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| September 16, 2016, 12:08pm |
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I'm compiling a list with the aim of bringing some info and possibly a book on towns greatest so any suggestions would be welcome
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| monkeyboy |
| September 16, 2016, 12:12pm |
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John Mcdermott. no one comes close in the modern era. played in various levels all for the 1 club. Loyal Legend! True servent. Great Footballer.
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| somersetmariner |
| September 16, 2016, 12:14pm |
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| September 16, 2016, 12:47pm |
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I'm compiling a list with the aim of bringing some info and possibly a book on towns greatest so any suggestions would be welcome
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| jimgtfc |
| September 16, 2016, 12:48pm |
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| "Falls to Arnold... Arnold! That's it! Thats it! He's sealed it! Grimsby Town are back in the football league!!! Just a minute to go and Nathan Arnold makes it 3-1! Look at the scenes behind the goal! Look at the relief! The agony is finally over!!!"
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| September 16, 2016, 1:09pm |
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| gary_elton |
| September 16, 2016, 1:09pm |
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| All my pictures , Seem to fade to black and white.... (Reg Dwight) |
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| September 16, 2016, 1:10pm |
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| When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?” |
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| September 16, 2016, 1:19pm |
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The Goal Machine that was Gary Jones
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| September 16, 2016, 1:29pm |
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Mariner 09 I liked Gary Jones and I thought he was a really good asset with his hold up play and link up play but I would never really describe him as a goal machine
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| Fcukthescunts |
| September 16, 2016, 1:30pm |
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| September 16, 2016, 1:32pm |
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| September 16, 2016, 1:33pm |
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| The wife was going away for a girly weekend. I jokingly remarked 'I don't know whether to spend it watching porn or watching football' 'you may as well spend it watching porn' she replied That's understanding darling what makes you say that? I asked She said 'Well you already know how to play football'  |
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| Fcukthescunts |
| September 16, 2016, 1:36pm |
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Far too early to be sniffing whatever it is you have been sniffing !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| grimsby pete |
| September 16, 2016, 1:44pm |
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| Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
68 Years following the Town
Life member of Trust
First game April 1955
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| September 16, 2016, 1:56pm |
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Matt Tees
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| totalidiot |
| September 16, 2016, 2:00pm |
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in my life time i'd go for ; Joe waters, Tony ford, Nigel batch, Kev moore, Kevin drinkell, Super Clive mendonca & Paul groves.
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| TheRealJohnLewis |
| September 16, 2016, 2:09pm |
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| September 16, 2016, 2:17pm |
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Matt Tees
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Joe Waters
Kev Moore
Bobby Cumming
Nigel Batch
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Tony Ford
Trevor Whymark
John McDermott
Paul Groves
Clive Mendonca
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| September 16, 2016, 2:27pm |
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Johnny Scott
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Jimmy Fell
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| September 16, 2016, 2:30pm |
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...and Charlie Wright
Plus all those players who took us to 2 FA Cup semi-finals and 5th place in top league in the 1930's (a bit before my time!)
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| barralad |
| September 16, 2016, 2:57pm |
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Cannot believe we are on page 3 and no-one has mentioned the goal machine that was Ernest (Pat) Glover. Scored goals for fun in Division 1 and scored goals for his country...Wales. My old man told me many years ago that Glover walked from South Wales to Grimsby for a trial and the management couldn't believe how good he was. At the time Town had Joe Robson at centre forward who was no slouch in the goalscoring stakes so Pat played for the Midland League side scoring I believe over 70 goals in one season. There was no protection for strikers in those days and injuries took their toll.. Glover last played just before WW2.
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| Sir Matt Tease |
| September 16, 2016, 7:25pm |
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Me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sir Matt, the greatest player to grace Blundell Park.
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| sydney |
| September 16, 2016, 7:33pm |
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Lots of great players
Mike Brolley
Kevin Donavan
Paul Groves
But there is one one
John McDermott
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| golfer |
| September 16, 2016, 8:50pm |
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Gary Croft
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Sir Matt Tees
Clive Mendonca
John McDermott
Paul Groves
Some good names in there--- if you add Duncan Welbourne,Cliff Portwood, Mike Cullen and Brian Keeble I'll know your as old as me-- what about Clarrie Williams or Tweedy ? |
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| WesternMariner |
| September 16, 2016, 8:55pm |
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Garry Birtles - for me a huge part of the success in the 89 - 91 seasons real quality but also a massive influence on other players at the time.
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| TheRonRaffertyFanClub |
| September 16, 2016, 11:14pm |
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Fascinating stuff. I would add the pre-war names of the home grown players Betmead and Buck, another home grown player who for many years held the appearance record, Keith Jobling.
The great full back Don Donovan and his lad.
Kevin Moore and Chris Nicholl
Trevor Wymark and Kevin Drinkell
Stuart Brace and Dave Boylen
Batchy and Charlie Wright
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| KingstonMariner |
| September 17, 2016, 12:33am |
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in my life time i'd go for ; Joe waters, Tony ford, Nigel batch, Kev moore, Kevin drinkell, Super Clive mendonca & Paul groves.
Aye. Me too. Probably a few more too. But these are definitely in there. Plus THE Macca. Paul Groves = superb. Much underrated. Even though he is seen as a legend by some. |
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| toontown |
| September 17, 2016, 8:38am |
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Pat Glover
Jackie Bestall
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Bobby Cumming
Shaun Cunnington
John Cockerill
Big Keith
Paul Groves
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| Garth |
| September 17, 2016, 9:40am |
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This should have been titled Favourite players, how can you compare Batch with Reddy regarding greatness
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| 28195 |
| September 17, 2016, 9:55am |
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Kevin Donavon on the right in our promotion season, always remember him beating defenders and banging one in. The most talented footballer has to be Serge Makafo, he dribbled the ball like Messi but the problem was he didn't know which goal he was attacking.
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| Garth |
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Quoted from 28195
Kevin Donavon on the right in our promotion season, always remember him beating defenders and banging one in. The most talented footballer has to be Serge Makafo, he dribbled the ball like Messi but the problem was he didn't know which goal he was attacking.
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| TheRonRaffertyFanClub |
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This should have been titled Favourite players, how can you compare Batch with Reddy regarding greatness
Can't see why anyone should be infantile enough to disagree with your common sense. Greatness is a subjective word, it's a matter of opinion. Perhaps the best way round it might be to compile and compare a list of "greats" for each position. So you could have something like:- goalkeepersTweedy Moulson Williams Wright Batch Coyne Crichton etc. defendersBetmead Buck Chilton Jobling Cockerill (Ron) Rathbone Moore Crombie Keeble Futcher etc midfieldBestall Conner Cullen Foster Ross Waters Cunnington Cockerill (John) Groves etc wingersMaddison Fell Hill Scott Pennington Brace Donovan etc forwardsGlover Robson Briggs Crosby Hunt Rafferty Tees Green Mendonca Birtles Wymark Drinkell etc |
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| September 17, 2016, 10:57am |
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This should have been titled Favourite players, how can you compare Batch with Reddy regarding greatness
Not everyone here saw every player play. Sure there are legends everyone knows about from decades ago and there is plenty of material to read and understand why they were great but many players a lot including myself know nothing about and even for our older fans it's like "my old man told me about him". "greatest players" is a generational thing. People are more attached to the players they grew up on and cheered for and the great players they saw. They have less attachment to names in a book that played for us in the 60's and 70's before they were even born. |
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Craig Disley - delivered us back into the football league.
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| monkeyboy |
| September 17, 2016, 11:53am |
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Someone puy John Oster? he barely a town player really and chose Gateshead over us. room 101 for him!
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| monkeyboy |
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Someone puy John Oster? he barely a town player really and chose Gateshead over us. room 101 for him!
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Not everyone here saw every player play. Sure there are legends everyone knows about from decades ago and there is plenty of material to read and understand why they were great but many players a lot including myself know nothing about and even for our older fans it's like "my old man told me about him". "greatest players" is a generational thing. People are more attached to the players they grew up on and cheered for and the great players they saw. They have less attachment to names in a book that played for us in the 60's and 70's before they were even born.
But - that only reinforces the point that greatness is subjective. It is also relative so we need to think a bit. If there were players appearing for Town week in week out at the equivalent of the PL level in the 1930s and playing in FA Cup semis, then they are obviously much better players than someone who scored at Wembley in a Conference play off final. That is not to criticise or do down the 2016 promotion winners or the fans who have only known recent bad times. It's a simple fact of life, we have to take more evidence than only our own eyes or like Garth said, it is just "favourite" players, not "greatest" players. |
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I think special mention should be made about Alec " Ginger " Hall who was a mainstay of the team in the 1930's when we were in the old first division. Not only was he a great, much feared half-back, he was also a part-timer and worked as a joiner throughout the week. It has been mentioned that some Saturdays he worked in the morning ( on the docks ) and then cycled on his carrier bike to Blundell Park to play in the afternoon.
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