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Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 08:00
Despite securing five wins and a draw on home soil to make a solid start to life in the Blue Square Premier, the Stags have not won on their travels.
But they are hoping to secure that first away victory at struggling Altrincham tonight.
And O'Hare says it is imperative Mansfield get the win and kick on.
He said: "There is no point going and hoping to get a draw in away games.
"We need to go out and get the win in away matches because we do not want to be lagging too many points behind the leaders.
"We want to be up there as quickly as possible.
"We said in the dressing room after the game against Cambridge that because we did not win at home we need to pick up points away.
"Although we did not get beaten we look at it as two points dropped and we need to go tonight and get the win tonight."
The former Chesterfield defender said Mansfield should have nothing to fear as they look to bounce back into the Football League.
And he said it is imperative they do that by playing a passing brand of football, both at home and on their travels.
The 26-year-old said: "The manager can go away from home and go 4-5-1 and be defensive and hope to hit them on the break.
"But we do not see why we should because we should not fear anybody in this league, home or away.
"We cannot get bogged down into playing the way so-called lower league teams play.
"We cannot play long balls and we got into that with Barrow a little bit, the same at Crawley until we went behind and then we suddenly got the ball down and played.
"But from the outset we have to get the ball down and play."
Alan O'Hare and Billy McEwan
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