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Articles: 2003-04

3 July 2003
Northern exposure
Tim White tells us why hitchhiking to away games in the north-east isn't always the best idea.

25 July 2003
Michael Clearly Not Balding
Si Wilson is concerned by certain hair cuts on display in the team photo.

6 August 2003
Irony, catharsis and a little bit of pickle
Resident match reporter, Tony Butcher, is put under the spotlight by Pete Green.

9 September 2003
Lip service means disservice
Andy Atkins argues that it takes more than a point and a tut to kick racism out of football.

14 September 2003
Bad press
The club may have over-reacted slightly at recent local press coverage, but the Grimsby Telegraph have had it coming for a while says Paul Thundercliffe.

22 September 2003
Holidays from hell
Roger Swindells on why being in a different country doesn't make a heavy defeat any easier to take.

8 October 2003
Basel not so faulty
Martin Handsley updates us on the progress made by FC Basel the season after their Champions League run.

13 October 2003
Vive la difference!
Ever wondered what life would be like supporting Town from a foreign land? Stu Morton gives us his dispatches from France.

16 October 2003
Racial imbalance
On the eve of the club's anti-racism dat, Si Wilson is exasperated that such measures are still needed.

3 November 2003
Loan rangers
Si Wilson tries unsuccessfully to encourage other clubs to loan players to Grimsby.

5 November 2003
FAC this for a game of soldiers!
Mat Hare on falling out of love with the FA Cup.

20 November 2003
Give us a Gee
The recent emergence of local 'celebrity' Kim Gee means Town are bound to do well in the cup, claims Richard Dawson.

9 December 2003
My new favourite player
Sam Metcalf looks back at Keith Alexander's arrival at Blundell Park.

16 December 2003
Worlds apart
Martin Handsley reports back from the FIFA World Player of the Year gala in Switzerland.

19 December 2003
A rollercoaster year
Grimsby Town's account manager, Steve Wraith, gives us his rundown on 2003.

7 January 2004
Something Wycombe this way comes
Mark Wilson argues the case for giving Paul Groves more time to turn things around.

14 January 2004
Ladies Night
Did the club manage to lure Atomic Kitten other disastrous season.

16 January 2004
The long view, or There and back again
Richard Dawson on why Town have found their natural level.

5 February 2004
Take out a Grimsby & Cleethorpes Footballer Mortgage
You'll be glad you did.

10 February 2004
The race for Blundell Park
With the Cod Almighty GTFC manager-o-meter you can now keep track of the leading candidates for the BP hotseat as their fortunes wax and wane .

11 February 2004
The contenders
Our views on the potential contenders for the job of manager at GTFC.

18 February 2004
Hare for Town
Si Wilson puts forward resident betting expert, Mat Hare, as the best candidate for the management position at Blundell Park.

18 February 2004
Outside looking in
Gareth Lightfoot was dragged to a Town match by Si Wilson. At Oakwell, no-one can hear you scream.

24 February 2004
The French connection
With news that Eugene Kangulungu is to arrive at Blundell Park for a trial, or man in France Stu Morton digs around for information on his previous form.

25 February 2004
Who do you trust?
Andy Atkins on the apparent goalkeeper crisis currently faced by the club.

24 March 2004
If it isn't hurting, it isn't Grimsby
The country may suffer, but Town perform much better under a Tory government claims Pat Bell.

26 March 2004
Best of a bad bunch
Guest Diary argues the case for Stacey Coldicott to win the player of the year award.

31 March 2004
Desmonds
The departure of Des Hamilton forces the club in to desperate measures.

2 April 2004
The end of the affair
The final straw - Paul Thundercliffe on why he's had enough of Town and of football in general.

5 April 2004
Taking a dive?
Chris Mills on the increase in 'simulation' in football (that's diving to you and me).

5 April 2004
Flawed Diamonds?
Rushden & Diamonds have slowly started to slip towards the relegation zone, notices Richard Lord.

8 April 2004
Hey Nicky!
Si Wilson on why new manager called 'Nicky' Law is among bad company.

19 April 2004
Stone the Crowes!
Sam Metcalf caught up with John Stone - a hard-working right-back in the George Kerr era.

10 May 2004
Minute detail
Like most Grimsby fans, Pete Green had a horrible day in Tranmere. Here is his diary of doom.

11 May 2004
Picking up the pieces
Dave Chambers unpicks another disastrous season.

14 May 2004
For the best... for all of us...
Long before relegation, Si Wilson had already decided he wouldn't be renewing his season ticket.

20 May 2004
Striking resemblance
On a recent trip to New York, Andy Holt decided to take in a Yankees match.

25 May 2004
Getting shirty
Si Wilson is unsure whether he should buy a Town shirt in time for his upcoming holiday.

26 May 2004
Slade named as new Town manager
Mark Stilton with an exclusive on the new management team.

12 June 2004
Rabbiting in the headlines
Are the club signing players based purely on their pun-able surnames, asks Miles Moss.

27 July 2004
Fight club
Pat Bell gives the verdit on classic BP scrappers.

28 July 2004
How Town came up short
Pete Green argues that short-term contracts do nothing for a footballer's motivation.



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