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Diary - Tuesday 21 September 2010

21 September 2010

Mardy Diary writes: Sorry, in all that Monday glumness yesterday I forgot to point out that the youthers suffered their first home defeat of the season at the weekend. I suppose it was the fact that they're usually the one team we can turn to when we want to mask the despair we feel at the first team. But alas, they can't be unbeaten forever - well, they can - but it isn't very likely. A 2-0 loss to the youthers at Notts County is no great shame, although can Notts County still afford a youth team? I'm not convinced they can, not without real, actual money - surely?

And so tonight, a (ha!) must-win game. Really? Well, the messageboards are rife with rumour of this being Woods' last chance, which is ludicrous. Well, let me correct that: the fact there are rumours suggesting that this may be the case isn't ludicrous, whether they are true or not. The fact that we could sack a manager after ten games when we're in the top half of the table is ludicrous. Not that I'm suggesting it won't happen; just that if it does, it will be beyond stupid. A new record in short-sightedness. Further evidence, if it was needed, that the person who actually needed to go was the chairman. But let's wait and see. At the moment we have rumours, but rumours that can't be easily dismissed given the club's track record in recent times.

Arthur is out for tonight, anyway, having dislocated his finger in the warm-up for Saturday's match - the good news being that he hasn't fractured it, of course. I thought those gloves he sold were supposed to stop that sort of thing? No? Anyway, all the other bits that you didn't want to know about the match tonight and weren't bothered about asking can be found in our handy, little pre-match factfile. Check it out.

Finally, an email arrived from Matthew Pakes at the weekend quite rightly pointing out the unfairness of the current TV deal. Matthew writes: "So we get to play York, but Rushden get to play bloody New York City! I hardly see how that's fair! I didn't even know they were in the Conference... Thursday 18 October sounds like a good day to wangle a lift with the R&D supporters' coach." Although if they're travelling by coach, they might want to set off a few days earlier. Seeya later, folks.