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Macclesfield v Grimsby
By: Alex Green
Date: 11/02/2008
AFTER the emphatic win against promotion contenders Chesterfield, the Mariner hope to close the gap between them and the play-offs even further with 3 points against struggling Macclesfield
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On the outer limits of Cheshire, Macclesfield have always been perceived as perennial strugglers desperate to hold on to their Football League status with some of the smallest crowds in the league. Last season the Silkmen narrowly escaped relegation after Boston’s financial problems finally caught up with them and were docked the points which would send them down several leagues and keep Macclesfield firmly placed in League Two for another season. This campaign the Cheshire outfit find themselves in the midst of yet another relegation battle and with all the teams below them having games in hand on them and teams like Mansfield, Lincoln and Notts County all picking up their form Macclesfield will be desperate for a win at home to keep them above the dreaded relegation places.
Though struggling manager Ian Brightwell (above) has been able to combine a team full of youth and experience. Former Town front man Martin Gritton, former Imp Francis Green (left), Richard Edghill and Brightwell himself all have made over 150 appearances each, while the youth and exuberance comes from midfielder Izak Reid, defender Neil Ashton and midfielder James Ashmore. All offer Brightwell options when it comes his selection. On the field it’s the two older strikers who have been able to keep Macclesfield’s scoreboard ticking over both Green and Gritton have 8 a piece. Green's late goal on Saturday meant The Silkmen recorded their first win of 2008 with the win over Morecambe and their first since November. Brightwell is desperate for that elusive run of form which would see Macclesfield push for the mediocrity of midtable rather then another nail biting finish.
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Games between Grimsby and Macclesfield have tended to be draws, with 3 of the 7 games so far having ended up 1-1. Town have never won at Moss Rose and only beaten the Silkmen once, two seasons ago. The only club in League Two who Grimsby have a worse record against than Macclesfield are Wycombe. P 7 W 1 D 4 L2 F 8 A 9 Macclesfield Head-to-Head (79th on The Opposition Ladder)
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Grimsby 1 Macclesfield 1 (Sat 25th August 2007) Town missed their chances and had to settle for a draw against Macclesfield in the early season game at Blundell Park back in August. Ex-Mariner Martin Gritton gave Macclesfield the lead but Taylor managed to grab a goal to spare Town their blushes.
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