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Diary - Friday 18 February 2005

18 February 2005

Did you know that these days spring arrives three weeks earlier than it used to 30 years ago? Hello, Miss Guest Diary here to inject some cheer into the gloom and doom currently surrounding Town. Of course, if you're a true Grimsby pessimist you won't take my opening statement to mean that winter is now three weeks shorter; rather that the seasons are shifting and that in another 30 years we'll be having snow for August bank holiday. But I'm not from round North East Lincolnshire, so I prefer to look on the positive side of things.

Did you know that if you go bankrupt you can receive an automatic discharge in less than 12 months? This is part of a number of measures introduced by the Government last year to reduce the stigma of bankruptcy. Perhaps the Cod Almighty team should launch a campaign for the Government to introduce measures to reduce the stigma of being a Town fan. Well they got the red stockings back with the Camred campaign, didn't they.

More good news: those 'legendary rockers' Cream have reformed and are going to perform four sell-out concerts at the Albert Hall in May - which must surely indicate that age discrimination is a thing of the past. This takes me back to the fourth form, where a boy I fancied used to carry a briefcase with "Clapton is God" painted on the side. Maybe this is a brilliant marketing opportunity for Cod Almighty. They could have a rest from producing T-shirts of Town icons and introduce a funky line in wristbands with "What Would Eric Do?" printed on them. Just a thought.

I'm not going to bother giving you any news about Town's game tomorrow with Swansea. Partly because I'm writing this at 8 o'clock in the morning and the usual suspects haven't updated their websites yet, but mostly because it would only introduce a negative note into the day. There'd just be something about some big striker who always scores against Town miraculously returning to fitness or a new 4-3-2-1 formation Russ will be trying out with Andy Parkinson as the lynchpin of Town's hopes.

I'm off now to learn about things like setting smart objectives and understanding the importance of giving and receiving feedback. If I pick up any good tips, I might pass them on to Russ. I'll leave you with the news that asteroid MN4 will just miss the Earth on Friday 13 April 2029. That's lucky, isn't it. Have a nice day.