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Diary - Monday 5 January 2009
5 January 2009
"Very quick, pretty decent on the ball, but quite slight. Whilst he looks like he could be a good player, at present he very much looks like an 18/19-year-old playing in League Two if you know what I mean. If you were needing a left-back to get you into the play-offs etc then yes; whether he's the sort to get you out of a relegation scrap I wouldn't like to say." New loanee Joe Widdowson spent a similar period with Rotherham last season, and this is the slightly worrying verdict of the Diary's contact in the Millers camp - so will this London lad turn out to be just another young Premier League full-back a la Vidal/Logan with reasonable attacking skills but somewhat less in terms of defence and commitment? Widdowson himself insists not. "I want to work hard for the team," the West Ham youngster has told the Grimsby Telegraph. "I play with a lot of energy and I will be giving my all for Grimsby, the fans can rest assured of that." Fingers crossed, then, folks - and he might turn out to be more of a Trotter than a trotter.
More new arrivals look certain before Morecambe roll up at Blundell Park this Saturday, with the industrious Mr Re-Newell promising "a busy week" in the transfer market. Speaking to the Telewag after the postponement of Saturday's away fixture at Barnet, the boss seems fairly laid-back about the prospects of retaining his three key loan players, whose short-term contracts have now expired: "Hopefully, we can extend those or make them permanent so it won't matter," shrugs the Scouse Saviour with a cheeky grin. Let's hope his optimism is justified, as the Diary is frankly terrified by the prospect of watching Town try and capitalise on a good opportunity for three points this weekend without Proudlock, Kalala and Atkinson in the side.
And finally today, Cod Almighty reporters have discovered the true depth of anger felt by Town fans who wasted a journey with the postponement of Saturday's fixture at Barnet - read the full story and see for yourself. See you tomorrow!