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Preview: Torquay v Grimsby
By: Kevin Dolan
Date: 25/01/2007
TWO of League Two’s out-of-form teams come head to head as Grimsby Town travel to Torquay in the first of two massive six-pointers.
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With 5 games to play and 6 points from safety they look doomed, but an incredible turnaround including four straight wins and a season-saving win at Champions Carlisle saw them preserve league status. After starting this season well, Atkins couldn’t continue the rich vein of form and, after a boardroom takeover this autumn, was replaced by ex-Czech Republic striker Lubos Kubik (left). Atkins was offered the position as Director of football but declined and left the club. Kubik, meanwhile, has done little to suggest he can keep the club in the league and recorded only one win in his 11 games so far (at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup). Colin Lee has also returned to the club as coach in recent weeks.
Lee Thorpe (left), who had a loan spell at Town in 2004, joined The Gulls in February on loan from Swansea, before making the deal permanent in the summer. He has three goals so far and usually partners Jamie Ward, the club’s top scorer with 10. Midfielder Lee Mansell was Oxford’s player of the year and joined the Gulls after relegation, whilst defender Lee Andrews is the only ever present this season.
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The Mariners have a good record against Torquay and are unbeaten in their last three visits to Plainmoor. P 19 W 9 D 5 L 5 F 32 A 22 Torquay Head-to-Head (12th on The Opposition Ladder)
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The Mariners last visit to Torquay came at a similar stage of last season (albeit in vastly different circumstances) with Town twice squandering the lead to settle for a point.
Torquay Team: Marriott, Lloyd, Woods (Robinson, 85), Sharp, Lawless, Phillips, Garner, Hewlett, Kuffour, Bedeau, Hill
Grimsby Team: Mildenhall, Croft, Futcher, R Jones, Newey, Mendes, Bolland, Toner, Parkinson, Reddy (Cohen, 74), G Jones (Gritton, 62) Attendance: 2,559 Â Â Report Bookings: Bedeau (Torquay) Cohen, Croft, Futcher, Mendes, Newey (Grimsby)
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Click on the link for directions to Plainmoor (left).
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