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Diary - Monday 10 January 2005

10 January 2005

Good Lord. The old Sony Ericsson flashed a couple of hours ago with an emergency message from the Diary. "I can't do the diary as I'm moving house. Can we sort a replacement out if you haven't got one already." Uh, we haven't. And it is 12:26pm and I'm just off to the hospital! Sort it out Slade? Sort it out Mr Diary, more like! So, not-so-fresh from a check up at Leeds General Infirmary (a lesson I've learnt over the past month: don't let yourself get run down, as diseases see this as the spur to leap into your body) comes your a-little-later-than-usual diary. Argh, shit, this means looking on the interweb... I was only planning on buying these shoes before I went to bed and organising a couple of drinks in Headingley on Wednesday night with a fellow Town supporter (if any other Leeds-based fans fancy a tipple after work that day, we'll be in Arcadia)...

A scoot to the Grimsby Telegraph site has a piece littered with some Viz-like subheadings, just not as funny. The most notable quote is from Graham Rodger, still humming with a hankering Depeche Mode's Master And Servant: "There have been times when we have dominated teams and not got the result by failing to score." The apparently newly-installed door at Blundell Park marked EXIT (in green) is going to get its full use in the coming month as well. The Slade master decrees "I will listen to any offers for some of the squad players, be it on loan or a permanent move. I am prepared to let some of my players go at any given time, if the situation arises."

Over at the official site, there's an interview with Kevin Drinkell and it was only a matter of time before Dean Gordon's shirt was auctioned off. An all-too-rare fans forum has also been announced for Tuesday 25 January, apparently in light of queries "raised as a result of the news about the Club's tax problem". Quite what light Russell Slade and some players will shed on this issue I do not know; the person best versed in financial poverty left the club for a longer term deal in Denmark I thought.

Desperation... desperation... A quick check in the email inbox finds an email from Andy 'Tips' Holt. "For whoever does today's diary: Terry Fleming and Hockless have got the old virus and are doubtful for tomorrow. Rob Jones is also doubtful. with an ankle injury." Tomorrow? Tomorrow?... Ah, yes! In case you - like Andy last week - have forgotten, Town are playing host to high-flying Northampton tomorrow evening. I forgot too, Ands. At least they won't have to worry about playing Portsmouth in the cup after their weekend defeat to Southampton. Which might not be so good. Anyway, should be a belter.

In "comical connections that we should have made" corner, Jostein Jensen has made a rather deft discovery regarding Slade and song titles. "Glam Rock heroes Slade, that was big in UK in the 70's, had a number 2 hit in 1973 named 'My friend Stan'!" says our excited Norwegian counterpart. Hee hee! By the way Jos, I was watching Ski Sunday yesterday - while making a rather lovely Sunday dinner - and was wondering how does a man discover he is any good at the ski jump? And if you gallant readers might know the answer, why not email the diary using the link on the left and let him know. Until tomorrow...