| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup 19:05 - Aug 14 with 13524 views | 442Dale |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 22:04 - Aug 14 with 3191 views | kiwidale |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 21:52 - Aug 14 by tony_roch975 |
Instinctively agree with that but maybe McNulty (yes, more comfortable @ central CB) adds a bit of leadership to a very young back line with MJ which got caught out on Saturday 3 times. |
How did Halifax look?... Ive got a soft spot for traditional northern teams like Fax and Stanley, would love to see Halifax town back in league football. |  |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 22:42 - Aug 14 with 2944 views | sandy_dale |
Post match interview focused on us not being ruthless infront of goal. Didn’t look impressed at all. Will we get a player in before the end of the loan window? Be worried if we don’t after those comments |  | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 22:43 - Aug 14 with 2943 views | James1980 |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 21:26 - Aug 14 by Shun |
Agreed. Ollie has to start on Saturday after this. Camps has been near anonymous for almost a year now. |
In a recent interview Hilly said he picks the players based on the team being played, but if Ollie isn't picked on Saturday. I am really going to start wondering if players are told not to shoot from outside the area. | |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 22:55 - Aug 14 with 2937 views | DaleAddict |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 21:40 - Aug 14 by isitme |
To be fair to Jim he is a steady player and did alright last season. He offers good depth to the squad but I would not start him above McGahey, Williams or Delaney. |
On paper McNulty might not be individually better than any of those three, but I think we defend better with him in the side. The three goals we conceded in the first half on Saturday all came from collectively soft defending; no one individual to blame but a team weakness. McNulty might not be able to knock a nice pass 50 yards, and he makes some glaring errors that are easy to criticise, but he can defend basic situations. It might be a complete coincidence, McNulty might have nothing to do with it, but when you find that you somehow concede fewer goals with a certain player in your backline then it's worth sticking with him. Purely on the basis that we've won two out of two and only conceded once with him the side I'd start him on Saturday. It might not work, but in August you can afford to find out what works and what doesn't, and we certainly can't afford to defend like we did against Peterborough and ever expect to get away with it. | |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 23:25 - Aug 14 with 2868 views | JimmyRustler |
I just had a quick look at the Grimsby forum and one of the posts suggests that we looked good but toothless up front. If they can see it... |  | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 01:17 - Aug 15 with 2733 views | TVOS1907 |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 23:25 - Aug 14 by JimmyRustler |
I just had a quick look at the Grimsby forum and one of the posts suggests that we looked good but toothless up front. If they can see it... |
Some of them also said plenty of complimentary things.
https://forum.thefishy.co.uk/Blah.pl?m-1534282808/ |  |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 01:22 - Aug 15 with 2728 views | JimmyRustler |
Yeah I know - saying we looked good is pretty complimentary in itself | | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 03:23 - Aug 15 with 2655 views | davidab2202 |
When your first 2 home games have meant that you have watched 2 defeats and seen your side concede 6 goals(and we may be in the same position come next week)then the opposition may well look useful | | | |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 06:21 - Aug 15 with 2586 views | ColDale |
Alan Buckley's grandson was on the bench for Grimsby |  | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 07:18 - Aug 15 with 2495 views | aleanddale |
Excellent stuff two goals and a clean sheet away from home.
when is the draw for round 2.
Nottingham Forest Away please!  | | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 09:32 - Aug 15 with 2311 views | Nigeriamark |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 21:33 - Aug 14 by boromat |
My only worry is it makes for a lightweight midfield. For me it's Cannon or Camps and Inman or Rathbone. A midfield of Perkins, Rathbone and Inman is lacking physicality and would only work against certain teams.
Great for Rathbone though and the more 'positive' headaches for Hill the better! Be interesting now to see what he does at weekend. |
Although Rathbone will get the plaudits for his 2 very good goals, Andy Cannon was also superb last night. Camps would struggle in my opinion to start ahead of either of them if it is based on current form but let's see what Hill does
Still a bit worrying about the possession we are getting but lack of shots or chances created. A few times last night there was a shooting opportunity but a side pass to keep position was the option taken
Pleased with the result and to see some lesser used players get a run last night. Will be interesting to see who did enough to get in on Saturday |  | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 09:54 - Aug 15 with 2267 views | ColDale |
Think thats 8 wins out of 9 against Grimsby now, with Hill in charge for 7 of the wins. Can't remember us doing so well against an individual side that consistently. | | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 10:50 - Aug 15 with 2191 views | Daley_Lama |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 09:54 - Aug 15 by ColDale |
Think thats 8 wins out of 9 against Grimsby now, with Hill in charge for 7 of the wins. Can't remember us doing so well against an individual side that consistently. |
Think we have a record of W5 D1 L0 agsinst someone else recently, not obsessed enough to look it up though. |  |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 13:41 - Aug 15 with 2059 views | Shun |
No.27 gets mentioned as the best player on the pitch and a player who controlled the midfield - is that Cannon? |  | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 13:51 - Aug 15 with 2034 views | TVOS1907 |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 13:41 - Aug 15 by Shun |
No.27 gets mentioned as the best player on the pitch and a player who controlled the midfield - is that Cannon? |
Yes, he wears 27!
He had an excellent game, but my only criticism would be that he was afraid to shoot when chances opened up for him a number of times on the edge of the area, something the manager has alluded to.
What's the worse that could happen?
I also remember his goal v AFC Wimbledon in March which went in off a wicked deflection. | |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 15:53 - Aug 15 with 1924 views | 1907 |
My thoughts for what their worth.
Playing 5 at the back away from home works swimmingly.
Playing 5 at the back at home, doesn't.
Its great being able to soak up pressure & hit teams on the counter when we are away from home but I think we need a different tactic whilst at home.
We need to be more offensive with more players in advanced positions, instead of behind the ball. | | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 16:12 - Aug 15 with 1876 views | D_Alien |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 15:53 - Aug 15 by 1907 |
My thoughts for what their worth.
Playing 5 at the back away from home works swimmingly.
Playing 5 at the back at home, doesn't.
Its great being able to soak up pressure & hit teams on the counter when we are away from home but I think we need a different tactic whilst at home.
We need to be more offensive with more players in advanced positions, instead of behind the ball. |
It's an interesting point, but I'd feel inclined to retain the system both home & away, if only to instill consistency and clarity within the squad. Exceptions might be playing a non-league team at home in a cup tie, but even then, there's another point in favour of retaining 532
The system allows just about maximum flexibility in how it's deployed, in that attacking wingbacks should be able to bomb forward more often at home with the back three providing cover. The defensive midfielder should also be free to advance for the same reason, and indeed one of the CBs too should feel confident enough to take the ball well into the opponent's half. We saw MJ do this last Saturday. The key is adaptability, and the players having the footballing intelligence to use the scope within the system to its best advantage. Whatever formation you put out, it's only as good as the players [Post edited 15 Aug 2018 16:30]
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 17:31 - Aug 15 with 1794 views | TVOS1907 |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 20:13 - Aug 14 by fitzochris |
We’re under the cosh a bit at the moment. |
Good job we had Cosh Lillis between the sticks! | |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 18:40 - Aug 15 with 1725 views | fitzochris |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 17:31 - Aug 15 by TVOS1907 |
Good job we had Cosh Lillis between the sticks! |
He was Tosh Lillis when he got caught in possession. |  |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 18:42 - Aug 15 with 1722 views | judd |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 18:40 - Aug 15 by fitzochris |
He was Tosh Lillis when he got caught in possession. |
I did hear someone refer to Nosh but can't for the life of me think why... |  |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 19:14 - Aug 15 with 1681 views | 100notout |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 18:42 - Aug 15 by judd |
I did hear someone refer to Nosh but can't for the life of me think why... |
Conrad Logan? | |
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| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 19:55 - Aug 15 with 1591 views | Dickydaler |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 13:51 - Aug 15 by TVOS1907 |
Yes, he wears 27!
He had an excellent game, but my only criticism would be that he was afraid to shoot when chances opened up for him a number of times on the edge of the area, something the manager has alluded to.
What's the worse that could happen?
I also remember his goal v AFC Wimbledon in March which went in off a wicked deflection. |
I agree with you, but I wonder if the fact that he had already had two scuffed shots and maybe that put him off shooting. | | | |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 19:58 - Aug 15 with 1582 views | TVOS1907 |
| Match thread: Grimsby, League Cup on 19:55 - Aug 15 by Dickydaler |
I agree with you, but I wonder if the fact that he had already had two scuffed shots and maybe that put him off shooting. |
Possibly, but it shouldn't. | |
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