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Diary - Monday 20 January 2003

20 January 2003

Paul Groves has dished out an almighty slating to his team's shocking non-performance in the 2-0 home defeat to Millwall on Saturday. "I didn't think we played particularly well," fumed the furious player-manager as his assistant Graham Rodger urged him to calm down. Groves' eyes flared scarlet as he continued. "That was not an acceptable performance," he bellowed, smoke pluming from his ears.

Town's youth team prodigy Joe Lightowler has turned a few more heads after scoring a hat-trick in a 6-0 romp against Darlington's youngsters at the weekend. The teenage striker is said to be one of the hottest prospects coming through the ranks at Blundell Park. Expect a first-team call-up this weekend.

A splendid and rather cheeky idea from BP: Town are helping to raise money for St Andrew's Hospice, announces the official site, by urging the people of North East Lincolnshire to participate in a sponsored 'Wear Your Town Shirt At Work' day on Friday 28 March. The club is offering a discount on shirts bought for the day, and good old Austin Mitch is doing his bit and everything. Smart.

The reserves, meanwhile, suffer more frustration as this afternoon's fixture against Mansfield is called off. Town's official site gives no reason for the postponement, so maybe the club only just remembered about it this morning and hadn't washed the players' socks in time.

Clare scored again.