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Les Brechin
July 4, 2020, 1:31pm

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What’s going on there? Town fans in the Osmond, Hull in the Pontoon.

I was only two years old at the time so a little before my time. It looks weird.


There was a couple of seasons where they swapped the home and away ends round. I can remember watching us lose to Arsenal in the FA Cup in early '86 from The Osmond.

I think the swap lasted a couple of seasons before they reverted to the norm because of the outcry from the majority of fans.



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That Bolton game error was appalling. Partial redress was made when we beat them to the last automatic promotion spot by beating Exeter on the final day. Not sure whether they won the play-offs either...


They didn't. They got to the final but lost to Tranmere at Wembley who had finished 5th.



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Our total turnover in 2001/02 was £6.35m of which £3.83m was from television revenue. So 60% of our turnover was from ITV digital and that was lost overnight.

The following season our turnover dropped to £3.84m of which £1.13m came from television revenue.

We had the highest % of turnover coming from television revenue in 2001/02 and therefore lost the most as a percentage of turnover. Our turnover dropped 40% from the ITV digital season to the following season when Sky bought back the rights for a pittance.

We went from a club making a £1.4m profit to one that had to cut its budget by 25% and just managed to break even.

Add to that the transfer market in the FL collapsed so previously saleable assets we had like Danny Coyne and Phil Jevons suddenly became worthless as no one had any money to spend.


We are possibly going to be one of the worst affected by coronavirus too, given that our income is one of the most reliant on matchday income  
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According to the brilliant "Champions" book which I finally got my hands on during the week Kerr definitely did NOT resign half way through the 79/80 promotion season.


No it was the first week of February 1980, see the opening paragraphs on the Colchester United match 08.02.1980
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FAC 4th round:  Coventry 1 Town 0.  A late pen from Mick Coop, who was born in Grimsby!
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They didn't. They got to the final but lost to Tranmere at Wembley who had finished 5th.


Karma's a  female dog Les... ;


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No it was the first week of February 1980, see the opening paragraphs on the Colchester United match 08.02.1980


Yeah OK Boris...


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I can think of a few (and most seem to be someone not being sent off...)  

I'll start with

1903 Cheesed off with having to cross the Pennines once a season, Everton, Bury and Blackburn conspire in the infamous 'Lancashire Ring' scandal, fixing matches to ensure Town's relegation from the top flight. A Blackburn official is banned from football for life but the relegation is allowed to stand.

Danny Higinbotham only get a yellow card for the challenge on Livvo.

Dave Challinor not being sent off for ending Pringle's career.

Joyce not sending off the Brizzle keeper in the 2015 Play off final.

The Coventry goal that shouldn't have been allowed to stand think it was 2017.

Simeon Jackson not being sent off when he hospitalised Hess.  
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John Hartson blatantly punching the ball into the net at Selhurst Park when playing for Wimbledon and then laughing at us when we appealed for handball.

In 2002 or 2003. I remember Stuart Campbell was playing for us and Richard Smith scored from a corner (when does that ever happen)
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"Grimsby's worst ever moments"

When we were playing in the 2nd tier with the big boys and it was decided clubs would no longer share gate receipts.


When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
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