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Diary - Thursday 31 May 2012

31 May 2012

Miss Guest Diary writes: Another week goes by and here I am again scraping at the close-season barrel of news. Thanks go to Lloyd Griffith on Twitter for drawing Cod Almighty's attention to this gem. I'm not going to tell you what it is about - you'll have to discover that for yourself. But I promise you won't be disappointed.

With season tickets going on sale next week, there have been no signings to encourage me to part with my money. In today's Telegraph Shouty is urging fans to be patient. He anticipates there will be three or four new players arriving before the pre-season friendlies and the Telegraph suggests a deal for a striker "may be imminent". In the course of the article Shouty mentions a player called Eden Hazard - a quick Google revealed he's just signed for Chelsea - so obviously he's some kind of metaphor rather than a transfer target. But what a shame he doesn't play at Town's level: that name is almost as great as Manny Panther.

The Diary told you earlier in the week that the Mariners Trust will be managing the bars at Blundell Park next season. The trust has now appealed to members for some assistance with the refurbishment work. I confess that, having always sat in the Pontoon, I didn't realise there were any bars apart from McMenemy's at the ground. And, as someone who doesn't drink much anyway, I won't be offering my help. Now if they planned to refurbish the ladies' toilets... but I guess there's no profit to be made from that.

While searching for Town news on the Telegraph site I came across an interview with Guy Martin, the local motorcycle racer. He features heavily in a film I saw recently called TT: Closer to the Edge about the Isle of Man TT races. I recommend watching this film: Martin is an unusual character and the racing footage is exhilarating and, at times, quite scary.

And that's me done. I'll be away next week in the Peak District escaping all the Diamond Jubilee hoo-hah. I hope by the time I return we've signed some players who'll rekindle my enthusiasm for Town.