Cod Almighty | Match Stats
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Division 4
Colchester United 0
Grimsby Town 1 Rodgers (38)
Attendance: 4,237 (278 away fans)
Maybe Big Dave was simply amazed how the men in his Mariners Machine can fly upside down with their feet in the air:
"I thought the lads performed magnificently well...a magnificent performance...a magnificent win...a magnificent strike...a magnificent performance, a magnificent win, a magnificent clean sheet"
So, what you're saying is not too bad, all things considered.
Danny Boy Cowley sucked a thoughtful tooth long into the night as he reflected upon the slings and arrows of outrageous referreeing misfortune:
"It's just a penalty, it has to be a penalty, he's just pulling him back and the referee can see it…it's still a penalty, it's still a foul, a clear, clear foul but not given. They win, so we congratulate them and we have to suck it up."
Say what you like about him, but he's a magnanimous, if not magnificent, loser:
"I do credit them because the way they put their put their bodies on the line and the way they defended and their emergency defending was excellent and that's why they are a good team at this level."
Colchester United: Macey, Terry (Gape 57 (Williams 76)), Araujo, Tucker, Vincent-Young, Hunt, Read, Edwards (Akande 83), Payne, Tovide (Lisbie 57), Goodwin
Subs not used: Baldwin, Gordon, Smith
Booked: Araujo, Tovide, Lisbie
Town: Smith, Rodgers (Warren 82), Lavelle, McJannet, Staunton, Turi (McEachran 82), Vernam (Oduor 70), Khouri, Green, Burns (Cook 69), Soonsup-Bell (Kabia 65)
Subs not used: Walker, Sellars-Fleming
Booked: Cook
Sent Off: Green (2 yellows)
Referee: Mr B Atkinson