English footy’s longest serving supervisor loses 9-2 – days after successful an award

Try telling Harrogate boss Simon Weaver that there is no such thing as a such factor because the supervisor of the month curse after his aspect shipped 9 at Mansfield.

It is believed by some that the month-to-month gong is a precursor to a poor consequence whereas others dismiss the idea as superstitious nonsense. Weaver, the longest serving supervisor within the nation after 15 years on the helm, collected the January award after selecting 10 factors from 4 video games within the month.

“It’s been a joy to watch recently, from our perspective,” stated Weaver instructed Sky Sports after receiving the award. “We’ve had some gritty away results, away wins, in particular that have laid the foundations for that confidence to enable us to grow.”

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However, there was nothing joyful about Harrogate’s Tuesday night time journey to Field Mill as Mansfield cranked up the strain on League Two leaders Stockport, who have been overwhelmed at dwelling by Crewe.

Harrogate have been 5 down on the break and it turned six early within the second half. The guests rallied and briefly threatened to make the scoreline respectful after targets from George Thompson and Abraham Odoh in fast succession.

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However, the Stags responded by ramming their foot again down on the accelerator with three extra targets. There was nonetheless 13 minutes of regulation time left when Will Swan added his second, however Nigel Clough’s aspect didn’t handle to interrupt into double figures.

Hiram Boateng bought to take the matchball dwelling after hitting a hat-trick. Lucas Akins grabbed two, with Tom Nichols and KD Davis additionally on the scoresheet.

The consequence was powerful to take for Harrogate’s X (previously Twitter) operator, who simply posted “Full time” on the finish of the drubbing. Some followers tried to remain constructive although.

One stated: “On a positive note, we’re only out of the play-offs on GD.” Another glass-half-full supporter added: “The only reality check is that this was a horrendous night to watch but we are still in 9th. We are still progressing as a club and 10 years ago we would have dreamed of playing in league two. This game should not define our season and remember the run that got us here.”