Nigel Clough interview: Mansfield manager on why he will not talk about promotion from League Two until his side achieve it

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Mansfield manager Nigel Clough discusses past play-off heartache, taking caution in the final weeks of the season and why he's not taking the Stags' position for granted.

Mansfield have been back in Sky Bet League Two for a decade now. Twice they have reached the play-offs in that time; under David Flitcroft in 2018/19, they were knocked out by Newport in the semi-finals and under Nigel Clough in 2021/22, they got to Wembley, only to see their hopes disintegrate when they went 2-0 down to Port Vale inside 25 minutes.

' Clough's side were unbeaten in the first 18 league games of the season and only lost one of their first 26 which, remarkably, was not enough to take them to the top of the league at any point. Five of their six defeats throughout the campaign have come since January 6, yet they have been leading the pack for the last month. The unpredictability of the EFL is unmatched. He admits that the 5-1 win at Bradford just under a fortnight ago eased some fears that had begun to rear their heads.

 

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