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Diary - Tuesday 29 August 2006

29 August 2006

Wasn't that a lost weekend. No performance from Town. No bank holiday Monday game. No Bond film. And no Cod Almighty. Whereas we can apologise for the latter (something to do with a hard disc failing, if you're bothered), we can't apologise for the embarrassing 3-0 runaround given by the mighty Shakers on Saturday. Town manager Graham 'Buck' Rodgers was in no mood for being soft though, as he lambasted his players in the local rag. "The players have let me down, they have let themselves down. The way I see it, more importantly they have let down the fans of this club. The fans paid their hard-earned money to come all the way over to Bury to support the club and they had to watch that." And then, while your Stand-In Diary was mulling over his top five local(ish) breweries and celebrating supporting a team on the other side of the world, Rodge hauled the players in for training on Sunday and Monday. Ha ha! Paul Bolland reckons in almost Sladeian manner that hard work is what is needed to get things back on track.

And if seeing a team in the black and white halves lose by a mere three goals isn't enough of a margin for you, the reserves are at home to Hartlepool today. Town are trying two trialists - former Manchester United striker Kyle Moran (not Morgan as the OS has it) and Danny Thomas, previously of Boston, Leicester and Bournemouth. Meanwhile, you might have missed Terry Barwick's release from Blundell Park, and he has wasted no time in joining up with another Mariner, Tony Gallimore, at Northwich Victoria.

Oh, can any of you better a local selection of breweries than Salamander, Copper Dragon, Taylor's, the Saltaire Brewery and Rooster's? Let us know.