"All right, they coughed and spluttered for the first two games. At Stockport they rewarded over 1,000 travelling fans with a 2-0 interval lead". "How can all that pre-season optimism have disapeared just because they didn't win in their first two games". "Yes, football fans are notoriously fickle, and there is no doubt a section of Stags fans enjoy them struggling so they can moan, but Saturday's attendance was scandalous". "Those that didn't go because of the Rushden defeat, should hang their heads in shame, though, they were the losers as the side produced the result and performance most watching the Rushden game were hoping for."
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