http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Need-laugh-Read-Grimsby-Town-fans-decade-despair/story-20048145-detail/story.html
Anyway, Scunthorpe sit 8th currently after 15 games, with 24 points. They've won 6 drawn 6 lost 3, and both scored and conceded 17. Their squad contains a combination of experience (Andy Dawson, Cliff Byrne and Deon Burton) and youth products. They've signed up a handful of ex-youth players from elsewhere and loanees too, and they have a recent habit of re-signing former Iron players, like Byrne back on loan, Dawson, Matt Sparrow and David Mirfin. This summer, Tom Newey departed, which no doubt will disappoint dozens of Town fans.......
Of the 3 Scunny loanees in the first-team reckoning, just one isn't allowed to play in Saturday's FA Cup game, meaning one enforced change from the Iron's last league game, as midfielder Dave Syers drops out, and probably Michael Collins comes back in.
THE IRON'S LAST LINE UP; away at Chesterfield was;
(4-4-2) Slocombe/ Byrne, Dawson, Mirfin , Waterfall/ Syers, Esajas, McAllister,Hawkridge/Spencer, Winnall.
subs; Ribeiro, Iwelumo, Adelakun, Collins, Howe, Wootton, Severn (GK)
Severn, Collins, Ribeiro, Wootton and Adelakun all featured in a midweek reserve game against Hull; ex Town loanee Dougie Wilson got City's first goal in a 3-0 win for 'ull.
Likely Opposition squad:
GOALIES: Sam Slocombe, James Severn.
DEFENDERS: Cliff Byrne; ex-skipper back in on loan
Christian Ribeiro; Welsh international
Andy Dawson; ex-Hull, almost 300 games there, second spell at Glanford Park
David Mirfin; another in his second spell following an unsuccessful time at Watford
Niall Canavan; Irish u21 international, normally a starter, been injured
Luke Waterfall; ex-Gainsborough, signed this summer, replaced Canavan recently
MIDFIELDERS:
Sean McAllister, ex-Sheffield Wednesday and Shrewsbury
Hakeeb Adelakun; team's youngest ever player, made his debut before his 17th birthday
Etienne Esajas; signed as a free agent this summer after a year out of football, ex-Sheffield Wednesday.
Matt Sparrow; another re-signing, over 300 games for Scunthorpe
Michael Collins; likely to come back into the side for Syers
Terry Hawkridge; ex-Gainsborough
STRIKERS:
James Spencer, on loan from Huddersfield
Sam Winnall, Wolves youth product
Deon Burton much travelled veteran, Jamaica international.
Jamie Wootton, youth product
Chris Iwelumo, veteran lower league target man and Scotland international
We'll publish some GTFC team news nearer kick off.
Enjoy the game!