Cod Almighty | Match Stats

Sunday 2 December 2018

FA Cup (R2)

Chesterfield 0

Grimsby Town 2 Vernam (37), Clifton (70)

Attendance: 4537 (1684 away fans)

Deep in the beating heart of this Town is Little Harry Clifton, an omnipresent nitpicker, who never stops nicking, and now has started scoring.

The man in the jolly jumper euphemistically observed how utterly tedious Mad Dog biff-ball is:

"It's difficult to get any rhythm or flow to the game when the ball is coming forward so much from so many set plays."

Marty Mad Dog won't throw in the towel or be walking away from Chesterfield because he cares, he loves the town, he loves his boys, and "it was a good performance".

Oh dear, how low horizons can shrink in six months.

Negatively competent, nothing more, nothing less.

The plan to neutralise Old Tom was efficiently implemented and diligently delivered. The Hess and Harry Show clamped down on any accidental midfield nonsense from Derbyshire Drifters. Collins was extremely comfortable against the Bananarama Boys.

The second half was a doddle, far too easy as Embleton and Vernam took a boat trip to show off their wares and share around the Spireite woes.

Tick it off as a top training session.

We cannot lie about your chances of survival, but you do have our sympathy.

They look what they are – lower mid-table Bananarama hoofers. Chesterfield are nothing more than a professional Sunday league team: they just run around and kick it high and long.

The Blue Moaners need to beware the ides of Stockport and York, for the pit they are in is bottomless.

Clap. Clap. Clap-clap-clap-clap. Fish.

Mr M Salisbury (Lancs)

What is there to complain about? The pastel peeper was perfectly pleasant and unobtrusive: 7.999. He loses style points for booking Little Harry though.

Boom-boom, rake the lawn. Yawn.

In a word: ample