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Diary - Thursday 24 May 2007

24 May 2007

Hello! B.O.T.B. Diary here, with all the hotter-than a-wasp-vindaloo GTFC news fresh from the Tetney wastelands. First though, a little quiz.

A rich man owns something of great beauty and value. He destroys it in order to make himself richer. Do you:
a/ Bemoan the loss of the beautiful thing to ignorance and greed?
b/ Praise the rich man for his financial acumen?

Surely nobody could answer 'b' could they? Nah. Oh hang on, what's this?

Summer diaries eh? Open the windows and listen to all that news. Far, far away, carried on a zephyr breeze, is a rumour about Bolland going to Bradford. Apart from that, it's just bees buzzing in the flowers. Birds singing in the trees. Or, if you're Daryl Clare, bulldozers moving earth and concreters with Radio 1 playing at full shouty. So, with a news summerout, what do we do now? I know - I've provided a link to the worst of Grimsby, let's praise the best of Grimsby.

Firstly, a big hand for the superb diarists who have kept us entertained through the season, especially the super-talented regular diarist, -------------. [Name removed to protect the innocent - CA security advisor]. All the stand-ins have been great too, and I'm sure all readers would agree that the level is consistently good (apart from today, for some reason).

Secondly, let us praise the match reports of the wondrous Tony Butcher [Has he got a wikipedia entry yet? - Ed], and his able deputies who have filled in nicely when Tony couldn't drag himself away from 'Obscured By Clouds' for long enough to attend the match.

Thirdly, a round of applause for messageboards legends BawB, sacktheboard, MadLen, blimey, yorkmariner, Maringer, jase and more who have kept us entertained on the Grim Outlook, and other less salubrious internet haunts, for many years.

All these people make their contributions for nothing. No pay, no fame, no fortune, and we are the beneficiaries.

Together they are proof that Grimsby has something worth fighting for, and even though we may seem to some to be the geographical equivalent of a leper colony, there is plenty of intelligent life and talent within the Town boundaries. We may not be famous for our culture, our intellectuals, our beautiful surroundings, our dynamism or our environmentalism, yet ignorance and greed do not yet have full control.

All is not lost!

Up the Mariners.