stories going around;

sickness in the squad
key player out with hamstring injury
2 players have whiplash after a car accident
going to play with 3 centre backs
going to be a lot more direct

next 3.5 hours going to be very interesting

Just when you think things cant get worse if true

Rumours are that Artell’s position is safe regardless of what happens today and the rest of the season.

Quoted from forza ivano

stories going around;


key player out with hamstring injury

Please not rose, please not rose, please not rose

Todays Team





Subs  Eastwood, Braithwaite, Bramwell, Wood, Eisa, Pyke, Wilson

Smith, Maher and Vernham missing from the squad

No Thompson, Maher, Smith or Vernam in the squad.

Andrews, Green, and Clifton!

Obikwu!!

Obikwu in the starting 11, that an unusual one for me, considering the bench. No Thompson again and light on defence subs.

It all looks a bit down to bare bones.

Feel free to red cross, but that screams relegation to me

I reserve the right to eat my words, but that team has somehow given me even less confidence of us getting a result. I hadn’t even considered that possible.

Quoted from Poojah

I reserve the right to eat my words, but that team has somehow given me even less confidence of us getting a result. I hadn’t even considered that possible.

1-0 win then!

Quoted from Poojah

I reserve the right to eat my words, but that team has somehow given me even less confidence of us getting a result. I hadn’t even considered that possible.

Yeah, could be a difficult afternoon.

It all makes Stockdale's interview more interesting, just realised he doesn't do football interviews. Is this the 'Grimsby Way'

Quoted from davmariner

Rumours are that Artell’s position is safe regardless of what happens today and the rest of the season.

Can’t see how that could possibly be a position the club would take. Where’s that come from?

Oh. Oh dear.

Desperately searching for reasons to believe- 4 can in a diamond might make us more solid?

I'd have had Eisa in the 11 instead of Andrews - don't rate him.

Shocking midfield again, could be another long afternoon, live in hope of being proved wrong though.

Bloody hell, could it get any worse!

Bloody hell, as if things weren't bad enough, we now have illness to contend with and a weak squad looks weaker.

Quoted from davmariner

Rumours are that Artell’s position is safe regardless of what happens today and the rest of the season.

Rubbish.

So if we lost to Morecambe, FGR, Wimbledon & Sutton and were bottom of the table at 5PM on 9th March we'd just carry on regardless?

Of course we won't. If results continue reality will catch up with Stockwood & Pettit re: Artell;s position,

I “hope” Vernam just has a brief illness.

Liverpool won this week with a “bare bones” squad.  

Sweet jesus

The change of shape might make us more competitive.
Amazed to see Andrews back in, hope he proves me wrong though.

Interested to see what Obikwe has in a full game. I really do think Pyke and Wilson are decent options off Rose though.

Come on Town

Quoted from jimgtfc

Feel free to red cross, but that screams relegation to me

Well it certainly doesn’t scream three points - would be delighted to be proved wrong.

Artell doing a Hurst Mk1 and starting a loanee ahead of better players because he’s determined to be right about it.

Quoted from golfer

I'd have had Eisa in the 11 instead of Andrews - don't rate him.

Did you see Eisa's "performance" last week?

Quoted from chaos33

Can’t see how that could possibly be a position the club would take. Where’s that come from?

From someone I know who is close to one of the directors. I actually agree that that’s a daft position to take, what happens if say, we lose the next five games?

Do you think that's Clifton and Obikwu playing out wide?

Think it's clifton and Hume wingback in a 3--5-2

Happy with the team.

Think we will win.

That price for Morecambe suddenly looks a whole lot more attractive. We’re fuc.ked with that team

Quoted from headingly_mariner

The change of shape might make us more competitive.
Amazed to see Andrews back in, hope he proves me wrong though.

Interested to see what Obikwe has in a full game. I really do think Pyke and Wilson are decent options off Rose though.

Come on Town

I quite like Andrews. He's a youngster playing in a cr@p team but he hasn't hidden at any point during his time at Town. He always makes himself available and looks for the ball when other, experienced midfielders who are actually contracted to the club hide away and don't make themselves available for passes.

I saw a comment somewhere about Andrews pulling out of a 50/50 last week, It made me think, why would a loanee put his body on the line when his teammates who are contracted to the club are putting in zero effort and have waved the white flag?

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

That price for Morecambe suddenly looks a whole lot more attractive. We’re fuc.ked with that team

11/8 is bonkers

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Happy with the team.

Think we will win.

If you've put money on Town winning with that team I might have to terminate our football betting partnership :)

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Happy with the team.

Think we will win.

I'll have some of that your on, the Stella isn't doing it these days.

Quoted from Sigone

Think it's clifton and Hume wingback in a 3--5-2

Thay was the rumoured change on line up, with long balls up to the Coventry lad  

Vernham is the one with the injured hammy,maher n glennon the whiplash victims

Quoted from CSLM

11/8 is bonkers

They're home form is actually quite poor. So poor in fact that David Artell would describe it as "very good".

3 predictions of losing 5 -1, 4 at losing 4 -1 and one for a 10 - 0 defeat. Recording them I thought no chance after last week's defeat. Looking at that team all of them stand a chance.

I've been watching town for 60 years and I honestly don't think my confidence has ever been lower. How the hell is the club going to turn this situation round?

Quoted from Sigone

Think it's clifton and Hume wingback in a 3--5-2

I think it will be a defensive 4-5-1 with Obikwu & Clifton out wide.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

I quite like Andrews. He's a youngster playing in a cr@p team but he hasn't hidden at any point during his time at Town. He always makes himself available and looks for the ball when other, experienced midfielders who are actually contracted to the club hide away and don't make themselves available for passes.

I saw a comment somewhere about Andrews pulling out of a 50/50 last week, It made me think, why would a loanee put his body on the line when his teammates who are contracted to the club are putting in zero effort and have waved the white flag?

Why should he put his body on the line? Because there’s 6400 GTFC fans paying his fking wages, that’s why. It’s his job!

Quoted from buckstown

I've been watching town for 60 years and I honestly don't think my confidence has ever been lower. How the hell is the club going to turn this situation round?

Hopefully fluke a win somewhere and then don’t look back.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Liverpool won this week with a “bare bones” squad.  

Liverpool’s weakest squad player would walk in to our starting eleven.

Quoted from mariner91

Liverpool’s weakest squad player would walk in to our starting eleven.

To be honest anybody who can walk has a chance at the minute.

29/20 for Morecambe to win is ridiculous

Artell half-time centre circle data chart team talk anyone?

Craggy Island over 75s would fancy their chances against that line up (eek)

Quoted from promotion plaice

Artell half-time centre circle data chart team talk anyone?

More likely to be an iPad these days.

They’re keeping Artell, confirmed by Stockwood on RH.

Quoted from davmariner

They’re keeping Artell, confirmed by Stockwood on RH.

He'll be gone at 5pm then

Not really sure there's much of interest in this Stockwood interview. He brushed off the question about what has gone wrong this season and said the time for an autopsy is at the end of the season.

Only point of interest mentioned amongst all the 'we need to pull together' chat was that there was apparently a 'clearing of the air amongst' staff and the players this week and said that just trying to play attacking football isn't going to get us out of this situation (has someone finally told Artell that it's not really acceptable to continually let 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 goals every game?)

Still seems to be backing Artell but refused to be drawn on whether Artell would still be here next season or how many games he has left to turn things around. Confirmed the rumours about injury / illness and a 'car accident' (apparently the town players were hit by another car and it wasn't their fault).

Quoted from GollyGTFC

I quite like Andrews. He's a youngster playing in a cr@p team but he hasn't hidden at any point during his time at Town. He always makes himself available and looks for the ball when other, experienced midfielders who are actually contracted to the club hide away and don't make themselves available for passes.

I saw a comment somewhere about Andrews pulling out of a 50/50 last week, It made me think, why would a loanee put his body on the line when his teammates who are contracted to the club are putting in zero effort and have waved the white flag?

I think both you & Artell see something in Andrews that a fair amount of our support can’t see.

Already lost confidence that we will ever win a game this season.

So it does not matter what players are selected to play.

According to JS in a nutshell

We have depth in the squad which today shows
1/3 of season to go
He thinks we're an attacking force !!!!!!!!!!!!
Looking for a reaction from the players.

Quoted from GrimRob

He'll be gone at 5pm then

No chance but Stockwood talking about game by game doesn’t sound good.

I suspect we’ll get best today.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

I quite like Andrews. He's a youngster playing in a cr@p team but he hasn't hidden at any point during his time at Town. He always makes himself available and looks for the ball when other, experienced midfielders who are actually contracted to the club hide away and don't make themselves available for passes.

I saw a comment somewhere about Andrews pulling out of a 50/50 last week, It made me think, why would a loanee put his body on the line when his teammates who are contracted to the club are putting in zero effort and have waved the white flag?

I think your statement is a massive contradiction.
He's a young player, he's not showing the desire to compete. He should do that because he wants a career in professional football. This isnt under 18 football, he needs to find his heart.

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Craggy Island over 75s would fancy their chances against that line up (eek)

Look Ted, they’ve picked Obikwu.

Abandon hope all ye who enter the stadium……

Someone is on a parallel universe.

Why send Hunt out? Where’s Burnsy when you need him.

Feel a bit for Artell with those mitigating circumstances around todays lineup, let's be honest the last thing he needs is to lose Vernam and have some general sickness within the squad.

I guess they must have recalled Bramwell from his loan as cover, I would rather see him than Rogers or Maher to be honest.

Interesting points from Stockwood in the interview on recruitment during the summer  veering away from what was planned, I wonder if that backs up the point  some posters have made around Hurst not entirely supporting the new approach.

Those two involved in the car crash are unfortunate. The car managed to weave in and out of four or five cars containing Town players quite easily before the injured two managed to get anywhere close to it.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

No chance but Stockwood talking about game by game doesn’t sound good.

I suspect we’ll get best today.

JT didn't an answer from JS when asked how long to turn the team around and gave DA today's game, FGR and Wimbledon. So that's 3 games gone and we will still be in trouble. As much as I like the owners their naivety of running a football business is showing through.

My usual optimism and positivity are being drained from me like blood.

Quoted from DB

JT didn't an answer from JS when asked how long to turn the team around and gave DA today's game, FGR and Wimbledon.

I read it like that as well. I think he’s got those three games out of stubbornness though - if we get walloped again today he should be gone. I really hope we don’t though!

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Feel a bit for Artell with those mitigating circumstances around todays lineup, let's be honest the last thing he needs is to lose Vernam and have some general sickness within the squad.

I guess they must have recalled Bramwell from his loan as cover, I would rather see him than Rogers or Maher to be honest.

Interesting points from Stockwood in the interview on recruitment during the summer  veering away from what was planned, I wonder if that backs up the point  some posters have made around Hurst not entirely supporting the new approach.

Vernams a walking sicknote

Quoted from DB

Todays Team

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Subs  Eastwood, Braithwaite, Bramwell, Wood, Eisa, Pyke, Wilson

Ouch!!

Quoted from GibMariner

Someone is on a parallel universe.

Why send Hunt out? Where’s Burnsy when you need him.

When I saw Hunt was going out I thought what happens if we have a few injuries, well the answer is today’s squad.

Amazed that Pyke & Wilson aren’t starting to be honest, Pyke has looked decent at times & Wilson has a goal in him.

Quoted from Hagrid

Vernams a walking sicknote

Looks like Thompson is going down the same road. Played 70 mins, played about 45 mins and nothing.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

When I saw Hunt was going out I thought what happens if we have a few injuries, well the answer is today’s squad.

Amazed that Pyke & Wilson aren’t starting to be honest, Pyke has looked decent at times & Wilson has a goal in him.

But the injured players wouldn't be covered by Hunt, so it'd be the same line up.

As for us having depth and today is the evidence, I'm questioning the sanity of these people making statements

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

Look Ted, they’ve picked Obikwu.

If we get hammered today I'll run across the pitch like bishop Brennan

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Feel a bit for Artell with those mitigating circumstances around todays lineup, let's be honest the last thing he needs is to lose Vernam and have some general sickness within the squad.

I guess they must have recalled Bramwell from his loan as cover, I would rather see him than Rogers or Maher to be honest.

Interesting points from Stockwood in the interview on recruitment during the summer  veering away from what was planned, I wonder if that backs up the point  some posters have made around Hurst not entirely supporting the new approach.

Thoughts that, albeit subtly, he was digging Hurst out.

I don’t like to ask too many direct questions but given my friend interviewed DA for another job at the same time we did I did enquire what was his overall impression, his reply…

“The guy is a nut job”. Near enough every team selection and performance would seem to agree with that view.

Whatever happens today it’s a huge game next week. UTM 🙏

It’s awful having this negative opinion but, the way things are, a draw would be taken at this point, am sure, by many

Fu(king come on town
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8 pages already  ;D

This is it, everythings gonna be fine from today, gonna turn it round, artells a secret genius, will end up with a statue, lets gooo

Wow!🤩

YESSSSSS WE'RE WINNING A GAME OF FOOTBALL

Rose  

Yes 1 0 up Rose

We’ll take that.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

8 pages already  ;D

This is it, everythings gonna be fine from today, gonna turn it round, artells a secret genius, will end up with a statue, lets gooo

DJJRJFHRJCJFHRJFNDNDKDJCHFJF

Get that fuckin statue started

Get in!!  Well played by Holohan

Have I slipped into some sort of alternative dimension?

Grimsby 1-0 Morecombe inside of 2 minutes

I'm very confused

That was a quality goal.

Artell for England

Rose scores  ;)

Get in Rosey. Where would we be without you

Good start 😂

Clifton did well.  UTM.   No soft goals now.  

Quoted from Abdul19

Artell for England

Now that's a cracking idea

I don’t believe it!!

Great noise from town

This is a good positive start by town, the town fans in excellent voice too

Clifton and Holohan played through their press really well there. Morecambe massively overcommitted men out wide and left Rose unmarked on the edge of the six yard box for a tidy finish. That kind of play is the upside of Artell-ball when it works and the ball goes to someone who can actually finish.

Quoted from Hagrid

Vernams a walking sicknote

Yeah that 3 yr deal is looking bad business even when he plays well, can't get on the pitch for half a dozen consecutive 90s

Boo, Town, Boo a)  giving us hope and b) scoring far too early

needed to be 92nd minute, not the 2nd! 8) 8) 8)

We've started brilliantly. Hoping we keep this up

Colchester, Donny and us all 1 up

Obikwu a bit like a headless chicken.   Hope he settles

Danny Rose is a great pro. High standards, every week.

As for Charles V - could be ill. Let’s not jump on him harshly without knowing.

7 pages pre game must be a record. We score inside 2 mins on page 8. Should try this every week

Quoted from chaos33

Danny Rose is a great pro. High standards, every week.

As for Charles V - could be ill. Let’s not jump on him harshly without knowing.

He’s injured. Its his hamstring

Who are these players and what have they done with Grimsby Town?

Obikwu has started well.

Hume's showing some nice footwork

Sutton equalise

Boston winning again - what a run they are on

The legendary Louis Robles scores for Newtown

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

7 pages pre game must be a record. We score inside 2 mins on page 8. Should try this every week

Pretty much 7 pages of negative comments before a ball had been kicked

That was a good move by Town.  Clifton showed a bit of his old energy to get that cross in. Their keeper didn't know what was happening.

Harry doing well

Harry is having a good game today, him and Holohan are linking up well

I just heard the co-commentator say "town look very solid defensively"!!
I might have to go for lie down

Quoted from Hagrid

Obikwu has started well.

Showed his inexperience a bit on that long throw but that’s to be expected

Jesus should have somebody to smash that home.  

For those of us unable to Watch what is the formation?

Tharme’s throw isn’t as direct as a Cropper bullet but it’s a decent option.

Maybe it is true then?  We are an attacking force!

Quoted from Hagrid

He’s injured. Its his hamstring

Oh

Quoted from buckstown

I just heard the co-commentator say "town look very solid defensively"!!
I might have to go for lie down

Not entirely sure I agree with that - we've got away with a few poor clearances and bits of miscommunication between keeper and defence so far. Really think we need more goals because i'm not convinced we're lasing 90 minutes here without conceding.

Feel like sometimes our problems come from trying too hard to defend as strange as that sounds, always seem a bit stressed as soon as the opposition have got the ball and too many players rush over trying to put pressure on and leave gaps

If there is a god please never let Danny Rose get injured.

Quoted from toontown

For those of us unable to Watch what is the formation?

            Obikwu
                         Rose
              Holohan
Hume  Andrews  Green  Clifton
Rodgers  Tharme  Mullarkey
              Cartwright

Quoted from toontown

For those of us unable to Watch what is the formation?

Errrrrm. I'd say 451, with Andrews and Clifton on the wings and Rose and Obikwu swapping between themselves in the 9 and 10 role

So frustrating when we do that.  Their defender facing his own goal and going nowhere.  If you touch him he goes down.

Quoted from chipsandgravy

If there is a god please never let Danny Rose get injured.

What’s that now 14 for the season, maybe we’ve discovered that mythical 20 goal a season striker?

Cartwright looking solid, so far.

Need to have a breather really - the players and me.   Let's get in with this scoreline.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

What’s that now 14 for the season, maybe we’ve discovered that mythical 20 goal a season striker?

And our best defender!

Fans have been superb

veggies take the lead , grrrr

Long way to go but we’re showing some fight that we’ve been lacking for a while

Better.

Forest Green went 1-0 up right in half-time. Big half of football coming up.

Not a bad half.

Great goal.

Obikwu shown a few good touches but not really done enough, like to see him come off if he can't get a bit more involved.

That flick on from Obikwu was dying for Mani to be in the team.  It's gonna be a long 45 minutes.

Quoted from Poojah

Forest Green went 1-0 up right in half-time. Big half of football coming up.

We need to win this then just to keep the status quo.

Town look up for this, even Clifton having a decent game. No second half collapse please

Decent first half, but Edwards & Slew looking really dangerous for for them. Def need another goal early 2nd half as it will only take one mistake and its 1-1. Clifton playing well back 3 not bad and Rose being Rose. Come on Town finish them off.(fishfish)

Is Danny Rose contracted next season?

Quoted from chaos33

Is Danny Rose contracted next season?

He signed a two year contract so unless there's some sort of break clause in it, yes.

Rollin menayaese sent for aldershot, Harry Cardwell scores for Sarfend

Tom Naylor puts Chesterfield 1 up

Bit of inexperience there.  A quick through ball could have put Clifton (i think ) in .   On the whole though, he's put himself about a bit.  Done well at hassling and holding the ball up.

OH FFS

Ffs

Quoted from toontown

For those of us unable to Watch what is the formation?

Thanks for those responses guys, albeit 2 completely different interpretations of our formation - perhaps Morecambe can't figure it out either!

Oh look a tap in at the back post... what a suprise

Absolute excrement from the goalkeeper

Way too easy again. Cartwright isn't good at cutting those low crossed out.

flipping hell Cartwright that was dogshite.

Sh1te defending once again, keeping wasn’t great.

Absolute junk yet again. Appalling cross from Hume, Green done for pace and couldn't even get close enough to drag the guy back for a yellow, Cartwright felicitations up yet again and punches it into their attacker for it to rebound off him and into the net.

Does Cartwright even attempt to stop that?!?


Pathetic goalkeeping

How lucky! The ball hit him and they scored. Maybe mullarkey (?) could’ve  cleared

Keeper isn’t ready for league football

We have to find a free agent goalkeeper from somewhere

Green looks like he’s running through treacle. excrement.💩

Nothing was good enough for their goal. Worried we won't get anything out the game now

Backs to the wall for the next 40 mins at a guess

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

Keeper isn’t ready for league football

That was a penalty surely

4 points off the drop

Quoted from Mayaman

Way too easy again. Cartwright isn't good at cutting those low crossed out.

Last time he did Maher put it past him at his near post before he could get to it. The lad can't seem to win at the moment.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

That was a penalty surely

Nah, not convinced there was any contact with Clifton. Just went down looking for it.

Andrews is a complete fanny

Andrews looks like he’s chasing parked cars.

Pressures coming now

Artell needs to start using the bench now.

Quoted from Hagrid

We have to find a free agent goalkeeper from somewhere

Joe Lewis? Ben garratt?

Should be 2-1 down now if they could actually finish. The signs here are bad.

Desperately need a change in midfield. Green is a liability. .

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Joe Lewis? Ben garratt?

The latter signed for Nantwich the other day

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Last time he did Maher put it past him at his near post before he could get to it. The lad can't seem to win at the moment.

Maher had to attempt the block.  It was unfortunate it slipped inside the post.  

Shite refereeing.  

Yeah cheers ref, didn't want a free kick there anyway

Why has the ref played advantage when we've just been fouled on the edge of the D in perfect free-kick range? That's pathetic refereeing

Referee is a flipping disgrace

excrement ref

Obikwu's confidence is growing.  

This ref looks like he’s not ready for the football league.

The ref's officiating has nose dived.

Be better off putting a flipping rizla in the middle of the park than andrews

Get Andrews off

Quote from there commentator ' Grimsby are here for the taking'

We've completely fallen aprt defensively this half. No one is backing anyone up any more, we're leaving far too many players in 2 vs 1 situations

If you take Andrews off you're either gonna have to stick Wood in there who looked very ropey in the game he started, or a kid with about 20 minutes of EFL football under his belt in Braithwaite (or change formation and go to 4 at the back which i'm not convinced is a great idea with the pressure we're under at the moment). I don't think there are any 'good' options here.

Quoted from DB

Quote from there commentator ' Grimsby are here for the taking'

He’s correct though We are

Quoted from Chrisblor

If you take Andrews off you're either gonna have to stick Wood in there who looked very ropey in the game he started, or a kid with about 20 minutes of EFL football under his belt in Braithwaite (or change formation and go to 4 at the back which i'm not convinced is a great idea with the pressure we're under at the moment). I don't think there are any 'good' options here.

Andrews is on his bottom, he needs to come off

But Andrews is dead on his bottom

Ref you girl private

How the intercourse is that not a penalty?!? This referee is on the take

Stone wall penalty ffs

Should have had a penalty there

Clear as day pen. intercourse off ref you girl private

Ref is absolutely sh!t

F*****g hell Artell get a sub on make a decision you tw@t.

Braithwait for Andrews for me. He looked energitic and eager box to box style player in his 20 min caneo the other week who didn't shy away from. sticking his foot in either

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Braithwait for Andrews for me. He looked energitic and eager box to box style player in his 20 min caneo the other week who didn't shy away from. sticking his foot in either

He can’t do any worse can he.

Those Coventry supporters who claimed Obikwu was incredible were clearly talking out of their bottom. Has a centre half isolated and backtracking one on one and just runs straight into him and loses the ball.

Superb save by Cartwright

Cartwright keep Artell with us for another few weeks with that save.

Thats the second point saving save Cartwright has made...

Cartwright may have to take some of the blame for their goal but he has saved us a few times.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Those Coventry supporters who claimed Obikwu was incredible were clearly talking out of their bottom. Has a centre half isolated and backtracking one on one and just runs straight into him and loses the ball.

Isn’t this his first league start ?

Quoted from barralad

Thats the second point saving save Cartwright has made...

Just about makes up for the two points dropped with his earlier error leading to their goal then, wonderful stuff

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Isn’t this his first league start ?

They were basing it off his pre-season and youth team performances.

Looking like next week will be bigger than big

What does Andrew bring to our team???

What do we do in training - it's obvious to everyone Town are not fit;;   Anyone catch them in the pub before the match  ?

I think some on here are watching a game in a parallel universe! Some credible performances out there against a side far higher up the table than Town are.

Quick free kick called back

We need an Eisa bullet.  We ain't seen one for a while.

Apart from the goal we haven’t offered enough to say we should have all 3 points.

Quoted from benny1618

I think some on here are watching a game in a parallel universe! Some credible performances out there against a side far higher up the table than Town are.

Because after 2 minutes we've barely troubled their keeper, looked ropey at the back, conceded another crap self inflicted goal to throw away 2pts and with scores as they currently stand we're at risk of going into next Saturday knowing that a loss could result in Forest Green either going above us, level on points or 1pt behind.

intercourse me they've just missed an open goal....

Now that is a get out of jail free card

Gods a Mariner

Got away with that one, perhaps our luck is changing

Good to see Notts County, and their water-tight defence, losing 3-0 at home to Crewe.  County with 77% possession.

For a brief period the subs improved us but since then we've gone straight back to miss hit passes

I must say Morecambe look excrement. If you've got any a half decent side you can do well in this league

FGR down to 10 men

Morecambe look shite.

Rush to the head from Wood.  Great turn should have tested the keeper.

Holohan misses a sitter.

How has Gav put the ball over there!!

Free kick just outside the D

HOLOHAN intercourse SAKE IT'S EASIER TO SCORE intercourse OFF

Both sides missed sitters to take all 3

Nooo howve we missed that

Wood is miles better than andrews whys he not start

We somehow seem to be creating space now.  COme on Town.

FT 1-1

Oh well a point is better than nothing  but FGR catching us up

Not a good enough result given FGR are winning.

A decent point. Both sides had chances to win it. At least it stops the rot.

At the kick off I'd have took a draw, especially after last week. The fans were in good voice all game and a safe journey home for them

oh well, scratch team battles hard for away point. Gives us something to build from I suppose

A well deserved point. Solid performance and looked much more comfortable with the 3 at the back

We should have won that.  Didn't create that much  for most of the match but much more bite form the players Got the ball in the box more. If we had Mani , we would have won 3-1 :)

Said last week I’d be happy with a 1-1 draw - so to be consistent - happy!

A good point and a lot better than of late. Well done Town

Point away from home,.
I know we wanted a win but with that team I think it's a good point.

Points a point

Next week is enormous.

Definately an improvement

I thought obikwu grew into the game think itll be good to give him another go up top
Start wood over andrews

Quoted from davmariner

Not a good enough result given FGR are winning.

We can't do anything about the pub team until next week.

Could have gone either way.

Happy with a point could be pivotal towards the end of the season.

4 points in it but with a game in hand if we can somehow actually win one would give us some confidence.

We would have all taken a point before this game started after recent performances.

Unlucky and lucky, was happy with a point before ko but feel absolutely gutted now

Inness sent off for Forest Green in 89th min.  2 yellows.  Will miss their game against us.  Hope that he is key for them.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Inness sent off for Forest Green in 89th min.  2 yellows.  Will miss their game against us.  Hope that he is key for them.

No he won't, you only get suspended for 1 match for a second booking and they're playing Wrexham on Tuesday.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Inness sent off for Forest Green in 89th min.  2 yellows.  Will miss their game against us.  Hope that he is key for them.

FGR are playing on Tuesday night. Could be a point behind us by then.

With FGR winning terrible result needed a win in big big trouble with them picking up wins. I smell relegation big time

Quoted from Poojah

I reserve the right to eat my words, but that team has somehow given me even less confidence of us getting a result. I hadn’t even considered that possible.

I assume your wife is happy to remove the splinters from your backside after you've been sitting on the fence.

Always happy with an away point , follow it up with a home win and bingo

Naturally disappointed to throw away a lead but frankly relieved to land a draw against a team way higher than us in the table. A result to settle the jitters and the anger perhaps. Onwards.

Quoted from It Bites

Always happy with an away point , follow it up with a home win and bingo

Yeah we are very good at winning at home like

We should still sack Artell

Quoted from horsforthmariner

We should still sack Artell

Agree, this isn’t a great result when you put it into context that FGR have made up two points on us. They could be a point behind after their match on Tuesday night and we could be in the relegation zone by 5pm next Saturday.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

Definately an improvement

I thought obikwu grew into the game think itll be good to give him another go up top
Start wood over andrews

No Woods too slow

Quoted from supertown

Pretty much 7 pages of negative comments before a ball had been kicked

Those posts are a disgrace.  We don't need this defeatist attitude in a relegation fight.

If FGR hadn’t won we’d have thought that was an ok result.

Personally I know we had selection limitations and the players tried hard but we never did enough to win the game.

Now we’ll need to listen to Artell reframing the truth & the reality that we’re getting relegated

Artell out!

Wood  made an impact when he came on Obikwu had a good game overall.  He started off all over the place but go settled and caused a few problems.  Unfortunate not to win that.   Should have had a pen and free kick on the edge of the box.  And Gav's sitter.

FGR have taken 7 points from their last 12 available whereas we've not won since 2023. Outside of that context a point away at Morecambe is fine, but it's not enough because based on our form compared to FGR's we're shortly going to find ourselves overtaken and in the relegation spots.

FGR are going to keep getting better and better with that gaffer .

We probably need 10-15 points .

Massive game next week , lose that and I fear we will be stuck below the dropline until season end .

I’d have taken a point before the game, but FGR winning gives me the jitters. Only a four point cushion now and that makes me nervous. FGR have some momentum and we are stuck in neutral.

Quoted from Mappers

FGR are going to keep getting better and better with that gaffer .

We probably need 10-15 points .

Massive game next week , lose that and I fear we will be stuck below the dropline until season end .

Win it and it is a big gap for them to bridge

Quoted from Mappers

FGR are going to keep getting better and better with that gaffer .

We probably need 10-15 points .

Massive game next week , lose that and I fear we will be stuck below the dropline until season end .

Fifty points usually makes a ream safe. So 7 wins needed really.

Only listened but sounded like a decent performance, miles better than last week. Taken in isolation a draw away to a team much higher up is a good result. It's not results like today that could get us relegated, we simply have to improve at home.

A good point on the road, huge game next week.

That's a fine point, more than I expected when i saw the line up. 5 points from the last thee away games is also a very good indicator that we can grind out results away from home at least.

We really need to beat FGR next week. Really really.  

Quoted from Chrisblor

FGR have taken 7 points from their last 12 available whereas we've not won since 2023. Outside of that context a point away at Morecambe is fine, but it's not enough because based on our form compared to FGR's we're shortly going to find ourselves overtaken and in the relegation spots.

We can go above Colchester with our game in hand, and still have them to play . It’s not just us and FG

They will be one point behind us if they beat us next week.

So it's more than a must win or six pointer.

We have got to win and we need everybody fit. and ready to go.

Plus a packed park to cheer us on.

Even if we win its going to be tight all the way to the end of season.

Come on town you mean so much to many of us.

Forest Green play Wrexham at home on Tuesday. If they win that and then win at town on Saturday, I fear mentally it'll be difficult for town to come back from, even if we do have games in hand.

Massive game next week. Bring the village people on 💪

Thought the players showed some battling qualities but the quality was seriously lacking at times when we had time to pass.Felt like 2 points dropped but the positive we never lost.Well done lads UTM

We also didn't play out the back as much.

Quoted from Crumbcrusader

Forest Green play Wrexham at home on Tuesday. If they win that and then win at town on Saturday, I fear mentally it'll be difficult for town to come back from, even if we do have games in hand.

They are 13/5 to beat wrexham and also 13/5 to get a draw.

Am hoping, the fact we still have a far better goal difference will work in our favour. Proving we don’t carry on losing by 4 or 5 goals

Quoted from Wrights35

Yeah we are very good at winning at home like

Just roll over then

Quoted from Garth

No Woods too slow

Will ask a question I asked earlier
What does Andrew bring to the side, he's fukin awful.

Huge game next week. Stick all 6 of their away fans in a box and let’s have town fans fully in each stand.

That is a very good point, better than I expected seeing the line up.

I think thats 5 points from the last three away games.

Next week against FGR is absolutely critical.

I fear we will do a Woods and draw our way to relegation. Chances like the Holohan one at the end simply have to end up in the net, and it's not the first time this season we have drawn a game away that we could and probably should have won. Again we give away a soft goal to add to the long list.

Also fear that FGR are starting to be a lot more resolute. Tranmere have been doing really well lately, but FGR saw them off. They also won away at Barrow, and now I am fearing them doing us over at our own place with about 50 fans in the away end.

Quoted from ginnywings

I fear we will do a Woods and draw our way to relegation. Chances like the Holohan one at the end simply have to end up in the net, and it's not the first time this season we have drawn a game away that we could and probably should have won. Again we give away a soft goal to add to the long list.

Also fear that FGR are starting to be a lot more resolute. Tranmere have been doing really well lately, but FGR saw them off. They also won away at Barrow, and now I am fearing them doing us over at our own place with about 50 fans in the away end.

Next week is everything. Worst case scenario they go above us. Best case we go 7 clear with 2 games in hand.

We simply have to win imo

Quoted from ginnywings

I fear we will do a Woods and draw our way to relegation. Chances like the Holohan one at the end simply have to end up in the net, and it's not the first time this season we have drawn a game away that we could and probably should have won. Again we give away a soft goal to add to the long list.

Also fear that FGR are starting to be a lot more resolute. Tranmere have been doing really well lately, but FGR saw them off. They also won away at Barrow, and now I am fearing them doing us over at our own place with about 50 fans in the away end.

One thing potentially in our favour is the fact there are still 14 games left. FGR are enjoying a decent spell, might overtake us, but can they continue in that vein for another 2 months?

We’ve not had a decent spell all season but threatened on and off to be capable of playing well. If we stick with this formation, get the likes of Thompson & Vernam in we might be able to put a bit of a run together. Especially just after Easter when we’ve got 4 or 5 games against teams who’ll have little to play for.

Colchester aren’t out of the woods just yet - that rearranged match might end up being THE match that does define the season.

We need to get a witch doctor on some of the chronics though.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Just about makes up for the two points dropped with his earlier error leading to their goal then, wonderful stuff

I bet you're a hoot at parties. Was that his fault entirely? How about a defender preventing a cross coming in?

Quoted from It Bites

Just roll over then

Clown

Quoted from hampshiremariner

Fifty points usually makes a ream safe. So 7 wins needed really.

Only two teams get relegated so it's always lower than that in  league 2 .

Last 8  full seasons points required to survive (when points not deducted ) :
44 ,39,46,42,46,47,35 ,42
So a range of between 35 and 47 points have been required to survive .
Average points to survive - 42.6

I doubt it will be higher than 47 points , we are slowly running out of games . I still dont believe it will take that to survive
FGR would need play-off form numbers -1.6PPG to reach 47 points .
Sutton logically are almost dead they would have to pick up 2PPG to reach the 47 points (title winning form over a season )

We still have it in our own hands-  to reach 47 points we would only require 1.2PPG , it's much less a task numerically at least for us on paper with 1 and 2 games in hand on the bottom 2 .

We are currently averaging 0.940PPG which if linear would see us  finishing with 43 points

Colchester are still in the mix to , they have not got the bounce i expected from the Cowleys appointment .

No I'm not confident , but I do think the draws might save us if we continue on our trajectory of them  we are joint top on draws with Mansfield who are at the submit and we have not actually lost that many games - 14  (as many as 8th place Crawley ) it's that small amount of wins , 6 all season that's put us in this mess I think.