Dennis out to score in front of the Stags fans and '˜shut them up'

By The Newsroom
Published 12th Apr 2018, 10:24 BST
Updated 12th Apr 2018, 10:26 BST
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Kristian Dennis is out to silence the Mansfield Town fans with a derby day goal on Saturday, with the memories of his first trip to Field Mill still fresh in his mind.

Going into that game Dennis had scored in each of his previous six League Two outings, but the Chesterfield striker didn’t manage to hit the net in the 2-2 draw with the Stags, instead having to settle for putting Andy Kellett’s headed goal on a plate.

The lead up to that November clash was an education for the 28-year-old, who was unaware of how fierce the rivalry between the clubs was and how the miners’ strike has played a part in it.

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“Now I do (understand the rivalry), I’ve heard about why. We learned about that the week before the previous game.

“They went to work when people around here didn’t.