Mansfield Away Sunday Jan 6th

Liverpool's FA Cup trip to Mansfield Town this weekend has been plunged into doubt.

Sunday's third round tie at the One Call Stadium is under threat from postponement due to a waterlogged pitch which saw the Stags' game with Grimsby Town last Saturday called off.

Mansfield are working tirelessly to ensure that the surface is playable for the visit of Brendan Rodgers's side but manager Paul Cox fears that the Conference National side may be forced to abandon the original game with should conditions worsen in the build-up to it.

He said: "The pitch took a lot of stick against Alfreton on Boxing Day and it is hard for it to recover with all the rain.

"In fact the assessor in the stand said to me he was surprised that game actually finished as the ball wasn't moving in some places on the pitch and players just couldn't run with it.

"Then we had Grimsby called off. That game was in doubt on the Friday but overnight there were strong winds and no more rain, so I was quite optimistic about the pitch inspection.

"But the water just wasn't draining away and if you threw a ball up it just wouldn't bounce. The forecast for later was torrential rain so there was little option. And here we are again. All we can do is hope for Sunday.

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Mansfield Town will pay a poignant tribute to the Liverpool fans who lost their lives at Hillsborough when the Reds travel to Field Mill for Sunday's FA Cup third round tie.

http://360.io/YbPDkS the pitch

Rumoured line-up

Jones wisdom carragher coates robinson allen shelvey lucas suso sturridge downing

“@LFC: Confirmed #LFC subs v #Mansfield: Gulacsi, Suarez, Henderson, Sterling, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan.”

Should hit these for a few.
Not confident though

Well done Sturridge 1 nil

Sturridge, get in good finish

Suarez two nil, was handball. He even kicked the ball with frustration but it still stood

Never going to hear the end of this now

He has form don't ya know

Roll on the newspapers tomorrow

They should be looking to the officials

Shite

We need another to shut them up about Luis DELIBERATE handball, otherwise we will have cheated to get into next round

John Champion is a prized feckin ****$$

Missed all of our game had visitors here
Sturridge goal any good? Why is FB in meltdown over Suarez?

Suarez handball and went in. You'll have to watch it to form an opinion.
Mancsfield manager, Keegan and Barnsey said it was not intentional but ESPN keep at them.

Ha, ESPN still trying to pick a bone.
Sturridge was side foot past keeper on weaker foot after great through ball by shelvey.
He should of had a hatrick

Everyone was waiting for it to be disallowed, it wasn't, blame the officials

And of course Luis kissing his wrist was an insult to the Mansfield fans and journos everywhere

Sturridge took his well, good pass from Shelvey. Suarez........ meh dont think it was intentional tbh

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From what Rodgers says the officials told him they saw the ball hit Saurez's hand, suggesting they saw it as accidental and thus play on.

Oldham away then in the next round

Yep, roll on more controversy

Strachan regarding Suarez incident "if you parked on double yellows & didn't get a ticket, would you ring the council for the £85 fine"

misslfc wrote:Strachan regarding Suarez incident "if you parked on double yellows & didn't get a ticket, would you ring the council for the £85 fine"

Gordan Strachan?...god haven't heard him in a while

James Lawton: The hand of God? No, this was a diabolical act from Luis Suarez that cast a shadow over the FA Cup

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-the-hand-of-god-no-this-was-a-diabolical-act-from-luis-suarez-that-cast-a-shadow-over-the-fa-cup-8440282.html

Dramatic much