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Diary - Friday 3 October 2008

3 October 2008

If you want to see Town playing well then don't trek across to Rotherham and pay a fortune at the gate. No - instead, Town's stand-in manager suggests in his free (for once) weekly Mariners World interview that we all troop down and watch the squad in training. Watkiss(es), who looks hollow-eyed and gaunt these days, explained that lots of good stuff goes on in training, none of which was reflected in last Saturday's most abysmal performance.

There's a bit more science involved than under Lord Buckley, he explains, and an awful lot of hard work going on. Town have trialled two alternative game plans for Saturday, one of which worked "much better" than the other. We shall see. It was a nice touch to invite supporters to watch training though. Having said that, expect the first fight to break out within days.

As for team news, Watkiss(es) revealed that defender Hope became crocked again in the reserve match and Kamara hadn't trained much due to a dead leg but should be in contention. The Grimsby Telegraph reckons that Boshell may be back if Town opt for a five-man midfield in this away match with one of the form teams in the division.

Town's superb new official site has published another daily update with regard to the vacant manager position, crossing off Andy Ritchie by saying that even if 'someone from Grimsby' had sounded him out it was no-one from the club. The piece goes on to explain that of the final three candidates to be interviewed, one was seen yesterday, one today and one next Wednesday.

Look North last night ran a rather feeble 'club for sale' package hosted by the weirdly-eyed Simon Clark, and then the suddenly-trying-to-appear-interested-in-football-because-they've-told-him-to Peter Levy interviewed Bryan Huxford about what failure as a football club chairman feels like. Huxford appeared as shifty as he ever did and is patently a secret reveller in Fenty's misfortune. "Being a councillor he should know what's going on at the council" (dig). "I always had a great relationship with the local council when I ran Town" (dig). "Most incomers view running a football club as a viable business venture when they start but soon find out the truth." Oh, and some other dig about how Fenty was "seen as the Messiah" when he took over. Infra dig, gentle reader. Infra dig.

But if, like your Guest Diarist, you are a tad depressed with the way things are going at present, then it could be worse. Much worse. Have a gander at the transcript of the stand-in Newcastle manager in today's Grauniad.

There, you must feel better after that. Surely? See yer.