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The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
EFL star's first interview with new club interrupted by enormous fart sound as stunned fans ask ‘did it smell?'
LIAM ROBERTS saw his first interview at his new EFL club interrupted by a strange noise. The 30-year-old goalkeeper completed a transfer to League One outfit Mansfield Town on a two-year-deal earlier this month after his Millwall contract expired. 3 However, Roberts' first interview with the club since his arrival left fans smelling something was off. The Walsall academy graduate was recalling his career so far and speaking about how he was excited to get into training with his new team-mates. But in the middle of his speech a bizarre rumbling noise was heard. Fans watching the video were taken aback by it and were convinced the noise was a fart due to the resemblance. One said on social media: "Has he s*** himself?" A second said: "Did it smell?" A third added: "Did he just s*** himself?" Another said: "Absolute stinker of an interview." A fifth said: "Can smell it from here." Regardless, the noise did not faze Roberts as he carried on seamlessly with the interview. The true origin of the noise is not clear. Looking ahead to next season, Roberts backed the team to have a "right go," revealing he had also spoke to manager Nigel Clough before going away for a holiday. He said: "I think we're going to have a right go you know. I spoke to the gaffer before I went away and towards Christmas time we were obviously in the play-offs and really pushing for it. "Unfortunately, we had a few injuries - obviously height of the season then - so yeah, but I think we'll have a right go again and go for that promotion. "At the start of the season you might as well set you're targets as high as possibly can and ultimately can we get there? I believe in this team we'll have a right go at doing it." He added: "Yeah why wouldn't you be [excited about the move], it's a great club." Roberts played just six times for Millwall last season, including two games in the Championship and four cup games. One of his FA Cup games saw him sent off for a horror flying tackle on Crystal Palace 's Jean-Philippe Mateta that left the forward needing 25 stitches in his ear after being taken to hospital. He was handed a six-game ban for the "reckless" challenge. Roberts revealed he personally apologised to Mateta following the incident, before later revealing his family had been subjected to shocking death threats. He also previously played for Middlesbrough, Northampton, Barnsley and Chester. 3
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Millwall sign Crocombe from Burton on free transfer
Millwall have signed New Zealand international goalkeeper Max Crocombe on a free transfer from Burton 31-year-old made 92 appearances in two seasons with the becomes Millwall's first signing of the summer transfer window, with backup keeper Liam Roberts set to leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expires."The club speaks for itself really, the size of it," Crocombe said in a post on Millwall's X page, external."The journey to get here has been unbelievable. I've been given an unbelievable opportunity to represent Millwall Football Club, so really I can't wait to get going. "Obviously the fanbase, how passionate they are, that was a huge pull. I can't wait to get out there and test myself." Crocombe began his career at Oxford United before moving to Carlisle United in at Salford City, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory followed before he joined Grimsby Town in made 89 appearances for the Mariners before moving to Burton in made his debut for the All Whites in 2018 and has been part of the squad that has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. He has 17 international have not stated the length of the contract.
BBC News
19-06-2025
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- BBC News
Veteran goalkeeper Flinders leaves Stags
Veteran goalkeeper Scott Flinders has left Mansfield Town after failing to reach a new agreement with the League One 39-year-old was among five players that were discussing their futures with the Stags at the end of the has juggled his duties as back-up goalkeeper at the One Call Stadium with a job on Nigel Clough's coaching who counts Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnsley, Hartlepool and Cheltenham among the 12 clubs he has featured for during his career, made just 22 appearance for the Stags across all competitions in his three years Pym, who was first choice ahead of Flinders throughout that time, was released at the end of the season and replaced by Liam departure was confirmed by the club on social media, external with a message from the player saying he had "some great times" with a club he helped to promotion from League Two in 2024.
BBC News
12-06-2025
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- BBC News
Mansfield bring in free-agent defender Knoyle
Mansfield Town have signed former Stockport County defender Kyle Knoyle on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old was a free agent after leaving Stockport, having helped them reach the League One was a mainstay of the County side that won the League Two title last year and played 81 times in two-and-a-half years after joining from Doncaster Rovers for an undisclosed fee in January former West Ham youngster has also had significant spells at Swindon Town and Cambridge is the fourth new player to move to the Stags this summer and the second this week after Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts joined the club."Kyle's a player who we've played against a lot in the last few seasons," Mansfield manager Nigel Clough told the club website, external. "He gives us a lot of versatility on the right side, whether it be at centre-back, right-back or wing-back, so he'll provide good competition in those areas."He knows this league inside out and has played a big part in Stockport's success."
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Mansfield sign keeper Roberts after Millwall exit
Goalkeeper Liam Roberts has joined League One side Mansfield Town after being released by the 30-year-old's solitary campaign at The Den, Roberts was banned for six games after he was sent off eight minutes into his side's FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Crystal Palace for kicking Eagles forward Jean-Philippe Mateta in the head as he rushed out of was sixth and last time the goalkeeper featured for the who apologised to Mateta for the incident that hospitalised the Frenchman and left him needing several stitches, became the target of online abuse, which Millwall condemned as "abhorrent and disgusting". The former Middlesbrough, Northampton Town and Walsall goalkeeper, who last featured in League One for Barnsley on loan in the 2023-24 season, moves to Mansfield to replace first-choice Christy Pym, who was released by the Stags at the end of the Town manager Nigel Clough says he feels Roberts "fits the bill perfectly" as their new number one."He's played against us over the years and we've been very impressed by him," Clough told the club website., external"He has Championship experience as well as a lot of experience in League One."
