Just Back

On way home anyway.

What a win

Bignot set up to take the game to them, and the risk paid off, Would Hurst have done that? I don't think so.

Well Plymouth despite the score line looked a decent team, I've certainly seem worse, just that we were better.

Everybody had a good game, real team performance, Summerfield was excellent so fair play to him, my MOM was Gowling

I'll go into more depth tomorrow

Good feeling coming home!

Plymouths just back

A grim day at the office.

A poor performance and result was always likely to happen at some point, it's how we react in the next game that matters.

There is no disgrace in losing to a very good Grimsby team, the first two goals came from two looping high balls into the penalty area that we didn't deal with and the third came after McCormick hesitated and allowed the Grimsby striker through on goal.

Adams tried to repeatedly change formations and tactics during the game but nothing worked and when he switched to 4-4-2 and replaced Tanner the game was gone, up until that point Tanner was our best player so once he was surprisingly subbed any attacking momentum went out the window, our attacks were about as rare as a Plymouth road with no roadworks on it!

Garita manfully tried to play the lone striker role but he's clearly not fit enough and not the battering ram we all wanted, to compound our misery Purrington finished the game with an injury, he's probably the only player after Carey we can do without.

Spencer suffered a broken ankle in training late in the week so all the match preparation undertaken during the week was disrupted.

Carey moved back into his central role and Tanner moved to the right side and it was he who had our best chances.
We had the best of the first 20 minutes and should have been 2-0 up but Tanner hit the side netting from a tight angle and then had a goal bound shot blocked.

With Slew struggling to get into the game and Carey not at his best Grimsby took control of the second half of the first half.
Unlike most visiting teams to Home Park Grimsby were willing to attack us, it did help us to counter attack but it also meant we had to defend well and we didn't.

On the stroke of half time Berrett put in a looping cross to the far post and there was Collins almost on the goal line jumping above two Argyle defenders to head in via the post.

We didn't really come out of the traps for the second half although Carey was starting to get more involved.
It was Carey who had our first shot on target with a long range free kick that was easily saved.
By now Adams had had enough of Slew and replaced him with Jervis, he played on the right, Tanner moved into the centre and Carey, as he did at Crewe, moved to the left.

Tanner was able to find space and looked our best player.

Just as Goodwillie was about to be brought on Grimsby extended their lead with a second goal, it was another high cross that we didn't deal with and Bogle headed in. 2-0.

Goodwillie then came on for Tanner and the team switched to 4-4-2. I can understand Adams changing his tactics but another player instead of Tanner should have been sacrificed.

Nothing much changed, we tried hard but the spark and energy just wasn't there.

The anonymous Garita was given the hook and on came Rooney. At the start of the day who would have predicted we would finish this game with a strike force of Goodwillie and Rooney?

Late in the game Grimsby scored a third when Songo'o played them onside, McCormick hesitated on a through ball and Bogle went around him and scored his second goal.
Half empty Home Park became empty.

We should just put this behind us and move on. Obviously there will be talk of the team imploding as the class of 2015-2016 did but this bunch of players have more bottle.

We have three big strikers but none of them are fully fit, we have to hope that Garita can soldier through until either the transfer window or hope that Brunt returns early. Spencer is three months away from fitness.
Carey was clearly frustrated during the match and often asked Garita to give more.

Donaldson did ok alongside Fox, Songo'o will make a mistake or two during a game and Bradley is not at his bullish best.

Hopefully Purrington is ok and will be able to play against Barnet.
Let's hope Tanner also plays against Barnet, he deserves to after his performance today.

Man of the match - Tanner.

McCormick 4, Miller 6, Songo'o 5, Bradley 6, Purrington 7, Fox 6, Donaldson 6, Carey 6, Tanner 8, Slew 4, Garita 5. Subs - Jervis 6, Goodwillie 5, Rooney 5.

Well played Grimsby, backed by great and noisy support.

How many Town fans there do we know?

Quoted from chaos33

How many Town fans there do we know?

335

335 i think 10000 odd in total

Feeling a bit under the weather the last two days,

That has cheered me up no end  

Well done Marcus and all the players,

Just back to hotel ,  fantastic performance by all, brilliant support and even enjoyed Dave Banana (apparently  their fans sing before the game instead of during it) looking forward to a night out in Plymouth despite it pissing down at the moment

First point - "Adams tried to repeatedly change formations and tactics during the game but nothing worked and when he switched to 4-4-2... "

How many times in the past have we been doing well until a simple switch in the oppositions formation has undone us? Not today, I hope this continues.

Also, Goodwillie is a quite fantastic name

Quoted from RoboCod

First point - "Adams tried to repeatedly change formations and tactics during the game but nothing worked and when he switched to 4-4-2... "

How many times in the past have we been doing well until a simple switch in the oppositions formation has undone us? Not today, I hope this continues.

Also, Goodwillie is a quite fantastic name

Goodwillie v Bignob  

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they outplayed us on the day.a very good,fit footballing side.the best team i have seen visit us this season.

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