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Diary - Wednesday 13 September 2006

13 September 2006

What's that old saying? Another day, another defeat away from home without scoring a goal. The boos resounded accordingly round the away sections at Rochdale last night as Town suffered a 1-0 defeat - their 11th straight away game in the league without a win - but supporters more worthy of the name have managed to take some positives from the work of the side's central defence, central midfield and goalkeeper. The Mariners' problem, again, seemed to be in wide positions - a detail Grahams Rodgerses passed by in his hopeful post-match straw-clutching exercise. "I thought that we did more than enough on the night," lamented La Rodge to the club's official website. "Maybe not enough to have won the game, but as the away side I thought we did enough to come way [sic.] with a point." The manager's cause has not been helped, of course, by the unimpressive form of the striker he brought in on loan in time for last weekend's fixture against Walsall. What? Oh.

It's not all doom and gloom for Grezbo in the transfer market, though, as former Wolves defender Conor Rafferty is reporting for trial duty with GTFC today, reports Town's official website, misspelling his forename. The player is set to star for the Mariners in a private practice match at Barnsley, having failed a trial at Shrewsbury last month.

Rodgers'ses'es'es's predecessor Mr Russell 'I Could Get Any Female Off The Street' Slade, meanwhile, has been lording it up with the big nobs in the third division, and is hence the subject of a piece in the Daily Telegraph. Sadly for Sladey, his usual ability to explain himself intelligently and articulately appears to have deserted him during the interview, which ends in full-on Alan Latchley mode: "Life's about people. If it's not, then what is it about, because I don't know." Oooh, let's see... preparing your existing team for a crucial promotion play-off final rather than spending the week negotiating terms with a new club, maybe?