Stags fan here. The 4th stand (it's rumoured) will come if/when we get to League One. Radford has the money and apparently the permission but wants to ensure it will get filled. There's an outside chance that the new stand will become the away stand too as it'd be even easier to police with the train station and roads leading straight up to it and the North Stand (the one you were sat in) used to be the home end - I used to stand in there as a kid in the 90s - and there's a lot of nostalgia from the fans about getting it back. As for our claim of "The oldest professional football ground in the world"... It's because the Racecourse Ground (Wrexham) wasn't used for football until 1864 (as shown in your graphic), before that it was used for Cricket and sometimes horse racing. As for Bramall Lane, Sheffield FC are no longer a professional league club (non league) and didn't play their first game there until 1862. Sheff Utd didn't move there until 1889. Whereas Field Mill has been used solely for football since 1861 and we don't have much else, so we're taking it! :) Liked and subbed, take it easy fella.
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments ZeQ, perfect explanation on the ground age issue, be good to see the final stand go up, the Stags played well on Saturday, deserved your win, thanks for your support
@haywood-1117
Жыл бұрын
Would be great if they gave us the north stand back, should of never been the away end
@yvonnefoster8181
Жыл бұрын
Hi Matt enjoyed your vlog. Field Mill was used for cricket from 1840 & football from 1861 . The Bishop Street Stand has been derelict for over 20 years & is a bone of contention with us Stags fans .
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
@@yvonnefoster8181 thanks Yvonne for your comments, once that stand is rebuilt it will be a nice ground 👍🏻
@gabrielaarnold1103
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a good vlog, shame about the result.
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Was a frustrating afternoon
@markharrison6927
Жыл бұрын
Well done to all the Gillingham fans decent away following (631) for how far the travel distance and league position.
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, percentage wise our away following is so much better then our home crowds, always has been, league position we have money now, being bankrolled since December by a new owner, optimism at the club
@alibobsmarland9572
Жыл бұрын
It's the Bishop Street stand. There's been plans for it for years but there's housing right at the back of it. A few years ago under an ex chairman an electric fire was found that had been ..' accidentally' left on for a period of time. Mmmm.
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments, there is space there to have a stand 10 rows deep, the stadium will be quite decent looking then 👍🏻
@D0hb
Жыл бұрын
It's the oldest professional league ground. I.e. in the football leagues (ends at league two)
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dominic for your comments, Bramall Lane, Sheff Utd, that is second on the list???
@D0hb
Жыл бұрын
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 it is indeed mate
@kevmystro18
Жыл бұрын
Harrogate is £9:50 for a hotdog , it’s a elite level hotdog but it should be for that price Great result for us , not sure why you haven’t got Laps starting though tbf
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments, I heard Lapslie hasn't been fully fit and the Gills had a winning team, hence no changes. I may be going to Harrogate within a few weeks, check out this hot dog price, what is the price of their Coke and Mars??
@kevmystro18
Жыл бұрын
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 not sure tbh its all crazy priced though , but wrap up swear that place was inside the arctic circle when we went
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
@@kevmystro18 thanks for the heads up 👍🏻
@warhammergames4473
10 ай бұрын
@@mattthegroundhopper9242 is lapslie and hawkins doing good for you? they obvisouly came from mansfield. lapslie was always good for us but hawkins was hit and miss
@mattthegroundhopper9242
10 ай бұрын
@@warhammergames4473 thanks for your comments, Lapslie has been a very popular player since he joined, Hawkins has not done as much, be an interesting season coming up, we may be able to get our revenge on you guys from this last defeat 👍🏻⚽️
@johngould3769
Жыл бұрын
Bit of a dire performance...
@mattthegroundhopper9242
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't expecting that scoreline if I'm being honest
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