Team news

JT suggesting that Brown, Mackreth, Marshall and Robertson are not involved today.

Unchanged XI

McKeown
Tait Gowling Toto Townsend
Arnold Disley Clay Monkhouse
Amond Jones

Subs:
Pearson
Henderson
Alabi
Pittman
Bogle

As thin lizzy sang waiting for an alabi  groan

Quoted from Tommy

Unchanged XI

McKeown
Tait Gowling Toto Townsend
Arnold Disley Clay Monkhouse
Amond Jones

Subs: y
Pearson
Henderson
Alabi
Pittman
Bogle

Fair enough. Would've been very harsh to drop anyone after last week..

3 strikers on the bench seems a lot. Would have preferred East as cover for full back and wide positions. Is he not fit?

On the beers in eastleigh last week, stocktake at work this week!

The harmonious tones of JT and co for me and everyone else here today!

UTM

Quoted from MeanwoodMariner

3 strikers on the bench seems a lot. Would have preferred East as cover for full back and wide positions. Is he not fit?

Think the same seems daft having 3 strikers

Stupid decision!

We can bring Pearson on and push Toto wide, and plenty of our forward options can play wide mid, so can't see a problem
Great depth though as previously said

Poor old Hurst he gets called too defensive,

He goes with 3 strikers on the bench and some are saying he should have a full back there,

He can not win can he ?  :)

Push Toto wide like last time we played them  :-/

That's a helluva bench.

Is Danny East injured?

very happy with the 16.

Hearn starts for Barrow.

Cook scores for Barrow

Think I would have Marshall on the bench to give us some width, if necessary. Better than 3 striker options. Maybe Pitman is seen as providing this. Anyway, you would think with 5 strikers in this set up - there's a flood of goals to come ;)

Dover losing 2-0, but FGR, Eastleigh and Cheltenham all winning

Kidderminster bottom with Halifax winning, need the win against them this time... Come on Town!

Eastleigh won 1.0 early KO

Quoted from Tom13

Dover losing 2-0, but FGR, Eastleigh and Cheltenham all winning

We need to keep up with the Top 2, , can't afford to slip up here, , could end up 3rd or 8th today  :-/

Sounds dreadful!

C'mon town

F.G 2 up now

Dover pulled one back

Tricky conditions and sounds like they're sitting deep and letting us have it up to halfway, these are the  teams we struggle against  :-/

Need to use it wide and stop these long balls

Pretty turgid stuff so far.  Too many long balls.  We need to get the ball down and play, when we do we sound much more dangerous.

I'm feeling nervous.  I hate these games we should win and then somehow don't.  Over the last two years whenever we have got within touching distance of the top, we slip on a banana skin and miss the chance.

Fingers crossed for 3 points

It's gonna be one of those days

Feel even more nervous with the top 2 seeming to be winning comfortably as it stands

Plenty of time yet...  :o

intercourse the long balls, get some pace out wide and go at them.. not going to say to much just yet as we have another 45 minutes to play!

Poor first half by both teams.

Maybe we'll get on better head wind, as the ball wont run on so much when played down the channels?

Come on Town need to be better than this

Gimps 1 down

Man sent off for Village Green and Gimps are losing

The most eventful thing in that half was the bloke farting behind me.

Was it loud or just really smelly??

The wind should be no excuse against Kiddy, get it on the deck, go to the byline and fizz low crosses through the 6 yard box (I know easier said than done) but were not gonna be winning high crosses with our front 2

Well quite a poor first half, too much hoof ball, Toto giving the ball away almost everytime he has it.

Who's this idiot on the wireless!

It's strange how we have these games against bottom clubs especially at home a couple of times a season. Another 45 to go, Pompy scored 6 in the second half last week so why can't we? Or is this wishful thinking?

Quoted from Madeleymariner

The wind should be no excuse against Kiddy, get it on the deck, go to the byline and fizz low crosses through the 6 yard box (I know easier said than done) but were not gonna be winning high crosses with our front 2

Tell that to the bloke behind me.

You watch they'll score soon  :-/

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Who's this idiot on the wireless!

His name's Alan Buckley - used to be a manager, apparently.  :P

Have an egg sarny during half time, can get yer own back 2nd half!

So the wind does appear to be a factor - the team that started at Barrow countered it well.

Controversial wiggy!!

Amound better score soon or he will get dropped for the new strikers next week.

To be honest - and from the BBC football stats on shots so far - you don't get the impression that anyone is going to score - and so it looks like a point at most - with ironically 5 strikers waiting to pounce 8)

UTM

Come on Town, we can do this!

All we need is the sucker punch - just like Town to follow up a cracking away win by losing at home to the bottom side!

Get in!

PODGE!

Yesssss Podge 1-0!

Goal machine Podge!

Get in 1-0

Massive Goal that!! Well done town

Great stuff - good effort Padraig

I'm starting to have a bit of a man crush on Podge.....

I knew a few negative posts would do the trick!

Super Super Podge!

What a record he's got!

is that 18 in all comps?

we could of been behind Lincoln now after nLincolns game in hand the other night so good to 3 points clear of them as it stands!

Quoted from LondonMariner43

I knew a few negative posts would do the trick!

Absolutely  ;D

Come on!

Halifax now 3 2 up against dover

Quoted from LondonMariner43

I knew a few negative posts would do the trick!

Agreed. We definitely won't score a second....

Porridge amond.

woop woop

1-0 isn't good enough town!

(keep the negative comments coming guys let's get that second ha!)

Another Toto moment...  :o

another Hurst moment with taking podge off?

We scored soon after he made the first change...

Interesting that Bogle and Alabi are both now on - after presumably never having trained together. If this bears fruit - fantastic. Hopefully town can retain the 1-0 win

4-1-2-3 ?!?!

Was hoping we were getting away with 4-1-3-3...  ;)

Scunny 4-0 down

Anyone know what the attendance was ?

Quoted from Teestogreen

Interesting that Bogle and Alabi are both now on - after presumably never having trained together. If this bears fruit - fantastic. Hopefully town can retain the 1-0 win

They were both at Celtic together mind..

3 points - good news indeed  ;D

Well done town, made hard work of it but 3 points are 3 points.

Quoted from grimps

Anyone know what the attendance was ?

3894. Seems a little low considering 3 wins in a row. People saving their money for FA Trophy. ;)

Phew, thought was going to be similar end as first game of the season, 3 points the important thing today and keeps the momentum going! Hoping for a good draw in the 3rd round of the cup as a boost before the game on Monday! UTM  :)

I'll take an ugly win  ;)

Quoted from Peeler_Crab

They were both at Celtic together mind..

Not Farsley? Please expand Peeler?

Get in! Won 30€ on an accumulator as well. Happy days.

Sh!t match... great result. UTM

3,800 something.  77 away fans

Was so scrappy that gane we both looked poor to be honest nevr mond we won and another win is good news

Quoted from Teestogreen

Not Farsley? Please expand Peeler?

No, not Farsley Teesknees. Celtic (Scotland).

In Alabi's interview on MP he mentioned playing with Bogle up there & knew his game.

Quoted from MarinerGaz

Phew, thought was going to be similar end as first game of the season, 3 points the important thing today and keeps the momentum going! Hoping for a good draw in the 3rd round of the cup as a boost before the game on Monday! UTM  :)

It's a week on Monday

UTM

Town had most of the possession Diss won loads today and had a good game he bossed midfield today clay also did well. they parked the bus and we found it difficult to break down.

Great goal by Podge and for once lady luck shined on us their only effort on goal resulted in a shot beating Macca only to rebound off the post straight back into Macca's arms.

Not pretty but I will take that any day look at Lincolns result.

Like the song says "How we get there I don't know how we do it I don't care all I know is Grimsby's on its way."

;D ;D ;D ;D UTM

Quoted from Peeler_Crab

No, not Farsley Teesknees. Celtic (Scotland).

In Alabi's interview on MP he mentioned playing with Bogle up there & knew his game.

They also lived together in Glasgow, ;)

Eh!

Quoted from grimps

I'll take an ugly win  ;)

Said the same thing 10 years ago when i met the Mrs.

Awful weather conditions spoilt a game that was we`ll defend and you try and score if you can (we did)

Dis was my MOM even though Amond scored a very good goal that sealed their fate, they came for a point which was obvious and once the goal went in there was only one result, they had the misfortune of the ball hitting the inside of the post and rebounding to our keeper,  but in all fairness that was their only moment of hope and Macca spent a lot of his time sprinting to the bi line fielding the ball just to keep warm.

Jones today was industrious but ineffective, Podge worked his socks off as did Arnold,  Gowling was Gowling always in charge and the new lad looked OK for the short time he was on, Omar tried his best to score a goal when a pass to a team mate would have been the better option, but thats his style and why he scores so many goals

Town played at least 5 strikers today and scored once against the bottom team.
Don't think these tactics worked  - happy for 3 points though.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Said the same thing 10 years ago when i met the Mrs.

He said the same