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Diary - Friday 19 February 2010

19 February 2010

Armchair Diary writes: Let's start with a bit of team news ahead of the game against Lincoln shall we? Peter Sweeney is banned for this one and the next one after picking up his tenth booking of the season during the week. Mark Hudson wants to play though so that's handy. Neil Woodses, in his usual pre-match interview, has been talking up Jamie Devitt so he ought to figure tomorrow. Peacock has been training but will be assessed before a decision is made as to his involvement. Also Robbie Stockdale is back in full training but not yet 100%. He's only a couple of weeks away at most by the sound of it though. It sounds like everyone is keen to play so it's up to Woodses and his staff now to pick the right players in the right positions and let them get on with it.

The gaffer also emphasised how important it is for the home fans to get behind the team and Town are plugging this Enjoy the Match campaign some PR agency has pulled out of their overpaid arses. Apparently we're not supposed to swear at the football any more. What a load of old bollocks. Although this fella would probably admit now that swearing isn't big or clever.

Lincoln have sold over half their allocation of tickets but apart from that there's not a lot more to tell you, unfortunately. Fentycon hasn't even come out and said this is a big, must-win game even though he's said it so often he could surely use the "I refer the honourable gentleman to my earlier statement" that politicians seem quite fond of. I always think that really means "Look, I've got it right once but if I try it again I'm bound to arse it up and embarrass myself and my party." There are a load of match previews going live around now but none are as good as our pre-match factfile so if I were you I'd just read that and be done with it.

Have a good weekend everyone, and up the Mariners.