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Boulding the hero for Town

20 Apr 2008 - 15:29:29

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Mansfield Town manager Paul Holland hailed the efforts of hat-trick hero Michael Boulding after the Stags boosted their survival hopes with a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury Town.

Boulding had missed training all week due to a knee injury, but came to Town's rescue with a superb treble which moved them to within one point of Dagenham & Redbridge.

Holland told The Chad: "The pleasing thing was we had a kick in the teeth inside the first couple of minutes, but we responded well, even though I believe we can play better.

"Micky has not trained all week, but came up to me and said that he wanted to play. That just shows the spirit and attitude of the players here.

"He was superb. He was not 100 per cent fit and hasn't trained for two weeks, but he ran himself into the ground.

"If we had lost this game I am sure some people would have crucified me if they knew I had given the lads three days off this week. I thought they looked mentally and physically tired."