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Si Bee said:Cue mad celebrations & a beer or two afterwards. :afro:
Mulitinovic said:"Brentford are a big, strong, physical side."
Has he seen Tabb and Hunt? Grimsby must be full of midgets. Like in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Except with fish instead of chocolate.
Davee said:Still In With A Good Loud Shout
Source: The Grimsby Telegraph.
Phillip Norton reports.
Mariners' legend Dave Boylen lives and breathes Grimsby Town Football Club - and he will be there on Saturday to make sure the crowd at Blundell Park is in fine voice. The former midfielder notched up 408 appearances in his 13-year Town career, but he has made many more appearances on the pitch since as he whips up an atmosphere in the ground.
"I cannot stress how important it is to get the Pontoon lads and lasses behind the Mariners at this week's highly important last home game," he said.
"I know from experience what it means to a Town player when you are out on the field of play and you have got the Pontoon cheering for you.
"Lawrie McMenemy used to say it was worth a goal start to the Mariners, so let's forget the past troubles on Saturday and get behind the team.
He added: "Believe me, miracles can happen in football and certainly the Mariners have been short of a few of them this season.
"They have not had the greatest of luck. Conceding goals in the last minutes of the game on quite a few occasions have cost us dearly."
Dave, who will orchestrate in front of the stands before the 3pm kick off, also had a direct message to the players.
"Come on lads, give it one final shot," he said.
"We are all behind you and Town supporters will always appreciate a grafter and a battler, so let's roll the sleeves up, get out there and let's drag Brentford into the dogfight.
"With a win on Saturday, the awesome task at Tranmere might look a lot better."
Fellow Mariners' legend Matt Tees - one of the best strikers in the club's history during his two spells during the Sixties and Seventies - said: "The fans could turn the game on Saturday."
"They have to keep the team going - they have to get behind the team and encourage them. It is such an important game for the club and for the town as well.
"This is really boiling down to the whole season resting on one game. They need three points this weekend."
Matt urged the fans to back the boys, even if things are not going too well on the pitch.
"When you are down like Town are at the moment, you find that the pressure is on you as a player all the time," he said.
"Sometimes you find yourself trying too hard and that is when mistakes are sometimes made.
"The fans have got a lot to do. They can raise the team. When the players get on the pitch, they don't intend to make mistakes, but when they do, it is important for the fans to get behind them even more.
The Mayor of North East Lincolnshire, Coun Peter Barker, has also leant his support to the Mariners despite being a season ticket holder at Aston Villa.
"The football club is important - it is a free advert for Grimsby every time they mention the results on the television. Every time it is mentioned, it reminds people of our fishing heritage and that we exist," he said.
"Everybody has sympathy with their home town football club and wants to see them do well.
"It is everybody's wish for them to win the last two games and hope the other teams at the bottom there are not as successful."
Dave Otter, chairman of the Grimsby Town Supporters' Trust, is also keeping his fingers crossed for a good result.
"We desperately need those three points," he said.
"I think in the past when we have been doing really well, the fans have got behind the team and given us a goal advantage.
"Now the chips are down, the fans need to give that support. Really, this is our final chance."
Dave said support was still there and membership numbers with the Trust had reached 170. He also had a message to readers who have not yet decided whether they will attend the must-win game.
"The club needs you. The team needs you," he said.
"If you don't want to see third division football next season, get down to Blundell Park on Saturday - because you have got a part to play."
Bernard Morley, chairman of Grimsby Town Supporters' Club, feels ticket prices at Blundell Park are good compared to those at other grounds and wants to see more fans backing the team.
"We need support to at least try and keep us in the league," he said.
"I want to see Town do well - everybody does. I don't want to see them go down to Division Three. I hope they don't go down, but it is very, very tight.
And Mr Morley had a message for the players, too.
"If you are playing for your club, you have got to go out there and die for it," he said.
"You should always give everything, and the fans will love that."