Archive News 2006
29 December 2006
HASLAM CREATES A STIR AT THE ASHES
Read more here and here.
20 December 2006
MANSFIELD 103.2 LOOKING INTO POSSIBILITY OF BUY-OUT
Mansfield 103.2 today announced that they are looking into the possibility of a buy-out of the football club, with several businessmen. Managing Director Tony Delahunty will be meeting the station's Board of Directors in January to get their support. Read and listen to more here.
19 December 2006
HASLAM TO SELL
In an interview on Mansfield 103.2 Keith Haslam said he would be happy to sell the club as soon as possible. Listen here.
18 December 2006
HASLAM IN SPOTLIGHT: CLUB MISSPENT LOTTERY CASH
Keith Haslam brought the football club into disrepute once again with a BBC report that thousands of pounds of lottery money had been misspent. Read more here.
14 December 2006
HASLAM MAY SELL STAGS, IF THE DEAL IS RIGHT
Keith Haslam said that he would consider selling the club to Andy Perry - if a large enough offer was put on the table. And the chief executive also insisted Peter Lee is still chairman of the Stags - even though he has not been seen at Field Mill for weeks. Read more here.
2 December 2006
PERRY BID STILL ON
Andy Perry stressed his offer to buy the football club was still on the table and he is hoping things will progress very soon. Read more here.
This follows an interview with Keith Haslam on the radio, here.
2 November 2006
STAGS FANS TURN ON HASLAM
During November and December, fans protests against Keith Haslam intensified. Some examples here and here, while even away fans wanted Haslam out (here and here).
Haslam tried to sell Richie Barker to Hartlepool but it fell through. Haslam later said: "I don't know why there was all the 'hoo-ha' on Saturday when neither party wanted him to go in the end. Some people were just using this as a vehicle to have a go at me rather than the football club." Read here about it.
07 November 2006
TEAM MANSFIELD PRESS RELEASE, NEW JOINT CHAIRMEN
Colin Dobell, who was one of the founders of TEAM Mansfield, has, after 7 years, stood down as the organisation’s Chairman. Colin’s determination and hard work brought about the TM agreement with Mansfield Town Football Club and secured the fans a shareholding in the club. Because of Colin’s foresight we also now have the Stags Supporters Association, who have also contributed to innumerable benefits for fans of Mansfield Town. Whilst he is stepping down as Chairman, TM are delighted that he will remain on the Board to continue to offer much valued input.
As a consequence of Colin’s resignation, TM have appointed Andy Saunders and Chris Vasper as their new joint Chairmen. Both have been on the committee of the SSA for many years and have resigned their posts with the SSA to take up their posts.
Chris and Andy, both local businessmen and life-long Stags supporters, will continue, on behalf of TM, to fight the ongoing legal action that Keith Haslam is persisting with. At the same time they will be closely involved with the membership of TM, the local community, local businesses, the SSA and any other group that work towards the benefit of Mansfield Town supporters, as well as working to ensure that the TM agreement is upheld by the Trust and Keith Haslam.
Chris Vasper
Andy Saunders
Co-Chairmen TEAM Mansfield
CHAD report here.
02 November 2006
TM AGM
The TEAM Mansfield AGM took place on Thursday 2nd November 2006. All TM members were encouraged to attend and received the notice of the AGM in the latest newsletter (read here).
Minutes of AGM here.
1 November 2006
TM: OUR RESPONSE TO KEITH HASLAM
Colin Dobell responds to the Keith Haslam letter (25 Oct), on behalf of Team Mansfield. Read here
25 October 2006
HASLAM: TIME TO BACK CLUB AND LEAVE ME ALONE
Mansfield owner Keith Haslam urged Team Mansfield to help the club move forward - rather than trying to hound him out. Read here
18 October 2006
TM POINT PUT HASLAM'S INACCURATE COMMENTS
TEAM Mansfield statement: "The irony of the inaccurate comments attributed to Mr Haslam last week is not lost on the Trust in the context of his repeated threats to initiate proceedings against TM and its members for allegedly damaging his reputation". Read article here
16 October 2006
FILE STOLEN FROM FIELD MILL
Police are investigating the theft of a file from Field Mill. It follows recent national newspaper allegations into the use of Stags Community Trust money. Read here
15 October 2006
IMPORTANT ISSUES REGARDING CURLE SACKING
Read here
9 October 2006
`HEALTHY` FOOTBALL CLUB MAKES A LOSS
Read CHAD article here.
HASLAM BLAMES FANS FOR £260K LOSSES
Read Evening Post article here
THE GUARDIAN: NEW ARTICLE BY DAVID CONN
MANSFIELD FACE NEW QUESTIONS OF TRUST.
Guardian investigation by David Conn suggests League Two club drew money improperly from its community charity.
Read the article here.
Meale responds to Guardian article: here
Haslam responds to Guardian article: here
CHAD: HASLAM IN GRANTS ROW - read here
EVENING POST: STAGS TRUST HAS `MONEY IN BANK` - read here
Guardian letters page congratulates David Conn - read here
CHAD: HASLAM COMES OUT FIGHTING - read here
18 August 2006
HASLAM THREATENS TO SUE TM
To read about it, click here
4 August 2006
CURLE WINS CASE FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL, AS JUDGE BRANDS HASLAM'S DISCIPLINARY PROCESS "A SHAM"
Former Mansfield Town manager Keith Curle won his case for wrongful dismissal by the Stags. Manchester County Court was told that Curle was sacked just before Christmas 2004, accused of bullying a youth team player - a charge he always denied. After a two-day hearing, Judge Field QC cleared Curle of any wrong-doing, awarded Curle undisclosed damages, and went on to criticise the club's disciplinary process as 'a sham'.
To read about it, click here and here, while Curle slams Alan Meale (here).
`MP SHOULDN`T HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CURLE INQUIRY` - read here
Meale responded by calling Chris Vasper an "irrelevance", read here.
6 May 2006
ASTONISHMENT AS NEW CHAIRMAN AT FIELD MILL
The entire footballing world is astonished as Keith Haslam and Alan Meale somehow persuade the well-respected Peter Lee to become the new chairman of Mansfield Town, though Lee will only work one or two days per week. Haslam remains as Chief Executive. To read about it, click here.
JEFF BARNES STEPS DOWN AS JOINT CHAIRMAN
Jeff Barnes has resigned as joint chairman of TEAM Mansfield, due to increased work pressures, resulting in insufficient time to devote to the role. He is though staying on the TM Board.
The TM Board will be meeting in June, at which time the further announcements will be made, and these will be formalised at the AGM in September. TM places on record its thanks to Jeff for his excellent work over recent years as joint chairman, and looks forward to his continued involvement on the Board.
13 April 2006
WHEN SATURDAY COMES
Article about TM. To read the article, click here.
2 April 2006
THE LEAGUE PAPER - ARTICLE ABOUT HASLAM
Article about TM and Haslam. To read the article, click here.
12 March 2006
Q&A to TM
The Q&A page on this website is fully updated. Click TM Trust, then Q&A.
Any questions to TM should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and all reasonable questions will be answered to the individual AND posted in the Q&A section
07 March 2006
HASLAM INTERVIEWS
Keith Haslam talks about his future, click here.
... and talks about TEAM Mansfield, click here.
27 February 2006
NO BID FOR THE CLUB
TEAM Mansfield announce they will therefore not be submitting a formal bid for the club
NO STATEMENT UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK
TEAM Mansfield were due to have a further meeting with their advisors this week but due to circumstances beyond their control, the meeting was postponed until early next week. Therefore TEAM Mansfield will not be making a further statement until early next week.
ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT FOR YOUR PLEDGES
TEAM Mansfield remind supporters that there are five days left to get their pledges in. The pledge lines will close on Friday. The current level of pledges is very encouraging but we need more. Whether your pledge is large or small, every one could make a difference. This is it - your last chance to make a difference.
We have had some positive meetings with financiers, local businessmen, the local council and others. And this week we’ll be having more meetings. But remember the more fans backing TEAM Mansfield with pledges, the more likely the financiers and others are to give us further backing.
We are not revealing the exact total of pledges, because we don’t want the club to know at this stage.
A reminder of how you can pledge:
Pledge phoneline: 01773 521896
Pledge fax: 01623 656525
Pledge email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The pledge is how much you are committing to TEAM Mansfield's proposed bid for Mansfield Town, should it be successful.
Please leave your name, address, telephone number, and the amount of your pledge, and we will get back to you in due course.
15 February 2006
AUDIO OF CIVIC CENTRE MEETING - HIGHLIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE
Jeff Barnes introduction, here (file is 2Mb)
Colin Dobell, here (file is 1Mb)
Phil Tooley, here (file is 3.5Mb)
Pledges, Bob Geldof and Andy Saunders, here (file is 1Mb)
Question and answer session, here (file is 6.5Mb)
10 February 2006
£100,000 RECEIVED IN PLEDGES
Colin Dobell, joint chairman of TM, tells Mansfield 103.2 that £100,000 has been received in pledges by Friday morning, 10 February. Audio not yet available.
8 February 2006
MORE NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ON PLEDGES, AND THE PROTEST MEETING AND MARCH
Coverage in the CHAD here and Evening Post here.
7 February 2006
ANDY PERRY BID
Andy Perry, the man behind a bid to buy Mansfield Town, hasn't ruled out the possibility of joining forces with the supporters group Team Mansfield. Listen to an interview with him here.
6 February 2006
MORE TV COVERAGE OF PROTEST MEETING AND MARCH
More coverage on Central News (including latest news on pledges) and BBC East Midlands here.
4 February 2006
PROTEST MEETING AND MARCH
The protest meeting went ahead at Mansfield Civic Centre, attended by over 600 fans, of whom over 500 signed the petition. This was followed by the march to Field Mill before the game against Macclesfield.
See photos here.
Read all about it, and see TV news coverage and listen to radio coverage: here
Read also how the meeting and march are covered in the national football paper, The League Paper: here
Finally, Keith Haslam confirmed that his personal loan had been repaid, and said that the loan to Stags Ltd is not a personal loan to him (ie. he is not saying that loan to Stags Ltd has been repaid). Listen to the Haslam interview here
Following Keith Haslam's invitation to TEAM Mansfield to make an indicative offer for the football club within 21 days following February 3rd, TEAM Mansfield are asking all supporters to pledge their money now. For details of how to pledge, click here
HASLAM INVITES TM TO BID FOR MTFC
Mansfield Town Chairman Keith Haslam met with TEAM Mansfield joint chairmen Jeff Barnes and Colin Dobell and invited TEAM Mansfield to make an indicative offer for the Club within 21 days. Haslam also said that the personal loans to himself have been repaid. Read more about these issues and listen to the detailed thoughts of Jeff Barnes and Colin Dobell on Mansfield 103.2: here
3 February 2006
MORE PLEAS TO GET TO THE MARCH
Daily Express: here
Nottingham Evening Post: here
BBC Radio Nottingham: here
Meanwhile TM pledge their support to the big game against Macclesfield: here
1 February 2006
CHAD: STAGS FANS IN PROTEST MARCH PLEA
Details on the protest meeting and march against Mansfield Town chairman Keith Haslam. Read the full articles here. Also details of a petition against Mr Haslam. Meanwhile the petition can also be signed online here:
ON-LINE PETITION
For the benefit of those unable to attend the protest on Saturday 4 Feb, there is now an on-line petition which will be taken along with the written petition calling on Haslam to resign, it is here:
http://new.petitiononline.com/thestags/petition.html
22 January 2006
RECLAIM THE STAGS - GIVING OUR CLUB ITS HEART BACK
TEAM Mansfield are asking all Stags fans to attend a public meeting before the Macclesfield Town game at the Mansfield Civic Centre at 12.00 on Saturday 4 February to be followed by an optional peaceful march to Field Mill. Read the full release here.
NEWS OF THE WORLD: SVEN ... AND HASLAM
Haslamgate is in good company today in the News of the World along with various other scandals... See the article here.
17 January 2006
HASLAM PROTESTS CONTINUE
Pressure on Keith Haslam, from incensed Stags fans, continues to increase at every match. Read here about the latest protests at Grimsby and Newcastle.
14 January 2006
SHIRTLIFF COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF TRAINING BASE
Manager Peter Shirtliff slammed the club's lack of training facilities here, while the CHAD reveals (here) that the Stags were thrown out of a decent facility at Forest Town Welfare after Mr Haslam's reluctance to pay the money on time; meanwhile of course the training ground at Field Mill remains unused despite the SSA's earlier offer to pay to have it made usable, and now we know why: Mr Haslam is hoping for a £100m jackpot if a casino is built on the land.
13 January 2006
TEAM MANSFIELD ON MANSFIELD 103.2 SPORTSTALK
TEAM Mansfield's Chris Vasper was the studio guest on Sportstalk on Mansfield 103.2. Listen to the programme here.
NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON `HASLOAN`
The National Newspapers continue to focus their attention on Keith Haslam, this time the Sunday Express. Read the article here.
5 January 2006
HASLAM HOPING FOR £100m CASINO ON TRAINING GROUND
A £100m casino could be built on the Mansfield Town training ground. Read about it here and here.
6 January 2006
DAILY EXPRESS ARTICLE ON HASLAM
The current situation at Mansfield Town continues to attract the attention of the National Press with coverage in the Daily Express by their sports writer John Wragg, including quotes from TM's Jeff Barnes. Read the article, which was partially on the back page of the newspaper, here.
5 January 2006
TEAM MANSFIELD ON CHANNEL 5
TEAM Mansfield's Chris Vasper was interviewed on the Channel 5 programme John Barnes Football Night. Click here to find out more.
5 January 2006
LATEST TM NEWSLETTER
Read a copy here.
4 January 2006
HASLAM TRIES TO GAG LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Keith Haslam bans the CHAD from Field Mill for its reporting of "Haslamgate". Plus a letter from Alan Meale. Read all the articles here.
3 January 2006
HASLAM PROTESTS CONTINUE
Pressure on Keith Haslam, from incensed Stags fans, continues to increase at every match. Read here about the latest protests.