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Diary - Friday 7 October 2005

7 October 2005

Hello from Leeds. This is the news, what little of it there is.

Russell Slade is "sweating" (a direct quote) on Gary Jones's ankle injury for tonight's TOP OF THE TABLE clash with Wycombe - an amusing piece of mental imagery if you remember Ted Striker bringing the plane into land in Airplane!. The man they call Kalala is away with the Congo DR, hoping to beat Ghana to top spot in group 2 of the 2006 World Cup African zone. Lucky for Slades (who looks a bit pissed here), Ciaran Toner is fully fit to make his 100th career appearance, while Little Parky and Bullish Bolland are looking more than likely to play. Gary Croft, however, is looking less likely (there's an o-meter in that). Wycombe have a few absences of their own. If you're bothered check out our preview.

Tickets for the League Cup game against Newcastle go on sale this Sunday to fans who are in possession of two counterfoils (hopefully bringing a close the current misuse of 'stub' by the club's illiterate web department). Those fans "will be directed to form an orderly queue from Constitutional Avenue", notes the club's official site. How utterly British! Are they prepared if people aren't willing to follow directions or conform? Or am I planting anarchist thoughts in people's minds? The OS also points out that there will be a refereshment kiosk open, obviously so fans don't die from thirst queuing all day in the vociferous heat. No word on whether the kiosk is before, along, or after the queue, nor whether John Fenty will be dispensing the orange.

Which brings this short Diary to an abrupt halt. Before we dismiss class, it would be rude not to plug our very own Pete Green's column in today's Grimmo Telerag. Worrying about my manners? How utterly British of me. I'll be getting into line and conforming to the boardroom dress policy at this rate.