Just Back

Still taking it all in.

Firstly our fans - just awesome. It is a privilege to stand among support any club would be proud of. Non stop passion and noise. It was ace.

To dig a victory out of the travel chaos that delayed our arrival is a real credit to the team. Mentally they can't have been prepared properly so to come flying out of the blocks like they did is credit worthy.

Nathan Arnold was outstanding. His goals were things of beauty. A mesmerising performance. Never stopped running. Non stop pace and trickery and always looking to pull the trigger.   His performance of the season by far. Two more like that will see us promoted and him playing in L1.

Pearson also deserved the plaudits on here. A rock.

2 more games lads.

Allyallyallyooooohhh

Watch the game on BT and didn't like the way Eastleigh were holding our players and then complaining that we were holding them, when you look closer our players weren't even touching them.  I think they did it 3/4 times in and around the box, and they were successful on 1 occasion.  Dirty tactics, and no doubt will get worse in the 2nd leg.  We need that early goal, and then go on and smash them.

I thought Pearson was a rock, in fact nobody really had a bad game

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Watch the game on BT and didn't like the way Eastleigh were holding our players and then complaining that we were holding them, when you look closer our players weren't even touching them.  I think they did it 3/4 times in and around the box, and they were successful on 1 occasion.  Dirty tactics, and no doubt will get worse in the 2nd leg.  

McAllister was behind the ball in our box,with Toto running in ahead of him and guiding the ball away. McAllister wrapped his arm around Toto, running alongside him,NOWHERE near the ball and as Toto clears, McAllister stops playing and runs over to the ref ordering a penalty. Shocking stuff, you'll always see players give a hopeful shout and then get on with the game but the look on McAllisters face was one of horror that somehow a stonewall penalty had been turned down.

Fookin' awful team, and awful manager.

I agree mate. I've played against teams like that and you take great joy in beating a bunch of moaning, cheating to$$ers. I'm sure our players did.

Hurst got it all spot on IMO, knew they will try to 'bully us' and we didn't get involved, put a tall defence out, and every player give 100%, well done Hurst !

I think they will be very physical at BP  , try and kick our lads out of their stride... if you thought cheating and
gamesmanship was rife at their gaff , wait until |Sunday...

we'll need to be mentally strong , not get roped in... and hope we have another strong referee

Amazing atmosphere and goals. Essentially it's only half time, so don't want to get too carried away just yet...but I'm pretty buzzing.

Was amusing going to a ground with no proper footpaths accessing it...one of those non-league quirks I guess, but I'll gladly trade them for a spot in the league.

Another nice touch was bumping into Lee Peacock in the car park, who is now part of the youth set up at Eastleigh. Really nice/funny guy, had a lot of good words to say about the club/fans and absolutely no good words to say about Rob Scott haha.

At 4am and work for 7. Sizzling steak now with a few beers and early night, I'm getting too old for all this.
That turn out was stunning considering we didn't know where we would be playing until Saturday and therefore basically just having 3 days to plan etc.
Absolutely brilliant effort by everyone.

We're the Grimsby, the Mighty Grimsby,
We always win awayyy,
We're the Grimsby, the Mighty Grimsby,
We always win awayyy.

A win-away a-win-away
A-win-away a-win-away
A-win-away a-win-away

Brilliant night. Made the nightmare traffic on the way there worthwhile, plus getting in at 4am and up for work at 7.

Les that song is shocking, but so shocking that it is actually not bad. And very apt for this season especially. Glad the journey was worth it for you and every other fan there.