Grimsby Town loan midfielder Elliot Embleton is set to extend his stay at Blundell Park until the end of the season, after talks with Black Cats’ boss Jack Ross, according to reports in the North East. Continue reading
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Mariners fend off League One clubs to capture England startlet
Grimsby Town beat off interest from three League One clubs to bring England under-20 defender Easah Suliman to Blundell Park, according to the Birmingham Mail. Continue reading
Dream Debuts | Beasant & Dobbin topple Keegan’s Newcastle
IT is not often an England International goalkeeper arrives in Cleethorpes looking to resurrect his career but that is exactly what happened when Dave Beasant rolled into town in October 1992. Continue reading
Former Chelsea Stopper on Wimbledon, Liverpool, the FA Cup and the Mariners
FROM WIMBLEDON to Wembley to the World Cup, goalkeeper Dave Beasant will forever be remembered for being the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final, when he denied John Aldridge on the way to the Dons’ famous 1-0 victory in 1988.
What many football fans outside North East Lincolnshire will forget is that the stopper, affectionately referred to as ‘Lurch’, had to resurrect his career with Grimsby Town after being cast onto the scrap heap at Chelsea.
In 2006, I was fortunate enough to sit down with the former England international, who talked about everything from the ’88 Final to his spell in Cleethorpes to the fortunes of then-club Fulham. Continue reading
