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Writing on the wall: the Thundercliffe files
By Paul Thundercliffe, 17 March 2021
iFollowed out, Paul has reached the acceptance stage on this season. Perhaps we need to go one step back to take two steps forward
Reasons to be cheerful: the world according to Baz
By Barry Whittleton, 3 March 2021
It may seem that Town are staring at relegation, but there are still grounds for hope says Baz Whittleton
Give it to Gary
By Tony Butcher, 2 March 2021
They played in the same team, then Gary Lund moved on to be a professional footballer. Then he moved on again. Tony Butcher remembers an old school friend
The Thundercliffe Files: a five-point plan
By Paul Thundercliffe, 18 February 2021
New owners offer Town the chance to rebuild its relationship for the benefit of supporters and the community. Paul identifies some priorities
Ron Rafferty: more valuable than all the Sputniks in Russia
By Neville Butt, 16 February 2021
Ron Rafferty was the lynchpin of Grimsby's talented squad of the last 1950s and early 1960s. Neville Butt remembers his great career
Club ownership: The world according to Baz
By Barry Whittleton, 4 February 2021
There's a nightmare scenario: Fenty has all his money, but we have no ground, no cash and no-League status. Baz Whittleton views our prospects of avoiding it
2010-11: a season in recovery
By Chris Smith, 10 January 2021
Our first season in the Conference was testing, especially for Chris Smith. Yet he drew strength from it
Holloway: The world according to Baz
By Barry Whittleton, 6 January 2021
In resigning as manager, Ian Holloway bottled it. Had he stayed, Baz argues, he could have turned the team around
Paul Hurst's Black and White Scouting Army
By Luke Pawley, 6 January 2021
Luke Pawley gives an insight into how Paul Hurst could develop a high-level scouting and recruitment department at GTFC if he receives the right support.
28th December 2020: a new Town
By Alistair Wilkinson, 31 December 2020
This week's events could define a new era for Grimsby Town. They stirred Al Wilkinson to pen a new poem.
Ian Holloway: the reality beneath the myth
By Tom Sargent, 31 December 2020
The facts simply don't bear out the idea that Ian Holloway was on course to put Grimsby Town on the right track, says Tom Sargent
Cheap and cheerless: how John Fenty runs Grimsby Town
By Lloyd Griffith, 24 December 2020
Footballers talk to each other, and they'll talk about the shabby way they have been treated at Grimsby Town. Lloyd Griffith lifts the lid on Fenty's Grimsby
The flight of Ian Holloway
By Pat Bell, 23 December 2020
Ian Holloway has chosen the very worst moment to dump us. Pat Bell says both he and the man who appointed him - John Fenty - deserve contempt
News (that never happened) - Who Are Ya?
By Peter Anderson, 18 December 2020
As if Town didn't have enough to worry about, they are at the centre of an identity theft scam. Peter Anderson uncovers the tale
John Fenty: a taxing affair
By Tony Butcher, 14 December 2020
The full facts about a company liquidated have never been revealed. Tony Butcher warns they could have huge implications for Grimsby Town
News (that never happened)
By Various, 4 December 2020
Ollie has a selection headache in the return of News (that never happened)
Because it's Saturday: the Ancient Mariners
By Gavin Bell, 29 November 2020
Town feature in a new book about life in the lower leagues. In an exclusive extract, author Gavin Bell meets the Ancient Mariners
Divisions divided: Covid tiers threaten football's integrity
By Chris Smith, 27 November 2020
The tier-restricted return of fans is a threat to the integrity of the League, and, argues Chris Smith to the existence of many northern clubs
Matt Tees: the second coming of the king
By Barry Whittleton, 15 November 2020
He almost doubled the gate on his return and he rescued Town from the doldrums. Baz Whittleton was lucky enough to see Matt Tees play
Matt Tees: how much we have to thank him for
By Gordon Wilson, 5 November 2020
Matt Tees was not only a great footballer. He was a modest, gentle, good-humoured and generous man. Gordon Wilson remembers
Football: a spiritual experience
By Chris Smith, 28 October 2020
The explosion of joy when celebrating a goal is the finest example of living in the moment. Chris Smith meditates on the game
Two ways to draw at Bolton
By Richard Lord, 16 October 2020
Town's game at Bolton brought back memories for Rich Lord. Two very different games, but the same result, and the same away team manager
Harry Betmead: from centre half to centre back
By Gordon Wilson, 13 October 2020
In the 1930s, Grimsby's Harry Betmead was one of the best players in his position in England. But, asks Gordon Wilson, was he a midfielder or defender
Following iFollow
By Various, 15 September 2020
Your tips on watching a game using iFollow
A right of reply
By Dave Roberts, 11 September 2020
The EFL Trophy, communications, the club board, season tickets... Dave Roberts of the Mariners Trust responds to recent discussion points
Land of their fathers, mothers or grandparents
By Dan Humphrey, 2 September 2020
Harry Clifton's latest under-21 call-up reminds us Town have three Wales qualified players. Dan Humphrey reflects
A time capsule
By Ron Counte, 18 August 2020
A match programme from 1958 provides Ron Counte with a fascinating glimpse into the past
Look back in hope
By Gordon Wilson, 29 July 2020
Grimsby Town have survived financial crises before. Gordon Wilson describes how Alderman Barrett led the Mariners out of debt and into a golden age
Dorothy Edwards: a life behind the scenes at Blundell Park
By Avril Taylor, 16 July 2020
In 1971, Dorothy Edwards became the first female Club Secretary in the Football League. Her daughter Avril Taylor remembers her time at GTFC
A history of Town kits: 2004-present
By Paul Thundercliffe, 6 July 2020
A single manufacturer has seen Town through the few highs and many lows of the last decade. Paul Thundercliffe concludes his history of Grimsby kits