In Jolley we trust

Quoted from chaos33

Bit of context - he's done ok at Newport, who themselves are very average indeed and will be in L2 again next season. It's not as if we lost a world class player. He was gash for us, generally, and he's been a bit better at Newport, but I wouldn't waste time pretending and regretting we lost a world beater.....

Nonetheless, he’s done significantly more/better than Cardwell.

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Poor and simple, players come here and are brought down to the mentality of the clubs status, which at the moment is p!ss poor to anyone outside of our own, then move on and actually play to their abilities...we have a knack of taking an half decent player and completely destroying them... .

Yes.  Look at JJ Hooper, 18 goals in 22 games for Bromley. Ok, its a lower league, but still.

I notice Yussuff is banging them in too, and we didn't even give him a chance here. Plus of course disposing of a guy that netted 37 in a single season.

Incredible. It's as if we are doing it on purpose.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Nonetheless, he’s done significantly more/better than Cardwell.

Matt is seven years older than Cardwell

He is more experienced and some of him having done more or better than him will be to do with having more experience I feel sure

The last thing we want is a succession of "Grimsby nils" in the remaining games. We need at least something to get people to dip into their pockets during the summer and renew (or even get for the first time) season tickets. Last year we had the buzz of the good finish and then the England World Cup heroics to give everyone lots of positive thoughts. Entertaining 4-3 defeats would be better than boring 0-0 draws in many ways!

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Matt is seven years older than Cardwell

He is more experienced and some of him having done more or better than him will be to do with having more experience I feel sure

To keep it short, both players are very average indeed as far as L2 strikers go.
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Quoted from chaos33

To keep it short, both players are very average indeed as far as L2 strikers go.
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Matt does feature though as one of the top 15 scorers in League 2 ( so does Wes Thomas )

The fact that they're plying their trade at this level would lead you to think they are indeed average but there are probably many more worse

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Matt does feature though as one of the top 15 scorers in League 2 ( so does Wes Thomas )

The fact that they're plying their trade at this level would lead you to think they are indeed average but there are probably many more worse

We managed to unearth and attract both Amond and Bogle to Blundell Park when we were a non-league club and need to concentrate on finding another couple of gems rather than regurgitating middle of the road strikers like Thomas, Matt and Hooper that clearly want to put greater effort in at other clubs in different parts of the country..

Quoted from Bigdog

We managed to unearth and attract both Amond and Bogle to Blundell Park when we were a non-league club and need to concentrate on finding another couple of gems rather than regurgitating middle of the road strikers like Thomas, Matt and Hooper that clearly want to put greater effort in at other clubs in different parts of the country..

If true you have to wonder why they do. Then address whatever isn't working here. Might be the best way of getting decent strikers.

Quoted from Bigdog

We managed to unearth and attract both Amond and Bogle to Blundell Park when we were a non-league club and need to concentrate on finding another couple of gems rather than regurgitating middle of the road strikers like Thomas, Matt and Hooper that clearly want to put greater effort in at other clubs in different parts of the country..

You are right, we do need to dig up some gems. I don't think there is a magic formula to this though. Bogle cost us money and was willing to come to further his career, probably on a promise that the club would not stand in his way. Amond was not getting games and would probably have moved anywhere that promised him action on the pitch as a striker. Whether Hurst predicted it or not, he turned out to be as good as striker as we have had since Connell's purple patch season.

Dennis is disappointing. He is supposed to be a predator in the box, snatching the half chances. But how often is the ball in the box for him to do that?