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Diary - Thursday 2 December 2010

2 December 2010

Reserve Diary writes: what is white, shite, overstays its welcome by just being here and freezes our hearts without respite? No, it's not Tom Newey or any other half arsed sub-journeyman nightmare from the recent past. It is in fact the blanket of misery that has put Town's match-up with Southport in doubt. Town are in danger of becoming ring-rusty. That might be a good thing, as our striped superstars have actually won just twice since the start of October.

Ring rust is preferable to poor form? Probably. One of our ex-managers is widely quoted as saying: "Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better." He could have had Town over the last decade or so in mind. Buckley preached simplicity and everyone else ballsed it up. How about "football is a joyful game rendered depressing by people who owned fish factories"? I know, a cheap shot. Maybe the club will suffer from Cheapside cabin fever and keep up their preparations for the Royal Rumble, or just perhaps a short break will give them the chance to realise that this league is not going away, and that we are in it until we're either too bad for it or we're actually proven to be too good for it instead of assuming we are. A diarist can dream can't he?