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Diary - Friday 30 July 2004

30 July 2004

Guest Diary will be unavailable for at least a few Fridays, having come down with a particularly nasty case of work. Today's Diary, then, is brought to you by a slightly inebriated Simon Wilson in Cod Almighty's Leeds office. Stay tuned for further updates.

Ooooo, without wanting to sound too camp, I say, it's a bit warm innit? Which is partly the reason for today's late diary. No air con are work; fresh air, beer and being able to watch the test cricket at the pub. I'm sure you all empathise. So, let's have a quick look at all matters Town so we can all get back there.

Let's recap then. Town won 1-0 at Gainsborough last night, thanks to a Macca goal that rekindled his overlapping days of younger. You want more details? Matlock Town's Dan Holland trialed up front with an apparently infuriating David Soames, with Holland looking "impressive" for the Mariners. That's a fact not the fiction, apparently. Check out Tony Butcher's report for the full run down, including confirmation of the tasty scran on offer.

Also last night, Wigan dispatched Halifax 3-0 last night, the Shaymen's first pre-season defeat. (Mind you, they've only been playing the likes of Farsley Celtic until then.) What has this do with Town? It just so happens that the most glamorous of Halifax's pre-season fixtures is on Monday night against Town. That's if the ten quid entry fee doesn't deter you.

Talking of tickets, means of entering Town's first game of the season have been released. "Tickets purchased prior to matchday: Adults £15" states the official site before continuing: "Adult tickets purchased in advance are £13." Cheers for clarifying that.

Those of you who help support Rupert Murdoch's slow takeover of the world might have seen new Town supremo John Fenty spelling out his priority on Sky Sports News. "My priority is the new stadium." And in a nice piece of delegating he lays down what he expect of the players as well: Discipline, professionalism and a new work ethic. Not that anyone will be able to view this new work ethic thanks to ITV's decision to concentrate on the "Championship" or whatever euphemistic crap they've renamed Division One. And to think Mr Fenty thought that the new rebranding would be a good thing for Town.

Mixed reports abound about a new player coming in. He's possibly a forward, but his nationality - if it actually mattered towards anything - is questioned all over the shop. A case of "you say Nigerian, I say Italian". Still, at least it's not resigning Livvo is it. Is it?