Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill hailed a “magnificent” performance from injured goalkeeper Marko Marosi after his side’s 2-1 victory over basement boys Burton.Marosi pulled off a string of fine saves, either side of dislocating a finger, to ensure a precious three points at New Meadow.Opposition manager Dino Maamria labelled it “probably the best performance I’ve se...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey praised his Swindon team’s “ridiculous” work ethic after they made it nine games unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over Grimsby at Blundell Park.Goals from Luke Jephcott and Ronan Darcy, either side of a Ryan Taylor equaliser, earned the visitors victory, even though they had to play for 28 minutes with 10 men after Saidou Khan saw red for two bookable offences.Head coa...Full Story »

Grimsby manager Paul Hurst is likely to make a number of changes for the visit of Swindon following his side’s Papa John’s Trophy win over Mansfield.Hurst made eight changes in midweek and his line-up included two players – Otis Khan and Danilo Orsi – who scored their first goals for the club and could now be pushing for a place in the squad.Kieran Green may make his retu...Full Story »

Colchester boss Wayne Brown could choose from an unchanged squad for the home game against Grimsby.Brown has reported no new injuries after the midweek draw at Walsall and has plenty of options.Midfielder Alan Judge, one of six changes made by Brown on Tuesday night, returned from a knee injury to play 87 minutes and may be rested.Junior Tchamadeu, Cole Skuse, Alex Newby, Noah Chilvers, Marley M...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits his Grimsby team slipped below their usual standards as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Gillingham at Blundell Park.Veteran striker Ryan Taylor opened the scoring for Grimsby inside seven minutes, but the advantage was short-lived for the promotion winners as Mikael Mandron netted with only the second goal scored by Gillingham this season.Grimsby manager Hurst said: ...Full Story »

Grimsby remain unbeaten since the opening day in League Two but were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Gillingham at Blundell Park.Ryan Taylor put Grimsby ahead inside seven minutes when he turned home at the second attempt but Mikael Mandron quickly replied.Both goals in the opening 45 minutes came from corners as Taylor netted after Andy Smith was denied by Glenn Morris at point-blank range.Man...Full Story »

Niall Maher will hope to feature more prominently for Grimsby when they take on Gillingham.Defender Maher made his long-awaited competitive debut for the Mariners as a stoppage-time substitute at Newport last time out having recovered from a pre-season muscle injury.Fellow summer signing Otis Khan claimed on social media recently that he is ‘almost there’ in his comeback from injury ...Full Story »

Grimsby extended their unbeaten Sky Bet League Two run to five games with a 2-0 win at Newport.The hosts, seeking a fifth successive win in all competitions after their poor start to the campaign, never got out of second gear against the Mariners at Rodney Parade.Grimsby were almost ahead in the ninth minute when County goalkeeper Nick Townsend had to be at full stretch to prevent Harry Clifton&...Full Story »

Newport have suffered a double injury blow for the visit of Grimsby.Defender Adam Lewis (ankle) and Aaron Wildig (groin) both sustained injuries in the Papa John’s Trophy game with Exeter and are unlikely to feature.Offrande Zanzala (hamstring) is also out.Deadline day signing Hayden Lindley will hope to make his debut following his loan arrival from Aston Villa.Grimsby could hand debuts t...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst admitted he is already counting down the points to the League Two safety mark after two late Harry Clifton goals snatched the Mariners a 2-1 victory at Walsall.After Luke Waterfall’s stoppage-time strike at Rochdale a fortnight ago, Hurst’s men again left it late to record a second away win on the spin as Clifton netted twice in the final 15 minutes.Walsall ha...Full Story »

Walsall will be without Joe Riley against Grimsby with the summer signing still struggling with injury.The midfielder is yet to make an appearance for the Saddlers since joining from Carlisle.Boss Michael Flynn is in the dark over when Riley, who has an unspecified problem, will be available again.Riley remains on the sidelines with Conor Wilkinson, Joss Labadie, Oisin McEntee and Liam Gordon.An...Full Story »

Ed Sheeran, centre, grew up in Suffolk and is a long-time supporter of Ipswich. Singer Ed Sheeran has collaborated with League One club Ipswich Town on the design for their new "blackout" third kit. The kit, released on Tuesday, incorporates tonal versions of the graphic found on the cover of Sheeran's album "Equals" -- which was released last year. ⚫⚫️ As revealed by @edsheeran...Your 20...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper was delighted to see his much-changed side pass their character test in the Carabao Cup against League Two opponents Grimsby at Blundell Park.Ryan Yates set Forest on their way to the third round with a thunderbolt, before teammate Sam Surridge took centre stage with a brace. He scored either side of the break as Grimsby went close through Kieran Green and ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest safely negotiated their Carabao Cup tie against League Two opponents Grimsby with a routine 3-0 victory at Blundell Park.Ryan Yates made it 1-0 with a thunderbolt on 18 minutes before Sam Surridge grabbed the other goals for Steve Cooper’s Premier League outfit either side of half-time.Cooper opted to make 11 changes for the tie and, while that decision was vindicated in ...Full Story »

Grimsby’s summer signing Danilo Orsi is hoping to make his first appearance for the club in their Carabao Cup tie against Nottingham Forest.Former Harrogate striker Orsi sustained a groin injury in pre-season after joining the Mariners and has yet to feature for Paul Hurst’s side.Otherwise, Hurst will choose from an unchanged squad with no new injuries after Saturday’s goalless...Full Story »

Paul Hurst felt Grimsby’s goalless draw against Sutton was “one of the worst games” he had seen.Genuine chances were at a premium throughout the League Two meeting as Aribim Pepple and Ryan Taylor passed up late opportunities to snatch victory for the hosts.Donovan Wilson passed up a similar chance for Sutton in the opening 45 as both sides looked more likely to threaten from s...Full Story »

League Two newboys Grimsby extended their unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions after a goalless draw with Sutton.Grimsby were quickest to settle in testing conditions and went close to a stunning opener after 10 minutes when Gavan Holohan fired narrowly wide from 25 yards.Josh Neufville burst into life at the other end to cut through the defence but was unable to conjure up an end pr...Full Story »

Grimsby will still be without summer signings Danilo Orsi, Niall Maher and Otis Khan for the home game against Sutton.Orsi has returned to training and is closing in on a return to fitness, but Maher and Khan are further behind in their recovery.Edwin Essel is still unavailable, but another summer recruit, Stephen Wearne, made his league debut in last week’s win at Rochdale and hopes to st...Full Story »

Grimsby’s match against Carlisle has been abandoned because of a waterlogged pitch at Blundell Park.The game started on a heavy surface but ground staff were attending to areas of the pitch affected by standing water midway through the first half.Although play resumed, it was not long before the Sky Bet League Two contest, which was goalless, was abandoned.Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst could hand Aribim Pepple his first League Two start as his side hosts Carlisle on Tuesday night.The 19-year-old forward went straight into the side a day after his loan move from Luton for last week’s League Cup victory over Crewe and made the difference after coming off the bench in Saturday’s late 1-0 win over Rochdale.Summer signing Stephen Wearne made his ...Full Story »