Just back

One thing that really stuck out to me is one of the commentators, who I thought were very good btw said that you have to get the fans on board as well as sticking with a style of play. He said of all the years he's been following Stockport he always knew Grimsby as a blood and thunder team and that the fans got behind it and he saw none of it in that team. Couldn't of been more true, we've been starved of a very good team for nearly 20 years. All most of us want to see is a team that'll try and fight for the badge. It's why most of us love Danny Rose, it's why we loved John Mcatee and it's why we loved Craig Disley. That should be a bare minimum of a professional footballer that you at least put effort in and work your socks off.

It’s a fúcking mess.

Remaining relatively calm for now, the second half could’ve changed that but we limited the damage and Vernam was good when he came on.

It just feels like we constantly give the opposition golden opportunities yet don’t concede many ‘half chances’, it’s so bizarre to watch. Cartwright essentially killed the game in an instant with an absolutely woeful pass. The decision to play out from the back is much debated but that had nothing to do with that, it was just purely brainless football. The second goal is just naive and the third is just rank bad defending.

Second half we looked much better, Vernam changed things in our favour but some wise subs from them to go to a back 5 just killed off all momentum we had.

If you look at the facts, we’ve lost to the future champions who are sweeping aside most before them. We’re essentially 8 points clear of relegation with a game in hand against two sides who can’t pick up points to save their lives at the minute. Will we go down? I don’t think so, but I understand why people are nervous.

Artell does have a responsibility to shore things up though, it’s not as if we’re reaping the benefits from the attacking side of our play to justify the negatives it presents at the back. I think Artell will turn us into a decent side eventually, but it sure will be nerve wracking if the next few weeks don’t go to plan.

Worrying lack of nous to stop that free kick for the 2nd being taken. Not surprising given the general shambles of that first half.

This style of football is not and never going to work with this side. The budget available and what we could recruit was not set up for this and I now feel a bit sorry for Hurst. I didn't and still do not think he was the man to kick us on but there's something seriously wrong wrong with our recruitment if this is what we can bring in.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. My disappointment is immeasurable at not kicking on from the promotion with a rejuvenation of the ground/ new ground, new facilities, new opportunities for the fans and building towards League 1, just as Lincoln did.

We've just played a team that's top of league 2 that cannot sell out our away end which is simply astonishing. A Grimsby side top of this league would sell out an away end from here to Carlisle, Plymouth and back again.

I really don’t where to start other than to say it’s getting worse not better. I’m not privy to the chairman’s thoughts but, admirable as the desire to play nice football is, you can’t do it without spending money on players who can play it.

The two full backs were decent as was Chas when he came on but the rest of them were just not good enough. Really worrying.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

How about the players ignore the bolloc.ks instructions from our Pep and play to their strengths?

They did at one point and ended up arguing with each other

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

They did at one point and ended up arguing with each other

What happened?

Abysmal, as they say, keep doing the same things you get the same results. Mr Artell needs to realise this or he will end up under huge pressure result was as I expected today but the performance was shocking. Also, why did we not recruit a goalkeeper crying out for an experienced keeper. Poor results this week and I think the crowd will be very aggressive on Saturday. The home form is a disgrace, and in truth, it is a bloody chore to go at the moment. Utm

I'm not sure how it's Artell's fault if the goalkeeper passes it straight to one of their players.

Or how it's his fault if our defenders completely capitulate.

He's been hired by our owners (who gave us the unbelievable play off and fa cup seasons over the last two years - something the tik tok addicts on here seem to have forgotten about very quickly), because he plays a certain style of football. He's not going to suddenly go against all his principles and play hoofball because you're whinging on a forum.

Back the manager. Back the players. Back the club. We all need to put a shift in if we want a good end to the season. Fans leaving the game at thirty minutes certainly aren't doing their part.