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Diary - Friday 13 June 2008

13 June 2008

Good afternoon everyone. Very much like 18 October 2005, when Tony Crane made his final appearance for Grimsby Town, today represents the end of a particularly unhappy era. Never again will Durham Diary be Durham Diary, graduating as I do a fortnight today. I'll think of a new snazzy name for myself in due time... in fact, stuff it - I'll let my mum pick it. She's done well at picking names for me previously, after all.

Enough egotistical ramblings, let's have some news. And shock of all shocks, news is one thing we have! The League Cup draw was made this morning, and Grimsby landed a dream home tie against third division outfit Tranmere. In the first round last year the Mariners put up a bloody good effort against Burnley, before falling short in the lottery of penalties, but Mariners baldie Alan Buckley will hope for better luck this year and a good cup run to alleviate the boredom of his side's mid-table league form. Tranmere, of course, have a degree of history in the League Cup, having lost to Leicester in the final of the 1999-2000 competition. Of more interest to Town fans will be the possibility of a return to Blundell Park for former Mariners stopper Danny Coyne, who was really rather good in an otherwise dreadful team.

Talking of impressive former Grimsby goalies, as I was, Steve Mildenhall has joined Southend on a three-year deal, according to the Tellygraff. He was alright an' all, wasn't he?

Durham Diary, as all who know me will testify, is a highly active feminist. Noooooooooooot! Sorry, one of those side-effects of being a child during the 1990s! Anyway, Grimsby Town Ladies FC have been promoted to the East Midlands Regional Women's Football League after their hugely successful league campaign last year. Well done to them I say - nice to see at least one Grimsby footballing side enjoy a modicum of success.

Which is all the material I have to chuck at you today. I'm going now to have some food and a nice big glass of orange juice (with juicy bits), and I can only recommend that you all go and do something similar. Go on, you know you want to!