Team.
Macca
Thomas
Boyce
Pearson
Hatton
Mclaughlin
Thanoj
Disley
Rodman
Hannah
John lewis

Neilson dropped for mclaughlin and hannah for jennings.

Not too happy about neilson, would have liked to see mclaughlin in central midfield.

No goals tonight then

Bit surprised Neilson is not in the starting 11-is he possibly being rested? However, I am glad Jennings is out. Has done hardly anything and has not impressed me at all

Utm who's on bench please.

Why not lets drop a player from the whole squad who 3 weeks ago totally changed the game against this team when we were drawing to win 3 1,paul hurst you really havent got a clue mate

Quoted from Fishfinger

Bit surprised Neilson is not in the starting 11-is he possibly being rested? However, I am glad Jennings is out. Has done hardly anything and has not impressed me at all

:) :) :) :) agree totaly

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

Utm who's on bench please.

Jennings
Colbeck
Mcdonald
Tounkara
Neilson

Hmm. Disappointed Nielson is rested but can see the logic in it given another game on Saturday I guess. Pleased Paddy is back in, but not in his best position I assume, unless we are going to play three centre midfielders and Rodman behind the front two. Obviously LJL is recalled even though he's not fully fit according to Hurst, so can't really understand why Cook isn't continuing. F*** knows what Hurst is trying to do with Cook's confidence but he probably doesn't know if he's coming or going. Jennings must be in need of a rest as much as he's in need of a goal, and Hannah ought to be chomping at the bit. All in all, mixed feelings. Lets hope it pays off.

The proof is in the eating but PH cannot resist making changes

Quoted from carrot top

The proof is in the eating but PH cannot resist making changes

I know. You could argue that we won the last game and kept a clean sheet. Only one change is forced, but Hurst has made 4 in all.

And last Saturday Ph criticised for not making changes.

Come on Town

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Jennings
Colbeck
Mcdonald
Tounkara
Neilson

Thanks utm let's get 3 points town.

I can't see what choice he has, this is a mad few weeks of closely bunched up games. Plenty of options on the bench for the attacking line up. And Neilson with fresh legs on as sub should be very effective.

If town win then hurst deserves the credit,  if we lose I hope he has the balls to explain his decision.

Re cook, I personally think he has destroyed his confidence and a potentially decent striker for us.

Oh well, all change again but I suppose we have a lot of games coming up in a short space of time -PH knows best.

Here we go, come on you mariners!

UTM

Quoted from RoboCod

I can't see what choice he has, this is a mad few weeks of closely bunched up games. Plenty of options on the bench for the attacking line up. And Neilson with fresh legs on as sub should be very effective.

I don't really get it. I remember in the 70s 3 games in 4 days over Easter and the pitches were gruelling. I think we still won them all. Players like playing. Just hope these changes are justified

C, mon Town lets have a win tonight.

LJL wastes a good chance...

Braintree score

Quoted from Chrisblor

LJL wastes a good chance...

..Thanoj puts in a poor corner...and this is one of Towns better starts ::)

I guess he is just matching Wrexham's 3 in midfield.

Good opening 10 main for town, need to keep it going and get our rewards!

UTM

Come on Town!! 1-0...let's keep this up.

WTG Paddy

Wait....

Is this really us?

Great stuff town.

Goooooooooallll 1-0 Paddy Mc!

Get in, now let's keep it going.

UTM

Sexy!

Good job we brought McLaughlin in then!

Lovely stuff

Went for a dump

Get out in there  

Come on Town let's get our foot on the ball and start controlling the game now.

UTM

Dartford 1 Looton 0 !

Quiet on here tonight guys

Not a bad half at all, need to keep our work rate up though and keep possession more. Better than of late without doubt.

UTM

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

Quiet on here tonight guys

Probably because we are winning

Positive start please guys :)

Quoted from GyMariner

Probably because we are winning

Nothing to moan about !

Braintree now 2-0 up at Southport.

Lots of corners to Town but not making anything of them

Need to pick it up now town.

Aswad sounds like he is having another good game tonight.

Art 2019, 132 travelling mariners.Greatvaway support again

UTM

132 town fans....well done

Quoted from Cumbrian Mariner

Aswad sounds like he is having another good game tonight.

Art 2019, 132 travelling mariners.Greatvaway support again

UTM

Probably been one of our best players in the past few weeks. Coincidence that he seems to have done much better when he's had the opportunity since Fyfield signed? Amazing what a bit of competition can do..

Town sub: Hannah off for Jennings

Braintree 4....caught us on GD now :-/

Quoted from Mariners_15

Probably been one of our best players in the past few weeks. Coincidence that he seems to have done much better when he's had the opportunity since Fyfield signed? Amazing what a bit of competition can do..

Good point, I hadn't realised that - but you are right.

UTM

Riding our luck now....pinball in our area but we survive.

Frigging hell that was horrible to listen to god

Bloody hell town!!!!

Bloody hell JT, give me a heart attack why don't you!

I love jt!! Literally shouting hahah!! Hold on town

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

Quiet on here tonight guys

Because its so tense as usual, always need a second goal for comfort

sounded like it was getting a bit hairy round the box  ;D

Quoted from Garth

Because its so tense as usual, always need a second goal for comfort

I need 3 goals for comfort me.

Sub: shop off for tonk.

UTM

Good God....i'm hitting the Jack Daniels....

Bloody hell town,is nowt ever easy.

UTM

Please blow up. My heart can't take anymore.

Phew!

FT !!! 1-0

get in there, well done

Get in there lads! Brilliant result!

Excellent result!

Three away wins on the trot. We are looking good.

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

I need 3 goals for comfort me.

JT frankly is better than a laxative

Well done town

Well done town, and upto 3rd  8)

Well done town no complaints tonight just compliments on very good away win

Great result, well done to all.

Great result, hard work put in tonight - well done Town.

PH's changes tonight have worked, so let's give him a break.

3 points tonight have taken us into 3rd place,that'll do for me.

Onwards and upwards.

UTM

Phew, thank goodness that is over with

Great result, LJL showing his worth again, a good re-shuffle from Hurst despite a few raised eyebrows at the start of this thread.

And Neilson fresh for the next game.

Get in!!!! Very very good result

And breath! good result, still could do with striker scoring

well done town a great 3 points

Quoted from Cumbrian Mariner

Great result, hard work put in tonight - well done Town.

PH's changes tonight have worked, so let's give him a break.

3 points tonight have taken us into 3rd place,that'll do for me.

Onwards and upwards.

UTM

This

Quoted from Garth

JT frankly is better than a laxative

Defiantly.

4 wins in 6 and 2 defeats in 9, we're doing alright. Good few days, let's hope the players grasp this new found confidence and go on to the next game and put in another performance! Winning on Saturday has the fillip of essentially ruling a rival team out of the running for the play-offs.

Delighted.

Who would have believed it last week if anyone said we would reach 3rd place this week. UTMM

Well done Town and also a mention for the supporters that traveled tonight,you did us proud.

A win against Kiddy would give us the double over them, to go along with the double over Wrexham. Wouldn't have seen that coming at the seasons start.

Is the CRISIS over now?

Wel played Grimsby Town. 1-0 away from home is always gonna be a great result against anyone. This however was a much better performance and will give confidence. Especially with the move up to third. The manager seems to have selected a good balance tonight.
Very pleased to see Thanoj and Paddy start and gutted Hannah did not score. Feeling for the hard working lad.
Now need Halifax to draw with Braintree on Thursday although I predict Halifax will beat a tiring Braintree side. How do those Essex part timers keep winning!!

Quoted from gaz57

Who would have believed it last week if anyone said we would reach 3rd place this week. UTMM

Surely we can't be 3rd?

We're crap, got no chance of promotion and PH is clueless!!  ;)

Brilliant stuff tonight from the mariners!

It's all about results at the mo and I'm chuffed with tonight's!

UTM!!!!

3rd in the league. How good would we be if the strikers turned up?  ;)

Think that's FGR out of the picture now and a chance on Saturday to put Kiddy in the same boat.

Little bit of a concern that we've only managed to score one goal again, and yet another match without a striker scoring, but back to back clean sheets and 1-0 victories and a big, big 3 points. Especially pleased for Paddy, who has struggled with a niggling injury for a lot of the season and has also been frozen out of the team for the most part, but comes back in and scores a great goal. Well done Town, and especially to the 130+ Town fans who were there. Even though some of our shortcomings are still very evident, these hard-fought, ugly wins have given us a platform that just wasn't there some weeks ago.

I can think of several matches we ought to have won. Imagine how the table would've looked then...
Southport home, Macclesfield away, Southport away, Forest Green away, Luton Home.
13 more points and we would have been up close to Luton.
A mixture of bad luck and blunders lost us these points.
The point is.. We are not that far away from being a very good team!

Quoted from easypeersy

I can think of several matches we ought to have won. Imagine how the table would've looked then...
Southport home, Macclesfield away, Southport away, Forest Green away, Luton Home.
13 more points and we would have been up close to Luton.
A mixture of bad luck and blunders lost us these points.
The point is.. We are not that far away from being a very good team!

That's five, and you said several  :P

Quoted from easypeersy

I can think of several matches we ought to have won. Imagine how the table would've looked then...
Southport home, Macclesfield away, Southport away, Forest Green away, Luton Home.
13 more points and we would have been up close to Luton.
A mixture of bad luck and blunders lost us these points.
The point is.. We are not that far away from being a very good team!

You can look at it the other way were we could of easily drawn or lost, ie Woking away last min winner Wrexham the other week at home, it has evened it self out a bit as the season has gone on. Am happy with a playoff place just hope we can do a lot better in them this time. I think the league is poor this year going by other years this is the easiest.

A 1-0 win gives us 3 pts,

The same as a 9 0 win.

I reckon ten points should be enough to see us in the play offs

Quoted from gaz57

Who would have believed it last week if anyone said we would reach 3rd place this week. UTMM

I was one who had doubts that we would get enough results to see us in the play off's.  Hopefully we can be a lot more clinical in front of goal but I am certainly alot more happy tonight than I have been over the last couple of months  :)

PH has got to go - he'll be poached like Slade was if this carries on

Just a quick point - didn't York have a similar wobble in their promotion season? Maybe it's because we've got half of their team we're trying do exactly replicate their season?!

Quoted from ginnywings

3rd in the league. How good would we be if the strikers turned up?  ;)

Are they resting for the playoffs? Letting the rest of the team carry them, lull our opponents into a false sense of security only for them to spark over the final three games including at Wembley? Now that'd be a carlsberg sponsorship moment.

Quoted from easypeersy

Now need Halifax to draw with Braintree on Thursday although I predict Halifax will beat a tiring Braintree side. How do those Essex part timers keep winning!!

They can't have been too tired last night to win 4-0 at Southport. I think they are a real threat, and they seem to be doing what Kiddi and Mansfield did last year. I just hope we don't need a result at their place on the last day of the season.

That said, 66 points with 8 matches to go is a great position to be in. You would think that 12 more points would be enough, so four wins and four defeats will do, but I fancy us to do better than that.

Just checked and last year we were on 66 points after 39 games, so we are slightly ahead of last seasons points.

Sixth place finished on 70 points last year. It looks like it will be higher than that this time round.

Quoted from RonMariner

Just checked and last year we were on 66 points after 39 games, so we are slightly ahead of last seasons points.

Sixth place finished on 70 points last year. It looks like it will be higher than that this time round.

Yeah, but 5th spot, the one that matters, was 80 points last year, so 79 would have still not been enough for the play offs.

I think 78 or possibly even as low as 76 will get 5th spot this season.

nice to see the team pick up 3 points and move up to 3rd in the league.Think we have some good players here and hopefully this will inspire confidence to push on and cement our place in the play offs