Stockport

Ok. We have to accept there will be no managerial changes before Saturday and personally I hope Hurst comes out of this run and we start picking up points and performances, starting Saturday.

Tough game against league leaders but we have a good record in picking up points at Edgeley and went last year when we won 3-1.
Would like to see us be bold and brave but also plug our leaky defence so was thinking could we line up something like this...

                                   Eastwood

              Mullarkey.    Rodgers.    Maher
Efete.                                                             Amos

               Clifton.        Conteh.      Holahan

                             Rose.          Eisa

Wingbacks when attacking, solid back 5 when under pressure.
Bring back in your experienced heads Maher and Holohan whilst still offering there defence with something to think about with 2 up top, Eisa with a free roam between midfield and attack. Wilson on mid-2nd half to add energy and pace.

Stockport 14 - 0 Grimsby Town

Can’t see anything else I’m afraid.

Unbelievable that the away end was sold out before the weekend.

Quoted from ska face

Stockport 14 - 0 Grimsby Town

Can’t see anything else I’m afraid.

Unbelievable that the away end was sold out before the weekend.

Its a good day out  weather permitting  and where else are you going to see 14 goals on saturday  

Think 14-0 might be tongue in cheek.

4-0 or 5-0 possible

Quoted from Stew0_0

Ok. We have to accept there will be managerial changes before Saturday and personally I hope Hurst comes out of this run and we start picking up points and performances, starting Saturday.

Tough game against league leaders but we have a good record in picking up points at Edgeley and went last year when we won 3-1.
Would like to see us be bold and brave but also plug our leaky defence so was thinking could we line up something like this...

                                   Eastwood

              Mullarkey.    Rodgers.    Maher
Efete.                                                             Amos

               Clifton.        Conteh.      Holahan

                             Rose.          Eisa

Wingbacks when attacking, solid back 5 when under pressure.
Bring back in your experienced heads Maher and Holohan whilst still offering there defence with something to think about with 2 up top, Eisa with a free roam between midfield and attack. Wilson on mid-2nd half to add energy and pace.

I think you mean no managerial changes?

The Accrington game is still lingering like a excrement from a heavy curry the night before I'm afraid.

I've got a ticket but genuinely have zero desire to go and watch us if we're going to put in anywhere near as abject a display as we did at the weekend.

I do admire the enthusiasm and hope of the original poster but I'm struggling to see how any change of formation will make us more solid, I get the idea behind wingbacks but have no confidence in anyone we deploy out wide offering an attacking outlet so it'll just a permanent back 5.

I think our best chance of getting something, even if just a bit of pride, comes from grinding something out in a typical Hurst performance.  With that in mind I probably wouldn't start either Conteh or Eisa.  On paper two of our better players but each has contributed diddly-squat in recent weeks.  The bar is low but if you're underneath that bar at the minute then you definitely don't deserve to play.

I hope we go with the intent to attack and take the game to Stockport, but instead I think we'll go with one up top (Rose).  He'll be ridiculously isolated and then with 20 minutes to go Hurst will throw Wilson and Pyke on (Rose and Eisa coming off, moving to a 5-3-2 formation) with some delusional belief that they'll be able to turn it round from 3-0 down. Around this time Holohan will come on for Conteh who hasn't been within 10 yards of the ball since picking up a 12th minute booking.  With Stockport already having made 5 subs and their foot well and truly off the gas, we might snatch a consolation goal late on.  Post game Hurst will say we were the better team despite the fact Stockport had 37 shots on goal to our 2 efforts (1 on target).

The fact we’re talking about playing for pride in our 14th game of the season is a damning insight into the current state of affairs. I’ll be there, but I’m really regretting getting a ticket based on Saturdays shambolic performance.

Even IF we pick up anything on Saturday, how many of us are confident that’ll somehow be a catalyst to turn us into play-off hopefuls?

With any luck there ground my be blown away in the upcoming storm and it gets postponed until early May when a last minute winner seals our automatic promotion under the current Gateshead manager.
Sorry I was dreaming again

Quoted from HerveJosse

With any luck there ground my be blown away in the upcoming storm and it gets postponed until early May when a last minute winner seals our automatic promotion under the current Gateshead manager.
Sorry I was dreaming again

It’s a bit soon for that; Rob Elliot hasn’t even had a single game in management yet.

Quoted from Poojah

It’s a bit soon for that; Rob Elliot hasn’t even had a single game in management yet.

OMG missed that MKD Ffs . Another dream shattered.

Clearly there are problems and things are not going to plan but I doubt we will play as bad as last Saturday.

Stockport are a much better team than Accrington and this does look a worrying fixture but you never know. This group are capable, we just haven't seen anywhere enough of it.

We need to back the team and pull together.
The next 3 or 4 games are pivotal for Hurst I'd imagine.

There’s some good pubs around the ground , one year I went there and stayed in the pub so that’s always an option if we’re getting battered at half time  

Stockport are a good side but they aren’t invincible by any means and I can see getting a draw as possibility even maybe even snatch a lucky win if it’s your day and not theirs,Crawley went there last month and got a 3-3 draw out of it,Stockport will definitely finish top 3 with Mansfield as champions,Stockport have won their games sure but not convincingly considering their opposition,Grimsby have history of going for it against “better” sides and coming out on top,I will be rooting for yer….




But will probably put you down as a loss on the prediction comp

They've won 7 on the spin. We've been shite and haven't won away. Reeks of a Town win.

Quoted from ska face

Stockport 14 - 0 Grimsby Town

Can’t see anything else I’m afraid.

Unbelievable that the away end was sold out before the weekend.

Smaller away allocation now isn't it?

Quoted from headingly_mariner

They've won 7 on the spin. We've been shite and haven't won away. Reeks of a Town win.

I completely get this logic, but a Town victory would require such a swing in form from both teams, it seems almost unfathomable.

I haven’t been less confident of a positive result since Brighton announced their line-up for the game back in March.

I hope that you lot are going to show the same amount of negativity and despair when Notts come to town 😊

Quoted from headingly_mariner

They've won 7 on the spin. We've been shite and haven't won away. Reeks of a Town win.

That reek is Ska’s tramp friend.

We’ve sucked since that ill gotten win.

Well I've just checked the GTFC news on Grimsby Live and it says PH is hoping to have five players back for the Accrington game. Think that pretty much guarantees a much better performance and when we've beaten them, confidence will be on the up for Stockport
Keep your eyes on the telegraph on line for more hot news because I'm sensing an upturn

3-0 Town win then .

I am taking a sofa to watch the game behind, like we used to watch the daleks when we were little kids.

Quoted from Chalky

I hope that you lot are going to show the same amount of negativity and despair when Notts come to town 😊

I'll start with the negativity and say you can have the points now.  

It's the big giveaway. Just turn up and collect your 3 points.

1 - 0 Town 90+6 minutes anyone?

I wouldn’t suck a tramp off for it.

Quoted from ska face

I wouldn’t suck a tramp off for it.

Dr Freud: that's an interesting comment, how long have you been thinking about performing fellatio on vagrants?......

Quoted from ginnywings

I'll start with the negativity and say you can have the points now.  

It's the big giveaway. Just turn up and collect your 3 points.

The week before the Notts game I will come on here and give it the Billy Big balderdash about being the better club with Notts going up which should virtually give Grimsby the win if my eating humble pie over the years is anything to go by 👍

Quoted from ska face

Stockport 14 - 0 Grimsby Town

Can’t see anything else I’m afraid.

Unbelievable that the away end was sold out before the weekend.

I've heard the pies are good there. At least we finally will know the answer to who ate all the pies.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

I am taking a sofa to watch the game behind, like we used to watch the daleks when we were little kids.

I actually did that, amazing how safe an innocent kid feels behind one. Saved me from lots of monsters back in the day

Quoted from GYinScuntland

I actually did that, amazing how safe an innocent kid feels behind one. Saved me from lots of monsters back in the day

So did I but the Cybermen scared me more than the Daleks.

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

So did I but the Cybermen scared me more than the Daleks.

Nothing scared me after the Daleks - they consumed all my young fear.

Cybermen...pffft...all hiss without the halotosis...

Quoted from BobbyCummingsTackle

So did I but the Cybermen scared me more than the Daleks.

The Cybermen were naff all.
Even the Weeping Angels (Doncaster women's institute branch) ran them all the way back to Mondas after they mobbed up with a firm of Silurian under 5's and called it on.
The embarrassment of a pre arranged off with the Daleks going on top when they realised the Daleks could actually climb the stairs to get at them still haunts them.
You'll never hear a Timelord say the Cybermen turned up, wanted it and got a result.
Two bob mob and no mistake.

It’s got the hallmarks of a scrappy 1-0 to town, and to sell out is a decent effort.

Personally, I made the decision not to go, not because of performances but because of our fans. People are entitled to an opinion as that’s fine but the moronic response and behaviour of some should the result not be positive is just embarrassing. It’s all the hallmarks of Dagenham or Halifax, even Burton again (minus the destruction of advertising boards).

It’s just not a great feeling being in with those folk.

My £10 bet is

£3.81 @ 7.0 for Town to win.

£6.19 @ 4.3 the draw.

Guarantee profit of £16.62

Hopefully Maher back in the eleven gives us an outside chance of a clean sheet

Quoted from cannylad65

My £10 bet is

£3.81 @ 7.0 for Town to win.

£6.19 @ 4.3 the draw.

Guarantee profit of £16.62

What happens if/when Stockport win/hammer us?

Quoted from cannylad65

My £10 bet is

£3.81 @ 7.0 for Town to win.

£6.19 @ 4.3 the draw.

Guarantee profit of £16.62

Oh and use proper (fraction) odds lol.

Quoted from cannylad65

My £10 bet is

£3.81 @ 7.0 for Town to win.

£6.19 @ 4.3 the draw.

Guarantee profit of £16.62

I'm not sure how this is guaranteed?

It is guaranteed if Town don't lose.
If Stockport win then you lose £10.

Incidentally

Niall Maher to score a header 20/1 anytime.

Harry  100/1 anytime.

haven't we got quite a good record versus Stockport?

All things must come to an end.

Stockport 15-0 Grimsby Town

Quoted from aldi_01

It’s got the hallmarks of a scrappy 1-0 to town, and to sell out is a decent effort.

Personally, I made the decision not to go, not because of performances but because of our fans. People are entitled to an opinion as that’s fine but the moronic response and behaviour of some should the result not be positive is just embarrassing. It’s all the hallmarks of Dagenham or Halifax, even Burton again (minus the destruction of advertising boards).

It’s just not a great feeling being in with those folk.

It has got the potential to be a bit toxic towards Hurst I agree. Hopefully that won’t happen.  But I genuinely can’t see it being as bad as Halifax and definitely not Burton.  My worry would be Donny personally !!

Quoted from Civvy at last

It has got the potential to be a bit toxic towards Hurst I agree. Hopefully that won’t happen.  But I genuinely can’t see it being as bad as Halifax and definitely not Burton.  My worry would be Donny personally !!

Sorry Situation, Bloke doesn't deserve a " toxic Situation". he's a good honest hard working manager who's done a hell of a lot of good for us, I hope he can pull off one of his trademark backs to the wall away 1-0 wins but with these players I just dont see it

Quoted from Civvy at last

It has got the potential to be a bit toxic towards Hurst I agree. Hopefully that won’t happen.  But I genuinely can’t see it being as bad as Halifax and definitely not Burton.  My worry would be Donny personally !!

I agree Donny as all the ingredients required for a toxic awayday.However a bit of bravery on his part and a convincing away win he will have 2-3k chanting his name.What a life eh?

Quoted from Hagrid

Sorry Situation, Bloke doesn't deserve a " toxic Situation". he's a good honest hard working manager who's done a hell of a lot of good for us, I hope he can pull off one of his trademark backs to the wall away 1-0 wins but with these players I just dont see it

I think these players are capable of better than scraping 1-0 wins, unfortunately that’s what we set up to do.

Quoted from cannylad65

It is guaranteed if Town don't lose.
If Stockport win then you lose £10.

Incidentally

Niall Maher to score a header 20/1 anytime.

Harry  100/1 anytime.

My advice, take your pick from the left column.

I’m all for having a little bet on Town, but this Saturday looks like it would just be donating money to you preferred bookies.

As we have beaten them the last three times we have played them won’t they be happy with a draw.
Incremental progress and all that.

Quoted from HerveJosse

As we have beaten them the last three times we have played them won’t they be happy with a draw.
Incremental progress and all that.

I see what you did there.