Cod Almighty | Match Stats

Saturday 31 January 2026

Division 4

Grimsby Town 2 Kabia (64, 72)

2 Number 13 (22, pen); Rodgers (28, og)

Attendance: 6,246 (284 away fans)

The corporate schmoozers joined the throng in righting a wrong, cooing over the Renaissance Man after a roaring second half.

That tackle. That was the catalyst, the spark that fired up the furnace and frazzled the phoneys.

Cook and Rodgers were the other prongs on the Trident of Terror but without the dependable plough Town would have left the masses with more than just a furrowed brow.

Personable Pearson was personally perfectly pleasant and didn't get in a pickle over any peppers. Is it possible to be too rational, too sane, too pleasant in the post-match media pyjamarama:

"Delighted…but disappointed, we showed a great mentality."

C'mon, you gotta lose your rag over something. What about the penalty?

"I understand it, if they don't get down you don’t get the decision and to be fair maybe they should have one before that."

Oh Shaun you really had no need to go down Entitlement Road for tea and crumpets with Alan Shearer.

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So what.

A game of two halves. Or rather a game of one half.

The first half was terrible, a wretched throwback to the depths of early Artellball. Disorganised, disunited, disastrously dire in every department, the team a collection of strolling shrugs. McEachran hitchhiking on the road to nowhere, Rodgers shrivelling into his former self, Sweeney unplayable, Kabia and Vernam timidly tip-toeing, Walker wiffling and wafting, the centre-backs tackling each other more than opponents.

A rollicking at half time and a rollicking second half stuffed with resilience, guts, grit and determination. What esprit de corps! Led by Cook's aura and Rodgers' raiding they walked over the wrong 'uns from way down south. The Cookie Monster's mere presence causes panic, attracts defensive moths, and leaves Kabia freed from shackles to burgle when defenders bungle.

We can mix it with worst of 'em now, a real alternative to The Process.

They are not worthy of your time.

Something stirs when some players try and in full flight it's quite a sight.

Ms K Dowle

Kirsty, Kirsty, two wrongs don't make a right.

For 20 minutes there was sweetness and light-hearted cheeky chirruping in the rafters for the wonderful whistler as each decision fell on the right side of history. Yes, a lady determined to ensure that the forces of evil would not triumph. And then she remembered she was a fourth division referee and hilarity did not follow.

After a series of unfortunate events she had first half wobble, but recovered her composure. But that decision…unfathomable. After deducting three points for a couple of foot faults: 4.9991.

From Rocky Horror to Best in Show that's the way to make our juices flow.

In a word: resilience