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Diary - Wednesday 9 October 2002

9 October 2002

As the only game last night in the top two divisions, Town's win over Ipswich makes it into the broadsheets, with the Times namechecking Pleasure Island and the Independent also braving the northern badlands. The Guardian's account, meanwhile, not only resorts to the stock "lowly Grimsby" epithet but claims that "the immortal words 'sing while we're fishing' echoed across the Humber" (my italics). And the report doesn't even appear in my copy of the paper. Pah.

Speculation abounds that last night's result will see Ipswich boss George Burley join the ever-growing ranks of managers sacked after the unspeakable ignominy of defeat by Grimsby.

Hero of the hour Steve Kabba - whose second goal last night prompted old Robby Bobson to comment on Sky: "If Arsenal had scored that, you'd be showing it again and again!" - is an early doubt for Saturday's visit to Watford, with what Paul Groves describes as "a hamstring problem related to his back". Alan Pouton may also miss out.