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Diary - Wednesday 1 December 2004

1 December 2004

Afternoon. Andy Holt here, stepping in today for the Diary in his week off. It's been a while since I've done one of these, so forgive me if it's pants. Also I'm all over-exerted, word-wise, at the moment after throwing together a match report at the weekend and this week's results from our tipping competition, not fifteen minutes hence.

So, what news from NE Lincs? Well, firstly I find myself having to comment on the Derby County youth team's much deserved, and wholly expected, comprehensive thrashing of their lowly Grimbsy Someone counterparts. The match ended 4-0 to the team with the sparkly, plastic stadium. They won the Football League twice in the seventies, you know. How rude of the Mariners to even bother turning up.

Some good news for those of you who believe that Rob Jones's height a quality defender does not him make. Terrell Forbes will be back up north tonight. According to the OS he will put pen to paper tomorrow, keeping him in black and white "until the end of the season at least". "At least", eh? Those two words in regards to TJ and his contract with us are news to me. You don't reckon Russ can persuade him to sign until the end of 2005-06, do you?

In the same article the OS casually drops in a comment about Mr Slade enquiring about an unnamed striker from an unnamed club for an unnamed period of time. He hopes to have him in place, wherever that may be, before the match against Notts County on Tuesday. I was going to ask what was wrong with getting him, assuming it's a him, before Saturday, but it's FA Cup second round week innit? Which I guess will give Terrell Forbes an extra few days to try and regain some fitness too. Nice.

And speaking of fitness and defenders, the more-reliable-than-it-used-to-be Teamtalk postulates that Simon Rambo may be fit for the match against the Magpies too. From 70 minutes against York reserves to a league match would be a big step up after no footy for three months, but he's got to be better than Jones, hasn't he? I mean, give me a pair of boots and a stepladder and I'd be at least as good as Jones.

And that's about it from me. Not sure who's in the driving seat tomorrow, but whoever it is, you'll be in capable hands. Laters.