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Diary - Wednesday 27 February 2008

27 February 2008

The record books will simply note that the result of last night's game was "Morecambe 0 Grimsby Town 1", an injustice for Phil Barnes's sensational one-man stand against a home side strutting with great funk. Don't just take Alan Buckley's belief that some of the saves were "world class". The bloke stood next me, your 'average Town fan', rated one as "fucking awesome!". In an age when the basic highlights of a game are boiled down to goals and the goals only, here's hoping Mariners World have the sense to show Barnes's supershow alongside Bolly's goal - which itself was a throwback to the midfielder's imperious first season at the club.

But before we all get too carried away whistling "Wembley, Wembley" at every opportune moment, the Shrimpers' assistant manager Mark Lillis reminds us that "it's only half-time". Just another 90 minutes against them on Saturday to get through before the second half...