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Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 8:50 pm
by Clarets4me
Have kept an eye out for Grimsby's scores since Burnley's former U23 Coach Michael Jolley was appointed Manager on 2nd March..

They were sinking fast at that time, and only picked up 2 points in his first 5 games. Since then however, Grimsby have picked up 13 out of 15 points in the last 5 games of the season, including beating Notts County & an away win at Swindon...

Given a full pre=season and some transfer dealings, they might be a decent outside bet for promotion next year... ;)

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:27 pm
by Vintage Claret
Random fact, Grimsby is the away ground I've attended the most times to watch Burnley but never seen us win there, even when we scored 5 in one game!

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:35 pm
by ClaretTony
It's been a Jolley good improvement in recent weeks

Not surprised you haven't seen us win there Vintage - apart from the cup in 1974 and a penalty shoot out in 2007, we haven't won there in the league since 1947.

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:08 pm
by Terrier
Only been once and it made a trip to millwall look a walk in the park!

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:15 pm
by haptonclaret
They’ve done incredible to play 10 games in 3 days!!

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:24 pm
by Clarets4me
haptonclaret wrote:They’ve done incredible to play 10 games in 3 days!!
Duly corrected, Cheers !

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:24 pm
by Leisure
Terrier wrote:Only been once and it made a trip to millwall look a walk in the park!
Think it was '74 and the special train got bricked just before we got to Cleethorpes!

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:28 pm
by Bordeauxclaret
Jolley was employed well after Howe left wasn’t he?
Then of course we wish him well.

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:34 pm
by dsr
ClaretTony wrote:... we haven't won there in the league since 1947.
Was it a good game?

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:37 pm
by Vintage Claret
ClaretTony wrote:It's been a Jolley good improvement in recent weeks

Not surprised you haven't seen us win there Vintage - apart from the cup in 1974 and a penalty shoot out in 2007, we haven't won there in the league since 1947.
Crikey, didn't know that, fair to say it's a bit of a bogey ground then!

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:46 pm
by nil_desperandum
I think I'm correct in saying that we've never won a game at Grimsby.

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:50 pm
by dsr
nil_desperandum wrote:I think I'm correct in saying that we've never won a game at Grimsby.
Because they play in Cleethorpes? You need to nit-pick more accurately - we have won AT Grimsby, meaning the home of Grimsby Town FC; we haven't won IN Grimsby. ;)

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:59 pm
by nil_desperandum
dsr wrote:Because they play in Cleethorpes?
Exactly. Just wondered who would pick up on it. :)

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 11:00 pm
by Dazzler
We can smell your fish and your're sh!t" ;)

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 11:04 pm
by ClaretTony
Bordeauxclaret wrote:Jolley was employed well after Howe left wasn’t he?
Then of course we wish him well.
I'm not sure I understand that.


For the record, he joined Burnley in summer 2014 and left three years later to take up the management role in Sweden.

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 11:21 pm
by Bordeauxclaret
ClaretTony wrote:I'm not sure I understand that.


For the record, he joined Burnley in summer 2014 and left three years later to take up the management role in Sweden.
Howe left in Oct 2012 so was well before Jolley was employed.

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 11:39 pm
by ClaretTony
Bordeauxclaret wrote:Howe left in Oct 2012 so was well before Jolley was employed.
I know when Howe left and when Jolley arrived, I just didn't understand your post

Re: Grimsby Town...

Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 9:24 pm
by ontario claret
Yeah. We scored 5 at Grimsby. But shipped 6.