The Fishy - Grimsby Town FC

League Two Table

  PGDPts
1Walsall22+1243
2Bromley22+1242
3Swindon22+940
4MK Dons22+1939
5Salford22+339
6Notts County22+1138
7Chesterfield22+838
8Cambridge Utd22+635
9Fleetwood Town22+333
10Colchester22+932
11Crewe22+532
12Gillingham22+531
13Barnet22+329
14Tranmere22+229
15Oldham22+428
16Grimsby22+328
17Accrington Stanley22-127
18Cheltenham22-1427
19Barrow22-1021
20Crawley Town22-1119
21Shrewsbury22-1619
22Bristol Rovers22-2418
23Harrogate Town22-1817
24Newport County22-2014

Full League Two Table
Prem|Champ|L1|L2|NL|NLN|NLS
SPL|SC|S1|S2

Follow the Fishy on Twitter
NewsNow logo

Question of the Week

Do you prefer the new Champions League Swiss format





 

Norwich Preview

By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 05/04/2002

TOWN now go into their last three games of the season needing at least four points to escape the threat of relegation. All three of their games are difficult and Saturday's visit to Carrow Road is no exception.

Home > 2001-2002 Season > Previews > Norwich (a)

The Bottom Line

The foot of the first division is as tight as ever as we enter the last three games of the season. With Stockport already relegated, two from Barnsley, Crewe, Walsall, Town, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday and Forest will go down. The latter two seem less likely, but it now seem a distinct possibility that the magic 50 points may not quite be enough to see anyone safe. However, the Mariners' fortunes have undoubtedly been turned around since the end of February.

Two months ago Grimsby were seven points away from 21st place and destined for the second division. Now, the Mariners have a fighting chance of staying up - at least four points are needed out of a possible nine for Town to do this. Then comes the "but"! Town have to travel to Norwich, play Burnley at Blundell Park and travel to Millwall on the last day. All these clubs are in the top seven and it seems a very difficult task. But if the Mariners are to pull of the great escape, they need to pull some results out of the bag, and a result against Norwich will go a long way to maintaining the Mariners' division one status.

Recent Form

 

TownNorwich
DSheff Wed(h)1-2
LBirmingham(a)5-2
WWimbledon(h)3-1
WWolves(a)1-0
DWalsall(h)2-2
WBradford(h)1-0
WPalace(a)2-1
DWolves(a)0-0
WGillingham(a)2-1
LBirmingham(h)0-1

Overall League Record

 

TownNorwich
PWDLFA
431113194567
PWDLFA
43208155550

Dangerman

 

TownNorwich

Alan Pouton

Aggressive and robust midfield player who is more than capable of causing opposing defences problems with his fast running, and of course the infamous "Pouton stepover". Signed by Alan Buckley for a bargain £160,000 in 1999 from York City, Pouton has become a firm fans favourite at Blundell Park. Scored a hat-trick against Wimbledon a few Saturdays ago, taking his tall this season to five.

David Nielsen

Town know all about the "Great Dane" after spending three months on loan at Blundell Park last season. Brought to the club by Lennie Lawrence from FC Copenhagen, Nielsen managed to bad a handful of goals along the way and Town fans were desperate for his signature to be secured. However, his wages could not be matched and he went on to sign for Wimbledon at the end of last season. At the beginning of this season he moved on again - this time to Norwich where he has also been a huge hit with his electric pace and somewhat erratic goal celebrations! Will undoubtedly be a threat for the Town back line.

Vital Statistics

 

TownNorwich

Biggest home win: 6-2 (Wimbledon)

Biggest away win: 1-0 (West Brom, Coventry)

Heaviest home defeat: 0-3 (Watford)

Heaviest away defeat: 0-5 (Crystal Palace)

Top goalscorer: Michael Boulding (9 goals)

Biggest home win: 3-0 (Preston)

Biggest away win: 5-0 (Sheff Wed)

Heaviest home defeat: 1-4 (Bradford)

Heaviest away defeat: 0-4 (Millwall, Preston, Birmingham)

Top goalscorer: Iwan Roberts (13 goals)

Town Team News

  • The only definite non starter will be David Smith who will not play again this season.
  • Town do have major doubts over top scorer Michael Boulding, Bradley Allen and Stuart Campbell who both face an uphill struggle to be fit for the game. Boulding stands the best chance of playing, while involvement for Allen and Campbell is less likely.
  • This could mean starts for on loan Paul Robinson and former Manchester United winger Terry Cooke. Robinson has impressed as a substitute against Birmingham and Wednesday, while Cooke could be given his chance down the wing through the injury to Campbell.
  • Robert Taylor could make the bench after returning to the club on a non contract basis, but involvement for Steve Livingstone after a reserve game is unlikely.

    • Norwich Team News

  • Leading scorer Iwan Roberts is still nursing an injury and will miss out - to the relief of Mariners fans - meaning David Nielsen and Paul McVeigh will continue up front.
  • Elsewhere, Nigel Worthington has the rest of his regular squad available

    • Expected Line Ups

    TownNorwich
    Danny Coyne
    John McDermott (C)
    Tony Gallimore
    Andy Todd
    Paul Groves
    Terry Cooke
    Danny Butterfield
    Stacy Coldicott
    Alan Pouton
    Michael Boulding
    Paul Robinson
    Robert Green
    Adam Drury
    Craig Fleming
    Darren Kenton
    Mackay
    Steen Nedegaard
    Clint Easton
    Gary Holt
    Phillip Mulryne
    Paul Mcveigh
    David Nielsen
    Substitutes Substitutes
    Wayne Burnett
    Robert Taylor
    Steve Croudson (GK)
    Willie Falconer
    Simon Ford
    Paul Crichton (GK)
    Daryl Sutch
    Alex Notman
    Mark Rivers
    Darren Russell

    Norwich Head-to-Head (94th on The Opposition Ladder).

    Fishy Prediction

    A game where Town really need to get something in order to give themselves a chance of staying up. A draw would be a fantastic result and most Town fans would take that.

    Prediction: 1-1 Draw. Reader's POMs

    Directions

    Click on the link for directions to Carrow Road.

    Add To Facebook

    This site is by the fans, for the fans, and we will consider articles on any subject relating to the Mariners whether it be related to current news, a nostalgic look back in the past, a story about a player, a game or games in the past, something about Blundell Park or football in general. Click here to submit your article!

    Related Stories


    Forum Latest
    Thread TitlePostsLatest Post
    Just Back49toontown27/12 00:02
    JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW307forza ivano26/12 23:16
    Completely lost his way62Swansea_Mariner26/12 22:43
    Goal kick pass to our own keeper...?4Mikey_34526/12 22:41
    Selling George McEachran 15chaos3326/12 22:28
    Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Match Thread - 26/12/2025110marinerjase26/12 19:00
    Oldham at BP33Gaffer5826/12 14:51
    Falling out of love with town89Nelly GTFC26/12 14:27
    TV Games/Upcoming Fixtures4SiteBot26/12 14:14
    The Fishy 42Nelly GTFC26/12 14:07

    This Season and previous Seasons


    News  | Submit Article