Stallard is the Stags' top-scorer with nine goals

Mansfield Town striker Mark Stallard has spoken to manager David Holdsworth about his future and says he has no plans to hang up his boots just yet.

Stallard, 34, had a spell as joint caretaker boss this term but insists he still has plenty to offer as a player either at Field Mill or elsewhere.

"I've spoken to the manager at length and it's more a family-based decision," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.

"I can't see any reason why I can't continue playing."

Stallard, the club's top-scorer with nine goals this season, shared the caretaker manager duties with Adie Moses and the four-game spell, which yielded six points, has whet his appetite for coaching.

He said: "That's something that I'll certainly be interested in but I believe there's life in the old dog as a player - maybe not much but I'll keep going!

"I'm still top-scorer at this club so that's a little fillip for me. If I can get to the end of the season and have that mantle then that's decent for me."

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