Bangkok Post – Stags put Clough back in the limelight after high scoring game

An English football result that caught the eye during the week came in League Two where Mansfield Town defeated Harrogate Town 9-2, an eyebrow-raising score even for fourth-tier football. It is the highest scoring Football League game since 2011.

The result which included a hat-trick from Hiram Boateng, saw the Stags, nicknamed after the deer in nearby Sherwood Forest, gallop into second place. It was all the more surprising in that Harrogate had been unbeaten in six games.

Mansfield are not a particularly well-known team but their manager Nigel Clough, son of Brian, has earned plaudits over the years both as a player and manager.

Clough, who has been at Mansfield since Nov 2020, said he wasn’t that…