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Diary - Saturday 8 February 2003

8 February 2003

First-half strikes from Michael Boulding and Chris Thompson - the first senior goal of his career - combine with a rare clean sheet as Town complete a league double over Stoke, leapfrogging the Potteries outfit back into that cherished 21st place. Terry Cooke, Georges Santos and Alan Pouton all return in today's line-up. Joint winners of this week's Tony Blair Award for Spineless Capitulation are Norwich, who allow Sheffield Wednesday a point after leading 2-0, and Wolves, who roll over at Brighton like the abject dogs they are, obliging the bottom club with a 4-1 surrender.

The two third division derbies elsewhere in the region throw up two rather pleasing results, with Hull losing 1-0 at home to Lincoln - despite having a big new ground! - and troubled Boston relieving themselves all over Brian Laws' conflagration by a similar scoreline.