Cod Almighty | Postbag
Ten Game Postbag
29 September 2025
We don't check the league table until ten games in (unless we're top after one game) and we don't check the postbag either. So here we, the Ten Game Postbag, with ten letters to boot.
The highs about to get higher
Reading the Diary and the author's line of 'this ridiculous football club,' made me think of my 57 years of following Town. In this time I have entered two children into this world and into the Grimsby Town world too.
The son is now a Town nut, especially after witnessing (and being part of) the 'ridiculously amazing' away support that this club can generate.
In my years he's seen me blubber uncontrollably at Wembley (me amongst many). He has stood alongside me for 90 minutes, singing our hearts out at many an away ground - and hopefully - many more to come?
My daughter's first game away game was the 4-1 thumping of chesterfield back in the national league, with constant wall to wall Town noise and exuberant chaos. The smile on her face was unremovable for weeks after.
What I am trying to get at is that, as a club we have highs and lows. The lows are just that, but the highs that you get from being a follower of Grimsby Town Football Club are well, just ridiculous.
from Tony Barker
Letters Ed responds: Lovely stuff Tony! We received this email in July. How wonderful to read it now knowing what highs were just around the corner...
Dodgy Fleetwood
I have just read the diary about Fleetwood. One of the finest pieces of football journalism to appear in Cod Almighty. Well done.
My conclusion after reading it? Thank goodness GTFC has in Andrew and Jason, owners of such great integrity.
from David Elvidge
Letters Ed responds: Thank you David. And how pleasing that ace left backs Sweeney and Staunton are making the event to trigger a forgotten footnote.
Where's Henry!
Having nothing better to do, I had a quick squint at the contract situation. Pym, Autonetc. But no sign of our Henry. And him so proud of his two year contract! Small wonder if he is browned off. Is it because he’s from Lowuth? We need to know.
from Steve Bierley
Letters Ed responds: Steve, we hang our head in shame and can only apologise to Henry. We've updated it now, although he probably already deserves an extra year for his heroics against Man Utd.
Strength in depth
With names that include Turi and Khouri, Auton and Staunton, and Sweeney and Greeny, is Artell's cartel the most nearly-rhyming squad in GTFC history?
from Jo Tilley
Letters Ed responds: Good spot Jo, can anyone recall a more rhymeful Town squad? (No listing an Alan Buckley XI and claiming they were poetry in motion. Even if they were. Oh, go on then.).
Grimsby Reaper
Are we claiming Mickey Moore, Shrewsbury DOF?
UTM
from Letter author
Letters Ed responds: Yes Rob, good reminder thank you. He's been added to the list.
Steve Plowes
I taught with Steve Plowes for 19 years. He was the editor of “Sing when we’re fishing” and used my department’s resources (another story!) to produce the fan magazine in the 80s and 90s.
I’m pretty sure he is looking down from Heaven now and raising a pint or seven to Grimsby’s “battering” (!) of United!
from Chris Hawkes
Letters Ed responds: Thanks Chris, a mention of Steve never fails to bring a smile to our face, he's dearly missed. As for "another story"? Stories are what we're here for, tell us more...
Livin' the Bream
In case you fancied a read:
https://ligafever.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/living-the-bream/
from Phil Ball
Letters Ed responds: Nice one, thanks Phil. Sorry for not checking the postbag in a more timely manner but I get the feeling no one will mind having something new to read about that night!
G'day, Phil Ball
G'day, please pass on my fondest regards to the one Grimsby fan I know, Phil Ball, of Donostia-San Sebastián, on the glorious occasion of them stuffing the rags in the League Cup — especially after letting a 2-0 lead slip and going to double-figure penalties. I hope he was there in that Aguerooooooo-esque moment.
from Paul Sherry
Letters Ed responds: Well Paul, we will pass on your regards and place his letter next to yours, how's that?
Todd from Minnesota
Apologies if this has been discussed already, but I was just wondering if the book mentioned in a previous diary (Jan 2024?) has been finished? If so, do you have any information for it?
Many thanks
from Damian Fernie
Letters Ed responds: Good shout Damian. Todd has been quiet on Twitter lately, we may ping him to see how he's doing.
Portaloo Trade Mark
Good afternoon,
USE OF THE PORTALOO® TRADE MARK
I have recently been made aware of reference(s) to the word “portaloo(s)”on your website.
Portaloo® is a UK registered trade mark of Portakabin Limited. As such, the Portaloo® trade mark should only be used to refer to portable facilities that have been manufactured by Portakabin Limited. It is not a generic term.
The purpose of this message is to kindly request that you remove all references to the word "portaloo(s)" from your website. You may wish to use a generic term such as "mobile toilet", "portable toilet", "loo", “facilities” or "portable loo" as appropriate.
On the face of it, this may seem trivial, but it is very important to us as a business that we take these steps to protect the trade mark and we would be most grateful for your cooperation.
Best wishes,
Gemma Matthews
Intellectual Property Manager
from Gemma Matthews
Letters Ed responds: We had similar frustrations over the public mistaking Grimsby's location, may we suggest putting your message on a tee shirt to get it across?