Tonights Game

Just wondering if the iFollow coverage of tonight's game will be available for UK viewers.  I know that the League and Cup matches are only available to overseas viewers but unsure about friendlies!

I very much doubt that Sky/ITN will be covering tonight's game live.

On the GTFC website, under Pre Season Fixtures, it says there is live coverage of the game on iFollow.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I very much doubt that Sky/ITN will be covering tonight's game live.

Is Terry running a coach?

Quoted from Garth

Is Terry running a coach?

I'd back the coach

Quoted from Garth

Is Terry running a coach?

Terry who?

Anyone periscoping it?

Quoted from 123614

On the GTFC website, under Pre Season Fixtures, it says there is live coverage of the game on iFollow.

There may be some sort of commentary, but overseas subscribers get the games filmed live.

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Anyone periscoping it?

Think you'll need a periscope or at least an umbrella. Pissing it down.

GET Live Blog........        http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/cleethorpes-town-v-grimsby-town-165128

YEAH! 1 - 0 Town

2 0 to Clee town.. Is that Marc Cooper? I was in his college course about 1o years ago, decent player back then

Two down just pulled one back

Aww dear 😂 Wait for it.... sladey out  😂

Check out the starting line up

has anyone managed to get the live feed yet?

Is that the Andy Taylor who scored, who used to play for town?

Who started?

according to the telegraph McKeown, Wright, Collins, Keeble, Davies, Berrett, Clements, Summerfield, Bolarinwa, Vernon, Kelly

2nd half line up Mills, Boyce, Clarke, Venney; Dembele, Rose, McAllister, Osborne; Cardwell, Yussuf

Live blog on telegraph site

New lad just scored

Was one of these poor back passes in the first half from Summerfield?

Surprised the fuzz didn't bring the kick-off forward to 1pm and insist on a dry 3F.

Jamey Osbourne chips keeper from half way line

Quoted from GtfcGarner

Jamey Osbourne chips keeper from half way line

4 - 2   up from 2 down....... that's more like it.

Yussef always scores for the ressies!

Yussuf scored 4th

How did the new lad get on? And who were the standout performers?

Second half  town much better Osbourne, dembele and yussef impressed me

Yussuf scored for town against Carlisle and I'll never forget that game!😁

Just got in car. First half nobody in particular stood out at all except young Max Wright from left back and we looked quite poor. Vernons hold up play was very very bad against lesser opposition. Second half we came out and Nathan Clarke was non stop talking commanding from the back giving everyone orders. Mitch Rose looked like he had bags of energy to burn and very very strong on the ball, McAllister was so delicate in the way he distributed it. Osbourne probably MOTM for his goal and chances created alongside Dembele - he should have had 2 after leaving the fullback dizzy and basically parting the defence with ease he will give so many defenders problems this season! And the new lad up front looked OK, needs to lose abit of timber and get fully fit but took his goal well. Adi Yussuf looked like a different player but identified Clees weakness of the young centre half with long hair who he kept pinning and didn't know how to deal with him. A lot to take from the first friendly but some very very encouraging signs UTM

Quoted from GtfcGarner

Just got in car. First half nobody in particular stood out at all except young Max Wright from left back and we looked quite poor. Vernons hold up play was very very bad against lesser opposition. Second half we came out and Nathan Clarke was non stop talking commanding from the back giving everyone orders. Mitch Rose looked like he had bags of energy to burn and very very strong on the ball, McAllister was so delicate in the way he distributed it. Osbourne probably MOTM for his goal and chances created alongside Dembele - he should have had 2 after leaving the fullback dizzy and basically parting the defence with ease he will give so many defenders problems this season! And the new lad up front looked OK, needs to lose abit of timber and get fully fit but took his goal well. Adi Yussuf looked like a different player but identified Clees weakness of the young centre half with long hair who he kept pinning and didn't know how to deal with him. A lot to take from the first friendly but some very very encouraging signs UTM

Thanks for the report

impressed with the team in the 2nd half a lot of pace and athleticism in it.  Clarke won every header and looked a threat at set pieces, rose did plenty of running picking up scraps and second balls, Osborne was just Class what a goal by any standard , Kelly didn't see to much of, adi yussuf looked like a new player physically bigger played very well! And dembele looked some player very excited about him this year very small player but incredibly fast and skillfull, Got stuck in and won a few headers as well unlucky not to score twice, and had a hand in a goal, Not getting carried away by any thing i know it's only clee town and the first pre season friendly but very enjoyable second half.

Sound promising reports. Lets hope RS can find the remaining missing links to make us a force.

Trialist keeper did not have much to do saves wise, but it was him who was doing the constant talking and organising. Looked very confident in the way Henderson was. Osbourne was class, Dembele is lightening quick with an end result but very small. Trialist striker worth a few more games, looks like Giroud. Best I have seen of Yussuf. The experience of Clark showed and Rose was pretty solid. They all looked pretty fit, Scott Vernon has slimmed off. Second half team looked better than the first half team. Osbourne's goal from the halfway line was brilliant at any level.

Heard Venney had a good solid game at left back and linked well with Osborne, could be a good back up for LB and CM?

Is akheem Rose going to get a look in during pre-season, I wonder.  Seems about the only pro on the books not to feature tonight?

Considering we had Keeble and Wright in the back 4 and Bendy out of position in the first half and that we conceded 2 goals doesn't worry me. Need a left back sharpish though.

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Surprised the fuzz didn't bring the kick-off forward to 1pm and insist on a dry 3F.

Post of the week. If not month. (so far )

How did Tombola do?

First half Town looked like what they were, a disjointed side starting pre-season.

The back four was very shaky, Collins well off the pace and made a couple of errors (one of which led to a goal).  Positive was Max Wright at left-back who looked very assured and constantly looking for the overlap.  He put in excellent delivery and excellent delivery.  Whilst not his natural position he wasn't too shabby in defence either and held his own.  

Midfield wise it was all over the place.  I think the intention was a 4-3-3/4-5-1 with Bolarinwa and Kelly either side of Vernon.  Kelly just wanted to drift in all the time which resulted in Berrett trying to fill in on the left.  Kelly looked tricky on the ball and comfortable dropping the shoulder to go past people.  I suppose in the way he does that and wanted to play a free role, he was a bit like Scott Neilson.  

It is only pre-season but Summerfield isn't up to it.  I don't want to get on his back for the sake of it but he slows things down needlessly and doesn't offer anything either going forward or protecting the back four.  At best you could argue he's a player who keeps things ticking over but we've got Clements to do that role far better than he does.  

Bolarinwa was Bolarinwa.  Burst of pace and then no control.  Halfway through the half he got whacked and it burst him into life.  Once he woke up he had his full back on toast for ten-fifteen minutes.  Up top Vernon was isolated, a few occasions he brought the ball down well only for no Town player to be within 20 yards of him.  That said he missed a couple of absolute sitters.

Second half was a different story.  We looked more energetic and more balanced.  We also looked very athletic.  At the back Clarke looked a born captain.  From the first minute of the half his voice was booming telling everyone where to be, what to do, when to step up.  If he's not captain by the time of the Chesterfield game I'll be amazed.  Him and Boyce were very commanding in the air, which was all they had to do really.  Danny North up front for Clee hardly had a sniff.  Josh Venney covered at left-back and, like Wright, did fairly well.  He didn't get beat and was tidy on the ball.  With both not having a contract and both getting a half each in that position, I wonder if it's a straight shoot out for them to get a deal and provide cover in that position.  As much as I like Venney, I can only see Wright winning that one.  Wright's the stronger and faster but also can play further forward in a position where we don't have loads of options.  Venney on the other hand does have the disadvantage of his size.  Teams will target him and any striker worth his salt would peel off onto him for the aerial balls.  

Midfield wise Rose looks an athlete.  He also looks a total git to play against, the type of player who we always hate but wish we had in our team.  Alongside MacAllister they never got out of second gear but never needed to.  Out wide Osborne and Dembele caused so many problems.  Osborne with his deceptive injection of pace and creativity was far too much for the Clee left back.  Great run and cross for Cardwell's goal and then superb vision for his lob.   Dembele on the other flank is definitely exciting.  Great first touch where he controls it but continues his movement at the same time, full of tricks and pace.  Caught out not tracking back a few times so wouldn't be too keen to see him in a traditional 4-4-2.   Up top Yussuf was a handful and took his goal well.  Other than his goal I can't remember Cardwell doing an awful lot, seemed to play a No 10 role which not sure if he is suited to.  Very difficult to tell on 45 minutes of football against a part-time outfit.  

@diehardmariner

I highly doubt there considering Wright at LB, i think he was only there last night because we literally have no other LB except Venney and there was two teams to fill. It was the only place Max could get in because both the winger spots in both teams were taken. if we're considering a right footed 18 year old winger for left back then good luck to us next season.

Not sure about that.  I would think there are youth team players we could have used to play at left back.  

I think Wright's left-footed too.  

As a slight side-note, few people last night were saying that the loan move for the young Liverpool left-back is all but done.

Also Town have far from given up hope of bringing Henderson back on a season long loan.

How much truth is in either of those I don't know, just what was said.

Maybe not specifically as a left back, but as a good utility plater. If he's competent enough to fill a few positions when required, then he could be a good asset.

max played well going forward but felt he struggled defending, he give the ball away for our first goal. But you would expect a winger playing LB to look going forward against someone like clee town, put him LB in league two and i think we'd get torn apart.

We had far more shape down the left hand side with Venney there, more defensively aware than max but you'd expect that with one been a left footed defensive midfielder and another right footed winger.

I like max i think hes got potential but just not at left back.

Some wont like it but i dont think either are good enough

And not forgetting Akheem (?) Rose to add to the young pro's mix as well.....

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Not sure about that.  I would think there are youth team players we could have used to play at left back.  

I think Wright's left-footed too.  

Looked to me like he was trying to play mostly on his right foot last night.

Highlights now on youtube.

Dembele looks very exciting!

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

Highlights now on youtube.

Dembele looks very exciting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTQINoITOe4

Have it on good authority that Ebans-Blake has been training with us, nothing about a contract or so but hes been training with the team.

Yeah, Wright is definitely right footed. My mistake.

Thought he impressed again tonight.

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Have it on good authority that Ebans-Blake has been training with us, nothing about a contract or so but hes been training with the team.

Bouncer at Reflex

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Bouncer at Reflex

Isn't that Ainsley Harriott