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Diary - Friday 25 May 2007

25 May 2007

Over the hills and far away diary here. Everybody else has called in sick with an array of ailments and feeble excuses that Lord Buckley wouldn't stand for. I have a sneaking suspicion that the impending bank holiday weekend might have something to do with it. More of that later.

Actually your guest diarist is not too well either having suffered a number of cuts and bruises in a 'friendly' works eleven a side football match last night. This was a real match involving nets, corner flags, a proper referee and a couple of fights. The kit (black and white stripes of course) had been borrowed from the roughest pub team in town and the shirts had obviously been well stretched over some serious potbellies. I was the John McDermott of the side playing at right back and, like John, have now decided that I have made my final ever appearance.

Lord Buckley has told the official site that there is no need to panic in the search for a new striker for next season, but becomes a bit tongue tied when explaining the reasons, 'We know where we are going with things. We will make sure that we do our homework and get the player in that are going to benefit that is next season'.

The latest auction thingy on the official website is a real anoraks collectors item, a super package of the commemorative scarf and badge made to mark the last ever league game at Gay Meadow. Thanks to the heroic efforts of a certain rival website bidding under the imaginative name of 'grimbofan', this price of this collectable package has now been pushed up to £62. It looks as though 'grimbofan' and equally persistent 'spamwilly' are going to go head to head for the next four days. If anybody else fancies the package, I suggest that they check out the Shrewsbury FC club shop where £62 will buy you as many scarves and badges as you can wear. Next week's auction is rumoured to be featuring Michael Reddy's crutches.

And so back to the Bank Holiday weekend, which for some will be a pretty tense affair at the revamped venue of legends in northwest London. Let's hope Russell Slade is better at preparing his Yeovil side for the play off final against Blackpool than he was at preparing his previous outfit exactly a year ago. John Paul Kalala is no doubt looking forward to sitting on the hallowed Wembley bench.

Have a good weekend