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Diary - Thursday 4 November 2004

4 November 2004

Guy Fawkes, would that you were in Washington DC today. Anyway, Humberside Police are promising to strip-search all fans visiting Glanford Park this Saturday before slashing their tyres, handcuffing them into seats and denying them any liquid sustenance while they are whipped soundly. Or something. If you've got a fetish for that sort of thing, then, well, that's fine, but the weariness and gloom with which the Diary is anticipating Town's trip to Scunthorpe grows by the day, and I'm seriously starting to wish I hadn't bought a bloody ticket now. Ah well - remembering the Mariners' appalling first-half performances in their last two games, perhaps the rozzers might be persuaded to provide blindfolds as well.

The Grimsby Telegraph manages to avoid saying Town will be looking to get their FA Cup campaign off to a flying start in reporting the news that the Mariners squad will travel to this month's first-round tie against Exeter by aeroplane. The last time the club management opted to fly to their first game of a competition, of course, it was the visit to Plymouth that began the 2003-04 Division Two campaign, so the precedents are less than encouraging. Get those "concentrate on the league" clichés dusted down and ready, Russ.

"Four players missed training on Thursday? Are you from the future?" I don't know what you're on about, Mat.