 In response to a number of requests, Grimsby Town Football Club will be arranging a charitable collection for supporters who may wish to make a donation in memory of former player Keith Alexander. Collection points will be available in the Club Shop and Ticket Office from this Saturday (6th March) until after the next home match on the 20th March. Donations can be made via cash or cheque (please make cheques payable to Grimsby Town Football Club, and write ‘Keith Alexander’ on the back of the cheque). A club representative will be contacting Macclesfield Town in due course to seek guidance on an appropriate charity to receive the proceeds of the collection. In addition, we can confirm that there will be a one minute's silence in advance of Saturday's match to honour Keith's memory. A true gentleman who always seemed to have a smile on his face, Keith's passing will be mourned by anyone whose path he ever crossed, but he will be remembered with particular fondness by the Mariners fans who had the pleasure of seeing him play in the black and white stripes. Whilst only at the club for two seasons, the Chief's goals (and assists) played a vital part in Town's 1989-90 promotion season, culminating in the brace at Southend that virtually guaranteed the Mariners a place in Division Three. His style may have been unorthodox and his incredibly long legs sometimes seemed to have a mind of their own, but he was always a handful for defenders, who were never quite sure which part of his anatomy he was going to hit the ball with.
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I decided to write something about our past meetings with Notts County rather than something topical about the financial crises facing many football clubs. That changed by the time I got to the end of this as it can’t be ignored. And the reason for that? It just makes me angry to see our own club struggling in the basement whilst those who have overspent decide to renege on their responsibilities and let someone else take the consequences. |
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 Here's another offering from Chris and, just to keep things topical, it's a season spent under the shadow of relegation. Oh, where's Trevor Whymark when we need him?
This was a season that I really enjoyed although we struggled for most of it, keeping bottom place warm for just a few other teams. Hopes were high after finishing seventh in our first season back after two consecutive promotions. |
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Getting To Know..........Ian Townsend Describe yourself in 5 words or less. Fat, fifty, but faithful. When did you first grace Blundell Park? August 1968. A fine 3-0 win over Newport County and I was hooked. Little did I know at the time that after such a promising start, Town would end up applying for re-election. On the positive side it was character forming and prepared me for the next 40 years. |
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Happy New Year to everybody here at Blundell Park for today’s first game of 2010 game against Bury. I’m sure most Town fans will, like me, be pleased to see the back of 2009, quite possibly one of the worst years in our proud club’s long history. So rather than look back at 2009, I thought it might be more appropriate to look forward to and make some predictions about what the first half of 2010 may have in store for GTFC. |
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