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Sutton_Mariner and I are pleased to announced we have started work on a documentary film for the football club. (Also posted this on Mariners Wall)

Bluelight Media has started production on a documentary film with the working title ‘Grimsby’s Greatest’.

‘Grimsby’s Greatest’ is a quest to reveal the greatest Grimsby Town team of all time. Through a mix of archive footage and talking heads, the show is a light-hearted yet somewhat heated debate over who should win a place on The Mariners dream team sheet.

To do this we need your help. We need to know your favourite player in every position and all will be revealed in this one off documentary.Voting can remain anonymous but if you wish to submit your name at the end, your name will appear in the credits.

We also aim to get a singer or band involved to create a soundtrack to it which we hope will become as iconic as some of of the town related songs of the past.

If you could be so kind to post your thoughts and greatest 11's on here or the Mariners Wall we would be ver greatful...

Cheers

Wrawbz

My all time favourite XI I have on a t-shirt is below.

Batch, Mc Dermott, K Moore, Futcher, Crombie, Waters, Chatterley, Gilbert, Ford Tees Drinkell Should score some goals !!

Coyne, McDermott, K Jobling, Futcher, K Moore, Waters (or more my time Cunnington), Groves, Gilbert, Brace (again more my time J Cockerill), Mendonca, P Glover (more my time Livingstone)

Coyne

Mcdermott
Croft
K Moore
Futcher

Ford
Groves
Waters
Gilbert

Glover
Mendonca

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

Coyne

Mcdermott
Croft
K Moore
Futcher

Ford
Groves
Waters
Gilbert

Glover
Mendonca

Glover???

Didn't realise you were that old Wrawvz.

Batch
McDermott
Kev Moore
Chris nichol
Paul Agnew
Bob cumming
Andy peake
Don riordion
Gilbert
Mendonca
Gordon Hobson

Strange that one was thinking only yesterday that should we have a poll to find the fishy best keeper , left back right back ect to find a fishy team of all time

Thanks everyone that's sent a team in so far! Let's keep em coming!!!
UTMMM!!

Just dont end it in a multi storey car park.. ;)

Batch, Mcdermott, Futcher, Wiggington, Crombie,Brolly, Cunnington, Cockerill, Childs, Drinkell, Birtles

Managed by John Newman

Quoted from moosey_club

Just dont end it in a multi storey car park.. ;)

Batch, Mcdermott, Futcher, Wiggington, Crombie,Brolly, Cunnington, Cockerill, Childs, Drinkell, Birtles

Managed by John Newman

Ha! You know my style ;)

Coyne, McDermott, Croft, Futcher, Lever, Gilbert, Childs, Pouton, Cockerill, Mendonca, Birtles. Manager Buckley.

That for me are players in my time supporting Town. Need to make sure that credit is given to players from previous generations like Glover and Bestall etc.

                    Batch
McDermot    Lever     Pearson          Newey
Ford     Pouton      Waters         Boylen
            Mendonca    Hearn

A couple of newish lads in there and the legend that is Tom Newey(Probably his only vote ;D) 8)
UTMM

Batch,
McDermott, Lever, (Kev) Moore, Croft
Ford, Waters, Groves, Gilbert
Mendonca, Drinkell

Danny Coyne

John McDermott
Futcher (Paul not Ben)
Andy Todd
Gary Croft

Gary Childs
Dave Gilbert
Paul Groves
Alan Pouton

Clive Mendonca
Ivano Bonnetti

Not necessarily the best players I've seen just the ones I associate with my favourite times at BP.

I'd be happy to contribute but can I confirm is it my 'favourite' XI (which I interpret as being my favourite players from my time watching Town) or my 'greatest' XI (which I interpret as being an all-time XI, including Glover, etc.)?

The OP mentions both and I'd just like to clarify which it should be.

Quoted from pizzzza

I'd be happy to contribute but can I confirm is it my 'favourite' XI (which I interpret as being my favourite players from my time watching Town) or my 'greatest' XI (which I interpret as being an all-time XI, including Glover, etc.)?

The OP mentions both and I'd just like to clarify which it should be.

I always class an all-time XI as players that I have seen. If we are going to go for the greatest Town team of all time you may well just say the team that got to the 1936 FA Cup Semi-Final OR the squad (in those days not that many players were used) that finished 5th in Division One in 1935.

With you on that one les ,although I suspect that Ivanos quality would get him in there. Surely a team that finished fifth in div one has got to be included almost en masse?

If it's greatest players I've seen then I go for
beasant McDermott or laws Futch andy Todd Gary croft in defence
Midfield Gilbert groves waters ivano
Up front mendonca and wilkinson

That leaves a lot of other old faves so the ressies would be
coyne laws handyside kev Moore Agnew
Midfield oster Richard Hughes cunnington childs
Up front Martin Pringle and Kevin drinkell

My favourite team and most of you young un's  sadly will not be old enough to have seen  some of them play are,

                                                                                              Charlie Wright

                                                            John McDermott    Chris Nichol     Kevin  Moore     Gary  Croft

                                                           Tony Ford      Joe Waters              Micky  Speight          Bobby Cumming

                                                                                           Ron  Rafferty     Trevor  Whymark

I think I could name 3 or 4 teams,

We have had so many great players over the years.

Cant believe some players chosen were on loan strange decision I know beasant didnt concede and was immense he only played 10 games same as Andy Todd. Maybe we could have the best of loan players.

Beasant
Townsend
Todd
?
Logan
Bonetti
?
?
?
Birtles
D Nielsan

Quoted from pizzzza

I'd be happy to contribute but can I confirm is it my 'favourite' XI (which I interpret as being my favourite players from my time watching Town) or my 'greatest' XI (which I interpret as being an all-time XI, including Glover, etc.)?

The OP mentions both and I'd just like to clarify which it should be.

We'll go for best you've seen matey, as Les mentioned, 'the greatest 11' would probably compromise mostly of players none of us have ever seen play.

Cheers

Quoted from Meza

Cant believe some players chosen were on loan strange decision I know beasant didnt concede and was immense he only played 10 games same as Andy Todd. Maybe we could have the best of loan players.

Beasant
Townsend
Todd
?
Logan
Bonetti
?
?
?
Birtles
D Nielsan

Birtles was never on loan was he? I thought we signed him after he was released by Notts County.

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

Coyne

Mcdermott
Croft
K Moore
Futcher

Ford
Groves
Burnett
Gilbert

Livingstone
Mendonca

Edited Accordingly Les ;)

I am picking the team of all the players I have seen and realised how biased it is towards the 97/98 season but hey thats my pick.

                        Coyne
Mcdermott    Lever    Croft    Gallimore
Donavon     Groves   Burnett  Bonetti
               Mendonca      Reddy

If we include managers I guess it is failry obvious from my picks: Alan Buckley

This is sooooooooooo hard.

I'm ruling out loan players and i personally feel they should not be included in anyone's side, despite Beasant and Todd being 2 of the best players i've seen in a Town shirt. After much thought my team would be :-

Batch
Mcdermott
Futcher
K.Moore
Croft
Ford
Waters
Groves
Cumming
Whymark
Drinkell

Could pick another side from Coyne, Wainman, Stone, Nicholl, Handyside, Wigginton, Lever, Agnew, Crombie, Brace, Cunnington, Cockerill Gilbert, Donavon, Pouton, Mendonca, Tees, Wilkinson, Lund etc etc..........................................

Keep thinking of more players, but will leave it there

Quoted from Les Brechin

Birtles was never on loan was he? I thought we signed him after he was released by Notts County.

Tbh Les I wasn't sure I was running out of loan players I know Woodsie was from Bradford but who else would you add that are under the best 11 loanees.

Do the whole documentary on Bobby cumming, never seen a player more committed to GTFC when he puts on the shirt

From those I've seen and remember:

Coyne
Macca
K Moore
Futcher
Croft
Ford
Groves
Cunnington
Gilbert
Mendonca
Drinkell

Why isn't Peter Bore on the list? >:

1934-35 squad, a long time before any of us were born was Grimsby's Greatest.

Tweedy, Kelly, Jacobson, Hall, Betmead, Buck, Lewis, Bestall, Glover, Craven, Jennings, Vincent, Wright J, Hodgson, Dyson, Moralee, Burley Ben, Homles, Annabels

Special mention to the team that beat Japan 7-2 10 Aug 1971.

I'm not going to list a make up squad, the 34-35 squad would be my selection and trying to fit players from different generations would be to much of mismash due to playing styles for me. Sid Wheelhouse, John Cockerill, John Mcdermott are players who are my legends.

Ok, I'll go....

Coyne
McDermott
Croft
Futcher
Handyside
Groves
Burnett
Donovan
Bonetti
Mendonca
Birtles

Thanks for all the replies! Let's keep em coming!!

Batch

Mcdermott
Cumming
K Moore
Futcher

Ford
Groves
Waters
Brolly

Cockerill
Mendonca

I am basing this on a conversation I had with my dad before he died, he loved Town and was a big fan of and friend of Big Mac when he was the manager!
Alistair Keenan

Coyne
Macca Futcher Birtles Croft
Ivano Groves Cunnington Gilbert
Mendonca Marc North

As has been mentioned, I could have also made another 11 but after considering the options, these are my top 11 that I ever saw.
Honourable mentions go out to Cockerill (John...) Lever, Tillson, Donovan, O'Riordan, Alexander, Rees, Drinkell, Whymark etc etc etc etc....
Great project lads, best of luck.

Quoted from Biccys

Coyne
Macca Futcher Birtles Croft
Ivano Groves Cunnington Gilbert
Mendonca Marc North

As has been mentioned, I could have also made another 11 but after considering the options, these are my top 11 that I ever saw.
Honourable mentions go out to Cockerill (John...) Lever, Tillson, Donovan, O'Riordan, Alexander, Rees, Drinkell, Whymark etc etc etc etc....
Great project lads, best of luck.

Cheers Biccys

Batch,
McDermott, K.Moore, Birtles, Cumming
Bonnetti, Waters, Groves, Gilbert
Tees, Mendonca

Subs: Burnett, Cockerill, Rees, Jack Lewis, Futcher

OK... had these written down before I read thru previous posts.... but seems to be fairly
consistent with most...

Batch

Macca   K.Moore   Futcher    Cumming

Waters  Groves     Whymark    Gilbert

Mendonca     Tees

I reckon this lot wud wipe the floor with most of todays Championship....  sigh.....

Coyne
McDermott
P. Futcher
Handyside
Croft
Donovan
Groves
Burnett
Oster
Mendonca
Connell (because it's my team, alright?!)

Sub: Abdul

Coyne
McDermott
P. Futcher
Handyside
Croft
Groves
Donovan
Bonetti
Oster
Gilbert
Mendonca

Manager: Buckley. Natch.

An unusual 4-1-3-1 formation.

I wanted Livvo or Reddy in there but had to sacrifice strikers as we seem to have been blessed with quite a few fantastic wingers / attacking midfielders. You have to pick Mendonca due to his goals and obvious quality but to be honest I never found him that exciting.

Danny Coyne

John McDermott - Paul Futcher - Peter Handyside - Gary Croft

Kevin Donovan - Paul Groves - Alan Pouton - Dave Gilbert

Clive Mendonca - Mick Boulding

Nobody picked player of the season George Santos.
A top championship player - The man was a rock

Votes have been counted and the XI has been determined.

Keep up to date with the project at http://www.facebook.com/bluelightmediauk

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George Tweedy

John McDermott
Kevin Moore
Paul Futcher
Bob Cumming

Johnnie Scott
Joe Waters
Jeff Whitefoot
Ivano Bonnetti

Ron Rafferty
Matt Tees

First shoot is at the '98 reunion dinner!

Evening all,

On June 6th we have the first shoot for the documentary. Interviewing a load of legends at the 98 reunion night which should give us a load of great insights - as you can imagine a few of those in the 98 team have made the cut, so there will certainly be lots to talk about on the night.

We have another 3 or 4 shoots after this one and are aiming for a wrap by mid August and and a final edit by mid September for release around October time.

There is more regular updates available on http://www.bluelightmediauk.com

ta,

Tough call.

Of the players I have seen, most of whom played at the top level (or should have!).......

Beasant

Macca
Todd
K Moore
Croft

Oster
Waters
Cunnington
Bonetti

Whymark
Drinkell

Subs:

Mendonca
Wilkinson
Futcher
Birtles
Ford
Gilbert
Batch

We are trying to include as many of the players suggested as possible. The first voiceover draft contains 32 players. but ultimately the final XI are the most occurring players. Joe Waters has already kindly agreed to be involved in it.

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

We are trying to include as many of the players suggested as possible. The first voiceover draft contains 32 players. but ultimately the final XI are the most occurring players. Joe Waters has already kindly agreed to be involved in it.

That is fitting given that he appears on virtually everyone's list!

He is certainly my favourite Town player of all time, and I think many others think that too.

if you get the chance it would be great to let him know how admired he is by all lucky enough to see him play.

As it is 100 years since the first world war I feel a mention of fallen Mariners who died serving their country.

Sidney ‘Sid’ Wheelhouse (Town's captain)
Ralph Motson Thompson (Chairman' son)
Harold ‘Harry’ Thomas Springthorpe

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