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Diary - Monday 16 September 2002

16 September 2002

Paul Groves shows greater restraint than this correspondent regarding Saturday's scandalous penalty decision. "If the decision looked harsh from the stands, it looked harsh on the pitch as well," said the boss, with teeth more gritted than the M1 in January.

Coventry fans display an admirable capacity to call a spade a spade, with the report on Gary Mabbutt's Knee admitting that Mills "went down like a sack of spuds" and that the referee - a Mr Joe Ross of London - "fell for it". On the messageboards a fan admits: "The pen the ref gave us was a terrible decision, I felt embarrased [sic.]".

The sad story of Robert Taylor continues to Colchester, where the injury-prone forward is reported to be training after having had his short-term contract annulled by GTFC. It later transpires, though, that Town still hold his registration. "We are not paying him anything at the moment, but if he played for us it would be on a match-by-match basis," said Groves, adding that Taylor was free to roam where he liked. Or something like that.

Another ex-Town player hits the headlines as Daryl Clare is transfer-listed by Boston for spitting his dummy after being dropped to sub.