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Diary - Thursday 10 December 2009

10 December 2009

There are slow news days, and then there are days when the world seems quieter than Blundell Park when Town are drifting to a listless 1-0 home defeat against Morecambe. Today, readers, we are forced to lead with the thrilling announcement that tickets for the Boxing Day fixture at Notts County will go on sale to season ticket holders tomorrow. For the first time in years the Diary won't be going to the away game at Notts County - partly because the tickets cost 20 quid, and 20 quid just seems a ridiculous price to watch fourth division football - but mostly because they've moved it to Boxing Day and there isn't any public transport. I guess I'll have to get my festive football kicks watching some local non-League instead. Still, it has emerged this morning that Notts County's entirely fit and proper owners have put the club up for sale already, which is a laugh, and some Pies fans (remember that the supporters' trust at County handed over the club to Munto Finance, for 14½p and a bag of penny bubblies) have accused the press (which asked the questions about Munto that the fans' trust should have asked but didn't want to risk hearing the wrong answers) of hounding the aforesaid entirely fit and proper owners out of town. Which is an even bigger laugh.

Other news today: Wayne Burnett is sad that Town are rubbish these days and Michael Coulson wouldn't mind staying at Blundell Park beyond 19 December, when his current loan is due to expire - a scenario which, given his commitment to the cause so far, could go a little way towards reversing the state of affairs that's got Wayne so upset. Sign 'im up, Newells! Er, Buc... er... Rodgers... ah. Who is it again this month?