"It was a proper traditional old school cup tie, It was going to be a fine margins game and that's how it was - we limited a Premier League team to one attempt on target and it's gone in. One chance, one goal for them. It showed how well we played in terrible conditions. The conditions made the game in some respects because it was a bit of a throwback."
"The pitch at Blundell Park was already a quagmire before kick-off between League Two Grimsby Town and Premier League Wolves, and rapidly deteriorated under relentless rainfall on the east coast. The ball travelled unpredictably across the sodden surface. Players continued to slide for longer than expected. The pitch markings blurred in the mudbath. It would be an understatement to suggest the conditions did not aid either team's ambitions of playing attractive football."
Heavy rainfall transformed Blundell Park into a quagmire, producing a sodden, unpredictable surface that disrupted passing and allowed players to slide extensively. Grimsby Town, from League Two, competed resolutely and limited Wolves to a single shot on target, but Wolves converted that lone effort and advanced to the fifth round. Managers described the match as an old-school, fine-margins cup tie and noted the throwback nature of the conditions. Wolves’ players showed grit to overcome their league difficulties, while Grimsby earned praise for their performance in terrible conditions despite being unable to force a replay.
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