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Diary
Your day-by-day glance at the going ons at and around Town.
Friday 24 May
A deal has been agreed between the club and Menno Willems, who will leave the club as a result.
Wednesday 22 May
Ex-loanee Andy Todd has joined Blackburn Rovers from Charlton Athletic for a reported £750,000.
Tuesday 21 May
Chairman Peter Furneaux spells out that the club are planning their finances with no future television deal in mind. He also mentions that the club have approached the PFA to discuss how the club can renegotiate the current contracts of the players.
An un-named player tells the Grimsby Telegraph that not a single contracted player would agree to a pay cut.
Phil Jevons is back in light training after an operation on his knee.
Monday 20 May
Danny Butterfield has been offered a new deal – albeit one lower than his previous contract.
Town are to play Stockport County in a pre-season friendly at Blundell Park on Friday 2 August.
Saturday 18 May
The Sport Telegraph reports that Bradley Allen and Danny Butterfield are to leave the club on frees.
Michael Boulding reveals he will only decline Town's contract offer if he is given the chance to further his career elsewhere.
Tuesday 14 May
The Football League files a claim for £178.5million against Carlton and Granada, owners of ITV Digital.
Danny Coyne makes the bench for the Wales v Germany friendly.
A week after going on sale, season tickets have generated £62,000. Compare to the club forecasts of £50,000 by the end of May...
The club have provisionally arranged a friendly with local rivals Scunthorpe for Tuesday 30 July.
Monday 11 May
According to the official site Town chairman Peter Furneaux agrees with admitting Celtic and Rangers to the first division if certain safeguards are met.
Paul Groves is looking to secure a 'glamour' pre-season friendly.
Sunday 12 May
Birmingham edge out Norwich 4-2 on penalties in an exciting first division play-off. Iwan Roberts scored with a forceful header to put the Canaries in front a minute into the first period of extra time, while Geoff Horsfield seized upon a chance eight minutes from the end to send the game to s shoot out.
The Observer reports that Rangers and Celtic are in line to be invited to the English first division at Thursday's meeting of club chairmen.
Saturday 11 May
Stoke City, captained by man of the match Peter Handyside, beat Brentford 2-0 in the second division play-off.
A 1-1 draw for Sunderland consigns Ipswich – beaten 5-0 at Anfield – to division one football next season.
Thursday 9 May
The official site carries details of the club's pre-season tour to Scandinavia. The Mariners will play AB Copenhagen, Herforge BK, and Frem A/S between Thursday 18 July and Monday 22 July.
Wednesday 8 May
The club announces that it has taken £17,500 on the first day of season ticket sales.
Reserve 'keeper Steve Croudsen has surgery on his one of his shoulders and could miss the start of the season.
Tuesday 7 May
Andy Todd's training with Blackburn, scuppering any hope anyone had that Town could afford the £1million fee and £8,000 a week wages.
Apparenly Loser Lennie is getting rid of 12 players from Cardiff. Cue the Coyne rumours again.
Rushden's ex-Mariner Andy Tillson managed to set up a goal for Cheltenham in yesterday's third division play off final.
Ben Chapman will face legal action if ex-Scunthorpe winger Peter Morrison is told he cannot play football again.
Town were expecting a £10,000 windfall today as people snap up season tickets.
Saturday 4 May
David Smith is looking likely to not being retained.
Thursday 2 May
Paul Groves is alleged to be interested in Lee Sharpe, if he will accept a third of his current wage at Bradford.
Danny Coyne is called up to the Wales squad for their game with Germany on 14 May.
Next year's season ticket prices are announced:
Adult
£304 (£368) Upper Smiths
£285 (£345) Main Stand (free Junior season ticket with every full paying adult)
£247 (£299) Lower Smiths
£247 (£299) Pontoon
Senior citizens
£171 (£207) all stands
Juniors
£60 (£60) all stands
Students
£171 (£207) Pontoon
Prices until 29 June 2002; after June 29 in brackets.
Wednesday 1 May
Lennie Lawrence's Cardiff City miss out on a trip to the Millenium Stadium as they crash 2-0 to Stoke City – 2-3 on aggregate – in their second division play-off semi. According to Radio Five Live, Peter Handyside – snubbed by Lawrence during his time at Blundell Park – is "magnificent".
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