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| Cameron Gardner | 8.0 |
| Seb Auton | 7.5 |
| Zak Gilsenan | 7.4 |
| Doug Tharme | 7.2 |
| Kieran Green | 7.0 |
| George McEachran | 7.0 |
| Cameron McJannet | 7.0 |
| Jayden Sweeney | 6.8 |
| Darragh Burns | 6.8 |
| Charles Vernam | 6.6 |
| Jaze Kabia | 6.5 |
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| JPK: The Return! |
Cheltenham Preview
By: Richard Lord
Date: 13/10/2005
IT'S another Friday night game for the Mariners and they'll be hoping to regain the top spot from Wycombe when they face Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road.
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The Robins have begun the season well, only losing three of their 13 league matches so far. They registered an impressive 5-0 win over Brentford in the first round of the League Cup and they will be no pushovers. Grimsby will be looking to get their promotion push back on track, after recording one win in their last four outings.
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Manager John Ward (left) has done a good job in stabilising Cheltenham, and after a mid-table finish last season they'll be hoping for a play-off spot this time around. Their start has indicated that they can achieve just that, and with away wins at Northampton and Lincoln they have demonstrated that they can match anyone in this league. They spent time in League One (or Division Two as it was known in 2002/3) but they look well equipped in this division to push for promotion.
The Robins have a good keeper in Shane Higgs - the Oxford-born shot-stopper has made over 100 appearances for the Reds. Another long servant is defender Jamie Victory (left) - the left-back has made more than 250 appearances and has been with the side since their days in the Conference. Former Lincoln City midfielder John Finnigan is another player to have made more than 100 appearances for the Whaddon Road outfit, and he is accompanied in midfield by Grant Mccann - a player who trialled with Town in the summer of 2003. Former Town loanee Craig Armstrong signed for the club in July and could line up against the Mariners.
Kayode Odejayi (left). Despite being a bit-part player over the past couple of years for Cheltenham, striker Kayode Odejayi has hit form this season and has knocked in five goals this term. The former Forest Green Rovers man is the Robins' top scorer and will have the physical presence to upset Rob Jones and Justin Whittle on Friday night. His brace at Northampton helped John Ward's side to a 2-1 win and he also scored the winner at Lincoln last week.
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Having never met until last season, we can only look at last season's meetings to draw statistics. Therefore it's true to say that the Mariners have never lost to the Robins and they have a 100% record at Whaddon Road!
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 4 A 3 Cheltenham Head-to-Head (not on The Opposition Ladder)
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It was a Friday night game at Cheltenham in January and the Mariners came out 3-2 winners. After taking the lead through a 40-yard Terry Fleming effort (one of his two goals for the club) the Robins equalised before Michael Reddy restored Town's lead after half time. Once again the home side drew level but with five minutes to go Reddy scored a classy winner.
Grimsby Team: Williams, McDermott, Robert Jones, Forbes, Ramsden, Fleming, Coldicott, Pinault, Parkinson, Reddy, Gritton Cheltenham Team: Higgs, Gill (Spencer, 69), Caines, Duff, Victory, Wilson, Bird, Melligan, Devaney, Guinan (Odejayi, 75), Gillespie Subs: (not used) Scott Brown,Fyfe,Ward Attendance: 3,327 Â Â Â Report
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