5 changes and formation change.
Hendrie, Pollock, Clifton, Clarke and Hanson out.
Hewitt, Garmston, Ohman, Green and Tilley in.
3-5-2 with Garmston wide left of middle 5

Hewitt will make all the difference won’t he????? :-/

Hope he,s right, but not impressed, hope im wrong.

Is Garmston the 3rd Centre Back?

Will be interesting to see if this 5 or 3 at the back......I would imagine 3 knowing Ollie's determination to get on the front foot. Must be a few tired legs or some carrying knocks to make 5 changes.

McKeown (c), Hewitt, Waterfall, Öhman, Glennon, Garmston, Benson, Whitehouse, Tilley, Vernam, Green.⁣
⁣
Subs: Russell, Pollock, Hendrie, Clarke, Grandin, Wright, Hanson.

3-4-3  line up confirmed by IH.

Not suprised he made the odd change..... but 5 !!

Colchester on fire at home so to change so many personnel and starting formation..... Brave/Stupid/Genius ....time will tell.

UTM

That’s the first real ‘what the fùck?’ moment of Ollie’s reign so far. Bold to make five changes and a formation change for a tough away game like this.

Has 3-5-2 been confirmed? I was struggling to work it out in truth. Ah well, that’s Colchester’s scouting report in the bin if nothing else.

Fingers crossed this works. Gut feel says this will either be a disaster or an absolute mastersroke.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Hewitt will make all the difference won’t he????? :-/

Ever the optimist eh? Maybe you should give the pre match pep talk?

Is Garmston the 3rd Centre Back..?

Think he's probably written this off before it started and wanted to see how/what the others can do.
Be interesting to see Tilley on the right and Vernham on the left, Hewitts not a bad right back(no Hendrie though) and think Pollock has been given a rest.
Hanson needed resting before his calf went again, not surprised Clifton's been left out completely.
If we get hammered Ollie's tactics will be questioned but in his judgement we must trust..
Go on Greeny, bang another one in like the Chelsea goal🤞🤞

cant say as i am impressed with that line up. but wish them well as i know some need resting before a burn out

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Think he's probably written this off before it started and wanted to see how/what the others can do.
Be interesting to see Tilley on the right and Vernham on the left, Hewitts not a bad right back(no Hendrie though) and think Pollock has been given a rest.
Hanson needed resting before his calf went again, not surprised Clifton's been left out completely.
If we get hammered Ollie's tactics will be questioned but in his judgement we must trust..
Go on Greeny, bang another one in like the Chelsea goal🤞🤞

Don’t forget his equaliser against the same opposition in the home game, let’s be honest other than the Chelsea goal not much else to remember about his goals but he will give 100% just not sure he can play that lone role but we are about to find out!!

Whiskey icecream

Resting some and having a look at others. Tough game whoever's playing.

Quoted from smokey111

Ever the optimist eh? Maybe you should give the pre match pep talk?

He’s urine poor. If Olly manages to turn him into a decent player then so be it, but I’ve seen nothing to suggest otherwise.

With Green on Vernam might as well be playing on his own. Mind you how Vernam plays you wouldn't notice any way  ;D  ;D  ;D

Moderators - can you merge the threads please ?

Some beautiful pass and move football by Town in these first 5 minutes.

Started well

Ffs give them a bloody chance at least!

WTF Mckeown!  Gerrin the Goal!

Ffs

1-0 down

:'(

Poor clearance by Ohman

balderdash! Our marking tonight so far has been shocking. That was coming every time the ball was in our box.

Ohman can't kick a ball

Lot of clumsiness going on, weird missed headers and hitting themselves in the face with the ball that ends up at the feet of a Colchester player.

FFS 1-1

VERNAM!

What a belter!

Vernham get in! That boy has got some serious confidence right now!

hmm. 2 threads

Another delayed reaction.

It's like watching World Cup 1970 with satellite delays.

YES!

Get in  1 1  Vernam

No wonder we are losing! Playing 2 teams on Match Thread.  

Vernam on fire at the minute he found that space all by himself

Goalkeeper nowhere near -  brilliant

Green with the useless assist :p

Macca got lucky there, nearly  passed it to their player.

Ha ha brilliant! Green isn’t doing to badly........Ohman needs to be a bit sharper.

Need to stop passing it back, just giving it to them basically.

Match on Colchester hospital radio. Ask Alexa. ;)

Must say the picture quality on I Follow is excellent

good stop by Hewitt

Good shot by Whitelegs

Scunny losing at home   8)

Whitelegs!!! Comedy genius golfer!

Green not on form AGAIN

Quoted from 140348

Match on Colchester hospital radio. Ask Alexa. ;)

http://www.station166.audiospace.co/webplayer

2-1 😐

Quoted from StaffsMariner

Green with the useless assist :p

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Ball looked to bounce off his ankle as he tried to take it with him rather then intending it

Fiddlesticks

Poor defending again

FFS. Shocking defending and clearing of the ball. We're all over the place tonight defensively especially  at set pieces.

excrement clearance again are we trying to throw it away

Not watching or listening to the game. Are we against the wind this half? Can make defending very tricky, assuming it is as blustery down there as here.

Another soft goal

Should macca have held that?

Vernham smacked in eye - not given

We need to wake up at the back last 3 goals we’ve conceded all very similar.

Hate to say it but both goals conceded from Ohman not clearing his lines, waterfall is giving him pelters!!...
Still, think we are playing some good stuff, just need to get Matt Green off, unfortunately he's not playing well and offering nothing...
Get Hanson on to hold the ball up and give us an aerial threat in the box..

Looks to me if Macca spills the ball their players are faster to react than ours.

Love Macca to pieces but he is so so stuck to the spot far too often than being on his feet. Pulls off some wonder saves but wonder how many mistakes he makes

Some shaky defending at times in the wind, and the marking on Hewitt’s side has been very suspect at times (I’m not attributing all the blame to him - it’s everyone’s job to pick up).

Still, we’re trying to play some decent football, succeeding at times and making mistakes at others which have almost cost us on a couple of occasions. Still this is a transitional period and that’s to be expected.

I say we win this 4-3 with the wind favouring Town in the second half.

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

Quoted from Withnail

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ever felt a total idiot?

Can’t blame Macca for that one, took two deflections our defence needed to be as sharp as their attackers

Quoted from Withnail

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

You sure?

Quoted from Withnail

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

You can't even spell twots

We've played some lovely one touch pass and move football scored a fantstic goal and given Colchester a run for their money in the first half. However, our defending has been shocking especially at set pieces. We look all over the place and outnumbered on the flanks especially. Garmston looks knackered all ready maybe he wasn't ready to start.

Playing some good football but too much keeper 2 defender to keeper to half way line to defender to keeper, . We need to move it much quicker when playing out from the back. 3 virtually identical goals in last 2 matches, we need to sort out this closing down our half clearances from corners, Garmston looking a bit out of sorts and Tilly a little too excitable, need Green replacing early on if we dont score quickly.

Quoted from Withnail

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

You just seem to make it so 🤪🤪

Conley and Pell playing better than when they played for us

Tough debut for Garmston away from home with 5 changes. Green has no such excuses. Max needed to press and run at Colchester. Chas will tire.

Green still stealing a wage I see. Can't blame him for the two goals though

Stevenage (leading at Bradfud) and Morecambe winning, beating Macclesfield 2-0.  

53% possession for us first half.  

Quoted from Withnail

V-E-R--N-A-N  - it's not hard to spell you illiterate twots 😎  

Oh dear...you twot...I'd go back and edit that ASAP if I were you!!🤭

Garmison Glenn on not working, switch Tilley onto the left with Glennon

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

53% possession for us first half.  

Just not doing much with it except tapping it around our own box

Ffs it's V.E.R.N.H.A.M.S. Everyone knows that ;)

Nah it's D E B E N V E R N A M S.

Quoted from forza ivano

Ffs it's V.E.R.N.H.A.M.S. Everyone knows that ;)

Anyone remember Cummings back in the day?   :)

That yellow for Matt Green was obscene. Wtf has the ref seen there

Quoted from Hagrid

That yellow for Matt Green was obscene. Wtf has the ref seen there

It's probably the only record that he actually played FFS

Clarke on for Green thank goodness
Garmston odd for Hanson, back to our usual 433 would you say?

Playing well in bits. But not enough bits. Don't seem as athletic as them (as usual in this division). We're a bit slow to react. Control much better.

Clarke & Hanson on

Green & Garmston off

If that was 10 yards, Ive got 10 inches.

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Oh dear...you twot...I'd go back and edit that ASAP if I were you!!🤭

sorry....Vernums

Quoted from KingstonMariner

If that was 10 yards, Ive got 10 inches.

Yeah I thought the same, as it happened we passed it sideways anyway.

Passing it back too often again.

Bradford now beating Stevenage 2-1

2-2 back in it

YES!!!!!

VERRRRRRRRNAM!!!!!!

Get in! 2-2

Vernam double😁

VERNIN!

Hanson coming on seems to have made a big difference, they wanted to sit back and they really struggle to deal with him.

Cross by Hewitt -brilliant goal Vernham

And Hewitts with the useless assist this time.

Quoted from bartgtfc

Vernam double😁

Let’s make it a treble !
UTM

2-3 get in there

3-2 come on town

FFS get that contract extended or we're gonna lose him! That said he's probably too bloody good for L2 anyway

Vernam hattrick

FFS !!!!!!!!!  (100)(100)(100)(100)(100)(100)

Charlie Charlie Charlie

WHAT A GOAL!

What a flipping goal

ONE MAN ONE RUN ONE HATRICK VERRRRRRRRNAM!! WHAT A GOAL!!

Holy hells bells.

Get in 2-2

And Scunny now 2-0 down at home

Get in 3-2 Town

VERNAN! Gerrin!

Absolutely astounding..

That was sensational.

For anyone not watching that goal was fùcking unbelievable. I literally cannot think of a better individual Town goal than that.

Kin ace!

at this rate i think Chorley will be sniffing around again in the summer  ;D

3 brilliant goals
Come on Town

Wowza!
What a goal!!!

That goal is one of the best I've ever seen! Even had defenders trying to chop him down

Jesus Christ. Rest him for the rest of the season otherwise he won't be here for the next.
Radio Chorley will be giving that one a mention

Quoted from moosey_club

at this rate i think Chorley will be sniffing around again in the summer  ;D

More like Chelsea   ;D

Hope Gareth Southgate is watching

some goal that

Vermin control.... a great rat trick!

fuckapig!

That was like playing one the early 00's FIFA games on easy 😂

If we thought Charlie’s goal against Stevenage was a good goal, his third tonight is absolutely brilliant.

Must be goal of the season even with a few more months left - just simply outstanding! :-)

UTM

dont know what has happened to vernam . he gone from not playing to being star player.. is this the IH affect or just showing haw bad jolley was

Top ten all time Town goal? Probably make the short list for the L2 GOTS.

Love the way we're going for and winning more 50:50s

Put a contract in front of him, let him write the salary. Ridiculous that such a talented player was not given the chance or surroundings to excel. Glad we've finally got a proper manager!

Quoted from denni266

dont know what has happened to vernam . he gone from not playing to being star player.. is this the IH affect or just showing haw bad jolley was

Bit of both.

girl private sat down and got given a free kick

Quoted from denni266

dont know what has happened to vernam . he gone from not playing to being star player.. is this the IH affect or just showing haw bad jolley was

Bit of both I reckon

Amazing what a manager can do to a player

Who was the last Town Player to score a hat-trick... ::)

Yes Denni266 nothing to do with IH and as you said earlier not a very good starting lineup...........

Tilley off

Max Wright on


Fresh legs & hopefully maybe another goal 😉

That third goal... Michael Reddy eat your heart out! Amazing!

Quoted from LH

Top ten all time Town goal? Probably make the short list for the L2 GOTS.

Right out the very top drawer that. Can't believe how good he looks at the minute.

Quoted from oochiad

Yes Denni266 nothing to do with IH and as you said earlier not a very good starting lineup...........

Those two substitutions Hanson and Clarke were genius really turned it around

Having Hanson up top provides your focal point. Nothing against matt green but just not good enough

Quoted from MarshMariner

Who was the last Town Player to score a hat-trick... ::)

Amond at Woking? Bogle got one at Alfreton didn't he?

It was Hooper at FGR

Quoted from MarshMariner

Who was the last Town Player to score a hat-trick... ::)

JJ

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Amond at Woking? Bogle got one at Alfreton didn't he?

Bogle got one in the 5-2 win over Stevenage in our first month back in the league

Less than 3000 there

What a load of divers

We are giving too many silly free kicks away.

Have you got a fking problem you big baby -how old are you  PS  You've been reported

must say i have enjoyed listening to the commentary team tonight....never heard this fella before but has been decent.

90 minutes up

5 additional minutes though

Just got to keep possession & not do anything silly

5 minutes extra time

And agreed Moosey, quite humorous but doing a good job and go well together.

It eas Hannah at Alfreton
But yes jj at fgr was out last away hattrick

Starting with our full first-team then we might have given them a better game! 😃😃

Betting on Town to up next season looks like a day too late!

Great save

Jeez. Nervy finish.

Come on Town

How did Macca come away then with the ball in his hands?!?!?!

Great performance. Intelligent play to see out the last 20 odd minutes.

Wow, great 3 points tonight 😁👍

Yass get in 3 points with 3 - 2!

FT

3-2 to the Mariners

Brilliant performance from the lads and a fantastic result

What a result, get in there. UTFM.

Quoted from golfer

Have you got a fking problem you big baby -how old are you  PS  You've been reported

Who are you talking to?

Great result!!

Absolutely brilliant

That’s nothing short of superb.
UTM

Quoted from moosey_club

McKeown (c), Hewitt, Waterfall, Öhman, Glennon, Garmston, Benson, Whitehouse, Tilley, Vernam, Green.⁣
⁣
Subs: Russell, Pollock, Hendrie, Clarke, Grandin, Wright, Hanson.

3-4-3  line up confirmed by IH.

Not suprised he made the odd change..... but 5 !!

Colchester on fire at home so to change so many personnel and starting formation..... Brave/Stupid/Genius ....time will tell.

UTM

Thats that sorted then !!!!   ;D

Four points out of those two away games remarkable.  

UTM

Bloody marvellous! UTFM!

Great game and win and if Charlies goal would have been scored in the Prem they would be showing that run and goal for the rest of the season what a way to top off a hat trick, his 3rd goal was good enough to win the game on it's own merits and Macca at the end to secure the points, well done Town.

Get in 2-3 Town, one of the best ten pounds I've ever spent  

Wow. flipping brilliant

Excellent result!

Verhamino (thumbup2)(perv)

Get in UTFM

Outstanding!!! We were a pleasure to watch, beat a really good team with proper attacking football.

Fantastic performance, some great football played and a brilliant hat-trick from Vernam.

[quote

Colchester on fire at home so to change so many personnel and starting formation..... Brave/Stupid/Genius ....time will tell.

UTM[/quote]

That'll be genius then

Quoted from 140348

Match on Colchester hospital radio. Ask Alexa. ;)

I listened to it on Colchester hospital radio after you mentioned it. I must say they was actually surprising good at commentary.

Confident, positive and attacking football got it’s just reward.  

Hurst and Jolley please note.

Fecking awesome, the perfect team/blend for this match has just been said! Can you doubters please wait until the match has finished rather than the team selection 😂😂Please have more faith in the depth of squad and Holloway’s choices. Absolutely superb! UTMM!!!

Quoted from Cod Cheeks

[quote

Colchester on fire at home so to change so many personnel and starting formation..... Brave/Stupid/Genius ....time will tell.

UTM

That'll be genius then[/quote]

Genius substitutions at 1-2 that's for sure

Unbelievable victory and Stevenage lost after being a goal up.

Well done, lads. You have done us all proud. What a performance.

Quoted from 123614

Who are you talking to?

I was wondering that too!

Well worth the 10 quid.

What a match that was

What an absolutely fantastic result and performance from The Mighty Mariners tonight. Vernams 3 goals were all excellent but that 3rd was probably one of the best I've seen by a Grimsby Town player for many a year.

And what can I say about Ian Holloway and the all-round difference to the whole mindset around the club, You my friend are a bloody genius.

UTMM. GTID.

Quoted from 123614

Who are you talking to?

The big baby knows

Can't wait for Holloway's post match view on that! Still pinching myself frankly still can't belive it

Same again Saturday please

Quoted from promotion plaice

Get in 2-3 Town, one of the best ten pounds I've ever spent  

It was even worth the bollocking off the Mrs when I nearly smashed the ceiling light jumping out the sofa when Vernham scored that 3rd goal.... absolutely brilliant performance right through the team...roll on Saturday now!!...👍⚽

You win games by scoring goals and playing your best players not sending them on loan to the team at the bottom of the National League. Simple really.

Hope that cheered you up Nick and Barra.

And that against the team with the second best defensive record in this league. We’re going to score one more than you!

Obviously motm picks itself but how good is Glennon? Liked Gibson but he is another level. Think Elliott Hewitt deserves a mention for a very good second half as well. Lovely ball in for the goal to make it 2-2.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Hewitt will make all the difference won’t he????? :-/

Hewitt has generally been decent at right back. That post read poorly before kick off and certainly didn’t age well.

Glennon was good. Very good.

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Obviously motm picks itself but how good is Glennon? Liked Gibson but he is another level. Think Elliott Hewitt deserves a mention for a very good second half as well. Lovely ball in for the goal to make it 2-2.

Whitehouse assist was pretty special  ;D

Glennon is good. Very good.
Edited for you KM

That was thoroughly enjoyable to watch.
We looked a really good team and with the summer window the future looks really bright.
And what a hat trick by Charley boy.  Three really good goals  the last one absolutely sensational
I watch the home game against Colchester and the difference is amazing

Pretty good performance in lots of areas but Ohman is a concern I think

Quoted from golfer

The big baby knows

Oh ok, I thought with it being under my post that you meant me!!

Whats the best way to catch the post match interview..? :)

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Glennon is good. Very good.
Edited for you KM

(thumbup)

Think they should go bowling more often

Quoted from 123614

Oh ok, I thought with it being under my post that you meant me!!

:) :) :)sorry  He's a 5Star prik

When's the last time we twice fought back from a goal down to take all 3 points? I don't know the answer.

Well I just checked the POM entries and someone nailed it perfectly. If you could let me have your thoughts on the 5:00 at Kempton tomorrow I'd be really grateful

Quoted from friskneymariner

Hope that cheered you up Nick and Barra.

Well I cannot speak for Nick's Mariners Friskney but as Del Boy said "We've had worse days Rodney"

Fantastic stuff mate.

Red Rum

Quoted from golfer

Red Rum

Reckon he'll beat Escargot?

The change in commitment, confidence, workrate and most noticabely playing style in the six weeks since Ollie's appointment is absolutely incredible. We'e playing the best football I've seen us play since our second tier days, even if we do still get caught out from time today.

We're now averaging just shy of 1.7 points per game since New Year's Eve; that kind of form over a season would've been enough to finish 5th. Eminently more difficult to do that over a full season than nine games but the progress in such a short space of time is staggering. We've now played three sides on the trot with very realistic promotion ambitions, all of whom have a considerably bigger budget than us, not to any of them nor looked inferior at any point along the way.

Even with two games in hand of most sides and Morecambe at home up next it may be too much of a long-shot for the play-offs this season, but things are seriously looking up.

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Quoted from Poojah

The change in commitment, confidence, workrate and most noticabely playing style in the six weeks since Ollie's appointment is absolutely incredible. We'e playing the best football I've seen us play since our second tier days, even if we do still get caught out from time today.

We're now averaging just shy of 1.7 points per game since New Year's Eve; that kind of form over a season would've been enough to finish 5th. Eminently more difficult to do that over a full season than nine games but the progress in such a short space of time is staggering. We've now played three sides on the trot with very realistic promotion ambitions, all of whom have a considerably bigger budget than us, not to any of them nor looked inferior at any point along the way.

Even with two games in hand of most sides and Morecambe at home up next it may be too much of a long-shot for the play-offs this season, but things are seriously looking up.

Dont get too far ahead of ourselves pooja, morecambe only lost 2 in their last 8 games and are in similar form to ourselves

Quoted from Withnail

When's the last time we twice fought back from a goal down to take all 3 points? I don't know the answer.

Someone will tell me if I've missed a more recent one, but I suspect it's 23rd March 2002.  
Grimsby 6 (Boulding 31, 85, 87, Pouton 45, 72(p), 85(p)), Wimbledon 2 (Shipperley 24, Agyemang 42).

We've come back to win from two goals down about 4 or 5 times since then.

Quoted from forza ivano

Dont get too far ahead of ourselves pooja, morecambe only lost 2 in their last 8 games and are in similar form to ourselves

Come on Forza your starting to talk like Hurst & Jolley 😄😄😄

Think one of the real positives that emanates from IH is he solely concerns himself how we are going to play and let’s the opposition worry about us, brilliantly refreshing.

Quoted from Ipswin

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ever felt a total idiot?

Is that an offer? 😂

Highlights.

https://www.skysports.com/efl/championship/video/11931917/colchester-2-3-grimsby

Quoted from Withnail

When's the last time we twice fought back from a goal down to take all 3 points? I don't know the answer.

When's the last time a player scored a hat-trick for us? Not quite as long ago but it's nice to see when it happens

Colchester forum is a must read.

We played our dream midfield again.  (Well, they must have had nightmares).

Grimsby were better than I expected.  They should challenge at the top next season.

We haven’t lost at home to them since 1972 - until tonight.

It is always cold, foggy and windy at Blundell Park.

Was that 3rd goal that good?  ( the poster must be demented).

Wow, the Colchester Forum is about as lively as the Scunt Forum.. Perhaps they should come on here, like our good friends down the road.. :)

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

When's the last time a player scored a hat-trick for us? Not quite as long ago but it's nice to see when it happens

Hooper at village green?

I really enjoyed that game , even after ten minutes I was thinking this is a hell of a game , even when we was losing I was enjoying it and had a feeling we’d get back into it .
It’s been a few years since I’ve believed , we’ve got to kee the best part of this squad together for next season  

great game really enjoying how we playing under ih , great credit to the players buying into it in a short space of time , good times ahead under this fellow, let's hit 5000 on saturday if we can !!!!! utmm

Quoted from Ipswin

Pretty good performance in lots of areas but Ohman is a concern I think

In what way? he played pretty well to me.
He may not be playing classy defence splitting balls through but i doubt there are many better at winning headers and crunching tackles in the division.

Ohman made a poor clearance for the first goal and missed the clearance for the second!

FACT! 40% of Charles 'Vernham' Vernam's career goals in the Football League have come at Colchester United.

Another one of those same time tomorrow.

Quoted from gtfc82

Ohman made a poor clearance for the first goal and missed the clearance for the second!

Got away with another dreadful pass first half too.

I think the way we're playing that Waterfall and Davis might be our best pairing when the latter is fit.

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

I think the way we're playing that Waterfall and Davis might be our best pairing when the latter is fit.

Waterfall and Pollock for me

Quoted from NewtoN

Waterfall and Pollock for me

Same for me.

Quoted from golfer

:) :) :)sorry  He's a 5Star prik

No problem.  :)

Quoted from NewtoN

Waterfall and Pollock for me

I'd go Waterfall and Davis, Pollock is good but he looks like he's running through knee high mud.

Ohman reminds me of a very well known Lincs League centre back who was described to me as the best defender in  the Lincolnshire area. My mate said he had to be good because every time he cleared the ball it just came straight back. It’s the same with Ohman, great in the air but puts so much pressure on his own defence with his passing.

Waterfall is experienced and a better passer but he is always likely to put a foot in too close to goal. At the moment he is better than Pollock who looks as though he needs a rest. Davis is the best of the bunch when fit.



  

nothing against the other two but waterfall& davis everyday of the week for me , waterfall actually alot better on the ball than get's credit for, last night played a big part in first goal carrying ball out of defence , we looked rock solid before these two got broke up through injury & suspension !!utmm

Quoted from Abdul19

FACT! 40% of Charles 'Vernham' Vernam's career goals in the Football League have come at Colchester United.

Another one of those same time tomorrow.

I did wonder if maybe you needed a new calculator Abdul   ;D

But  ( doing a Pete )

His first one for us was at their place two years ago

Good work statto!  :)

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

I did wonder if maybe you needed a new calculator Abdul   ;D

But  ( doing a Pete )

His first one for us was at their place two years ago

Good work statto!  :)

Assisted by Owls hitman Scott Vernon, if I remember rightly  :)

https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2020/february/extended-highlights---colchester-united/
just watched the highlights. couple of points

1) looked like a handball from Waterfall (?)as he blocked the shot in the box
2) bit sorry for Ohman - Glennon missed the header which put us in trouble, then got Ohman's way as he tried to clear
3) 10 passes for the first Vernhams (!) goal, a thing of beauty in itself
4) bit pisssed off that the cheating, diving Theo robinson (was a disgrace at Swindon last year) got on the score sheet
5) is this one of the longest match threads ever?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

You win games by scoring goals and playing your best players not sending them on loan to the team at the bottom of the National League. Simple really.

Vernam clearly needed that shot in the arm in terms of confidence which he clearly wasn't getting at Town at that stage... I felt some of the fans had already made the kind up about Charles and he probably felt that. Going out on loan was the right move for me... The question is would Jolly have brought him back into the fold... I don't think he would have and like some of the fans had probably already decided he didn't fit in.

Did look like a bit of a foul by Hanson before our 2nd equaliser and I'm surprised the ref didn't give it the way he was blowing for every little thing when one of their players fell over.

I thought it looked a foul by Hanson at the time, we definitely got the rub of the green there tbf. I guess these things even out ish over the course of a season

Quoted from Mighty_Mariner

Vernam clearly needed that shot in the arm in terms of confidence which he clearly wasn't getting at Town at that stage... I felt some of the fans had already made the kind up about Charles and he probably felt that. Going out on loan was the right move for me... The question is would Jolly have brought him back into the fold... I don't think he would have and like some of the fans had probably already decided he didn't fit in.

Sending him off to Chorley was one of the few things Jolley did right. He was a star there and could play just as he wanted. Then brilliantly for him, Holloway arrives and Vernam gets played in the way he needs. Perhaps the lad deserved that bit of luck considering his injuries. Not sure whether he reminds me more of Reddy or Quick Mick Boulding.

Quoted from Abdul19

Assisted by Owls hitman Scott Vernon, if I remember rightly  :)

Close but no cigar   ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCTC48F4s60&feature=youtu.be

really pleased for Chas Vernum, deserves it

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Close but no cigar   ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCTC48F4s60&feature=youtu.be

Is that Dixon? You can see how I confused the 2 🐌😀

Who was in goal?  I don't think it was Russell, and definitely not McKeown.

Quoted from Meza

Who was in goal?  I don't think it was Russell, and definitely not McKeown.

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