Cod Almighty | Diary

Diary - Monday 21 October 2002

21 October 2002

Hard-up Town could be set for a potentially life-saving cash injection of up to half a million pounds, if a report in yesterday's Observer is to be believed. The paper claims that the debt-ridden Nationwide League could be baled out by the guilt-ridden FA and Premiership to the tune of up to £15 million. The Mariners are one of many clubs with money troubles after broadcasting giants Carlton and Granada ruthlessly screwed the league out of millions of pounds by pulling the plug on ITV Digital last summer, and any such handout would go a long way to securing the club's future. While some may interpret this gesture as the 20 elite clubs acknowledging their responsibility to the rest of football, cynics may point out that Divisions One, Two and Three wouldn't be in this mess had the FA and the top clubs not shafted them by forming the Premiership in the first place.

Never exactly a haven of light and heavenly goodness, Blundell Park may take a step closer to darkness and hell and nasty spiky things next Tuesday for the visit of Burnley. The club is repeating its 'two free kids with every adult' offer - and will hand out £50 vouchers for the club shop to the nippers with the best Hallowe'en get-ups of the night. Veteran creature of the night Steve Livingstone is already polishing the bolt out of his Frankenstein outfit.

Most of Town's full-time playing staff have been given the day off today, says the official site, following the team's phenomenal performance against Rotherham on Saturday. Those members of the Cod Almighty team who were present at the game and are still recovering have already invited their bosses to display a similar degree of understanding.