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Diary - Friday 12 June 2009

12 June 2009

That Steve Wraith has had his apparition in the news again today as the Telewag runs an encouraging piece about how the club has sold over 400 season tickets - over half to new lambs to the Town slaughter (or old mutton-to-be returning for a last season, whichever the case may be). We get these encouraging noises about season tickets every year about this time, but for once they seem to be confirming a bit of a rise in the feelgood factor about the place, admittedly from a wretchedly low level. The club is targetting a hundred grand's worth of sales by the end of the week - let's hope they beat it.

After reading Mr Fry's quotes extolling the virtues of his much-improved verbal offer to Coun Fenty (Con) on a golf course somewhere in Portugal, the official site has confirmed it is true. Your Guest Diarist feared as much: the piece has the chairman saying: "Although we have received a substantially improved offer from Peterborough, we are not in a position to respond until I return from the Football League meeting in Portugal, and when we have evaluated further interest being shown by other clubs. I must reaffirm that the club has no desire to sell Ryan - although it is pleasing that other clubs are showing an interest in our players."

To my mind this moves the sale one step closer - first you get the 'derisory' cry, then you get this, then I reckon you are one final haggle away from a deal. The Telegraph claims that the deal may involve part-exchange(s). So idle minds can run through the Posh squad with a fine-toothed comb looking for potential Town nits. And no, I don't expect we can have Frecklington or McLean. Manager Ferguson has said he is looking for a central defender, a midfielder and a striker after signing winger Tommy Rowe and the aforementioned Freckles. Rumours that Fry's second bid included a bag of spanners on top of the original derisory cash sum can not yet be confirmed.

The supporters' trust is quiet these days, so it was comforting to read their self-effacing piece about how they supported the Yoof last season to the tune of over two grand. Well done, eh? But they need more cash in case the lads don't get knocked out in the first round next season so click here if you can help them out with a few quid.

This fourth paragraph, like its predecessor, is given over to advertising today. So if you are skint or cynical skip it. The Cod Almighty T-shirt man, mindful of the recession, has reduced the price of the famous Cod Almighty 'Grimsby is not in Yorkshire' T-shirt to six quid including UK postage. These are proudly worn by exiles all over the flipping place so why not get one - or replace your two-year-old model which has gone a bit grey and baggy in the wash? All profits go to the club after paying our hosting fees. Go on, order one.

I've even run out of adverts now, so will take my leave, wishing you as quiet or as riotous a weekend as you fancy. See yer.