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Diary - Tuesday 24 August 2010

24 August 2010

As the old rhyme goes, Tuesday's (Agency) Diary is full of grace. Therefore, as embarrassing as the weekend's defeat to Hayes & Yeading will always be, this diarist is prepared to say: "Well, you can't win them all" and move on. This may seem obvious as Grimsby Town rarely win at all any more, but this diarist feels it should be pointed out, in Neil Woods' and his team's defence, that this team is still in the early stages of development.

Pleasingly, the players themselves seem to be champing at the bit. New striker Alan Connell, for one, cannot wait for tonight's game away to Darlington. This game is a welcome return for Town to the Northern Small Club Hubris Stadium, a reminder of what happens when people who have no business being anywhere near a football club buy football clubs.

Lee Peacock has also taken the time to acknowledge that the club's travelling support is pretty damned good. "They are always there for us and if we keep getting results we're going to get that kind of support away, and even more at home," says Lee. The results part has actually been an irrelevance in recent seasons. How many good away results have there been in the last few years? And still you follow Town around the country. A real source of pride for a club that has suffered greatly over the last decade.

Less welcome than the fighting talk and counting our blessings stories is the news that Michael Coulson will be out for at least a month. Football is a squad game for sure, but a settled side would be desirable for us at this stage. If the football is a little lacking, the organisation has to be there to grind out results.

Finally Martyn Wyburn has rang the Cod Almighty relationship advice helpline to ask Dr Temp-Diary for his expert opinion on the following problem: "As an exile I don't get to see Town very often so I was looking forward to the visit to Rushden & Diamonds, which is just up the road for me. Unfortunately my wife has just announced that her brother is coming to stay the same weekend. She has generously said I can still go to the football, but then she also said she didn't mind me buying a 30-year-old Triumph Spitfire a couple of years ago and I haven't heard the last of that!" So what should it be - a trip to see Town trip up at Rushden or stay at home and opt for marital harmony? Well Martyn, in Doc Diary's expert opinion, you should definitely go to see Town at Rushden. After all, a man can get married many times but there's only one Grimsby Town.