Game 26 - The Mariners (A)

Team: Grimsby Town

Date: 11/01/2025

Where: Blundell Park

What line-up should Stuart Maynard opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

Am I right in saying this is another early kick off? If so it’ll be on Sky Soorts+ which is a bonus for me but I know it makes it hard for travelling fans.

I’m hoping for another win and hopefully get back in the top 3.

I hope they've got the frost covers on!

4 hours ago, menzinho said:

I hope they've got the frost covers on!

I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t called off, the weather forecast is for frost right up to Saturday then getting warmer next week, too late.

 

Update from Grimsby on the system of the pitch for the match tomorrow.

 

It’s looking like it should be ok, according to weather report it hit the dizzy heights of 3° today and it’s only dropping to 0°/1° overnight so the frost covers should have done their job. That said I still hope a ref is down there early tomorrow just to double check, the club doesn't get to make the call sadly and it’s not fair or right that games get called off so late.

But all signs point towards it going ahead and it should be an entertaining match, maybe they’ll prove me wrong but I find it perplexing how Grimsby are only 3 points behind us in the table. Yes, they’ve won a game more but they’ve also lost 12! That’s 6 more than us!

They’ve never found any real consistency and if we win tomorrow, it would make it 3 losses on the trot for them. Their defence still isn’t great and last season we scored 4 goals by just crossing it to the back post, I feel given how he likes to drift to the back post Jatta could have a very productive time of it tomorrow. I would also be very tempted to start Jodi too as he assisted 4 goals there last season and played well very well against them earlier this season!

Grimsby are unpredictable and that makes them dangerous. They beat Port Vale 3-0 but then lost to Accrington and Bradford, conceding 3 goals in both games. They are the only side in the top 12 with a minus goal difference. They don't do draws. 1 draw in 25 games must be some sort of record. 

I think Notts will come away with all 3 points. There will be goals. 3-2 to Notts. 

It's Matchday.

CMON U PIES!!!

 

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Update on the state of the Grimsby pitch. Isn't the Ref there already?

 

The match has been postponed.

Grimsby are a complete shambles.

 

It was obvious the match was never going to go ahead after 3/4 nights of hard frosts. This happens time and time again, the cynic in me says they just want to sell as many tickets as possible before saying it’s postponed, they could and should have called it off yesterday at the latest.

We even did the impossible and found a parking space in Cleethorpes and then it got called off a minute later. Currently in Skeg

The minute the club posted that there wasn't going to be a pitch inspection because of course it'll go ahead we knew what would happen. Shambolic from Grimsby. Hope there was at least a nice (if bracing) seaside trip @ARLukomski!