The League Paper

Derby win hands new hope to Holloway

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The LeaguePaper Team
20 December 2020

By Liam Wood
IAN HOLLOWAY hopes Grimsby’s derby triumph over Scunthorpe can help lift the gloom at Blundell Park amid a “desperate” time for the club.
Off-field issues regarding possible investment at the League Two strugglers had been bookmarked by four defeats in five games.
However, with bragging rights on the line, Mattie Pollock settled the scores midway through the first half with a close-range finish from a set-piece.
Ira Jackson and Luke Spokes also went close upon the restart, while captain James McKeown went untested at the other end on his return to the line-up ...

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