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Diary - Saturday 17 September 2005

17 September 2005

Blundell Park is overcome with the unfamiliar sensation of happiness as Town go top of a division for the first time in four years and 16 days with a relief-inducing 3-0 win over Torquay which was substantially less straightforward than the scoreline would suggest. The Mariners took the lead just before half time, when Rob Jones lashed home a loose ball from the edge of the Gulls' box, continuing his quest to wrap up the 2005-06 player of the year award before the leaves turn brown. The visitors emerged the stronger side after the break, though, forcing a clearance off the line by Gary Croft (I think) and an awesome divey-scoopy-offy millisecond save from Steve Mildenhall. The GTFC defence held out long enough for a shrewd double substitution to reverse the flow, though it was on the counterattack that Michael Reddy secured the points with two lovely finishes on 66 and 77 minutes. The win takes Town to the peak of the fourth division with 19 points: two clear of second-placed Carlisle. Flipping heck!