Clifton staying

He had a great season and it is excellent that we have him for another two.

The league 2 James Milner, a good contract renewal

Good news!

Quoted from toontown

Damn good news,so hard working and versatile, and I think the fact he is coveted at league 1 level whe  we've just come from the conference shows how he can be a bit underrated by some fans. Has been consistently amongst our very best players for 2 years now.

How many years with us will this 2 year deal take him to?

Signed his first pro deal in July 2015 so that would take him to 9 years with us, and he was in the youth system before that. And even at the end of the 2 years he'll only be 26! He keeps that engine of his in good condition he could get close to John Mcdermott in terms of years.

This is great news, firstly in that we have retained a really good player. For me, Harry’s a player who had a hard time truly cracking on in a succession of poor Town teams, ever since breaking into the side under Jolley.

He has, however, been superb this season and I suspect even better than most fans (myself included) appreciate and realise. So much of his game is about off the ball work which tends to go unnoticed by crowds, but not managers and recruitment teams, underlined by Forest Green’s interest. Few players outside the elite level will have covered more yards than Harry this season.

But the biggest thing about this news for me is symbolic. Here, we had a player that we wanted to retain, who was wanted by richer clubs at a higher level. And yet we’ve been able to keep him not only through both being financially competitive, but also by being a place where the player actually wants to pursue this career when given other, attractive choices.

This is significant news, in broader ways than might be immediately apparent.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

It’s like 3 new signings on account of Clifton’s versatility.

Great news.

It’s not often I agree with you but I actually gave you a tick . This positivity around the club knows no bounds .

Always thought he would stay, Grimsby Town through and through.

Local boy comes good and credit to him.  

While Fox shone in the play off games,  over the season Clifton has been the more consistent and played in nearly every game.  His resilience, work rate, versatility and commitment would have left a massive hole had he left.
One of our own and really glad he’s signed up.
UTM

Hard-working, fit as a fiddle, versatile and reliable. His poor performances were few and far between last season.

Pleased he's staying with us but I have to admit I hope he's not pencilled in to be on the left wing again this season. He won't let you down when playing there, but I'd prefer to see a more natural attacking and left-footed player on that side.

Quoted from codcheeky

While Fox shone in the play off games,  over the season Clifton has been the more consistent and played in nearly every game.  His resilience, work rate, versatility and commitment would have left a massive hole had he left.
One of our own and really glad he’s signed up.
UTM

It’s great news without doubt although you might be doing Ben Fox a bit of a disservice. He played several games in the McAtee role which was well outside his comfort zone, and, having watched the playoff games back, I’m in no doubt that Fox was the reason we got over the line.