Dry but very windy here.

Taken from the Swindon forum....

"Loads of confidence on the Grimsby forum.

Only 14 predicting a Swindon win even though we are top of the table and without a home defeat since September on a run of 8 wins and 2 draws scoring 20 goals and conceding just 5 in the games.

16 Grims predict a draw, but a large 23 predict a Grimsby win.

Theres optimism for you."

Got some beer in for this one.  I'm a tad nervous but hope it's an exciting game UTMM!!

Quoted from promotion plaice

Taken from the Swindon forum....

"Loads of confidence on the Grimsby forum.

Only 14 predicting a Swindon win even though we are top of the table and without a home defeat since September on a run of 8 wins and 2 draws scoring 20 goals and conceding just 5 in the games.

16 Grims predict a draw, but a large 23 predict a Grimsby win.

Theres optimism for you."

You've got to optimistic at the moment though don't you we're plaing well and scoring goals again. Even if we do lose, you feel like theres going to be loads of goals in the game with only one separating the two sides. Its a good time to be a Town fan again isn't it.

Equality for away fans - just had tops taken off our coke bottles, took our seat only to see home fans with tops still on their bottles. I am sure last year they let you keep your tops.
Anyway as KK said "I'd love it if we beat them"

Quoted from Abdul19

https://twitter.com/officialgtfc/status/1231217129158037505

I'm happy with that. No point changing a winning side unless you're forced to.

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Equality for away fans - just had tops off our coke bottles, took our seat only to see home fans with tops still on their bottles. I am sure last year they let you keep your tops.
Anyway as KK said "I love it if we beat them"

Wonder if the Major Shareholder or the Stadium Manager have written to other club’s warning them of or fans’ reputation for burping. As a precaution Swindon have removed the lids to make sure our pop goes flat.

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

I'm happy with that. No point changing a winning side unless you're forced to.

Ollie wasn't happy with the reserves performance on Tuesday so no one gave him a decision to make.

Happy with that squad very happy

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Wonder if the Major Shareholder or the Stadium Manager have written to other club’s warning them of or fans’ reputation for burping. As a precaution Swindon have removed the lids to make sure our pop goes flat.

Wrap some cling film around your arm. Once you’re in your seat. Use cling film to seal bottle . Preserving it’s fizziness until ready to drink.

We need a Viz top tip here...

Do they allow hip flasks in the away end?

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Equality for away fans - just had tops taken off our coke bottles, took our seat only to see home fans with tops still on their bottles. I am sure last year they let you keep your tops.
Anyway as KK said "I'd love it if we beat them"

I was allowed to bring my metal flask in. Still want a point at least!

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Equality for away fans - just had tops taken off our coke bottles, took our seat only to see home fans with tops still on their bottles. I am sure last year they let you keep your tops.
Anyway as KK said "I'd love it if we beat them"

Simples, just use the tampon you have sneaked in disguised as a flare to seal the bottle. Stewards wont have thought of that.

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Equality for away fans - just had tops taken off our coke bottles, took our seat only to see home fans with tops still on their bottles. I am sure last year they let you keep your tops.
Anyway as KK said "I'd love it if we beat them"

FFS here we go again!

At least it's a newer whine than having to get your mammaries out at Stevenage

Still, not long till kick off and we'll be able to wheel out the weekly moan about the referee

Quoted from Ipswin

FFS here we go again!

At least it's a newer whine than having to get your mammaries out at Stevenage

Still, not long till kick off and we'll be able to wheel out the weekly moan about the referee

Just seen him warming up. Looks crap.

Put a bottle top in your pocket, get yourself in the ground and the fornicators can’t touch you.

Why are people shocked about the ridiculous attitudes towards football fans...perhaps we should add that to the list of reasons why we won’t get 5000 ST sales...

Wind is causing a problem.  Behind them this half so need to keep i on the deck.

How Pollock and Macca kept that shot out I don't know.

Waterfall should've buried that! Great cross by Grandin.

Quoted from Abdul19

Waterfall should've buried that! Great cross by Grandin.

I watched it again.  Wind seemed to hold it up so he couldn't quite get his head on it properly.

Town holding their own against league leaders. Wind spoiling this game.

Who's the co-commentator with JT?

Benson seems to be misplacing alot of passes today, very uncharicteristic of him. Got to say though overal we've started quite well.

Quoted from buckstown

Who's the co-commentator with JT?

Martin Gritton

Quoted from Mayaman

I watched it again.  Wind seemed to hold it up so he couldn't quite get his head on it properly.

Yeah, tougher chance than I first realised

Quoted from buckstown

Who's the co-commentator with JT?

Its Martin Gritton again isn't it? He was great the other night.

Quoted from Abdul19

Martin Gritton

Cheers, he's very good, calm but good analysis

McKeown can stop flipping about like that.

If  Town go in all level then we should be able to use the wind to our advantage. Have a few long shots at goal.  Swindon always seem to go back to their keeper when under a little pressure. Sure;y, they are gonna make a mistake.  Some soft free kicks been given.

Quoted from arryarryarry

McKeown can stop flipping about like that.

Waterfall wasn't even paying attention he was barking out orders

If  Town go in all level then we should be able to use the wind to our advantage. Have a few long shots at goal.  Swindon always seem to go back to their keeper when under a little pressure. Sure;y, they are gonna make a mistake.  Some soft free kicks been given.

Pleased with that scoreline at half time

I hope we manage the wind better than Swindon in the second half,  Very good first half by the lads. UTMM!

I'll take that at half time away from home against top of the league. Less shots but only 3 of theirs were of any real merrit the rest just ballooned away.

Town have played well but we need to move the ball quicker Swindon are really on us today. We need to pepper their goal in this half like we did against Moreombe. Let the wind do the work for us.

Only real disappointment out of towns performance is Benson struggling with the wind today and the fact we didn't really press them and force them to hoof the ball with that wind because they're going to do it to us this half I bet.

Refs had a good first half. But neither sides really given him much to think about.

They will think they should have scored, and they probably should have. We played well and had a couple of half chances, they look dangerous when they get the chance to run at our back four. As said, wind is making it difficult for both sides. Will be surprised if it ends goalless.

Held our own will the wind  help or hinder us this half only time will tell. At least if its backs to wall when we go a goal up we can easily whack it up to the other end. :P

Not a great start to this half.... 1-0   :o

Well balderdash. That was very poor.

Stupid free kick to give away from pollock

intercourse off
Ive got yokal radio wit Donald and Davey Stott commentating FFS

felicitations sake

2-0 now.

2-0. Embarrassing

Shite it’s all over. He was crap for us

We've come out looking excrement.

FFS. 3 mins and it's probably done and dusted. We have this terrible habit of conceding very poor goals.

What you on about BenB. Hardly embarrasing. Shite defending

WTF! Gone completely to pot. Sat too deep. Hendrie watching wing go past him and about 8 players to choose from. That was beyond awful.

Quoted from Hagrid

What you on about BenB. Hardly embarrasing. Shite defending

2-0 down in 5 mins...

Can we stop having silly ideas of the playoffs now and focus on the actual job in hand which is to make us effective in a consistent manner?

Quoted from bawarmy

Shite it’s all over. He was crap for us

They were always crap for us but as soon as they go elsewhere and someone else manages them it turns out they can actually play a bit

Fecking Scunny winning too now.

Valium in the half time tea

Quoted from BenBB

2-0 down in 5 mins...

Against top of the league swindon. When we are what 16th?17th. Get a grip

Macca shite

Quoted from aldi_01

Can we stop having silly ideas of the playoffs now and focus on the actual job in hand which is to make us effective in a consistent manner?

I don't think that apart from the usual nutters kidding themselves anyone really thought the playoffs were on

Quoted from Hagrid

Against top of the league swindon. When we are what 16th?17th. Get a grip

But we were going to the playoffs according to some...

We’re simply not good enough. There’s been improvements but we’re so inconsistent and concede poor goals...even Colchester, the goals we conceded were poor.

Schoolboy errors for 2 goals - they must have all been twagging school because all jumior teams are taught how to play when it.s windy - well they were in my day
,

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't think that apart from the usual nutters kidding themselves anyone really thought the playoffs were on

I’d like to say that was true but you’d be surprised...

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't think that apart from the usual nutters kidding themselves anyone really thought the playoffs were on

My post about dreaming about the play offs was an actual dream.  I had little control of it.

Quoted from Abdul19

Valium in the half time tea

Tramadol

3-0

3-0 now

This is a shower of shite.

Blow up ref.

Quoted from golfer

Tramadol

Rohypnol

Another needless free kick from Whitehouse.

Hendrie own goal now. Can't blame him too much Waterfall misses the head ler and it just hits him. We're getting tonked this 2nd half we might as well not be on the pitch.

I hate football!

Did they have an ale at half time.  Soft goals to give away, especially as the defence did pretty well in the first half against a quality side..  In midfielf, need to get Benson off. Had a but of a shocker.

No idea - hendrie crap , Whole defence crap - Hewitt back next week for sure

We've scored.  ;D

Swindon are top for a reason and I suspect Ollie will do a lot of wheeling and dealing in the summer.

Sounds like this one is a step too far for us for now, forget about the play-offs but at least we aren't in any danger of going down.

3-1

PLAY OFFS ARE BACK ON!!!!

Quoted from golfer

No idea - hendrie crap , Whole defence crap - Hewitt back next week for sure

Clifton cost us 6 points and he played every week until the last couple...

Disappointing

Damage Limitation now.

:( :(

Cracking corner Hanson loses his man and heads it in at the back post. 3-1

Quoted from ginnywings

I hate football!

good job we don't play any then innit?

Calamitous stuff

Useless Town.....oh wait. We’re gonna win 4:3

Quoted from Mayaman

My post about dreaming about the play offs was an actual dream. I had little control of it.

I remember having dreams like those - nice wannit?

Wahey!

Quoted from Ipswin

good job we don't play any then innit?

Can tell you dont go to the games

Quoted from Abdul19

Wahey!

Dave Boylan?

FFS Matt "all I do is foul" Green is on.  What a waste of a sub.

Quoted from ginnywings

We've scored.  ;D

Stop spreading rumours Ginny

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Dave Boylan?

Bit premature of me (arf arf). We still need 2 and 3.

Quoted from Hagrid

Can tell you dont go to the games

Oh sorry I'm sure

Please tell those of us who aren't there what football we're playing today

Quoted from Ipswin

Oh sorry I'm sure

Please tell those of us who aren't there what football we're playing today

Very good 1st half, 10 minutes of madness. Trying to play football in very tough conditions. How about- for once- just stop flipping whinging

Whitelegs has had a stinker today

Quoted from Civvy at last

Wrap some cling film around your arm. Once you’re in your seat. Use cling film to seal bottle . Preserving it’s fizziness until ready to drink.

Top tip!

It beats smuggling in a wine stopper up the arris.

We did well in the first half. Have to be realistic.  We are a team in the making playing the top team away.  Still better thant the turgid stuff earlier on in the season.

Quoted from Hagrid

Very good 1st half, 10 minutes of madness. Trying to play football in very tough conditions. How about- for once- just stop flipping whinging

For felicitations sake we conceded 3 in 14 minutes! Are we supposed to be pleased and why haven't the 'tough conditions' affected the opposition?

You're not one of the 'we can make the playoffs' nutters are you

No not at all. Im realistic. We’re being beaten by a better team. It happens

The fuking Stott brothers are getting right on my mammaries

Quoted from Hagrid

Very good 1st half, 10 minutes of madness. Trying to play football in very tough conditions. How about- for once- just stop flipping whinging

Spot on, far too much fannying about.

Quoted from TAGG

Whitelegs has had a stinker today

As I was saying

Quoted from Ipswin

For felicitations sake we conceded 3 in 14 minutes! Are we supposed to be pleased and why haven't the 'tough conditions' affected the opposition?

You're not one of the 'we can make the playoffs' nutters are you

It amazes me how you can form such strong opinions Swin when you don't go to any games!!!

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

FFS Matt "all I do is foul" Green is on.  What a waste of a sub.

He thinks he's a bird and wafts his arms about to try to fly - now he's handled it

3-1 down and we are still flipping about playing it across the back line.

Quoted from Ipswin

For felicitations sake we conceded 3 in 14 minutes! Are we supposed to be pleased and why haven't the 'tough conditions' affected the opposition?

You're not one of the 'we can make the playoffs' nutters are you

How can he be one of the play-off nutters?  He's saying, don't moan because we are losing. He's being realistic.

Quoted from Mayaman

  He's saying, don't moan because we are losing.

My apologies once again, I didn't realise we were supposed to be happy about losing games

Quoted from Ipswin

My apologies once again, I didn't realise we were supposed to be happy about losing games

Nobody is...but we’re accustomed to it...

Be realistic, the rest of this season is about Ollie sorting out his players for the promotion push next season, especially as he wants to play it out from the back so he needs to know who can and who cannot.

They are only pleased Swin because it wasn't 6

Quoted from promotion plaice

Taken from the Swindon forum....

"Loads of confidence on the Grimsby forum.

Only 14 predicting a Swindon win even though we are top of the table and without a home defeat since September on a run of 8 wins and 2 draws scoring 20 goals and conceding just 5 in the games.

16 Grims predict a draw, but a large 23 predict a Grimsby wins



Theres optimism for you."

Seems the Swindon forum were correct...

Not sure why Tondeur's moaning about the stoppage time - it took about 20 minutes to take a corner!

Ollie out  :-/

Quoted from grimps

Ollie out  :-/

Fenty out   8)

Bring Cardwell back

Quoted from promotion plaice

Fenty out   8)

This should always be the mantra...

Quoted from golfer

Bring Cardwell back

We'll need Karl Kennedy for that

How can Wright have fouled there?  He was sandwiched.

Gritton telling some lads to sit down was the highlight of the second half.

Hope this wind stops I'm cycling back to Town for next weeks match

3-1 FT

Quoted from golfer

Hope this wind stops I'm cycling back to Town for next weeks match

Won’t it help you on your way? A south westerly.

Quoted from Ipswin

My apologies once again, I didn't realise we were supposed to be happy about losing games

Were happy because after a lot of sh*t years following the Mariners we finally look like a club heading in the right direction.

A mad 14 minutes away at the league leaders and you sound like your close to starting the 'Holloway out' brigade.

12 minutes of awful defending cost us. Ah well.

First defeat in 6. Only the third defeat in 13. Hopefully get back to winning ways on Tuesday.

Quoted from Wolds Mariner

Were happy because after a lot of sh*t years following the Mariners we finally look like a club heading in the right direction.

A mad 14 minutes away at the league leaders and you sound like your close to starting the 'Holloway out' brigade.

I’m not arsed about Holloway either way. It’ll be what it’ll be but whilst there have been smatterings of improvements...how many times have we heard the phrase ‘a club going in the right direction’...

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Just Wow!  :-/

Well following that 2nd half I think we misjudged Towns preformance in the 1st and Swindon were making us look better then we were.

We didn't deal with the wind even half as well as they did.
We didn't make use of the ball being held up by the wind like they did.
We certainly did't take our chances like they did.

Today I think we were tactically out done. We didn't press them and force them to hoof the ball like Swindon tried with us. Our midfield went missing today can't say any of them played well in the end. Strikers fed on scraps in the end. Defence had a disasterous 10 minutes which gifted the result to them.

Our subs had no impact at all even though the change of shape did seem to help. We need to move on quickly and got to remember we were talking relegation worries a couple months ago and just played top of the league away from home.

Quoted from Wolds Mariner

you sound like your close to starting the 'Holloway out' brigade.

Not at all However I think I have already posted in another thread somewhere that the only thing I am interested in is results. Nothing else matters, I don't care if they are all 1-0 hoofball type wins so long as we win.

Whilst I welcome the 'mad as a box of frogs' PR boost he has given to the club, buying replica shirts for kids, delivering humourous radio interviews, investing in the club and believing he can in some way affect the dream of a new ground are all secondary for me. Promotion from this league and hopefully the next through results on the pitch will be how he is judged as far as I am concerned.

I will support him until he is sacked after a long winless run or until the blokes in white coats take him away (whichever happens first)

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Christ on a bike..😨😨

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Has he run over your dog ?

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

You're absolutely right...how dare he try and drum up some extra support for the club and try and engage the next generations of Town fans...

The absolute cheek of the man!

I'm as disgusted as you are!!

We can only but pray for a return of the days when the club didn't try and form a real connection with the fans!

2 goals down to midfielders not tracking their player allowing them to just run past (Grandin/Whitehouse) allowing them to get the throughball near the byline. Subs had no affect and I still dont know what Green brings to the team other than running around alot (may have been enough under Jolly but not good enough if we are going to improve) Dont think we had a shot on target 2nd half. Still we didn't look too much out of our depth but still a long way to go if we are going to challenge next season. :o.

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Through the ramblings I am inclined to agree with your sentiment but aren’t the fans arguably an issue here. Singing his name like he’s some saviour? Suddenly wanting a flat cap...

Holloway himself has clearly acknowledged that perhaps it needs reigning in a bit and I expect it will.

Even if we were excrement for only 14 minutes today, we were dismantled and the first half at Bradford is something we’ve seen too many times.

No doubt that will be worked on...I know folk want realism but I’ll be copulated if I’m gonna be happy losing 3-1 whoever were playing...understandable that fans aren’t happy. Will it get an over reaction? Naturally? Will folk clamour to shout ‘be realistic’ and tell us it’s a work in progress blah blah...

Perhaps people need to just acknowledge it’s football and emotion is a vital ingredient...just because folk don’t agree doesn’t mean they’re wrong necessarily...

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Calm down John!

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

A tiny bit of perspective wouldn't go amiss. I rather suspect he does the interviews and PR stuff outside of training hours. I have never seen a manager work so hard and we have lost to the league leaders,who will probably go up as champions, and he is trying to turn round years of neglect.

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

Well you've made a right male private**** of yourself there!

Quoted from Mighty_Mariner

You're absolutely right...how dare he try and drum up some extra support for the club and try and engage the next generations of Town fans...

Consistently winning matches will do that, performances on the pitch will do all the drumming up you need

Quoted from Ipswin

Consistently winning matches will do that, performances on the pitch will do all the drumming up you need

Do you think winning a few matches would mean a lot to 6-11 year olds who have never been to Blundell Park?! Kids who would only normally watch their Premier league teams on match of the day... Or would they need something to spark their interest... Like the charismatic manager going into their school etc etc?!?

Quoted from dicko995

As happens many times, some Players mouth off in the Telegraph about what they gonna do, and it all backfires. Ollie is everywhere around the Town making a name for himself. Maybe its time he went into obscurity and got on with the training. Its not all about you Ollie, its about our Club, stop making a name for yourself and sort it out. Fed up of all the silly quotes etc, stick with the training, don't speak to the Press, stop your money making journals and get on with what your paid for. Too many of you lot on here are drawn into what he is doing, no man is bigger than the Club, read it and believe it.

You have the right name!!

Quoted from aldi_01

This should always be the mantra...

Replaced by who?

Just want to point out before we all lose our minds here.

In the form table in the 13 games he's been in charge, we are 7th....now can we all breathe and move on with our lives?

Quoted from barralad

Christ on a bike..😨😨

Even he would get the dicko/Swin treatment

Quoted from rancido

Replaced by who?

You

Defeat away at Swindon isn’t exactly the end of the world, is it? Pollock gives away a silly free kick for the first, Macca should have done better with the second and the thirds an own goal. They drunk all over us at BP.

Swindon have beaten better teams than us at their place this season and from what I’ve seen they are as good as you get in this league this season

Dear Mariners,
That was a good game in my opinion considering the conditions. You look much improved since our last meeting in December and remind me of what Wellens had with us last season - I am certain you will be challenging next season.

A mad 10 minute spell in the second half killed off the game, but apart from that spell you more than matched us and looked a real threat - Hanson was as always a handful and deserved his goal.

I must add, your fans were a credit to your club and could be heard even right at the end.

I wish you the very best for the rest of the season, and your fans have been a breath of fresh air with your gracious comments after the game. Hope to see you challenging next season, and
beating Scunny on their own patch this season.

Ian.

Quoted from STFCIan

Dear Mariners,
That was a good game in my opinion considering the conditions. You look much improved since our last meeting in December and remind me of what Wellens had with us last season - I am certain you will be challenging next season.

A mad 10 minute spell in the second half killed off the game, but apart from that spell you more than matched us and looked a real threat - Hanson was as always a handful and deserved his goal.

I must add, your fans were a credit to your club and could be heard even right at the end.

I wish you the very best for the rest of the season, and your fans have been a breath of fresh air with your gracious comments after the game. Hope to see you challenging next season, and
beating Scunny on their own patch this season.

Ian.

👍

Quoted from aldi_01

Through the ramblings I am inclined to agree with your sentiment but aren’t the fans arguably an issue here. Singing his name like he’s some saviour? Suddenly wanting a flat cap...

Holloway himself has clearly acknowledged that perhaps it needs reigning in a bit and I expect it will.

Even if we were excrement for only 14 minutes today, we were dismantled and the first half at Bradford is something we’ve seen too many times.

No doubt that will be worked on...I know folk want realism but I’ll be copulated if I’m gonna be happy losing 3-1 whoever were playing...understandable that fans aren’t happy. Will it get an over reaction? Naturally? Will folk clamour to shout ‘be realistic’ and tell us it’s a work in progress blah blah...

Perhaps people need to just acknowledge it’s football and emotion is a vital ingredient...just because folk don’t agree doesn’t mean they’re wrong necessarily...

Good post.
Flat caps,oh dear......

Quoted from STFCIan

Dear Mariners,
That was a good game in my opinion considering the conditions. You look much improved since our last meeting in December and remind me of what Wellens had with us last season - I am certain you will be challenging next season.

A mad 10 minute spell in the second half killed off the game, but apart from that spell you more than matched us and looked a real threat - Hanson was as always a handful and deserved his goal.

I must add, your fans were a credit to your club and could be heard even right at the end.

I wish you the very best for the rest of the season, and your fans have been a breath of fresh air with your gracious comments after the game. Hope to see you challenging next season, and
beating Scunny on their own patch this season.

Ian.

Good lad Ian . 👍👍

Quoted from STFCIan

Dear Mariners,
That was a good game in my opinion considering the conditions. You look much improved since our last meeting in December and remind me of what Wellens had with us last season - I am certain you will be challenging next season.

A mad 10 minute spell in the second half killed off the game, but apart from that spell you more than matched us and looked a real threat - Hanson was as always a handful and deserved his goal.

I must add, your fans were a credit to your club and could be heard even right at the end.

I wish you the very best for the rest of the season, and your fans have been a breath of fresh air with your gracious comments after the game. Hope to see you challenging next season, and
beating Scunny on their own patch this season.

Ian.

Patronising twit

Quoted from Ipswin

Patronising twit

For someone who is intelligent enough to be a published author you can be a complete bell chopper ............... the again come of the biggest d1ck heads in history have written books.

At least your consistent, I guess the strategy of just being spiteful towards everyone and everything means that you don't have to think about things on merit.      

Quoted from Ipswin

Patronising twit

‘Ooh! Look at me. I’m the controversial 6th form boy. I’m not one of the herd.’

What’s next? The gap year?

Quoted from Ipswin

Patronising twit

Dear moron,
Not at all. Was just returning the favour from your fans who have been gracious and realise that you won’t win every game 8-0.
Ian.

Quoted from STFCIan

Dear moron,
Not at all. Was just returning the favour from your fans who have been gracious and realise that you won’t win every game 8-0.
Ian.

I wouldn't pay any attention to him Ian... None of us do. He's irrelevant and seeks attention at every turn!

Thank you for your honest words and all the best for the rest of the season 👍

He's a bit like a Gremlin that's been given water after midnight.

Quoted from Ipswin

Patronising twit

For someone who is clearly a pretty intelligent person, you can be a proper tool when it suits. It’s not funny and it certainly isn’t clever.

Quoted from Mighty_Mariner

I wouldn't pay any attention to him Ian... None of us do. He's irrelevant and seeks attention at every turn!

Thank you for your honest words and all the best for the rest of the season 👍

I see and no worries at all. Your fans have definitely been the best we’ve seen this season and I look forward to our next meeting whenever that may be. UTM. 👍🏻

Quoted from Ipswin

Patronising twit

Where has the joy gone from your life Swin? I genuinely feel sorry for anybody with you in their life, you must an absolute drain... You make Victor Meldrew look positively delirious!

#funsponge

I never expected a result at Swindon & for once was not too despondent this afternoon
IH has generated a real feel good factor at this club  - we will not reach the playoffs this season but next season we will be up there. Stay together guys.  

Quoted from Ipswin

Patronising twit

Nob head Ipswin

STFCIan, do you know our away attendance for yesterday, we require it for our prediction league, thanks

587 gaffer

Quoted from Gaffer58

STFCIan, do you know our away attendance for yesterday, we require it for our prediction league, thanks

While it wasn’t announced at the ground, it’s been given as 587 on our forum. An impressive following 👍🏻
Ian.

Quoted from STFCIan

While it wasn’t announced at the ground, it’s been given as 587 on our forum. An impressive following 👍🏻
Ian.

How does that compare in to other away followings ian? Presumably Plymouth is the biggest? The veggies, orient ,Walsall and Northampton would be the other big ones I'm guessing?

Quoted from forza ivano

How does that compare in to other away followings ian? Presumably Plymouth is the biggest? The veggies, orient ,Walsall and Northampton would be the other big ones I'm guessing?

Plymouth fans had 2,300 at ours, while Exeter had around 2,000 for our top of the league clash. FGR and Orient we haven’t played at home yet but Walsall didn’t take very many (around 300 I believe) and Northampton didn’t either as it was a Tuesday night.

I believe you brought the third biggest away following we’ve had this season - possibly Newport had more but we never announced their away following.
Ian

Some people expect miracles. We get a few points on the bounce and all of a sudden some are talking about the play-offs.

Let's be realistic. Ian Holloway has picked us up from where we were. When he arrived we could not even score a goal, let alone win a point. We are now fairly comfortable in the lower mid region of the table. If we make the games in hand count we might finish slap bang in the middle of the table. I am very happy with that. At one time I was getting worried about relegation. No one wants the Conference again. Once down there it is so hard to get out..look at Chesterfield.

A 3-1 reverse away at the top of the table team is not a disgrace. We never do well at Swindon. I once saw them capitulate in the very first minute during Buckley's days.

Let's get this season over and done, giving IH the summer to plan for next year and be positive.I think he knows what he is doing and must have loads of contacts around the lower leagues.

He has been a breath of fresh air and we will not get a more experienced manager to come to Grimsby. We should remember that we are lucky he decided to take the job on.

Quoted from hampshiremariner

Some people expect miracles. We get a few points on the bounce and all of a sudden some are talking about the play-offs.

Let's be realistic. Ian Holloway has picked us up from where we were. When he arrived we could not even score a goal, let alone win a point. We are now fairly comfortable in the lower mid region of the table. If we make the games in hand count we might finish slap bang in the middle of the table. I am very happy with that. At one time I was getting worried about relegation. No one wants the Conference again. Once down there it is so hard to get out..look at Chesterfield.

A 3-1 reverse away at the top of the table team is not a disgrace. We never do well at Swindon. I once saw them capitulate in the very first minute during Buckley's days.

Let's get this season over and done, giving IH the summer to plan for next year and be positive.I think he knows what he is doing and must have loads of contacts around the lower leagues.

He has been a breath of fresh air and we will not get a more experienced manager to come to Grimsby. We should remember that we are lucky he decided to take the job on.

Excellent post hampshiremariner agree with that.

Apart from the bit about never doing well at Swindon (we'd taken 4 points from our previous 2 visits).