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Diary - Friday 8 July 2005

8 July 2005

I'm sure you'd all like to join with me in passing our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the more than fifty people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on London yesterday.

A suitably subdued and serious Durham Diary here, hoping none of you reading were affected in any way more serious than getting an enforced day off today due to traffic problems. Clearly the English nation needs to stand united. So to those people chanting "Kill the muslims" at the England/Australia cricket match yesterday, I'm sure the terrorists will be very grateful for your support in dividing our great country.

Rant over. Let's wind up the old broadband and see what's happening in the entirely less terrifying world of Grimsby Town. And yes, it's the day we've all been anxiously, nail-bitingly, breathlessly waiting for. Don't tell me the horrific events of yesterday pushed from your mind the significance of July the 8th? Yes, that's right the Reserves fixture list has been released. In a weird delayed parallel of last year, the Mariners' first game is away at Darlington. Must be a good omen...

Today's Quick Vote on the OS is whether Mariners fans would rather have 32 million or Steve Gerrard. Presumably 32 million refers to the not princely sum of thirty-two million pounds sterling, although I must confess never having heard of Steve Gerrard. Luckily, Google leaps to my rescue informing me he's a DJ on Proton Radio. While the announcements over the PA system at Blundell Park are pretty arse, I'm sure £32,000,000 would be far more beneficial to the club. With that much money we could buy Stevie Gerrard, just imagine that.

In a round up of other OS stories season ticket sales have topped £200,000, and Prince Andrew visited the club on Tuesday, the second royal to do so following queen Elton John's much talked about visit all those years ago.

Ooh, Stevie Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have signed contract extensions at Liverpool. Shall we take the 32 million option then, or go for the DJ? You decide, only at the OS. Snore.

The Grimsby Telegraph website, meanwhile, have an interview with Big Boss Fenty in which he reveals the Mariners still wish to bring in two more players before the season begins. "The main thing as far as we are concerned is that we bring in the right type of player. We don't want to just plug gaps, we want to bring players here who can improve us as a team and that is the key." Like Thomas Pinault, for example? Johnny F then continues to enthuse about what a success the army boot camp has been for the team. Unfortunately boot was one thing Town could do last year, I think an army pass camp would have been far more effective. Rumours that Anthony Williams is, at this very moment, attending a catch camp have, in fact, been started by me.

Enough, as they say, is enough. And this has been more than enough, but editing some out would be more, making it more than more than enough, so I'll just slip quietly out the back door and leave you all wondering where I've gone. Have a nice weekend everyone.