Phil Gulliver was captain for Hereford United in the absence of Tamika Mkandawire this afternoon and spoke to BBC Hereford and Worcester after the game.
He started by apologising to the fans.
"For some reason today we were not good enough. We can't blame anything on the conditions only ourselves.
"We just couldn't string two passes together."
Gulliver thought that, with the wind behind them going downhill, his side would have got at Mansfield more in the second half.
"We had a few chances but after we tried going forward they broke on us a few times."
Sheldon strikes for goal - picture by Andy Compton of the Hereford Journal
Gulliver praised Sheldon's goal but "after that we shot ourselves in the foot again by conceeding yet another stupid goal which was a carbon copy of their second one."
A delighted Billy Dearden, the Mansfield manager, told the press core that he was very proud of his players today.
"Hereford is a very difficult place to come and other teams have come unstuck here.
"Both teams tried to play good football in difficult conditions.
"We were under the cosh or a while at 1-0 up and then we couldn't get out our half for 20 minutes after the break.
"But I thought Jason White was terrific in goal. His decision making was good and he made two tremendous saves. So I was a bit disappointed we let one in as I thought we could have done better defensively.
"It has been a difficult time with what's been going on off the field and the protests don't help us."
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Next Game: Away At Bishop Stortford In The FA Cup On Saturday 28 September at 3.00pm