Team:
McKeown
Hatton
Pearson
Miller
Thomas
Devitt
Disley
Naylor
Marshall
Cook
Hannah

Subs:
Colbeck
Brodie
Thanoj
Wilson
John-Lewis

Big game, must not lose surely?

More than happy with that team defence back together strong midfield and no tinkering with the strikers, anybody want to criticise the selection then do it now not after the game if we lose.

Our best 11 for me except Niven.

Only real surprise is Wood omitted from squad, but I like the look of the team.

Thanoj must be bouncing off the walls. Great to have Person back though.

Good team choice,I think most would of gone the same with the players that are available

Like the look of the squad, the danger is we're constantly changing things. Hopefully a win tonight will cement some of these players places.

Pearson is the key man, I expect a good defensive display tonight, normal service resumed.

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Thanoj must be bouncing off the walls. Great to have Person back though.

Had his chance, IMO ,involved for two of Kiddy's goals on Saturday.

not keen on this squad rotation thing,, imo if you have players playing well dont change it, unless of injury

Looking at subs bench id have had Wood for Thanoj.  Suppose though Naylor can be moved to defence and supply cover there.

Quoted from moosey_club

Had his chance, IMO ,involved for two of Kiddy's goals on Saturday.

I thought Marshall lost the ball to which they countered us and the other 2 were counters when we had a corner?

I like this team, lets hope they are tight at the back like they have been all season and our forwards find the net

PH saying we can afford to lose tonight, good positive attitude.

Quoted from pontoonlew

PH saying we can afford to lose tonight, good positive attitude.

Think he's trying to 1) take pressure off the players, 2) trying to avoid a negative vibe looming over the club if we do lose.

Good looking strong team, strong bench pleased to see Shaun back and think Hannah will repay the gaffers tonight UTM

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Quoted from Meza

I thought Marshall lost the ball to which they countered us and the other 2 were counters when we had a corner?

Thanoj flighted a pass towards Colbeck for the first giving up possession and after the Marshall break down Thanoj for me should have been more committed around the half way line to halt the counter.
Overall dont think he contributed well enough with the ball and we were wide open on the counter with him in there.

Harsh maybe but the pro Thanoj brigade have been quiet since Saturday as have the anti Niven quarter....

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Quoted from denni266

not keen on this squad rotation thing,, imo if you have players playing well dont change it, unless of injury

We don't have players playing well...

Quoted from moosey_club

Thanoj flighted a pass towards Colbeck for the first giving up possession and after the Marshall break down Thanoj for me should have been more committed around the half way line to halt the counter.
Overall dont think he contributed well enough with the ball and we were wide open on the counter with him in there.

Harsh maybe but the pro Thanoj brigade have been quiet since Saturday as have the anti Niven quarter....

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Thanks moosey

I think Thanoj is a work in progress as is Southwell there both still young and can only get better.  But maybe were expecting too much from them too soon.

Hmmm I fancy Hannah 2nite   :P

Quoted from mariner91

We don't have players playing well...

this



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Defo the best team available although Hatten or Wood is always a difficult choice.

Probably the starting line up I would have chosen. Can only think that Bradley Wood must be ill or injured to be uninvolved.

Squeaky bum moment there

Sounds a good atmosphere from both sets of fans!

Is Naylor a proper midfielder or is he multi-tasking?

I've ended up at Lincoln with work tonight.

Good start from them and Taylor just rattled the post.

What a chance!  Come on Town!

Opening them up well at the minute. Let's make it count with a  goal

Sounds a good crowd, c, mon town lets have these.

Hannah needs a goal.

We all need a bloody goal

Hannh has a chance saved

we sound up for it Cmon Town



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Another chance made, we sound the best side here!

With that Mansfield almost score.

This is a great game... for a neutral   :P

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Hannah needs a goal.

Very true #confidence

How many times does Tondeur say "and its going to be turned in" and then "but its not"... WHY DO THIS TO ME!

Come on town take your chances!!

Need to take chances...

Quoted from Codswede

How many times does Tondeur say "and its going to be turned in" and then "but its not"... WHY DO THIS TO ME!

I agree. Its one of the reasons why I hate Tondeur's commentary. He always makes it sound like a goal conceded is a foregone conclusion.

Sounds like the old days, you would never think this was a non league game with this crowd.

Sounds like a good game! Town fans in good voice!

Hyde beating Luton..

This sounds a cracking game!!

C,Mon you Mariners

sounds like we're having a right spell, c'mon town!

roflmao @ Luton losing

Hearts in mouth here, we sound on fire., it,s nice to know we are not making a slow start tonight.

Town fans tonight!

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFLm_q4CUAAhVZa.jpg:large[/img]

Why are RH giving updates about Hull's juniors whilst interupting our game?

c'mon  lets have a goal


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Southport 1-0 Forest Green

C'mon hannah, find the back of the net son.

Quoted from alvinghammariner

Town fans tonight!

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFLm_q4CUAAhVZa.jpg:large[/img]

That is superb, just wish i could be there tonight, well done to the mariners fans.

Quoted from winteringham mariner

Why are RH giving updates about Hull's juniors whilst interupting our game?

Are we on FM tonight? if so FM always gets updates from other games

Quoted from alvinghammariner

Town fans tonight!

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFLm_q4CUAAhVZa.jpg:large[/img]

I counted 786. What do you make it?

Quoted from winteringham mariner

Why are RH giving updates about Hull's juniors whilst interupting our game?

Because even when we have a live game on, their priorities are

Hull Fc
Hull rugby
Hull weather
Scunthorpe
What tie Peter Levy's wearing tomorrow
Grimsby & Lincoln

C'mon Town we can get all three points here.

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Lincoln winning!!!!!

Lincoln beating Wrexham!!

C,mon Imps.

Quoted from Fishfinger

Lincoln beating Wrexham!!

Am I allowed to like Lincoln until full time?

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

I counted 786. What do you make it?

791 ... recount maybe 5 were at the toilet when you counted ?

stuff the Imps (and wreham ) c'mon town :)

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Come on u gimps

Counts for nothing unless we capitalise.

I cheered like mad here at lincolnf

Keep calm there's a long way to go yet. 1-0 would do me, but my nerves would be shattered.

Time to bring on the shop? ;D

Quoted from topuphere666

I cheered like mad here at lincolnf

They playing well / wrexham doing excrement? Or was it lucky :p

Finally home, UTM
Sounds like we've been better team?

Messi scores his second, both brilliant. Reminds me of Liam at his best

What time will the Shop come on?

FGR losing to Southport

Quoted from tintowner

What time will the Shop come on?

He doesn't remind me of Messi. Unles it's spelt messy

hannah sounds brilliant !

he;s quite good that Messi...

Come on town keep this up!!! sounds like we are dominating them

Quoted from Codswede

Time to bring on the shop? ;D

Hehehe

HT 0-0

After Saturday I'm delighted we've kept Mansfield at bay for 45 minutes. Keep going town.

We've defended well and created chances. No need for changes at HT

Very exciting 1st half, Just hope it's more of the same 2nd half, 1.0 would do me, really hope Hannah gets one tonight.

Good half, can't help thinking that we should be one up, could come back to bite us?  Need to start as well in second half and we need a goal soon.

Wish I could hear the bloody thing. Anyone else got problesm with Humberside commentary on line? (Apart from Tondeur talking like Marvin the Paranoid Android).

Unless Cook gets injured don't bloody bring The Shop on!!!

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Very exciting 1st half, Just hope it's more of the same 2nd half, 1.0 would do me, really hope Hannah gets one tonight.

if they leave him on all game he'd score one eventually, he's the sort of player that its worth doing that with

I was just about to say who will be the first sub, I think Wilson will be the first sub followed by Brodie

Quoted from TWAreaTownSupporter

Wish I could hear the bloody thing. Anyone else got problesm with Humberside commentary on line? (Apart from Tondeur talking like Marvin the Paranoid Android).

reception been uninterupted here,sounds really good game lol


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You're not making it any easier..... ;)
Judging by the live text it sounds like we're on top.

Quoted from TWAreaTownSupporter

Wish I could hear the bloody thing. Anyone else got problesm with Humberside commentary on line? (Apart from Tondeur talking like Marvin the Paranoid Android).

I can't get it for some reason: never had the problem before!

Quoted from MyDogsThoughts

I can't get it for some reason: never had the problem before!

not working online for me tonight either, however it is working on tuneIn radio app

Quoted from Meza

I was just about to say who will be the first sub, I think Wilson will be the first sub followed by Brodie

sooner than expected aswell maybe

Disley having a fitness test. Not looking good apparently...  :o

Doesnt sound good for dis  :-/

excrement :(

Quoted from MyDogsThoughts

I can't get it for some reason: never had the problem before!

No joy here tonight either

Is Diz still on the pitch or not?

to be fair naylor and thanoj could work better than thanoj and disley does

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Is Diz still on the pitch or not?

He went back down the tunnel

Croudson talking to thanoj..

Thanoj coming on

Fannodge coming on for Diz

If I remember right, he made his debut at Mansfield two years ago

Disley off; Thanoj on.

Quoted from lukeo

They playing well / wrexham doing excrement? Or was it lucky :p

Lincoln should be 3-0 up.

Taylor smashed the post and power missed a 1 on 1.

Wrexham look very average but are missing 2 players.

Come on Andi, show us what you're made of!

Quoted from MyDogsThoughts

I can't get it for some reason: never had the problem before!

Story of my life!

More of the same please town, only this half a goal or two would be nice.

Just hope disley going off does not disrupt our game.

I think the change could be a blessing in disguise

Anyone have a link to the game

The crowd sound good tonight, sounds like a prem crowd on the radio

Both sets of fans sound in very fine voice, i like it. Let's hope it's the Mariners who are singing loudest come full time ! :)

bloody hell!

Aaaaaargh!!!!!!!

Bloody hell that was close!

Quoted from denni266

The crowd sound good tonight, sounds like a prem crowd on the radio

Really quiet, non-local and eating popcorn?

Just hope that Disley's injury is minor. We need a goal!!

C'mon Town, made a great start to the half lets make it count.

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playing brilliant !

You would never believe this was a non league game would you ? Sounds cracking.

Drum sounds superbv #JustSaying

I can't take anymore i'm in bits here, c,mon town.

Oh no, they've brought that big chucky Rhead on

Quoted from AdamHaddock

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_humberside

Cheers! R=That works now.

This game and crowd sounds amazing. Great advert for non-league footy

1-1 sloppy defending

We're drawing 0-0 and playing VERY well .. Who would us rather be playing excrement and winning 1-0 right now? ;)

Wrexham have equalised

Quoted from lukeo

We're drawing 0-0 and playing VERY well .. Who would us rather be playing excrement and winning 1-0 right now? ;)

Me

FFS

Shite

F ing referees

C'mon Town

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FUCKKKKKKK

intercourse sake

How did I know they was gonna score from that  :o

girl private BAGS

FFS

The luck just isnt with us tonight :(

FFs town

C'mon hannah, shows your shooting boots son, need it now.

Can play as well as we flipping want, we need to score

illegitimate!

C,mon Town, heads up and get at em.

how unfair is that?

Can't lose to a goal from fat lad

Come on town! We can still win this!

HOW MANY CHANCES DO WE WANT?  Brodie on now?

Fu**in' hell, we're having no luck  :(

Wrexham winning

Our automatic hopes lie in the next 20ish minutes, sorry to be a downer

Unlucky but at least the performance is much better.  We need Messi like finishing to get back on level terms.

We just aren't putting the ball in the net. Our fire power is seriously lacking these days. Get Brodie on now.

Quoted from bradzmilne

Our automatic hopes lie in the next 20ish minutes, sorry to be a downer

No it dosnt, still 10 games after this

how many shots we had on target ?

flipping COME ON TOWN

Time for Hannah to show us what he can do.

Dog eggs anyone?

*offers packet*

There's enough for all of us.

FFS.

We don't deserve to lose this come on town!

according to sky sports 5 shots on target 2 off

don' resort to shop tactics ..please

Hmm Colbeck on for Marshall? Marshall and Devitt have sounded lively today, ffs

If you don't score a goal then you don't deserve to win. Nothing to do with not deserving to lose.

Quoted from bradzmilne

Our automatic hopes lie in the next 20ish minutes, sorry to be a downer

Never mind that we are facing another season in this sh!te league - we're going to Wembley so it's all alright................. isn't it?

Quoted from Youngy

No it dosnt, still 10 games after this

..and seven points behind Mansfield if it stays like this with no games in hand.

Quick goal and we can win this... Mariners! Mariners! Mariners!

Quoted from Conference10

If you don't score a goal then you don't deserve to win. Nothing to do with not deserving to lose.

What Macca said.

Quoted from lukeo

according to sky sports 5 shots on target 2 off

From bbc:
11 shots
8 on target

Quoted from jock dock tower

..and seven points behind Mansfield if it stays like this with no games in hand.

Well one game in hand

bloody excrement bags, c'mon town. Get a bloody goal.

We just cant cross a ball, always to where we dont have a player or straight to the keeper

806 GTFC fans

Blue Square Team, Premier Fans.

bottling it now

I think we will make the play offs, but i cant see us going up.. and that will be a big loss  as i think it was said ages ago that we will not have the funds to put  in to players like this year

Never going to score without good service to the strikers.

C;mon Town we can still get something from this, lets get the tempo up and the passing going again .

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Centre half off Brodie on. Make or break.
Like our title hopes.

If we score I'm going to have the biggest Greg Wallace face ever.

We sound beaten. An improved performance tonight against a good side but it hasn't been enough. I think we can forget the title now. Let's just hope Hannah and Devitt come back to life in time for the play offs

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

I counted 786. What do you make it?

806 Must have been 30 in the loo.

Quoted from Conference10

If you don't score a goal then you don't deserve to win. Nothing to do with not deserving to lose.

We have relied on the defence to keep clean sheets and the goals against column for far too long - the wheel was bound to come off eventually, we simply don't score enough goals, the strikeforce is toothless

Well played ross, c'mon brodie

Come on Brodes. Give us a bit of bite

Quoted from Ipswin

the strikeforce is toothless

"You don't score goals with teeth." - Brian Clough

All over

game over

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

806 Must have been 30 in the loo.

Maths not your best subject then?!

Anyone else got that sinking feeling  ??

Game over. Dammit.

Gutted

Game and title hopes over

ffs

Yes.

FFS

Why Brodie, hes performed for half a game since he arrived, send him home and find a footballer

Ffs - can't blame the shop for this one can we?

this flipping football club

No good Tondeur saying we don't deserve to be behind. We clearly do. Since etheir first we've not sounded like we're in it.

Play offs at best.

Gutted

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Anyone else got that sinking feeling  ??

Had it since Christmas and it got worse after we got through to Wembley but you're not allowed to say as you get slagged off on here

Bloody facking barsteward w8nkers

All over. For God's sake let's take defeat like men and not have a hissy fit at players/managers. We played well but didn't get the rub of the green and were unlucky with injuries. Utm

Who told me Mansfield would not catch up with us about a month ago

At least Macc and FGR are drawing

Gutted, we dont deserve to lose at all.

Just not enough quality or consistency, substitutions too late again, to make a difference.  Bitterly dissapointed in the contributions made by the new signings since January, have any of them actually turned up.

Fading away badly

Wembley can go intercourse itself.
Ruined our title hopes.

Quoted from Ipswin

Had it since Christmas and it got worse after we got through to Wembley but you're not allowed to say as you get slagged off on here

Agreed.

How can a few poxy brain dead footballers make my life so flipping miserable  :o

Quoted from Madeleymariner

Why Brodie, hes performed for half a game since he arrived, send him home and find a footballer

Hannah has done absolutely fcuk all since he came back

OK... so via the play-offs it is then..... come on... stay positive.... ffs...

C'mon Town lets keep going and see if we can get one back, then who knows!

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all fart and no poo

Bottled it when it matters.

thats it simple

One word - DEFLATED

The performance for most of the game is the positive. another defeat, not scoring bad luck, and injuries are the negatives. And falling behind our main rivals.  

Without better results quickly, it looks like we will have to re-group for the battle and lottery of the play-offs. This would be against teams as good as us.

Quoted from Ipswin

Hannah has done absolutely fcuk all since he came back

I got chastised on here when he came back by saying he wouldn't necessarily guarantee us promotion as some were saying. Yes he is a good finisher but his overall play is seriously lacking which is why he was a L2 sub.

Moan Moan you lot call yourselves town supporters.

Quoted from henry_kissinger

We played well but didn't get the rub of the green and were unlucky with injuries. Utm

Oh for fucksake please don't go down the 'bad luck' and 'injuries line' - you'll be blaming the ref next! we are not good enough and we are never going to get out of this twatting sh!te league

Quoted from Ipswin

Hannah has done absolutely fcuk all since he came back

Because He's been behind Brodie in the pecking order

FGR winning

I have never been impressed with Brodie,anyone else feel the same ?

Disley going off seems to have been a factor,also when your down in the dumps everything goes against you (miller going off at a corner).we are really struggling to score goals at the minute and at present well be looky to get a play off spot.

i dont think its anything to do with wembley... its been a problem for a while that the strikers keep missing  the target ,, we are no better than when elding was here

Hoping Disley is ok for Saturday

anyone want to swap my wembley ticket for a couple of goals?  would be lovely

Well, without good results quickly it's playoffs for us, which are a lottery, but I'm fairly confident we've got a chance.
At half time I said our missed chances would come back to bite us, and they have.
Nevertheless, faint hope of a title are still there, and we've still got a massive chance of promotion.

If we don't score consistently how can expect to win any match, apart from the odd goal from cook, dizza, miller we've just not been that great in front of goal.  Shame really but atleast Hearn will be back in time, that's if we're in the place offs.

Oh well atleast we got those hard games out the way lets just hope we spank someone.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

Who told me Mansfield would not catch up with us about a month ago

I remember seeing that

Quoted from denni266

i dont think its anything to do with wembley... its been a problem for a while that the strikers keep missing  the target ,, we are no better than when elding was here

I still would have liked us to have chucked it against Luton in the trophy game.I think that was the last time we played well

Keep for faith!

UTM always

It's alright being the better side, we need goals.

i'm off to bed gutted

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Quoted from TownSNAFU5

The performance for most of the game is the positive. another defeat, not scoring bad luck, and injuries are the negatives. And falling behind our main rivals.  

Without better results quickly, it looks like we will have to re-group for the battle and lottery of the play-offs. This would be against teams as good as us.

Yep.

Plus, I'd add, we've paid the price for having too many players who are performing at below par - Devitt, Colbeck, the strikers generally. Hard to take, espcially for that absolutely magnificent away following but that's football and that's Town for you.

Come on lets pull together,
Deflated isnt the word but 10 games left now. Win them all will win this league.

Been dissapointing since the turn of the year, poor quality brought in, and just no one up front taking the chance.

Need Hearn back for the P/Offs and quickly

You boring twits, get a grip.

Quoted from bradzmilne

Come on lets pull together,
Deflated isnt the word but 10 games left now. Win them all will win this league.

not good enough to do that

Simple fact is we struggle to take our chances , it's no good saying we should play x or y , when whoever has had their chance they havnt took it . And when it's in vital games like the last 2 if we scored first like we should have things could've been a lot different . Ffs it's going to be hard to win the play offs against decent teams if we can't score . The managers have got a difficult job cos I don't know who I'd pick

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I have never been impressed with Brodie,anyone else feel the same ?

me


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Quoted from louth_in_the_south

Simple fact is we struggle to take our chances , it's no good saying we should play x or y , when whoever has had their chance they havnt took it . And when it's in vital games like the last 2 if we scored first like we should have things could've been a lot different . Ffs it's going to be hard to win the play offs against decent teams if we can't score . The managers have got a difficult job cos I don't know who I'd pick

the key to that as Ive said is Hearn....

Quoted from Ipswin

Oh for fucksake please don't go down the 'bad luck' and 'injuries line' - you'll be blaming the ref next! we are not good enough and we are never going to get out of this twatting sh!te league

Calm down dear. Deep breaths. Get some fresh air, have a stiff drink and stop being such a big drama queen.

We've lost to the division's in form team away from home in a game we could've won.

We're all disappointed but what's the point in slagging off Wembley and claiming we're never going to escape this league. That's a preposterous statement!

FT

Sounded like a decent, industrious effort by town tonight but ran out of gas and ideas as Mansfield got their goals. It's a shame because that S&H hunger and application seems to be there but their belief has dissipated in such a short space of time. S&H really have work to do to get them going again.

Quoted from Mariner1993

Because He's been behind Brodie in the pecking order

and the reason for that is...? (hint: something to do with scoring goals perhaps - on the occasions he's played he's done nowt!)

Quoted from Bruce Springsteen

Been dissapointing since the turn of the year, poor quality brought in, and just no one up front taking the chance.

Ah, I miss 2006. Get Reddy on!

;)

Quoted from grimps

I still would have liked us to have chucked it against Luton in the trophy game.I think that was the last time we played well

Or was since Pond went back abit of a coincidence....nah I'm clutching at straws

Agree chaos33.  We have been pushing our luck over the last 20 games, getting results but masking a number of players under-performing. Don't know why. And the slow starts to matches.   Very hard to take. Other teams are more consistent.

Kidderminster and Mansfield found ways to go on long winning runs.

Goodnight, I am so deflated its unbelievable. Glad Im away at the weekend and wont get chance to listen to commentary. Might even be able to get them off my mind for a change. Seriously believe we will struggle to win the league now as we are behind 3 teams now in points won/games in hand. I still think Brodie was a terrible signing, hes like Elding, all mouth and no trousers

Reality check, we have had a good season so far and to be honest we are having our bad spell at the moment.  But lets remember that we still have 10 games left and we can win them all!

Believe and keep the faith!

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Quoted from Ipswin

and the reason for that is...? (hint: something to do with scoring goals perhaps - on the occasions he's played he's done nowt!)

But even when we first got him back he was behind brodie? for me Brodie has done naff all since being here. I think we should all stop panicking and get behind the team, We are town, we can do this!

Quoted from henry_kissinger

what's the point in claiming we're never going to escape this league. That's a preposterous statement!

It might be for you sunbeam! I'm sixty two fuckingyears old - I can't wait much bloody longer!

and as for losing a game we could have won - do we get any points for that at all?

Its a shame where missing Nathan Pond, Pearson and Miller have been good but now were conceading goals.

Quoted from Mariner1993

we can do this!

If you are referring to automatic promotion - no, we can't, that dream has already gone

Did we peek to soon, did we get overconfident  in previous games. you can only beat what is put in front of you this league is different from the previous two put that is no excuses  we need to win more games but that is obvious to many draws in the first half of the season. We are the masters of our own destiny for one I belive UTFMM

We can't win them all, our fixture congestion is too ridiculous, just have to hope we can stay in the playoffs, which I think we will. We just need one of the strikers to start scoring some goals. Theres gonna be alot of pressure on hearn when he returns to the side.

Calm down!!! Gutted?? Yes. Still optimistic for getting promoted via play-offs?? Yes  :)

Its a shame where missing Nathan Pond, Pearson and Miller have been good but now were conceading goals. We have hit a blip which happens when you get to Wembley, we are fading again like we did last season now Forest Green have won their 3 points behind us but we have 3 games in hand with some winable games coming up.

March was always going to be tough the League hasen't done us any favours with us playing 5 games in 12 days in April, Wrexham could play their game against Dartford but we couden't play Macclesfield unfair the League has been to us.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

our fixture congestion is too ridiculous

Add that excuse to all the others, bad luck, injuries, referees, walking under ladders et al

The top four have all got each to play yet. We have Newport at home plus nine more winable games, its not over yet, even if its the play offs, no one will be queueing up to play us. I fancy us over anyone over two legs.
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Last post tonight, flipping drunk off sums it up for me and I suspect most others.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Bottled it when it matters.

thats it simple

Didn't sound like we 'bottled it' to me.

Quoted from jaygy

Calm down!!! Gutted?? Yes. Still optimistic for getting promoted via play-offs?? Yes  :)

No probs providing we don't have to play Mansfield or Kidderminster...

I feel that swapping and changing things around have not served us too well. I have never understood squad rotation particularly at this level as I think you should play your best team and also your best striker partnership ( Cook & Hannah).

I realise we have played well tonight but there does seem to be something missing at the moment. On Saturday and in many games we seem to be very vulnerable to be hit on the break. We must now beat Cambridge this Saturday. Finally, we miss Niven big time

Quoted from Ipswin

Add that excuse to all the others, bad luck, injuries, referees, walking under ladders et al

We have a game on saturday, monday, wednesday, saturday how is that an excuse to not win the title

Quoted from chaos33

Didn't sound like we 'bottled it' to me.

NOR ME

Quoted from fiveallive

the League hasen't done us any favours with us playing 5 games in 12 days in April, Wrexham could play their game against Dartford but we couden't play Macclesfield unfair the League has been to us.

Sh!t the excuses are coming thick and fast now

Quoted from chaos33

Didn't sound like we 'bottled it' to me.

Well said

Quoted from Ipswin

It might be for you sunbeam! I'm sixty two fuckingyears old - I can't wait much bloody longer!

and as for losing a game we could have won - do we get any points for that at all?

62? Really? I thought you were a stroppy teenager.

In all seriousness I'm drunk off we've lost our last two games on the trot and may be there is some truth in some players having one eye on Wembley...but Christ on a bike! Let's enjoy our game at Wembley and keep backing the players and the club. We can still go up!

Let's not return to the doom and gloom of a few seasons ago.

Remember negativity is infectious.

Utm!

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

We have a game on saturday, monday, wednesday, saturday how is that an excuse to not win the title

Exactly, it isn't (I suggest you read your post again)

Quoted from chaos33

Didn't sound like we 'bottled it' to me.

I don't think it's a case of bottling it - we just aren't quite good enough

Quoted from Ipswin

Exactly, it isn't (I suggest you read your post again)

No you've taken "We can't win them all" in the wrong context, im talking about the g ames coming up till the end of the season, you think im saying "well we can't win them all" because of this match

It could be worse, We could be luton

Quoted from henry_kissinger

Let's enjoy our game at Wembley

Utm!

FFS anything but that old chestnut!

I think i would off stayed with Bradley Wood for most of the games he's had enough rest, he could carry on playing we need someone who going to get stuck in. Which other players will respond i feel Sam Hatton is only in the team on the chance of a free kick, he should take more pot shots at goal but he dosen't.

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't think it's a case of bottling it - we just aren't quite good enough

We have the players who in my opinion are good enough but for some reason there not performing, devitt for one should pisss this league

Does anyone think Ross Hannah has got that 30,000 price tag on his mind, i think he was unhappy Bradford wanting a fee for him. And that missed pen at Welling has knocked his confidence well back.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

No you've taken "We can't win them all" in the wrong context, im talking about the g ames coming up till the end of the season, you think im saying "well we can't win them all" because of this match

Not at all I think you were attempting to make the point that having to play 4 games in 8 days was a reason we might not win the title but you phrased it wrongly

Quoted from Ipswin

Not at all I think you were attempting to make the point that having to play 4 games in 8 days was a reason we might not win the title but you phrased it wrongly

No its a reason why we definately won't win the title from now

Its going to be the toughest Play offs with all 5 teams being good Forest Green not out either, i feel Newport made some good signing with Christian Jolley and Robbie Willmott. Anthony Malbon took over from Jamille Matt for Kidderminster, Mansfield hit form again at the right time, Wrexham was their last season.

I feel as drained as listening to any Town game.  Also feel like that despondent Milan fan in his Milan shirt in with the Barca fans when they were celebrating another goal.

Some defeats hurt more than others.  Especially to main rivals when we actually started the better team and on their patch.

Quoted from chaos33

Didn't sound like we 'bottled it' to me.

Well losing to two teams around us for two matches in a row when we have a chance to show we mean buisness to me is not great is it?

We bottled it last year to get in the playoffs.

No, I agree with you, it's not great. In fact, it's sh1t.
However, I don't think we 'bottled it' tonight.

Quoted from Ipswin

FFS anything but that old chestnut!

Apologies,, having thought about it rationally I've concluded that you're absolutely right.

All those fans thinking of going to Wembley....don't bother. All those fans who've foolishly already bought tickets for Wembley should just rip them up.

Now stop flirting with me Ipswin I've got to tear up my Wembley ticket

Quoted from Ipswin

It might be for you sunbeam! I'm sixty two fuckingyears old - I can't wait much bloody longer!

and as for losing a game we could have won - do we get any points for that at all?

X10, I'll be dead soon too, half the rose tinted fornicators on here need to get a grip, not the so called whingers and complainers.

Quoted from chaos33

No, I agree with you, it's not good.
However, I don't think we 'bottled it' tonight.

I dont just mean tonight i mean when we have to step up we never really do.

We always seem to come short and thats why i say we bottle it.

we get so close then just dont really end up delivering for the past couple seasons.

Always the bridesmaid never the bride - The Grimsby Town story.

We've just lost to two of thr form sides in the league - one of whom has just set a club record for consequtive wins. Whilst this has undobtedly been a reality check for us supporterss, it was still two very hard fixtures that were always going to be hard games to get anything out of. Seems to me that today, especially, we played well. We lost, again, but take a look at the legue table, we are hardly out of the race for automatic qualification. Do you really  think that Wrexham, Newport and Mansfield are THAT good that they will win all of their games? I don't. And the dip in results that we have suffered is very likely to affect each of them too.

What the management at BP need to focus on is getting us believing again. Clearly we are good enough to beat anybody in this league on our day - we just need to start actually doing it again. I hope that the negativity on here doesn't spread to the supporters at the grounds - Town need the fans to believe too.

We can still put a good run of results together - sure we need to see the sides above us falter, but I bet every one of them does - we just need to be there to take advantage when they do.

Keep the faith fellow Mariners. A bad result (but by the sounds of it a good game and a decent performance) but let's get over it and look to the next game (at least when they come this thick and fast there isn't time to dwell on the last one)

Up The Mariners

Quoted from jonnyboy82

I dont just mean tonight i mean when we have to step up we never really do.

We always seem to come short and thats why i say we bottle it.

we get so close then just dont really end up delivering for the past couple seasons.

I agree, we do. Is that about guts or commitment or concentration though, or is it about something else? I'd say it's more about quality.

Quoted from chaos33

I agree, we do. Is that about guts or commitment or concentration though, or is it about something else? I'd say it's more about quality.

Guts desire and quality i say


but now i have calmed down a bit 3 points on sat might make feel better!

To me you were unlucky. You deserved at least a point. I said to my mates a half time I'd be happy with a point against these they are a tidy side, you were the better side 1st half. We just have something going that'll take some stopping now.

Sometimes, a team goes on a run and the results just keep on coming, regardless of the performances.

We were like that a bit earlier in the season. Hopefully we'll get back there before too long!

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

We have a game on saturday, monday, wednesday, saturday how is that an excuse to not win the title

A fairly good one.
But bear in mind we might not be playing the same players in every game but keeping them fresh.

Let's face it, if we're gonna win the title playing so many games, we're gonna need almost everyone to chip in.
Say what you want about "squad rotation" but as long as everyone who plays does a good job (is that ever guaranteed anyway ?) as they have done, you're far stronger.

Ok you might argue chopping and changing doesn't help but where's the real evidence or proof ?
Wasn't so long ago, we were rotating players (e.g. Brodie, Colbeck, Neilson) all over the shop and still banging in the goals top of the league.

The real sodomist I fear is losing key players like Niven - but that's 0 to do with "squad rotation".
Thankfully we've actually got this safety net of sorts as backup where others (most fit through playing) can come in.

Won't we be "chopping and changing" by bringing Hearn in ?
tbh I would seriously consider giving Hearn a fair old stint in the Trophy final (if he's up to it physically) and resting others for Gateshead.
But also fully respect what S&H say about players having to earn their places in advance and it not being fair on Liam (or anyone else) to say anyone's guaranteed anything before it happens.

If there's a problem then let's address it.
But think sometimes you've got to just accept you've been unlucky.

That said, there's always a good case for finding a best formula (especially v Cambridge !)
To me, Cook and Hannah for me looks the safest bet.
I've seen or read no reason yet to believe Hannah's mini goal drought is down to "confidence" issues.
Yes he was "trying too hard" when he returned but guess since, it's just been bad fortune and the goals will just return whenever they do.
Good to hear he had his best game tonight (shame he missed the chance !  :-/)
But it proves it's not ALL about goals (if others can help score them) but a good contribution to the team.

Quoted from fiveallive

I think i would off stayed with Bradley Wood for most of the games he's had enough rest, he could carry on playing we need someone who going to get stuck in. Which other players will respond i feel Sam Hatton is only in the team on the chance of a free kick, he should take more pot shots at goal but he dosen't.

This is wrong on so many fronts. Where is FFS when you need him.

Quoted from fiveallive

I think i would off stayed with Bradley Wood for most of the games he's had enough rest, he could carry on playing we need someone who going to get stuck in. Which other players will respond i feel Sam Hatton is only in the team on the chance of a free kick, he should take more pot shots at goal but he dosen't.

You need your flipping head examining