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‘Hanson will cause havoc for defences’

By Stephen Peters

JAMES HANSON will terrorise defences throughout the League Two season, says Grimsby manager Michael Jolley.
The Mariners striker – signed on a free from AFC Wimbledon – took his tally to five goals in six with a double at Walsall.
His bullet header and penalty – given for Cameron Pring’s push on Max Wright – capped a Mariners comeback, after Caolan Lavery’s early strike for Walsall was equalised by an Elliott Whitehouse header.
Grimsby had waited 122 years for a league win at Walsall, their last triumph coming in 1897. Jolley said:...

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