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Diary - Tuesday 23 January 2007

23 January 2007

Why is there only one Competition Commission? Will the MFI sale ever actually end? If Boston cease to exist are they counted as one of the relegated teams from the Football League this season, or are two further teams relegated?

Hi guys. Durham Diary here shaking things up and giving you something a bit different. Every other paragraph will contain a selection of questions, but I'll do my best to avoid providing any answers whatsoever. Because I can't be arsed.

Whenever a new manager is appointed they have a run of good results before things settle down again. So should Grimsby take advantage and appoint a new manager every four weeks?

'Spice bubbles' was the name of a bath product bought for the younger sister of Durham Diary circa 1996. The bubbles weren't endorsed by the 'Spice Girls', but sold because the name suggested they might be. The point is everyone wants to think they're official, even though they aren't. Everyone, that is, except for the Official site, who want to think they aren't. Hence they've created an online survey where you can rate the success of the far too many players that the Mariners have loaned over the years, but they give you the option of telling the club about players they've loaned but don't know they have. Or something. I don't really understand. Hmmm, Michael Appleton, what a player.

Will Pogs ever come back into fashion? And if not why were they ever fashionable in the first place?

An email from Cod Almighty ubermaster Si Wilson disturbs the settled dust in my inbox with a link to the world renowned Fishupdate.com. The story is that strong winds unfortunately caused the postponement of the Humber Cod Championships on Sunday. But the story isn't important, it's just about being involved and taking a look! I particularly love the picture with the caption 'Cod fishing in the Humber has been fantastic recently' showing that something, at least, is going well in the area.

Why is the syringe sterilised for a lethal injection?

Justin Whittle is out for two weeks if you believe the Grimsby Telegraph. They explain that Whitts troubles come after "limping out early in Saturday's defeat to Darlington." Which all rather seems to suggest he should have limped out later on, but never mind. Admittedly I missed the Darlo game, but from what I've seen recently we've been rubbish with him and rubbish without him, so the effect his absence will have is open for debate.

Why is there hardly anything Grimsby Town related to write about (even during the transfer window) when I'm trying to write a diary?

And that's all from me! If you've been following and haven't dropped off yet send your answers to today's questions to the following address...