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Diary - Wednesday 15 March 2006
15 March 2006
Rochdale: Slade has no complaints is the headline of a piece in today's Grimsby Telegraph which begins by saying Russell Slade has complained about missing the chance to go top of the league by beating Rochdale last night. Perhaps understandably, though, the Town boss is just a little calmer about the referee's decision to call off last night's scheduled fixture at Bogland immediately following a pitch inspection at 1pm. "It is probably the right decision, not only for the safety of the players but because it would have been a lottery," Slade told the Telewag. "It wouldn't have been much of a spectacle for the fans." There's an open goal gaping here, if somebody wants to apply the finish.
Last night's postponement also means the Mariners will have to get through one match fewer without the services of Michael Reddy, who was subbed off during last Saturday's stroll against Barnet with an injury he already had. The same Grimmo Tello piece we looked at earlier points out that the Bogland mudbath means extra recovery time, furthermore, for Paul Bolland, who was also subbed off during last Saturday's stroll against Barnet but not until the 69th minute, despite the fact that he had picked up an ankle problem during the first period and Town were three-nil up at half time. As the local paper characteristically explains it: "While Bolland was expected to play at Spotland, Reddy was definitely out but may now have a chance Continued on page 50". All we need now is a Ballpark Figures on whether Town actually play better when Reddy isn't on the pitch.
"As usual, we must not forget the season ticket holders" is the hilariously patrician beginning of the new instalment in Town's Target 6000 campaign, sounding for all the world like it was dictated from the deathbed of Sir Harold Macmillan. The club's latest incredibly kind gesture is to extend to "the" season ticket holders the same opportunity to bring to this weekend's home game against Bury a youngster for the sum of a hundred new pence or, to use the club's altogether less catchy phrase, a kid for a quid. "Sales have now crashed through the 400 tickets sold mark at 5pm Tuesday, which signals a tremendous gate for the visit of Bury," adds the official website, intending no offence to the club that has won the FA Cup twice and still holds the record for the biggest winning margin in FA Cup final history.
No legitimate email has reached the Diary's fabulous and stylish new temporary email address ca.diary@googlemail.com since this time yesterday, although there are two items of spam already: one telling me I've won half a million euros in the Dutch national lottery and one trying to sell me some pixels on a web page advertising businesses based in Lincolnshire. The originators of both have had their personal details appended to the Diary's 'first against the wall come the revolution' list, and if the revolution doesn't hurry up then I may simply break their legs.