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Diary - Friday 18 August 2006

18 August 2006

Hi guys! Durham Diary here, in association with Tesco 'Honey & Nut Bran Flakes'. And yes it is afternoon. And yes I am a student. Hope you all enjoyed your breakfasts as much as I'm currently enjoying mine.

What do you do when it's miserable weather in the middle of summer? Not play cricket is one answer, as I discovered yesterday. Another is to borrow a McIntosh, which is precisely what Rodger the Bodger did this morning. Perhaps expecting rain for an entire month is a little pessimistic, but that is the length of time for which Martin McIntosh will remain on loan from Huddersfield. He's 35 and a central defender is all you really need to know, have a look on the OS if you want their take on it.

Enough of this negativity, whatever would McFenty say? Let's find a positive take on all of this. Mcintosh is over six feet tall, has played for Stockport in his career, and signed for Hibernian for £250,000. Which all proves beyond any doubt whatsoever that Rob Jones will, in fact, play for Grimsby again. And if that isn't enough to send you to the next paragraph with a smile on your face I don't know what is.

And here is that next paragraph. Are you still smiling? Rodger the Dodger still is. And he's still looking to sign some more players before the end of August when the transfer window slams shut in the breeze. Rumours that he's keeping tabs on Steven Umbrella and Jimmy Wellingtons are entirely false. "We are hoping to bring in a tough tackling midfield player very soon. He is a player a lot of people around here will be aware of" proclaims Rodgerses the Gafferses. Remember when I told you all ages ago that Pouton was coming back from Gillingham this year? Which is only my second 'prodigal son' prediction of today's Diary. You can tell there isn't a lot for me to write about today can't you?

Which is as good a reason as any to leave you all in peace while I go and get another bowl of cereals. Enjoy the rest of your afternoon boys and girls, and I'll see you all at the Mansfield match tonight. I don't care what the weather man says when the weather man says it's raining...