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Diary - Saturday 29 November 2003

29 November 2003

The only thing consistent about Town this season is their inconsistency. That's the Diary's conclusion this afternoon after Tranmere's first away win of the season - and only their second ever at Blundell Park - keeps the Mariners marooned in mid-table, and with an attendance of 4,406 the club has little realistic right to expect anything better. A line-up unchanged from last Saturday's excellent 3-1 win at Brentford, with Des Hamilton and Stuart Campbell again keeping Marcel Cas on the bench, proves inadequate as a close-range strike from Rovers' Gary Jones on 71 minutes is enough to hand Town their fourth home defeat of the season. And just days after posting Blundell Babes [sic.] pictures on the same page that announced discounts for women fans at today's match, Town's official site again defeats the whole object by heralding today's result with the belief-defying headline Ladies Day Ends "Bosoms" Up!

Looking on the bright side, a quick glance down the Diary's voodoo list discovers defeats for Cardiff, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull and the Franchise FC, so it's not all bad. And who should help Lennie the Loser's lot to a 3-2 home defeat by Ipswich but former Mariners hero Georges Santos - whose arrival at Portman Road was initially seen by fans as signifying Joe Royle's sell-out to 'direct' football. A little lower down the pyramid, Daryl Clare - the Bungle who, along with his non-striking partner Michael Jeffrey, was subbed off at half time last time Tranmere visited BP - finds the net for Chester in a 3-0 home win over Margate. City remain a point clear atop the Conference.

Finally, thank you to yesterday's guest diarist, who appears to have been Rich again - another grand job, sir - and also to all those of you who have emailed to offer your services in the role. Your CVs have been forwarded to the Cod Almighty editorial team, who will contact you again should you be shortlisted for interview. In the light of Rich's opening paragraphs and Sue's two weeks earlier, I ought to point out that it is not compulsory for guest diarists to discuss their attitudes towards the use of illicit drugs, although it clearly seems to help.

That'll do us then. Thanks to you all for reading for another week - have a nice rest of your weekend, and see you Monday.