A brilliantly entertaining clash at Brantingham Road was settled by two first-half goals as both sides got their seasons underway with a hard-fought draw.
The island club were hours from playing their first match, a friendly against Guernsey last August, when he saw supporters heading to the Bowl decked out in club merchandise.
He’s had emulsion and bleach all over them, but ask one-time £3.5m Premier League star Garry Flitcroft if he regrets getting his hands dirty in Non-League management and the answer is resounding.
As referee Andre Marriner did to Liverpool, you’ve got to hand it to Mansfield’s players, manager and fans; last Sunday they were everything the FA Cup should be about.