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Diary - Tuesday 15 November 2005

15 November 2005

Just when your Guest Diarist was about to announce that there was no Grimsby Town news at all today, and that the best plan, perhaps was to go away, gentle reader, and return go these shores on the morrow, then something turned up. Not a lot mind, so I'll spit it straight out at you. Young Mr Gate(s) turned out for Newcastle reserves last night. And that well known purple person, Mr Souness was there to watch him as a strong reserve team stuffed their Villa counterparts 5-1. Loads of scouts were there too, mainly (to drop in to ceefax vernacular) eyeing Michael Chopra. Not that we need a right back this season anyway, being blessed with the almost ever-present and indisputably perfect John McDermott. Indeed I will already go so far as to narrow it down that the surname of Town's player of this season will begin with an M.

The Grimsby Telegraph has popped up with another story, telling us that Rob Jones is "on track for an earlier than expected return from a hernia operation." The rag then spends most of the rest of the article telling us that nearly everybody comes back quickly from this type of hernia operation and that Mr Jones had this to say: "Last year I rushed back too quickly but I won't make the same mistake this time. I hope to be doing a bit Continued page 44. more each day that goes by and it will be a case of keeping an eye on it." For those of you who collect Town nicknames Mr Jones refers to one 'Rammers' towards the end of this fine article...

The official site has published some more statistics about Town's season. The boys have reportedly had no less than 206 attempts on goal. Frankly, my dear, I have to ask what does constitute an attempt on goal? As for the claimed 215 crosses, does this include the 135 corners reported separately? And who sits and tries to count all this stuff? And where do they sit? If anyone has a very nerdy neighbour at Blundell Park, please let me know. See yer.