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Diary - Tuesday 5 October 2010

5 October 2010

Idle Diary writes: Now, normally, we'd be looking forward to tonight's fixture at Forest Green Rovers, having sped through the last bits of the match preview, slotting them into place and putting it live. Then we'd link the team news in here, so you, dear reader, are thoroughly INFORMED and ENTERTAINED ahead of the game. But we can't. The game's been moved. So we'll be doing that on Thursday instead. The game is on some obscure telly channel which I can't get through Freeview or Virgin. So me, I am planning on watching it with the Other Idle Mariner, in his Murdochvision equipped front room. You? Yes, you. What are your plans? Are you off to the game? Do you even know where Forest Green is? Are you going to slink off to McMenemy's and watch it with, erm, other people? (Note to club: make this offer marginally more attractive by putting crocked players and youth teamers in attendance. Marketing win!) Let us know!

This lack of game tonight leaves little for today's diary, not even with the much-mooted "re-reboot" of Superman naming a director but no word if Superman will be Supes himself. Handily there's some Grimsby related news from the Old Empire Games. Go Kate Haywood in the swimming, eh! A bronze medal for the Grimsby-born lass, and in the world of bowls Amy Monkhouse has "started well", which should, um, make bowls fans happy. Bowls - it's what the old folk play on the green round the corner from Paul Bolland's dad's house. True story.

Elsewhere, but still staying local, who'd have thought when he's not letting some of his more thorough critiques of any defence spending cuts get out to the press, Liam Fox would be spending his spare time playing tennis. Or that he was, like your diarist, a youngster from Immingham. But, strange as it is, it turns out he does. What do you mean it's not the same Liam Fox? Ah, well, lame same name jokes aside, good luck to the lad. Do the 'nam well, Liam.

From the 'nam to bang, bang, bang, the banging of the drum. Still time to voice your opinion on the Pontoon drum, you know, if you can be so arsed. Amazing that this was an issue at the recent AGM given the millions and zillions of other club related things that are actually worth finding out the answers to.

I've wasted enough of your time talkin' shite. Time to head off. With no football fix this evening, I might as get it from watching those excellent free Newport highlights again. RRRRAAAAARRRRR PETER BORE!