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Diary - Wednesday 6 May 2009

6 May 2009

He's pacy and keen. He's young and talented. Best of all, he isn't Tom Newey. And if he gets his way, he'll be turning out in the number 3 shirt for the Town again next season. Yep - Cockney Joe Widdowson has been on that Mariners World today telling subscribers how much he's enjoyed his time at Blundell Park - "It's been a great experience for me. I've loved it" - and what his next move is: "I'm gonna go back [to West Ham] next week and find out what's happening. I don't think I'll be there next season... hopefully I'll be back here next season full time, which would be great." With GTFC boss Mr Michael Re-Newell having already expressed a wish to keep CJW on the books, then, we could at last be about to see an end to Town's epic struggle to find a left-back after Gary Croft departed for Blackburn Rovers 13 years ago. And it hasn't been easy. Even Gary Croft couldn't do it when he came back in 2005.

What about Joe's fellow loanee Peter Sweeney? Fortunately for the future of the human race, Diary reader Chris Lyons watched the Leeds midfielder's turn on Mariners World earlier this week so we don't have to. "I did take five minutes out of my life, having nothing better to do to fill up my time, and watched the masterful video experience of the Peter Sweeney interview," confirms Chris. "Mr Sweeney said (at least twice) that he fitted in at the Town 'building' really well and that within two days of arriving felt like he had been at the club for two months. He stated that if Leeds could not offer him first team football next season then he would definitely move on, and intimated that in that case Grimsby could see him back. Was he just being polite, I wonder?" Hmmm. The Diary had been supporting Scunthorpe in the third division play-offs, of course, but promotion for Leeds would seem a certain fillip for Town's chances of keeping The Sweeney. Leeds. Bless. I've always had a soft spot for them... no, really... wait, come back!