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Diary - Friday 27 August 2004

27 August 2004

Right, let's get this straight from the off. Your Special Guest Diary is tired, it is hot, I had a lot to drink last night, I can't be arsed. Now that your expectations are suitably lowered, on with today's diary.

Russ is still on the look out for that elusive target man, and has brought in on loan Paul Robinson. No, not that one. Or that one. This one is from Newcastle but a lot younger and scored quite a few goals for Tranmere reserves it would seem. It's difficult to understand why Sladey would want to sign someone from the Tranmere reserve team on loan - unless there's some kind of view to a permanent signing. Strange. Also at BP at the moment is Bermudan international John Nusum. Congrats to the OS for getting his name right. Anyway, Nusum has scored seven goals in four world cup qualifiers so far. Not bad, not bad - although five of those goals did come in the 13-0 and 7-0 thrashings dished out to Montserrat. I think he's big and probably fast too. And that's all I know.

Further news comes from the gob of Slade who reckons that Keith Curle (Mansfield, 40) is a big scaredity-scaredy cat. Or words to that effect. Or maybe not words to that effect at all and I've just taken one sentence and twisted it for my own effect. However, more scary for us is the fact that half the team seem to be injured and I'm not sure we've even got any players to replace them. Dave Moore is rocking around the clock trying to get the players fit for tomorrow. Working. Sorry.

The GET adds to this news with lots of other half-finished stories on their website. Although, they'll probably go and finish them off by the time I publish this and I'll look dead stupid and that. I'll get the bastards. In fact, all of their stories at the moment only go on for two paragraphs. I really, really don't understand. This isn't helping my alcohol-soaked brain at all.

There were some letters or other sent to the Diary I think, but really, if the GET can't be arsed then neither CONTINUED ON PAGE 43