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Diary - Friday 31 March 2006

31 March 2006

Apols for the late Diary. Durham Diary's bug has reached Leeds.

"Getting promotion to the Hallowed Land of the Third Division is the main objective at the moment," states Steve Mildenhall putting the contract negotiations for him to stay at Blundell Park beyond this summer onto the backburner. "Once we get these seven games out the way, then hopefully we can get [a new deal] sorted." When one of the leading contenders for player of the season decides to solely concentrate on those seven games you know he must be taking the run-in seriously. Or sniffing more cash in the offing if Town go up.

Super Milds's actions on and off the pitch could be just the tonic to mix with the stiff gin of Town's remaining matches. Not an easy seven game sequence either, with five matches against teams vying for a top seven finish. So far this season, Town have a meagre average of 1.23 points per game in the 13 matches against teams in the league's top ten, whereas they have 2 points per game in the 26 games against the remaining 14 teams. Maybe a quick chart is in order...

See that asterisk? That means we played those teams before 14 October. Lucky for our early season form...

Like a horny dog, Wrexham are one of the team's sniffing around the play-offs' Peterborough-resembling arse. While they might be fifth in the form table, Wrexham's away form is nothing compared to Town's recent revival in their results at Blundell Park. However, tomorrow's visitors have been handed a moral boosting fillip ahead of the game, with the club's future seemingly looking rosy, the snarling guard dog administration kept at bay. Their ever-useful defender Dave Bayliss is back, while McEvilly, Roche, Whitley (sounding like the partners out of LA Law) are all rated so doubtful they're out. I still reckon we could do these lot if we put in a professional display.

Planning on going to the game? Just to solve the confusion over the recent, ahem, confusing promotion ("contrived" ending up at the feet of "ill conceived", and reminiscent of the Spurs and Newcastle ticketing chaos). We advise you just get on down to the ticket office whenever. If you get money off think of it as a bonus. It's not like it's going to be a sell out as well, so try out a retro "pay on the day" experience.

Which brings this belated diary to a close. Just get down to the game and cheer the boys on. Y'know, after all we are second. Could be worse: you could be a fretting Wycombe fan. Be thankful for more than you have got.