Subs  Eastwood, Andrews, Smith, Wood, Eisa, Pyke, Wilson

That’s harsh on Wilson

Obikwu is in for Wilson and Green for Andrews. Bench looks strong again so hopefully a victory.

Now why the intercourse would you go and drop Wilson? Perplexed.

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Now why the intercourse would you go and drop Wilson? Perplexed.

Got to rotate and rest players hopefully 3/0 at half time and sub rose

Unless there’s niggle or he’s not 100%, I really don’t get the Wilson omission. A good chance for some continuity and to build up some form against his former club, and to further the promising partnership with Rose.

Cue an Obikwu hat trick.

Perhaps Wilson is knackered and incapable of playing two games after only just returning from injury so he is being managed back in...

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Now why the intercourse would you go and drop Wilson? Perplexed.

Maybe Tuesday his experience is needed more or a not quite 100%/knackered.

Just noticed that the Veggies (bradfud) and Sutton (Crewe) have very tough away games on Tuesday.  

Obikwu played well last time out, and is fresh. Maybe giving Wilson a bit of rest because we will need him for the  MKD game on Tuesday.

Obikwu needs to be alert and dragging defenders away from Rose from the start. He warmed up slowly at Morecambe and had some good moments winning free kicks and showing for passes.
He was invisible in his Wimbledon cameo. If height had anything to do with his selection it  hasn't  been a bonus so far.
If Wilson has a niggle then Eisa might have been the way to go.

Maybe he fancies Obikwu will be better at defending set pieces?

Have you seen the state of the pitch at Sutton?
It looks no better than a local park!

Disgraceful.  ??) ??) ??) ??) ??)

Obviously Artell didn't get the memo from Maher that Andrews has proved his doubters wrong

Quoted from RonMariner

Obikwu played well last time out, and is fresh. Maybe giving Wilson a bit of rest because we will need him for the  MKD game on Tuesday.

He’s flown to Trinidad and back and played 90 minutes in a rock hard pitch so maybe not that fresh hence why he was only sub on Tuesday but now ready

More sand on that pitch than Cleethorpes Beach.

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Got to rotate and rest players hopefully 3/0 at half time and sub rose

Hope so - I have had a small ( silly) bet that Town win  4-1

BBC are suggesting we’re back to a 4231 like against Morecambe, so that’ll be why he’s dropped Wilson.

Fancy an Obikwu goal today.   Played well in the last match I saw.  

Is the pitch so sandy to make the it look like the savannah for the sake of their mascot?  Let's hope Town get the lion's share of the points.

Anyone see the size of their no.3? Does he play rugby on the side

Anyone else getting no commentary on Mariners TV audio stream?

Nope, no commentary.

Quoted from Big Jake

Anyone else getting no commentary on Mariners TV audio stream?

I was about  to ask the same.
I just hear crowd noise

Nice pitch

Quoted from Big Jake

Anyone else getting no commentary on Mariners TV audio stream?

Nope.  No commentary. Better than no sound or different match though.

the pitch is absolutely horrendous

Quoted from nigelh

I was about  to ask the same.
I just hear crowd noise

Typical RH....

Hardly. There’s no way of knowing what’s happening. Get it sorted FFS.

No commentary for me either

Wrexham 1:0 down :)

Town fans in good voice today

Goal line cleatances for Sutton

Nearly, cleared off the line.

Still only crowd noise!!!!

Keeper looks shaky

Nothing Now

mariners tv completely off now?

Now, no sound.  This season coverage has been rubbish.

Silent movie now

No sound now.

No commentary just crowd noise

No commentary, that's better than JT drool.

Sutton i-follow has their biased two on though.

Quoted from Croxton

Still only crowd noise!!!!

I’ve got the Sutton commentary on my laptop. I’d rather have none. These 2 commentators sound like they’d rather be watching paint dry on YouTube

At Last!

oh its back on

It’s like watching paint dry on you tube 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Comms hooray

RH  commentary on

Green 🤦‍♂️

Whos the co commentator

JT in full flow now.

Gritton

Green really does infuriate me, the man can make one of the best cross pitch diaginal passes you've ever seen, inch perfect to the winger. Ask him to make one of the most basic 5 yard pass on the deck and you've got no idea where it will end up  ;D

Don't think much of Ref. He should go back to the USA.

20 minutes gone and so far so good.

Obikwu is worrying them

For those watching, are we playing 5 at the back or 4 ?

5 at the back again, same back 5 as the last couple of games

Quoted from Brummie Codfather

5 at the back again, same back 5 as the last couple of games

Cheers

It hard to see how this lot stuck 4 in at Notts Cty.

Quoted from SouthLakesMariner

For those watching, are we playing 5 at the back or 4 ?

Same formation as the last 3 games

This pitch is truly shocking

Quoted from DB

It hard to see how this lot stuck 4 in at Notts Cty.

Hard to see how we put 5 past 'em

Nice move from Town, shame Harry's shot wasn't good enough.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

This pitch is truly shocking

Yep. Makes perfect sense why this game is mostly being played in the sky so far.

ref not giving us much.   Lino gave that and ref overruled

Quoted from Mayaman

ref not giving us much.   Lino gave that and ref overruled

Tbf ref was right to overrule. He just fell over

Quoted from GrimPol

Wrexham 1:0 down :)

🤷🏼‍♂️

How did that not go in? Desperate defending from Sutton then

I’m going to be generous and say it’s the pitch rather than the players on it that’s making this a painful watch.

GET IN!

Get in Obikwu!!!

Get in

Get in!!!

OBIKWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

How did we miss that.

Great goal!

Fantastic

YESSSSSSSSSSSS COME ONNNNNNN

no idea how he's finished that and missed the one 30 seconds earlier but i'm not complaining

Niiiiccccceeee

Get in, come on Town.

Goal Obikwu

Clever finished, big goal for us & Obikwu deserves that!

He’s had a really good half. Pleased for the lad

Good stuff. Obikwu has looked the most likely to score thus far.

Thoroughly deserve that.

Good first half, limited in what we can do on this ploughed field, but easily the better side. Glad we got the deserved goal and glad Obikwu got it he's worked his socks off this half.

I take it back Justin. Brilliant selection!

There's no surprise these two teams are where they are in the league. A shocking lack of any sort of quality on offer with Town being slightly the "better" of the two sides. Probably just about deserved the goal and lead. But really do any of us care at this stage of the season? It's just about survival.

Colchester losing

Barrow 1-0 Colchester

Looking up instead of down, Town are currently 3 points off Salford with 2 games in hand on them.

Obikuwu has had a good 45.  Hope that goal give him confidence

Awful pitch and awful game. Obikwu probably mad that he fluffed his easier chance dives on the next chance which was actually a far harder one to score from. We're winning at least but it's a rough game to watch. Got Sutton commentary as well, I thought our commentators were depressed, they make Tondeur and Croft seem super positive in comparison!

If we don't win this then we have only ourselves to blame, Sutton are truly awful and carry no threat whatsoever. Very,very scrappy game with two sides of very little quality.

UTM.

Decent half in terms of competing. The pitch is rank

Quoted from Kris2

Awful pitch and awful game. Obikwu probably mad that he fluffed his easier chance dives on the next chance which was actually a far harder one to score from. We're winning at least but it's a rough game to watch. Got Sutton commentary as well, I thought our commentators were depressed, they make Tondeur and Croft seem super positive in comparison!

The Sutton co-commentator sounds a bit like a suicidal Trigger out of Fools and Horses.

Done well so far keep it tight and we might win this as their defence looks poor. COME ON TOWN

45 minutes from the Beach. 8 days ago we looked screwed. Amazing turnaround.

That Obikwu looks a player to me was impressed with him against Morecombe and been good again so far today..

Really need to see this one out 🤞

Do Sutton have acces to a magic bean stalk or something? 2 more giants subbed in for them at half time

Good fighting there by Obikwu

When the lad first came from Coventry his intro report said he was big and fast. He added "I score goals as well"!

RH fail again.  Banging on about everything but the game.

Quoted from Kris2

Awful pitch and awful game. Obikwu probably mad that he fluffed his easier chance dives on the next chance which was actually a far harder one to score from. We're winning at least but it's a rough game to watch. Got Sutton commentary as well, I thought our commentators were depressed, they make Tondeur and Croft seem super positive in comparison!

It sounds like the local geek and Harry Kane

Quoted from Mayaman

RH fail again.  Banging on about everything but the game.

It’s doing my head it, hearing 2 prats on about scones saying no sign of Grimsby Town yet but we’re 5 mins into the second half!

RH: ‘No sign of Grimsby Town yet’. It’s five minutes in FFS. Can it really be that difficult to link to a commentary?

Pitch didn’t help obikwu there. Looks like he’s enjoying it

That no.4 they've brought on has won evey header thats cpme his way and broken down nearly every attack we've made this half.

I get worried every time Thompson tackles he’s gonna get a yellow

And as if by magic he does lol

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

I get worried every time Thompson tackles he’s gonna get a yellow

He’s a find though isn't he?

Quoted from HertsGTFC

He’s a find though isn't he?

Certainly is. Reminds me of Curtis woodhouse

What the hell has happened to Mularky? Takes out half the defence there and some nice slide rule pass in the first half.

This is the first Town game I've watched for a few weeks and I'm happy to see the Russian roulette game of always playing it out from the back has been greatly toned down.

Quoted from Mayaman

What the hell has happened to Mularky? Takes out half the defence there and some nice slide rule pass in the first half.

Amazing what happens when a player is played in his preferred position and isn’t exposed by a midfield that have all gone miles ahead of the ball when we lose possession.

Clifton just needs a bit more intelligence in his football

FGR winning 😬

Veggies beating Walsall

Quoted from supertown

FGR winning 😬

As are we. So they are making nothing up. Long as we do our job, they cant catch us

FGR winning

We do our bit and we don't need to rely on others. Come on town

Thought Green had got the 2nd then

off the bar  :X

Walsall missed penalty

We should be 3 up here . I hope they don’t …….

Quoted from Craigy01

Walsall missed penalty

And 10 men now

Walsall missed pen and now down to 10. Sake

Was just thinking that they were holding them up well.  Then Rodgers...

Quote from Sutton commentator ' Grimsby should be 5 up'. We just need that 2nd goal

We should be out of sight by now.

They're throwing everything at us now...

We need some fresh legs.  Thompson looking leggy.

Cartwright down with a tactical injury just as Sutton get a bit of momentum

We were lucky then

Dare I say it, we’ve seen a decent ref today

Just inviting pressure now.

Jesus Town get hold of the ball.

This is gonna be a long 10 mins . We look fuvked

Gotta win , FGR 2 up

Cartwright having another good game.

penalty

We’re running on empty now I reckon.

Quoted from supertown

Gotta win , FGR 2 up

Not a problem for Town.

Quoted from Plankton

penalty

?

making excrement up as they go along these officials, absolute shite

How can he give a pen for a handball in that cluster intercourse of bodies

What was that for?

intercourse off Linesman. You flipping buffoon

Quoted from supertown

?

handball from town

Tin pot absolutely tin pot reffing

Ffs

intercourse off

Thrown away again!!!!!

No idea what has happened there but we should have had this buried half an hour ago.

literally just seen a replay and there's nothing resembling a foul in that run of play, the sutton players weren't even appealing for anything, what a flipping joke

Making things up to satisfy his ego because the ref over ruled him in the first half.

Disgusting

Who this ref was good? Penno to them.

Quoted from Ford Cortina

Thrown away again!!!!!

Bollox, you can’t legislate for such poor officiating

Beach towels back in the draw

we should have had this won 20 minutes ago... FFS. What a terrible decision

Quoted from Chrisblor

literally just seen a replay and there's nothing resembling a foul in that run of play, the sutton players weren't even appealing for anything, what a flipping joke

He's given handball even though you couldn't see anything.

Fukin lino is a nutter

Thats blatant cheating. He has seen nothing.

Ego trip from that girl private, that's what that was

Bloody robbed.

Awful decision, take it back that the ref has been good.  The lineo was making excrement up there

K,'off Artel you have no idea

Quoted from DB

Not a problem for Town.

It is now.

F***ing personal pride tussle between the ref and linesman costs us. Absolute debacle

Until a couple of minutes ago we had had 8 shots on target.  Sutton nil.   If you can't score another from eight!

In some home games we have conceded from every shot on target.

We should have wrapped it up much earlier

Quoted from Madeleymariner

K,'off Artel you have no idea

Shut up muppet.  

That’s was blatant cheating, absolutely disgusting, we’ve been robbed there.

We look like losing this now

Quoted from Madeleymariner

K,'off Artel you have no idea

Pot kettle

Gav has to score there. Got to be better than hitting it straight at the keeper

Defo not artel's fault for this draw.

Missed Obikwu since he went off. Had a knock though I think and Wilson started off well but not heard of him for a while.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

That’s was blatant cheating, absolutely disgusting, we’ve been robbed there.

What happened mate

Artell needs to take a fine and let his thoughts be know in these officials today

Quoted from Madeleymariner

K,'off Artel you have no idea

Don’t be a c0ck

Quoted from immariner

Gav has to score there. Got to be better than hitting it straight at the keeper

We're drawing because we lack composure (and because the linesman is a flipping corrupt girl private). We've had loads of fantastic chances in this game and just hit most of them straight at the keeper.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

K,'off Artel you have no idea

Tool

This game is as a non-league as you can get. We need to see out games.

male masturbator linesman no penalty in a million years.

This game is turning into a farce. Complaints need to be made about these officials.

The linesmans shaped like a boomerang

That's surely a penalty to us?

So the linesmen didn't flag for offside but the ref blew his whistle to say the Sutton players are offside  ;D

The ref and linesman are more like Laurel and Hardy

Even the Sutton commentary team are commenting on the 'bizzare Sunday league officiating'.

Take your chances and the officials become irrelevant

I've just had enough of this shite. We deserve better.

intercourse sake, Walsall shitting their pants and throwing the game against FGR and the corrupt comedy double act officiating us today have ruined my afternoon.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Take your chances and the officials become irrelevant

Did take a chance and scored so won 1-0 without terrible officiating and cheating mate …..

Safe journey home to the travelling fans. We were cheated today.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Take your chances and the officials become irrelevant

Maybe so. But we keep a clean sheet and win if not for a scumbag cheat on an ego trip

We played into Sutton's hand's . They had some big lads on and we kept it in the air.  Then we invited pressure and gave away free kicks.  Should be putting those games to bed.   Was starting to see daylight.

I would've taken a point before the game, but what a excrement way for it to end.

I would've taken a point before the game, but what a excrement way for it to end.

xG in the FGR game:

0.46 - 3.09

Walsall worse than us at putting it in the goal

Anyone know what the pen was given for?

Ideally we should have scored another goal and put the game to bed but we were cheated out of a lead by a shambolic ego trip over an argument in the first half. I think the players have a right to feel unlucky not to come away with 3 points after that.

We allowed the game to go away from us and invited so much pressure. If we take our chances we win this game. That lino has made a howler, but we need to score more and we don't. I'm pleased we've stopped this passing out from the back nonsense.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Anyone know what the pen was given for?

Looked to me like he was saying it was handball. I don't know how, but I'm sure that's what he was signalling.

People can red cross ❌ my last comment as much as they like but we were under pressure and he waits till nearly 80 mins to get another sub ready. Shocking decision by the lino but if we got fresh legs on the pitch 10 mins earlier we might have kept them away from our box a bit better.

Let’s be honest here. If we are relying on referees and linesman having a great game such that we win against a side bottom of the league and without hope then frankly we are more screwed than I thought we were. It was in fact a poor game between two poor sides who are where they are due to poor play, performances, attitude, desire. And not due to decisions of the officials.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

People can red cross ❌ my last comment as much as they like but we were under pressure and he waits till nearly 80 mins to get another sub ready. Shocking decision by the lino but if we got fresh legs on the pitch 10 mins earlier we might have kept them away from our box a bit better.

We need to our job and finish our chances, if we do, we win this game, and we didn't.

Quoted from Boonsy

Let’s be honest here. If we are relying on referees and linesman having a great game such that we win against a side bottom of the league and without hope then frankly we are more screwed than I thought we were. It was in fact a poor game between two poor sides who are where they are due to poor play, performances, attitude, desire. And not due to decisions of the officials.

What are you on?  The decision had the single biggest impact on the game.

Maybe a shocking decision. No, definitely a shocking decision but we brought it on to ourselves by not taking clear cut chances and inviting pressure. The equaliser was coming for a while. That looked like a non league match. Two poor sides.

Should have been 2 or 3 up before the lino wanted to be center of attention. Can only blame ourselves for not putting the game to bed.

Their no.4 changed things dramitically, he near enough shut down every attack we made in the 2nd half on his own. Then when we didn't react to their second set of subs they took control in midfield and like the FGR game and Wimbledon game we sank deeper and deeper and deeper never really.pushing out.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

People can red cross ❌ my last comment as much as they like but we were under pressure and he waits till nearly 80 mins to get another sub ready. Shocking decision by the lino but if we got fresh legs on the pitch 10 mins earlier we might have kept them away from our box a bit better.

You’re just like the linesman who had an issue with the ref. Going to be Artells fault in your head no matter what happens.
Upset they didn’t get a winner ?

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Should have been 2 or 3 up before the lino wanted to be center of attention. Can only blame ourselves for not putting the game to bed.

Their no.4 changed things dramitically, he near enough shut down every attack we made in the 2nd half on his own. Then when we didn't react to their second set of subs they took control in midfield and like the FGR game and Wimbledon game we sank deeper and deeper and deeper never really.pushing out.

It sure they missed their chances on purpose. Players have put a real shift in again today and deserve some credit for what’s been a positive week.

It’s been a while since we’ve been absolutely robbed but that one takes the urine, an absolutely disgraceful piece of officiating.

The ref was having a good game, he’s ruined that by letting an already shambolic assistant call the shots.

Yet another away game we should have won.

Drawing our way to oblivion once again.

Quoted from Hagrid

What are you on?  The decision had the single biggest impact on the game.

As I say we are in a dire dire position is we are relying on officials. We should have swept them away in the first half. This had a draw all over it second half. Poor poor football from two poor teams.  Suck it up. It is what it is and it is glaringly poor football from town regardless of referees

Quoted from HertsGTFC

We’re running on empty now I reckon.

This seems to happen a lot. Are we not fit ?

Not the set of results we were hoping for, but it's another point, and the gap to Colchester, who have a really tough run in, is steadily growing.

Surely FGR can't keep nicking these wins, but we still have a five point gap on them.  From here on in we just need to match their results to stay up, but it may well be that they end up overtaking Colchester.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

It sure they missed their chances on purpose. Players have put a real shift in again today and deserve some credit for what’s been a positive week.

Oh look at that Artell just agreed with me entirely.

On a positive note, we have not lost in 4 games and taken 6 points. Compare that with the 4 games before that.

I'm not saying we're brilliant but have come on leaps and bounds.

Quoted from tashee69

You’re just like the linesman who had an issue with the ref. Going to be Artells fault in your head no matter what happens.
Upset they didn’t get a winner ?

I don't think I have said a word against Artell since he arrived. We have managed 2 wins agains 2 other relegation candidates since he came, that is still CR@P and his game mangement is rubbish. And as for the last sentence FOFF you ignorant tozzer. I want us to win every game whoever is manager/chairman/players or tea lady.

Honestly flabbergasted by that decision. Officials are hopeless, we all know that, but i am convinced that we have just been cheated by a man with a grudge. Stephen Brown, hang your flipping head in shame.

Thought their keeper played well.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Anyone know what the pen was given for?

So the linesman could wave his c0ck at the ref I suspect

They were crap but we were crap too. Nowhere near as good as the Wimbledon performance. Players looked either complacent or they couldn't be arsed. If you wanted to be kind you could maybe argue the performance was due to tiredness?

We have effectively killed Sutton and Colchester seem like the next likely to go down now I think .

We should have won easily really ,been out of sight to make the ref/linesperson irrelevant .

Slowly , slowly but another point or more against MK Tuesday and we will be on the home straight in terms of safety

Quoted from Madeleymariner

I don't think I have said a word against Artell since he arrived. We have managed 2 wins agains 2 other relegation candidates since he came, that is still CR@P and his game mangement is rubbish. And as for the last sentence FOFF you ignorant tozzer. I want us to win every game whoever is manager/chairman/players or tea lady.

I love how you’re so qualified to talk about how to manage a game of professional football.

Would have taken a point before today but not like this. And with FGR winning its starting to look more like either us or Colchester are going to get caught

If we're really honest they were shite and we were also shite. That's the closest non-league game we've had since being back in the national league. It was a terrible pitch, with laboured, stop-start football. We don't look fit enough for 90 minutes and we can't take our chances to see out a game.

Just back in the pub and baffled by some people’s response. Solid performance just didn’t take our chances. 9 shots on target and they had 1. Lineman was awful all game. Ref overruled him in the first half and even o e ruled him on an offside in the 2nd

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Anyone know what the pen was given for?

Handball. It looked pretty blatant to me.

Still no idea why that was a penalty. Long journey home now, FFS. Could’ve done without the FGR result too.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

I love how you’re so qualified to talk about how to manage a game of professional football.

Like so many, experts once the full time whistle has gone.
Should’ve done this, should’ve done that.

For what it's worth Town have to report that. We've become innocent victims in a spat between 2 weak and inept officials.
From the commentary, it seems.... Lino gives a foul 1st half, ref overrules him, lino gets upset and refuses to shake refs hand at half time, just shakes his head at him??
Lino seemingly puts ref on the spot 2nd half and is the only person to see a handball, ref is worried he might get another shake of the the head at FT so takes 3 minutes to decide that linos one-man show of evidence is correct.
Never seen anything like that in 40 years.

Quoted from GrimRob

Handball. It looked pretty blatant to me.

I'm glad you've said that as I said it was penalty as soon I saw it, then the lino flagged. In real time it was a penalty in my eyes.

Quoted from GrimRob

Handball. It looked pretty blatant to me.

Was it ? I didn’t watch but you and the Lino seem to be the only 2 that saw it

Quoted from Plankton

I'm glad you've said that as I said it was penalty as soon I saw it, then the lino flagged. In real time it was a penalty in my eyes.

The ref looked a total control freak from the off. He should have just trusted his official but seemed to want it to be all about him. Made it look controversial, poor refereeing imho.

We were in the corner near the linesman and had a similar view to him. It was given for a handball on Holohan. It looked a penalty to me in isolation (not taking any fouls on Town players in consideration). If it happened at the other end and wasn’t given as a penalty is us we’d be fuming.

It may or may not of been handball one thing is for certain, their striker absolutely man handles tharme to the floor just before it occurred.

forgive this absolutely tiny image but it is handball and a really good spot from the linesman. The referee however, misses a blatant foul prior to this that should be a freekick to us.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

We were in the corner near the linesman and had a similar view to him. It was given for a handball on Holohan. It looked a penalty to me in isolation (not taking any fouls on Town players in consideration). If it happened at the other end and wasn’t given as a penalty is us we’d be fuming.

It was rose. And his hands and down by his sides. It is never. Never handball.

That linesman wanted to be involved from the off.

Quoted from Plankton

forgive this absolutely tiny image but it is handball and a really good spot from the linesman. The referee however, misses a blatant foul prior to this that should be a freekick to us.

That’s the bit I don’t get, if the ball goes in from open play the ref would disallow that for a foul on Tharme

It looked to me like he cradled the ball. It was right in front of me. Play continued and I thought we'd got away with it. The Sutton fans in that corner had a clear view. They were screaming for a handball.

Quoted from Plankton

forgive this absolutely tiny image but it is handball and a really good spot from the linesman. The referee however, misses a blatant foul prior to this that should be a freekick to us.

Maybe we shouldn’t let refs from minor football nations officiate in our game.

Quoted from Boonsy

Let’s be honest here. If we are relying on referees and linesman having a great game such that we win against a side bottom of the league and without hope then frankly we are more screwed than I thought we were. It was in fact a poor game between two poor sides who are where they are due to poor play, performances, attitude, desire. And not due to decisions of the officials.

Let’s be honest here. If we are relying on referees and linesman being moderately competent, and not falling out like a couple of seven year olds.

FTFY

Quoted from HertsGTFC

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The referee 100% got it wrong as he clearly sees the foul committed.

That handball is absolutely irrelevant, how can you not see that rugby tackle

Then the linesman and ref falling out at half time, him refusing to shake the refs hand its pathetic.  That goal came about from them two falling out when the ref overruled the lino and he didn't want to do it again.

Quoted from Ford Cortina

Have you seen the state of the pitch at Sutton?
It looks no better than a local park!

Disgraceful.  ??) ??) ??) ??) ??)

Sand up from.the Sahara

Quoted from Mayaman

We played into Sutton's hand's . They had some big lads on and we kept it in the air.  Then we invited pressure and gave away free kicks.  Should be putting those games to bed.   Was starting to see daylight.

Big Lads  their No9 should be playing rugby !!
Or the giant in Panto "Jack& the Beanstalk!"
UTM

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

Then the linesman and ref falling out at half time, him refusing to shake the refs hand its pathetic.  That goal came about from them two falling out when the ref overruled the lino and he didn't want to do it again.

The ref didn't need to overrule anything if he gave the blatant foul prior to the handball.

At least the result keeps the season interesting :)

Quoted from GrimRob

Handball. It looked pretty blatant to me.

By who though Rob?

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

By who though Rob?

Rose. Should have been a foul given against them before it granted. But given it wasn't then the next thing was the handball. The ref should have seen the foul it was right in front of him. Then we wouldn't be talking about the handball.

All the anger in the ground though was directed at the linesman.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

By who though Rob?

Rose handballs, but there's a freekick to be given before that. All fault is with the referee on this one. The linesman does his job on what he can see.

Quoted from DB

On a positive note, we have not lost in 4 games and taken 6 points. Compare that with the 4 games before that.

I'm not saying we're brilliant but have come on leaps and bounds.

Two of those against bottom two so 6 points from four is par at best . Only 3 goals cored in those 4 suggests we still have problems they have just changed

The clip shows the referee looking straight at Tharme as he's fouled. Amazing that this sort of thing can be missed.

Quoted from HatTrickHero

For what it's worth Town have to report that. We've become innocent victims in a spat between 2 weak and inept officials.
From the commentary, it seems.... Lino gives a foul 1st half, ref overrules him, lino gets upset and refuses to shake refs hand at half time, just shakes his head at him??
Lino seemingly puts ref on the spot 2nd half and is the only person to see a handball, ref is worried he might get another shake of the the head at FT so takes 3 minutes to decide that linos one-man show of evidence is correct.
Never seen anything like that in 40 years.

Most conspiracy theories are balderdash

It's not even a handball. He heads it down and it hits his hand in a natural position. The linesman should be put in stocks in the center circle before the MK D*ns game and fans can auction for the chance to throw rotting fish guts at him. Had his ego bruised in the first half by the ref (correctly) overruling his decision so wanted to get his own back on him. Laughably the ref even had to give an offside that the lino missed after the penalty when the player was a full 10 yards offside. A complete joke of an official who should never officiate in the professional game again.

Quoted from Maringer

The clip shows the referee looking straight at Tharme as he's fouled. Amazing that this sort of thing can be missed.

Absolutely. Handball after the mugging by no 9 is irrelevant
Ref was in clear sight of it and should be sacked

Quoted from Kris2

Awful pitch and awful game. Obikwu probably mad that he fluffed his easier chance dives on the next chance which was actually a far harder one to score from. We're winning at least but it's a rough game to watch. Got Sutton commentary as well, I thought our commentators were depressed, they make Tondeur and Croft seem super positive in comparison!

Awful match officials = league 2 football get their officials from Poundland!!!
UTM

Honestly, if I was watching that incident in a game between 2 teams I didn'r care about I would expect the whistle to go and the ref just tell the attacking team to behave, there are 3 players just blocking our defenders, one is pushing the defender into Cartwright who had no chance of even joining in the footballing fun going on.
Gav also seems to have his arms down, ball is smacked at him, he has no real chance of getting to the ball cleanly due to the wrestling match going on next to him. And the throw to the floor....shocking.

Should have finished the game off for sure  but we came close, hit the woodwork and all in all I thought we played ok on a sandpit with two strips of grassdown each side.

Quoted from Maringer

The clip shows the referee looking straight at Tharme as he's fouled. Amazing that this sort of thing can be missed.

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/30998/13091210/sutton-utd-1-1-grimsby-town-league-two-highlights

From those highlights it looks to me that both players have their arms round each other therefore both were committing a foul just that one was stronger than the other. You see far too much of this sort of thing at free kicks and corners and refs should have clamped down on it long ago.

Tharme was thrown down onto his back with the player using his leg as a lever. It's not flipping martial arts, you know.

Feel for the players to be honest after a big game last week 2 bonkers trips to Greater London to clubs 5 miles away from each other they gave what they had & did their best, it’s worth noting players don’t miss chances on purpose.

Also some are having a go at Artell for not changing it earlier, maybe but what could have really done to make a difference when you look at the bench?

So who was the biggest 🔔🔚 today the ref or the Lino? The ref wins that particular accolade for sure, undermined his assistant in the first half putting the assistant under pressure to prove his worth at some point, which he did in spades.

I think it’s pointless looking at the vagaries of the handball but it was an outrageous foul on Tharme before that and should have been a free kick to Town.

Problem we have is that until the kids & lads who ref on the parks get more protection & support we’ll see poor officials in the professional game as there is not enough refs coming up which means some really sh1t ones get their season of fame in the pro game.

I’m sure on the bus tonight/training Monday there will be loads of Shaun Pearson “we go again” style chat, if the staff use this wisely it just might galvanise us.

Relegation is still a reality but out of the bottom 4 we’re in a good place and there’s much more to be positive about.

UTM!!