MANAGER Paul Cox said Mansfield Town must stand tall and rise above any negativity that comes their way at the One Call Stadium this Saturday.
Mansfield take on second-placed Forest Green after a goalless draw in midweek to Lincoln, when the players were booed and Cox subjected to criticism from a vocal home crowd.
The Stags have only lost once in seven home matches, but their record away has been their downfall to leave them 13th in the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Cox believes there are politics against him from outside the club, with people trying to create negativity. But he says they will all rise above it and plan to show that against Forest Green.
He said: "It is a politics thing. There are certain things going off that everyone is aware of and you just have to get on with it.
"If people want to pay money to boo, that's up to them.
"For me the whole club is not as one but that is not going to change my mind-set. I have been here 18 months and have lost just 12 league games.
"I am rising above it, we all are, and we will stay tight as a unit and try to win football matches.
"This is a small minority trying to get the majority to jump on board."
Meanwhile, Stags face the trek to Workington in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday, October 20, after they won their replay with Barwell 2-0.
