Mansfield Town's The 12th Stag

12th Stag donate towards Rhead wages

2012-02-07T20:00:00.001Z

The 12th Stag have donated £4,000 towards the wages of striker Matt Rhead, who recently signed for us until the end of the season.
After discussions with the manager, it was decided that 12th Stag would donate the money to free up funds in Paul Cox’s playing budget for future transfers.
Speaking to mansfieldtown.net, Cox said: “I’d like to thank the 12th Stag for this latest contribution.
“The help from sources such as this is very useful at this stage of the season,” he added.

12th Stag Totals So far

2011-11-06T23:47:00.001Z

Well the the season has truly started and the 12th Stag total is still climbing, with the sales of the 12th Stag Gnomes doing very well and Golden Goal selling on match days the total has increased by over £8000 since the 12th Stag had its first birthday.

Now with over £10,000 in the bank the 12th Stag is looking forward to helping out the club with financial support on the next loans or transfer activity that happens. ( actual total in bank £10,019.23, with total raised since first started £29,885.87 )

May we thank everyone for their continued support, remember you can help support the team this season by donating to the 12th Stag by clicking the button on the right hand menu.

Mansfield Town v Newport County DVD Available From Club Shop

2011-09-19T06:36:00.003+01:00

The club has made available the DVD of the whole game against Newport County exclusive for the 12th Stag. Get your copy now for a donation of just £5. ( in the club shop )
Club shop is open from 9am - 5pm weekdays and from 10am - 5pm on Match days.

Or via 12th Stag site here on the right hand side in the 12th Stag Merchandise section ( donations from £6.50 to include P&P ) a great way to make an extra donation to the fund.

Thanks for supporting the 12th Stag.

12th Stag Hole In The Roof

2011-08-22T08:03:00.000+01:00

Well with the season now kicked off, their will be one goal that the fans of Mansfield Town FC will be wanting to see. The Hole in the roof on the Bishop Street Stand.
As you can see in the pictures the area around the hole has been smartly dressed up ( with thanks to the SSA ).

Last season the hole raised over a whopping £3000 for the 12th Stag with pledges coming in from stags fans based all around the country.
So far this season we have pledges of over £1200 if the ball bounces in the hole, or if the ball drops straight in without touching the stand a massive £1500+ has been pledged.
If you would like to support the 12th stag by making a pledge then please email me your details and amounts to info@12thstag.org

Once again a big thankyou for your continued support.

Paul.

12th Stag aid in Ben Futcher loan signing From Bury

2011-08-21T14:33:00.000+01:00

Experienced centre-half Ben Futcher has signed on a one-month loan deal from League One Bury, Mansfield Town are delighted to announce.
The 12th Stag, a group which raises funds to assist manager Paul Cox in the transfer market, have aided the signing with a £2,400 donation.
The giant defender, who stands at 6 ft 7in, has made over 350 Football League appearances in a 12-year-career which started at Oldham Athletic.
The 30-year-old has also enjoyed stints at Oxford, Boston, Grimsby and Peterborough, but is perhaps best known for his days at Lincoln City, where he made over 140 starts, scoring 17 goals.
He has finished as a runner up in the play-off finals of English football's fourth tier on three occasions.
Futcher will wear squad number 26. He is available for selection ahead of Saturday's clash at Braintree Town.

Bishop Street Stand Hole In The Roof Gets Decorated Thanks to SSA

2011-08-11T23:51:00.004+01:00

( click picture to enlarge )

With thanks to the SSA the Bishop street now features a brand new frontage, SSA agreed to fund the redevelopment of the top advertising boards on the roof so the club can once again benefit for more income in the near future. The Club, 12th Stag and SSA got together to design and create the great looking frontage.
The added benefit now for the 12th Stag is the ' Hole In The Roof' is clearly visible via a Goal sign and the hole clearly painted red.
The hole in the roof was one of the many success stories for the 12th Stag last season, as fans of the club pledge money via www.stagsnet.net ( Stags supporters main fans internet forum ) for the ball to drop into the hole, which it did 3 times which made the 12th Stag just over £3000.
If you would like to take part in the pledges and raise money for the 12th stag then please email me with your pledge to info@12thstag.org
Thanks for your support.

12th Stag Summer Signings

2011-08-11T23:35:00.001+01:00

12th Stag Present cheque to Mansfield Town FC new 12th Stag signings for this season.
See above Mansfield Town Fans with Joe Kendrick, Ross Dyer and Matt Green.

£11,400 was donated to the club this summer to help bring in the trio to help build a championship winning squad.
We would like to wish all the squad a very successful season and look forward to seeing all four 12th Stag players helping us gain promotion this season.

12th Stag delve deep for Dyer fee

2011-08-03T00:23:00.000+01:00

12th Stag has generously donated £6,000 to cover the compensation fee for Ross Dyer.
Signed from Forest Green Rovers in early June, the former Hednesford frontman is under 24 and therefore a compensation fee was negotiated between us and the Gloucestershire outfit.

Dyer scored only four goals in 26 starts from his unfavoured position on the wing last season but manager Paul Cox has tipped him to return to his freescoring ways once employed in a forward position.

This is the single largest donation made by The 12th Stag adding to the sizeable funds already put forward to assist the signings of striker Matt Green and defender Joe Kendrick in the past fortnight.

12th Stag Co-ordinator and Business Development Manager Paul Nyland said: "We would like to wish Ross all the best for the forthcoming season and look forward to him forming a great partnership with, both, or either one of the other 12th Stag signings Matt Green and Paul Connor.

12th Stag Make It Two In One Day Matt Green, Joins On Loan From Oxford

2011-07-23T09:34:00.001+01:00

12th Stag have aided two signings in a day, by donating £2,000 towards the signing of Matt Green on loan from Oxford United.

The 24-year-old forward, who started his professional career at Newport County, joins us until the end of December.

Green has subsequently turned out for Cardiff, Torquay and Cheltenham, along with three separate spells at Oxford United. He wrote his name into U's folklore when the 6 ft front man scored in Oxford's Conference Play off Final in 2010 to help propel them into League Two.

After putting pen to paper at 6.30pm this evening, Green told mansfieldtown.net: "I know Rhys Day and Adam Murray (from Oxford) and I've worked well with both of them in the past. They are happy with things at the club and that means a lot.

"I will be relentless in my work rate and I am hoping this move will be successful," he added.

Congratulations to Michelle Martin 12th Stag Team Photo Winner

2011-07-22T18:00:00.001+01:00

A big congratulations to Michelle Martin who entered the 12th Stag Team photo Shoot raffle.
The draw took place on Sunday at the Mansfield Town Open Day, Michelle had winning ticket number 16.

12th Stag Helps With the Signing of Joe Kendrick

2011-07-22T14:42:00.000+01:00

12th Stag have today donated £3,400 towards the wages of defender Joe Kendrick, who put pen to paper on a one year deal this afternoon.

Dublin born, Kendrick impressed at left-back during Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat to Doncaster Rovers.

The former Darlington full back revealed he rejected an offer from another BSBP club to link up with Paul Cox at Field Mill, and paid tribute to the 12th Stag for this 'nice gesture.

"It shows what supporters are about and what they mean to a club," said the 28-year-old. "I thank them very much and hope to repay their faith. It's a nice gesture."

Paul Nyland of the 12th Stag said: "Once again, the 12th Stag are delighted to help the club financially with the fans' money which was raised throughout last season. We wish Joe every success, and let's hope he becomes a fans' favourite, along with Paul Connor."

Currently, manager Paul Cox has approximately £16,500 at his disposal to fund new signings from monies generated by the 12th Stag who previously generated funds for the signings of strikers Paul Connor and Luke Medley. You can add to the kitty by donating any amount you wish to www.12thstag.org.

A Chance To Be The 12th Stag In The Team Photo Shoot

2011-07-09T09:15:00.000+01:00

Your Chance once again to be part of this years team photo shoot,. This year we are lining up a 12th Stag photo shoot with the whole team and manager. The raffle tickets will be on sale for the Notts County game via the Sandy Pate bar and also at the open day, with the draw taking place at 2.45pm the same day.
Tickets will be on sale at £2 each with all proceeds going to the 12th Stag Fund.

Greene King Sponsor 12th Stag Golden Goal

2011-06-07T00:01:00.001+01:00

Pictured above Paul Nyland gives a 12th Stag Gnome to Greene King Joe Parks as a thank you for sponsoring the Golden Goal.

We have some great news Greene King ( one of the UK's Oldest and Largest Brewery in the UK, and also Main Shirt sponsor of Mansfield Town FC ) have agreed to support and Sponsor the 12th Stag ever popular Golden Goal for next season.
Greene King have agreed to donate £1000 to the fund which will go towards supporting Manager Paul Cox in a bid to bring players to help us return to the football league.
The golden goal will now feature Greene King Logo on all golden goal tickets and also they will be announced as sponsors when the first goal goes in.
We would like to say a big thank you to Greene King for their support for the following Season.

12th Stag Gnome is Number One For John Radford

2011-06-06T23:40:00.000+01:00

Today 12th Stag handed over the number one 12th Stag gnome to John Radford to thank him for everything he is doing for our club.
With the ongoing court case regarding getting our ground back, 12th Stag thought it would be nice gesture to give the number one gnome to show our support to John.

12th Stag Offers Support to Launch Night for the Newly formed Youth Team.

2011-06-05T14:22:00.001+01:00

Make sure you get yourself down there tickets are selling fast.
Youth

Paul Connor Hands Over His Jersey To The 12th Stag Team

2011-05-30T22:57:00.001+01:00

Paul Connor hands over his Playing Jersey to the 12th Stag team of helpers Bekii Watson Cobain, Stacey Webb, James Weaver. We decided to auction both home and away jerseys on the night with the away top raising £55 to Director Mark Hawkins and the home top raising a massive £225 to Director Andrew Saunders so £280 raised. A big thankyou for the photo from Richard Parkes.

Forest Electrical Donate Gary Silk's Shirt to Raise Funds For 12th Stag.

2011-05-30T13:58:00.000+01:00

Hi folks a big thank you to Roger at Forest Electrical who has donated Gary Silks 2010-2011 Official Playing shirt for auction to raise money for the 12th Stag.
If you are interested in making a bid please email me your best offer at info@12thstag.org
Auction will end 9pm Monday 6th June.
Once again a big thank you to Roger at Forest Electrical for you support.

New 12th Stag / SSA Sponsor's Badge

2011-05-28T09:39:00.000+01:00

To celebrate the great partnership between the 12th Stag and the SSA ( Official Supporters Club ) we have teamed up to bring this great looking limited edition Sponsor's Badge.
We only have limited amount of these available, you can get yours via the the 12th Stag Online Shop on the right hand side of this site or via the Stags Club shop.
We would like to thank the SSA for there continued support and partnership with the 12th stag, so it enable us to allow all funds to go directly in the 12th Stag account to help and fund transfers and towards getting Mansfield Town out of the Blue Square Conference.

Summer Comes But 12th Stag Is Still Flying The Flag

2011-05-24T15:38:00.002+01:00

Well while the summer is upon us and we await our Pre Season fixtures to be announced the 12th Stag will continue to try and raise as much funds as possible. We still have a few 12th Stag Polo Tops in the club shop as well as the In John Radford we trust Badges ( Down to £2 Now ) and Car Stickers ( at £1 each ) as well as the 12th Stag shield badge ( £2 ). Also in the Club shop we have the very stylish 12th Stag Wall Clock at a great value of ( £10 ).
A Thankyou to everyone who has purchased a 12th Stag Gnome from the 1st batch ( money still coming in for those as i type ), the second batch has been ordered and should be with us late June ( you can order yours by sending me a email at info@12thstag.org and stating your name and contact number ),

Just to Update you on the new totals as of today In the Bank £18,948.61, So total so far we have raised since March 2010 is £24,803.09 a big well done to everyone.

In the next couple of weeks we will have news of some new merchandise and possibly a new sponsor of the 12th Stag Golden Goal.

Once again thanks for your support.

Up The Stags.

12th Stag Presentation To Paul Connor

2011-05-23T01:25:00.001+01:00

Paul Connor received his 12th Stag award as voted by the supporters on Friday Evening at the Annual Awards Dinner.

12th Stag Gnomes 1st Batch Sold Out

2011-05-16T23:28:00.000+01:00

Well the first batch of 50 12th Stag Official Mansfield Town Gnomes have sold out. We would just like to say a big thankyou to everyone that has had one so far.
If you didnt get the chance to get one, then the final batch of 50 will hopefully be us End of June.
If you would like to pre-order one then please send us an email stating your name and telephone number to info@12thstag.org.

Paul Connor Takes the 12th Stag Player Of The Season Award

2011-05-16T09:00:00.001+01:00

Paul Connor has become the first winner of the 12th Stag Player Of The Season Award.With 91% of the votes and over 180 votes coming in total, Paul who had a cracking first half of the season scoring 16 goals has taken the award.We would like to thank both Paul Connor and Luke Medley for representing the 12th Stag this season and wish them every success for next season.The award will be given out at the end of season awards dinner this coming Friday.We would also like to thank everyone for their votes and support.

12th Stag Gnomes In Stock

2011-05-15T15:00:00.000+01:00

Yes we have at long last got the 12th Stag Gnomes in stock, but with demand being hi on the first 50 we only have a few left of the first batch. If you would like the first Official 12th Stag Mansfield Town FC Gnome which we are pricing at £20 please email me at info@12thstag.org. We would also like to thank the SSA who have agreed to Sponsor the cost of the Gnomes to able all monies to go into the 12th Stag.

If we do run out, don't worry as we have another batch 50 already being made and should be with us in June.

Once again thank you for your support.

12th Stag Gnomes Will Be With Us Next Week

2011-05-13T20:37:00.003+01:00

The long awaited 12th Stag Gnomes will be arriving at 12th Stag HQ early next week, as you can see from the picture they are just about ready to be shipped. The first batch of 50 should be in stock early next week, with the 2nd batch arriving early June.

We mentioned before we shall only be making 100 of this Official Gnome in 2010/2011 kit so make sure you get yours.

New 12th Stag Wall Clocks Now In Stock.

2011-05-12T15:30:00.000+01:00

We have today released our very own 12th Stag Wall Clocks, these clocks will look great hanging on any living room , bedroom or kitchen wall.
The clocks are priced at a super price of just £10 and are available from the Club shop Now.
If you would like one posting out please make a donation of £15 to cover the P&P.
Click on the picture to see an even clearer picture, you wont be disappointed.

12th Stag Co-Ordinator Is New Business Development Manager Of Mansfield Town FC

2011-05-12T15:27:00.000+01:00

We welcome Paul Nyland in a new role as Business and Development Manager, to work with and support the our existing administration team.

Paul, who will be known to many fans for his sterling work as co-ordinator of the fundraising group The 12th Stag, will be tasked with specific support and project work in many areas of the club, reporting to the Chief Executive Steve Barker and Commercial Director, Darren Bland.

Said Commercial Director Darren Bland: "We are delighted to have Paul on board. We know we have another team member that will give us, his colleagues and our fans more than 100%, 365 days a year."

Paul brings with him 20 years of sales experience in various businesses and is a life-long Stags' fan.

Paul commented on the move: "I am very much looking forward to using my experience in sales and marketing to move the club forward in its commercial activities.

"I have passions for both sales and Mansfield Town - and to combine the two is almost like a dream come true.

"I would like to say a massive thank you to all of the Mansfield Town supporters who have helped support me in boosting the 12th Stag Fund which ultimately helps manager in the transfer market. Without their [the fans'] input and support, The12th Stag wouldn't be the success it is.

"I'm looking forward to my new position and hope to help drive the club forward and bring a new look to the commercial side with many new sponsors and companies that want to push Mansfield Town to the next level," he added.

New 12th Stag Wall Clocks Coming Soon

2011-05-01T09:52:00.000+01:00

Well the league may be over but 12th Stag are still trying to pull the mighty pounds out of the hat to help the manager build a winning team for next season.

12th Stag next brand of merchandise is this excellent looking wall clock which will look great on any stags fans wall. Hopefully we should be taking delivery of these this week, these will be available from the Club Shop and via the 12th Stag Website. Priced at an amazing £10.

Keep checking back for more details.

12th Stag Unofficial Wembley Song 2011 Sung by C.C Ryder 12th Staggetts and Supporters Groups Of Mansfield Town.

2011-04-21T07:56:00.000+01:00

12th Stag is proud to release the fans version of the Mansfield Town FC unofficial Wembley Song for the 2011 Fa Carlsberg Trophy.
With Thanks goes out to Pleasley Stags who paid for the one and only Elvis Presley ( aka C.C Ryder ) to compliment the supporters of Mansfield Town to put together this great track. Also many thanks goes to Ian Watkins and his team at Mansfield 103.2 for making this all possible.

Coming Soon '12th Stag Official Mansfield Town Wembley Gnome'

2011-04-04T07:34:00.002+01:00

Coming soon to Field Mill the Official 12th Stag Wembley Gnome 2010/2011.

Availability and Prices will be announced very soon.

There will be a Limited amount made, so get ready to start your collection of 12th Stag Gnomes.

Mansfield Town FC Official Wembley Song Launched all donations to 12th Stag

2011-03-31T12:18:00.004+01:00

Local vocal talent Troy Brown has released our official song for Wembley 2011 titled 'Blue and Yellow'
The song, which features players Rhys Day, Kyle Nix and Ashley Cain as supporting artists, is a re-make of Wiz Khalifa's hit single 'Black & Yellow'

The track is now available to purchase in our club shop with all donations going into the 12th Stag Fund - for just £2.
Click below to listen to this great track.

1st Year Is Over £21,659 raised.

2011-03-31T07:52:00.006+01:00

£21,659 In Our First Year

The opening year of the 12th Stag has come to an end and it has been an incredible year! Providing funds to help Mansfield Town Football Club with the signings of top goal scorer Paul Connor and the rocket man Luke Medley. These signings have made 12th Stag the undoubted fans choice for player fundraising.

The original target for 12th Stag was £10,000 which we the fans have smashed within only 8 months of the formation of the fund.Smashing this target is a massive achievement especially as we have now raised a colossal £21,659 in just twelve months.
We would like to thank each and every Stags fan out there for your amazing support – you should all give yourself a big pat on the back!
This is a great achievement and will certainly help Mansfield Town Football Club in the transfer market for next season.

The money has been raised through a wide variety of fund raising activities including-

Online Donations From Fans
Bucket Collections at home and away games
12th Stag Golden Goal game at home and away games
Bishop Street ‘Hole in the Roof’ Pledges
Official 12th Stag Badges
‘In John Radford We Trust’ Badges
‘In John Radford We Trust’ Car Stickers
12th Stag Shield Badges
12th Stag T-shirts
12th Stag 2011 Diaries
12th Stag Wrist Bands
12th Stag Birthday Gig
Thank you gig for the ‘Three Amigos’
12th Stag Predictions League
Profits from the SSA Christmas Raffle
Donations From SSA
Donations From Pleasley Stags
Donations From Westfield Stags
Donations From Ollerton Stags
SSA Travel 12th Stag Bingo on coach trips to away games
Guess How Much Money in The Bottle competition
Paul Connor Signed Photos.

We would also like to thank the SSA for sponsoring the Golden Goal and other merchandise which enables the 12th Stag to keep all donated funds for player recruitment.This great partnership with the SSA will continue to grow to enable the 12th Stag to reach even greater targets in the future.

Also we would like to thank the following:
everyone at Mansfield Town Football Club, John Radford, Steve Barker, Mark Stevenson, Andrew Saunders, Steve Hymas, Steve Middleton, The SSA, Pleasley Stags, Westfield Stags, Ollerton Stags, Darren Bland ( Blastline Ltd ), Jeff Barnes, Greene King, The Chad, Mansfield 103.2, CCM Print Management, The Talbot Pub and The Railway Inn.
Finally it is vital to thank everyone who has helped 12th Stag bring all this together SSA James Weaver, Stacey Webb, Bekii Watson, Dean Foulkes, Cheryl Foulkes, Anne Mathews and Family, Catherine Hannant and not forgetting the Fans of Mansfield Town FC who have made 12th Stag the incredible success it has become.

So we now move on into our second year, with an even bigger target in place to beat and im sure we will once again be surprised at the end of year two. With Wembley just around the corner and the buckets at the ready I'm sure 2011/2012 will be a very successful year for the 12th Stag.
Already in place to come out very soon are the official 12th Stag Wembley Gnomes ( of which have already been promoted on Mansfield 103.2 ) , A Night at the Dog racing which will be announced very soon and of course the ever popular golden goal will guarantee that the funds will continue to Roll in.

Once again a massive thank you to everyone for supporting the 12th Stag.
Here's to another successful year for the 12th Stag.

Paul Nyland
12th Stag
http://www.12thstag.org/

Greene King Supports 12th Stag Birthday Gig 'Free Pint'

2011-03-25T16:55:00.000Z

A big thank you on behalf of the 12th Stag fund to Greene king, as they have agreed to support the 12th Stag Birthday Gig bash tomorrow night by allowing everyone who has brought a ticket for the birthday gig a free pint of Lager or Ale. ( Claim your voucher Upon entering the Kevin Bird Suite on the evening , 1 voucher per person ).
Greene King decided to do this because of the excellent work that the 12th Stag and the fans have done and the outstanding amount that has been raised in it's 1st year.

Their is still plenty of ticket left folks, you can get your ticket from either the ticket office or club shop, from myself in the sandy pate bar from 10am tomorrow morning or from Pleasley Stags, Westfield Stags and Ollerton Stags.

So again a big thankyou to Greene King and look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night.

Paul Nyland
12th Stag.
www.12thstag.org

Celebrate 12th Stag's first year and Wembley!

2011-03-24T15:38:00.000Z

12th Stag will be celebrating its first year of fundraising whilst also rejoicing ahead of our epic journey to Wembley by having its very first celebration gig in the Kevin Bird Suite this Saturday (26 March).
Doors will open 7pm, band Starts at 8pm (No dress code).

We have asked local band Rehab to come back after a very successful 'thank you' gig in January.
Rehab play anything from Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Who, Neil Young, The Undertones, Oasis, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, Franz Ferdinand, U2, Razorlight, Jet and Arctic Monkeys!
Paul Nyland of the 12^th Stag said: "Tickets are limited, so we hope you can support and help celebrate 12th Stag's first year.
"It is also worth celebrating the raising of over £20,000 in our first year to help the manager strengthen the squad for next season.

"Let's hope we can make this a sell out and a night to remember.
"All money raised will go into the fund to help and increase the players' budget for next season," he added.
Tickets are on sale now at just £5. To book, ring Catherine at Mansfield Town on 01623 482482 to reserve your ticket. There are also other ways to purchase: either by clicking on the right hand side 12th Stag merchandise menu to buy online (www.12thstag.org) or via our Club Shop at Field Mill or at Market Street in the Town centre.

Venues also available to purchase tickets are from The SSA (From the Sandy Pate bar this home match day), Pleasley Stags, Westfield Stags or Ollerton Stags.

12th Stag Smashes Over £20,000 In First Year.

2011-03-14T15:52:00.002Z

We have done it, in less then 2 weeks left we have raised over £20,000.00 in our first year.

In the Bank Now £15,126.37
Total Raised so far this year £20,180.85

Now we have smashed the £20k Barrier hope you all can help us celebrate this amazing achievement at the 12th Stag Birthday Gig.

With your help and generosity we have had an amazing 1st year for the 12th Stag. ( and its not over yet )

Tickets available Now on-line ( http://www.12thstag.org ) or via Myself, SSA, Pleasley Stags, OSSC , Westfield Stags or Stags Town Club Shop or Main Club Shop.

Tickets £5 each all money goes to the fund, Doors open at 7pm with the band starting around 8.15pm

A massive thank you for your support and hope we see you on the 26th to celebrate us smashing that £20K barrier.

Win A Pair Of 12th Stag Gig Tickets with TakeOver Radio 106.9fm

2011-03-04T15:00:00.003Z

Win a pair of 12th Stag Birthday Gig tickets on the area's newest radio station TakeOver 106.9fm.
Tonight from 8pm you can get the chance to win a pair of 12th Stag tickets by playing Paul Connors Play your cards right.

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SSA & 12TH STAG SIGNAGE AT FIELD MILL

2011-03-03T18:37:00.002Z

The SSA has recently paid to have the next game board updated and also a new sign with both SSA and 12th Stag and the new slogan of 'In John Radford We Trust' proudly on display in the grounds of field mill, as you now enter field mill you will see a updated next game fixture board which now has 12th Stag proudly next to SSA and also at the front of the next game board a welcoming sign on behalf of 12th Stag and SSA displaying the slogan of 'In John Radford We Trust'.

These now sit neatly in the grounds of Field Mill with the new Main Boarding advertising the 12th Stag, SSA and the Club.
Paul Nyland from 12th Stag Fund said " As you now enter Field Mill you are greeted with some neat new signage which proudly advertises how proud we are as supporters of our great club.

New In Stock The Long Awaited Official 12th Stag Shield Badge

2011-03-03T07:27:00.000Z

We have at long last took delivery of this excellent 12th Stag Shield Badge, again only limited numbers of this badge are available so make sure you don't miss out.
We also would like to thank the SSA for once again sponsoring us to enable us to buy these badges without it coming out of the 12th Stag fund.
Once again all funds raised goes straight in the 12th Stag Bank Account.
To buy your badge please use the Merchandise Menu on the right hand side of the 12th Stag site or visit the Stags club shop.
Thanks for your support

NEW 12th Stag In John Radford We trust Car Window Sticker available Now.

2011-02-27T20:31:00.000Z

Thats right, ride around the country showing youre proud to support Mansfield Town FC and John Radford.
Buy online now via the right hand side menu or from the MTFC Club Shop.
100mm in Diameter and only £2.50 inc P&P.

12th Stag Birthday Gig Tickets available NOW ( Click Poster to see all Details )

2011-02-25T23:34:00.001Z

An Evening With Duncan Russell and 12th Stag Paul Connor

2011-02-18T23:18:00.003Z

IN JOHN RADFORD WE TRUST, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

2011-02-17T15:44:00.000Z

After the good news today that for the time being Mansfield Town FC shall remian in its rightful home 'Field Mill' show your support to John Radford and donate to get one of the limited 12th Stag 'In John Radford We Trust' Badges. Wear them with pride home and away.
Buy on-line now by clicking on the right hand side merchandise menu or from the Club Shop.

Onwards and Upwards .

GOOOOOOAL HOLE IN THE ROOF SCORES AGAIN FOR 12TH STAG

2011-02-13T12:27:00.000Z

Live in front of the Premier sports TV Camera's in an entertaining match against Newport, 12th Stag scored it's 2nd Hole in the roof goal this season.
As once again the biggest cheer of the night came in the 2nd Half as the ball bounced on top of the bishop street and entered the hole.
What this means again is that stags fans have increased their pledges towards the 12th Stag and over £1000 will be donated to the fund to help and support the manager with bringing new players to the club. ( if you would like to pledge for future Hole in the roof Goal , please log on to Stags fans site forum www.stagsnet.net and go to Stagsnet Main Discussion Forum and make your pledge )

At the moment the 12th Stag fund has raised over £16,000 pounds and with the support of the fans with the hole in the roof goal and with the coming 12th Stag birthday gig featuring 'Rehab' Details of which can be found on the 12th Stag site www.12thstag.org we are due to be course to smash the £20,000 target in our first year.

You can help and support the 12th stag by making a donation or either buying a 'In John Radford we Trust' Badge, MTFC Barmy Army wrist band, 12th Stag Polo T-shirt or Official 2011 Diary from either the 12th Stag site or from the Town Center Club shop or Club shop at Field Mill.

12th Stag Birthday Gig Bash 26th March 2011

2011-02-11T18:52:00.002Z

12th Stag Will be Celebrating its 1st Year of Fund Raising for the Stags on the 26th March by having Birthday Gig in the Kevin Bird Suite. Doors will open 7pm ( No Dress Code )

We have asked the band Rehab to come back after a very successful thank you gig last month.
Rehab play anything from Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Who, Neil Young, The Undertones, Oasis, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, Franz Ferdinand, U2, Razorlight, Jet and Arctic Monkeys!

http://www.rehab-music.co.uk/index.htm

Tickets are limited, so hope you can support and help celebrate 12th Stags first year.
Tickets are on sale click on the right hand side 12th Stag Merchandise menu to buy online (£6, inc paypal and visa fees and postage )
or Via The Club Shop, The SSA, Pleasley Stags, Westfield Stags or Ollerton Stags ( £5 per Ticket )

Once again i would like to thank everyone for their support and would hope we can sell this out and make it a night to remember.
We will also be asking 12th Stag Paul Connor and Luke Medley to attend.
All profits raised will go directly into the 12th Stag.

12th Stag Pot hits Over £11k in the bank

2011-02-06T17:17:00.002Z

12th Stag Pot hits Over £11k in the bank.
This is an amazing achievement so far with the total money raised so far this year £16261.94. ( in bank £11207.64 )

We would like to thank the SSA and fans that purchased the SSA Christmas Raffle tickets, the SSA agreed to donate all the profits from the raffle which has come out to the nice tune of £2400. The backing for the Christmas raffle has been amazing with the highest amount ever been raised.

The sale of the 12th Stag ' In John Radford we Trust ' badges and 12th Stag 'MTFC Barmy Army' wrist bands have been flying out with the demand on both being high. These badges and wrist bands are available by clicking on the right hand side menu on this site and also available in the MTFC Club Shop along with 12th Stag Official 2011 pocket diarys and 12th Stag Polo Shirts.

Once again we would like to thank everyone for their kind donations and support.

Paul Nyland
12th Stag.

12th Stag Paul Connor Extends His Contract

2011-02-01T20:00:00.003Z

Great news today, 12th Stag Paul Connor has extended his contract with Mansfield Town FC until the end of Next Season 2011/2012.

This is great news as Paul was the very first 12th Stag Signing that we helped bring to Field Mill.

12th Stag donated £3000 which contributed towards the wages to enable Paul to come to Field Mill and sign for the Stags back in July 2009.
Today Paul told Mansfieldtown.net ""I am delighted to have signed this new deal, but without Paul [ Nyland of the12th Stag ], I probably wouldn't be here.
"The work he and his team do is fantastic and is appreciated by everyone at the club."

We would like to thank Paul for his kinds words and wish him all the best for the future and hope he continues to enjoy it at Field Mill and keeps on knocking the goals in for the Mighty Stags.

Get Yours Now 12th Stag " IN JOHN RADFORD WE TRUST " Badge

2011-02-01T00:37:00.000Z

Show your support to John Radford by wearing with pride the 12th Stag " IN JOHN RADFORD WE TRUST BADGE ". All monies raised by this badge will go straight into helping the12th Stag fund.
You can get hold of the badge now buy clicking on the right hand side 12th Stag Merchandise Menu.

12th Stag MTFC BARMY ARMY Wrist Bands.

2011-02-01T00:30:00.000Z

12th Stag has today extended its excellent range of merchandise with 2 new 12th Stag MTFC BARMY ARMY Wrist bands.
You can get hold of the new MTFC BARMY ARMY Wrist bands now buy clicking on the right hand side 12th Stag Merchandise Menu. Thanks for all your Support.

12th Stag Total So Far.

2011-02-01T00:20:00.000Z

A big thankyou to everyone that has donated so far, we are now on £13,283 donated so far with £8422 in the bank. With £4200 being donated for players Paul Connor and Luke Medley and £661 for purchase of the 12th Stag tops.
We will also have exciting news of the SSA Christmas Raffle money by the end of the week, with all monies from the raffle that the Stags fans have brought going into the 12th Stag fund. Also a big thankyou to the SSA that helped out with the funding of the 12th Stag badges and Wrist Bands, so this enables all fund in the 12th Stag to remain in the kitty.

Once again many thanks for your support and keep those donations coming in.

12th Stag.

Latest Amount Raised

2011-01-09T12:33:00.000Z

Well with the new year clearly on its way and the Stags returning to winning ways we have done the big count and updated the 12th Stag totals of what we have raised and money in the bank so far.

Even though there was no football at Field Mill in December we still managed to raise money for the 12th Stag, 12th Stag shirts and 12th Stag Diaries have gone very well and are still in stock at the club shop. Even though we didn't reach the 10k Target for end of December the total has still manage to creep forward and I'm sure with a big effort we can reach this by the end of January.

The Total Raised since March 22nd is £12,125 with 12th Stag having spent £4200 on helping with the transfers of Paul Connor and Luke Medley, also the 12th Stag has paid for the 12th Stag shirts which have cost £661, this now leaving a nice total of £7264 in the bank.

Thank you for all your kind Support and please continue to support us by either donation, buying a 12th Stag Shirt, Diary or a Badge.

Here's to a successful season in 2011 on and off the field.

Up The Stags.

Winner Of Guess The Bottle.

2011-01-09T12:07:00.001Z

We are delighted to annouce the winner of Guess The Amount in the Bottle.
The Bottle was donated from a Stag Fan who wishes to remain anonymouse filled to the top with money which they had been saving for the last 5 years. ( so many thanks for this kind donation ).

The Winner of a Signed Stags Away top goes to Craig Ploughman who guessed the nearest amount by guessing £420. The Actually amount in the bottle was £431.36.

Well Done Craig youre shirt is waiting for you to be collected.

Both the amount raised in guessing the amount and contents of the bottle have been added to the Totals. Thankyou to everyone who entered and especially thankyou for the donation of the bottle.

12th Stag Shirts on Sale in Sandy Pate Bar Monday 3rd Jan

2011-01-02T10:27:00.000Z

Hi Folks as this is the first time i will be able have the 12th Stag Shirts on sale at a home match ,i will be in the Sandy Pate Bar with the shirts on Monday for the Altrincham Game From 1pm onwards.
Sizes From XS to XXL price at £10 each.

Thanks for your continued support.

Hope to see you there.

12th Stag New Year Golden Goal

2010-12-31T14:32:00.000Z

To welcome the new year in 12th Stag is going to do a special Golden Goal for the Altrincham Game at home.
Golden Goal Tickets will go on sale in both Sandy Pate bar and Kevin Bird Suite at £2 each with a prize money of £100 for the winner.

Once again many thanks for all your support.
Have a great 2011 'Up The Stags'

12th Stag

A Merry Christmas From 12th Stag

2010-12-24T16:11:00.002Z

Would just like to say a big Merry Christmas to all stags fans that have helped 12th stag get to where we are now with well over £10,000 raised since march 22nd is an incredible amount, you're generosity and
acceptance of the 12th Stag has been amazing and I'm sure 2011 will be even greater.

There are activities in the pipeline for 2011 as well as the race night that has had to be put back, along with announcing the winner of the money bottle and the success of the golden goal will drive 2011 totals up even
more.

So to conclude a massive thank you to every Stag Fan out there, The SSA, Pleasley Stags, OSSC ,Westfield Stags, The three Amigos ( Andy Saunders,Steve Hymas, Steve Middleton), John Radford ,Steve Barker and of course all the staff and players at Mansfield Town football Club.

Have a Great Christmas and a even greater New Year.

Paul N
12th Stag.

12th Stag Online Store

2010-12-19T11:45:00.000Z

Yep you've got it 12th Stag has signed up to become being an Official Amazon affiliate Store, what this now means is you can buy direct from 12th Stag all your latest DVD's, CD's, Games and Toys etc at competitive prices knowing that every transaction you do 12th Stag could make upto 10% commission. This is an ideal way to make money for the 12th Stag over the christmas period.

Click onto http://www.12thstag.org/ and click the above '12thStag Amazon Shop Banner or link '

12th Stag always thinking of ways to increase the kitty.

Thanks for your continued support.

Up the Stags.

Paul
12th Stag.

12th Stag Race Night Postponed.

2010-12-02T17:13:00.000Z

Due to the snow that has hit Mansfield this week we would just like to inform everyone that we have postponed the race night that was due to go ahead on Saturday after the game.

We will reschedule the race night again in the New Year.
Thank you to everyone for there support and we look forward to seeing you after Christmas.

12th Stag Race Night " Greyhound Track due for inspection 9.45am this Friday.

2010-12-01T08:53:00.001Z

With Reports of more snow coming our way, at the moment it looks like the 12th Stag Race night will be postponed. A Inspection of the race track will be made on Firday Morning at 9.45am with a decision if it will go ahead or not. The Dogs have been out testing the track but unfortunately the racing rabbit seems to disappear when set loose.
If it is postponed then will be back to you with details of the rescheduled race fixture.

12th Stag Polo T- Shirts

2010-11-28T12:05:00.000Z

12th Stag have launched its very first piece of leisurewear.

We have available this great looking Polo T-shirt available in all sizes s/m/l/xl/xxl. ( L is expected in stock in the next few days ).

Priced at Donations from £10 with only a limited number being available.

The T-shirts will be available from Sandy Pate bar on Saturday or now from the club shop.
Or you can donate and buy one from the donation button on the right hand side and pay via Paypal or Credit Card.

So please help and support the 12th Stag to Support the club.

Come out in force for 12th Stag Day

2010-11-28T12:02:00.000Z

Here is a reminder that we will be hosting a 12th Stag Day here at Field Mill to coincide with our next home fixture against Barrow this Saturday (December 4^th).
The 12th Stag do sterling work raising money to bolster our transfer kitty and are embarking on a final push to reach the £10,000 mark in time for the January transfer window.

Supporters are encouraged to wear amber clothing on the day and give generously to the fundraisers who will be holding buckets at various points in and around the ground. We will also be producing a one off limited edition front page for the matchday programme whilst you should look out for the 2,000 balloons which will be released on the pitch prior to kick off.

The 12th Stag is a unique innovation which has already raised over £10,000 since its formation earlier this year to help fund our relentless pursuit of getting back into the Football League. The organisation has also helped facilitate the transfers of both Paul Connor and Luke Medley this season.

In addition, we will be running a Greyhound Racing Night in the Sandy Pate Bar from 6pm onwards on Saturday evening at which you will be treated to free pie and peas whilst having a flutter on a virtual dog betting system all for a small entry fee of £2.

If you would like to send a donation, please send cheques made payable to '12th Stag' to 12th Stag, PO Box 6430, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. NG17 8FA.

12th Stag Hits £6K

2010-11-21T00:02:00.001Z

A big thank you goes out to all the fans for helping the 12th Stag Climb to over £6000 in the bank, total now stands at £6163 in Bank and a total of £10,363 raised since March 22nd which is a fantastic result.

This will certainly help whoever the manager is that comes in to help the mighty stags to promotion.

With a target of £10,000 in the bank to reach for the Jan Transfer window we are well on target, with many incentives happening for us to reach that.
We have the 12th Stag Day coming on the 4th December with Buckets at the ready and also a Race Night ( Dog Racing ) on the same day straight after the Barrow game. Everyone is welcome so please come along and support the event.
We will also hopefully have for sale the 12th Stag Polo shirts at cost of £10 plus the 12th Stag Official Pocket Diary which is available priced at £2.99 ( Both the T-shirts (when in stock ) and the Diaries are available from the club shop.

So thank you for your continued support.
Up The Stags

Paul
12th Stag

12th Stag Official 2011 Pocket Diaries Out Now

2010-11-12T08:06:00.000Z

That's right the Official 2011 12th Stag Official pocket diaries are now on sale.
Buy yours today either on line from this site ( PayPal button on left hand side ) or direct from the club shop.
An excellent produced pocket diary for all fans of Mansfield Town FC paid and sponsored by the SSA so all profits go direct to the 12th Stag.
Price is £3 donation in the club shop or Donations from £4 online to cover P&P.
We are also offering an small extra touch to the diaries if you want a special signed 12th Stag diary with a special message from the 12th Stag players Paul Connor and Luke Medley then the price is a donation from £5 in the Club shop or via our site to include post and package donations from £6. ( these diarie's will be signed from the players beginning of December and despatched then ).
Once again Many thanks for your support to the 12th Stag.

12th Stag Day December 4th 2010

2010-11-04T22:15:00.003Z

We will be hosting a 12^th Stag Day here at Field Mill to coincide with our home fixture against Barrow on December 4^th 2010.

The 12^th Stag do sterling work raising money to bolster David Holdsworth's transfer kitty and are embarking on a final push to reach the £10,000 mark in time for the January transfer window. Supporters are encouraged to wear amber clothing on the day and give generously to the fundraisers who will be holding buckets at various points in and around the ground.
We will also be producing a one off limited edition front page for the matchday programme.
The 12^th Stag is a unique innovation which has already raised over £9,000 since its formation last March 2010 to help fund our relentless pursuit of getting back into the Football League. The organisation has also helped facilitate the transfers of both Paul Connor and Luke Medley this season.In addition, we will be running a Greyhound

Racing Night in the Sandy Pate Bar from 6pm onwards on the evening of December 4^th to which you will be treated to free pie and peas whilst having a flutter on a virtual dog betting system all for a small entry fee of £2.
If you would like to send a donation, please send cheques made payable to '12^th Stag' to 12^th Stag, PO Box 6430, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. NG17 8FA.

12th Stag Takes To The Bottle!

2010-11-04T08:30:00.000Z

12th Stag will be launching its next fund raising idea at this weekend game against Torquay in the FA Cup.
Paul Nyland of 12th Stag explains " We have been on the hunt for some weeks for a large bottle for an idea that got emailed over to me from a fan some weeks ago, the idea was to have a large bottle in the Sandy Pate bar where fans could throw there change of 20p into to raise funds for the 12th Stag, whilst on the hunt and mentioning to many people where i could get such a large bottle from, 1 fan who wishes to remain anonymous step forward and said he had been saving money in one for many years and couldn't think of anywhere better for it to goto. So upon receiving this bottle i got another idea to raise funds Guess how much is in the bottle for a £1 and win a signed Stags Official Away Top signed by all the team."

So their we have it, i will have the bottle on display in the Kevin Bird Suite from 12pm to 1-15pm and then in the Sandy Pate Bar till KO, It will be a £1 a go and the winner will be called out at Half Time to collect there prize.

So please help us raise as much money as we can and support the 12th Stag.

12th Stag hits £5k as Elvis comes to town.

2010-11-01T23:55:00.001Z

12th Stag has hit its highest amount of money since the launch of 12th Stag, with a total that is now over the £5k mark in the bank we are now well on our way to reaching our £10,000 in the bank target for the January transfer window.
This was also spurred on by the man himself Elvis who sang his heart out for the Stags fans before the match against Crawley and also well into the night in the Kevin Bird Suite. ( see picture above ).

SSA Become 12th Stag Official Sponsor for Season 2010/2011

2010-10-23T00:40:00.011+01:00

12th Stag are proud to announce that Official Supporters Club
of MTFC The SSA have agreed to become the main sponsor of the 12^th Stag for the rest of the 10/11 Season!

All season the SSA have been contributing the administration costs of running the 12^thStag by buying items like the 12^th Stag badges and buckets, the Official 12^th Stag Flag Bearer Flag, and the printing costs of the Golden Goal tickets.

Paul Nyland of the 12^th Stag said “ We decided to make this official as all the money that the SSA have put in so far has been a big help to the 12^th Stag and enables us to keep 100% of all the donation money that is raised and donated from the fans, this enables us to keep a nice tidy cheque book with the only cheque stubs been payable to Mansfield Town FC.".

Dean Foulkes SSA Chairman said “ SSA are delighted to help

ensure every penny raised by the 12th Stag goes directly to the player budget.SSA have agreed to donate all money made from the 2010 Christmas Raffle directly to 12th Stag and will also donate all takings made from this seasons away raffle again to the 12th Stag. 12th Stag is going from strength to strength and long may it continue. "

12th Stag Boosted By Hole In The Roof

2010-10-18T14:51:00.005+01:00

Will it go in ........

Goal!!!!!!!!!

Stags may of not got a victory on Saturday but there was one group of Mansfield fans that celebrated while the game was in play, around the 38th minute the match ball was kicked high and landed on the roof of the bishop street stand which is condemned but has a attraction to it with a 4ft hole smack bang in the center of it.

As the ball landed on the roof the crowd of over 2000 cheered the ball on to go through this hole as it bobbled around for a few seconds it entered the hole to the biggest cheer of the day, with directors Andy Saunders and Steve Hymas jumping up with delight as well as waving £10 notes around.

What this all means is 12th Stag is £818 richer as this money was pledged from fans of Mansfield Town FC to help and support 12th Stag.

12th Stag spokesman Paul Nyland said “ this was such a pleasing thing to see and will help the fund even more, the 12th Stag fund which stands at just over £4000 and near £5000 when the pledges have come in is well on target for £10,000 for the January transfer window to help the manager.

The fans are great and have supported the 12th Stag from the start with £4200 already been donated to the club for the signings of top goal scorer Paul Connor and Luke Medley.” For more details of the 12th Stag please go to http://www.12thstag.org/.

12th Stag on Target

2010-10-12T20:40:00.013+01:00

A Big well done to everyone so far, in just over a month we have nearly raised an extra £2000 which is just amazing. Total now stands at £3773 in the bank, with total raised since March 22nd 2010 £7973.

With more great ideas coming very soon and the support from everyone we are on target for that big £10,000 in the bank.

Also well done to OSSC member Josh Marshall who the OSSC prize draw to repersent 12th Stag as flag bearer for the Darlington game this saturday.
Also this saturday local author and Stags fan Mark England will be signing copies of his book in the Sandy Pate bar this Saturday from 2pm. Mark has agreed to help 12th Stag out buy giving his profits from the book from all the 12th Stag link online sales.

Once again a big pat on the back to everyone for there help and continued support.

Golden Goal is a Sell Out.

2010-10-07T17:10:00.000+01:00

12th Stag Golden Goal has gone from strength to strength with us selling out every week so far this season both for home and away games.
It looks like 12th Stag Golden Goal is here to stay as we now have 2 sets running for every home game ( of which we are looking at running a 3rd one for fans that don't use any of the bars at field mill , we will have a 12th Stag seller outside the west stand very soon ).
With a prize of £30 for the winner of each set at the moment brings in £120 per game, which is £2760 just for home league games a season.

A very big thank you goes out to Barry Coleman (Coleman Garage) and John Radford ( Mansfield Town FC Owner ) who both recently took part in the golden goal and donated their winnings back to the 12th Stag.

If you would like to take part in the golden goal please see myself either in the Kevin Bird Suite or Sandy Pate bar or the SSA Table in the Sandy Pate Bar, Tickets cost £1.

Thanks for your Support.
Up the stags.

Big Thank you from 12th Stag

2010-09-26T16:10:00.002+01:00

12th Stag would just like to say a very big thankyou to Andrew Saunders, Steve Hymas and Steve Middleton for not only saving Mansfield Town FC but for getting us to where we are now.

12th Stag would not be here today if it wasn't for your hard work in saving our club and also for allowing 12th Stag to be as active at the ground in rasing funds. Your cooperation and support at all times has been excellent and will never be forgotten.

12th Stag would also like to welcome John Radford to our great football club and would like to thank him for this, again we look forward to working along side with John Radford and Steve Barker hoping we can carry on the excellent work to enable us as fans to help the manger to purchase or loan players to help us to get promoted into the football league.

12th Stag will continue to fund raise while there are still empty buckets around at the ground to help the club and team to greater heights.
Once again we would like to thank all the fans that have donated so far, and we will continue to push the buckets, Golden Goal and so many more great ideas to increase our funds.

Long live Mansfield Town FC.

SSA Donate Raffle Money to 12th Stag

2010-09-22T00:09:00.000+01:00

SSA tonight have donated £236 to the 12th Stag fund, this money has been raised through raffles on their away trips so far this season, at the beginning of the season the SSA ( Stags Supporters Association) agreed to donate all the away trip raffle money to help the 12th stag fund grow.
So a big thank you to all at the SSA especially James Weaver who runs the SSA raffle for their help.
To get more information regarding the SSA please goto http://www.thessa.org/.

Local Author Donates Fans Profits From First Book

2010-09-10T20:51:00.006+01:00

*** Mark will be signing copies of his book this saturday 16th October in the Sandy Pate Bar***

Local Author Mark England and avid Stags fan has today got in touch with 12th Stag to offer his services to help raise funds for the 12th Stag. Mark England who has just recently written his first book 'Dancing With Strangers In Dark Places' has offered to donate profits from sales of his excellent book to the 12th Stag.
About this excellent book:-
After all the years of excesses: the drinking, the drugs, the casual sex, the highs with your mates - Just what are you supposed to do next?
Sean Nipwud, a 33-year old married father of one. A chronic insomnia disorder. A dubious lack of morals. A devious double persona. A reckless quest for excitement. And a huge chasm in his social fulfillment that demands his full attention.Nipwud menaces on the cusp of personal disaster as he toils in his descision between the frivolity and fantasies that his hungry, fatigued mind craves, or the family that loves him the most.
Sean Nipwud is the chemical generations newest belated anti-hero.
To get more information click on the following link ( to purchase this book click on the paypal button next to the 12th Stag Logo on the Mark Englands website ).
Click here to read more and purchase this excellent book.
We would like to wish Mark all the success with his new venture and wish him all the best for future books and also a big thank-you for his support.

Well done to everyone thats donated so far

2010-09-01T01:01:00.000+01:00

A big well done to everyone so far thats donated to the 12th stag , we have hit over the £2000 mark again
We now have in the bank £2084 thats now £6284 we have banked in less then 6 months with £4200 already been donated to the club to help with the signings of super striker Paul Connor and Luke Medley.

A new target now to reach over £3000 in the month of September, we still have the excellent limited edition 12th Stag badge left for anyone that has not had one, the golden goal is proving an excellent buy with it selling out at every home game so far, and also the flag bearer package at just £50 to represent the 12th stag and have your photos with teams captain.
All in all this an excellent opportunity for us to increase our fund and to help our club out of the Blue Square and back into the Football League.

So please donate now.

Come on you Stags.

£2000 target by the end of August nearly reached.

2010-08-25T00:00:00.002+01:00

With thanks to Pete Wright who offered to do the Flag Bearer for tonights game. ( we still have cambridge game if anyone is interested ).
We are now on £1717 in the bank. With total collected since March the 22nd £5917 which is excellent in such a small period of time.
A big push to reach the £2000 mark by end of August now.

12th Stag Badge
We still have the Limited edition 12th Stag badges left ( buy one online now ) or get one from the club shop, sandy pate bar on match day or see me around ( i never leave home without them ).

12th Stag Score Prediction
Last day for 12th Stag score prediction to win next season home shirt is 30th August before the Altrincham game see for details Click here to see details for 12th Stag Prediction
or get a sheet from the Sandy Pate bar this saturday.

12th Stag Flag Bearer.
We are talking bookings for further games, if you would like to help this cause and represent the 12th Stag by carrying the flag and leading the team out, plus your photo taken to remember the occasion.

Next home games are available:-
Saturday 28th Home v Cambridge
Saturday 4th Home v Tamworth
Tuesday 21st Home v York
Saturday 25th Home v Eastbourne

Or if you you would like to book a game in the near future please let me know.
If you are interested Please email me on info@12thstag.org, pm me on stagsnet or call 07746 767830

Make a donation and help the fund by we accept all major credit cards and paypal payment, or you can make donation via cheque (details on site)or you can make a monthly payment via standing order bank details on site as well.

Once again thankyou for your support and help.

Mansfield v Forest Green 1st Bucket Collection of Season.

2010-08-15T00:06:00.000+01:00

A big thank you to everyone that donated to the 12th Stag today.

Golden Goal. £90
We sold out by 1.45pm today which was a great effort for the first golden goal in years at the mill.

Also a very big thank you to the gentleman that won, who donated back the winnings to the 12th Stag.

We will continue with the golden goal for the next home games as this proved to be a big success. ( will have more then one game going for the next one so we can get more people involved. ( sorry for those that wanted one and missed out )

Buckets £398
Again a very big thank you to everyone that donated sorry if we missed anyone.

Flag Bearer £50
A very big thank you to yerrows who paid £50 for 2 kids to walk out with Sammy and the 12th Stag flag.

We are talking bookings for further games if you would like to help this cause and represent the 12th Stag by carrying the flag and leading the team out, plus your photo taken to remember the occasion.

If you are interested Please email me on info@12thstag.org or call 07746 767830

Total for today £538 New total in Bank £1272

Thank you and well done.

12th Stag Golden Goal

2010-08-13T21:06:00.001+01:00

The first game of the 12th Stag Golden goal is on sale from tomorrow.
You will be able to buy a special golden goal ticket from the Sandy Pate bar, tickets are numbered from 1 -90 ( This representing the minutes ) the winning ticket will be decided when the first goal from either stags or visiting away team is scored. The field mill announcer will shout out the minute the goal was scored this will determine winner.

Tickets cost £1 each and the winning ticket depending on the minute that the goal is scored will win £30 with the profits going into the 12th Stag fund. If no goal is scored then the winnings will go to 12th Stag.

So please help and support the 12th Stag with this new initiative.

12th Stag Flag Bearer

2010-08-13T16:34:00.003+01:00

The Latest 12th Stag initiative is to bring the supporters, club, and team even closer together.

The 12th Stag initiative, with the kind cooperation of the Club, launches another great opportunity for a very special experience at Mansfield Town FC.

We are able to offer the chance for you to become the 12th Stag Flag Bearer for the day.
With thanks to SSA who kindly paid for the 6ft x 6ft flag

At every home league or cup fixture this season, one lucky individual will lead the Stags squad out to the pitch, carrying the new 12th Stag Flag.
One stag supporter will be able to sample the atmosphere by the tunnel as the crowd build up to kick-off, before leading the team out as the 12th Stag representative of us the supporters.

As the supporters’ representative, bearing the 12th Stag flag, you can help build the atmosphere in the ground to create a positive atmosphere, and spur the Stags on to another important victory.

The 12th Stag will be present with the Captains and Referee during the coin toss, before official photographs are taken to record the occasion.

This experience will cost just £50.00 as we want all fans to be able to have the opportunity to have this experience.
Because of the size of the flag and pole we must insist that a age of 16 years old and above.
With a minimum of 22 home league games remaining this is a limited opportunity.
All proceeds will go into the 12th Stag fund and matches are allocated on a first-come first served basis, so what are you waiting for?

To reserve your place please email info@12thstag.org
Come on you Stags.

Ollerton Stags Donate £250

2010-08-12T12:00:00.005+01:00

A very big thankyou to our friends at Ollerton Stags ( OSSC ) who last night agreed to donate a further £250 to the 12th Stag fund.
Nicola from OSSC "After giving £150 when 12th Stag was first formed, OSSC members had voted to review donations to the fund quarterly. At our recent meeting it was agreed to give a further £250 to boost the coffers following the Manager's spending spree on strikers! Ollerton Stags are proud to support 12th Stag and will continue to do so throughout the season".

To find out more information regarding events and activities from OSSC click onto http://www.ollertonstags.co.uk/

Club Honours 12th Stag with Squad Number 12.

2010-08-10T08:57:00.000+01:00

The club has agreed to honour the Squad number 12 to the 12th Stag this season.

So on all Team sheets and programmes the 12th Squad number shall be the 12th Stag.
Just another way to greatly enhance the 12th Stag brand.
We would like to thank the club for honouring the 12th Stag with this.

12th Stag Squad Picture

2010-08-09T22:37:00.000+01:00

See above this years 2010 - 2011 team photo including 12th Stag auction winner Dave Wilkinson.

Medley signs with help of 12th Stag

2010-08-09T16:59:00.001+01:00

The 12th Stag, a fund which adds money to the manager's playing budget, has dug deep once again by contributing to the wages of forward Luke Medley, who put pen to paper on a six month deal this afternoon.

£1,200 has been put towards the frontman's wages from the group who had previously helped bring striker Paul Connor to the club.

The 21 year old, who began his professional career with Bradford City and later joined Barnet said: "It's great that the supporters have done this. I thank them a great deal and I hope I can repay them with goals for the club."

Paul Nyland of the 12th Stag said: "It's great that the 12th Stag can help fund another transfer for David (Holdsworth). When asked if we can help support the transfer of Luke Medley we jumped at the chance knowing that the pace and strength of Luke could be massive boost to a current strong squad."

He added: "The 12th Stag will be making a couple of announcements later this week regarding more fund raising ideas of which we will be running this season. Also not to forget buckets will on stand by for the Forest Green game for any one wishing to make a small donation to the fund."

Said manager David Holdsworth: "Luke is my type of player:young, energetic and dynamic. Hopefully he can be a real find for the club.

"I am extremely grateful to the 12th Stag for their contribution once again. They will be as eager as I am to be able to tie him up on a longer deal."
"His pace and skill will benefit the team greatly."

12th Stag Photo Shoot Auction Winner

2010-08-09T16:56:00.000+01:00

With thanks to Dave Wilkinson who today won the auction to appear in the team photo shoot.
The original winner of the team photo shoot raffle was unable to make the photo shoot ( 12th stag has sorted an alternative prize out for him ). Dave made a bid of £70 to appear in the photo shoot which has now been added to the 12th Stag fund.

Raise Money For 12th Stag When You Buy Online.

2010-07-30T17:24:00.000+01:00

Shop Online and Raise Money for the 12th Stag!

Have you heard about easyfundraising yet? It’s the easiest way to help raise money for 12th Stag! If you already shop online with retailers such as Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, Comet, iTunes, eBay or HMV, then we need you to sign up for free to raise money while you shop!

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You shop directly with the retailer as you would normally, but if you sign up to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/12thstag for free and use the links on the easyfundraising site to take you to the retailer, then a percentage of whatever you spend comes directly to us at no extra cost to yourself.

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Thanks!

Raise Money for 12th Stag as you Search Online.

2010-07-30T17:23:00.001+01:00

Raise Money As You Search! for 12th Stag

Are you one of the 6.4m people that use a search engine every day? Did you know you can raise money for 12th Stag while you search?

http://12thstag.easysearch.org.uk/ combines the results of several search engines such as Yahoo!, Bing and Ask to ensure you can always find what you’re looking for. But the fantastic thing is that EVERY TIME you search, half a penny is raised for 12th Stag. Search just 15 times a day and you can raise around £25 a year for us.
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So the next time you need to find something online, please use http://12thstag.easysearch.org.uk and raise money for 12th Stag with every search you make.

Interview With New Signing Paul Connor and 12th Stag

2010-07-28T22:46:00.000+01:00

12th Stag Makes Its First Signing.

2010-07-28T18:10:00.000+01:00

Experienced striker Paul Connor has today put pen to paper on a one year deal at Field Mill - with supporters group The 12th Stag contributing to his wages.
£3,000 has been donated towards Paul's salary by The 12th Stag, a supporters fund which raises money to put towards the manager's playing budget.

Connor, 31, has spent his entire career in the Football League, most notably at Rochdale where he scored an average of one goal in every three matches. The Spotland outfit paid £150,000 for his services in 2001 before he was transferred to Swansea City for £35,000 three years later. Spells at Leyton Orient, Cheltenham and Lincoln City followed.

The 6 ft 2 in striker said: "It's great that The 12th Stag have helped contribute to bring players in - it's fantastic work from everyone involved and it's nice to think that the fans want you here."

Paul Nyland of the 12th Stag told www.mansfieldtown.net: "We are very excited to be able to contribute to Paul Connor's wages, especially at such an early stage after The 12th Stag's creation.
"May this be the first of many signings that The 12th Stag can help contribute to. Big thanks must go to the fans who have added money to the fund and also to the club for allowing us to be a part of this new signing.
"Buckets will be available at Field Mill to add to the 12th Stag fund for the first game of the season at home to Forest Green," he added.
Interim Chairman Andy Saunders said: "We are very grateful to The 12th Stag for this fantastic contribution to Paul Connor's wages. They are a very valuable supporters group, as are all our supporters' associations."

Said David Holdsworth: "The 12th Stag is a great benefit to us. We are extremely grateful for their support. It is a generous way of supporting your football club and fans know where their contribution is going - which is very important."

To donate to the 12th Stag visit www.12thstag.org

12th Stag Raffle Result

2010-07-26T20:25:00.002+01:00

12th Stag would like to thank everyone that took part in the first 12th Stag raffle, we raised in just over a week £320 which is a great achievement. Also the 12th Stag would like to thank new signing Tyrone Thompson for hanging around on Sunday to make the draw for us.

The winner was Steven Rhodes a die hard stag fan who couldn't believe it when we informed him he had won. The photo shoot with the team will now take place on August 9th 2010 after being called off today due to bad weather.

For those people who didn't win, we would like to say a very big thank you and would just like to say you may have another chance next season as we will be running this again.

Please keep them donations coming.
Come on you Stags.

12th Stag Raffle

2010-07-19T12:05:00.006+01:00

Win a chance to have your photo taken with the whole of the Mansfield Town Team.
Yes this is a great chance for you to win a once in a lifetime chance to have your photo with the whole of the Mansfield Town Football team and playing staff.

Tickets will be available from the Club shop and Sandy pate bar on Wednesday for the Notts Forest game.
Tickets are priced at £2 a ticket with all monies going straight into the 12th Stag fund.

You can also buy tickets online by clicking the donation button for 12th Stag Badges and then enter the amount in multiplies of £2 that you want and then Add special instructions that this donation is for the raffle also including a contact number and a ticket or tickets will be allocated for you.
Draw will take place at 4pm on Sunday 25th July at the Mansfield Town FC Open Day.

Once again a great chance for us to raise funds for the 12th Stag,

If you are the winner you must be available Monday 26th July at 2.15pm for the photo shoot.

Enter The 12th Stag Score Prediction League

2010-07-01T22:12:00.010+01:00

12th Stag next fund raiser is the 12th Stag Score Prediction League.
Enter now for only £2 and have a chance to win Stags Next season's home shirt ( 2011/ 2012 ).
All you have to do is predict the scores for this coming season games, the highest score wins the shirt.In case of more then one person with same score, winners will get put into a hat.
Points are 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 5 points for predicting the correct score.

How to enter.
Online:- make a donation of £2 via the donation button at the side, then email your prediction sheet to info@12thstag.org .
Click Here to download 12th Stag edit version sheet. ( Click file then save as and then email back once paid via donation button to info@12thstag.org )

Post:- Print the Prediction sheet off and send to 12th Stag, PO Box 6430, Kirkby In Ashfield,Notts, NG17 8RA. Make Cheque or Postal Order payable to 12th Stag.

12th Stag prediction sheets will be available at all friendly games and also available from the club shop.
Click Here to download your 12th Stag prediction sheet. (Use this version for Postal Prediction ,Hand into the club shop or a 12thStag Representative )

Winner will be notified at the end of the coming season.

Closing Date for Entries is 29th August 2010
Come on you stags!

12th Stag Total So Far. England v Germany This Sunday.

2010-06-25T17:50:00.003+01:00

Thanks to everyone that brought Raffle tickets and scratch cards at the last 3 world cup games and also for the donations for 12thstag badges. The new total of £3496 has been achived so far.

We urge everyone to get down to the Sandy Pate bar at Field Mill this Sunday for the live game England v Germany and support the club and England. .

Good Luck England.

England V USA Game 12th Stag raise more funds.

2010-06-13T07:27:00.000+01:00

12th Stag Raised another £245 at last night England v USA World Cup game in the Sandy Pate Bar for the first large screen viewing of the Englands world Cup venture.
With thanks to Sean Revell and James Weaver who helped out with doing a 1st England goal scorer and 90 minute first goal raffle, also thankyou to everyone that purchased a 12th Stag badge.

We shall be doing the same this coming Friday 18th in the Sandy Pate Bar for the England vs Algeria game, Bar opens from 6pm KO 7.30pm.
Hope to see you there.

12th Stag Pre-Season well on its way.

2010-06-04T18:53:00.000+01:00

12th Stag Pre-Season is well on its way with the 12th Stag total now standing at £3025.
This is great news and just proves we are heading on the right track.
With thanks to the SSA for donating the money to buy the official 12th Stag Badges, we are doing extremely well with badges being order from all corners of the UK.
We have also supplied the club shop with badges so anyone wanting one can purchase them there.
We have sold about half the stock so far so keep those donations coming in.
Also just to mention we will be selling the 12th Stag badges at the clubs first Live World Cup game ( England v USA ) on June 12th in the Sandy Pate bar. Doors open at 6pm ( showing live on the new 10ft x 10ft Screen ) so
hope to see you there.

Come on you Stags, Come on you England.

OUT NOW 12th Stag Official Pin Badge

2010-05-25T08:02:00.000+01:00

Today we launch the very first 12thstag Official Pin Badge.
Designed by fans for fans, this great 12th Stag Pin Badge is the very first in 12th Stag Merchadise to come available.
All monies donated via the badges will go stright into the 12th Stag fund.
Get yours now via this website, click the donation button on the right hand side and pay via Paypal, Credit Card or send a cheque to address on right hand side.
Minimum donation is £4 this will include the cost of posting the badge out. ( by all means if you want to donate more then that is welcome )

At the moment we only have a limited number so gets your donations in fast.

Donation on behalf of Life Long Supporter.

2010-05-19T19:57:00.003+01:00

Today the 12th Stag received a cash donation on behalf of a late Mr Frederick Harold Winterton.
Mr Winterton a life long supporter of Mansfield Town FC passed away earlier this month and a donation of £100 was given from family and friends.
The 12th Stag would like to send there condolences to the family and accept this very kind donation with gratitude and the knowledge that it will help our club progress.

Pleasley Stags Donates to the 12th Stag.

2010-05-09T08:27:00.000+01:00

With thanks goes today to the Pleasley Stags group who have agreed to donate £200.

The 12thstag would like to thank Pleasley stags for there donation and looks forward to working with them in the future to help grow the 12thStag Kitty.

Pleasley stags is entering its 2nd year of Supporting the Stags, based in Pleasley it brings the supporters based in Pleasley and Mansfield together to help raise money to help Mansfield Town FC.
You can see what forthcoming events Pleasley are this summer and in the future by clicking onto http://www.pleasleystags.co.uk/

Up the Stags.

Coming Soon The Official 12th Stag Supporters Badge.

2010-04-29T19:07:00.000+01:00

With thanks from the SSA who have agreed to fund the latest fund raiser for the 12th Stag fund.
We will be taking delivery of the very first Official 12th Stag Supporters Badge. These badges will be available from this site and also the SSA on-line store ( we will also have them with us on events and at the games ). Donations from £3 will allow you to get hold of one. Once again all proceeds will go directly into the 12thstag fund.

Last Game of Season Collection

2010-04-25T18:32:00.005+01:00

Well the season has ended and with the 1st month of the 12th Stag going by, what a success it has been for the 12thstag with over £2000 being raised in such a small time.
Saturdays bucket collection raised £311 which is a great effort.

The 12th Stag will continue to raise funds while the season is over with us looking at doing 3 race nights in the close season, raffles at the club during the world cup games and also other ideas we have in the pipeline for raising funds.

The 12thstag has shown it can be a success and we will continue to make it that so we can help the club in the long turn to bring in the quality of players that us stags fans want to see grace the grass at field mill.

May we also thank all the supporters groups and fans that have donated to the fund because without you the 12thstag will be no more.

Please continue to donate via the donate button on this site or cheque via our postal address.

Here's to a successful season in 2010/2011.

Come on you Stags..

Oxford 12th Stag Bucket Collection

2010-04-18T12:51:00.009+01:00

Another good away day for the 12th Stag collection at Oxford on Saturday. With the help of some famous TV Characters and young Bradley Williams ( Ryan Williams son helping out ) the 12th Stag manage to raise £200 to add to the already impressive start to the 12th Stag campaign. With thanks goes to everyone on the Railway Bus and all the fans at yesterdays Oxford game.

COME ON YOU STAGS.

Pleasley Stags Race Night Bucket Collection

2010-04-11T21:35:00.012+01:00

With many thanks to everyone at the Pleasley stags race night for chipping in the 12th stag collection bucket last night. A total of £32 was raised from the bucket collection in just a few hours.

Remember if your running an event and wish to have a 12th stag bucket there to help the kitty then please email us at info@12thstag.org .

Up the Stags.

12th Stag Welcomes SSA Donation

2010-04-02T18:38:00.000+01:00

We have great news today, the SSA ( the official Supporters club of Mansfield Town ) have given there backing to the 12thstag scheme by doubling the amount the 12stag had in there kitty.

This now takes the 12thstag fund over the £1200 mark in just under 2 weeks of it been up and running. The SSA also recently donated to the club funds which helped bring Captain Luke Foster to the stags.

The 12th Stag wishes to thank the SSA and all the other supporters run Associations , clubs and also the fans who have donated so far, with this support we can only see the 12thstag scheme being a massive boost to the manager next season.

Kettering V Mansfield Away Game Collection.

2010-03-28T08:43:00.000+01:00

With thanks to everyone that donated at the away game at Kettering yesterday, a special thanks to the SSA for donating raffle prizes, Sharps Bus for buying and selling all the raffle tickets and scratch cards and also a thankyou to leanne of the OSSC for reselling her raffle prize of MTFC gloves and donating the £10 that she got for them to the 12th stag fund.

We raised £200 yesterday so again a big thankyou to everyone that donated. See you all at the wrexham game with more buckets at the ready.

OSSC donate £150 to the 12th stag.

2010-03-25T08:45:00.000Z

With thanks to the Ollerton Stags Group (OSSC), who have donated £150 to the 12thstag.This was raised from profits from there Annual Music quiz ' Micks Chuffin Music Quiz' at the Ollerton House pub last night.

Everyone from the 12thstag would like to thank OSSC for there support.