Why have Mansfield raided Forest for summer recruits?
Clough, who played under his father and legendary Forest boss Brian during his time at the City Ground in the 1980s and 1990s, also said Mansfield have developed a "good relationship" with Forest first-team coach Andy Reid and their player pathway and loans manager Owen Coyle Jr."I think it's ideal for them to send them out if they are going to get some experience and chance to play, which they will," Clough said.Already the Stags trio have helped each another "settle in quicker" ahead of the season, which starts on Saturday at Burton Albion.They are also the youngest additions made at Mansfield this summer in what has been an off-season of significant change, with veteran servants Stephen Quinn and Aden Flint among those released after the Stags clinched League One survival last term."We recognised that to get out of League Two a couple of seasons ago we needed the experience and to keep us up last season we needed the experience as well, and now we are trying to move on a little bit," Clough said."It's good that we have been able to attract players in their mid-20s, you are getting players more in their prime rather than towards the end of their careers, which is good and it's always good when youngsters come to get some experience as well."
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