Weakened team tonight.

Alan Alger saying Heed are a value bet after seeing the team sheets.

What is Paul Hurst playing at. Has he realised that promotion is the priority and 75% of the fans want to be knocked out of this tin pot competition.

Tbf after all the pissing about, i hope we win tonight! Come on mariners

Chance to play Scott N, Hamish and Aswad but none to be seen.

Macca

Walker
?Toto
pearson
maggers

clay
disley
paddy

arnold

palmer
JPP

subs

brown
parslow
the shop
hannah
mackreth

Is there any match commentary or anything tonight ?

Yes on RH

Quoted from BIGChris

Macca

Walker
?Toto
pearson
maggers

clay
disley
paddy

arnold

palmer
JPP

subs

brown
parslow
the shop
hannah
mackreth

Not that weak.

It's not that weakened. Clay and paddy lacking game time but hardly reserves. Walker is obviously inexperienced but at least he's playing with decent players around him to really measure his progress.

News on Aswad and Jolley coming up RADIO HUMBERSIDE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30915375

Looks like Town have come to win to me.

Aswad has not returned to the club and there is a doubt over his future with the club according to PH

Not particularly close to a new signing!!

I was just about to say I bet the news is that there is no news!

To me i felt there, that paul felt angry/dissapointed at aswad, but i think he's gone, for PH to come out and say what he said, dont feel theres a way back for aswad whatever he has done

Quoted from Hagrid

To me i felt there, that paul felt angry/dissapointed at aswad, but i think he's gone, for PH to come out and say what he said, dont feel theres a way back for aswad whatever he has done

I just tuned in and missed what he said, what did he say please ?

Quoted from Hagrid

To me i felt there, that paul felt angry/dissapointed at aswad, but i think he's gone, for PH to come out and say what he said, dont feel theres a way back for aswad whatever he has done

Bye Aswad

Can we assume Nielson is still "injured"

Is this a p1ss take thread again or a proper one?

Am expecting meza to say that we've got gianfranco fefefefefe on loan upfront partnered by usain bolt

Any news on attendance  Besides Terry and 15 others .

Anybody know if there's a Tunein Live event number?
Thanks

UTM

Sounds like a typical Town away performance, defensive and hoping something might happen. Given we are playing v narrow midfield to stop them playing (like the home match) they seem to have a lot of time and space to play

Quoted from stuart brace was king

Anybody know if there's a Tunein Live event number?
Thanks

UTM

Just go straight to humberside on tune in app am listening to it on iPad on tunein

Quoted from stuart brace was king

Anybody know if there's a Tunein Live event number?
Thanks

UTM

14.

Listening to this, we'll be going to Nuneaton on Saturday. Can't get out of our own half.

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

Just go straight to humberside on tune in app am listening to it on iPad on tunein

Excellent!  Many thanks

UTM

Have any of our players actually touched the ball yet?

Quoted from Teestogreen

Looks like Town have come to win to me.

Apologies - have come for the bus ride   ::)

urgh 1-0 them

Doh

Hooray

Awaiting old school chanting from town :

Abandon it..........call it off

Quoted from moosey_club

Have any of our players actually touched the ball yet?

McKeown?

Sounds like one of our can't be arsed performances. May as well have played the youth team.

Great we're losing  ;)

I thought we wanted to be out of this tinpot cup ?

Come on Gateshead !!!!!!!!!

Lets win the league.

I don't understand the team selection I really don't. Yet again.
Still, I couldn't give a toss if we win or lose tonight.
Not surprised to hear Aswad no closer to returning and that a signing is not imminent. Business as usual.

I have never wanted Town to lose a game in the 40 years i have been supporting them, But i do tonight i want us to concentrate on the league and crack on.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I thought we wanted to be out of this tinpot cup ?

Come on Gateshead !!!!!!!!!

Lets win the league.

i personally want us to win every game! we've had fans who have travelled tonight, the players should win it for them!!

Paddddddyyyyy

Paddy 1 all

GOAL!!!! YES PADDY!!!!! WELL DONE MATE!!!

More like it.

Ha ha Paddy...Get in!

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I have never wanted Town to lose a game in the 40 years i have been supporting them, But i do tonight i want us to concentrate on the league and crack on.

This

Sad to hear the news filtering through about Aswad.  A great player on his day but he's clearly unwell and needs to get better.  It seems like the best way for him to get the support he needs is to move back South.  None of us know the facts (yet) so we should wish him well.

In other news, Paddy has just scored a worldie, for those who care.

sodomist we've scored  ;)

Get in paddster

:)

Paddy makes a statement in the best possible way.

Quoted from Hagrid

i personally want us to win every game! we've had fans who have travelled tonight, the players should win it for them!!

I think this silly cup could stop us getting promoted,

More bad weather on way so even if we win tonight,

The Wrexham game could be postponed leaving us having to rearrange more league games,

I never want us to lose but tonight I will make an exception.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I have never wanted Town to lose a game in the 40 years i have been supporting them, But i do tonight i want us to concentrate on the league and crack on.

This

Quoted from grimsby pete

I think this silly cup could stop us getting promoted,

More bad weather on way so even if we win tonight,

The Wrexham game could be postponed leaving us having to rearrange more league games,

I never want us to lose but tonight I will make an exception.

as mucgh as i agree with you that its a bloody pain, people have paid money to go tonight, they deserve a performance

Que Sera, Sera.

As much as I don't want us in this comp, I can't help but want us to win.

Quoted from Hagrid

as mucgh as i agree with you that its a bloody pain, people have paid money to go tonight, they deserve a performance

Well the team can play well and draw,

BUT

Lose on pens,

That does not count as a loss does it ?  ;)

Quoted from barralad

Ha ha Paddy...Get in!

Bloody McLaughlin.never done much useful since he s been here and now he decides to score a great goal when it's the last thin gwe want! Boo paddy boo!!
Paddy out! Hurst out! Fenty out!

Quoted from forza ivano

Bloody McLaughlin.never done much useful since he s been here and now he decides to score a great goal when it's the last thin gwe want! Boo paddy boo!!
Paddy out! Hurst out! Fenty out!

:) :) :)

Why the begativity - why not believe we can win both? Get a positive attitude- life's too short.

A fewer number of fornications truly could not be given.

What's actually wrong with aswad

Sounds like if we neutralise Oster in the second half (stick Clay on him), Gateshead threat will be much reduced.

Then last 20 minutes, bring on LJL, Hannah and Mackreth to win the game.    

Quoted from KingstonMariner

As much as I don't want us in this comp, I can't help but want us to win.

The FA Trophy lures you in to emotional commitment and then before you know it the rest of your life is in tatters  :)

Quoted from GrimRob

The FA Trophy lures you in to emotional commitment and then before you know it the rest of your life is in tatters  :)

A bit like a sexy woman then . ;)

Quoted from mike_d

Why the begativity - why not believe we can win both? Get a positive attitude- life's too short.

If we are to reach the final of this cup,

We will have to postpone 5 more games,

Fitting them in will effect us getting out of this league,

Whats more important getting back into the league or winning this cup ?

Quoted from Grimal

A bit like a woman then . ;)

Amended accordingly 😉

Quoted from Teestogreen

Sounds like if we neutralise Oster in the second half (stick Clay on him), Gateshead threat will be much reduced.

Then last 20 minutes, bring on LJL, Hannah and Mackreth to win the game.    

Comments like this could get you charged with treason...

Quoted from forza ivano

Bloody McLaughlin.never done much useful since he s been here and now he decides to score a great goal when it's the last thin gwe want! Boo paddy boo!!
Paddy out! Hurst out! Fenty out!

And I bet he did it deliberately, just coz he knew there'd be a load of Newcastle fans watching ;)

Get in paddy lad! About time he got a chance!

Come on Town you can do it     (lot of people on here considering its a no interest nothing event) ;D

Please tell me the fgr game won't be moved AGAIN

Quoted from Garth

Come on Town you can do it     (lot of people on here considering its a no interest nothing event) ;D

As Alice in Wonderland said.."Curioser and curioser"

Quoted from barralad

Comments like this could get you charged with treason...

I know - it's a bit out of context - but hopefully no one will notice.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Please tell me the fgr game won't be moved AGAIN

Sorry it will if we keep in this cup.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Sorry it will if we keep in this cup.

Every year! Not played them on a Saturday yet and the buses back are a nightmare  :-/

Quoted from Grimal

A bit like a sexy woman then . ;)

Probably a right munter when you have the beer goggles on. (Not that I have any direct personal experience of course.)

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Every year! Not played them on a Saturday yet and the buses back are a nightmare  :-/

We played on a Saturday at their place the week after the famous Scott rant a couple of years ago..

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Probably a right munter when you have the beer goggles on. (Not that I have any direct personal experience of course.)

Yeah...right  ;)

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Probably a right munter when you have the beer goggles on. (Not that I have any direct personal experience of course.)

What's the difference between a fox and a dog....................................7 pints

:o

Quoted from forza ivano

And I bet he did it deliberately, just coz he knew there'd be a load of Newcastle fans watching ;)

Hopefully there'll be a scout or two watching.

Nice to hear us actually able to deliver a decent corner.

Quoted from barralad

As Alice in Wonderland said.."Curioser and curioser"

Was that before or after she took the tablet?

I prefared Monday's match thread  ;D ;D ;D

Not sure which sounds the most boring, the game or George Kerr.(sleep1)

I am so glad these two dont do our "commentary" every week, they are not describing any action at all. P1ss poor radio commentary.

Amazingly George Kerr . Every time .

:(

urine off curtis you lanky tosser!!

Damn boo this tin pot pile

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Damn boo this tin pot pile

Oh no! We haven't taken the lead have we?

George Kerr can eat my shorts after his comments in the Scunny v Town game last year. He's dismal.

I actually don't mind going 2-1 down. We'll be much better off playing the league game on Saturday and being out of this tinpot, two-bit cup. Let the 'going nowhere fast' midtable types fight it out for the 10 bob prize money.

Quoted from Hagrid

urine off curtis you lanky tosser!!

So is that 2-1 to them?

If we win great if we lose great.

What formation are we trying now, (Other than extra defensive), centre forward off winger on?

Well it is a real shame to be out of this competition! We could have earnt £250,000 if playing at Wembley in the final!

Oh nooooo.......   ;)

Get in!

Start to remove the first XI players now to preserve for Saturday.  Disley for starters, should be getting a well-earned rest.

I haven't got a scooby what's going on.please tell me we're losing!

It's very difficult to know what is happening at the match on this thread!

Hannah coming on.... and LJL....   how long before Hannahs offside and LJL spoons one over ???

just jokin.... just jokin....    ;)

Get it in the corners.

Terrible updates booo fishy booo ban the members lol

Desperate changes now LJL Hannah on, Clay & Ollie off

Quoted from forza ivano

I haven't got a scooby what's going on.please tell me we're losing!

We're losing.

LJL & Hannah on   loosing 2-1  14mins to go.

Quoted from LH

We're losing.

But are we?

WTF we didn't sign John Oster a few years ago. We should have signed him before he went to Barnet

Losing 2-1, george kerr's boring, game doesnt seem too much better, i hope we win :)

Quoted from LH

We're losing.

Thank Christ for that

Just the nine to go, hopefully that's that then.

Quoted from nightrider

WTF we didn't sign John Oster a few years ago. We should have signed him before he went to Barnet

One of the best players I've ever seen in a town shirt

This match needs a one-way ticket to Dignitas.

Come on the heed! Hold out!

Quoted from horsforthmariner

One of the best players I've ever seen in a town shirt

+1

Love him.

Bad result for Gateshead if they win  :)

53 Town fans there.

About 50 more than I thought there'd be.

Hats off to each and every one of them.

53 Town fans  .I applaud them,well done.safe happy journey home lads.

Quoted from HackneyHaddock

This match needs a one-way ticket to Dignitas.

Stick to white hart lane and leave this thread alone

Strange emotion - fingers crossed we don't equalise.

I hate the FAT with a passion.  It disrupts the prime aim of the club and only the winners really gain.  However,  it is still hard to will your team to lose when 99% of the time you want them to win!

I do not know Aswad personally.  However, I  always felt that he was more sensitive than most players.  This always presents the situation where he may move on (for whatever reason).  If so, good luck, thanks for the many fine performances, and we move on.

I will particularly remember his great cross to Hannah that beat Wrexham 1-0 in a midweek game a few seasons ago.  Right in front of the Pontoon as well.  And late in the game.  

Yeeeeessssss! 2-2

Oh Bugar !

2-2 with 2 minutes to go !!

Goalie drops a bollock

oh oh extra time is looming

Bet the goalie let it in  :(

FFS

You just bloody knew it!!! Not gonna moan but flipping hell we didnt need extra time

intercourse sake.

bloody hell...... and now LJL is fooked...  oh the delights of the FA tinpot trophy..... FFS !!!

Chuffing hell!! (hang)

I can't help falling in love with you

(that's Town not the 7 pinters Woz).

Happy for town to score OG now!!!!

Where's ffs when you need him?

Oh intercourse lennell!!!! :/ this is a worry here!!

Extra time is just what we need ;D

Who scored ?

Season defining moment- onwards and upwards - FA Trophy AND promotion. So what if we have to play more games - we'll have a team in the groove, positive and having a winning mentality without time to train that out of them..

Quoted from forza ivano

Cheers ffs when you need him?

Snowed in!

Poor Radio Humberside - As if a 6hour round trip isn't bad enough to endure a Trophy game, they now have to endure extra time.

Come on Lennie, Get up Son

Shop injured ! Moore gone away from pitch - Gateshead physio had to go out !

Now into a strange twilight zone where George Kerr is invited to "clarify" something for the listeners.

Mike d some would say positive thinking others would say insanity.....

We never score at the death usually and now Lewis looks like he is hurt  bad.

Hope Lenny is OK.

Lennie injury - looks serious. Why does he even need to be on the pitch? Real question marks over tonights selection for me.

Stretcher going on for Lennie !!

Well the moat important thing right now is hoping lennie is okay! Sounds like its a big problem

Jonnyboy have you snippered him.....
Hope Shop is ok

Last thing we need is ET and LJL injured!!!

Sounds like he's back from the dead.

Super Human Lenny.

Yessss come on Lennie,
Up on your feet

Lenny walking about again ,good sign.

Lennie back on his feet.  Thank God for that.  Never want to see injuries to any football player.

I hope Lenny did warm ups before going on instead of being thrown on.

John Lewis Dosent do broken bones, he breaks others bones

Sounds like LJL is ok - great - good lad

The Shop aka Lazarus

We endured ET at Wembley in the FAT, to no avail.  The weather was like this only a lot lot colder!

commentator says looks like a nose injury.

Talking about a broken nose for Lennie - gone into the dressing room !

Quoted from prestonmariner

Sounds like he's back from the dead.

Super Human Lenny.

[IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/pxcv5.jpg[/IMG]

Might improve his looks

A broken nose will not stop Lenny. :)

How the hell has he broken his nose...an elbow in the face.

Gateshead miss sitter !

Are we playing straight through?

Quoted from HackneyHaddock

Lennie back on his feet.  Thank God for that.  Never want to see injuries to any football player.

Lee Hughes.....Dave Challinor......??

Right let's sub mckeown and not bring anyone else on

Extra time !

Yay extra time :D

wot a load of bollox... injuries and extra time... load of shite.... soddin trophy

He said footballers not w ankers!,

Worst possible scenario. PH should be fined 2 weeks wages  :)

Mckeown with detachable arms according to GK

I can't stand this comp but I just can't bring myself to hope for a loss when I listen to the radio, cmon Town. UTM

Why can we NEVER do anything right? Just get magny to put a 25 yarder in his own net!

Lennie coming back on

Quoted from Tinymariner

I can't stand this comp but I just can't bring myself to hope for a loss when I listen to the radio, cmon Town. UTM

I know but extra time is the last thing we needed.

LJL coming back we hear

Why risk your top scorer in a pointless match like this?  We have plenty of squad players that can benefit from a run out.

Lenny coming on again to play in the extra time. No probs He's hard...

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

Lennie coming back on

For them  ;D   Well done hursty

Quoted from GrimRob

Worst possible scenario. PH should be fined 2 weeks wages  :)

Only because of the ridiculous team selection!

There are 600 people at the game and 550 on here.

lol

Looks like long term pain for shortie term gain!

We all care about it deep down you see!! ;)

And they all want us out the competition Rob!!

Quoted from GrimRob

There are 600 people at the game and 550 on here.

Absolutely - not bad for a non event

What we need is 2 players to see red so that they can high-five in the dressing room.  And McKeown to make a very simple mistake leading directly to a goal.  Would never happen at Gateshead though. Would it?

Quoted from Teestogreen

Absolutely - not bad for a non event

A few more may turn up now the League Cup game has finished!

all Heed now....could get hammered here ;D

That'd make you happy, wouldn't it Bruce. Thought you were going to be there with your Hurst out banner that you'd made.

Quoted from mike_d

That'd make you happy, wouldn't it Bruce. Thought you were going to be there with your Hurst out banner that you'd made.

yep....

Should have gone straight to penalties

Quoted from moosey_club

Lee Hughes.....Dave Challinor......??

Grateful to Moosey for the exceptions that prove the rule!

Why aren't you there?

Bloody floodlights stopped working now! Another replay?































Only kidding  :P

Town fans singing "The Great Escape", we haven't lost yet!  ;D

Most of us hate this competition but there are plenty on here checking the score!

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Bloody floodlights stopped working now! Another replay?































Only kidding  :P

Haha ya git, got me  ;D

Sounds like Heed really want to win this

Quoted from Tinymariner

Most of us hate this competition but there are plenty on here checking the score!

Most like me on here, checking to see if its Wrexham or Nuneaton we are going on Sat

Is lenny back on the pitch ?

not heard his name.

Quoted from Tinymariner

Sounds like Heed really want to win this

Let them!

Quoted from Tinymariner

Sounds like Heed really want to win this

Some of us on here really hoping they do!

Ps for one of the most insignificant games in towns history, is this one of the longest match threads ever?

I never want Town to lose but I would not be bothered if we did. I want to go to Nuneaton on Saturday.

Quoted from Tinymariner

I never want Town to lose but I would not be bothered if we did. I want to go to Nuneaton on Saturday.

What happens saturday if we win this?

I am checking to confirm that we do actually lose tonight.

we go wrexham

Anyone else getting bored to death by George Kerr can't stand the bloke.

Assume Hurst isn't too worried about going out as he's done nothing to counter Oster. It's probably one of the rare occasions when you should adapt to the opposition.

Quoted from Neilo83

What happens saturday if we win this?

We play Wrexham away.

George just said he could remember his university days.... ermmm... that must've been a
very very long time ago....  come on Heed... I wanna go to Nuneaton this Saturday....

Anything happening? How long to go?

Showed how much George Kerr cares about Town when he said tonight was the first time he'd heard the name Mackreth!

Sure Kerr just had an orgasm, when Gateshead made the substitute. as he said "oh he is a big boy him"

2nd half of ET still 2-2 and all Oster

i want nuneaton too  
as for george kerr i have amazing memories from his manager days with us
but what a tosser he is on the radio

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Assume Hurst isn't too worried about going out as he's done nothing to counter Oster. It's probably one of the rare occasions when you should adapt to the opposition.

Seemed obvious to me - but there he is at 35/36 years old, in extra time, still pulling the strings, we hear

Crowd singing we all hate Grimsby ;D

We'll done to the 53 that travelled. Still more than most teams will bring for a league game

They are five points of a play off place with 3 games in hand. So this match, and further matches in this competition will hardly do them any favours either.

At the end of the day I guess it all comes down to money. A big pay day at Wembley is too tempting a prospect for either club to turn down.

George Kerr was a hero of mine as a kid, I remember his teams being fantastic ! but what a twit on the radio, still seems to have a chip on his shoulder after being sacked all them years ago !

Quoted from Teestogreen

Seemed obvious to me - but there he is at 35/36 years old, in extra time, still pulling the strings, we hear

I continue to wonder why Oster was never (re-) signed to play for Town.

Quoted from gary_elton

George just said he could remember his university days.... ermmm... that must've been a
very very long time ago....  come on Heed... I wanna go to Nuneaton this Saturday....

I'm surprised he can remember yesterday!! Slurs through every commentary and wanders around everything but football.

Quoted from Garth

Crowd singing we all hate Grimsby ;D

AND that includes the Town fans  ;D

that was coming, pathetic in extra time

Nuneaton here we come........   :)

Boo!

sodomist

hey ho never mind

Thank f*ck!

Aga khaaaaaaaan  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  Now let's move on

Quoted from RonMariner

They are five points of a play off place with 3 games in hand. So this match, and further matches in this competition will hardly do them any favours either.

At the end of the day I guess it all comes down to money. A big pay day at Wembley is too tempting a prospect for either club to turn down.

It's only a big pay day if anyone turns up, the FA don't give that much money. Some of the crowds have been very small for the FAT finals

Still chance for pens

Come on GrimsbyTown! We  need a trip to Wembley for £250,000 and a great day out for the supporters!

Have Gateshead got the winner ?(clap)

ah well!

Blow whistle now please red ffs

Jones must be a little puff of wind if Makreth can haul him back.

PH has to get the message to the players that we don't want to get another equaliser

Nuneaton roll call?????

What a waste of time other than giving Paddy and Walker a game.

Quoted from easypeersy

Come on GrimsbyTown! We  need a trip to Wembley for £250,000 and a great day out for the supporters!

If you think the Wrexham trophy final was a great day out then you've got a strange concept of a good day out!

The Gateshead faithful are buzzing shows how little they are, excrement club

Quoted from forza ivano

If you think the Wrexham trophy final was a great day out then you've got a strange concept of a good day out!

True - it was freezing cold and a depressing game

So negative it seems, just defend and let them play till we are losing before we try.

Did you also think that the two 1998 trips to Wembley were not great days out? If we had beaten Wrexham that day... No one would be saying that this is a tin pot cup!

This game's gone on so long that George Kerr's starting to sober up.

Quoted from forza ivano

If you think the Wrexham trophy final was a great day out then you've got a strange concept of a good day out!

God, it was bloody cold that day. We were outplayed, but if not for that stupid penalty we would have won and would probably now have found memories of it.

Quoted from acko338

I'm surprised he can remember yesterday!! Slurs through every commentary and wanders around everything but football.

That what watching the scunts does to you  ;D

Gateshead fans really must hate us  ;D

Apparently they all hate Grimsby?

Bloody hell.

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

The Gateshead faithful are buzzing shows how little they are, excrement club

200 regulars and a few thousand fat Geordie glory seekers who turn up for big matches

Quoted from forza ivano

If you think the Wrexham trophy final was a great day out then you've got a strange concept of a good day out!

THIS:- I couldn't get to my pick up place due to the snow and paid £88.00 single to get to London by train to freeze for 4 hours. Never been that cold EVER at a game. A lad 2 rows in front of us got hypothermia and had to be tended to by St John's Ambulance

John Oster - MoM- ridiculous - should have been prevented.

We got to play at wembley, something that may not happen for years again. It gave a new generation of town fans that opportunity and a memory to tell their kids etc about. Don't knock it.

Quoted from JMT

Apparently they all hate Grimsby?

Bloody hell.

They are too insignifcant to even hate. It's like saying you hate bacteria.

Quoted from LondonMariner43

True - it was freezing cold and a depressing game

This, freezing cold. tin pot tropthy is worthless.

Quoted from GrimRob

They are too insignifcant to even hate. It's like saying you hate bacteria.

I hate actimel and their Poxy adverts

What addicts we are. Spending hours in front of a message board screen waiting on news of a pointless match.

We need professional help.

Yes get in

I went to England v Cameroon in the early 90's, that was cold, but didnt play 2 hours + pens

Oh well concentrate on the (Non) league now

Nuneaton here we come....

Quoted from RonMariner

What addicts we are. Spending hours in front of a message board screen waiting on news of a pointless match.

We need professional help.

Lol. Has it finished yet?

It's over and we're out. Good.

With the teams left in the competition, hardly going to be a big pay day can see less than 20K for the Final.

Is it over?

OK - so now Town can concentrate on the league ;D

Quoted from RonMariner

What addicts we are. Spending hours in front of a message board screen waiting on news of a pointless match.

We need professional help.

This is high class stuff. I grew up cheering on Teletext,

Right then, the real business of promotion is now the sole focus.  Let's get behind the squad and help urge them on to get out of this league.

Thank Christ that's over!!

Quoted from chaos33

It's over and we're out. Good.

Thank feck for that

The nightmare is over. A few days to recover for the mighty Nuneaton who who hardly ever beat.

Right, we better get 3 points against Nuneaton now. I'm gonna be very annoyed if we put in a lethargic and tired performance against them.

Let the massive Gateshead 500 enjoy their glorious win over the 'hated' Grimsby. And let's hope we never have to go there again or play in this horrible irrelevant little competition again. UTM.

Hallelujah, off to The Hive on  21st Feb!

Had that been a league game we would have got a point against a tough side, not complaining ..... Bring on Nuneaton UTM!

now i know what im doing on saturday  yeyyyyyyyy     :)

Quoted from GrimRob

The nightmare is over. A few days to recover for the mighty Nuneaton who who hardly ever beat.

Won our last 2 games there (alright, I had to include the trophy!).

Whatever you think of the trophy. i still hate losing to no mark part timers like Gateshead. We put out a decent side and still got battered by the sound of it, when we should have battered them at BP if we wanted to progress.

We picked an inbetween team. Either go for it or don't. All this has done has added loads of travelling, extra games and strength sapping for Saturday.

Thing is, if we dont go up, then this was our only chance of silverware this season ;)! Hopefully now we are out, wrexham can knock out these tinpot geordie tosspots, i do not like there club at all, ah well! All to nuneaton on saturday in a game we must win

This time next year we'll be enjoying the Johnstone Paint trophy.

Thank intercourse we don't have to endure Wembley. Unless it's in the Play Offs of course.  ;)

Wembley is a shite experience for small clubs. Shite music. Shite hyping up of the games by the announcer. Nowhere to get a decent beer.

That was our last chance to win coz now we will concentrate 100% on the league, overhaul Barnet and Bristol Rovers and take the title. Then we will take our rightful place in l2 and never return to this cess pit division.

And then I woke up and it was all a dream.  

Did LJL actually play the extra-time as I can't recall hearing his name mentioned.

Anyone on here who fancies entering The Fishy Pontoon Buster by the way are more than welcome.  :)

Quoted from GrimRob

This time next year we'll be enjoying the Johnstone Paint trophy.

I wish!

Quoted from Hagrid

Thing is, if we dont go up, then this was our only chance of silverware this season ;)! Hopefully now we are out, wrexham can knock out these tinpot geordie tosspots, i do not like there club at all, ah well! All to nuneaton on saturday in a game we must win

We already have the Lincs cup in the locker and both promotion places have a trophy. The FA Trophy doesn't even look silver!

Kerr has just summed it up, if we really wanted to win it send the team that played really well on Saturday, or put out all youths and fringe players, not the mixture.

Quoted from ginnywings

Whatever you think of the trophy. i still hate losing to no mark part timers like Gateshead.

They are a full-time club, I believe?

worrying that they were not able to build on the good result against Barnet.....failed to compete at times so it sounded

Quoted from GrimRob

This time next year we'll be enjoying the Johnstone Paint trophy.

I think we've got more chance of playing the painters.

Quoted from Bruce Springsteen

worrying that they were not able to build on the good result against Barnet.....failed to compete at times so it sounded

Definitely bruce. Hurst out!

Quoted from Chrisblor

Right, we better get 3 points against Nuneaton now. I'm gonna be very annoyed if we put in a lethargic and tired performance against them.

So will I, and if we do Hurst will get hammered, and rightly so. No doubt the vast majority of those who were selected tonight will be picked again on Saturday, not including Paddy of course, who couldn't possibly hope to retain his place. Presumably we can now release the likes of Winfarrah, Watson, Bignot etc and save some money.

Hope they draw at Wrexham on Saturday, and have five postponements before the game is decided!

It still hurts to lose though.

Oh well, three points on Saturday is ultimately more important.

We already have a couple of matches to catch up, and our departure helps avoid a chronic fixture pile up.  

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

Hope they draw at Wrexham on Saturday, and have five postponements before the game is decided!

This.

Quoted from RonMariner

It still hurts to lose though.

Oh well, three points on Saturday is ultimately more important.

We already have a couple of matches to catch up, and our departure helps avoid a chronic fixture pile up.  

Might we still have games postponed due to league opposition still in the trophy?

Quoted from chaos33

So will I, and if we do Hurst will get hammered, and rightly so. No doubt the vast majority of those who were selected tonight will be picked again on Saturday, not including Paddy of course, who couldn't possibly hope to retain his place. Presumably we can now release the likes of Winfarrah, Watson, Bignot etc and save some money.

Why don't you start the thread now?

605 people there and we get half the gate receipts (after costs). Might just about pay for our petrol.

Quoted from ginnywings

Whatever you think of the trophy. i still hate losing to no mark part timers like Gateshead. We put out a decent side and still got battered by the sound of it, when we should have battered them at BP if we wanted to progress.

We picked an inbetween team. Either go for it or don't. All this has done has added loads of travelling, extra games and strength sapping for Saturday.

This.

300 posts on some Shiite fa trophy pointless game. As Ron said we really do need professional help!

Quoted from Les Brechin

Did LJL actually play the extra-time as I can't recall hearing his name mentioned.

Town played extra time with 10 men according to telegraph live

Quoted from barralad

Why don't you start the thread now?

What do you mean?

Quoted from forza ivano

300 posts on some Shiite fa trophy pointless game. As Ron said we really do need professional help!

It's OUR sh1te pointless game though :-)

Quoted from ginnywings

Whatever you think of the trophy. i still hate losing to no mark part timers like Gateshead. We put out a decent side and still got battered by the sound of it, when we should have battered them at BP if we wanted to progress.

We picked an inbetween team. Either go for it or don't. All this has done has added loads of travelling, extra games and strength sapping for Saturday.

Bar Walker at right back and Paddy (who possibly would have got the nod over Brown given his recent problems) it was as strong a team as he could have put out. Palmer needed game time and it was a good opportunity for him to see whether Pitman and Palmer could play together.

I didn't think we were battered bar extra time....

There are players crying out for game time who got a tiny bit, or none - Hannah, Watson, Neilson, Winfarrah etc and others who are going to be asked to play 90 minutes on Saturday, followed by 120 minutes tonight, followed by another 90 minutes in 3 days time - Pearson, Nsiala, Disley, Arnold etc.
Then you have Paddy, who scored a great goal and has turned in a good performance, but who will be dropped. We've wasted scarce resources on some of these players who, let's face it, are never going to earn their wages if they can't get a run out in the FAT Round 2.

I don't care about the result, I just don't get the thinking behind the selections. I hope, for Hurst's sake, that there is plenty of energy in Town's performance on Saturday.

We will see whether those who advocate the 'get out of this sh*t trophy' policy are proven right come end April
As things stand in such a competitive year I'd say our chances of winning league are 20% and chances of making play offs are 60-40
So, whether we had progressed in Trophy or not I don't think it's a big issue because with or without distraction of Trophy it will be bloody tough
Lots of people need to find an excuse for failure and the FA Trophy is as good as any... but just as there is no evidence to suggest it helps a team there is no evidence to say it hampers them

Quoted from barralad

Bar Walker at right back and Paddy (who possibly would have got the nod over Brown given his recent problems) it was as strong a team as he could have put out. Palmer needed game time and it was a good opportunity for him to see whether Pitman and Palmer could play together.

I didn't think we were battered bar extra time....

Pretty much disagree with most of that. When we played them at BP, we sounded like pensioners on dope and tonight was a Paul "edging my bets" Hurst sort of line up. A kind of " i wanna win but i am not going for it" type of thing from Mr indecisive.

Go for it or don't. We had 2 bites of the cherry and did neither in either.

I'm not using this as an excuse to beat Hurst. If he had played the fringe players and gone out at the first attempt, then no worries, but we just never went for it completely in either game, so i can't see the point.

Quoted from Stevie Saunders

We will see whether those who advocate the 'get out of this sh*t trophy' policy are proven right come end April
Lots of people need to find an excuse for failure and the FA Trophy is as good as any... but just as there is no evidence to suggest it helps a team there is no evidence to say it hampers them

Totally agree. Said before when we got knocked out by Chasetown we didn't tear any trees up. Just seems like this competition IS A VERY POOR EXCUSE for not performing in the second half of a season.

When we got knocked out by Chasetown we were shite

Quoted from Sigone

Town played extra time with 10 men according to telegraph live

Apparently this was down to the the shop being prevented from coming back on by the Gateshead club doctor.

Just back from a very cold night in Gateshead
JL got knocked out by the looks of it and was not allowed to take any further part in the game, I think that was the refs decision, unfortunately we had made all 3 subs and extra time had only just started.
Our second goal was only given by the female linesperson and I don’t even think our team could believe it had been given.
Gateshead’s third goal was partly down to Arnold being fouled and knocked to the floor where he decided to stay whilst complaining, The man he should have been tracking got the ball and crossed I for the goal.
Walker looked poor in the first half then took a knock early in the second half, looked like he wanted to come off but Paul changed others instead.
I can’t see why we did not either play kids and fringe players OR play the full squad that beat Barnet, A bit of both did not work tonight and for the first 20 mins we looked disjointed with no cohesion between defence and midfield.
Heard a rumour that JL may not be able to play for 10 days due to head injury, Hope not as we looked poor with palmer and Pitman upfront.
  

Had to listen to it and as you say it did sound disjointed , when our second goal went in although happy I was more worried about the effect of extra time . In all a game that no one wanted that could cost us in the long run . Decisions  made before during and now after will come and bite us hard on our backside I fear . Nuneaton  is now very important for us .

It would be nice to know what is going on behind closed doors to stop all these rumours too . Is he isn't  he , are they going or not , doesn't  help anyone . I know some things need to be kept secret for legal  reasons , but a statement  would help , not wishy washy sentences.

good post Doc....  we should win Saturday tho...  will be tough... poor pitch and cloggers....

Quoted from LongEatonMariner

Might we still have games postponed due to league opposition still in the trophy?

Yes it's possible. But it would be certain if we were still in.

Quoted from cleethorpes_mariner

Our second goal was only given by the female linesperson and I don’t even think our team could believe it had been given.

  

What does the assistant referee's gender have to do with it?