Grimsby Town boss reflects on Carabao Cup exit to Blackpool'I don’t want to say that is a good thing [to lose] because that is not the message I want to send out, but I do think this experience will help us in the long run'View Image Grimsby Town boss David Artell during the Carabao Cup match against Blackpool at Blundell Park (Image: Jon Corken)David Artell hopes Grimsby Town’s 3-1 defeat to Blackpool in their Carabao Cup first round tie is a wake-up call for his team ahead of the league campaign starting. In possession, we could’ve been tidier, we should’ve scored more than one and conceding three is always disappointing. “In transition, we could’ve been tidier, and we were okay against a decent League One team. “There wasn’t much in the second half, and I don’t think it was as good a game compared to the first half for either team. We’re disappointed that we’ve not played better overall, and we were too sloppy and inconsistent in really crucial moments of the game.”