Mansfield Town’s clairvoyant announcement is pure lower-league gold

Surely they should have seen this one coming.

Sometimes you need to let a couple of things slide while getting to the crux of a story. You know, like the fact that a football club went to the lengths of hiring a clairvoyant for a function. Sure, it's weird, but we don't want to bury the lede here. So please, gloss over that minor point and pay attention to the fact that Mansfield Town, who booked the clairvoyant in question (Trisha is her name, for those who were wondering), were forced to announce the postponement of her appearance due to...wait for it...'unforeseen circumstances'. Now we know you're going to spend the next 30 seconds or so laughing, so we'll just throw a picture in here so you don't miss out on anything important. Ready for us to continue? Good. Hiring a clairvoyant who can't predict the future suggests a lack of research at best. It's like signing a striker who doesn't score goals, and honestly what sort of football club would do that? Apropos of nothing, here's a quick look at Mansfield striker Darius Henderson's stats from the last 12 months. If you thought that was predictable, console yourself in the fact that you may well be a better clairvoyant than Trisha. Maybe it's time for you to get yourself over to the Kevin Bird Suite, pronto. Read more