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Diary - Friday 16 September 2005

16 September 2005

Dirk Diary back with you today as the regular Diary enjoys his regular Friday off. Hello!

As noted earlier this week, Andy Parkinson is likely to miss tomorrow's game against Torquay, says the OS. Yeah, chinny reckon. After last Friday's false hope we're not falling for that one again. If he does miss the meaningless league game, Parky - like so many Town part-timers - will be back at Blundell Park for Tuesday night. Martin Gritton or Terry Barwick stand by. Expect the team to be gunning for a win, if they can understand stormin' Russy Slade's declaration "the league is our bread and butter." Help is needed from the fans, who are asked to "suck the ball into the net". Remember your straws as you leave for Blundell Park tomorrow.

BEEP! An Official Grimsby Town Poorly Written Text Service message tells me that Sir John McDermott is having a benefit game against Hull on Monday 3 October. Ah, the irony; playing the team he so nearly buggered off to a couple of years back. "Most of the Wembley side have agreed to play, current Town side & Ivano Bonetti & Clive Mendonca." Shouldn't there be 'STOP' at the end of that telegram?

If you're struggling to keep up with the Spurs ticket rules - which seem to be changing as regularly as FIFA's attempts on how to interpret the offside law - then let us simplify it for you: tickets are going on general sale on Sunday now, not Monday. Sunday. SUNDAY.