1 more point for certain safety : Grimsby Preview
By 4two
April 20 2003
We should be thankful that we are traveling to Cleethorpes not desperate for a win at this stage of the season. Instead the Saddlers fans can travel to Blundell Park knowing they are going to enjoy some footy, a few beers and some fish and chips.
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Monday
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Mariners
Vs Saddlers : Match Preview |
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Date
: Bank Holiday
Monday
Time:
3:00pm
Venue:
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
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Tickets are priced
at £15 adults and £9 Concessions. You can buy them their, but you
will have to walk all around the terraced streets of Cleethorpes to
find the main shed, where the tickets are sold. Accommodation is covered
at Grimsby, but it can be very, very cold. |
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Richard Hughes, Michael Keane, Shaun Allaway, Steve
Livingstone, Stuart Campbell were all doubts for Saturdays clash
with Sheff Wed, and their is no saying they will be 100% fit
for their clash with us on Monday. |
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Hay is out till
next season, O'Connor may still be doubtful. Lee may opt to change
the system seeming as we are away from home. Both Pedro and Corica
made a good case for inclusion on Saturday.
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3-1 |
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| Last
Meeting 7/12/2002 |
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The
Season so far... |
| 3-0 vs
Ipswich |
Biggest
Home Win |
4-2 vs
Stoke |
| 3-1 vs
Derby |
Biggest Away Win |
3-0 vs Millwall |
| 1-4 vs
Sheff United, Crystal Palace |
Heaviest Home
Defeat |
1-4 vs Leicester |
| 0-4 vs
Norwich |
Heaviest Away
Defeat |
0-5 vs Preston |
| 30 |
Players Used |
29 |
| 9 |
Clean Sheets |
13 |
| 18 |
Failed To Score |
15 |
| 2 |
Best Winning
Sequence |
2 |
| 4 |
Best Unbeaten
Sequence |
3 |
| 5 |
Worst Losing
Sequence |
4 |
| 9 |
Worst Sequence
With No Win |
6 |
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One2Watch:
Jimmy Walker made a swift return to
the Saddlers XI against Coventry City last Tuesday - Kept a clean
sheet. Then...on Saturday - He kept another clean sheet. Jim did manage
to keep 3 consecutive clean sheets against Reading, Wimbledon and
Brighton at the end of January, but the run was broken by a 4-1
defeat to the Foxes. Can Jim equal his run ? |
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One2Watch:
Forward Michael Boulding is back at Blundell park after an unsuccessful
spell with Aston Villa. He has hit top form since going
"home" finding the net 4 times in 10 games. He is a real
live wire and a player who is able to score goals in the first
division. |
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| Verdict |
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would be nice to leave Grimsby knowing that we are mathematically safe,
allowing us to enjoy the last 2 games against Derby and Sheffield
Wednesday. Just 1 point will be enough, but Grimsby will be up for this
one. Although they look doomed they can still catch Stoke City, and until
they are defiantly relegated the Mariners wont give up. We can expect a
scrap in what are usually difficult conditions at Blundell Park. It
would really boost confidence if the clean sheets could continue, but what
we really need is goals, and not another 0-0. We are due a ruck of
goals....maybe this weekend then.... |
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| Prediction:
Mariners 3-3 Saddlers |
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