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Diary - Monday 8 May 2006
8 May 2006
You know what happened, and there still ain't a lot else to tell ya. Lincoln have cut the Mariners' ticket allocation because they are scared of being outsung and outshouted by the codheads; Positive John Fenty has turned a blind eye to the pitch invasion and the booing of Andy Parkinson to say the fans were "marvellous"; Luton's Michael Reddy might still be injured, or might be signing for Oldham for all I know; Russ is trying his best to sound optimistic, bless his heart; and semi-official GTFC cheerleader Diddy Dave Boylen insists: "We are still in the equation!" If it's e=mc2, would that make Paul Bolland energy, Gary Jones mass and Justin Whittle the speed of light?
New Deals for Trio is the headline of a story on Town's official website. Yes, I thought it meant Rob Jones, Steve Mildenhall and Luton's Michael Reddy as well - but the trio actually referred to is that of youth team stars Danny North, Ben Higgins and Rob Murray, whose heroic endeavours in the recent Midland Youth Cup triumph have earned them a huge vote of confidence in the form of new six-month contracts. Start as you mean to go on, eh.
"Since when did Rickie Lambert of Rochdale become such a predator in front of goal? He is the saviour of Rochdale!" So begins an email to the Diary from Daniel Wignall, who continues: "Russ should push the boat out and sign him. A right-sided midfielder who scores 20 goals a season is just what we need. He is Rochdale's saviour, their proverbial knight in shining armour." The Diary suspects that if Russ's boat were pushed out as far as necessary to sign Lambert then it might end up lost forever up financial shit creek, but the notion of exactly how Slades might sort it this summer is an interesting one. Which players have caught your eye and might fall within Town's limited means? Email diary@codalmighty.com with your thoughts.