By John Lomas

MANSFIELD boss Graham Coughlan has defended his struggling players after an eighth game without a win as visitors Bradford cruised to victory.
The Stags were visibly rocked when keeper Marek Stech dropped a Connor Wood corner into his own net after only eight minutes and were 3-0 down by the time debutant George Lapslie was sent off for a second yellow card 11 minutes from time.
It summed up an incredibly difficult time for the hosts, although Coughlan is refusing to wave the white flag.
On the Stech error, Coughlan said: “Bradford capitalised on an error. It deflated...