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Postbag: the humans are dead
4 October 2007
Mmmm, slight warm postbag. Against naked flesh. Lovely.
Make my day. E-mail your
dithering and datherings to postbag@codalmighty.com
and let me feel your postage. Oh yeah.
T-shirty
Is there any scope for a decent T-shirt to remember the super 97/98 season? I
remember the club brought out some terrible ones after the whole event, but I'm sure the boys at Cod
Almighty Towers could do a much better job. I'm not sure if I'll be buying an Alan Buckley black and white
army one as well lads. I moaned like mad when he came back (didn't really feel like progress at
the time) and I feel my work colleagues would see it as hypocritical of me. Thinking about an Aidan
Davison one as well? Might sell well with about five Colchester United fans?
John
Pakey
Via email on 23/08/2007
Aidan Davison? One that says "couldn't be arsed the second time" or something? [Letters
Ed]
It's just a key. Next to the one you've just pressed. There. Just there.
iS hARRY STILL IN
PRODUCTION? WOULD LIKE TO BUY AN INFLATABLE FOR THE ICELANDERS AT READING F C
.
Len Graham
Via email on 04/09/2006
Er. Probably. Caps Lock. Mentalist. [Letters Ed]
Pond life
I visit Chapman's pond regularly. Me and
my friend often get polystyrene boards from the factory next to the pond and paddle out to the middle.
I must say it gets strangly hot at night and as my dad is a scuba diver we stole some gear off him and
delved deep down. Honestly, it was getting so deep the pressure was crushing us nearly and we still
did not reach the bottom. Don't you think it is strange that it gets warm at night? Chapman's pond is a
beautiful place and it is one of my favourite interests at the moment. Have you ever swam to the
middle of it? It has been cut-off from the public and should be re-opened. It has a sign saying "deep
water keep out". How ironic is that? It is certainly strange but great at the same time. It is also
growing.
Tom Bishop
Via email on 07/09/2007
Thanks Tom. Just take it easy with the drug cocktails though, eh? Especially before swimming...
[Letters Ed]
Spam
Recently I sent you an e-mail enquiring if you would be willing to sell advertising
space on your site.
Sometimes my e-mails end up in spam filters so I thought I would try one more time to get in touch with
you and see if you are at all interested. We are willing to negotiate a whole year’s advertising straight
off. That means we guarantee we will not pull out after only a few months. [gratuitous advertising
removed] is a price comparison website, helping people to find products at the very best prices.
If you require any further information do not hesitate to contact me.
Stephanie
Wood
Via email on 13/09/2007
I expect your e-mails end up in spam filters because your e-mails are spam. Fucking stupid
marketing twat. [Letters Ed]
Meggie smeggie
My name is Jo and I was born in 1964 in Croft Baker maternity home - I am
also a twin. The Croft Baker maternity home is in Cleethorpes. So you are a meggie! I know this as the
Croft Baker before it belonged to my distant ancestors. My Grandma was a Grant. I now live in
Sherborne Dorset and I still get ribbed occasionally about being a northener. There are a lot of
insecure sad bullies out there who are not very intelligent. By the way did you see programme last
night with John Hurt? I used to live in Waltham in the 60's and 70's. "Those were the days my friend I
thought they'd never end"... I shall stop now.
Joanna Gardner
Via email on
14/07/2007
I am not a meggie. How dare you. [Letters Ed]
Blessed is the Meek
Great write up Meeky! I
laughed out loud. I totally agree - some Grimsby and Cleethorpes inhabitants need to realise this little
bit of NE Lincs is not the centre of the universe, and sometimes the bigger picture is more
important...
Kazza
Via email on 25/09/2007
Spam #2
Dear Sirs,
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We write on behalf of the Football Data Co Limited which is the appointed
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League and the Scottish Football League ("the Leagues") in respect of the
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fixture to appear in advance of the match being played. However, if there is
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accepted.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Philip Stubbs
Via email on
26/09/2007
Dear DataCoCo. We have long advertised (for free) upcoming football matches for our club and
other clubs we are playing. We did this out of the kindness of our hearts. But now that we have
decided to become heartless, capitalist shit-stains on society, please could you forward the sum of
£1,034,587 as back-payment for the advertising we have carried over the preceeding seasons in line
with our new "money grubbing" policy. Yours with much insincerity. [Letters Ed]
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Fenty has spent plenty
Got to say I really enjoy your coverage of the town, its better
than the official website and all the other offerings. However, I really am suprised by todays diary.
What I read in the Chairman's statement was
firstly that Blundell Park is unsustainable, and that the chairman is unwilling to invest more of his funds
in an "average" football team.
An unsustainable asset is pointless to possess. By the looks of it BP is falling down, and up-keep
must be massive. It also does not provide the club with much income, as one must assume that 5000
times 20 quid
every other week is not really enough to pay the wages of 30 plus people and keep an ageing football
ground in a good state. I'm no buisness expert, I can't even spell buisness, but it would seem obvious
that investing in a new stadium, paid for in part by the real estate on which BP stands, would mean
less bills in the future. Large grounds can generate income from gigs, having other facilities on offer
and ticket sales. The point Fenty is trying to make is that the club has no money and will require
£200,000 at least to keep it going. He points out the considerable amount of cash he has personally
injected, which of the end of the day he doesnt have to. Any person in their right mind has to run such
an asset as a business, if the business is not making money, then it needs to close down, pure and
simple. Your argument of using the cash to pay the bills is plain ridiculous - why invest extra money in
a sinking ship?
The sad fact is that more and more these days Chairmen are running these clubs in the lower league
as part of a love affair with the club. However as far as I can see this is a thankless task, as the
negativity and lack of sound thinking with the fans can sour this kind of relationship, and everyone
has a threshold.
I for one am deeply grateful to Mr Fenty for the piles of cash he has invested in keeping the Mariners
going, a £10 cheque and a letter to Companies house and even you guys can see how he is losing
money. If
he leaves, we're screwed - pure and simple. GTFC leak cash, they have an old stadium with
enormous bills, a team and staff to pay wages to, receive little TV money, and have an average gate
of around 4000. No-one in their right mind is gonna take on a commitment like that, it's not worth
anything.
So whilst the reminiscent rants of happiness at Grimsby being an average club in an average league...
blah blah blah are great for filling space on the diary, but when you think about telling people these
stories in a few years time, when the Mariners are an amateur
outfit playing on sunday mornings, just think about how actually lending some support to the guy who
practically subsidises our saturday afternoon football viewings might help.
Paddy
Grant
Via email on 24/09/2007
Valid points Paddy, and would be interesting to hear the views of other fans. Whilst I don't
personally doubt the commitment and intentions of Mr Fenty, a bit more transparency wouldn't go
amiss. I've not seen the sustainability report on Blundell Park, so I can't comment on it. And it's still
unclear who would own the new ground. If the club are renting it, we're just tenants. A risky
situation. Also, presumably the owners would be the ones making money off the additional activities at
the ground. We would also have nothing to borrow money against. However, this may not be the
case, I don't know. There seems to be a lack of detail to any information made public, and we're just
told to support the new ground proposal regardless. There's even some very positive aspects of the
planning proposal (buried away in the planning application) that the club could be promoting but have
completely failed to even mention. Why? Too many questions and not enough answers. [Letters
Ed]
Birds and boos
"WE ARE GRIMSBY, SUPER GRIMSBY, NO-ONE LIKES US, APART FROM
000s OF BIRDS, WE DON'T CARE!"
People do care about Golden Plover and I hope at least a few dedicated readers of your excellent website
other than I do. The Humber Estuary
and environs have some fantastic areas for huge numbers of several species of our feathered
friends, just take some binoculars down Meggies front on a Winter's day and observe. As much as I
adore our
heroic warriors fighting on our behalf in black and white, there are slightly more important things than
even more ugly buildings on the way into Grimsby.
Fenty's whinge about the ruling is based on ignorance and the fact he couldn't find a lawyer who
could understand (can I say "too thick to" and not get sued?) the Conservation Regulations 1994. I
should
offer my services and I'll be a lot cheaper than Mr PlaysGolfWithFenty LLB, I can't stand golf mind.
Fenty's ignorance smacks of the same decisions that swept away the bullring and most other
buildings of any aesthetic merit in Grimsby in the 60s. These birds like Grimsby more than most
humans do, we shouldn't ask why, we should be very pleased indeed.
Long live the Mighty Mariners!
Long live the 000s of Dunlin, Lapwing, Curlew, Shelduck and so on that are very fond of winter mud
around Grimsby!
PS do you want me to discuss the in-and-outs of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations
1994 to your readers? It is very interesting to us professional conservationists you know...
Jonathan Saville
Via email on 26/09/2007
We'll skip on that last offer, if you don't mind Jon. [Letters Ed]
Future of the yoof
I tried to hook my eldest to
Town from the age of 6, he had a season ticket when it was only £50. Unfortunately the last
game he went to was the play off final in Cardiff. Now aged 13 he shows little or no interest in the
Mariners despite mine and his grandads promptings. BMX and computer games have a hold of him
now. Next in line is his brother aged 6 who has been once this season and enjoys wearing the black
and white stripes... If I fail with him then no. 3 son is next, aged 3.
Robbo
Via
email on 27/09/2007
It's the only way they'll grow up with any sense of balance, Rob. Keep up the good work. [Letters
Ed]
Knowing your Al's from his elbow
All power to Al's elbow. One of
the saddest things I've seen in football was the build up to an F.A. Cup match (Newcastle vs
Stevenage) a few years ago. The local TV station showed a load of Stevenage locals sporting
Newcastle shirts and deriding Stevenage's chances of winning. Are there now more Man Utd,
Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool fans in Grimsby than there are Grimsby fans?
Martyn
Wyburn
Via email on 27/09/2007
Price check
Away fans pay as much as 'higher' home fans at Blundell Park, and that is
much the practice throughout the division. 18 notes for a home fan is as your own web site
states.
Dave Chambers
Via email on 28/09/2007
I think the point that the individual was trying to make though was that the charter makes reference
to 'comparable' fan accomodation. The only place you actually pay £18 at BP is in the Upper Smiths -
and the Osmond isn't comparable to that. [Letters Ed]
Record runs
After the record run of draws earlier this year, are we on the verge of
setting a new record?
What's the club's longest sequence of consecutive games in which both sides scored? If that's too
difficult for you, what's the longest sequence in which neither team kept a clean sheet?
Phil Watson
Via email on 30/09/2007
Anyone? [Letters Ed]
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