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Diary - Friday 4 April 2003

4 April 2003

Good news from the treatment room! John McDermott, Richard Hughes and Michael Boulding have all returned to training after their various tweaks and niggles, and should all play some part in tomorrow's game at Leicester. The Diary expects Hughes and Macca to retain their starting places and Expeditious Michael to claim a width of the subs' bench.

The Crisps will be missing Scottish international midfielder Billy McKinlay and striker Paul Dickov, who are serving bans for whispering during assembly. Dickov's fellow frontman Brian Deane - the sort of big bugger who always scores against Town - is doubtful with a string of ham, and Matt Jones also misses out; Alan Rogers will probably return to the side in his stead. That means in the place he would have played in. Which is midfield.

If only he was forgotten man Phil Jevons returns to public consciousness today by issuing a come-and-keep-me plea to Hull manager Peter Taylor - the man who broke the bank at Leicester. The lackadaisical striker has not made an enormous impact in his season-long loan on the north bank, but now that the dreadful prospect of returning to Grimsby is looming, Jevons suddenly seems to be enjoying life in the former fishing port. "I would love to be a part of this club," he tells BBC Humber Sport today, adding the usual guff about the Tigers being potentially as big as Barcelona.

And that is all the news in the bewildering world of Grimsby Town Football Club. Hope you all have a nice weekend.