Five changes in starting line up compared with Port Vale game.

Boro will be flying. Assombolonga gets his second, 2-3 now.

The result which probably puts play offs out of sight underlines the waste of money in bringing in three to be mid table - should have saved the cash to build a promotion squad in the summer - paying wages to sit on the bench is why L2 clubs lurch from one financial crisis to the next.

Full time 3-0

Ft 3-0

7 in a row away losses, that’s shite by any standards

Absolute rubbish

Bennett, Butler, O'Brien, Willmot and Amond all missing from the starting line-up.

I feel sorry for the 76 who made the effort to get to Grimsby.Although I never went I listened on I-Follow and it sounded a shocking performance.I'm sorry but it was a massive mistake to rest so many players.Thje league slide goes on.

G Guest wrote:Bennett, Butler, O'Brien, Willmot and Amond all missing from the starting line-up.

And Day

srednivashtar wrote:

G Guest wrote:Bennett, Butler, O'Brien, Willmot and Amond all missing from the starting line-up.

And Day

Doubt it would have changed the result though, Day I mean or was Townsend that bad?

lowandhard wrote:

srednivashtar wrote:

G Guest wrote:Bennett, Butler, O'Brien, Willmot and Amond all missing from the starting line-up.

And Day

Doubt it would have changed the result though, Day I mean or was Townsend that bad?

Tim reckoned Townsend had a great game.

Bad result.
Positives:
Another 60 mins for Labs
Crofts is back......again.
Day Rested
Butler Rested
O'Brien Rested
Bennett Rested
Wilmot Rested
Only 30 mis for Podge.
Middlesbrough Tuesday

Our players are mentally fragile the away form has been horrendous our goal against record is embarrassing.
I agree about making far too many changes which gives me the impression that Flynn has given up on the play offs. Surely a good performance and result today would give the side impetus and confidence going into the replay on Tuesday.
Azeez must be injured or not match fit because he should of started in today's effortless and mistake ridden display today.
Mansfield Saturday who are flying need to get our credibility back and 3 Pts because The FA Cup has camouflaged our League form which has seen us go into free fall.

Gonna need a huge run of form to get anywhere near the top 7. Not impossible bit highly unlikely. Our goal difference suggests that we're perhaps not as close as we thought we were.