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4-3-3. Come on town please

4 3 3? who will put the crosses in? come on town

No defenders on the bench (eek)

Probably the most attacking starting 11 we've sen all season, says it all, Hurst is going for it and knows he has to...plus, very crafty keeping Barrow in the dark about Hanson!!

3 strikers - echoes of Braintree.

Williams obviously didn't do enough on Saturday to earn a start.

We have the players on the bench to play 4-4-2. What formation do Barrow tend to play?

Completely forgot Bennett even still played for us!

Am I the only one who thinks spokes and Payne will play wide?

Didn't know Hurst had it in him to play 3 strikers outside of us already being 2 nil down insaide of 80mins  ;D ;D Hope we can batter them, but I see a game of them defending deep, us not really creating anything and them pinching it on the counter

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Am I the only one who thinks spokes and Payne will play wide?

I have shivers at the thought of Payne playing wide

Quoted from pontoonlew

I have shivers at the thought of Payne playing wide

Hurst said on Saturday that he thought he'd done well out there, after he'd replaced Ira on the RHS. Didn't see it myself, apart from him starting a running battle with their left back

Sh1t or bust. All 3 of our strikers up top and risking it with Hanson.
Don't mind Rose coming back in either as Coke generally passes 5 yards sideways.
Expecting us to be very direct without any wingers and don't care how we do it as long as we win

c'mon Town.....im not enjoying this, nervous as fook

Just seen a poll on GT 100% win, mind you I could have been the first to vote.

Heavy pitch
Hard to play passing footy
three up top
Lump it
Ugly win

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sorry folks trying to keep my mind focused lol

Not bothered how or who scores it has to be a win, even if it's Macca from a last minute corner.

3 former GTFC loanees on the Barrow bench. Another one of those same time tomorrow.

It's quite obvious Hurst doesn't rate Williams.

I fully expect him and Scannell will depart in the summer despite them both being under contract still.

Quoted from Sigone

No defenders on the bench (eek)

not many on the pitch either !

No Waterfall?

OK that's it, the anticipation factor has peaked again. This is the one - in the next couple of hours it's going to be revealed sh*t or bust. Common you Mariners.

OK that's it, the anticipation factor has peaked again. This is the one - in the next couple of hours it's going to be revealed sh*t or bust. Common you Mariners.

Quoted from DB

Not bothered how or who scores it has to be a win, even if it's Macca from a last minute corner

As the Eagles used to sing.... one of these nights!

UTM

High hopes for Lionel John-Lewis tonight.

Fair play, he is going for it.

3 strikers but who is going to provide the passes?

Quoted from Heswall Mariner

OK that's it, the anticipation factor has peaked again. This is the one - in the next couple of hours it's going to be revealed sh*t or bust. Common you Mariners.

Knowing Town we'll get sh1t and bust

Quoted from Morris Minor

3 strikers but who is going to provide the passes?

Rose, Spokes and Matete.

Quoted from Morris Minor

3 strikers but who is going to provide the passes?

Route 1, you don't need passes

We're on our way

Come on Town!

Come on Town give us some false hope

Wind playing a big part.its slightly in our favour first half. Not much happening.hewitt just hookedcpmevon to the roof of the net. Payne is wide left and has worked much harder than usual.dpnt think Hanson has touched the ball yet

Good chance for Mayenese......

Quoted from oochiad

Good chance for Mayenese......

Nearly but not quite. Chances are coming just need to hit the target

LJL trying hard

4 efforts on goal in the forst 24 minutes.

Have we ever been that prolific this season?

Colchester winning

I'm at work, any radio commentary? Humberside have got the scunts vs Bradford on

Pell with the goal

If only Lionel John Lewis could keep the ball down we could have had a couple by now.

Quoted from WayneBurnettsJockstrap

4 efforts on goal in the forst 24 minutes.

Have we ever been that prolific this season?

Never know so much energy in the first 30 mins

It’s a horrible watch, I really hate this season.....

Creating chances, one has to go in

Get the feeling barrow would be quite happy to have 0.0 at half time. All working v hard, most notably payne (as it's such a change). Menayese looking v impressive again

Quoted from DB

Creating chances, one has to go in

Creating? That’s pretty generous. Hoofing and hoping for a second ball is more like it.

Working hard and pressing, created a few half chances without going close.

“All hope is not lost to those who dream.”

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Creating? That’s pretty generous. Hoofing and hoping for a second ball is more like it.

Harrogate, Southend etc. This is good compared to those games. Clutching straws but it's a better performance

Quoted from WesternMariner

Working hard and pressing, created a few half chances without going close.

“All hope is not lost to those who dream.”

Better than a nightmare my friend

I've enjoyed it so far.. A shame there's noone decent upfront with The shop... Sorry but I've watched the last 6-7 games on I follow and I've seen nothing much at all from the other 2. I'd bring Williams on at half time.

This is a pretty dire game, think we need Lamy on for Payne and Williams for spokes at half time.

Ps Hewitt really is a cracking centre back, it’s amazing how solid he is for saying he’s only started playing there this season.

Quoted from Mariner93er

This is a pretty dire game, think we need Lamy on for Payne and Williams for spokes at half time.

Dire was the Tranmere game, this is over 500% better for town

Don’t care how good a spectacle it is as long as we get the right result.

A love your optimism, but I think your standards of what constitutes a chance have gone down - not surprising considering how shite we’ve been.

Have to find 3 points somehow

Much the same as recent games. Solid and dogged from Town, but rarely looking like scoring a goal.

Lots of trying. Nothing more to really say about that half us there. As predicted Barrow are playing for a draw first and we're not creatubg anything of worth yet

After that 45, if anyone wanted to know how bad we’ve been all year...this barrow side have been winning games.

I’m sure I’ll end up eating my words but other than Town, Barrow are the worst side I’ve seen this season.

Two poor sides in a very poor game. Not arsed if we get a result but you’d struggle to convince someone to tune in again...

Was football always this boring? Is it just the fans that makes football exciting?

Quoted from Mariner93er

A love your optimism, but I think your standards of what constitutes a chance have gone down - not surprising considering how shite we’ve been.

When I've watched 45 first have mins and NO shots this is good in comparison. All to play for and get a win.

If we win this it will be an ugly other mother f$cke$r, huffing and puffing like a five-a-side team with no quality.

Quoted from 28195

If we win this it will be an ugly other mother f$cke$r, huffing and puffing like a five-a-side team with no quality.

Couldn't care if it's an own goal as long as we win. Something to build on and hope for the future.  Staying up

Well, we are trying...very bloody trying!..awful game to watch, Barrow are just trying to spoil the game, no need for a midfield, everything is just flying over their heads...
Hoping playing against the wind we'll keep the ball down and play through Barrow, get Williams on for Payne and I honestly believe Barrow are there for the taking.

Quality is unimportant at this stage. Keep having a go. Sooner or later one of them will go in.

Well...

even when we are "going for it" we cant muster a shot on goal.

Look more competetive, started better than of late, got the better possession and territory i would think but still nothing clear cut or worked.

A front three that look like three individuals, Hanson and Payne hardly touched it. Not a pass between anyone of them in 45 mins.

Back four look comfortable , Clifton just about propping up left back but just too wasteful with the ball in hand or with feet. Midfield doing ok but obviously the instruction is get it forward quick.

Spokes faded and not seeing much of him on the ball now.

Without a shot on goal we arent going to win.  Lets see how we handle the wind

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Quality is unimportant at this stage. Keep having a go. Sooner or later one of them will go in.

WE NEED THE WIN, everything else is not important.  Staying up!

Barrow look poor, us a little less so. Everyone working hard, playing Sladeball, not one shot on target from either team but we seem the more likely so far. Defence looks decent again, mifielders putting in a shift along with the strikers and plenty of pressing. Will we keep it up for the 2nd half? this might be a first!

Not arsed if we get a result but you’d struggle to convince someone to tune in again...[/quote]

You tune in again because you’re Town
Otherwise you wouldn’t be watching

Town playing with good urgency but little skill, throwing all football to the wind and trying a  Lincoln punt and run style, tbf its at least getting the ball into their box regularly, they seem bemused by it all but after HT they will play wider I think and get around the back of us.
Fair play to Town they are 100% trying

Will be surprised if barrow r as bad second half and we didn't convert any of our half chances. I expect their manager to change them second half to react to our set up, something Hurst rarely does for all his stressing over oppo teams pre-match.

don't think you could ever expect any quality from 20th v 24th , in a crucial game, on a poor pitch and with a horrible swirling wind .
fwiw i'd take hanson off, play payne up with the shop and get williams/lamy/jackson to take up paynes' position.
bit worried about clifton, has looked a little suspect tonight and with eardley down that side there's not going to be much coing from the lhs.
finally, given the type of game it is, i'd be asking hewitt and hendrie to take as many long throws as possible. the more we can get it in and around their box the more chance we've got of getting scoring chances

Get Lamy on. They are sitting deep to contend with Hanson and Lenny. Big gaps in their half for him to carry the ball into.

Get williams on and jackson

Colchester 2 up, so definitely need to win now 🙄

Ffs

It’ll be a miracle alright.........

Need to change something, Spokes and Rose off, Lamy and Williams on.

Please don't leave the changes until 80 mins!!!

Results elsewhere.....we must go for the win now

Mateta is so good with the ball at his feet.

Williams for Rose sub needs doing asap..

Quoted from lukeo

Mateta is so good with the ball at his feet.

Disagree. Often will dribble past someone and then have no idea what to do with it when there are obvious passes on to teammates in dangerous positions, hesitate and then lose possession.

Tranny got one back

Quoted from Chrisblor

Disagree. Often will dribble past someone and then have no idea what to do with it when there are obvious passes on to teammates in dangerous positions, hesitate and then lose possession.

Disagree. Lovely balance and touch. Would look an even better player with pace and movement ahead of him.

We need a goal scorer on the bench, where has Matty Pollock gone?

What is hurst waiting for. Get wide players on. They are happy with a 0-0

Tranmere pull 2 quick goals out the bag

Quoted from Chrisblor

Disagree. Often will dribble past someone and then have no idea what to do with it when there are obvious passes on to teammates in dangerous positions, hesitate and then lose possession.

His use of his body is excellent , uses his @rse very well and gets his body inbetween the opposing player and the ball to buy himself time, brilliant at it.

Quoted from smokey111

Please don't leave the changes until 80 mins!!!

Nah he won't make any changes before the 86th minute at earliest

Quoted from 28195

We need a goal scorer on the bench, where has Matty Pollock gone?

Has a hernia, needs an operation apparently.

Cmon hurst changes

subs on now come on Hurst you boring twit.

Southend get player sent-off....still 0-0

Yesssss

GET THE intercourse IN

Colchester 2 all now

Get in Spokes

SPOKES!!

omg we have scored.

What a cracking goal!

Fukin get in!!!!!

Get in spooky

Get in there

Get in 🤗

Quoted from moosey_club

His use of his body is excellent , uses his @rse very well and gets his body inbetween the opposing player and the ball to buy himself time, brilliant at it.

Yeah some lovely work from him in a tight space there to win the throw-in we just eventually scored from

You are fuckin kiddin me

Get innnnnnn

Great strike!

What a strike from spokes who'slooked pretty poor 2nd half

WHAT A flipping STRIKE

flipping COME ON

Gett in let's flipping win this town

We are staying up, say, We are staying up

(groupwave)

Belter!

What a f**king goal. Magnificent strike!!    :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Hurst is standing, do something make a sub

Cracking goal. That's him on the bench again on Saturday then

Commentator is a right div, Lionel now Stokes.

Fantastic goal staying up, staying up

Now for the tough bit, keeping them out for 19 minutes

Spoke too soon  ;D

Do
Not
Bring
Waterfall
On
For
A midfielder

Do
Not
Bring
Waterfall
On
For
A forward

Quoted from AussieMariner

Do
Not
Bring
Waterfall
On
For
A midfielder

WTF was McKeown doing there!

Fecking catch it James

Waterfall isn't in the squad lads

Macca flaps at a cross and gets lucky.

Quoted from AussieMariner

Do
Not
Bring
Waterfall
On
For
A midfielder

He isn’t there!

The team to stay up goes in cycles.  Some teams are missing spokes so are not staying up.

Holy intercourse .....winning!

Im shitting my pants

Quoted from Chrisblor

Waterfall isn't in the squad lads

Note to self
Pay fecking attention

Coke on for the injured rose

Come on Town!!

Start time wasting lads, they all do it to us.

That was a brave header

Quoted from Hagrid

Im shitting my pants

NURSE!!!

I don't believe in gods but just incase I'm saying a little prayer  🙏

Time waste please

Quoted from livvo

I don't believe in gods but just incase I'm saying a little prayer  🙏

Where’s Rick when you need him?!

I'd now bring Payne off for a wide player and lookk to run the channels. I'd almost be tempted to bring Hanson off but he will be good for defending corners, throws etc

Could this be the turning point?

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

Could this be the turning point?

Shhhhh!
🤞

Give Payne his due, he's never stopped running tonight.

Stupid fouuuuuls

Hope we scrape a win for the gaffer, we were going down like the Titanic but now limping back to port, better days ahoy.

This is tense.

Quoted from 123614

Give Payne his due, he's never stopped running tonight.

Can't fault his effort but I just don't feel he brings much.. Same behind Hanson. I hate to be negative as I genuinely believe we've dug in deap and played well tonight (until the final third except for the goal)

Macca didn't save it   8)  decent ref and linesman

Yes Matete,  get in there lad

Don’t feck this up town

I do like happy endings

Watching the clock count down

Hmm is Hurst watching the fishy? 😂 Thats 3 times tonight now

FFS Green coming on. We might as well play with 10 men, we'd be giving away less freekicks if we did.

Quoted from Yoda

This is tense.

The past sure is tense.

on the deanston now.!!
calm the nerves

Town looking nervy here as you might expect. A long three minutes ahead.

LJL showing leadership their urging them on

Can we break the curse of Cumbria?

Great touch from McKeown under enormous pressure there

OMFG

This is vomit inducing stuff. 30 seconds.

Man alive I nearly threw up then

FOUL THROW YOU LOVELY CÚNT!  ;D

F/T 3 massive points

Foul throw, I have never wanted to hug a referee so much

WELL DONE, ONWARDS AND UPWARDS NOW
Bring on Walsall

Massive win

Good win boys, shame Colchester got a point

Full Time....Barrow 0-1 Town

Get in

Brill, tranmere missed a sitter

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand breathe

Please, i'd accepted relegation, i don't want to have to spend every remaining game stressed off my mammaries....

anyway flipping get in

Classic Hurst 1 - 0 away performance!!

And now to celebrate in front of the travelling support ......🤦‍♂️

Well done Town

flipping yessss

Well done lads.
Feels great to win.
5 undefeated

Bloody good job they didn't bring Andrew on any earlier.

Poor watch but a frigging good goal, our only shot on goal.

flipping well done Hursty and the team

Neighbours must think I’ve won Euromillions

Well done the Mariners, fantastic result.  UTM!

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Neighbours must think I’ve won Euromillions

Worth more than that.

We’re still fighting in this league and I would love it, love it if we stayed up.

My nerves are bad they really are

Yay.
A win.

Nice to see one again but not enough to show me there that we are capable of scoring the goals regularly to mount a proper challenge for survival.
Well done players, well done Hurst for swapping the system to try and do something different.

Fighting spirit won that

Great win for town, that win should give the team so
much belief now.

Optimism, positive, optimism and staying up.

Yep. Well done Hurst for going forward it on the most critical game to date.

Brilliant!

Phew!

Hurst has made us hard to beat recently, which I'm sure he has been drumming into the players over recent months. Hopefully the proof in the pudding will breed a bit of confidence in the players . Utm

Well done town. Gives us a smidge of false hope going into the last ten games   ;D

Quoted from bawarmy

We’re still fighting in this league and I would love it, love it if we stayed up.

Last time I heard words to that effect it didn't end well but I share the sentiment. Massive 3 points today and gives us hope.

UTFMM

The longest journey starts with the first step.  (3 points towards staying up).

Get in! We're gonna pìss this league!  ;D
Shame Colchester and Southend picked up a point each, though.

Definitely lifts the gloom and gives the players a much needed boost . Hopefully they can take it into Saturdays games and close the gap more .

I'm looking at Colchester as 2 points thrown away (as I would if we'd been 2 up)

Over the 30 point mark, it feels like at least we are now in the same competition.

Saturday is huge. We must follow this up with another win on Saturday.

A very good run of results. Pleased for Hurst, not had much luck lately. He has created some spirit like he did before and to go down fighting is all I want. A team with some pride even if relegated is enough to keep me going. A great night for us utm.

That monkey must be off the back.

I’m going to have to have a late night tonight, going to take a few hours to get the heart rate down back to normal.

Hurst got it spot on tonight

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Neighbours must think I’ve won Euromillions

Blimey ,...Town win so you have kicked the wife out , bought a Ferrari and are now shagging someone half your age ?

Fair play (friends)

Up the bloody mariners!

Credit where credits due, game plan, tactics Hurst got everything spot on.

Well done lads and Hurst got it spot on tonight.

Now for Walsall.

Well done to Hurst and the boys 👏

Happy but not delusional. Nice to win, another positive step. 8)
UTMM

Happy but not delusional. Nice to win, another positive step. 8)
UTMM

Easy to forget what a lovely feeling it is when we win! We are definitely considerably harder to play against than we were and they are all working their socks off. Time will tell if there is enough goals in us to stay up but for tonight just nice to have won 3 points, especially with a strike like that.

IF we can win on Saturday I will start believing we can get out of this

Great win, cr@p game, great finish by Spokes, would be quite happy with a repeat for the next 10 games. Well done to the players for the pure effort and then the tenacity to hold on in injury time
UTM

Brilliant!

Not going down without a fight. Good to see.

Beating Barrow twice could prove significant in the end.

Great win tonight, keeps us in with a sniff. Need another 3 points on Saturday though.

One question, how on earth did Barrow win 2-0 away at the team top of the league the other week?

Quoted from Les Brechin

Great win tonight, keeps us in with a sniff. Need another 3 points on Saturday though.

One question, how on earth did Barrow win 2-0 away at the team top of the league the other week?

Shows how good we are







🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

Quoted from Les Brechin

Great win tonight, keeps us in with a sniff. Need another 3 points on Saturday though.

One question, how on earth did Barrow win 2-0 away at the team top of the league the other week?

Probably highlights how poor the league really is. Barrow never even set up to win tonight and they got what the deserved...nothing.

In the last we’ve seen good sides play us; Crewe, Exeter, Plymouth, Lincoln etc but this year has anyone really been impressive.

Take our twatting at Tranmere, intercourse all to do with them being any good and all to do with Holloway and is whackadoodle tactics and players.

We went to Cheltenham and dominated, barrow have done similar. May be this year it’s more about who’s less excrement that being much better...

Quoted from Les Brechin

Great win tonight, keeps us in with a sniff. Need another 3 points on Saturday though.

One question, how on earth did Barrow win 2-0 away at the team top of the league the other week?

Luck.

The fortune we haven't had much of.

They care, to travel all that way and chase every ball down shows that especially after playing two games a week.
Would be easier for them just to go through the motion, well done boys, it would be a very cynical person who would criticize tonight

Fantastic win and to be fair they were no better 2nd half, I thought they would be, their manager obviously hoping to just grind out a draw. Huge win that gives us a faint hope,  3 points a must again Saturday!

wow, how good does a win make you feel(yahoo)

Quoted from Les Brechin

Great win tonight, keeps us in with a sniff. Need another 3 points on Saturday though.

One question, how on earth did Barrow win 2-0 away at the team top of the league the other week?

Well if they can pull off results like that, then so can we.

Forgot how good it feels to win

Quoted from Garth

Town playing with good urgency but little skill, throwing all football to the wind and trying a  Lincoln punt and run style, tbf its at least getting the ball into their box regularly, they seem bemused by it all but after HT they will play wider I think and get around the back of us.
Fair play to Town they are 100% trying

So Town have become the old Lincoln, whereas The Imps have become the old Grimsby?

That’s gotta hurt those rose-tinted nostalgic sorts that yearn for the days of ‘Sir Alan’ I’m sure? 🤔

Quoted from NorfolkImp

So Town have become the old Lincoln, whereas The Imps have become the old Grimsby?

That’s gotta hurt those rose-tinted nostalgic sorts that yearn for the days of ‘Sir Alan’ I’m sure? 🤔

mate, seriously..... go away!

Quoted from Hagrid

mate, seriously..... go away!

Come off it Hagrid old chap, if Garth had mentioned us I wouldn’t have commented.

I watched last night and thought you defended well throughout, as you did v Tranmere. It always helps when a player taps into his inner De-Bruyne for your only shot on target too 😉

Quoted from NorfolkImp

So Town have become the old Lincoln, whereas The Imps have become the old Grimsby?

That’s gotta hurt those rose-tinted nostalgic sorts that yearn for the days of ‘Sir Alan’ I’m sure? 🤔

Thanks for your interest Norfolk, however bizarre, but do you seriously think that any of us give a flying fuuck about Lincoln City in our current situation?

Quoted from Mandy Dunnit vs Hettie

Thanks for your interest Norfolk, however bizarre, but do you seriously think that any of us give a flying fuuck about Lincoln City in our current situation?

Maybe, maybe not ... but seeing as 3 of our recent heroes are currently wearing the famous black & white stripes, namely Waterfall, Habergam and Green, I feel we are relevant to a degree?

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Maybe, maybe not ... but seeing as 3 of our recent heroes are currently wearing the famous black & white stripes, namely Waterfall, Habergam and Green, I feel we are relevant to a degree?

well 2 are injured and one came on for 4 mins last night

we dont care about Lincoln- although i did note a dip in form- i think most of us are just trying to focus on somehow believing we can get out this mess

Quoted from NorfolkImp

So Town have become the old Lincoln, whereas The Imps have become the old Grimsby?

That’s gotta hurt those rose-tinted nostalgic sorts that yearn for the days of ‘Sir Alan’ I’m sure? 🤔

Enjoy your little bit glory while you can. The thing about been good is consistency which Town and your upstarts have. We have been consistently the supreme team in Lincolnshire while you consistently made up the numbers.

Every dog has it's day, enjoy yours. For your lot the only way is down ( as the lyrics to the song say) right on down.

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Come off it Hagrid old chap, if Garth had mentioned us I wouldn’t have commented.

I watched last night and thought you defended well throughout, as you did v Tranmere. It always helps when a player taps into his inner De-Bruyne for your only shot on target too 😉

You paid to watch town ?

Quoted from DB

Enjoy your little bit glory while you can. The thing about been good is consistency which Town and your upstarts have. We have been consistently the supreme team in Lincolnshire while you consistently made up the numbers.

Every dog has it's day, enjoy yours. For your lot the only way is down ( as the lyrics to the song say) right on down.

Aah so that’s why you’re known as the East Coast Scousers, utterly deluded?

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Aah so that’s why you’re known as the East Coast Scousers, utterly deluded? [b][/b]

Looking in a mirror are you

Quoted from NorfolkImp

So Town have become the old Lincoln, whereas The Imps have become the old Grimsby?

That’s gotta hurt those rose-tinted nostalgic sorts that yearn for the days of ‘Sir Alan’ I’m sure? 🤔

Is that a whiff of pig excrement and a riff from duelling banjos?

You’re a bit premature me old six fingered mate (don’t worry you can get a cream for it).  We might have become the old Lincoln but there’s no way Lincoln qualify as the old Grimsby until you’ve spent ten years in the championship.

Quoted from WesternMariner

Is that a whiff of pig excrement and a riff from duelling banjos?

You’re a bit premature me old six fingered mate (don’t worry you can get a cream for it).  We might have become the old Lincoln but there’s no way Lincoln qualify as the old Grimsby until you’ve spent ten years in the championship.

Good point well made

..... or 12 seasons in the top flight toontown!