Fat Cobra making return on left wing

Starting XI: McKeown; Hall-Johnson, Mills, Clarke, Osborne, Dixon; Berrett, Summerfield, Vernam; Jackson, Matt.

Subs: Killip; Suliman; Jaiyesimi, Kelly; Cardwell, Hooper, Vernon

5–3–2 and 3–5–2 in attack, Dixon and Hall-Johnson as wing-backs(Confused)

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Return of the Mac.  :)

Hall-Johnson must be right mid then.

3-5-2

or

5-4-1

Wonder if it’ll be everyone back in the box when they get a corner or will Wilko take a chance on us making a break upfield?

A starting line up bereft of pace and creativity..

What’s happened to the young lad from Leeds?

Quoted from Bigdog

A starting line up bereft of pace and creativity..

Who of the ones not playing could add that to this team though

Will be H-J at centre half and Mills wing back surely?

Quoted from Bigdog

A starting line up bereft of pace and creativity..

Hall -Johnson looked quite sharp when he came on last home game.

We have two teams here who  are in similar positions. Cambridge went 12 without a win, not scoring goals and replaced the manager. Same situation for us. Cambridge got their caretaker off to a flying start with an away win to end their run, which was not too bad as it helped us. It's now our turn to do the same.

Interesting in so far as that line up makes it look like Slade never left?

Quoted from quebec38

Will be H-J at centre half and Mills wing back surely?

H-J is no centre back. Plays right back or right mid. Mills can play centre back though. Will have to wait 'til kick off and see how we line up.

Quoted from Bigdog

A starting line up bereft of pace and creativity..

Almost read bereft of pace as Berrett but one and the same thing really aren't they?

Hall-Johnson didn't look brilliant in the air the other week whereas Mills is strong in this area. Hall-Johnson also quite nippy and, I believe, has played as a winger in the past so he'll definitely be the wing-back.

Happy enough with that formation myself, just as long as everyone puts in a good shift.

We have a grey haired gentleman helping on the pitch, anybody know who he is.

Quoted from Davec

We have a grey haired gentleman helping on the pitch, anybody know who he is.

Presume it’s David Bryne, Tondeur says he’s been brought in as part of the staff helping out short term.

Quoted from Mariner Timsky

What’s happened to the young lad from Leeds?

A victim of the only 5 loans allowed I presume, a shame as he looked promising

Lopsided bench, 2 left- wingers and 3 forwards? maybe give Cardwell a chance, but do we need both Hooper and Vernon as well? must be frustrating for Clifton again.

Not a team that remotely inspires me. But then, with what we currently have at our disposal, I'm not sure any manager in the world could pick and inspiring team.

Quoted from Mikey_345

Presume it’s David Bryne, Tondeur says he’s been brought in as part of the staff helping out short term.

Must be at a loose end since Talking Heads split 😉

Seriously though is David Byrne part of academy set up?

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Must be at a loose end since Talking Heads split 😉

Seriously though is David Byrne part of academy set up?

Not that I know of. Possibly knows PW and has come to help him out until either a manager is appointed or Wilko can appoint his own assistant (if he gets the job FT)

Quoted from Chrisblor

Interesting in so far as that line up makes it look like Slade never left?

Exactly what I was thinking.

Clifton didn't make the squad. Good to see him not given a chance while Berrett continues to shine!

I'm not sure what options he had to really change it, in most of the positions apart from strikers he's playing the only fit players.

I'd have liked to see DJ in from the start, but I reckon it's wort seeing them play first. I think it will be wingbacks.

5-3-2 with reese johnson and dixon wing backs. Interestingly simeon jackson listed in midfield. Maybe in the hole beind the strikers??

Bet that lad we borrowed at centre half is well happy, 3 games in and not made the squad, Slade left us in right mess with so many loanees.

Not inspired one bit . wilco will prob just keep us up but that is it. no clifton  and no change from slade realy

Apologies didnt see his name just then

Agree not inspiring  and a bit worrying listening to the pre match interviews. Wilky saying he's talking to slade on an ongoing basis & Clark saying they've tried not to change too much in training so same old same old. Any way we will see hope I'm wrong and we can get a win. UTM

Quoted from denni266

Not inspired one bit . wilco will prob just keep us up but that is it. no clifton  and no change from slade realy

No Clifton or McAllister big issue for me as midfield is not good enough, appears to have recognised that partly by putting third player in there but why not select a genuine midfield player in that role?

Result will tell us if he is right, let’s hope so!

Sounds like Mills in the Gunning hole on Humberside

Suprised at McKeown starting ... hope it doesnt prove to be too early for the injury.

sounds like a decent start .. :o

Sounds like we’re on the front foot from the off

Summers has a shot saved, corner ensues and we go close

Just need to capitalise on this....

Port Vale winning at Swindon   :(

So what's  changed ?

That sounds like a team of the bignot days.

Chris Clements puts FGR 1 up at Morecambe!

Still can't believe we let him go there.

Clements just scored for gorest green. Nice one slade......

Quoted from jonnyboy82

So what's  changed ?

That sounds like a team of the bignot days.

apart from there are none of Bignots own players here anymore .. ;)

Quoted from Les Brechin

Chris Clements puts FGR 1 up at Morecambe!

A draw would be good for us.

Quoted from mariners1

Clements just scored for gorest green. Nice one slade......

but he will be getting subbed off in 5 minutes as he is so unfit and out of shape ...  ::)

Quoted from mariners1

Clements just scored for gorest green. Nice one slade......

He’ll say he was building something …… a platform for FGR’s escape from the sounds of it  :-/

Chesterfield losing   :)

Barnet winning   :(

oohhh...just heard the word Berrett for the first time since the team was announced..

1-0 Cambridge

Here we go again 🙄

normal order restored  FFS

FFS  Losing

Good start and go behind. Where have we heard that before? FFS.

Balls.

Wilko out.

Had all the ball but  only produced one effort on goal. That was Cambridge first attack

Completely against the run of play. Liner flagging for our free kick in their half, ref gives a goal kick and they score from it 😂 Shocking defending from Osborne.

Quoted from moosey_club

oohhh...just heard the word Berrett for the first time since the team was announced..

He's been pretty busy. Done alright so far.

Ah well...  the hope was there...  not for long....

Jackson off for Hooper down to 10 men then

terrible by osbourne

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Jackson off for Hooper down to 10 men then

Game over

Quoted from promotion plaice

Game over

Behave........some fking people seriously...........its not even half time yet...........plenty of time for Cambridge to extend the lead.

Swindon equalise against Port Vale   :)

We are going to rely on others to help us stay up at this rate.

If we stay up, we need to be doing whatever we can to take. Vernam permanently. He won't get in Derby's team but he's a fine player at this level. I bet we intercourse about and Scunny sign him in the summer.

Linesman gives a foul to town, ref over ruled it 30 seconds later 1 down and they haven’t even been in our area yet.
No luck

intercourse me Hooper nearly scored. If he had a bit of heart he'd be a good player.

Until we have a complete clear out of this lot even Pep Gaurdiola could not get a goal never mind a win.

I've always thought that somewhere deeply inside JJ Hooper is a decent footballer
Maybe someone will find it one day

Quoted from Gaffer58

Until we have a complete clear out of this lot even Pep Gaurdiola could not get a goal never mind a win.

There’s just no passion.

Worrying times this for town , I really fear for us.

There is just nowt about us , hoof it up and hope for the best .

The manager town bring in will inherit some average  players who are limited and also some absolute waste of space.

Worried how we have no bottle or passion for anything .

I think it’s about confidence now, we have none.

Just out of interest is Macalister injured(still) or is he available but just not picked?

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Worrying times this for town , I really fear for us.

There is just nowt about us , hoof it up and hope for the best .

The manager town bring in will inherit some average  players who are limited and also some absolute waste of space.

Worried how we have no bottle or passion for anything .

I'm worried too, but I've seen none of what you mention in this first half. We've been comfortably the better team and they're clearly trying.
The worrying thing for me is that we can't score, Cambridge are shite and find themselves in front.

HT   Cambridge  1-0  Town

Second half we need to go to plan B........oh hang on.

We are so easy to score against. They have had one frigging shot.

Port Vale go behind, then immediately equalise.

Need to switch Dixon for DJ

Osbourne at fault today, and last week at Crawley and sent off in his game before that - he's terrible

What worrying about this match is how much we are on top but haven't created any really good chances. Crambridge are just happy to soak up the "pressure" because they know we couldn't score in a brothel.

At the other end of the pitch we're too easy to beat. Another moment of individual error after a poor peice of reffing.

This goes to show how poor a squad Slade has built and how reliant we are on those below us in the league.

Quoted from ginnywings

We are so easy to score against. They have had one frigging shot.

Sad to say that's just the way it is with the opposition and our defence :-/

Why we are playing mills in central defence when we have Suliman on the bench is beyond me.

Much rather mills or hall-Johnson on the left than that waste of space!

What's Jaiyesimi got to do to get a game.

Quoted from ginnywings

Port Vale go behind, then immediately equalise.

Vale, FGR, Chesterfield all have strikers with around 14/15 league goals already ......our entire squad has managed 29 in total....

If we lose today the only good thing that will come out of it is........ it will accelerate the appointment of a new manager from outside the club with fresh ideas.

So if we stick to the plan...........a bright first ten minutes.... before we gift another goal with only their second shot on goal .

simply playing ok up to edge of area but no one in the box ever shakes their marker and every cross/pass that goes in ends up with them

Quoted from Mikey_345

Why we are playing mills in central defence when we have Suliman on the bench is beyond me.

Much rather mills or hall-Johnson on the left than that waste of space!

Mills has looked really good playing in the middle of the 3.

Need to get DJ on for Dixon, need to go for it a bit now

Crewe 1 up against Colchester   :(

Baring the bitten two all other teams can go above us

Quoted from lee65

Need to get DJ on for Dixon, need to go for it a bit now

DLT would do better than Dixon at the moment

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

DLT would do better than Dixon at the moment

Jimmy fking Saville would do

This is getting serious,  we’re getting dragged right into the excrement now,

Are the your not fit  to wear the shirt chants coming from our fans directed at someone in particular or just the squad as a whole?

Quoted from moosey_club

Jimmy fking Saville would do

We certainly need some one to come in and fix it! ::)

Dooomed..

2-0

Game over  :(

Oh well

Deserved we are shi7e

Sadly, I think we are down. We offer nothing, ever.  :D

FFS well dond Macca saving the first one.  Their man was in acres of space at the back post and has a simple tap in.

Why was Slade allowed to continue past the end of the window? Which absolute moron allowed him to amass such a huge, talentless squad?

Quoted from cmackenzie4

This is getting serious,  we’re getting dragged right into the excrement now,

We opened the trapdoor ourselves weeks ago Chris and have jumped in to the crap head first  :(

Same old same old..........get that new manager in asap Mr Fenty.

Embarrassing, I really had my hopes built up about today (departure of Slade an all that) and here we are again, why do I never learn!  :o

We're going down aren't we? Bunch of heartless, useless journeymen and loanees, just like last time.

Cambridge struggle, change manager, win 2 games and score 5 goals (so far). We change manager and nothing.

We have no chance if we can't compete with Morecambe, Crewe, Cambridge etc.

Quoted from LH

Why was Slade allowed to continue past the end of the window? Which absolute moron allowed him to amass such a huge, talentless squad.

It will have been a decision made by the "board" surely  :-/

3-0

OG (off Mills)

Disastrous :(

Same old same old.
If the management insist on playing DIXON, BERRET and HOOPER we will never get anywhere.
If it wasn't so serious I could laugh at the team selections.
You've got the under 19 England captain sat twiddling his thumbs what a waste of a loan.

Quoted from ginnywings

We're going down aren't we? Bunch of heartless, useless journeymen and loanees, just like last time.

Cambridge struggle, change manger, win 2 games and score 5 goals (so far). We change manager and nothing.

We have no chance if we can't compete with Morecambe, Crewe, Cambridge etc.

Doubt it , Barnet and chesterfield are worse fortunately

Down to 9 men as Kelly replaces Dixon. And theres the 3rd

team of losers now i am afraid.......all that remains now is a question of by how many

I did honestly think we were going to get relegated ages ago and wished I'd put money on it at 40-1  :o

Sounds like we have done well to get no goals.
This is seriously embarrassing now.

Well done slade, you finished the job you started,,, You got rid of all the decent players and left us with this dross.. none of them are footballers.. and your clone wilco is just as bad, no idea.. any managers sat in the stands that was interested in the job will have walked by now..

When I think the team that Slade inherited to what we see now. There is only one place we are going with this squad without doubt. No one can save us now!

We are in big trouble, becuase they are shite.

We are in major danger of going down. Fenty Out

Quoted from supertown

Doubt it , Barnet and chesterfield are worse fortunately

Really? We are losing 2-0 and 3-0 every week.

Feckin' hell Town...score a goal for crying out loud! How hard is it? What will it take, a crowdfunder to raise a few thousand quid to give to the next player to score?

*Preferably BEFORE going 3-0 down*

You'd better have a healthy list of candidates for the job Mr Fenty, because 3-defeats-in-a-row Cambridge are STROLLING past us.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Same old same old..........get that new manager in asap Mr Fenty.

The manager isnt the only  issue.
The players are clueless and broken.
No quality, no talent, no ability.

Prepare for the worst everyone. I can’t see us getting another win this season. Not with this lot

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic comes to mind with this squad

Can you just imagine training on Monday morning, they have a attack against defence, one lot cannot score and one lot cannot defend, absolutely bore the crap out of anybody watching.

We are copulated.....end of

Accrington level against Barnet thank feck

Congratulations FENTY you have given us fans the worse team in the proud history of Grimsby Town F C

RIP GTFC

Quoted from ginnywings

We're going down aren't we? Bunch of heartless, useless journeymen and loanees, just like last time.

Cambridge struggle, change manager, win 2 games and score 5 goals (so far). We change manager and nothing.

We have no chance if we can't compete with Morecambe, Crewe, Cambridge etc.

For the first time this season ginny I really think we are going down, we’ve lost all momentum and we are going to have to rely on two teams being worse than us, we’ve been here before haven’t we and still haven’t learnt,

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic comes to mind with this squad

were the deck chairs faulty on the Titanic then ?

Set up was all wrong again, poor team selection DIXON, BERRETT, OSBORNE and poor lop-sided subs bench...unbelievable the amount of talent we've let go

Quoted from Kk700

Who of the ones not playing could add that to this team though

Suliman, DJ and Wilks if you were asking why I said we were bereft of creativity and pace in the starting line up..

Quoted from promotion plaice

Same old same old..........get that new manager in asap Mr Fenty.

Do you seriously think he will get anyone in who can save us......his track-record with managerial appointments is diabolical

Wilko slade in disguise , 11 clowns on the pitch.

Cheers lads.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

For the first time this season ginny I really think we are going down, we’ve lost all momentum and we are going to have to rely on two teams being worse than us,

Problem is they're not going to be worse than us when it's us they're actually playing against. Everyone in the bottom 5 will beat us, I'm dreading the Barnet game.

Whoever comes in to manage Town has got a massive task on their hands with this team.

Different ringmaster

Same clowns

Only glimmer of hope now is a new manager pronto. Collins to come back and get  Osbourne out of the side. Rose, who has a goal in him. Get DJ one side and Wilks the other. Davies back in at left back.

Give the job to one of us, we couldn't do any fooking worse.

Quoted from moosey_club

were the deck chairs faulty on the Titanic then ?

Chopping and changing the same objects would have had no effect on the outcome

The ship went down.....and it looks like GTFC are heading in the same direction

When wilko said he been working on a few things in training i didn't think he meant to give away 3 points.

Well, you've blown your big chance Wilko. Next......

Quoted from ginnywings

We're going down aren't we? Bunch of heartless, useless journeymen and loanees, just like last time.

Cambridge struggle, change manager, win 2 games and score 5 goals (so far). We change manager and nothing.

We have no chance if we can't compete with Morecambe, Crewe, Cambridge etc.

I can't even get mad with the players as bad as they are.
This is the culmination of the disasters dictatorship of Fenty.

And I thought Slades post match interviews were amusing.............

Quoted from ginnywings

Really? We are losing 2-0 and 3-0 every week.

So are they

Like I posted just before kick off same old same old.
Wilkinson had the chance to change things around may be try some youth and give it a go but no he probably asked Slade what to do today, he might aswell walk now and let Dave Moore have a go.

Chesterfield 2 down, thank feck. Gets harder for them to catch us with every passing game. I'll take any silver lining right now.

Honestly worst bunch since woods .

Even the lads we had in the conference would shame this shower of shite.

Imagine Disley and Pearson going in the changing room after 90 mins with these lot.

Thank god av got my fishing for weekends

FGR pegged back 1-1  :o

I hardly know what to suggest any longer, I certainly wouldn't allow osbourne or dixon anywhere near the team again. Hopefully Collins and Davies will be back and available next week. Might as well try McCallister and Clifton in the middle, DJ one one wing, Dembele on the other wing and Jackson and Wilks as the front two.

Quoted from supertown

So are they

You said they were worse, but the form guide says otherwise. Of course, they may not be able to bridge the gap we have on them, but i'd say right now, we are comfortably the worst side in the league.

What a minute that was for us with Morcombe and Swindon both scoring

Penalty to Town   ;D

Hooper grabs the ball for the pen.

Watch your heads town fans behind the goal.

Penno!!! We might actually get a goal

Hooper scores

1-3

Wilko...lucky manager....we have a soft penalty ....and a goal....Play offs here we come !

Hooper scorers wooooooooo  :'(

Ref feels so bad for us, gives us a pen to see if we can remember what that white frame thing with a net is for :-/

The worrying thing is how we throw in the towel at 1-0. Get some young legs in the side.

JJ Hooper

Joint top scorer in 2018  :P

Ref feels sorry for us and gives us a pen.Wilko says we've turned the corner and scored a goal.
I say, intercourse off you useless illegitimates

Hooper now has 3, same as Matt, who i would send back to Blackpool. He plays like a new born giraffe.

That changes our goal difference to a much more respectable minus 20.

At least Matt runs , he might run like a giraffe but he runs unlike Hooper who is a professional post box.

4 points in the last 13 games, not good enough....4 points in our last 13 games will be almost certain relegation!

The absolute shower of sh1te the lot of them

FT 3-1

13 games now without a win.....

Where do we go from here?

Only one direction unless something changes but the chances are remote with the leadership we have :-/

12 game season then.  :(

Just twelve games left whoever we get in needs to be a strong character but with the dregs that Slade has left behind he is going to need a shitload of luck.

This is as bad as it gets to have to feel sorry for all those fans thinking the corner may have been turned with this poor outfit we have an absolute mountain to climb.

We have got an awful squad made worse in the Jan window with no goal scorers and a timid defence we are fooked.

Cheers Fenty you left it to late your mate as fooked us up good and proper.

A shocking state of affairs... someone somewhere should be feeling very ashamed of the situation in which we find ourselves.....

It only lasted for two seasons!
6 years of non league shame. We thought we could push on!
All that hope for the future in tatters now!
We are off back into the abyss probably for good this time.
Feeling extremely gutted tonight! :'(