The Fishy - Grimsby Town FC

League Two Table

  PGDPts
1Salford12+725
2Barnet10+821
3Crewe12+421
4Walsall11+919
5Cheltenham12-118
6York11+617
7Gillingham12+317
8Shrewsbury12-417
9Chesterfield12+216
10Exeter12+216
11Accrington Stanley12+115
12Newport County12+115
13Tranmere12015
14Rochdale12-215
15Swindon12-315
16Bristol Rovers12-415
17Grimsby12014
18Fleetwood Town12-114
19Colchester11-312
20Port Vale10-412
21Oldham11-411
22Rotherham12-611
23Northampton10-210
24Crawley Town10-95

Full League Two Table
Prem|Champ|L1|L2|NL|NLN|NLS
SPL|SC|S1|S2

The Fishy on XThe Fishy on Bluesky
NewsNow logo

Question of the Week

Are Grimsby more likely to get...




Victoria Road
Victoria Road

Dagenham v Grimsby Preview

By: Alex Green
Date: 17/01/2008

WITH all this optimism around the place what would a defeat to newly promoted Dagenham and Redbridge do to the confidence of this small, fragile squad?

Home > 2007-2008 Season > Previews > Dagenham (a)

The Opposition

Overview

In the league and enjoying the company the Daggers lay 22nd, one above Mansfield, with a two point gap between themselves and the Stags. A win could at best move them up three places to 19th and ease the butterflies now culminating in the stomachs of all the Eastenders. With only 2 wins in 16 league games times are desperate at Victoria Road (no way am I bothering to type the paragraph that is the stadium's official name). The early run of form at the start of the season collecting the majority of points the Daggers have acquired so far makes for bleak reading with only a minuscule amount of teams in the league having a worse run of form at this moment in time. All meaning Town have a chance of taking something from the capital but as usual there's a snag: Dag and Red haven't played at home in a while and are expecting a big crowd for the game.

The Team
The former Peterborough and Barnet manager John Still (above) has been in charge since April 1st 2004 and has 79 wins under his belt in all 185 games he has taken charge of. The ever experienced Anthony Roberts is the ever present steward of the defence with nearly 300 appearances since his departure from QPR as a trainee. In defence the well travelled (Bristol R, Sheff Wed, West Ham and Hereford) Anwar Uddin (left) controls the back line with fellow defender Scott Griffiths. Up front Strevens (see below) and Paul Benson have created a fairly accurate partnership that has kept Dagenham's goals for count slowly but surely ticking over.

Key Player
Ben Strevens of Edgware has trawled around the vast array of non-league football first at Slough then Crawley and finally St Albans. Since signing from Crawley at the end of 2006 he has managed to grab 11 this season alone and whether or not he will stay at the club is the subject of much speculation during the transfer window. Speed and a quick reaction time have helped him to become a great playmaker and an essential member of a squad desperately trying to save their league position

Recent Form

TownDagenham
WWrexham(h)1-0
WStockport(a)2-1
WChesterfield(a)2-1
WChester(a)2-0
WLincoln(h)1-0
Currently 14th in League Two.
LMorecambe(a)0-1
LSouthend (FAC)(a)2-5
LBrentford(h)1-2
WBury(a)2-0
LBarnet(a)1-3
Currently 22nd in League Two.

Top Scorers

TownDagenham
Danny North6
Strevens11
Benson7

Team News

TownDagenham

  • Ciaran Toner's hamstring is troubling him again, meaning the Ulsterman will miss the game.

  • Martin Butler is suffering from a back injury which will cause him to miss out.

  • Neither player would have started anyway so Town are likely to be unchanged from the team which beat Wrexham, which means Danny Boshell may have to settle for a place on the bench again.

  • Striker Chris Llewellyn serves a one-match ban while Neil Taylor is doubtful with a knock.

  • Daggers have just signed midfielder Peter Gain from Peterborough and striker Shabazz Baidoo from Queens Park Rangers.

    • Probable Teams

    TownDagenham
    G1Barnes
    D6Fenton
    D24Atkinson
    D3Newey
    M14Hird
    M2Clarke
    M8Bolland
    M4Hunt
    M17Hegarty
    F9North
    F19Jones
    G30Thompson
    D12Griffiths
    D15Uddin
    D5Boardman
    D19Foster
    M32Hall
    M8Southam
    M6Huke
    M7Saunders
    F32Baidoo
    F9Strevens

    Subs

    TownDagenham
    13Montgomery
    15Whittle
    11Boshell
    7Till
    20Taylor
    1Patterson
    31Sloma
    21Hogan
    33Gain
    10Nurse

    Head to Head

    The two teams have never met before

    Prediction

    Dagenham 0 Grimsby Town 1

    		Reader's POMs

    Directions

    Click on the link for directions to Victoria Road (left).

    Add To Facebook

    This site is by the fans, for the fans, and we will consider articles on any subject relating to the Mariners whether it be related to current news, a nostalgic look back in the past, a story about a player, a game or games in the past, something about Blundell Park or football in general. Click here to submit your article!

    Related Stories


    Forum Latest
    Thread TitlePostsLatest Post
    Injuries 10LH23/10 12:43
    Prediction Thread Gillingham A 26.2716Abdul1923/10 12:17
    Gillingham weather 3WayneBurnettsJockstrap23/10 09:19
    Just Back Rochdale A74Son of Cod23/10 08:31
    Have boots, will travel33forza ivano23/10 08:29
    Stafford FA Cup game live on TNTSports20HertsGTFC23/10 06:59
    Bromley11HertsGTFC23/10 06:54
    TV Games/Upcoming Fixtures4SiteBot23/10 04:30
    Extended highlights 15WayneBurnettsJockstrap22/10 17:58
    Lukeos Seat Count580rancido22/10 13:01

    This Season and previous Seasons


    News  | Submit Article