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Diary - Friday 25 October 2002

25 October 2002

Paul Groves expects that the signing of all-action midfielder Georges Santos will be his last this season. The player-manager has told the Grimbo Telegraph: "We'd still like to add players but I can't really see that there's going to be any more additions...we have to work within our financial constraints." If you bump into Jake Sagare, Andy Pettinger or Jamie Pollock, then for heaven's sake don't tell them.

Ananova reports that Town have decided not to appeal the straight red card shown to Georges Santos in last weekend's draw with Rotherham, meaning that the player will now face a three-match ban. Had an appeal downgraded the card to a second yellow, Santos would have missed only one game. "I think it was a hard decision by the referee," says the player, "because I'm not a dirty boy or a nasty boy, I just play my physical game." The French phenomenon was sent off for shoving Rotherham's Darren Garner, who escaped with a yellow for shoving Santos. Oh, and scything him down with a two-footed lunge. Not that we're criticising the referee or anything.

Bright young thing Iain Ward is Town's key injury concern for tomorrow's trip to Wolverhampton after the promising right-back staggered off the pitch knackered late in the Rotherham game. Defender Mark Clyde and key midfielder Colin Cameron, recently out with injuries, are expected to return to the Wolves line-up, while captain Paul Butler returns from suspension.

Today's latest on the crazy saga of tickets for Wolves is that Town's official site insists that you won't get in if you don't buy in advance. We shall see.

You may have missed it, but on-loan keeper Shaun Allaway played for England last night. Danny Coyne's deputy, borrowed by Town from big club Leeds United, appeared for the national under-20 side in their 2-1 win against Germany in Dessau.