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Diary - Thursday 28 December 2006

28 December 2006

Oh, hi there! You catch your Stand-In Diary leafing through Geoff Ford's Pictorial History as my internet connection slowly warms up. Whatever happened to Arthur Mann? Does anyone know? Ah, hang on. Here we go!

The big breaking news is Town have offered right-winger Peter Till a permanent deal to stay at Blundell Park. Till, on a month's loan from Birmingham City, is reported to be having a word with his manager, Steve Bruce, probably to see if he can be excused from moving to North-East Lincolnshire. Promising stuff, and hopefully this means there may be some clarification imminently on the futures of Martin Paterson and Anthony Pulis, whose loans expire in early January.

"My friend Mighty!" exclaims Little Miss Stand-in Diary whenever she sees Town's mascot on the club's official site. Believe it or not, there are people out there who like the daft 'un. And it's those kinda people that Mighty was out and about spreading joy to on Christmas Day. None of those kids look half as full of love and pride as this boy's encounter with the foam-headed one, which we've pictured to the right. Hee hee! Anyway, on a more serious note, the club's AGM takes place tomorrow at 10am at Blundell Park. Shareholders will already know the jist of matters thanks to the annual report that popped through their letterboxes earlier this month. Any interesting details of the meeting will be covered be tomorrow by Guest Diary.

No word yet on whether Bury's appeal against being expelled from this season's FA Cup has been succesful. Remember, if Bury's exclusion is upheld, then Town's game against Chester on 6 January will be postponed. In other news, guess who said this: "Our aim is to get through the next week and get six or nine points on the board and then we can look at people in the eye again." Why, it was a man who has no other reason to not look people in the eye, Honest Steve Evans. But, of course! Nathan Abbey, recently in goal at Blundell Park, isn't staying at Torquay. A shame as his performances when playing against Town at Blundell Park have always been sprightly (remember the that Boston game?), and always with a sense of fun. Here's hoping he's back with a visiting team in the near future.

Which all brings us to the end of today's Diary. Tune in tomorrow then, dear reader. Until then, goodbye.