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Jolley brave Mariners are worth salute

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WHEN it was announced that Grimsby Town had appointed Michael Jolley as their new manager, there were probably plenty of people who said: Michael Who?
But give the Mariners credit for making a brave decision rather than going for one of the bosses regularly taking jobs on the managerial merry-go-round.
It would have been easy for the League Two club to have gone for an experienced boss bearing in mind that they have been sucked into a relegation battle and are desperate to preserve their League Two status.
Time will tell if Jolley, a 40-year-old econom...

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