Charlie, new deal

Whilst I understand the points about the hype becoming over the top, I respectively disagree.  I don't know if it's a Grimsby thing but we seem to play down everything positive.  There's been so little to get excited about in the last 20 years following this club, perhaps people can be forgiven for getting a bit excited.

It's not just what he's producing on the pitch.  It's the air of expectation when he gets the ball now.   Away at Bradford you could almost feel the side stand willing the ball to come over to him.   That's the point I made regards Oster and Townsend, they're the only two players I can remember (perhaps Ivano although he was a talent in a very talented team) who created that level of buzz when they got the ball.  Oster as the young, swashbuckling talent with Townsend as someone just playing miles below his natural level.

The frustration with Dembele was that for his tricks and close control, he very rarely went anywhere with it.  He was 100% a rough diamond and it appears that he's now showing his true potential at Peterborough, albeit in a more advanced role than he played here.  Vernam is producing, both goals and assists.