Ian Holloway furious with Swindon display after thrashing by Grimsby

Manager Ian Holloway was humiliated by a home hammering as his old side Grimsby ran riot in a 4-1 win against 10-man Swindon.

Iwan Morgan’s exquisite lob was the pick of the bunch as Mariners fans kept up a barrage of abuse against their former boss.

Holloway said: “The use of language is disgusting, but there you go. That’s modern-day football. Well done. Good luck to you. It’s all about where we finish at the end.

“But we’ve got a mountain to climb after that, because if you look at where we could have been if we’d have won to where we are now, it all starts again, doesn’t it? That’s this level – no one’s going to run away with it.”

Holloway had no complaints about the result after saying only Dan Butler, who was sent off in the 66th minute, played well.

He added: “I’ve said to them, who thinks they did all right? Give yourself a mark out of 10 because you need to watch it back. You didn’t look like you.”

Home goalkeeper Connor Ripley did well to deny Sonny Finch by coming out quickly to block but Grimsby went ahead in the 21st minute when Andy Cook latched on to Jamie Walker’s long ball and turned Kaelan Majekodunmi inside out before smacking home.

Ripley then reacted smartly to tip over a vicious volley from Morgan, who doubled Grimsby’s lead in the 43rd minute with a superb chip into the top corner.

After the break, Aaron Drinan volleyed straight at Christy Pym before Morgan grabbed his second from the spot in the 58th minute after a foul on Cameron McJannet.

Things got even worse for the Robins when Butler received a second yellow for fouling Josh Andrews in the 66th minute.

Ryley Reynolds surged down the right flank to pick out Andrews for a tap in eight minutes from time before Drinan was hacked down and then notched the rebound from his spot-kick with five minutes left.

Mariners manager David Artell said: “We deserved it and had some real good performances.

“Even though we’re decimated with injuries, we still keep showing our performances, and the lads are sticking together and getting performances as well as the results.

“The only minor, very minor disappointment is the fact we haven’t been able to keep the clean sheet. I won’t tell you what I said to the two lads at the back but they shouldn’t be scoring that kind of goal with 11 men, let alone 10 men.

“Direct ball, flick on, suddenly conceding the penalty. That’s just Sunday League football. I did hear Aaron Drinan saying to the ref it wasn’t a pen, but that’s by the by. It looked like a penalty where I was stood.”