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Diary - Friday 4 November 2005

4 November 2005

Hi there. Out-in-the-sticks Diary in charge today. Very little to report this early in the day. I was hoping this exhalted position would provide me with a preview or review copy of today's Grimsby Telegraph but sadly not. Limited team news: Andrew is unavailable; Toner and Parkinson could take part despite back troubles and shin splints respectively; Messers Gritton, Reddy, and G Jones wait anxiously to see of they'll "get the nod". Interesting stat: Town and Bristol Rovers have met in the FA Cup once before, back in 1910, when Town succumbed 2-0 to the visitors, one of only three defeats for Town in the 16 home game history of this fixture.

The Grimmo Telegraph is busy speculating about the opposition's next manager with our Russ sliding down their pecking order. They report Jim Smith might be/might not be appointed by Bristol Rovers. He owns some property in Marbella - the Mablethorpe of Andalusia - as does some top knob at Bristol Rovers, reckons the Riby Square rag just falling short of this meaning anything. Lennie Lawrence is also in the running. That's the punchline by the way.

There's three hours left for Town's latest auction for a framed team photo of the 1934-35 team, currently about to go under the hammer for £89. Will the club run out of Blundell Park fittings to flog, is it a cunning way of saving on movers fees when they move out to the new ground, or do they have a massive warehouse where they store these things, like at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark? When are they going to wheel out their Ark? When it's time to shut up those moaning dissenters from Great Coates? Sounds good to me. Cheers.