Bricking it. Such a massive game. Will be watching from behind the couch! UTMM

Will anyone be watching / listening to the other game?

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Will anyone be watching / listening to the other game?

It kicks off at 1.30pm so I guess a few will be.

UTM!

bit premature isn'it t?  :p

The players are just waking up... #PreMatchBuildUp

we must do it today!! PLEASE TOWN

Come on town.  :)

Any team news yet?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from Belfast Town

Bricking it. Such a massive game. Will be watching from behind the couch! UTMM

Haha, will be watching with mates, if we score the roof will come off!

I don't think I've ever felt so nervous, I think it's because we didn't get a positive result at BP.  I didn't feel like this at Wembley a few weeks ago, nor in 98 when I went to both those Wembley visits.  Maybe it's because if we don't get promoted were not going to have a decent playing budget next season.

Do you think the extra money earnt will help us have a decent budget?

1) how did we receive from Wembley
2) how much would we receive in attendances in the playoffs plus TV money

Lets just hope the boys put it in fingers crossed.

Looking forward to the game, Safe journey for the travelling fans.

C,Mon Town we can do this!

Good Luck to Grimsby Town today.

I think you can and will overturn the HT result.

1 - 3 to Grimsby today, to set up a final with Kiddy.

I wish all of you that are travelling, a very safe, and fun journey.

Hope that you all come back with steaming hangovers from all of the celebrating.

Good Luck Mariners!

Quoted from SunnyMansfield

Good Luck to Grimsby Town today.

I think you can and will overturn the HT result.

1 - 3 to Grimsby today, to set up a final with Kiddy.

I wish all of you that are travelling, a very safe, and fun journey.

Hope that you all come back with steaming hangovers from all of the celebrating.

Good Luck Mariners!

Thank You very much, hope to see you next season. utm

Am I the only one who is totally relaxed? Dont feel nervous in the slightest....dont know if thats good or not

Quoted from Wembley 08

Am I the only one who is totally relaxed? Dont feel nervous in the slightest....dont know if thats good or not

Wish i was mate!  i can honestly say i have butterflies this morning.

Quoted from SunnyMansfield

Good Luck to Grimsby Town today.

I think you can and will overturn the HT result.

1 - 3 to Grimsby today, to set up a final with Kiddy.

I wish all of you that are travelling, a very safe, and fun journey.

Hope that you all come back with steaming hangovers from all of the celebrating.

Good Luck Mariners!

thanks mate.

I've just put a large (0.75 litre) bottle of 'La Chouffe' in the beer fridge: looking forward to opening it in celebration once home again tonight. I just hope the players have the same steely determination I have to see this through.

Quoted from Wembley 08

Am I the only one who is totally relaxed? Dont feel nervous in the slightest....dont know if thats good or not

Think you must be, I feel slightly sick!

Quoted from mariner91

Think you must be, I feel slightly sick!

What were you drinking last night though?

Quoted from MyDogsThoughts

What were you drinking last night though?

A tub of melted Ben and Jerry's ;D.

Quoted from MyDogsThoughts

I've just put a large (0.75 litre) bottle of 'La Chouffe' in the beer fridge: looking forward to opening it in celebration once home again tonight. I just hope the players have the same steely determination I have to see this through.

Cracking beer. I always forget the name but look for the gnome!

Quoted from mariner91

A tub of melted Ben and Jerry's ;D.

You Animal!

Quoted from shotandcursed

Cracking beer. I always forget the name but look for the gnome!

Been a favourite of mine for many years: have visited the brewery twice as well.

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Will anyone be watching / listening to the other game?

Will be watching this while warming up for town game :)

Quoted from MyDogsThoughts

You Animal!

Nerves got to me. And it was half price.

Think Hannah and Hearn may start.

Any other Mariners on the 11:24 from Man. Pic?

Quoted from Meza

I don't think I've ever felt so nervous, I think it's because we didn't get a positive result at BP.  I didn't feel like this at Wembley a few weeks ago, nor in 98 when I went to both those Wembley visits.  Maybe it's because if we don't get promoted were not going to have a decent playing budget next season.

Do you think the extra money earnt will help us have a decent budget?

1) how did we receive from Wembley
2) how much would we receive in attendances in the playoffs plus TV money

Lets just hope the boys put it in fingers crossed.

Interesting one that Meza. Not sure about the Wembley stuff - no doubt they're going to want their cut.
In respect to playing budgets I always times home gates - over the whole season - by about £10. So, if you have 3K average gates - about £700,000 income - a very rough guestimate. But then there are all the other payments within the running of a club outside of player's wages and most supporters usually ignore that in the equation - hence the need for JF to have put the money in that he has . Of course there's other fund raising and raised revenues outside of gate receipts.

Put it this way. I was told the other month that a club needs a playing budget of between £1M and £2M just to get out of the Conf. Prem! And then £2M - £3M to get out of Div 2. Don't ask about Div 2 to Div 1 - because I got the shock of my life - but possibly a big factor in why clubs like Stockport have fallen so quickly.

As far as I can tell, a league place would return :-

1). Premiership Solidarity Payment - abt. £250K
2). Television/Sponsorship - £430K
3). Youth Development - £180K

as some of the above cease immediately or halve and then cease after a year on demotion to the Conference.

In the meantime - enjoy the game.

Pray for town. Biggest game we've had in this tinpot league.

Quoted from Jonaldo

Pray for town. Biggest game we've had in this tinpot league.

Yeah, let's imagine we are talking to a non existent sky fairy deity,  that will almost definitely mean we'll win. (Unless any newport fans do the same in which case the all powerful being will have to exercise his/her all knowing wisdom and weigh up the validity of both sets of prayers. . . Cos that is the sort of sh1t that God does on a Sunday)

is KO 4:30 or build up? I have a game this afternoon and shitting myself that I won't miss it

Line ups in the other game:

Kiddy: 01 Lewis 02 L Vaughan 06 Williams 22 Dunkly 30 Gowling 04 Storer 14 Pilkington 16 Jackman 26 Devaney 10 Malbon 20 Gash
Substitutes 23 N Vaughan 18 Gittings 21 Briggs 09 Rowe 11 Johnson

Wrexham:  24 Maxwell 02 Wright 03 Ashton 06 Riley 32 Artell 08 Harris 12 Keates 14 Clarke 16 Hunt 10 Ormerod 11 Morrell
Substitutes 13 Coughlin 20 Clowes 07 Cieslewicz 17 Little 31 Adebola

Is the wrexham game on sc4 aswell??? if not does anybody have a link for premier?

http://www.firstrow1.eu and then link 1 is working

Well I have to say, I'm not nervous cos I sincerely believe we are not good enough and don't deserve to go up. I know the final is a one off game and anything could happen but I would hate to see us have another miserable experience at Wembley. (Knocking confidence for next season?) However that doesn't mean I don't want promotion as we can build in the league too but maybe it would be more of a struggle? Another season down here wouldn't do us any harm though. A couple of decent midfielders and we could have a great season next time round! Anyway, Que sera sera. Let's hope it's a good game today........ :)

We will win today, I've no doubt about it. Our away record is good, the players will be well up for it. We'll be too strong for them. UTMM

UTFM!

excrement sucking situation!!!!!!!

Spot on Badger57 - you echo my thoughts entirely ( See ALL ABOARD post ) - work in progress ! 8)

Whats happening to Kiddy, they need two goals or it's goodnight.

Kiddy 1-1 wrexham

Amazing. The invincible Kiddy losing 4-2 on aggregate

Come on county. It is the year of the TAFF. Wrexham are winning. County to win and yet more failure for fenty and his little band of followers.

Quoted from realityman

Come on county. It is the year of the TAFF. Wrexham are winning. County to win and yet more failure for fenty and his little band of followers.

2012 was year of the dragon, 2013 is year of the snake but every night is granny night Tony  ;)

Quoted from realityman

Come on county. It is the year of the TAFF. Wrexham are winning. County to win and yet more failure for fenty and his little band of followers.

Why don't you go and do one Fu(ktard? ;D

One down and one to go. Come on County.

Give it a rest Tony or someone will post your, erm, advert again

John Tondeur ‏@JohnTondeur 2m
Devitt Niven Taylor not involved today.

Colbeck is back with Marshall and Artus as the wide men I would guess?

Does not involved mean on the bench or not in the squad at all?!

Not in the squad presumably.

Guess it'll be Cook, Hearn and Colbeck in a front 3.

Please be Hearn, Cook, Hannah

Would be surprised if they start Marshall, he's flipping useless!

Setting off for the pub, with a spare set of underwear just in case :o UTM!

I'd imagine Colbeck Hearn Marshall

Does anyone know which channel we're on on RH? currently listening to some egg-chasers which is quite boring

Quoted from wycombemariner

Please be Hearn, Cook, Hannah

Just been text that its these three up front! COME ON TOWN!!!!!

I hope you're right Wycombe ... I'll be suprised if Hearn starts again, but i really hope he does and that is the front 3.

BTW .. 3-1 Grimsby is 30/1!

I'd like to see us start a bit more conservatively than that but we'll see.

excrement or bust lets go for it

Quoted from wycombemariner

excrement or bust lets go for it

All we need is to win the game and they love playing on the break. Soon find out won't we! Come on you Mariners!

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

All we need is to win the game and they love playing on the break. Soon find out won't we! Come on you Mariners!

We're quite counter attacking ourselves

Pitch looks poor

Quoted from wycombemariner

We're quite counter attacking ourselves

Less so with 3 strikers on the pitch though? Would like 4-5-1 but with Niven sitting then wide men and Dis can bomb on.

Or maybe not

Sorry looks like I was misinformed

Quoted from GrimmyGrimGrim

Pitch looks poor

The pitch looks appalling. Won't suit our silky skills!

o'conner on the bench

Quoted from prestonmariner

Does anyone know which channel we're on on RH? currently listening to some egg-chasers which is quite boring

It's on Radio Humberside FM

FFS I can't believe Marshall is starting (or even in the squad for that matter)

433 with Hearn, Colbeck and Marshall up front

Town side: McKeown; Hatton, Miller, Pearson, Thomas; Colbeck, Thanoj, Disley, Naylor, Marshall; Hearn.

Subs: Artus, Cook, Wood, Southwell and Hannah

I can't believe both Devitt and Taylor miss out completely.

Quoted from Belfast Town

433 with Hearn, Colbeck and Marshall up front

I really like the look of that front 3!

Come on town!!!!!

Quoted from mariner91

I can't believe both Devitt and Taylor miss out completely.

I would've had taylor over southwell, far more experienced and the right personality for this sort of game, probably wouldve had taylor starting over marshall actually

How do I change the lanuage on SC4? I've tried to red button, it's still in welsh!!

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

I would've had taylor over southwell, far more experienced and the right personality for this sort of game, probably wouldve had taylor starting over marshall actually

This

Anyone with a link to commentary please, can't bear to listen to that on the tv.

Come on Town!

UTM

Quoted from GyMariner

How do I change the lanuage on SC4? I've tried to red button, it's still in welsh!!

it was after kick off last time but it just said in the adverts, no english commentary

BBC Radio Wales has comm in English

We love you Grimsby, c'mon Town.

Quoted from Ipswin

BBC Radio Wales has comm in English

cheers for that, just flipping realised radio humberside are covering rugby league,            w@nkers.     :(

Here we go!

Come on you marinerzzzzzzzzz!

S4C reckon Thomas left mid and Naylor left back  ;D

Surely not

sh!t just found out you cant get s4c on sky go on my laptop, radio wales it is ithen.    C'mon town !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Early free kick for town after Marshall fouled near the corner flag. Keeper catches it

Quoted from northbankmariner

sh!t just found out you cant get s4c on sky go on my laptop, radio wales it is ithen.    C'mon town !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can watch it on the S4C website.

Quoted from northbankmariner

sh!t just found out you cant get s4c on sky go on my laptop, radio wales it is ithen.    C'mon town !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

type in newport v grimsby live streaming and you should get some options

UTM

Surely the yakubu foul was a booking. Wasn't aware of the rule where you can't be booked in the first minute. If that is the benchmark of a booking then there should be no bookings in this game now.

Naylor's just half volleyed into outer space

Radio Wales talking shite already

Hatton fcuking about - get rid of the bloody ball

Nearly 1-0

Good start by town. Created the better chances so far. Keep it up.

First clear cut chance - Naylor pulls a save out of their keeper with a left foot half volley

Town looking dangerous, who was that who had the shot?

Naylor

More bobbles on the pitch then an old wool jumper

Yellow card for their number 30. Town free kick, similar position to the last one

Pitch is bloody terrible..... worse in fact....  :(

Forgotten what a cockney spiv face Justin Edinburgh had.

C,mon Town we can beat these!

Pipe just headed wide for them

Poor scappy stuff really - did these two really finish 3rd and 4th?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22315016

BBC Radio humberside Link

2-0

intercourse off!!!

FFS Jolley 1-0

B*llox newport 1-0 up

In sorry but Thomas bottled that!!! Twatting balderdash

excrement, uphill struggle now!

excrement. Come on town.

bollox..... gonna be tough now...

Jolley is a real danger

Has Hearn actually touched the ball yet?

Newport player rolling around. gets up as soon as Naylor is booked

Face facts. We're out.

Can not let these score again, Jolley is a decent player and a threat, we need some magic from Hearn!

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Can not let these score again, Jolley is a decent player and a threat, we need some magic from Hearn!

He's not been in the game at all and the pitch is so sh!te playing it on the ground is difficult so its hoofball again

Personally I can't see us scoring now  :B

We look awful again!!

That's it now - Finished.

We have lost the momentum now, Poor cross by  Thomas just when we needed a good cross in the box.

When did we last score 3 away from home?

Let's leave the moaning for later. Goal for Town and it'll look completely different.

I can't see us getting one today. No one showing for the ball, poor decision making, poor deliveries.

We are very poor, how we managed to finish in the play-offs is baffling, a few quality signings in the summer and we might have a chance again next season.

TBH I think we have flattered to deceive all season, At the end of the day we are just not good enough

Quoted from topuphere666

I can't see us getting one today. No one showing for the ball, poor decision making, poor deliveries.

Plus still playing it in the air

All over now. Wasted season!

excrement again from Colbeck

Disley shoots wide, I don't think we are playing that bad!  Keep the faith

UTM

There is still time. Keep believing. We are Town!

intercourse me the spirit of the blitz is alive and well. Fingers crossed the players don't give up as easily.

Quoted from Wembley 08

When did we last score 3 away from home?

Very recently at Macclesfield

Quoted from Cumbrian Mariner

Disley shoots wide, I don't think we are playing that bad!  Keep the faith

UTM

We started okay but if you think this is good you need your head testing.

Quoted from Mandy Dunnit vs Hettie

There is still time. Keep believing. We are Town!

We've had 1 shot on target in 135 minutes of football. I doubt we'll score 3 in 45.

We are getting chances, just need one to go in and then we'll see how they handle the pressure!

UTM

not. good. enough.



we all know it.

We played very well up until their goal, and were the better team. Heads dropped alarmingly after the goal and we now look like a pub team.

Quoted from Ipswin

TBH I think we have flattered to deceive all season, At the end of the day we are just not good enough

Spot on I'm afraid.  :-/

HT.

Need something brilliant in the second half. Think S&H will bring on Artus for Thanoj and maybe Cook for Marshall

Quoted from mariner91

We started okay but if you think this is good you need your head testing.

Did I say we are playing good? No!  But its not as though we haven't turned up is it?

Take your negativity to Glanford Park if you don't like it!

UTM

Hatton and Thomas having a nightmare, Pipe best footballer on the pitch, 1 real chance and they score, we couldnt hit a barn door from 2 inches, sums us up. Lets get Bradders on to kick Jolly into the stands, he wont run as fast then. :o

Where was Thomas for the goal? We were badly exposed down the left and far too narrow. Disley has had 2 good opportunities and a half chance, he need to finish one off.

Just frustrating things from the town players, like marshall did something brilliant near the end of the half getting away from two defenders then just gave it away really easily with a poor touch. Just poor touches are making things hard for ourselves, need to really go for it with no fear now.

Quoted from Cumbrian Mariner

Did I say we are playing good? No!  But its not as though we haven't turned up is it?

Take your negativity to Glanford Park if you don't like it!

UTM

M91 is right. We have been poor again today. No pont in hiding behind it. I've tried being positive but it doesn't work. We have 45 mins to score a minimum of 2 goals. So far we have had one shot!

realityman needs shanking

I think I will be going to Braintree again next season, jesus !!!!!!!

Get Colbeck and Marshall off, stick Hannah and cook on. We have nothing to lose

Quoted from grimsby pete

I think I will be going to Braintree again next season, jesus !!!!!!!

That's 3 points down the tube already then Pete :)

Quoted from topuphere666

Get Colbeck and Marshall off, stick Hannah and cook on. We have nothing to lose

Dunno colbecks been one of the better players, marshall COULD do something if he just looked up and was more careful with his touches. Its naylor and thanoj that have been the frustrating players for me.

wouldnt know what to change tbh, we've just got to go for it now, cant see us doing it, but whats the harm in trying, come on boys, one big push

Maybe next season will be ours

Quoted from LukeyJ

Where was Thomas for the goal? We were badly exposed down the left and far too narrow. Disley has had 2 good opportunities and a half chance, he need to finish one off.

He was bottling the challenge whilst out of position

Seems to be a strong wind in our favour second half - just hope we d'ont go too long, i think we had as much of that half as Newport did, so its not impossible yet, just the final ball into the box and a bit of a run of the ball for a change.
Why is Thomas getting dragged inside all the time? The goal came for that and it happned a couple of other times,
someone should remind him he is left back.
Marshall seems to have the skill to trouble them if we can get the ball to him, Hearn looks off the pace although once again hasn't had much service.
We still have a slim chance - early goal vital.

unlucky for me so far Town have shaded it and look the better side

Quoted from Codzilla

Maybe next season will be ours

Or the one after that.

Don't think we've been poor. Just not getting fair treatment.  We're getting nowt out of these officials. They seem to tolerate Newport's pushing and shoving but not ours.

Tolerance of the "physical" side of the game is one thing, but it's got to be even-handed.

Didn't Naylor have our best chance? Marshall definately seems casual, wins a really difficult ball, eases off for a second and it's lost, or holds on to the ball a second too long, their defender intercepts and they're on the break. Five average passes forward is better than 1 amazing and 4 intercourse ups.

I've seen this before......It's the same game.......over and over and over again!
WHY are they leaving Hearn totally isolated? It's ok flooding the midfield (Because our regular midfield isn't strong enough and hasn't been all season) but if they aren't quickly supporting the lone frontman then it's a pointless exercise.

Quoted from Codzilla

Maybe next season will be ours

Now how many times have I heard that FFS? Next season will be a carbon copy of all the others - promise much and when it matters deliver nowt

They all look to be on the roids! Especially their captain

Quoted from Ipswin

That's 3 points down the tube already then Pete :)

We are getting better Swin, 5-0    2-0 ,

Next season it might be 0-0  ;D

So disappointing.  Started off reasonably well to be fair.  Disley has done OK.  Their keeper made a smart save from a scuffed Naylor shot.  The pitch is very poor.  Our crossing is woeful, after getting in decent positions- Colbeck and Marshall wasteful.  I am tired of the constant smashing it long. Poor old Liam.  We do not have the players for this system.  We need to keep playing it nice and tidy in the centre as we did at the beginning and then spread it out wide.

Newport are also very poor.  What they lack in quality, they are making up for by player together and prepared to get stuck in and chase lost causes.  They are pressing Town very well and it was a decent finish by the lad who has banged in 14 in 25 for them.  I hope all the huff and puff of the first half has taken something out of Newport, but I doubt it.  They have a very good home record and we aren't exactly scoring many at the moment.

Town need more quality and composure.

Quoted from Codzilla

Maybe next season will be ours

Spoken like a true Luton fan...

I'd be more inclined to take Liam off after that 45 minutes. His touch has deserted him, and he doesn't seem fully fit. Hannah would be a good shout.

Quoted from TWAreaTownSupporter

Don't think we've been poor. Just not getting fair treatment.  We're getting nowt out of these officials. They seem to tolerate Newport's pushing and shoving but not ours.

Tolerance of the "physical" side of the game is one thing, but it's got to be even-handed.

Oh please, not the 'it's all the referee's fault' sh!te

Quoted from topuphere666

They all look to be on the roids! Especially their captain

:) massive  

We have looked good at times.  Great save from their keeper - what a different game it might have been if we had scored then.  

Hearn not getting much ball.  We look better than them when we pass it around.  We aren't put yet but can't see it happening.

Hearn hasn't been in the game at all and Marshall is abysmal, Get Cook and Hannah on

Quoted from LondonMariner43

We have looked good at times.  Great save from their keeper - what a different game it might have been if we had scored then.  

Hearn not getting much ball.  We look better than them when we pass it around.  We aren't put yet but can't see it happening.

agree Newport dont look anything special  if anything I thought they would have offered more being in the play offs   impressed though with some of our players

Pearson off?!?!?'

Quoted from Ipswin

Oh please, not the 'it's all the referee's fault' sh!te

Well it doesn't flipping help.

The only positive is, we have got the wind behind us in the 2nd half.

Pearson off - Cook on

I think our lack of goals this season is haunting us at the last. There is little between us and them other than we can't score. Very frustrating  

Quoted from mariner91

Pearson off?!?!?'

Good move nothing to lose go for it!

Cookys on. Come on Town

Pipe is a big man. A BIG man.

Cook on, who's off?

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Cook on, who's off?

Pearson

3-4-3?

what's Welsh for "dog eggs"?

Quoted from topuphere666

3-4-3?

No, 442, Naylor dropped into the back four

Town fans doing the club proud.

Long ball shite. Didn't work the other night, won't work now.

get the ball on the feckin deck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quoted from AdamHaddock

No, 442, Naylor dropped into the back four

Ah ok.

We are being over run!

Town seem all over the place at the moment

Quoted from One Decent Lester

Town fans doing the club proud.

Yes - gonna be a long journey home

Terrible, thats all you can say. Same excrement, different year!

Quoted from 97

what's Welsh for "dog eggs"?

dog eggs

Quoted from kevikov

get the ball on the feckin deck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHS

Marshall doing well today

Men v boys now. I hope Newport put Town out of their misery...

Quoted from LondonMariner43

Marshall doing well today

If multiple stepovers is 'doing well' then yes

Looks dead in the water now

Quoted from LondonMariner43

Marshall doing well today

;D

Looking rattled now

Hatton is excrement we definitely need to strengthen at full-back.

what the hell has happened to us, we are shocking

Quoted from Ipswin

If multiple stepovers is 'doing well' then yes

Nobody is doing well. Time to start rebuilding for next season

Are the team really this poor? How the f*ck did we get in the play-offs & the FA Trophy Final with this team?!

Quoted from davmariner

Hatton is excrement we definitely need to strengthen at full-back.

The list of names under the 'Excrement' heading is getting longer and longer

This is abject. We don't win any 50-50 balls and there's no commitment, skill, or drive in the team. How can this have happened?

Quoted from MarinerJosh

Are the team really this poor? How the f*ck did we get in the play-offs & the FA Trophy Final with this team?!

Luck and over achieving.

Very happy I didn't waste my money in going today, feel sorry for those who have travelled all that way to see this excrement.

We look inept!

Quoted from jock dock tower

This is abject. We don't win any 50-50 balls and there's no commitment, skill, or drive in the team. How can this have happened?

Showing our true colours and capabilities I'm afraid

Again. Where do you start after a performance like this? Full backs, wingers, midfield, target man to start with

Hannah coming on for Hearn

Quoted from Harry Haddock

dog eggs

actually, it appears to be "wyau ci"

Quoted from MarinerJosh

Very happy I didn't waste my money in going today, feel sorry for those who have travelled all that way to see this excrement.

Agreed. I'd be very depressed if I was at the game.

Glad I didn't go today, nobody is showing any passion whatsoever except Disley. Absolute bottlejobs.

Come on Ross, lets have a goal

UTM

All the wide players fullbacks and Wingers have been abject today, absolutely shocking.

I can't believe we have only had 1 shot on target in nearly two matches!!! Unfortunately we are getting what we deserve - nothing. I think on the second half performance so far we have a lot of work to do for next season

We d'ont even look like scoring, more long ball rubbish that will get us nowhere, i know the pitch is difficult but FFS someone get a foot on the ball and play! Out fought and out muscled i'm afraid, if we are going to play the physical game we will lose..
You never know, something bizarre might happen but  the sad fact is - not good enough

Pipe wouldn't look so good against Bobby Cummings

There aren't many times when I've been this embarrassed to support Town. Other than the other day when it was the same wasteful long-ball-straight-to-Newport farce. That charged-down short corner just now sums this semi-final up for me.

Thanoj has been anonymous.

What an embarrassment this is. Lightweights, the lot of them.

Oh dear... awful.....  Shall I be first ?? S & H out....  ;)

Void of ideas, We just can not keep the ball, I really hoped Town would have put up a better performance than this.

Cook hasn't won a single contested header yet.

I cany believe that most of you are slagging us off. Support the bloody team.

Quoted from gary_elton

Oh dear... awful.....  Shall I be first ?? S & H out....  ;)

I don't know about that but there is a serious lack of ideas and tactics fron them :(

Quoted from KK_DOG

I cany believe that most of you are slagging us off. Support the bloody team.

I think the past decade has got to most of us.

There we are all hopes  rest on Southwell.

Looking second class this half, not enough ideas or flair

Quoted from KK_DOG

I cany believe that most of you are slagging us off. Support the bloody team.

Support the excrement that they are offering today. Nah I'll pass thanks, I have standards for my football club.

Quoted from KK_DOG

I cany believe that most of you are slagging us off. Support the bloody team.

When they turn up, I'll start supporting 'em.

It's sad to say, but they look like they want it more! Too many half-hearted passes and challenges!

Got to give big credit to Newport though for not sitting back and parking the bus. They have been very attacking and now o'connor is on this could be fun

Mr Ed has the hoodoo over us!!

Quoted from KK_DOG

I cany believe that most of you are slagging us off. Support the bloody team.

Sorry but are you serious? Play-Off Semi Final & we mustered 1 shot on target in 2 games, we've been out done and havent showed no passion whatsoever! If i showed the effort and performance in my job the same as these lot do, i'd be long gone.

From todays showing I'd only keep Disley next season, even McKeown has been shite

Thank fcuk for Pond and Nielson plus Hannah's goals pre-Christmas or we might have been struggling to stay in this league

urine poor all round. Get rid of the lot.

Thanoj, Marshall, cook all poor at present. No bite, hunger or commitment from the team as a whole.

Hearn did nothing but didn't have much service, it was all long ball straight to their full backs.

We miss Niven more than we could ever have imagined.

I'm flipping gutted

at least we can all forget about football now for 3 months ,, roll on fishing on a weekend

Cooky looks like he has been on the lash for a fortnight

Quoted from Ipswin

Thank fcuk for Pond and Nielson plus Hannah's goals pre-Christmas or we might have been struggling to stay in this league

Complete bollocks.

Good sig though.

Quoted from Ipswin

Thank fcuk for Pond and Nielson plus Hannah's goals pre-Christmas or we might have been struggling to stay in this league

you just beat me to it... was thinkin how we would have been doing with Pond and Neilsen...

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't know about that but there is a serious lack of ideas and tactics fron them :(

But who's to say its not the players who arn't apply those tactics or cant be arsed anymore ?

It's not like Newport are controlling the game.

Absolutely useless.

We're doing well to have NIL. Thomas dreadful, Naylor & Thanoj only marginally better.

Marshall is shocking, hope we don't offer him a contract for next season

Quoted from GrimmyGrimGrim

urine poor all round. Get rid of the lot.

Certainly Thomas has become a far worse player since signing for Town - not a great career move

Tactically retarded.

Can we blame the ref for our totally inept team?

How long is Thomas' contract? He's been shite for so long and today's been no exception!

WTF was Thomas just doing then on their last attack? Jesus Christ on a fvcking jet ski.

What we'd do to still have Neilson in the side now.

Quoted from Harry Haddock

But who's to say its not the players who arn't apply those tactics or cant be arsed anymore ?

If that's the case its just as much down to S&H

I think this and the Wembley game have shown we lack experienced heads in the squad.

Newport dont have to control it much , our effort isnt there , lacking passion and desire today sadly ,

but I'm thinkin how much more spondoolies I'll have for my trip to Spain in 3 weeks instead of forkin out
for Wembley...  :)

Doesn't Justin  Edinburgh  look  like Alan Partridge?

urine poor control fro every single player today. urine poor.

intercourse OFF TOWN, flipping USELESS! NO flipping IDEA WHATSOEVER!!

This second half has been an embarrassment. I get the impression certain players couldn't care less by their performances in both legs. Not looking forward to next season.

We are absolutely HOPELESS this half. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Not even going down with a fight.

Newport singing "You're excrement and you know you are"  Obviously some of them are reading the Fishy!

Feel for the travelling fans.

Pub team footy ..... hoooooof, same crap league next season then gents (snigger)  ;D

No movement, no passing to feet, nobody is willing to stand up and be counted. This is as bad as we've ever been.

Quoted from craigy

Marshall is shocking, hope we don't offer him a contract for next season

What did we do wrong to make him choose us over Luton FFS

Quoted from Badger57

We are absolutely HOPELESS this half. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Not even going down with a fight.

Or a shot. It's that bad it's laughable.

Think maddness sung a song quite apt for town in these playoffs. " your an embarrassment"

I'd have more pride for the team if they had the cahones to just walk off the pitch shaking Justin's hand as they head down the tunnel before we get to the 90.

In blind optimism people tried to pretend the midweek performance wasn't all that bad, when it really was... though it was nowhere near as terrible as this. In December we looked like our team was strongest in the league. Looking at it on the balance of the play-offs alone, we need a complete squad overhaul.

I think we're seeing why only 5000 turned up the other night and only 660 travelled today. We're not stupid. Well not THAT stupid.

Isn't Pipe big though?  :K)

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Pub team footy ..... hoooooof, same crap league next season then gents (snigger)  ;D

That's very harsh - I've seen some very entertaining pub teams :)

Quoted from petethemariner

Doesn't Justin  Edinburgh  look  like Alan Partridge?

I would say he looks more like the real life Steve coogan.

Quoted from ackomariner

Think maddness sung a song quite apt for town in these playoffs. " your an embarrassment"

*coughs*

Fearful for next season.

at least we can all forget about football now for 3 months ,, roll on fishing on a weekend

Quoted from MarinerJosh

Or a shot. It's that bad it's laughable.

Yep I'm laughing uncontrollably  ;)

Have we even been training to play football? Looks more like they was all on the lash last night.

2nd half a complete embarrassment ,

Quoted from mariner91

No movement, no passing to feet, nobody is willing to stand up and be counted. This is as bad as we've ever been.

Have to agree mate, this performance by town has been P!iss poor, It's as if Town have accepted defeat, Have we had a shot yet ?

Pathetic.

one thing that's clear is we need another player like niven/pipe we are not controlling the midfield and have struggled whenever niven was out

absolute boll*****, no passion sack of shi**** totally let down again

I feel like strangling someone

What a load of rubbish!!!!!!!!!!

Shows how vital Niven has been for all the fuckwits that have slagged him off for doing nothing.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I wish we had played kiddy!!

Quoted from topuphere666

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I wish we had played kiddy!!

So we could have had a battering at Wembley?

Quoted from GtfcGarner

Shows how vital Niven has been for all the fuckwits that have slagged him off for doing nothing.

Well said.

[quote=97]I think we're seeing why only 5000 turned up the other night and only 660 travelled today. We're not stupid. Well not THAT stupid.


We all know whats gonna be served up. Maybe we can dock the players wages and refund the fans that travelled

As for Niven, really?

Greg Fleming for actual No. 1? Even McKeown is no longer safe after this... the campaign starts here!  ;)

A complete embarrassment today.

Thank intercourse I'm not going to waste my money seeing us tonked at Wembley for a while......

  R U B B I S H.... no other word for it.....

S & H need to appologise for the second half to come out with any credit at all.

a disgrace of a performance, utter disgrace, gutless, spineless, hopeless and clueless

Scott and Hurst should be sacked after this

Quoted from GrimmyGrimGrim

So we could have had a battering at Wembley?

From Wrexham?
To be fair Newport were the team I wanted to play in the semis. We have just been a massive let down for 180 minutes.

What even was our game plan?

If in doubt ......... kick it in the air!

Have we had a shot or header on goal at all this half - I can't remember their keeper making a save

Quoted from Ipswin

Have we had a shot or header on goal at all this half - I can't remember their keeper making a save

No.

I blame the continuing rotation of players (that's my excuse).  I know it's a team game but from a players were's the incentive to keep playing well to keep your place in the side if the managers continue to rotate the team every match since Christmas, no wonder we've been crap.  I think they've tried to protect the players too much and it's backed fired on them.

Strike force is ok, just need to sort the midfield and wingers out.

Oh well another season in the bsp.

I said it earlier, but I've seen this game over and over again this season. WHY have so many got excited that we might get promoted this season???? We all wanted to believe it was possible but it was just never on the cards. Absolute DRIVEL and a flipping embarrassment.

defo need a new midfield next year and right back

Turned it off when they scored...off to go and cancel Premier channel

What a poor performance. However, I blame the managers for the disruption they have caused since the new year chopping and changing what was a settled team. Carrot Top out until next season!

Really poor performance. not got much else to say really.

Shades of the relegation season of 2009/10 in that second half. Abysmal.

Well that was embarrassing in the end. Think the fans who made the trip deserve their fares paying. Dreadful second half. Good job Newport weren't any good or we'd have got mullered.

I thought this squad had character. I was wrong.

Don't mind losing but not in that manner.

Pffft, Edinburgh just said we pushed them hard over the two legs! I don't know what games he's been watching!

a lack of quality all over the pitch, only Marshall can think he did alright, the rest were rubbish.  Did Hannah touch the ball other than handling it?

Miller awful today, Thomas not far behind, but all in all a shocking performance.

We have no excuses, so I hope Scott and Hurst dont make any

Justin, you're a gentleman and a scholar, but "we've been pushed hard by Grimsby over both legs"? Don't worry, you don't have to hide the truth from us.

Well done Newport, hope you get promoted, you deserve it far more than we would've on that farcical showing.

Quoted from mariner2000

defo need a new midfield next year and right back

What some of us have said all bloody season and that's why I have no faith in Pinky and Perky at all. If they can't/ won't see it then give them their cards. Can't stand them.

Quoted from Tom13

Shades of the relegation season of 2009/10 in that second half. Abysmal.

wasnt it just like Burton Albion agree

As for the Taffs singing "you're excrement, and you know you are". Well yes we are, but we'll get better but you'll still be Welsh for the rest of your lives.

Utter sh!te. Well done to Newport but we lost this for ourselves!! Those players were on holiday before the first leg. Feel very sorry for those fans that travelled all that way, how many times have we felt let down by the players this season?

I Need a break from footy now and will be back next season as I always am but hoping for more heart from the players by then

Quoted from Bruce Springsteen

a lack of quality all over the pitch, only Marshall can think he did alright, the rest were rubbish.  Did Hannah touch the ball other than handling it?

Miller awful today, Thomas not far behind, but all in all a shocking performance.

We have no excuses, so I hope Scott and Hurst dont make any

WHS

We need

New full back - left sided.
2 centre midfielders
2 wingers

If Ford can get fit, we are ok with our current centre halves.

The strike force is ok but need the service from a Neilson type player. Id imagine Marshall will be heading back to Bury this summer as well as Devitt to Hull - he was a shadow of his former self this season.  

Marshal?!! Skill but hasn't got the bottle.

They destroyed us.

Not sure what we need.  A bit of control, a bit of accuracy, a bit of confidence, a bit of strength, a bit of speed, a bit of brawn and a bit of fight.

We're floundering really - people say we need a new midfield, yet in the same breath they say Disley is our best player and Niven is the best thing since sliced breath.  Do we need a new midfield or the old one back to full fitness?

I found that quite embarrassing to watch.

Newport County

we looked ok up to the goal- got into one or two good positions early on. The goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of us and we got worse and worse. Not the first time that has happened this season.

in a game of this importance not to really create any chances when you go into the game knowing you HAVE to win is really disappointing. We have finished with a wimper. Hull fans were slagging their team yesterday for lacking desire- some on here will say the same about Town. I dont know if you can really say that about a team that has finished fourth in the league but not for the first time this season we ran out ideas.

no doubt in the immediate aftermath of the game and with the disappointment we all feel there will over the top reaction like get rid of certain players or sack the Managers or call for Fenty to resign etc etc.

its been a decent season, progress has been made but we have ultimately we have come up short. if we are honest we probably werent good enough. I see no reason for knee jerk reactions or wholesale changes but clearly there will some changes to the squad for next season- some of which may be dictated by money.

Be intersting to see if anybody comes in for Liam and Mckeown

we looked ok up to the goal- got into one or two good positions early on. The goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of us and we got worse and worse. Not the first time that has happened this season.

in a game of this importance not to really create any chances when you go into the game knowing you HAVE to win is really disappointing. We have finished with a wimper. Hull fans were slagging their team yesterday for lacking desire- some on here will say the same about Town. I dont know if you can really say that about a team that has finished fourth in the league but not for the first time this season we ran out ideas.

no doubt in the immediate aftermath of the game and with the disappointment we all feel there will over the top reaction like get rid of certain players or sack the Managers or call for Fenty to resign etc etc.

its been a decent season, progress has been made but we have ultimately we have come up short. if we are honest we probably werent good enough. I see no reason for knee jerk reactions or wholesale changes but clearly there will some changes to the squad for next season- some of which may be dictated by money.

2 1/4 seasons of hoofball and i can safely say i'm sick of it, there will have to be dramatic changes at BP to
tempt me back next season and this is coming from someone who saw his first game at BP as a very young child in 1965!
The supporters of GTFC deserve better, we all laugh at Scunny and Lincoln, but Scunny are still a  league above us
and Lincoln in the same league as us again next season - utterly depressing.

I can forgive a lack of talent (begrudgingly) I'm not asking players to be world beaters. What I can't forgive is being outfought in a crucial 90 minutes, not one of the players seemed to want it or give a shite. The other thing I can't forgive is an inability to do the basics. Why are so many of our players unable to control the ball or pass it with reasonable accuracy?! That was a disgraceful performance, up there with the worst we've ever seen. Toothless, gutless and heartless. These players get a better than average wage to run around kicking a football and they couldn't be arsed to match the effort of the opposition in the most important game of the season.

Once the loan players have gone back I think the only players i'd get rid of would be greg pearson and louis soares. Not sure. We need a scott neilson, a niven that can pass, another winger, another left back. And to only use one or two loan players at a time I think we over relied on them this season and it ruins the conistancy of the team.

Quoted from jaygy

I Need a break from footy now and will be back next season as I always am but hoping for more heart from the players by then

I know the feeling. I'm going to enjoy the three champions league games coming up and then try to forget about footy. I can't be arsed reading / hearing whatever huff and puff the managers want to come out with now. Their squad has fallen well short.

Improvement on previous years? Without a doubt. But when it really mattered we produced two limp, gutless performances. That dressing room needs more character. Some proper bad-áss  leaders.

Thank god there's no international thingy this summer

Quoted from mariner91

I can forgive a lack of talent (begrudgingly) I'm not asking players to be world beaters. What I can't forgive is being outfought in a crucial 90 minutes, not one of the players seemed to want it or give a shite. The other thing I can't forgive is an inability to do the basics. Why are so many of our players unable to control the ball or pass it with reasonable accuracy?! That was a disgraceful performance, up there with the worst we've ever seen. Toothless, gutless and heartless. These players get a better than average wage to run around kicking a football and they couldn't be arsed to match the effort of the opposition in the most important game of the season.

Well today they lacked the bottle

Quoted from mariner91

I can forgive a lack of talent (begrudgingly) I'm not asking players to be world beaters. What I can't forgive is being outfought in a crucial 90 minutes, not one of the players seemed to want it or give a shite. The other thing I can't forgive is an inability to do the basics. Why are so many of our players unable to control the ball or pass it with reasonable accuracy?! That was a disgraceful performance, up there with the worst we've ever seen. Toothless, gutless and heartless. These players get a better than average wage to run around kicking a football and they couldn't be arsed to match the effort of the opposition in the most important game of the season.

They all need to watch ryan giggs tips and tricks 1994, tells you how to control a ball properly, how to get past people and free kick routines that actually work  :P

Quoted from nightrider

Be intersting to see if anybody comes in for Liam and Mckeown

Not on today's performance.

Yet again we all believed only for grimsby to do what they do best..


letdown.

Quoted from TWAreaTownSupporter

Not on today's performance.

That was actually a positive for me that neither were spectacular in these televised matches so that no one will probably take notice. More based on hearn because teams won't have been scouting him this season, im sure if a team wants mckeown they won't be too put off.

Probably not Liam but im sure we could generate some money from Mckeown

Going 442 seemed a strange decision. It didn't work on Wednesday so not really going to work when 2-0 down. I thought Colbeck worked hard but so much wasted effort. Marshall tried to do too much and looked like their players knew this and just left him to it.

Another year in non-league

Quoted from mariner91

I can forgive a lack of talent (begrudgingly) I'm not asking players to be world beaters. What I can't forgive is being outfought in a crucial 90 minutes, not one of the players seemed to want it or give a shite. The other thing I can't forgive is an inability to do the basics. Why are so many of our players unable to control the ball or pass it with reasonable accuracy?! That was a disgraceful performance, up there with the worst we've ever seen. Toothless, gutless and heartless. These players get a better than average wage to run around kicking a football and they couldn't be arsed to match the effort of the opposition in the most important game of the season.

This, the difference between the two sides was just effort, very little from us and loads from them, so dissapointed. As was said earlier, the players should pay out for those who travelled today.

How many times have we seen performances like that this season - where we are second to every ball, can't control it when we do get it, and if we miraculously manage to somehow get it under control, end up having it either whipped off us by an opponent or hand it to them meekly on a plate, through bad passing.

OK - maybe I exaggerate - maybe we are better than that but today was so depressing to watch (again).  This season the results have been fairly convincing but have the performances?  And neither the results nor the performances held when it really mattered.

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

This, the difference between the two sides was just effort, very little from us and loads from them, so dissapointed. As was said earlier, the players should pay out for those who travelled today.

I must say, their players did seem to want it more than ours - they easily won the battle.

Quoted from Bruce Springsteen

wasnt it just like Burton Albion agree

I had to double check if we had Cook up top and not Tommy Wright, with the quality of these streams and the performance it could have been!

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Thank god there's no international thingy this summer

I actually said the exact same thing to the wife when the game finished, will be nice to have a full break and come back in high spirits for the new season

Out fought and out thought. A pathetic showing.

We need a couple of experienced midfield players who can actually hold the ball and pass it to feet.  

We also need a few players with bottle, and fight in them We are so lightweight.

At the end the interviewer asked Hurst if the mangers and players can bounch back. He said 'Rob and I will......(long pause) and some of the players......'

Says it all.