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Diary - Wednesday 7 May 2003

7 May 2003

Remember Menno Willems? One of Lennie Lawrence's less inspired acquisitions, the former Town midfielder is going great guns back in his native Holland, reports Planet Football, and has just extended his contract with second division Haarlem. During his 15-month stay with the Mariners the player scandalised provincial Lincolnshire with his dyed hair and body piercings; but Willems' performances on the pitch fell some way short of his flamboyant accessorising, and the accession of the no-nonsense Groves/Rodger management team soon saw him packed off whence he came.

Discussion continues apace on Town's new stagewear, with Marnix Kolder emailing the Diary to say: "Following on from Pat Bell's comments about the new away kit being grey, my main concern is the colour of the goalkeeper's away shirt. There's been no mention of that at all from the club. It's important though. The fans deserve to know!" Is this connected with that old superstition about Town keepers wearing green? What is that all about? He continues: "Oh yeah, and the third kit. What colour will that be? There must be a third kit. Come on, Furneaux, the fans deserve to know!" What you're saying, then, Marnix, is that the fans deserve to know. Tony Rogers, more succinctly but no less passionately, writes: "I won't be buying the new Town kit because it's rubbish. Simple as that really." So which were the best and worst GTFC kits, people? Email codalmightydiary@yahoo.co.uk with your views.