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Diary - Friday 20 October 2006

20 October 2006

Afternoon everybody, Day off Diary here, trudging around in his slippers and dressing gown bringing you the insight into Grimsby Town's big match against Notts County tomorrow. Imgainging this is an old school proper pastie and lets get stuck into the meat of the meal first.

The offical website has done the highly unispiring task of speaking to Andy 'dodgy shins' Parkinson ahead of the game. The former Mariner jinked his way down to Meadow Lane in the summer, and has been ever present so far. No doubt you can here all about that, how well it's all going and a load of other 'heard it all before' nonsense in an interview on Mariners World. Back to the matter of our own players it seems that the usual supects of Isaiah Rankin (thigh strain) and Peter Beagrie (back strain) will be out. Also missing is Rrrrrrrrricky Ravenhill (©Tony Butcher, 2006) after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against Swindon Town, lest we say of that match the better. The official website also reports old Ciaran Toner, Danny Boshell and Sgt Whittle picked up 'slight knocks' in the tinpot paintpot win over over Lincoln City.

Good news is that Paul Bolland is back in contention after recovering from illness and he has been on to the Grimsby Evening Telewag and revealing all. It means as well that surprise, surprise, what with the Lincoln City win, Grezza Rogerssss has a bit of a football cliché number 27, selection headache.

OK, happily through the meat and potato part? Well, it's not finished yet, that lovely sweet apple ending if nearing, but first a little look at what else is happening in the fizzy pop league, the most significant news being turncoat Barry Fry. The mad man of Peterborough apparently doesn't have any cash to get new players in, sorry Keith, until now! A million quid over three years for McLoed? Where you find that Barry? Back of the sofa? Maybe positive John should shove a hand between the pillows on his three piece?

Right, now the tasty apple treat at the end of our golden glazed diary. It seems, as this diary suggests, we can't really shrug of the great debate over meat filled goodies. It rages on like the bloke with glasses behind me who thought Wayne Burnett scored in normal time in the Auto Windscreens Shield Final in 1998, before he finally discovered, about five minutes later, it had actually hit the post holding the net up.

Emails have flooded-ish in. First off Loughborough Mariner delves into the quality of your local High Street bakery. He starts: "Referring to your preamble for Tony Butcher's Hereford match report which stated 'Like a pastry product from Greggs, it wasn't fantastic, but it did the job", I tend to agree about the quality of Greggs' products, however, the sausage and bean melt is a marvelous combination." And if that was not enough to get Gillian McKeith knocking down his door for a stool sample he heads into a mad protein overload with his sausage, oh pardon. "Now what about sausages then? Whilst on my lunch hour today I popped into the local butchers and found that they did venison, black pudding and wild boar sausages (that's three separate sausages in case you're wondering). I think I shall purchase some tomorrow and let the diary know my verdict." Lougborough, don't forget the mash.

Hopefully Sibbo can put all of this to bed. He got in touch to lay down the law on the pastry debate. "I know you said it was the last word on the Pie and Pasty debate," he writes. "Somehow I think the undisputed expert should be contacted. Hey come on Diary, you know Tony Crane is awaiting your call."

ENOUGH! Let us all hope the Mariners do something of interest this weekend and our minds will turn back to the focus of football, and not what makes the better glaze, egg yolk or milk? But where would the fun be in that? Right, I'm off to make a cup of tea and contemplate a late lunch, maybe a nice gravy filled steak slice from the Bakers Oven?