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12 June 2014

Ahoy thar, me hearties, an' welcome to Thursday wit' ye Jolly Roger Diary, a-plunderin' th' ocean o' GTFC news wit' just Firefox 26.0 an' half a bottle o' Tesco Value spiced rum!

Avast ye, fer here be th' news we thought was a wind-up: highly coveted defender Aristote Nsiala has joined th' Mariners! Despite reported interest from Football League clubs (well, from Port Vale), th' strappin' Congolese centre-half has signed a one-year contract to join his former Southport shipmate Scott Brown at Blundell Park. Town's newly superb new official website be suggestin' we call th' new acquisition "Toto", which sounds a fine, piratin' moniker to me. Yarrrr!

Signin's o' th' calibre o' Toto, Brown an' Calico Jack Mackreth be convincin' Town's supporters to hand over their pieces o' eight at th' ticket office. A week after 2014-15 season tickets went on sale, th' bounty be 10,000 doubloons up on th' same period last year. Blow me down!

Meanwhile th' Mariners be addin' further pre-season friendlies to their summer schedule. Before they weigh anchor an' hoist th' mizzen fer th' new season, Paul Hurst's buccaneers gunna sail to Matlock Town on Friday 18 July. Mark Atkins, cap'n o' th' Northern Premier League outfit, describes his side's match against Town as "obviously a great one to have, particularly wit' Ross [Hannah] potentially [fightin'] against us." Shiver me timbers! 

This day be th' start o' th' World Cup in Brazil, assumin' yon scurvy bilge-suckers have finally got their stadiums shipshape an' seaworthy. To mark th' occasion Cod Almighty has published a new quiz, in which th' barnacle-covered old salts o' th' Mariners community can test their knowledge o' th' many historical links between th' World Cup an' Grimsby Town Football Club. Blimey!

An' finally this day, mateys, even Grimsby Town Football Club be joinin' in wit' pirate-speak now! Yo-ho-ho an' up the bleedin' Mariners!