LET'S make Blundell Park an intimidating place on Wednesday night – and help Grimsby Town take a massive step towards the Football League.
That's the message from joint manager Paul Hurst ahead of the first leg of the Mariners' Conference play-off semi-final against Newport County.
After beating the same opponents 3-0 in the final match of the regular season on Saturday, Town host the Exiles on Wednesday before the return leg in South Wales on Sunday.
The reward is another trip to Wembley where they will take on Kidderminster Harriers or Wrexham for a place in the Football League. It's been three long seasons for the Mariners in non-league football and joint boss Paul Hurst believes Town's fans can help bring that to an end.
"I think the ground will be full with our fans," he said. "I'm not sure how many Newport will bring, but they'll obviously have a few. It should be a really good atmosphere.
"What happens on the pitch obviously dictates, at times, but if the fans can come with a positive attitude – as we ask the players to – and really give them that lift, it can be an intimidating place.
"I've watched enough play-off games to know that passes will be misplaced, there will be some nerves out there and not everything is going to go how we would like.
In Pictures: Grimsby Town 3 Newport County 0
"There will be times when we might be up against it and there will be times when a pass doesn't go to its intended target. But we need to try to control it as much as possible – myself and Rob (Scott) included – and ensure that we don't put too much pressure on the players.
"The prize is massive – the first goal now is to get to Wembley."
More than 4,500 spectators watched the Mariners strike what could be an important psychological blow on Saturday – albeit against a much-changed County line-up.
And Hurst was quick to highlight the part Town's fans can play on Wednesday evening in Cleethorpes.
He continued: "On 62 minutes on Saturday I looked up and the reason for that was, with the exception of the away end, all the fans were singing and that noise gives everyone a massive boost.
"That's what we want from them. We need everyone together to get us through.
"It is over two legs and our experience of that this season in the FA Trophy went well. We hope it's the same again.
"It looks like we're peaking at the right time. That said I'm sure that the other teams involved in the play-offs will all fancy their chances."
