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Macclesfield Preview
By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 28/04/2006
WITH their fate now back in their own hands, the Mariners travel to Macclesfield Town on Saturday for the penultimate game of the season knowing victory will edge them ever closer to promotion.
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Despite a fantastic 2004/05 season when they finished in 5th place in League Two, Macclesfield have struggled to recapture any similar sort of form this term. In fact, for the most part of the season, the Silkmen have been languishing in the lower reaches of the league. Manager Brian Horton (left) has plenty of managing experience in the league, but his side has had to endure the losses of some key players during the past twelve months. Matthew Tipton, Jon Parkin, Neil MacKenzie and Tony Barrass have all left whilst injuries to key players has seen them suffer. Though they have lost just four times at home, recording an impressive ten wins. They still need points to be secure from relegation from the Conference. If they lose to the Mariners and their rivals win, they could even be in the relegation zone at five o’clock on Saturday night.
Goalkeeper Alan Fettis (left) is a familiar face for most Mariners fans, having played 11 games for Town during a loan spell under Nicky Law in 2004. The Northern Ireland stopper has played for 10 different clubs and even scored a few goals when playing for Hull in the mid 1990s. Defenders Danny Swailes and David Morley have been regulars in the Macc defence. Morley is the club captain and has plenty of lower league experience with Doncaster, Oxford, Carlisle and Southend. In midfielder, former Barnsley midfielder Martin Bullock has been one of the few bright sparks for the Silkmen this term, starting all but two league games and chipping in with seven goals. Danny Whitaker is a tricky midfielder who has spent the whole of his career with Town, amassing nearly 200 appearances. He scored what turned out to be the winner in a recent home win over Wycombe. In attack, Marcus Richardson has been drafted in from Chester City until the end of the season. An unpredictable striker, Richardson has had spells with Rochdale, Yeovil and Chester in the last twelve months. In attack, they have John Miles who scored against Town last time they played at the Moss Rose and Kevin Townson who was suspended back in December and has started just three games since his move last summer.
Paul Harsley. Energetic midfielder who started his career at Blundell Park. Harsley is a key cog in the Macclesfield side, playing virtually every game for the Silkmen this season. Capable of popping up with a goal or two, he has seven this season. Indeed, he scored within seconds of coming on as a substitute against Town in September 2004.
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In the three games between the two clubs, the head to head record remains finely balanced. Town have won one, lost once and drawn once – scoring four and conceding four. Interestingly, a 3-1 scoreline has occurred twice – once for Macclesfield last season and again for Town, this. P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 4 A 4 Macclesfield Head-to-Head (Not on The Opposition Ladder)
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The last occasion Town met Macclesfield, they ran out 3-1 winners. It was a vital win at the time – with the Mariners losing their previous three home matches. Town took the lead in the first half through Gary Jones before Jon Parkin netted minutes later. Two second half goals from Gary Cohen and a belter from Tom Newey gave Town the points. The last meeting at the Moss Rose ended 3-1, that time to Macclesfield.
Grimsby Team: Mildenhall ,McDermott ,Whittle ,Ramsden ,Newey ,Cohen ,Toner ,Bolland ,Parkinson (Andrew ,81 ),Reddy ,Gary Jones
Macclesfield Team: Fettis ,Bailey (Parkin ,32 ) ,Morley ,Briscoe ,McIntyre ,Bullock (Miles ,78 ) ,Harsley ,Whitaker ,Navarro ,Beresford ,Wijnhard
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