenny jacket for you

Long live squeaky Robins

SheafIsGod · Feb 25, 2023

I was there. As you say, a real turning point in the season coming back to get a draw with 10 men. I think we all started to believe then. Brilliant day all round.

The L2 season aways were all brilliant.

Super Graham Withey · Feb 25, 2023

Michael Doyle, clearly unfit, dragged us forward in the second half. Jonson Clark-Harris won and converted a dubious penalty. After the goal the away end roared ‘who are you?’ at the Mansfield fans in a what the hell are CCFC doing playing at Mansfield sort of way. It all turned round that afternoon.

MusicDating · Feb 25, 2023

Fergusons_Beard · Feb 25, 2023

That Yeovil game ffs

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covcity4life · Feb 25, 2023

Was that the biamou late equaliser?

Sick Boy · Feb 25, 2023

covcity4life said:
Was that the biamou late equaliser?

No, we lost 6-2 at home.

covcity4life · Feb 25, 2023

Sick Boy said:
No, we lost 6-2 at home.

Mansfield 1-1 I'm on about.

TomRad85 · Feb 25, 2023

covcity4life said:
Mansfield 1-1 I'm on about.

No. That was Newport

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Grendel · Feb 25, 2023

covcity4life said:
Mansfield 1-1 I'm on about.

Clarke Harris scored

covcity4life · Feb 25, 2023

Grendel said:
Clarke Harris scored

Oh ya the penalty with 10 men. Agree with OP may have been a turning point.

Think the 4-2 home loss to Lincoln last few games of season gave us a wake up call going into the playoffs too.

TomRad85 · Feb 25, 2023

covcity4life said:
Oh ya the penalty with 10 men. Agree with OP may have been a turning point.

Think the 4-2 home loss to Lincoln last few games of season gave us a wake up call going into the playoffs too.

I was glad Exeter got through, we didn't deal well with that shire horse that Lincoln had up front.

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rexo87 · Feb 25, 2023

Followed this game up with a 1-0 win away at Wycombe on the coldest night ever

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covcity4life · Feb 25, 2023

TomRad85 said:
I was glad Exeter got through, we didn't deal well with that shire horse that Lincoln had up front.

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Fat fucker still gives me anxiety

SBbucks · Feb 25, 2023

rexo87 said:
Followed this game up with a 1-0 win away at Wycombe on the coldest night ever

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Agreed, coldest game I’ve been at in nearly 60 years watching, from memory it was minus 7 at kick off. One of the very few games that survived the weather that week. Cracking away performance, soaked up the route one bombardment and then nicked it.

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Bad Boy · Feb 25, 2023

covcity4life said:
Fat fucker still gives me anxiety

You mustn't say fat anymore!

clint van damme · Feb 25, 2023

bad boy said:
You mustn't say fat anymore!

Is stupid OK?

harvey098 · Feb 25, 2023

I wwas there (just dug this out of that moment). As you say in hindsight, it feels like the start of everything that happened after

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