1st signing today??

Cryptic tweet from club..ooohh 😀

Well, it seems that his Wikipedia page confirms that Matt Green has signed...

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Green_(footballer)[/url]

Then again, everyone and their mother can edit a page on Wikipedia, so it may not be true (even though I am inclined to believe in this one...)

I bet my mother couldn't edit Wikipedia.

Quoted from mariner91

I bet my mother couldn't edit Wikipedia.

Mine couldn't she's dead!

Pretty sure that's who I saw in club shop, but my facial recognition software in my brain is not to be trusted..best wait for club announcement.

If it is Matt Green, are we excited? I don't remember much about him.

The internet states he had an unbelievable (2/3) record at Mansfield 6 years ago  in the conference. Big move to Birmingham but injured for most of it. Then back to Mansfield up to 2 years ago (down to a still good 1/3 in League 2). Late full season around 1/4 in league 2 at Lincoln - still useful goes. Not first choice last season in League 2 or Conference (all be it behind Rooney).

A striker on the decline, or someone to weigh in with much needed goals to replace or better Wes Thomas's total?

Quoted from drbell

If it is Matt Green, are we excited? I don't remember much about him.

The internet states he had an unbelievable (2/3) record at Mansfield 6 years ago  in the conference. Big move to Birmingham but injured for most of it. Then back to Mansfield up to 2 years ago (down to a still good 1/3 in League 2). Late full season around 1/4 in league 2 at Lincoln - still useful goes. Not first choice last season in League 2 or Conference (all be it behind Rooney).

A striker on the decline, or someone to weigh in with much needed goals to replace or better Wes Thomas's total?

sorry, but distinctly underwhelmed. 4 goals in 21 conference appearances hardly gets those neck hairs springing to attention.
Hope, as usual, that I'm completely wrong

Give him a chance....... Connell, Amond.... they had poor records !!!

Quoted from forza ivano

sorry, but distinctly underwhelmed. 4 goals in 21 conference appearances hardly gets those neck hairs springing to attention.
Hope, as usual, that I'm completely wrong

that was only in 6 months though, he got 10 goals over a season even though he must've been unsettled. I think what we've got is someone who can put them away IF we get the players to create the opportunities

I'll give every new player a chance but it's been a long time waiting for that 'hairs on the back of the neck' signing  

Quoted from forza ivano

sorry, but distinctly underwhelmed. 4 goals in 21 conference appearances hardly gets those neck hairs springing to attention.
Hope, as usual, that I'm completely wrong

Looking through his appearances, most of them were only the last 20 minutes of games. Not many players score 1 in 2 with that sort of game time.

Like we can be picky. Give the man a chance utm

Quoted from Nutsy

Like we can be picky. Give the man a chance utm

Spot on!

Now confirmed, 2 year deal.

[url]https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2019/june/green-becomes-first-summer-signing/[/url]

welcome to grimsby town. like a bit of green myself

Welcome Matt!

Not a bad signing this. Much happier with this than scratching around with signings like ROBLES and VERNON.
Similar kind of player as Thomas. Can hold the ball up, scores goals but also gives 100%. Get some creation in and around him and he could get us 15 in a season.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

that was only in 6 months though, he got 10 goals over a season even though he must've been unsettled. I think what we've got is someone who can put them away IF we get the players to create the opportunities

Fair comment - he's got double figures in each of the last 4 seasons, so i will cling to that hope!

He did alright in the Lincoln team that scraped into the plays off in 17/18 scoring 17 goals for them that season. He's not the best striker in the league but is he better than most of the strikers we've signed in the last three years? Absolutely. Just needs the supply.

Quoted from forza ivano

sorry, but distinctly underwhelmed. 4 goals in 21 conference appearances hardly gets those neck hairs springing to attention.
Hope, as usual, that I'm completely wrong

Look at Jamille Matt's return for Newport last season, I bet the Newport fans were a bit underwhelmed when they checkout Matt's scoring record, when he sign for them. Look at the season he just had, the best since his days at Fleetwood.
It's the manager job, to get the best out of him, if Matt can do a Matt for us, I will be happy.
I will wait to see him play for town, before passing judgment on him.

Normally we have all the other positions covered first, before we get a striker.  At less he will have a full pre-season to get ready for the new season.

Apparnetly we are going for it, this season.

Wecome Matt to GTFC and the Thefishy.

UTM

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Look at Jamille Matt's return for Newport last season, I bet the Newport fans were a bit underwhelmed when they checkout Matt's scoring record, when he sign for them. Look at the season he just had, the best since his days at Fleetwood.
It's the manager job, to get the best out of him, if Matt can do a Matt for us, I will be happy.
I will wait to see him play for town, before passing judgment on him.

Normally we have all the other positions covered first, before we get a striker.  At less he will have a full pre-season to get ready for the new season.

Apparnetly we are going for it, this season.

Wecome Matt to GTFC and the Thefishy.

UTM

Going for it?

Without upsetting the Fenty clan too much, what is that based on?

Is it having a slightly higher budget, fewer players but of better quality, or outside investment?

If we are going for it, wouldn't it be better to advise the fans before season ticket sales go through the floor?

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

Going for it?

Without upsetting the Fenty clan too much, what is that based on?

Is it having a slightly higher budget, fewer players but of better quality, or outside investment?

If we are going for it, wouldn't it be better to advise the fans before season ticket sales go through the floor?

This is a bit of a catch 22 for the club I would have thought, On one hand the fans would love the club to say they are chucking loads of cash at the budget but the flip side player agents will hold out for more money for their players as the club has publicly said they want to spend cash,

Imagine if both cook and Devitt signed also, now that would be a good start to the summer signings 👍

Quoted from Mendonca1995

Imagine if both cook and Devitt signed also, now that would be a good start to the summer signings 👍

But neither of them will sign.

Quoted from billynomates

This is a bit of a catch 22 for the club I would have thought, On one hand the fans would love the club to say they are chucking loads of cash at the budget but the flip side player agents will hold out for more money for their players as the club has publicly said they want to spend cash,

Yes I thought that as I posted it, but I have no confidence whatever that what Fenty may call "going for it" will have too many agents salivating.  

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

Going for it?

Without upsetting the Fenty clan too much, what is that based on?

Is it having a slightly higher budget, fewer players but of better quality, or outside investment?

If we are going for it, wouldn't it be better to advise the fans before season ticket sales go through the floor?

Repeated Facebook rumours about a takeover with several posters consistently adamant that it's happening. How reliable those posters are is another matter.....

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

Going for it?

Without upsetting the Fenty clan too much, what is that based on?

Is it having a slightly higher budget, fewer players but of better quality, or outside investment?

If we are going for it, wouldn't it be better to advise the fans before season ticket sales go through the floor?

Based on this

New Grimsby Town signing Matt Green is ambitious about the Sky Bet League Two 2019-20 season at Blundell Park.
Club News Green Becomes First Summer Signing 4 Hours ago

The 32-year-old striker, who left Salford City at the weekend, signed a two-year deal with Michael Jolley’s side earlier today.

And Green, who has scored 126 goals in 407 career league appearances, is excited about life with the Mariners.

Speaking in his first interview as a Grimsby Town player, exclusively on iFollow Mariners, he said: “It feels great to be here. It’s a big club – you realise that as soon as you walk in through the door.

“The amount of history and success the club has had over a long period of time.

“It’s great for me to be able to come here and play back in the Football League, and hopefully add some quality to the team.

“It’s a brilliant, fantastic Football League club, and it’s a good team to be a part of.

Matt_Green_Sign.JPG

“I like to play for clubs that are highly ambitious because I am myself, so I like to go somewhere that is fighting for promotion or a cup run.

“If I can, that’s what I want to do – you want as much silverware as you can get as a player, so you can look back at it one day with a big smile on your face.

“It’s about getting as much success as you can as a player, and football clubs who are willing to invest on the pitch on a Saturday, they usually go on and do things, so I can’t wait to get started!

“I’m sure there are going to be plenty of new faces coming in as well, and there are also lads who have done really well here over the last few seasons.

“I’m looking forward to being a part of that, and getting to know them all.”

And Green revealed that Town manager Jolley’s ambition, hunger, and determination made the move to the Mariners even more appealing and attractive.

He said: “He’s got a lot of experience, and he’s a good manager, and it’s something that you always want to be a part of.

“He came across really well, he’s done a brilliant job over the last two years, and he’s done a lot of research on me, and he really wanted me to come into the club.

[/b]“He said ‘This year we’re going to have a go, we’re going to go for it this season!’[b]/

“It’s all about trying to get as much success as you can as a player – especially if the manager is telling you that they’re going for it this season.

jolley_exeter.png

“And he said we wants to bring in five or six new players who are going to give us a certain amount of quality week in week out consistently on a Saturday.

“He’s done a great job over the last two seasons, and speaking to people who know him – they’ve all said that he’s a genuine, really nice guy to work for.

“So it all just seemed a really good situation and, with it being so close to my home and my two children, it worked out good.”

To be honest, I read Green’s comments as a product of good media training. That’s not necessarily a criticism of our intent, it just reads as if he’s trying a little hard to say all the right things. Time will tell, and I think it’s a signing that’s difficult to gauge without knowing the full context of it.

If he’s here as a relatively safe, low cost replacement for Wes Thomas then it’s probably a decent signing. If he’s going to be a top earner and this is intended as a bit of a marquee signing then it’s arguably a little underwhelming. Which end of the spectrum it is we don’t really know yet.

It’s a signing you can easily spin a couple of different ways. Either he’s an ageing lower league journeyman on the back of an unspectacular, money-grabbing stint in non-league or he’s a proven League Two goal scorer who adds experience to a generally young squad.

There’s a degree of truth in both statements so ultimately how it all pans out is anyone’s guess. There’s a long summer ahead so I’ll withhold any judgement for now. At the very least, the cogs are in motion now...

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Based on this

New Grimsby Town signing Matt Green is ambitious about the Sky Bet League Two 2019-20 season at Blundell Park.
Club News Green Becomes First Summer Signing 4 Hours ago

The 32-year-old striker, who left Salford City at the weekend, signed a two-year deal with Michael Jolley’s side earlier today.

And Green, who has scored 126 goals in 407 career league appearances, is excited about life with the Mariners.

Speaking in his first interview as a Grimsby Town player, exclusively on iFollow Mariners, he said: “It feels great to be here. It’s a big club – you realise that as soon as you walk in through the door.

“The amount of history and success the club has had over a long period of time.

“It’s great for me to be able to come here and play back in the Football League, and hopefully add some quality to the team.

“It’s a brilliant, fantastic Football League club, and it’s a good team to be a part of.

Matt_Green_Sign.JPG

“I like to play for clubs that are highly ambitious because I am myself, so I like to go somewhere that is fighting for promotion or a cup run.

“If I can, that’s what I want to do – you want as much silverware as you can get as a player, so you can look back at it one day with a big smile on your face.

“It’s about getting as much success as you can as a player, and football clubs who are willing to invest on the pitch on a Saturday, they usually go on and do things, so I can’t wait to get started!

“I’m sure there are going to be plenty of new faces coming in as well, and there are also lads who have done really well here over the last few seasons.

“I’m looking forward to being a part of that, and getting to know them all.”

And Green revealed that Town manager Jolley’s ambition, hunger, and determination made the move to the Mariners even more appealing and attractive.

He said: “He’s got a lot of experience, and he’s a good manager, and it’s something that you always want to be a part of.

“He came across really well, he’s done a brilliant job over the last two years, and he’s done a lot of research on me, and he really wanted me to come into the club.

[/b]“He said ‘This year we’re going to have a go, we’re going to go for it this season!’[b]/

“It’s all about trying to get as much success as you can as a player – especially if the manager is telling you that they’re going for it this season.

jolley_exeter.png

“And he said we wants to bring in five or six new players who are going to give us a certain amount of quality week in week out consistently on a Saturday.

“He’s done a great job over the last two seasons, and speaking to people who know him – they’ve all said that he’s a genuine, really nice guy to work for.

“So it all just seemed a really good situation and, with it being so close to my home and my two children, it worked out good.”

Fair enough, but I have read that a thousand times - every time we sign a player in fact!

Quoted from forza ivano

Repeated Facebook rumours about a takeover with several posters consistently adamant that it's happening. How reliable those posters are is another matter.....

If that happens I will renew my season ticket -  as long as Fenty is not involved in any way.