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Diary - Friday 17 February 2006

17 February 2006

Hi guys. Durham Diary screaming through the megaphone today. Power to the people, or something. Yeah!

So, Rochdale eh? Last time Durham Diary made the journey there was New Year's Day 2005, when the game was abandoned at half time due to the weather being bloody awful. The rearranged match resulted in a demoralising 2-0 loss for the Mariners, a scoreline that became a bit more likely to be repeated when Mr. Reddy was given his fifth booking of the season against Boston by referee Mr. Webster for doing absolutely nothing. It's a good job he didn't ref all Town's matches in the 2002/03 season; Mansaram did absolutely nothing every week! Chuckle chuckle. Also suspended will be Jean Paul 'I don't even know my surname so you haven't got a chance' Kalala, who has amassed the same number of yellows. Cards that is, not bogies. Ewwww.

In other team news His Holiness Saint John McDermott may be fit having recovered sufficiently from his back problem to train this week. Marc Goodfellow, complete with illegal Sky TV-receiving ears, won't play because his thigh hurts, while Paul Bolland and Curtis Woodhouse should be fit despite having struggled a bit this week. Gary Jones could start up front despite having a broken toe, which must surely hamper his mobility. Please stop laughing.

"Once in a lifetime chance" is how the OS is billing their latest money-making scheme. Fourteen lucky supporters will get the chance to play a match on the hallowed turf against a team made of club staff, reputedly including Mr Fenty himself. I considered seeking advice from my lawyer as to whether I can make a claim under the Trade Descriptions Act, since I played there both in those crappy little half time matches and in the regional schools' Year 6 cup final. But then I thought if I had £160 kicking around I'd rather pay it to the club and get the chance to play again rather than pay it to my non-existent lawyer. My head hurts.

There's really not a lot of information on the net, and I haven't really got anything to tell you. So, if you go to Rochdale tomorrow I hope you get to watch a full match, it's a good game and Town win. If not, I hope you have a nice weekend in Tesco. I, for one, am going home to eat some proper food and be spoilt for the weekend, but I'll be glued to the radio all Saturday afternoon. On which depressing image I'll leave you to enjoy your Friday afternoon. Be cool guys.

Now how do I turn this bloody megaphone off?