League Two Form Guide

		P	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	6	+6	16
2	MK Dons	6	+8	13
3	Doncaster	6	+5	13
4	Walsall	6	+5	11
5	Bradford	6	+4	11
6	Crewe	6	+4	11
7	Notts County	6	+3	11
8	Salford	6	+2	11
9	Chesterfield	6	+6	10
10	Cheltenham	6	+1	10
11	Accrington Stanley	6	+1	10
12	Grimsby	6	-5	9
13	AFC Wimbledon	6	+4	7
14	Bromley	6	0	7
15	Newport County	6	-2	7
16	Fleetwood Town	6	+1	6
17	Swindon	6	-1	6
18	Barrow	6	-2	5
19	Tranmere	6	-4	5
20	Harrogate Town	6	-5	5
21	Morecambe	6	-8	4
22	Colchester	6	-6	3
23	Carlisle	6	-9	2
24	Gillingham	6	-7	1

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By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 10/03/2006

ITâ€™S back to Blundell Park again this weekend as the Mariners look to make it three home wins on the bounce against a Barnet side hovering near the foot of the table.

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The Opposition

Overview

The Bees got back in the football league in 2005 after a four-year absence. They won the Conference title in style last season, enjoying a twelve point lead over their nearest rivals, Hereford. Interestingly, they finished above and 13 points above Carlisle, whom are now riding high in League Two. Barnet, under the stewardship of Paul Fairclough (left) have had a less spectacular season. Currently in 18th place, the Bees have been just below the half waypoint in the league for most of the campaign. Scoring goals has been their main problem â€“ particularly away from home, only Boston have scored less on their travels. They will be hoping for a few more wins before the end of the season to secure their league status.

Their Squad

Ismael Yakubu is generally agreed to be one of the most promising youngsters in the lower leagues. The 20 year old made his debut for the club when he was just 18 and has been a permanent fixture in their defence since then. Midfielder Nick Bailey was instrumental in their promotion last year and is a handful in the midfield, netting 8 goals this term. In attack, Tresor Kandol was recently snapped up from Dagenham and Redbridge. Kandol had a spell on loan with Darlington earlier this season, but Paul Fairclough paid Â£50,000 in January to take him to Underhill. In just five appearances, the ex-Luton striker has netted three goals. Vying for a place alongside Kandol will be fast striker Jason Norville, and joint leading scorer Giuliano Grazioli (left), who will be hoping to return from injury.

Key Player

Andy Hessenthaler. 40-year-old midfielder whom Town fans have seen grace Blundell Park several times during the last few decades. Hessenthaler was player/manager at Gillingham until his sacking last season, but he continued to play for the Gills. He also had a loan spell with Hull City at the end of last term. He was snapped up on a free in January to add some much needed experience to a young Barnet side. Despite his advancing years, he can still pick out a quality pass â€“ something the Town midfield need to snuff out.

Recent Form

Town

Barnet

D	Rushden	(a)	1-1
W	Chester	(h)	1-0
L	Mansfield	(a)	1-2
W	Boston	(h)	1-0
W	Notts Co	(a)	1-0

Currently 3rd in League Two.

D	Wrexham	(h)	2-2
D	Leyton Orient	(a)	0-0
L	Carlisle	(h)	1-2
D	Bury	(a)	0-0
L	Lincoln	(a)	2-3

Currently 18th in League Two.

Top Scorers

Town

Barnet

Michael Reddy	13
Gary Jones	8

Drewe Broughton	6
Phil Gulliver	4

Team News

Town

Barnet

Defender Rob Jones will miss the next two matches through suspension after receiving a red card after the game at Rushden last week

Justin Whittle is expected to take his place in the back line for the first time since January 2nd alongside Ben Futcher.

John McDermott is hoping to shrug off the shin injury he picked up at Rushden last week. Despite several stitches, he is optimistic he can make it. If not, Gary Croft will replace him at right back

Once again, manager Russell Slade has the option of tinkering things in midfield, with Andy Parkinson, Junior Mendes and Marc Goodfellow all starting on the bench last week and vying for a starting place down the flanks.

Barnet skipper Ian Hendon will miss the game due to a â€œfreakâ€ foot injury sustained when he dropped a plate on his foot at home. On loan Charlton player Barry Fuller could be moved to right back despite playing in midfield in recent games. This could mean Dean Sinclair moves up from the bench into the midfield.

Regular number one goalkeeper Ross Flitney has returned to training after recovering from mumps. However, the loan spell of West Ham keeper Matt Reed has been extended and he looks to retain his place in the side. Therefore Flitney may have to settle for a place on the bench.

Better news for the Bees is that joint top scorer Giuliano Grazioli should return after missing the Wrexham and Leyton Orient games through concussion. He will hope to return to the starting eleven, but Fairclough will have to decide whether to drop Jason Norville, after the ex-Watford man netted in his last outing against Wrexham.

Probable Teams

Town

Barnet

1	Steve Mildenhall
2	John McDermott
3	Tom Newey
4	Ben Futcher
6	Justin Whittle
8	Paul Bolland
32	Curtis Woodhouse
15	Gary Cohen
18	Ciaran Toner
19	Gary Jones
9	Michael Reddy

28	Matt Reed
23	Barry Fuller
6	Anthony Charlesv
14	Ismail Yakubu
16	Simon Clist
10	Ben Strevens
8	Dean Sinclair
25	Andy Hessenthaler
2	Nick Bailey
18	Tresor Kandol
9	Giuliano Grazioli

Subs

Town

Barnet

7	JPK Kalala
10	Marc Goodfellow
31	Junior Mendes
11	Andy Parkinson
20	Gary Croft

20	Jason Norville
1	Ross Flitney
7	Liam Hatch
17	Dwane Lee
24	Paolo Vernazza

Head to Head

Town have a faultless record against Barnet! Although this has more to do with the fact that the two sides have only met once in a competitive fixture, that being back in August.

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 1 A 0

Barnet Head-to-Head (Not on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

Town condemned Barnet to their first defeat of the season at the end of August when a solitary Calvin Andrew goal gave Town all three points at Underhill. The hosts spoilt an array of chances in the first half, only to see Andrew (now on loan at Bristol City) net just after half time. The Mariners held on for all three points, despite having Paul Bolland sent off for two bookable offences.

Grimsby Team: Mildenhall, Whittle, Ramsden (Croft, 73), Robert Jones, McDermott, Kamudimba Kalala, Bolland (sent off 88),Parkinson, Newey (Andrew, 45), Reddy (Gritton, 45), Gary Jones
Subs (not used): Downey, Barwick

Barnet Team: Tynan, Hendon (Batt, 81), King, Charles, Gross (Roache, 86), Strevens (Hatch, 66), Bailey, Lee, Sinclair, Graham, Grazioli
Subs: (not used) Flitney,Bowditch

Attendance: 2,447 Â Â Â Report

Prediction

Another 1-0 win for Town!

Recent Predictions

Game	Prediction	Score	Points
Rushden	2-1	1-1	0
Mansfield	3-1	1-2	0
Boston	1-0	1-0	3
Notts Co	2-1	1-0	1
Mansfield	3-0	2-1	1
Carlisle	0-0	1-2	0
Wrexham	0-0	2-1	0
Lincoln	1-0	3-0	1
Bury	1-0	2-1	1
Bristol R	1-0	0-1	0

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