Mike Thompson’s Bridlington Town kick off the new year with an away tie against Grimsby Borough on Monday.
2022 ended positively for Bridlington Town, who defeated winless and bottom of the table Tadcaster Albion 2-0 on Boxing Day.
Despite an underwhelming first half, Bridlington found themselves 1-0 up at the break and substitute Joe Norton doubled the advantage with seven minutes to go.
A win was crucial for the seasiders, as recent poor form meant anything less could’ve dragged them into a relegation scrap. However, with another two winnable games on the horizon things are looking positive for Thompson’s side.
The two sides battled it out at Queensgate back in August. As Grimsby Borough had lost all five of their games prior to facing the Seasiders, and Bridlington needing a response from a 6-0 away battering against Shildon, three points were imperative for Bridlington Town.
The game was goalless until injury time, where Lewis Dennison struck late to continue a tough start for Grimsby Borough.
Recently, however, Daniel Barrett has managed to turn the tide for the hosts and so it will be by no means an easy game.
They haven’t lost since a 5-0 away defeat to table-toppers Worksop Town and as such sit in 12th position on 23 points, just two points behind Bridlington Town, whose Boxing Day win saw them rise from 12th to 9th.
The hosts last game against Cleethorpes Town ended in a goalless draw on the road, an impressive point against a strong side currently sitting in the playoffs.
A familiar face is in the Grimsby Borough squad in Luis Adlard, who joined Bridlington Town on loan from Grimsby Town in December last campaign. Following his release from the newly promoted League 2 side, he joined Grimsby Borough.
Adlard featured off the bench in the reverse fixture, but has started the previous seven games and has netted one goal this season.
Midfielder Eddie Rogerson returned to the starting lineup against Tadcaster after a two-month injury layoff, but was substituted at half time for Norton. The visitors should have a full strength side available excluding Will Sutton, who serves his final match of his two game suspension.
One query for the Bridlington Town faithfull will be which formation Thompson opts for. He has used a four at the back in recent weeks, but switched to a 3-5-2 against Tadcaster. However, Thompson reverted back to the 4-5-1 at half time.
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