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Diary - Thursday 9 December 2010

9 December 2010

Reserve Team Diary writes: So what are you up to today? Bored? Need some fresh air? Fancy moving a shit load of snow from the Blundell Park pitch? Town are today hoping to cash in on some FA Trophy fever by encouraging fans to help Grounds man extraordinaire Mike Phillips and Stadium Manager Nick Dale clear the pitch ahead of Saturday's game with Redditch. In an interview on the SNOS Mr Dale, nudged by Dale, even admitted there might be a free cuppa for volunteers. If anyone deserves a bit of help it has to be Grounds man Mike. His ability to produce a top surface over the years is a staggering achievement considering the ineptitude in most other areas of the club. I wish I could help him out myself. If only I knew of a group of 20 or so unoccupied young men in Grimsby with nothing better to do...

It's been nearly three weeks without a game and while it's been nice to have to a bit of respite from mid table mediocrity in the Conference we all know it makes for a boring weekend when we don't play. I'm itching to see a game where I will actually give a crap about the outcome. Apart from the rumoured bruised forehead suffered by our left back, the enforced break should ensure that the squad is fully fit and raring to go. The game against Redditch on Saturday could be an opportunity to kick start the season and score a few goals against a struggling side. Don't be fooled by my optimism though, I'm also likely to put a bet on a 1-1 draw.

Should the game go ahead on Saturday it will be Town's first ever game in the FA Trophy. It's a competition that in theory we should have a decent chance of winning. We are however completely crap in cup competitions these days. The pessimist in me seems to think that we will sail through the early rounds, raising everyone's hopes only to suffer some kind of crushing semi-final defeat. I hope I'm wrong but It's the only kind of loss we haven't suffered in the last few years so I'm bracing myself for it now.

A quick last minute check of the news shows that my pointless wittering above was indeed pointless and I could have written something much more interesting about Dean Sinclair signing until the end of the season or Lewis Gobern playing his last game for the club. I could have even commented on some boring filler about Andrew Wright playing a game for Scunthorpe. No matter, I'll let tomorrow's diary fill you in on the details.