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Diary - Wednesday 8 September 2010

8 September 2010

There were those who expected a hearty walloping for Town's reserves last night at the hands of Leeds United. And certainly the game was dominated by the Yorkshire side, who used to be good, and sent a strong side to Blundell Park apart from it had Jason Crowe in it. The Mariners, however, grabbed a 1-1 draw thanks largely to an eye-catching display from trialist Nathan Dean (who was one of the nine goalkeepers on Manchester City's books last season when they were allowed to break the rules and bring in another one on loan). Indeed, Town's second string led for much of the second half after a glorious strike from Nathan Dixon.

So what might this tell us about the future shape of Neil Woodseses's first team? Your original Diary has been looking round for comments by the Town boss about Dean's star turn and the performance of the other trialist, Michael Burns. Burns, a former Liverpool and Carlisle midfielder, played the full 90, and the need for reinforcements in the centre of the park has been clear throughout the season so far. Another recent trial midfielder, Sam Hewson, yesterday completed a move to Altrincham. And what of Danish forward Bakary Bojang, whose international clearance didn't come through but who must remain in the manager's thoughts? We don't know. This match, sadly, is no exception to the recent rule that post-match quotes from Neil Woods have been as readily available as the excreta of equine wooden toys which move back and forth on curved runners.

Remaining with communication issues, Town's official website attains its usual standard of superbness with the travel guide for the Tamworth game this Saturday. Advance-booked "Credit Card purchase's" are recommended for "Town fans who require to seats", and the section "How to get there" really needs to be called "How to get there by car; anyone who can't afford one or wants to use public transport can fuck off". Apart from that, it's great.

And that's about yer lot today, folks. If you do the Young People's Web 2.0 thing, come and find us on the Facebooks and the Twitters. And remember to play this week's goalkeeper-themed quiz. Maybe there'll be a Nathan Dean question in the next one in ten years' time.