Mansfield Town announced the capture of a ‘proven goalscorer’ yesterday as they flew former Bury striker Nicky Maynard out to Portugal to pen a deal with the club.
Posing with chief executive Carolyn Radford, Maynard put pen to paper on a deal with the Stags which sees them complete a forward line of Andy Cook and Maynard. Between the two they hit over 30 goals last season in League One and League Two.
Manager John Dempster is delighted with the signing, saying; “We are delighted to welcome Nicky to the football club. He comes with great experience and is of a real pedigree.
“Once the CEO [Carolyn Radford] finalised this deal with his representatives, I was impressed with the football questions Nicky asked about our new campaign.”
Maynard started out at Crewe Alexandra, scoring 35 goals in 67 matches before being transferred to Bristol City for £2.25m.
He scored 46 goals in 131 appearances for the Robins, which attracted the attention of West Ham United in January 2012. He struggled for form with the Hammers, making just 17 before being signed by Cardiff City for £2.5m.
Most recently he’s been with Wigan Athletic, MK Dons and Aberdeen before joining Bury last summer. Fans of some of his former clubs are amongst those offering opinions on the move on Twitter this morning.
Proven goalscorer 😂😂
— BaNnO (@Banno1289) July 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/derektruswell49/status/1145977040123940865
Ballocks at Aberdeen and yous are all very excited I might be wrong but there’s not much to be excited about
— cronkay (@cronkay1) July 2, 2019
Had a decent tally last season, but I think proven goalscorer is a bit wide of the mark.
— J J Hannibal (@jonjevons) July 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/DanPercival1723/status/1145977589280006144
Good signing but l fear for him… As he actually been to Mansfield yet? Awks… 🤔😃
— Kevin Bateman (@KevinBateman) July 2, 2019
If he gets anywhere near what Tyler Walker got then he’ll be ok signing. But what I seen of Mansfield it was defence that cost them promotion #nffc
— peter clarke (@hairyfairy79) July 2, 2019
