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Diary - Wednesday 18 October 2006

18 October 2006

Two hundred and forty eight loyal Town fans went down to Sincil Bank last night to see an interestingly re-shaped Town side see off what the pundits are already calling 'high-flying' Lincoln City. Peter Beagrie was not one of them, preferring instead to prattle on Sky as Leeds lost at home again. Neither, sadly, was your Guest Diarist, who was called to a last-minute errand of mercy that meant he missed a match he'd been looking forward to for a fortnight. Drat and double drat as my spy in the black coat whose match-reporting tradecraft is second to almost none, tells me:

"You missed Town's best performance of the season. The balance was good, with passing Danny B in the middle and haggling Heggarty a tricksy dasher on the left wing. Bore played upfront with Jones and, after a diffident first half, terrorised them in the second. Town had two knocked off the line, Raynor made a superb save from Bore and reaction parry on to the post from Boshell. Town deserved to win by at least three clear goals, Lincoln hardly troubled us, even when they brought Stallard and Forrester on. All Town's penalties were taken excellently, they never looked like missing. Toner-Newey-Thorpe-Boshell-Ravenhill. Bish-Bash-Bosh!"

Barnes saved a down-the-middle job from Forrester which meant that Town won 5-3 and will face Mansfield away in the second round played in a couple of weeks time.

Credit to Mr Rodgerses for treating this match as a worthwhile competitive fixture, whilst, at the same time, trying a couple of things out. Young Master Heggaaaarty has been knocking on the door (as they say) for a bit and the inclusion of Boshell proved beyond a shadow of a doubt (again) that his superior passing range means he must be considered to replace one of the Thompson twins. Salute passing Danny B indeed. And play him on Saturday please - we want passing, pace and no-has-been Scunny players. I'm especially glad that Town managed to dim the spark of those high-heeled Lincoln boys; the opposition team contained everyone who had partaken in the Barnet thrashing at some point last night so it was hardly a weakened side.

Mr Rodgerses post match comments, misquoted on the official site I'm sure are alleged to include such gems as : "I've been given foot [sic] for thought from a few of those performances." Grezza also namechecked the lively performances by Hagggaarty, Boshell and Bore in a more central role upfront. The reason for Town's clean sheet, I hope he concludes, is the omission of the two Scunthorpe players, whom it is plain have been sent our way to undermine Town's season. Perhaps it is time for a study of the betting habits of these two gentlemen who seem so prone to giving away remarkable penalties and playing far beneath their reputations. When they bother to turn up that is. Shame on you Beagrie. See yer.